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Qin Yaru taught Chen Wenyue a lesson and hurried back to Chen Family Village, worried about encountering more trouble. She did not go to the Wang family but instead hired a donkey cart with Da Lang, taking a longer route and paying extra silver, hoping to get home quickly.
After such a scare, Qin Yaru was fine and not panicked, but Da Lang was quite frightened. After all, he was only a three-year-old child and had probably never thought that one day his biological father would humiliate his mother.
However, it was for the best. If Da Lang had any lingering thoughts about his father, they were now completely gone. He would likely regard Chen Wenyue as a wolf or tiger to be wary of.
Seeing Da Lang sitting in her lap, dazed and silent, Qin Yaru felt a pang of sympathy in her heart and gently patted his back to comfort him.
Da Lang curled up in his mother's embrace, tightly holding her waist. After sitting for a while, Qin Yaru suddenly felt something wet on her clothes. Startled, she quickly lifted Da Lang to check on him, only to see the child biting his lip in silence while tears streamed down his beautiful face.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Qin Yaru was alarmed and reached out to hold her son's wrist to check his pulse.
The child pulled his hand away, wiped his face vigorously, and collapsed into her arms, hugging her neck while sobbing, "Da Lang is fine. Mother, will you not want Da Lang anymore?"
Qin Yaru was taken aback. Hearing her son's soft voice made her heart soften, and she couldn't help but smile gently. "Silly child, how could your mother not want you? From now on, we will rely on each other. I will support you in your studies, and when you grow up and marry a wife, you will take care of your mother. Is that okay?"
At three years old, Da Lang naturally did not understand what marrying a wife meant, but he smiled through his tears at the assurance and nodded vigorously. "Da Lang will grow up very quickly and will be able to take care of Mother soon."
The mother and son smiled at each other and returned home without further incident. Qin Yaru initially thought Chen Wenyue would not let things rest easily and had prepared various excuses to deal with his harassment. However, she was surprised to hear that Chen Wenyue had rushed back to the capital overnight to prepare for the palace examination.
Moreover, Chen Wenyue seemed to have gone mad; he grandly sent Qin Yaru five thousand taels of silver along with two estates and one hundred acres of good farmland—what Qin Yaru deserved for the filial piety she had shown over the years.
Unfortunately, Qin Yaru's dowry only returned a few simple items; none of the truly valuable possessions came back.
This also startled Qin Yaru. Even if there was pressure from the clan, he only needed to take out some silver to settle his own affairs; there was no need for such a significant expenditure.
As for the wealth, it was fine. If she couldn't understand it, she wouldn't think too much about it, just assuming that Chen Wenyue wanted to save face. After he left Wudang, Qin Yaru let out a big sigh of relief.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, she really wouldn't want to live in the same county as that person. Nowadays, the county was so small that she could run into him just by stepping outside. However, if she were forced to stay cooped up at home without going out, it would be quite frustrating. It wasn't that she couldn't stand being alone; after all, in her previous life, she had spent a long time living in County Horse Manor and could endure any loneliness. But just thinking about being forced to hide because of that scumbag made it hard for her to feel happy.
Of course, with this amount of wealth at hand, Qin Yaru's life improved significantly. Although it couldn't compare to those wealthy families who spent hundreds of taels on a single outfit, saving some money would be enough for her and her mother to live on for quite a while. Even if Da Lang's Keju exam didn't go well for the time being, they wouldn't have to worry anymore and could focus entirely on studying and gradually working their way up.
With Da Lang's talent, passing the imperial examination shouldn't be too difficult.
Interestingly enough, just after Chen Wenyue left, Bai Yunsheng and that Zhan Yu also came to say their goodbyes. Especially Zhan Yu, who took away the current "beauty" of Ji Ren Tang when he left, leaving the staff at Ji Ren Tang feeling down for several days.
Bai Yunsheng felt somewhat reluctant. He was a peculiar person who rarely treated others kindly but had a particular admiration for Qin Yaru. Before leaving, he couldn't help but give her a few more pieces of advice: "If anything happens, go find Lai San. If he can't handle it, have him send me a message. Also, try to avoid that scoundrel Pang Yuanying."
Although Bai Yunsheng was worried, he left in a hurry. However, he still left behind a thumb-sized seal. If Qin Yaru encountered an insurmountable problem, all she had to do was write a letter, seal it with the stamp, and have Lai San send it to the capital; he would naturally help handle it. He spoke with great confidence; from the looks of it, as long as it wasn't murder or rebellion or something truly heinous, he could manage anything.
Qin Yaru didn't refuse. Although she didn't know his exact identity, she couldn't help but think that she definitely needed to clear her father's name. The chances of succeeding alone were low; this person might come in handy later on. Even if he couldn't help directly, having more friends and connections wasn't a bad thing.
"Don't worry; after I return, I'll help you look into your family's situation. As long as they are still alive, I will definitely be able to find them."
In the end, Bai Yunsheng casually dropped this line before swiftly mounting his horse and riding away.
He left with great ease while Qin Yaru stood there in a daze. She wasn't puzzled about how he knew about her family; the matters concerning the Qin Family weren't secrets in Wudang County. It seemed like he was indeed someone with considerable influence; even an ordinary person could easily inquire about such things.
However, what crime did the Qin Family commit? Possessing the Dragon Robe with the intent to rebel? If it weren't for the current emperor's benevolence and the leniency of the Song Dynasty's laws, they would likely face extermination rather than mere exile.
Watching Bai Yunsheng's indifferent back, Qin Yaru could only smile bitterly. She couldn't reveal that she was actually reborn. Although she didn't know the exact whereabouts of her father, elder brother, and younger sister, she had a general idea of their locations. However, they were too far apart, making it impractical to embark on a long journey to search for them. As long as the Qin Family remained unjustly accused, her stubborn father would never find peace.
At least her elder brother was doing well for now. In five years, the emperor would reward his loyal subjects, and her brother would surely be among them. By then, Daddy and her brother would naturally return. Instead of searching for her family and causing them trouble, it would be better to focus on managing their household well and uncovering the true culprit who framed Daddy and led their family to ruin.
Qin Yaru had always been unaware of who this true culprit was. However, after her father's return, she could vaguely sense from their occasional correspondence that he had some idea of who had betrayed him. He simply didn't want to involve his daughter in trouble due to the high status of that person or perhaps wished to spare her from distress. Until his death, her father never revealed the truth to Qin Yaru.
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