After the questioning was over, Hong Jinhai told Luo Changqi and the others not to spread the information they had asked, and then prepared to leave.

Seeing everyone coming out, Zhang Hulan asked, "Are you leaving, gentlemen?"

Hong Jinhai nodded, "It's done. Sorry for bothering me."

Zhang Hulan said hurriedly, "It's almost noon, everyone, please eat before leaving. It's so sunny outside now, so eat and rest before leaving."

"this……"

Hong Jinhai looked at Jing'an Hou and Wang Changming, and Wang Changming said, "How about we eat first?"

They had been having a hard time these days, and seeing that Zhang Hulan's conditions were good, they wanted to treat her.

Hong Jinhai said, "Okay, that's a problem. We don't eat for free. We will pay for whatever money we spend."

Zhang Hulan said hurriedly, "Your Excellency is being polite. You are working hard outside, and we ordinary people can't help you much. It is our honor to provide you with some food."

Zhang Hulan then invited Marquis Jing'an and the others into the house to sit down and drink tea, and then immediately asked the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Zhang Hulan, Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing still basically eat together, usually at a large table.

There were more than twenty people in the group of Marquis Jing'an, plus his own family and Luo Changqi and others, so there were four tables of people. There were only three people in the kitchen, so they were a little overwhelmed. So Zhang Hulan asked Li and others to help, and also brought some preserved eggs and preserved eggs.

It’s about time, you can try it.

Marquis Jing'an and his companions were drinking tea in the yard. Li, Zhang Dahua and their companions came in. Marquis Jing'an's eyes paused for a moment when he saw the jade pendant hanging on Zhang Dahua's waist.

He is familiar with this jade pendant...

This was what he wore when he was young, and then passed it on to Wang Xingren.

Marquis Jing'an knew that Wang Xingren was cooperating with Zhang Hulan from Changning County. He had previously guessed that Zhang Hulan was the person cooperating with his son, but he did not ask further questions.

When Marquis Jing'an was in the capital, Ye Hongling also mentioned to him that Wang Xingren wanted to marry a peasant girl, but she didn't know the specific situation, let alone that Wang Xingren was already engaged to Zhang Dahua.

There are too many people here, so it is not convenient to ask anything now. Marquis Jing'an plans to find an opportunity to ask about the jade pendant.

In the kitchen, Xiang Chunhua looked at the peeled preserved eggs and the preserved eggs in amazement.

"Sister, this egg can be cooked without boiling? And it looks really good."

Zhang Hulan didn't give any explanation, and even if she did, she probably wouldn't understand.

The meal was rich, with wine and meat, and Marquis Jing'an and his group had a full meal.

They had never eaten preserved eggs or preserved eggs before. The taste was very unique. It couldn’t be said to be very delicious, but it was pretty good.

Marquis Jing'an had been secretly observing Zhang Dahua and confirmed that the jade pendant hanging around her waist belonged to Wang Xingren.

Looking at Zhang Dahua busying around, he nodded secretly.

People tend to feel sleepy after eating and drinking too much.

Zhang Hulan arranged a room for them to rest.

While Hong Jinhai and the others were resting, Marquis Jing'an walked out of the house, walked around the yard seemingly casually, and then walked out of the yard.

After helping to tidy up the tables and chairs in the yard, Li and her friends prepared to go back and have a rest. The days are long in the summer, so everyone has to take a nap at noon.

As soon as they walked out of the courtyard gate, Zhang Dahua was stopped by Jing'an Hou, "Girl..."

Zhang Dahua was a little nervous. She knew that these people were high-ranking officials from the capital and she couldn't afford to offend them.

Li and Xiang Chunhua were also a little nervous. They wondered if this gentleman had a crush on Zhang Dahua.

They have heard many stories like this, that some high-ranking officials would take young and beautiful girls home as concubines.

But they were not too worried. Wang Xingren's family was not someone to be trifled with. If this person did anything wrong, they would just report Wang Xingren's name.

Zhang Dahua knelt down and saluted, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

Marquis Jing'an waved to Li and Xiang Chunhua and asked them to stay away.

Li and Xiang Chunhua didn't dare to leave Zhang Dahua alone, but they didn't dare not stay either. Just when they were in trouble, Zhang Hulan came out.

Zhang Hulan said: "Sir, you..."

Jing'an Hou saw the worry of Li and the others, so he smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, it's okay for you to stay."

Jing'an Hou then pointed at the jade pendant on Zhang Dahua's waist and asked, "Miss, where did you get this jade pendant?"

Zhang Hulan answered for Zhang Dahua: "My Lord, this is a token of love given by my niece's husband to my niece."

Marquis Jing'an nodded, looked at Zhang Dahua carefully again, then took off his jade pendant and handed it to Zhang Dahua.

Zhang Dahua and Zhang Hulan were both stunned. Zhang Hulan asked, "Sir, what do you mean? My niece is already engaged."

Jing'an Hou's face darkened a little, and he said in a low voice: "I am Xingren's father."

"ah?"

Zhang Hulan and Zhang Dahua were both stunned again. Zhang Hulan immediately reacted and hurriedly pulled Zhang Dahua, "Silly girl, hurry up and continue."

Zhang Dahua blushed as she took the jade pendant from Marquis Jing'an and whispered, "Thank you, thank you, father-in-law!"

Jing'an Hou smiled and nodded, then waved his hand, "You guys go ahead. I'm on official duty, so I can't talk to you much. Please give my regards to your parents."

After saying this, Marquis Jing'an turned around and went back to the yard.

As soon as Marquis Jing'an left, Li and Xiang Chunhua immediately surrounded him. They were not very close to him, and they spoke in low voices, so they did not hear what Taiqing said.

Xiang Chunhua asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "That's Xingren's father, a gift to Dahua."

Xiang Chunhua patted her chest and said, "Oh, I was so scared just now. I thought that the gentleman had taken a fancy to Dahua."

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