Not long after returning to the post station, Ji Tinglan's men arrived with the Qingquan County magistrate.
The county magistrate was Lian Ji's father Lian Yong. He only found out that Lian Ji was here after he arrived.
Knowing that it was Ji Tinglan who brought her back to the post station, she thanked him again and again. Then she hurried to clear the road and asked Lian Ji to stay in the post station for the time being and pick her up when he returned.
Around noon.
Su Li and Ji Tinglan were having dinner in the house when Xiao Wu came in and said, "Madam, Miss Lian Ji wants to see you. She wants to thank you."
Su Li was surprised. What did Lian Ji want to do? Hadn't her father already thanked her in person?
She glanced at Ji Tinglan. Was she coming for him again?
Ji Tinglan looked at her innocently: "She wants to see you, not me..."
"Let her in."
After a while, Lian Ji came in with a tray of snacks and bowed to Su Li and the others: "Lian Ji greets the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."
Lian Yong had just been here, so she should know the identity of Prince Ji by now.
"Xiao Wu said you wanted to see me?"
"Yes, Madam, you are so kind-hearted. Lian Ji is so grateful that she specially made some snacks as a small token of her gratitude to you."
Su Li smiled and said, "It's just a small favor. Miss Lian Ji, there's really no need to do this."
Lian Ji still insisted: "Madam, Lian Ji has been good at making pastries since she was a child. This lotus cake is Lian Ji's most famous pastry. Please don't dislike it, Madam."
She placed the snacks on the table and said, "Lian Ji will leave first. Madam, remember to try this snack. If you like it, Lian Ji will make it for you again."
After saying this, he bowed again, turned around and walked out of the house without stopping.
Su Li found this a little strange. Lian Ji came for Ji Tinglan, but she never looked at him since she came in. Instead, she was talking to her.
If she is just having ulterior motives, then just say a few words to her. Why keep asking her to eat snacks?
"Xiao Wu, break this snack open and take a look."
Ji Tinglan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, as if he guessed what Su Li was thinking.
Xiao Wu was stunned, then immediately did as Su Li said and broke the snacks on the plate one by one.
"Huh? Ma'am, there's a piece of cloth in this dessert!"
When he broke open the fifth one, Xiaowu was surprised to find that there was no filling in the pastry, only a strip of cloth.
She unfolded the strip of cloth, and there were only three small red words written on it.
"Prince Ning?"
Su Li was puzzled: "Is Lian Ji trying to tell us something about Prince Ning? Or is it her father Lian Yong who wants to tell us about Prince Ning?"
As soon as the words came out, Su Li rejected it. It couldn't be Lian Yong. If it was him, he could just tell Ji Tinglan directly. Even if he couldn't say it directly, there were many ways to do it. Why bother with so much thought? If they didn't pay attention, they would never find out that there was a note hidden in the snack.
Ji Tinglan also rejected it immediately: "Even if someone wants to tell us about Prince Ning, that person will not be Lian Yong, because Lian Yong is Prince Ning's man."
Su Li was stunned. It turned out that Lian Yong was the Ning Junwang's man. "So, this is what Lian Ji wanted?"
"Is this what she meant? Why not bring her here tonight and ask her? I think she means the same thing."
Su Li nodded: "Well, let's see what she says tonight..."
Xiaowu looked confused. What were the Madam and the Prince talking about? She couldn't understand a word.
When Ji Tinglan left the room, she asked with a puzzled look, "Madam, I don't understand why you knew there was a note in the cake?"
Xiao Ye standing by also looked confused.
Su Li smiled and said, "At first, Lian Ji's attention was all on the prince, but after arriving at the post station, her attention suddenly shifted to me. Besides, it's just a plate of snacks, how delicious can it be? But she kept reminding me to eat, so I guessed that she might be giving me a hint."
Xiao Wu and Xiao Ye suddenly realized. Xiao Wu said, "Since she has something to tell me, why doesn't she just say it directly? It would be too much trouble."
This is only the lady. If it were her, she would not understand such a hint.
Su Li wanted to teach her: "Then tell me, there is an easier way, why did she choose this?"
Xiao Wu thought for a moment and replied, "Of course it's because it's inconvenient to tell her directly. Huh? But since she wants to tell Madam, everyone here is ours, so why would it be inconvenient for her?"
Xiao Ye thought for a moment: "Could it be that someone is secretly monitoring her? Is that why she doesn't dare to speak directly?"
"But even if someone is watching her, this room is full of our people. No one but us can get close to her. How can they know what she said?"
Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then suddenly realized: "No, it's that maid!"
Then he looked at Su Li with excitement in his eyes: "Madam, is the maid following Lian Ji the one who is monitoring her?"
Su Li praised: "Not bad, the boy is teachable!"
Since Lian Ji had something to say, she could just say it directly. After all, everyone here was theirs, and there were only four people in the room: her, Ji Tinglan, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Ye. She couldn't think of any other reason for her to do so, except that she was afraid of the maidservants around her.
Xiaowu was in a very good mood and was laughing.
He added, "I don't know why Lian Ji, who is clearly the county magistrate's daughter, is being monitored."
"Wait till she comes over tonight and you'll know."
Lian Ji could do this because either she had a secret and there was no one around her she could trust, so she had no choice but to tell them, or she did it on purpose to set a trap for them.
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