A family inclined to kindness and charity would grace the descendants. Thanks to one small act of kindness, by providence she comes across a grateful friend; Fortunate that her mother, has done an unperceived good deed…. Men should rescue the distressed and aid the poor… Who would have guessed that kindness in this world ultimately would be the road that one must choose, that proverbial fork in the road? Clouds of rain float on eastern winds as new vines start to blossom. Though drums of war roar too loudly and their brilliance has been lost, a green grass carpet greets the sun by the break of morning. Let us wait for the yellow leaves, a few gourds are harvested.
Often there was a common point between commercial and political battles that when it appeared things were at an end, there was also a glimmer of hope. When things were very intense and fiery, who knew when it would suddenly become desolate and quiet?
As for the Ministry of Revenue battle in Jingdou, Xinyang and the Eastern Palace thought they had their finger on the pulse and had gotten hold of the best information to use against the Fan family. They attacked proudly and quietly. They wanted the Fan family's square and round crest to have a change of owner. They did not know that in the end, all the trouble had the opposite effect, and they would lose a large amount of power for no good reason.