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After dinner, father and daughter tidied up and went to bed.
The next day, Zixuan's uncle invited a chief clerk from the government office and another constable to a fairly large restaurant in the county town for a meal. During the banquet, the constable said he could try to gauge the attitude of Qin Mansion. He also said he'd find a way to let Zhixin visit Zhiming, "In that case, Brother Xu, come wait outside the prison this afternoon, and I will take you in to see your younger brother. This matter isn't very big, but it's not small either. We've asked around, and small amounts of that medicine wouldn't cause any trouble. Who knew this concubine of Master Qin would be so unlucky? It's just bad luck for your brother that this happened. However, Brother Xu, you'll need to prepare the silver. Even if we can save your younger brother this time, it will probably cost some silver."
