That evening, they sent the message to each household.
Everyone was overjoyed to hear that Princess Kang Le was going to plead with the Marquis on her behalf.
As a result, several more families sought help from the Liu and Jia families.
The gift list was delivered to the Li family early the next morning.
Jiayin added a few more names to the list and then set off by car.
The Marquis has been interrogating the people from Yaochi these past few days; he must be eating and sleeping poorly.
So, Old Lady Li and Tao Hongying spent the whole morning preparing a lot of food for the Marquis, as well as clean clothes and shoes.
Sure enough, the Marquis was looking through a stack of confessions. Upon hearing that his daughter had arrived at the palace quarters, he immediately got up, straightened his clothes, and checked his body and shoes for dirt and blood.
The head steward of the Marquis's mansion happened to be serving nearby, so he put down the teapot in his hand and said, "Your Highness, you've been so busy that you forgot. You just changed your clothes and shoes this morning."
The Marquis breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his throbbing temples, and then had the head steward invite his daughter in.
Jiayin glanced at her godfather and saw that he looked exhausted, but she didn't bring it up. She ran over and said with a smile, "Godfather! You haven't been home for several days. Grandma was worried about you and asked me to bring you some good food!"
The Marquis pulled his daughter to sit beside him and asked, "What's been going on at home? Has anyone been causing trouble these past few days?"
"Of course not," Jiayin couldn't help but laugh. "Grandpa Zhang is so disappointed. He wishes a thief would come knocking on his door every day."
"He has several new drugs stockpiled, but there's no one to help him test them."
The Marquis smiled and replied, "Once I'm done with my business here, I'll help him find a few suitable ones if I come across any."
Jiayin nodded, opened the food box, and took out a plate of pork, corn and shrimp shumai, a large bowl of red date and millet porridge, a plate of cilantro and beef, and a plate of soy sauce cucumber.
"Godfather, please have something to eat. I helped Mother make all of this!"
Jiayin handed the chopsticks to the Marquis, who took them and began to eat.
The head butler glanced at the food in the warmer but didn't say anything.
He sent the food over early in the morning, but unfortunately the Marquis was too busy to eat it.
Now that the princess has brought the food, the marquis immediately started eating...
The Marquis was truly hungry, and he ate half of his fill before slowing down.
Taking advantage of this moment, Jiayin personally poured a cup of tea for her godfather and said, "Godfather, what should we do with those girls at the flower-viewing banquet at the princess's residence?"
"Yesterday, Aunt Liu, Madam Jia, and my aunt all sent gift lists, asking my family to intercede with you on their behalf."
“A girl’s reputation is too important. If things go wrong, they might hang themselves.”
"So, I thought I'd ask my godfather if these people are insignificant, would you be so lenient?"
The Marquis smiled, picked up a shumai and fed it to the chubby girl, asking, "What? Is there anything you want on those people's gift lists?"
"No!" Jiayin protested vaguely while munching on shumai, "Of course, my godfather's job is more important, but... it would be even better if we could make a little money without delaying my godfather."
This made not only the Marquis laugh, but even the head steward.
The Marquis finished the rest of his food in a few bites, drank some tea, and said, "Bring me the list, let me take a look."
Jiayin quickly presented the list, and the Marquis glanced at it, then circled five names with his pen.
“These five have used the hibiscus paste a few times and need to give statements. The rest used it for the first time at the flower viewing party and do not need to give statements.”
The Marquis pushed the list to Jiayin and said, "I will find a nanny to pretend to be someone from the embroidery shop to go to the five people with circles on their names and take their statements."
"Tell these families to be prepared and try not to ruin the reputations of these girls."
"Tell the others to lay low for a while, and things will be fine once it's over."
"I will tell the Emperor about this later."
"It's harmless. The Emperor won't hold a grudge against a few young girls. Besides, the culprit, the eldest princess, has already confessed and accepted her punishment."
Jiayin was overjoyed. After taking the list, she asked, "Godfather, these five girls have used it a few times, they should be addicted by now."
"I'll go back to Grandpa Zhang and see if I can figure out a prescription to help them?"
The Marquis nodded, yawned, and replied, "Alright, you can arrange it as you see fit. Publishing the list is optional; since you've pleaded for it, it won't be published."
"It's only right that their family gives you any generous gifts; just accept them."
After saying that, he yawned again, as if his eyelids weighed a ton.
Soon, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the table.
Jiayin quickly called for the head steward's help to help the Marquis onto the makeshift bed.
Jiayin busied herself helping her godfather take off his shoes and cover him with a blanket, while instructing the head butler who looked on in astonishment.
"Uncle Steward, I think my godfather is exhausted. He probably hasn't slept for two or three days."
"So, I just put some medicine powder in his tea. It should be enough to make him sleep soundly for an hour. You must stay here and watch over him every step of the way."
"Okay, okay!" the head butler quickly agreed, his heart pounding with anxiety.
In the whole world, the only one who would dare to drug his master and catch him completely off guard is this chubby girl!
Jiayin quickly packed her things and ran away.
Although Jia Er's wife sent some nice things back to Baozhu yesterday, Jiayin still misses her little friend.
So she went for a stroll in the White Clouds, packed some snacks, and then went to the Jia family.
Sure enough, as soon as Baozhu saw Jiayin, she hugged her tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Sister Jiayin, did the Third Princess bully you at the Princess's residence that day? Waaah, I was so scared! Did you see a doctor? Did you drink any bitter medicine?"
"I listened to you and didn't go anywhere after we got home. I was very good!"
Jiayin felt a warmth in her heart. She greeted Old Madam Jia and Second Madam Jia, then ran to Baozhu's room.
The two sisters sat together, heads close together, eating and whispering to each other.
Jiayin explained the dangers of the hibiscus ointment to Baozhu in as simple a way as possible, reminding her to stay away from it in the future.
She also clearly explained how the Third Princess and Bao Lei were jealous of her, and even went so far as to frame her.
She didn't expect Baozhu to understand immediately, but she wanted to at least leave an impression on her.
In this way, if others try to scheme against Baozhu to achieve their goals, Baozhu will be more prepared.
Baozhu's mouth was stuffed full, like a hamster, and she nodded from time to time, but it was hard to tell how much she actually understood...
At midday, the Marquis awoke from his deep sleep, opened his eyes, and was momentarily dazed. But as soon as he remembered what had happened, he immediately sat up.
The head steward quickly stepped forward to serve him and whispered the story to the Marquis, who was left speechless with amusement.
That chubby girl is incredibly brave!
Fortunately, there was no urgent business, and no one from the palace came to summon me, otherwise, wouldn't that have caused a major blunder?
But he also knew that the chubby girl was worried about him because he had been too tired these past few days.
So, he paused for a moment, packed his things, and went to the palace.
After three busy days, the case of the Hibiscus Ointment has finally come to a conclusion.
Served at midnight~~
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