Yin Yong had not noticed what his second brother, Yin Chuan, had done. He thought that as long as he threw the Bronze Mirror back where it had been, the tragedy would stop there.
After observing the first seven days of mourning for her parents, Yin Hua'er returned to town. After that, she rarely went back to Taoyuan Village, seemingly deliberately avoiding Yin Yong.
Just as Yin Yong was about to forget all about the Bronze Mirror, Yin Chuan returned from town and said he had saved a noble person's life. The noble person had rewarded him with a great deal of silver, and his family would be leaving the village to live in town.
Yin Yong was merely happy for his second brother's family and felt no envy. His second brother was already married, with a wife and children. If he could live better, Yin Yong was happy for him.
Yet not long after Yin Chuan's family moved into town, Yin Hua'er and Scholar Xin died on the road to the imperial examinations. The two died without a sound. Had the innkeeper not noticed that they had not left their room for three days, no one might have discovered that they had already passed away.
The two had likewise died in their sleep. There were no signs of death by external force, nor any traces of poisoning. The case was ruled a natural death, and the local County Office then notified the Xin Family to collect the bodies.
When Yin Yong received the news, he was badly shaken. He had clearly thrown away the mirror, and his sister had made only one wish. So why had she and her husband still died silently, just like their parents? It left him even more terrified.
He and his eldest brother, Yin