The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Although I'm not 100% sure yet, I think it's pretty close." Yan Lide said, "After my wife asked around, she thought there was someone who looked very similar, but there was no way to verify it."

"Who?" Li Fu asked.

"The eldest daughter of the Duke of Lai." Yan Lide said.

"The Duke of Lai? General Li Ji?" Li Fu was stunned.

Yan Lide nodded seriously.

"Then how did your wife confirm it?" Li Fu asked curiously.

Li Ji's daughter... Could it be that Yan Lide's wife has already seen her?

"On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace held a moon worship ceremony. According to the usual practice, the Queen Mother would also hold a banquet in the inner court and invite the families of many officials to the palace to attend the banquet. If there is no special arrangement, most of the people who go are the mistresses of the house like my wife.

This banquet is also an occasion for the mistresses of each family to communicate and talk, especially for the suitable marriage partners for their children. If they have this intention, they will chat more at the banquet."

"If the palace specifically instructed that they could bring their daughters to the banquet, then the mistresses of each house would also bring their daughters to the palace. This is also a good opportunity for their daughters to broaden their horizons."

"Did General Li Ji's daughter also go to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this time?" Li Fu asked.

If she went, then Yan Lide's wife saw him and went up to talk to him, then it is possible that her guess is correct.

Yan Lide shook his head.

"Not this time, but my wife talked a lot with General Li Ji's wife at the banquet, because from the beginning, she inferred that the benefactor who saved your Highness that day was not from a family of civil officials." Yan Lide said.

Li Fu nodded.

Yes, the inference makes sense.

In a family of literati, even if the younger generation of the family practices martial arts, they mostly practice swordsmanship, and the sword is a gentleman's weapon.

And the spear is a weapon for killing on the battlefield.

Most of those who practice spearmanship are military generals, and the martial arts path is also mostly inherited from the family.

"And in Chang'an City, there are only a few families with the surname Li, even if you add the surname given by the emperor at that time, it is not difficult to pick them out." Yan Lide said: "Look at whose daughter is within the age range you described, it is not difficult to infer. Therefore, in the end, my wife thinks that the eldest daughter of General Li Ji's family is the most in line with your description."

Li Fu listened carefully and nodded seriously.

That's the truth.

"Then, what's the matter with the final uncertainty?" Li Fu asked curiously.

"Because I haven't seen the eldest daughter of General Li Ji, and Mrs. Li said that the eldest daughter of the family has been in poor health since childhood..."

"Therefore, it is even more difficult to determine for a while." Yan Lide said.

If she is in poor health, how can she have such high martial arts? In the fight with real swords and guns in the hands of assassins, she saved King Jingyang?

It is said that the spearmanship of the lifesaver at the time was amazingly accurate, and he swept away the assassin's soldiers with one move.

If she is not good at martial arts, she can't do this.

"Is that so." Li Fu responded: "It seems that whether she is the eldest daughter of General Li Ji, I can only wait until I return to Chang'an City and slowly explore it. Now there is a clue, which is progress."

Li Fu smiled.

Another way is to ask Empress Changsun for help.

As a grown man, he couldn't handle the affairs in the circle of women, and Yan Lide's wife, at this point, was willing but unable to do anything.

Only Empress Changsun would find an opportunity to help confirm it.

If there was no opportunity, she could even create one.

The matter in Linying County was not over yet, and he would not return to Chang'an City so soon.

Therefore, if Empress Changsun wanted to meet the eldest daughter of General Li Ji, the only chance would be the Lantern Festival after the New Year.

There would also be a banquet in the palace on the evening of the Lantern Festival, and she would be invited at that time.

It was reasonable.

At that time, Empress Changsun would help to check at the banquet, so that it could be confirmed.

Even...

Li Fu showed a somewhat conspiratorial smile on his face.

The connections in the inner court of the palace were not only from Empress Changsun.

Raised three nephews for a thousand days, and used them for a while.

The child was still young, and it was reasonable for him to follow his mother to attend the banquet, right?

At Li Tai's age, he was at the same banquet with the women, and even helped with something.

This is reasonable.

In addition to Li Tai, there is also Li Lizhi.

These are all great nephews!

"It's good to have some clues." Li Fu smiled and said, "Let's talk about everything after we return to Chang'an."

YanLide nodded.

That's right, let's get busy with the things in front of us first.

More and more disaster victims are coming back, and the pressure on their side is getting bigger and bigger.

With people coming back, there are more people who can work, but the food consumption is also faster, and the crops in the fields have been planted, and some people will have to be assigned to work in the fields in the future.

The crops must be taken care of well so that they can grow normally, otherwise you will cry when the harvest season comes.

Day after day, time passes quickly.

After the houses have been built, it has also entered winter, and it will freeze in a few days.

During this period of time, Yan Lide and Jiang Que have also suffered.

Fortunately, the work was done very well and completed as expected.

At least, the people have been settled and moved into the house before freezing.

There is less work outside in winter, so take advantage of this time to start building doors and windows.

The felled trees are ready-made, just use them as much as possible.

The branches and the scraps that were cut off were also taken back by each household.

When it is deep winter, they hope to burn these branches and scraps to keep warm at home.

"My dear."

That day, Wu Liangye lifted the heavy curtain of the tent and walked in from outside.

"What's the matter?" Li Fu asked.

"The officials sent by the court have arrived at the camp and are asking to see you outside now." Wu Liangye said.

"Then what are you doing? Let someone in quickly." Li Fu smiled.

It's so cold.

Wu Liangye bowed in response, then turned around and went out to invite the person in.

"I am Sun Guinian, your subordinate, to meet His Royal Highness King Jingyang." Sun Guinian stood in the tent and bowed to Li Fu respectfully.

"No need to be polite." Li Fu raised his hand: "Are you the new county magistrate of Linying County?"

"Yes." Sun Guinian replied.

Li Fu took a few glances at the new county magistrate standing in front of him. He was about 40 years old and had a relatively thin figure. He was dressed in cloth and carried a bag on his shoulder. It didn't look like there was much stuff in it.