The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

Luo Jingqian's courtyard is quite large, with a long corridor for enjoying the scenery, as well as artificial hills and flowing water.

The two ate in the corridor near the small garden, with two maids serving them.

"Take it away, I'm done with it!" Han Cuiyin's eyes darted around. "You don't need to follow me around serving you, I'll just take a walk in the little garden."

The two maids exchanged a glance, and the older one mustered her courage and said, "Miss Han, why don't we leave one of us with you? In case you need someone to run errands, you'll have someone to serve you."

"No need. I don't like being waited on. I prefer to be alone and don't want anyone to bother me."

After Han Cuiyin's tone became harsh, the two maids exchanged a glance and withdrew.

"How could the Marquis like such a girl? She's not pretty, has a strange temper, and her family can't offer any support. Does the Princess know about this? Should we inform the nanny?"

Han Cuiyin could hear the disdain and bitterness in the young maid's voice from afar.

She also remembered these two people.

The younger maidservant was later sold off by Princess Changyun after she slept with her husband.

The older maidservant sided with Li Meiyun, and the two conspired to cause her countless troubles.

Han Cuiyin recognized the two women as soon as they appeared.

I didn't originally intend to make a fuss about it.

Since these two are gossiping, she won't hesitate to settle both old and new scores.

Han Cuiyin withdrew her gaze, strolled around the small garden for a while, and when no one was paying attention, she crept to the door of the main house.

There's a secret in Luo Jingqian's room, and that secret is related to her.

After I went in last time, there was something wrong with her, but I didn't take it seriously at the time.

It was the same in my previous life.

"According to Luo Jingqian, his sect has declined, so they shouldn't have any high-level formations." Han Cuiyin muttered to herself at the door, hesitating whether to go in.

The two are now friends, and it seems a bit excessive for someone to go into another person's room without permission.

"Forget it, I'll find out sooner or later anyway. I might as well go back to my room and do something productive." Han Cuiyin slowly withdrew her hand from the door and simply left.

Not long after she left, someone jumped down from the side, patted his chest, and said, "Thank goodness she's gone, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it to my senior brother when he comes back!"

The man thought to himself, "This room is not one that can be entered easily."

This girl is the senior brother's sweetheart. Should he stop her or not? Luckily, she left.

Those two maids should really talk to my senior brother about this. That girl heard everything he said, and her reaction was no joke.

Tsk tsk~

Han Cuiyin returned to her room, unaware that someone was still hiding in the courtyard.

He dismissed the maidservant from the guest courtyard, bolted the door, and slipped into the space.

A few days later, some more things appeared in the space.

"Where did all these things come from? Could this lotus-shaped space have another owner? Qingyun clearly said it was specially made for me, so how come there are so many men's clothes here?"

There was a wooden box in the wooden house. The box was very simple and contained some everyday items used by men.

Judging from the style of the clothes, they are the kind of things that ordinary people in Konoha use.

Han Cuiyin didn't throw the things out. As long as it didn't affect her, she ignored it, since that person couldn't get in anyway.

"I wonder if those jade stones have changed. If this method can also succeed, then we really won't have to worry about spiritual energy in Konoha."

The small yellow ball at her waist flew out instantly and landed in the area specially designated for it.

Its gains from rescuing people at Qingshuang Mountain were considerable, no less than those from staying in the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Array. It has already repaired three of the larger cracks.

Han Cuiyin settled it and then retrieved the object that had been placed at the spring.

"Huh, nothing has changed. Why did that jade pendant turn into an ordinary spirit stone?"

The jade in my hand feels smooth and lustrous, and its quality is much better than before. If I were to sell it, the price would be three times higher.

However, the scenario was quite different from what she had envisioned.

"Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch. That jade pendant is indeed top-grade. It seems it might just be a coincidence."

Han Cuiyin wasn't too discouraged.

Back in the Realm of Immortality, she never relied on spirit stones; she cultivated on her own, though it was a bit slower.

After expelling the black energy from his body, his restored cultivation level will be sufficient for use in the Leaf Village.

After a year, she will be able to enjoy herself without having to spend all her time cultivating.

If things go smoothly with Qingyun, the two of them can reunite in Konoha.

Thinking of all this, Han Cuiyin couldn't help but miss her maternal uncle and cousin who had returned to the Pinglian Mountains.

"I wonder how they are doing. When will my cousin be able to set off to look for them?"

Yan Dali and Yan Zhicheng's journey went relatively smoothly, and they had just arrived in Changxing County when the Yan family at the foot of Qingshuang Mountain encountered some trouble.

Holding a kitchen knife, Wang stood awkwardly at the doorway, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

"Since we're already divorced, why should we covet someone else's property? Madam, if you have any grievances, go directly to the princess. There's no need to cause trouble for us common folk."

Li Meiyun, supporting Li Shi, listened to Wang Shi's ramblings, her face turning bright red.

She had never been so humiliated.

Why does my great-aunt insist on going in? She's already been sold off by Princess Changyun, yet she still has the nerve to go in. What is she after?

Although this household only has one woman, there are more than thirty guards in the courtyard. Judging from their clothing style, they are somewhat similar to those of the Grand Princess's household.

Those guards were wearing these same clothes at the Qingshuangshan Villa that day.

They have already found out that the new owner of this manor is Han Cuiyin. Although she has not opened an ancestral hall to acknowledge her ancestors, the emperor has issued an imperial edict, which is unique in the thousand-year history of the Great Ye Dynasty.

Why did my great-aunt insist on making things difficult for the Yan family?

Li Meiyun, being of low status and unable to stop Li Shi, could only grit her teeth and step forward, kneeling down with a thud. "Auntie," she said, "my great-aunt is desperate to save her grandson. My cousin has a persistent high fever, and the family has searched everywhere. The traditional Chinese medicine doctor said that my cousin buried something here; if we find it and send it over, he will recover..."

After hearing this, Wang hesitated.

Qingyun came out and, no longer concerned about the proper separation of men and women, said directly, "Auntie, let them come in and search! However, it's rather impolite to ransack someone else's yard. Regardless of whether they find anything or not, how about giving Old Madam Luo a thousand taels of silver to calm her nerves?"

"How dare you, a mere servant!"

"Grandmother, this man is a general from the Grand Princess's residence. Don't be angry," Li Meiyun quickly stopped Li Shi.

The Luo family and the Grand Princess's residence have fallen out. If they really clash, the Luo family will be the ones who suffer.

Li swallowed hard, forcing a smile, "Of course! Go back to the estate and get the silver notes."

She endured it for the sake of her second wife's bloodline.

With Qingyun stepping forward, Madam Wang breathed a sigh of relief and let Madam Li and the others in, then had a maid bring them two cups of coarse tea.

Ms. Li glanced at it and politely declined.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "They're really not presentable. No wonder Grand Secretary Han doesn't want to acknowledge relatives." The Han family also lived on this estate; if the two families ran into each other, he could at least vent his anger.