Arrived at Jinxiufang, Jialan noticed Miss Qian%’s feet and recognized that she was actually a man.She was afraid that if Xingtang's affair was exposed, all the servants following her would be implicated, so she was anxious to leave the scene.She asked Nanny Feng for leave on the pretext of sending a letter.Grandma was kind-hearted and gave her a few pennies to buy glutinous rice wine, and also asked her to bring some back with her.

After Jialan went out, she saw Jiugao and Nanke and guessed that Jin Qi had sent someone to keep an eye on the shop.She deliberately bumped into a customer who had just gone out to buy cloth, causing him to argue in the street and letting Jiugao clearly see that she was outside the store at that time.The store lost money for this, and the news also disturbed Xingtang and Qian Shaoze.Shaoze had no choice but to leave early. Although he was wearing women's clothing, Jin Qi in the dark still saw the flaw.

After returning home, Xingtang punished Jialan by kneeling in the snow.Xiao Lian begged for mercy, and Nanny Feng also reminded her that Zhao's mother's birthday was approaching, so there was no need to have trouble with the Lin family's maid at this time.Jialan only admitted that she was at fault for going out without permission, and did not confess to her mother who had allowed the leave.Xingtang finally asked her to pay for the losses in the store before allowing her to return to her room.Xiaolian helped the frozen Jialan in. The parrot had already prepared hot water, warmed the quilt, and brought hot sugar water.Thanks to the care of her sisters, she finally recovered.

The monthly money was not enough to compensate, so Jialan had to go home to get the money.Osmanthus felt relieved when she saw that her daughter was safe, and asked her to take as much as she needed. The family's savings were originally reserved for her children.Jialan felt uncomfortable seeing her mother's hands covered with frostbite.Osmanthus also took out a newly made sachet. She was reluctant to change it immediately and planned to keep it until the New Year.As soon as she left the house, Jiugao was already waiting to take her to see Jin Qi.

Jin Qi asked Jialan to pay attention to Xingtang's movements, and directly pointed out her literacy.Xu Wanquan's calligraphy was taught by his daughter, which could not be hidden from his investigation.Jialan admitted that she had read books, but did not say much about her life experience. She only answered cautiously that since she was a slave of the Lin family, she should share her master's worries.At the same time, Nan Ke was ordered to tell Xingtang that Jin Qi would not attend Zhao's mother's birthday party.Xingtang had nowhere to express his anger and actually poured hot tea on Nan Ke.