Madam Jiang left the Governor Mansion and indeed visited the Ren Mansion twice. Somehow, she managed to work things out with Tong Xiyang. Before the new year, Xiqiu heard that Madam Jiang helped Tong Xiyang change to a two-entry house. Although the location was a bit remote and not spacious, it was still better than a quadrangle courtyard.
Xiqiu did not show up, presumably because Tong Xiyang did not want to see her at that moment.
On Fourth Master Xiao's day off, he took Min and Xing riding, just as expected. Xiqiu and Chunliu along with two or three others hastily made two sets of clothes and two pairs of leather boots for Min and Xing. The two children played wildly for the whole day. When they returned in the evening, Min happily chatted with Xiqiu for quite some time, appearing particularly joyful. Since then, Min seemed to become closer to Fourth Master Xiao, no longer as frightened when seeing him.
