The envoys of the four countries parted on bad terms, but everyone's attitudes towards Fan Zijin became much blander. They began to think of ways to please Qi Haoran and his family.
As Qi Haoran was stationed in the military camp, they couldn't accost him. But they could always accost his family and give them expensive gifts when Mu Yangling brought the children out to play.
At first, Mu Yangling refused to accept the gifts. Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin both gestured for her to accept as much as she dared and let the gifts enter the national treasury. When Mu Yangling accepted the gifts this time, she did so without reservations and unapologetically.