Returning to Prince's Mansion of Xihe, Xiaran submitted a letter and reported, "This was from a family whose surname is also Qiu."

"Got it." Qiu Yelan took it and looked at it. In addition to some of the usual words, it said that they wanted to pay a visit three days later. So, Qiu Yelan told Xiaran, "Is the person who sent the post still there? If he is, tell him that I would be here waiting three days later."

Xiaran answered and went out to instruct a young maid ...