few words when his elderly father poured cold water on him.After all, the Li family hasn't spoken up. Whether they don't want to sell or aren't ready to sell, asking them now would put them in a diff...That evening, they sent messages to each family.

It is said that Kang Le County mainly went to find the Marquis to plead for mercy, and all the families were delighted.

Then, several more families sought out the Liu and Jia clans.

The next morning, the marriage invitation was delivered to the Li family.

Jia Yin added a few more names to the list and then got in the car and drove off.

The Lord has been interrogating the people of Yaochi these days, he certainly hasn't been eating well or living comfortably.

So, Lao Tai Li and Tao Hongying were busy all morning, preparing plenty of food for the Marquis, as well as clean clothes and shoes.

As expected, the Marquis was going through a stack of witness statements. Upon hearing that his daughter had arrived at the Imperial Palace to arrange lodgings, he immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and checked himself and his shoes for dirt or bloodstains.

The head steward of the Marquis's mansion happened to be serving nearby, so he put down the tea pot in his hand and said, "My Lord Marquis, you're so busy that you forgot. You just changed your clothes and shoes this morning."

The lord let out a breath, rubbing his aching temples, before allowing the head steward to bring his daughter in.

Jia Yin glanced at her stepfather, seeing how exhausted he was, but she didn't mention it. She ran over and said with a smile, "Stepfather! You haven't been home for several days. Grandma misses you, so I came to bring you some delicious food!"

The lord pulled his daughter beside him and asked, “What’s busy at home Haven’t you been running around causing trouble these past two days”

"Of course not," Jia Yin couldn't help but laugh: "Grandfather Zhang is too unfortunate. He wishes for bandits to break in every day."

He had accumulated several new medicines there, but no one to help him test them.

The Marquis also laughed and replied, "When I finish my affairs here, if there are any suitable ones, I will help him find a few."

Jia Yin nodded, opened the lunch box, and took out a plate of pork, corn, and shrimp stir-fried in soy sauce, a large bowl of red dates and millet porridge, and a dish of cilantro beef with another dish of pickled cucumber in soy sauce.

"Father, please eat some food. I helped mother make all of this!"

Jia Yin passed the chopsticks to the Marquis, who took them and began to eat.

The steward glanced at the meal in the warming pot without speaking.

He brought over the meals in the morning, but unfortunately, the Marquis was too busy to eat.

Now that the County Lord has sent over some food, the Marquis immediately picked up his chopsticks...

The Lord was truly hungry and ate half his fill in one go before slowing down.

Jia Yin took advantage of this opportunity to personally pour a cup of tea for her adoptive father and said, "Father, what should we do with those girls from the Princess's Flower Viewing Banquet

Yesterday, Auntie Liu, Mrs. Jia the Second, and even Shigu's people all sent gifts with notes. They want my family to help speak up for you.

"A woman's reputation is too important; if things go wrong, they fear they will have to commit suicide. "

"So, I thought about asking my godfather if these people are unimportant, would my godfather show some mercy"

The lord chuckled, picking up a roasted wheat cake and offering it to the chubby girl. "Well Are there any good things on those people's gift lists that you want"

"No!" Jia Yin mumbled, munching on her roasted barley, "Of course Father's business is important, but... as long as it doesn't inconvenience Father, making a little profit would be better."

Now even the lord himself and the head steward would have laughed at this.

The lord finished the remaining food and drank some tea, then said, "Bring me the list, I'll take a look."

Jia Yin quickly brought the list forward. The Marquis glanced at it, picked up his pen, and circled five names.

"These five have smoked Fuhong paste several times and need to be interrogated. The rest only tried it for the first time at the flower viewing banquet, so there is no need to record their statements."

The lord pushed the list to Jia Yin and said, “As for those five circled names, I’ll find a nanny pretending to be from the embroidery parlor and have her go to their doors to give testimony.

Have these few families prepare themselves, and try as best they can not to ruin the reputations of these young ladies.

The rest of them told them to lay low, that things would pass.

In a while, I'll go to the Emperor and tell him about this.

"It's just a minor offense, the Emperor wouldn't hold onto a few young girls. Besides, the culprit, the eldest princess, has already confessed and been punished."

Jia Yin was delighted, having received the list she asked, "Foster father, these five girls have already become addicted after smoking so many times, haven't they"

"I'll go back to Zhang Grandpa and see if I can figure out a prescription to help them."

The Marquis nodded and yawned, replying, "Alright, you handle it. Whether the list is made public or not is up to you. Since you're asking for leniency, naturally we won't publish it."

"Whatever heavy gifts they bring you, it's only right to accept them. Just take them."

Having said that, he yawned again, as if his eyelids were a thousand pounds heavy.

Soon, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the table.

Jia Yin immediately called for the head steward to help, lifting the Marquis onto a makeshift bed hastily erected.

Jia Yin was busy helping her adoptive father take off his shoes, tucking in the blankets, and instructing the astonished head steward standing beside them.

"Butler, I think my stepfather is exhausted. He must not have slept in two or three days."

"So, I put a bit of powdered medicine in his tea just now. It should make him sleep soundly for an hour. You must stay here and watch him closely."

"Good, good!" the head steward hurriedly replied, his heart pounding with anxiety.

Throughout the world, there is only this plump lass who dares to drug her master and make him fall for it without any defense!

Jiayin quickly packed her things and ran away.

Although Jiaerfu had brought some things back for Baozhu yesterday, Jiayin still missed this little friend.

Then, she went around Baiyun Guan, got some snacks, and went to the Jia family.

As expected, the moment Pao Zhu saw Jia Yin, she rushed to hug her tightly and wouldn't let go.

"Good sister Jia Yin, that day at the princess's mansion, was Third Princess bullying you Oh no, I was so scared! Did you see a doctor Did you drink the bitter medicine"

"I listened to you and didn't go anywhere after coming home, especially well-behaved!"

Jia Yin's heart was warmed, she greeted Old Madam Jia and Second Madam, then rushed to Bao Zhu's room.

Two young girls sat together, their heads close to each other, eating and whispering.

Jia Yin explained the dangers of Fuhong Paste to Bao Zhu in the simplest way possible, reminding her to stay away from it in the future.

Let's make everything clear about the jealousy of Princess Three and Bao Lei towards her, to the point of framing her.

She didn't expect Baozhu to understand immediately; at the very least, she wanted to leave an impression on her.

This way, if others want to scheme against Baozhu to achieve their own goals, Baozhu will also have some defense.

Baozhu looked like a hamster, her mouth stuffed full, nodding occasionally. Who knows how much she actually heard...

When the sun was at its zenith, the Marquis awoke from his slumber. He opened his eyes and for a moment was dazed. As he recalled what had transpired earlier, he immediately sat up.

The steward hurried forward to attend, whispering the matter in his ear. The Lord was both amused and exasperated.

This little fat girl is too bold!

Fortunately, there were no urgent matters, and no one from the palace came to summon him. Otherwise, he would have missed important events.

But he also knew, the little one was worried about him being overworked these days.

So, he paused for a moment, tidied his things up, and then entered the palace.

After three days of hard work, the case of the Fuhong Ointment has finally come to a conclusion.

Here are three more chapters!se, Miss Peng won't have to suffer anymore.""Furthermore, as a sign of sincerity, our family is willing to offer two hundred handwritten books as a dowry. The rest will be prepared according to the cu...