Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

From exposing Zhang Fanghai's intention to cheat before the provincial examination to getting Zhang Fanghai to corroborate the truth of the "three brothers'" confessions, today is already the seventh day since the incident.

The identity of the person behind the scenes really surprised Cheng Wan, and for the time being Cheng Wan could only remember that the person behind the scenes was the Prince's Junior Tutor Wu Liangcai.

Cheng Wan suppressed all the doubts in his mind and returned home with a normal look on his face.

The most urgent task is to prepare for the academy examination in June as seriously as we prepare for the provincial examination.

"Master Hou!"

When Chen Changtong saw Cheng Wan coming back from outside, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly walked up to Cheng Wan and reported in a low voice: "My Lord, Young Master Sanxiong brought back a girl!"

? ? ? ? ? ?

Cheng Wan stopped and asked, "What did my third brother bring back?"

"A girl..."

"What's going on? Where are the people?" Cheng Wan asked Chen Changtong as he walked quickly inside.

Chen Changtong hurriedly caught up with Cheng Wan: "Young Master Sanxiong came back only about a quarter of an hour earlier than the Marquis. He said he was bringing the girl back for dinner. He is now in the main hall in the front yard. The old lady, the madam, and the master are all here."

Bring the girl back for dinner?

Where did this fuss come from?

The question mark on Cheng Wan’s forehead grew longer.

"Eat slowly, this is all yours, don't rush.

What else do you want to eat? I'll have someone bring it over."

Before Cheng Wan entered the main hall, he heard Deng Xiong's honest but gentle voice.

Cheng Wan's eyebrows jumped.

Her third brother seemed to have never said such a gentle tone to her...

Walking into the main hall, Cheng Wan immediately saw her third brother looking at a girl who looked quite plump and strong with a very attentive look on his face.

To be honest, it's a bit eye-catching.

Moving his sight to the side, Cheng Wan saw Old Lady Lin, Mrs. Wang, and Cheng Daniu.

The expressions of the three people were exactly the same and hard to describe.

"Ah Wan!" Wang was the first to notice Cheng Wan at the entrance of the hall: "You are back, have you resolved everything?"

As she spoke, Wang stood up and walked towards Cheng Wan.

Old Mrs. Lin and the others in the hall all looked at Cheng Wan.

Including the strange girl who was sitting sideways and eating with her head down and Deng Xiong who only had eyes for the girl.

It was when the girl turned her head that Cheng Wan finally saw her appearance clearly.

A very healthy and blessed face, with bright and clear eyes, but too clear so that he seems a little unintelligent...

"It's all resolved." Cheng Wan turned and smiled at Wang, trying to reassure her mother first.

"Marquis Zhaoping, you're back. This snack is delicious. Do you want some?"

The girl seemed to like Cheng Wan very much. She took a piece of dessert from the plate next to her, then stood up and swiftly handed the dessert to Cheng Wan with a beaming smile on her chubby face.

Cheng Wan: "..."

This girl is quite outgoing.

Mrs. Wang/Mrs. Lin/Cheng Daniu: “…”

I feel a little complicated and don’t know what to say.

Only Deng Xiong smiled innocently, his eyes full of love as he looked at the girl.

"Thank you." Cheng Wan took the snack with both hands and smiled gently: "I wonder if the young lady respects your name, which family are you from, and how did you know my third brother?"

"Ah Wan, A Wan, her name is Ji..."

"Don't say anything. Marquis Zhaoping asked me, so let me tell you." The girl turned her head to stop Deng Xiong from answering for her.

Deng Xiong raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, then laughed and said, "Then tell me, tell me."

Cheng Wan: “…” Suddenly she understood why the expressions on her mother’s and the others’ faces were so indescribable.

"Marquis Zhaoping, my name is Ji Mingzhu, and my father is Ji Dahai. When you were working in the Xingnong Yamen, my father was only a ninth-rank Yamen clerk.

But my father is now a ninth-rank official in the Xingnong Yamen. My father said that he was able to get promoted because of Marquis Zhaoping!

Marquis Zhaoping, my father has mentioned you many times at home. He said you are a good person! "

After saying this, Ji Mingzhu nodded heavily and smiled happily.

Cheng Wan raised his brows slightly, and his guard was mostly let down.

"What about Miss Ji and my third brother?" Cheng Wan asked the question again. She was really curious about how these two people who had nothing in common got together?

"We met on the street. I wanted to eat pig's trotters that day but didn't have enough money, so Sanxiong treated me.

He was so nice, not only treating me to pig's trotters, but also to candied haws, hawthorn cakes, candies..., and even buying me hairbands, earrings, and small bags..."

In the hall, Ji Mingzhu happily counted the various things Deng Xiong bought for her, and Deng Xiong looked at Ji Mingzhu happily.

The silence of Cheng Wan and the other three was deafening.

Cheng Wan: I never realized that his third brother was so good at pleasing girls.

Wang: No wonder I often ask her for pocket money during this period.

Cheng Daniu: It turns out that the silly son is not silly after all.

Old Mrs. Lin: Is there going to be another happy event at home?

"Sanxiong, you are so nice!"

After counting the various things Deng Xiong bought for her, Ji Mingzhu turned to face Deng Xiong with a touched look on her face.

"Mingzhu, you too! You're the best!"

There seemed to be a sweetness mixed in with the fat on Deng Xiong's face.

The two of them looked at each other, laughing heartily, with a harmony that no one else could interrupt.

Cheng Wan/Wang Shi/Mrs. Lin/Cheng Daniu: “…”

Smile and keep smiling.

Cheng Wan coughed, interrupting the "affectionate" gaze between the two: "Third brother, have you told Lord Ji and Madam Ji about inviting Miss Ji to your house?"

If he didn't tell anyone and took the girl home without permission, Cheng Wan was really afraid that Ji Dahai would be so angry that he would break his third brother's legs.

In fact, Cheng Wan also wanted to ask Deng Xiong, do the other person’s parents know that you are going to take their cabbage?

"I told you." Ji Mingzhu narrowed her eyes happily, "I told my mother that I was going to visit my friend's house today."

Cheng Wan blinked: "Does your mother agree?"

Cheng Wan always felt that Ji Mingzhu's mother probably didn't know that the friend Ji Mingzhu mentioned was a man...

"My mother doesn't care about me." Ji Mingzhu shook her head, still with a heartless smile on her face: "My mother likes my sister and brother more. She doesn't care about me much. I just need to get home before my father gets off duty."

The atmosphere in the hall stagnated for a moment, but Ji Mingzhu didn't notice it.

Deng Xiong didn't feel it either, but he instinctively felt uncomfortable: "Mingzhu, I like you the most! You and Awan are my favorite people!"

The corner of Cheng Wan's mouth twitched.

Actually, you don't have to bring her along.

"I have sent people to the Ji family, and also sent people to Xingnong Yamen to find Master Ji. What I said is that you invited Mingzhu to your house as a guest. After lunch, we will send someone to send Mingzhu back, so as not to damage Mingzhu's reputation."

After that, Wang added to Cheng Wan in a low voice: "It will also save Master Ji and his wife from blaming Mingzhu later."

Wang didn't say anything about Deng Xiong, because Deng Xiong must be beaten.

Now only Ji Mingzhu is here, so let's save face for Deng Xiong.