After hearing the report, Ji Xiaotang brought Princess Changning out of the room on the Yanhua Hall. () Qin Zhen and Qi Younian both came, and they should have brought other people, and they also had to interrogate the two mysterious characters, so they needed another proper place.

This place is naturally the main hall of Xinhua Hall.

The main hall of Xinhua Hall is usually closed except for extremely important matters or VIP visits. It is very suitable for this occasion.

After leaving Yanhua Hall, Ji Xiaotang saw Mrs. Ji Second.

It turned out that Mrs. Ji Er was very worried when she knew that Changning had come and she was about to come to Yanhua Hall to take a look. However, Madam Cheng got Ji Xiaotang's order and stopped Mrs. Ji Er outside.

Ji Xiaotang was worried that Mrs. Ji's second wife would be hurt by Changning. Madam Cheng told Mrs. Ji that even if she entered Yanhua Hall and arrived in front of Princess Changning, she would not be able to help Ji Xiaotang, which would instead distract Ji Xiaotang and would not be beneficial to the matter.

Although Mrs. Ji Second was worried about Ji Xiaotang, she also knew that Madam Cheng's words were correct. She didn't want to cause trouble for Ji Xiaotang and refused to leave, so she kept waiting outside.

It was not until he saw Ji Xiaotang coming out of Yanhuatang that Changning's expression was calm that Mrs. Ji was slightly relieved.

Mrs. Ji Er walked up and forced a smile to greet Changning.

When Changning saw Mrs. Ji Er, a smile appeared on his face. He hurriedly reached out to help Mrs. Ji Er up, but did not let Mrs. Ji Er give the gift to Xingquan.

"Mrs. Second wife doesn't have to be too polite. I just talk to Xiaotang." Changning naturally would not apologize to anyone. Treating Mrs. Ji like this kind of courteous treatment is already the limit for her.

Mrs. Ji Er didn't mind Changning's attitude towards her, but she also heard from Changning's words that no matter what Changning came to find Ji Xiaotang for, it should be fine now.

At this time, Ji Xiaotang walked to Mrs. Ji Er.

Mrs. Ji Er held Ji Xiaotang's hand in one hand.

Ji Xiaotang's hands were very stable, and warm. He held Ji Xiaotang's hand and looked Ji Xiaotang all over his body to make sure that Ji Xiaotang was not hurt. Only then did Mrs. Ji really relieved.

Even so, if it weren't for Changning and others next to him, Mrs. Ji Er would have wanted to take Ji Xiaotang to the inner room and check it out from inside to outside.

But Ji Xiaotang felt Mrs. Ji Er's hand trembling. She smiled at Mrs. Ji Er comfortably, and while adding some force to shake Mrs. Ji Er's hand. She was telling Mrs. Ji Er that she was very good and told Mrs. Ji Er not to worry.

Mrs. Ji Er nodded without saying a word.

"Xiaotang. Let's go to Xinhua Hall quickly." Changning urged Ji Xiaotang impatiently. Changning now wished he could see Qi Younian immediately.

While agreeing to Changning, Ji Xiaotang briefly told Mrs. Ji Er about the arrest of the person. Naturally, she misunderstood how rude Changning was. She only said that Changning was instigated by a traitor, so she had a misunderstanding with her.

Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, the traitor has been caught. Because this incident also involved the fraud case in the imperial examination, Qin Zhen and Qi Younian have also come.

Mrs. Ji nodded. Mr. Ji Er had already gone forward to welcome Qin Zhen and Qi Younian.

"...It should be from Qingyuan, my mother might recognize her."

"Xiaotang, can I go with you too?" Mrs. Ji asked Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang thought about it and nodded.

The three of them soon arrived at the main hall of Xinhua Hall.

Seeing the guards outside Xinhua Hall, there were quite a few familiar faces. In addition to Qin Zhen’s palace guards, Qi Younian’s personal soldiers, Cheng Dazhong was among them.

Qin Zhen and Qi Younian are already in the hall.

Changning was impatient and stepped forward to Ji Xiaotang and took a step forward. However, as soon as he stepped onto a step, Changning seemed to suddenly think of something and turned his head.

"Xiaotang." Changning went down the steps again. He walked to Ji Xiaotang approaching, looked around and looked at Xinhua Hall again, and then pressed his voice down. "You said that what happened just now was a misunderstanding. After a while, there was no need to mention it. We are good friends, right?"

Changning was worried that Ji Xiaotang would sue her in front of Qin Zhen and Qi Younian.

Ji Xiaotang smiled: "Princess, don't worry, a misunderstanding is not worth mentioning. ∮, let alone, the princess has made contributions to arresting people, I think Prince An and General Qi will be happy."

This is what Changning likes to hear the most, and she immediately smiled. This time she smiled without any slightest force.

Before Changning could go up the steps, Qin Zhen and Qi Younian had already heard the sound outside. They actually walked out of the room accompanied by Master Ji Er.

Qin Zhen smiled and looked at Changning with a pair of eyes with a smile.

Qi Younian's eyes fell on Ji Xiaotang. He quickly looked Ji Xiaotang up and down, and subconsciously walked down the steps.

"Ayou!" Changning smiled and greeted him.

Qi Younian had no choice but to stop and turn to the side to move away from Changning.

"I will greet the princess." Qi Younian bowed slightly and said seriously.

Changning's face turned red, and he loved and hated Qi Younian's cold look.

"Changning, why are there only Ayou in your eyes? I didn't see your fourth brother, I'm still here." Qin Zhen said with a loud smile.

Changning was used to being neglected by Qi Younian, but she was still a little embarrassed in front of so many people. She stomped her feet, then took a small step up the steps, and arrived in front of Qin Zhen, bent her knees slightly, and only gave a half salute, then acted coquettishly and called the fourth brother.

Qin Zhen smiled and hugged Changning, and asked Changning: "Changning, why did you come to Xiaotang's house?"

Qin Zhen’s tone when he mentioned Ji Xiaotang was very friendly and familiar, and he asked casually, and he didn’t seem to know that Changning came to Ji Xiaotang for good intentions.

Changning glanced at Qi Younian quickly, but did not look at Ji Xiaotang. It seemed that she was not worried that Ji Xiaotang would complain. The only thing she cared about was Qi Younian.

"Xiaotang and I are good friends. I'm here to see if my friends are not okay." Changning raised his head and said in a coquettish manner.

"Okay, what's wrong with this? But, when you leave the palace, do you know?" Qin Zhen deliberately squinted his eyes and asked Changning in a slightly longer voice.

"Fourth Brother!" Changning twisted his body, "You are not allowed to tell your mother!"

"Oh, whether I say it or not, it depends on yourself." Qin Zhen smiled more and more happily. He hugged Changning and walked into the room.

From beginning to end, he did not talk to Ji Xiaotang.

Qi Younian fell behind. As soon as Qin Zhen and Changning turned around, he went down the steps and came to Ji Xiaotang.

Not only are there people who serve Xinhuatang, but also palace servants who come to serve Changning.

Seeing that Qi Younian was only looking at him, Ji Xiaotang was worried that Qi Younian would show her travels at this time. If that were the case, a big fuss would inevitably be inevitable, and her efforts just now would be wasted.

Ji Xiaotang could only wink at Qi Younian.

Qi Younian paused a little, but she still walked down. When she walked to Ji Xiaotang, Qi Younian bowed and bowed.

"After leaving Qingyuan, I haven't seen you for many days, everything is fine for the second wife!" Qi Younian greeted Mrs. Ji first, but was the ritual of the younger generation.

And this is very easy to explain.

Mrs. Ji Er is Mu Hong's daughter. Qi Younian and Mu Hong and his son are colleagues and have a good relationship. Moreover, the Ji family in Qingyuan once sponsored the food and grass of Ren'anwei. Qi Younian was so kind and courteous to Mrs. Ji Er. Not only was Qi Younian humble, but there were also sufficient reasons.

"General Qi quickly asked him to get up." Mrs. Ji reached out and helped Qi Younian with a helping hand. "General Qi has lost weight, and thanks these days."

Mrs. Ji Er saw at a glance that Qi Younian had lost weight.

Qi Younian was quite moved.

After meeting Mrs. Ji Er, Qi Younian gave Ji Xiaotang a greeting.

"...I have met the county lord, are everything in the county lord?"

Ji Xiaotang turned sideways and returned Qi Younian with a gift.

"General Lao Qi asked, I'm fine." The two of them were so close and looked at each other. Too many words were included in this look.

Ji Xiaotang was worried that after a long time, people would see Qi Younian’s flaws, and she was really concerned about the person she caught.∮,

"The person has been caught. I don't know who it is?" Ji Xiaotang asked Qi Younian.

Qi Younian understood and led Ji Xiaotang and Mrs. Ji Er to the inside, while answering Ji Xiaotang's words.

"The person has been caught. The second wife and the county lord went in and checked it out."

While speaking, the three of them had already walked into the house.

At the foot of the house, two people tied up were kneeling. Ji Xiaotang walked by the side of the two. Both of them raised their heads and looked at Ji Xiaotang and Mrs. Ji Second who were walking in.

They are two young women, both dressed as official prostitutes, very charming.

Ji Xiaotang didn't recognize them.

However, these two women seemed to recognize Ji Xiaotang and Mrs. Ji Er.

Both women were blocked by towels and could not speak, but only a oh-oh sound came from their throats. However, the expressions in their eyes were unmistakable.

That is hatred, bone-bone hatred and fear.

When did she or when did the Ji family form such enemies but didn't know it?

"Second wife, county lord, please sit here." Qin Zhen had already sat down in the house. She was naturally sitting in the seat. Changning was right beside him and also sat on the chair.

Ji Xiaotang and Mrs. Ji Er walked forward and greeted Qin Zhen before they met and sat on the chair.

Qi Younian and Master Ji Er also sat down separately, and Master Ji Er sat next to Mrs. Ji Er.

"Master..., Xiaotang and I don't recognize these two people." Mrs. Ji Er asked if Mrs. Ji Er recognized these two women.

Master Ji Er sighed and asked Mrs. Ji Er to take a closer look.

"Is it what I recognize?" Mrs. Ji Er was puzzled, and indeed looked at the two women carefully again, and then she looked at the surprised look in her eyes. "That young man looks a bit like Zhen."

She really couldn't recognize these two women, so she moved closer to Qingyuan's acquaintances. The only person who could think of a bit similar was Jiang Qingshan's eldest lady Zhen.

However, Zhen had long died and was not as good as his age.

"That's Jiang Miao'er." Master Ji Er sighed.

"Jiang Miaoer?"

Not to mention Mrs. Ji Second, even Ji Xiaotang was shocked.
To be continued...