Duan Yunfei didn’t answer immediately. He walked closer, placed his hands on her shoulders, and looked down at her with a smile, "With my wife not around, how could I dare linger for long?"

"Oh, stop teasing!" Shen Qinglan laughed as she removed his hands, "Have Father and Mother returned as well?"

"Yes, they’ve all come back!" Duan Yunfei nodded slightly, tidying her disheveled hair, then softly asked, "Is there anywhere you’re still feeling unwell?"

Shen Qinglan shook her head slightly, "I’m completely fine now!"

Knowing she had just recovered from illness, Dong Yao had been giving her all sorts of tonics and wouldn’t even let her go to the mountain. Over the past few days of leisure, she amused herself by playing with the two children, Shen Le and Shen Tao.

"This time, when returning to the mountain, it might be quite some time before I come back." Duan Yunfei sat beside her, looking at her as he said, "Do you still want to stay for a couple more days?"

"No need!" Shen Qinglan smiled and said, "Everyone’s doing well, and I have nothing to do here. Father and Mother have matters to attend to, and I can’t let them wait too long."

"What matters could they possibly have?" Duan Yunfei asked, "With Uncle Xuan in the mountains, staying a few more days wouldn’t hurt."

As the two were talking, they heard footsteps approaching from outside. They looked up to see Fu Dong arrive at the door, brushing off her clothes as she said, "Miss, the Master and Mistress heard that the son-in-law has arrived, and they want both of you to come over!"

"To the front courtyard?" Shen Qinglan asked.

Fu Dong brushed off her clothes again and said, "Yes, that’s right!"

"Understood!" Shen Qinglan nodded slightly to her, then turned to Duan Yunfei and said, "Shall we go over?"

"Alright!"

The two of them stood up and walked to the door, with Fu Dong following behind them.

After taking a few steps, Shen Qinglan suddenly turned her head to look at Fu Dong and said, "Fu Dong, come here!"

Fu Dong was slightly taken aback, but she quickly stepped forward to walk beside her and asked, "What instructions do you have, Miss?"

Shen Qinglan whispered, "Ying Shu has been here for quite a while, haven’t you gone to see him?"

Fu Dong blushed slightly, pursing her lips as she said, "Before you returned, Miss, he came by with Aunt Yang."

"Oh? Really?" Shen Qinglan smiled at her and said, "He came all the way from the Capital just for you. You can’t just leave him hanging and ignore him."

"Miss!" Fu Dong exclaimed anxiously, then muttered with her head down, "It’s not like I asked him to come."

Shen Qinglan chuckled softly, patting her on the shoulder, "Ying Shu is a good man. You should seize the opportunity well; don’t wait until someone else snatches him away to get anxious."

Hearing this, Fu Dong’s face turned as red as a cooked shrimp, making Shen Qinglan laugh heartily.

In the end, Fu Dong made an excuse about having something to do and hurriedly left.

"You, oh you!" Duan Yunfei laughed, shaking his head in exasperation.

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "What about me?"

"Oh, nothing, just thinking..." Duan Yunfei put his arm around her shoulder, "It’s such a pity you don’t become a matchmaker!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Qinglan lightly elbowed his waist, saying irritably, "I couldn’t care less about meddling in other people’s business."

Duan Yunfei rubbed his waist, chuckling silently, and continued to walk with her.

After sitting with Dong Yao and Shen Shan for a while in the front courtyard, the two packed up and went back to town.

Shen Qinglan bought some things and went to see Yang Shi, Shao Yi, and Ying Shu. After spending another day in the town, she returned to Yongning Manor with Duan Yunfei, Duan Nian, and Luo Jing.

In October, Xuan Ming and Bi Chen, in the presence of everyone at Yongning Manor, held their wedding ceremony. Initially, Duan Nian wanted to wait until next year and then host a grand banquet for the two, but both Xuan Ming and Bi Chen disagreed. So, they set up a few tables of drinks and celebrated with the people at the manor.