Gu Lanyin retrieved his book. Since everyone was present, he patted his legs. Both legs were broken. After recuperating until now, although he could walk on the ground, he was still limping and ultimately unable to travel. He requested to stay in the prince's mansion for some time.
Regarding this, the four officials from the Ministry of War had no objections. Lin Yao also nodded, but turned and said, "With autumn approaching and frequent foreign incursions, we are too busy to look after ourselves. Peiheng will have to plan for his own safety."
It was well known that the Senior Administrator was a busy man. Gu Lanyin dared not hope that he would trouble himself over this, so he said, "Naturally. I will not cause any trouble."
Cheng Bi brought tea. Lin Yao drank it, thought of the matters at hand, and left first. The Ministry of War people looked at Gu Lanyin's condition, sighed one after another, and then took out the condolence money they had prepared in advance. Probably afraid of seeming too heartless, and also afraid that he would be unable to support himself in this remote place, the Section Chief gave ten taels of silver, while the others gave three taels each.
Gu Lanyin thanked them one by one. Only after they left did he throw all the money to Cheng Bi. He had always been frugal outside, which inevitably led to misunderstandings.
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