Meng Hongchan, upon hearing the shopkeeper at the Wang family's store say that it was Pei Qin who made the slip boards and was also the first to master them, sent for Pei Qin as soon as dawn broke. After all, they hadn't left the city.
Pei Qin had indeed not left the city; she was gathering information about the Qian family from all sorts of people, looking like a nosy idler, and quickly got a rough understanding of the Qian family's situation.
Knowing the truth, Pei Qin couldn't help but chuckle. Although the rumors outside might not necessarily be the inside story, the fact that Old Master Qian's only daughter was seeking a son-in-law to live with her was widely known, even though many people were not from Runing Prefecture.
