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Chapter 390 Help Interrogate a Thief

Zeng Ci went back, waited and waited, but there was no news of the accident of Jiaming County Lord.

She didn't doubt that Zhifan was not effective in doing things, and it was indeed not easy for a nun to get close to the county head she didn't know.

Fortunately, the Holy Majesty has not returned to Beijing, even if their family wants to ask for a marriage, it will not come true.

The queen is in the palace, but every October, she has to practice and pay respects to the Buddha, and no one can disturb her. Everyone knows this.

Zeng Ci hadn't seen Ke Wangchen for a few days, so he naturally thought about it.

Thinking of the two of them getting engaged soon, I couldn't help but feel happy.

One of her hearts has been occupied by Ke Wangchen, and it's all because of him that she is happy and sad.

The maid who filled the vacancy was named Cuixi. She came in from the outside with a letter in her hand.

"County Lord, this is from Mr. Ke's book boy, and he said that he must deliver it to you personally." Cuixi knew the rules very well, after all, she served in front of the princess.

When Zeng Ci heard that it was Ke Wangchen's letter, he was naturally overjoyed and reached out to take it.

Cuixi knew that it was inconvenient for her to be around, so she quietly retreated.

Zeng Ci opened the letter, and it was indeed written by Ke Wangchen himself.

The superiors said that in the future, Ke's family will have a hearth feast and all relatives and friends will be invited to attend, and Zeng Ci will be sure to honor him when he arrives.

And at the end of the letter, he specifically stated that Zeng Ci should wear a red dress to the banquet.

When Zeng Ci read the letter, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

As is the old custom in the capital, there is no banquet when getting married, it's just a ceremony between the two families.Wait until the day of the official marriage to entertain guests and friends.

But Ke Wangchen is still young, and he always has to wait until he is 20 years old before getting married, which will take one or two years later.

So Ke Wangchen paid special attention to this matter, saying that the stove banquet was actually to inform everyone about the two people's engagement.

Seeing that the Ke family valued her so much, Zeng Ci was naturally happy, not to mention that Ke Wangchen was the person she dreamed of.

The unhappiness in Zeng Ci's heart caused by County Lord Jiaming has completely disappeared at this moment.

She called the maid to come, opened the dressing box and the suitcase, and picked out clothes and jewelry.A woman wants to please herself, so she must dress up carefully before going to the banquet.

In October in the capital, every family surrounds the stove and entertains relatives and friends.

Watching the snow around the stove, drinking wine to drive away the cold.Relatives and friends sit in a row, laughing and chatting loudly.

This can be said to be the most suitable month of the year except the first month for gatherings.

The Ke family was ingenious, instead of hosting the banquet at their own house, they set the venue for the banquet at a manor in the outskirts.

Plum blossoms are widely planted in this manor, and this is the season when plum blossoms are in full bloom.

The dark fragrance is floating, and the sparse shadows are horizontal and slanting, which is really indescribable and elegant.

On this day, Zeng Ci really wore a red dress to attend the banquet.

After arriving, looking at the plum blossoms in the garden, she felt more comfortable.

Thinking that after getting married with Ke Wangchen, he would definitely come here to enjoy the flowers every year. Thinking of today's banquet, I don't know how many memories and sweetness there are.

The Ke family invited neither too many nor too few people today.

They didn't return to the capital for too long, and in order to make everyone happy, they only invited people they knew well, but the number was quite a lot, there were always twenty or thirty households.

Zeng Nian also came, together with her mother-in-law Zhao.

Seeing her, Zeng Ci rushed up to meet her, held his sister's hands and said, "Sister, how are you doing? Is brother-in-law feeling better?"

Zeng Nian smiled in relief, and said, "I can drink rice soup, but I don't know people very well."

"That's good, that's good. After a few days of busy work, I'll go to Chen's house to accompany you."

"No need, now that I'm married, you're the only daughter at home, just spend more time with my father and mother. As for me, when I miss home, I will naturally go back to my mother's house. It's cold, so don't go back and forth." Zeng Nian said Lovingly helping Zeng Ci tuck the broken hair at the temples.

She married someone herself, and she knew more and more how difficult it is for a woman.

Looking at Zeng Ci's innocence, he couldn't help but feel pity from the bottom of his heart.

Zeng Ci saw that her elder sister was visibly haggard, and felt very uncomfortable.Said: "Sister, I really regret not being able to treat you better before."

"Silly girl, I'm your older sister, so I should love you more. As a younger sister, you've done a good job. Sometimes I feel ashamed!" Zeng Nian said as he shook Zeng Ci's hand vigorously.

During the years of her illness, Zeng Ci had been taking care of her.

Although there are many servants in the family, Zeng Ci still does many things by himself.

Zeng Nian always felt that having this younger sister was a rare blessing for her.

The two sisters were talking and greeting people who came here from time to time.

Ke Wangchen came over from there. He was wearing a moon white robe and a sapphire blue and silver fox cape today.

Stop there, and the plum blossoms in the garden have become the background color of the foil.

Dai Mingzhi also came over to greet the two sisters of the Zeng family, and said, "Stop standing here in the snow, sit on the top."

Among the hundreds of plum trees there is a heating platform with a shed on it.It is specially used for drinking plum and snow feasts.

The two sisters of the Zeng family attended the banquet together with Dai Mingzhi.

At this time, there were only a few dried fruits and snacks on the table, and there was still a while before the table officially started.

The serving maid hurriedly poured hot tea for everyone, everyone knew everyone who came, everyone was talking and laughing, it was very lively.

Although Zeng Ci also talked to everyone, her eyes always drifted to Ke Wangchen involuntarily.

Ke Wangchen greeted the male guests over there. Although he was young, he spoke well and was an outstanding character. Anyone who saw him wanted to have a chat with him.

"Have you heard? It seems that thieves entered the palace of Zhongqin County yesterday." Lord Shen's wife said suddenly.

"We haven't heard of it. You two live close to each other, so you naturally knew about it before us." Someone immediately picked up the conversation.

Zeng Ci listened, her heart beat faster.Is the thief they are talking about Zhifan?
"What happened in the middle of the night last night, I only heard a few words in a vague way, and I don't know what's going on. Why does it sound like it has something to do with their county master?"

"It's time to invite their family today. I haven't seen his family at this time. Don't something really happen?"

Some people checked carefully in the crowd, but they didn't find anyone from the palace of Zhongqin County coming.

Zeng Ci couldn't help feeling a little bit of joy in his heart, if his family didn't come, it would be enough to show that something happened to the county lord Jiaming.

If Zhifan didn't make a move, it would be fine, if he did, it would definitely kill her.

However, just as she thought so, Duke Zhongqin and County Lord Jiaming arrived.

Zeng Ci felt bad when she saw it, but she still tried her best to be calm and composed.

Even if Zhifan failed, he might have escaped without being caught by them.

Ke Yutang went up to greet Prince Zhongqin and said, "The prince is late today, and he will be punished with three glasses of wine."

The king of the county knew him in the early years and knew he was joking, so he laughed and said, "It's easy to say! Your family's wine is well-known. I wanted to drink a few more glasses."

Everyone laughed loudly.

Dai Mingzhi also walked over and said, "Everyone, please take a seat."

The county magistrate of Jiaming smiled and said, "Auntie, don't be in a hurry. There is a reason why we are late today. Before the banquet, I would like to ask everyone to help us to interrogate a thief."

(End of this chapter)