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When it came to avenging his master, Qin Hui felt as if he had returned to the year he was twenty. His father had called him to his side and told his son, who was not particularly clever but exceptionally upright and loyal, about his master's plan.

Afterwards, the eleven of them, carrying large sums of money and their families, gathered in Yanjing City from all over the country, settling down in this unfamiliar land, all for the sake of taking care of the young lady.

But at some point, those who harbored the same secret began to change.

Was it the day the Cheng family's property was ransacked, or the day those people sent people back to Jinling City, when everything they once knew was gone, and even their relatives were nowhere to be found?

When they occasionally met, the casual jokes they exchanged were not without purpose. They had long harbored resentment towards the master, blaming him for not releasing their parents from the register of iniquity earlier, thus sparing them from that disaster.

Little did they know, the mastermind had already set his sights on the chief stewards of the Cheng family across the country. They knew far too much about the Cheng family and would have no chance of escape.

Only those who disappear silently years in advance can fool the mastermind behind the scenes.

Qin Hui suddenly remembered something extremely important: if they resent the master, could they also resent the young lady?

It seems that the eldest young lady died of grief less than two years after the incident at the Cheng family.

Goosebumps immediately crawled all over his arms, and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. The more anxious he became, the less he could speak, until finally his eyes turned red with worry.

"Young...Young Miss, she...she wouldn't be..."

Lu Huan shook her head: "I don't know, but I will definitely find out."

Mentioning her biological mother, Madam Cheng, felt like a lifetime ago to Lu Huan. Her face was very blurry in Lu Huan's memory; she only remembered that her smile was beautiful and gentle.

In his previous life, Lu Chengde fled with the Gao family. Although they lost several servants, they arrived in Jinling unharmed. He was alive and well until Lu Huan died in his previous life.

Lu Huan did not intend to alarm Lu Chengde for the time being.

Qin Hui finally managed to suppress his fear and this time didn't refuse, assuring him, "Miss, I will definitely handle the matter you entrusted to me well!"

It wasn't just about finding people; it also involved the southward relocation.

Qin Hui only stayed in Jinling for two years before his father sent him to Yanjing. Therefore, Jinling was not familiar to him.

Similarly, he wasn't worried about being recognized in Jinling; his only fear was failing Lu Huan's trust.

As if sensing his unease, Lu Huan choked up and said, "Uncle Qin, in this world, you are the only person I can trust."

"Miss!" Qin Hui cried again.

Fearing that word would leak out, the three of them decided to do it themselves, removing nearly three hundred gold bars from the bottom of the three wooden boxes.

"These gold bars, when converted into silver notes, will be enough for you to settle down in Jinling. Just like when your grandfather sent you to Yanjing, this time you'll go to Jinling."

"Yes!" Qin Hui never expected that he, nearing forty, would have the opportunity to be entrusted with such an important task, and he agreed very decisively.

Regarding the exchange of gold bars, Lu Huan gave him a couple more instructions.

Qin Hui was surprised that the young lady, who rarely went out, was so familiar with Baofeng Money Shop.

"Did you use gold bars to redeem the shop, Miss?"

"Exactly!"

Lu Huan guessed that her grandfather definitely wouldn't tell Qin Hui all of the Cheng family's secrets. She made up her mind that in the future, whenever she encountered something she couldn't explain, she would blame it on her grandfather.

They've spent quite a bit of time at the Qin family's house; it's time to head home. With Lu Ruyi around, Madam Zhou will definitely have a lot to say to her.

Lu Huan and Qin Hui agreed that the Qin family would send a carriage to Gaojia Village early the next morning to pick up the fruit that was to be sent to the Prince of Yan's mansion.

Qin Hui finally understood why Lu Huan had been able to access the archives in the government office so quickly.

"I, Qin Hui, will follow Miss's lead from now on!"

Bizhu followed her father's example and bowed deeply.

Before leaving, Lu Huan took out a box of brand-new Huzhou brushes from the wooden box, which was actually his spatial storage.

In his previous life, Gao Zhongbao was most fond of Huzhou brushes, especially those made from the finest goat hair. This box of orchid-scented goat hair brushes was exactly the kind he usually used; it contained twenty brushes and cost twenty taels of silver.

This was nothing to Gao Zhongbao, who was already a fourth-rank official at the time, but it was undoubtedly a luxury for someone who had just passed the imperial examination.

Lu Huan didn't hesitate to give Gao Zhongbao such an expensive gift. This box of Huzhou brushes was the least valuable item among the many things Gao Zhongbao left behind in his spatial dimension.

She was even more curious about what Lu Ruyi would give Gao Zhongbao. Thinking this, a playful smile appeared on Lu Huan's face.

Upon seeing this, Gao Yan's gaze lingered lightly on the wooden box, but he didn't rush to ask what was inside.

"Huan'er, can we go back now?"

"Okay, we can set off now."

As the mule cart passed the most famous pastry shop on Zhuque Street, Lu Huan specially asked Shi Gu to go in and buy two large boxes of pastries. In addition, he also ordered two hundred lucky cakes.

When Shigu returned, besides the deposit note, he still had more than one tael of silver that he hadn't used up.

"Keep it for yourself. You'll inevitably be traveling around with your son-in-law in the future, so you can't be without any money on you."

"Thank you for the generous reward, sir!"

Shi Gu happily put the silver into the purse his mother had made for him, his smile never fading the whole way.

Gao Yan lowered his head slightly, looking at Lu Huan pitifully, but he didn't say a word.

It wasn't until Lu Huan sensed something was wrong and looked to the side that she noticed his charming and endearing appearance.

"Huan'er, you haven't paid much attention to me all day."

Lu Huan suddenly slipped her cool little hand into Gao Yan's neck and said with a smile, "You were the one who didn't want to come to the government office with me, and now you're blaming me! That's really unreasonable!"

Gao Yan took her hand, pulled it away from her neck, and tucked it into his sleeve, still pouting and remaining silent.

Lu Huan could easily understand that this man was throwing a tantrum!

"Then what do you want me to do?"

Gao Yan seemed to be changing the subject: "What's in that wooden box?"

He had seen this wooden box more than once, usually on his master's desk. He instinctively felt that something was amiss with this box.

Pfft—Hahahaha—

Lu Huan laughed so hard she almost fell into Gao Yan's arms, and her fingers also mischievously scratched the inside of his wrist.

So you were jealous!

She withdrew her hand, opened the wooden box, and placed it in front of Gao Yan: "This is Lanrui Lake Brush."

I'm telling you, you absolutely mustn't tell Gao Zhongbao. These pens aren't anything special in the Lu family; they're the kind of pens used in the accounting office.

Lu Huan only dared to make up stories because he thought Gao Yan couldn't possibly go to the Lu family to verify the information.

However, this shared secret between the two greatly pleased Gao Yan.

The mule cart swayed and rattled, quickly returning to Gaojia Village. Before it even reached the center of the village, the sounds of the aunties talking could be heard outside.

"Ayan's wife, why are you only just getting back! Your mother-in-law has been scolding you in the yard for a while now, hurry back and see her!"