Zheng Mi'an was a little stunned for a moment when he heard Jiang Nianjiao mention something related to his work.
After so many years of ups and downs in officialdom, it seems that it has become his instinctive reaction to listen to words and listen to sounds.
Even though this was just an ordinary family dinner now, the person who asked him was just a little girl who didn't know anything about government affairs.
But his first reaction was to quickly analyze what the woman in front of him meant by asking, whether she meant to find out information for King Jin, and whether there would be any adverse consequences in telling her this.
Jiang Nianjiao seemed to understand that her seemingly casual question still inadvertently activated the other party's political mind.
So she immediately explained, "Uncle Zheng, don't think too much. The reason I'm asking you is actually because we picked up a woman who fainted on the morning of the 21st. The woman didn't remember anything, but recently she But she remembered something. She said that she was chased by a group of strongmen on the official road along the Weishui River, and then she fled all the way and fell off a cliff, so she was picked up by us."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's explanation, Zheng Mi'an breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's the case. What's the name of the girl you picked up?"
Hearing Zheng Mi'an's words, Jiang Nianjiao smiled awkwardly, and the Zheng family's daughter-in-law couldn't help but correct her, "Father, what the princess means is that the girl can't remember her own name now. I think the princess also wants to find her for the girl." Her family, that’s why she came here to ask you to find clues for her.”
Hearing his daughter-in-law's words, Zheng Mi'an only smiled slowly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm older now and my brain is rusty."
Hearing Zheng Mi'an's words, Jiang Nianjiao immediately smiled and said, "What did Uncle Zheng say? You still have half a hundred years to live."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's admiration, Zheng Mi'an just waved his hand, "Help, I helped, but what you said is exaggerating."
After that, he added, "I'm really old now, and I really can't remember many things. And most of my things are now assigned to the people below, so I still have to do the things you mentioned tomorrow." I'll have to check the files before I can give you an answer."
Jiang Nianjiao was not too anxious. She had only come to ask for a clue for Zijuan. Now that Zheng Mi'an agreed to her request, she naturally did not go any further.
"Okay, if Uncle Zheng can find clues about Miss Xiao Zi for me, then I will find her family for Miss Xiao Zi. I will definitely bring her here to thank you in person."
Zheng Mi'an just smiled and said, "These are all easy to talk about."
While Jiang Nianjiao was chatting with Zheng Mi'an, the old lady of the Zheng family just brought the last dish to the dining table in the main hall.
The old lady waved to everyone and said, "Stop talking, everyone, it's important to eat now!"
Upon hearing the old lady's call, the Zheng family's daughter-in-law immediately got up and went to the kitchen to help.
Jiang Nianjiao's purpose of coming here has been achieved. At the moment, she naturally just followed Zheng Mi'an's arrangement and took a seat. When the last dish was delivered to the table, everyone was ready to start eating.
There was such a lively scene with a large table of people and a large table of dishes, which is something we don’t often see in the Zheng family. Mrs. Zheng’s eight-year-old daughter couldn’t help but smile and clap her hands when she saw the large table of delicious food on the table. "Okay! Is today the Chinese New Year?"
The childish words made her laugh out loud. Zheng Mi'an said, "Princess, you're welcome. Just eat whatever you like."
Hearing Zheng Mi'an's words, Jiang Nianjiao nodded.
However, before everyone could put down their chopsticks, there was another knock on the door.
Everyone was surprised. Who else would come to the door at this point?
However, the old lady still got up and said, "Here, who is it!"
The person at the door didn't answer.
Fortunately, the courtyard is not big. You can reach the courtyard from the main hall. You can only walk three or five steps before the courtyard door opens.
When she suddenly saw a tall and handsome young man standing outside the yard, the old lady didn't recognize him for a moment.
"Who are you looking for, young master?" When asking this question, the old lady even couldn't help but suspect that the young man in front of her had actually recognized the wrong person and taken the wrong road.
However, the young master Qingjun just said in a calm voice, "Hello, auntie, I am the official Lu Zhizhang. I have something to come to see Mr. Zheng. Please let Auntie Zheng pass the news to me."
After hearing the other party's polite words, Old Mrs. Zheng looked Lu Zhizhang up and down first. Her look made Lu Zhizhang a little confused, but he still maintained his gentle smile.
"Auntie, what's wrong with lowering your rank?" he asked with a gentle smile.
Old Mrs. Zheng immediately shook her head. She waved her hand and said with a cheerful smile, "There is nothing wrong. It's just that I have heard from Old Zheng that Mr. Lu from Dali Temple is not only a handsome man, but he is also very good at handling cases."
Upon hearing what Mrs. Zheng said, Lu Zhizhang just said, "Auntie is so complimentary! I'm not as good as my auntie said."
Listening to his old lady and Lu Zhizhang talking about this, but still not letting anyone in, Zheng Mi'an couldn't help but said, "Old lady, what are you talking to at the door? Hurry up and let people in!" "
Hearing this, the old lady of the Zheng family remembered that it seemed a bit too rude to have people standing at the door. At that moment, she immediately turned sideways and extended an invitation to Lu Zhizhang, "Master Lu, you haven't eaten yet. Come to my house for dinner first. Let's If you have anything else, let’s talk about it after eating.”
Lu Zhizhang smiled slightly when he heard this, but when he looked up, he found that there was only one other person sitting in the room that he didn't expect.
The courtyard is not big, and the main hall is almost directly facing the courtyard door. With just one glance, the two people can look at each other.
Jiang Nianjiao looked a little embarrassed. She never thought that she would meet Lu Zhizhang unexpectedly here, and they would have to eat at the same table.
If possible, Jiang Nianjiao really wanted to turn around and leave immediately.
However, people were already seated, and Jiang Nianjiao didn't want to be too obvious, and they didn't know what the issue was between them and Lu Zhizhang. Wouldn't it be obvious to show their grudges like this?
Lu Zhizhang naturally saw Jiang Nianjiao, and his expression was very calm. Even when he saw Jiang Nianjiao, there was nothing unnatural on his face.
I don't know what he thought of, but when he met Jiang Nianjiao's eyes, he just turned to look at the old lady and said, "It's better not to do it. Since Mr. Zheng is still eating, I won't interrupt you anymore. It's not too late to talk tomorrow."
After saying this, Lu Zhizhang stood up and left.
However, before he could step out of the door, the old lady suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Mr. Lu, why are you being so polite? My old man has already told you to come in."
Lu Zhizhang probably didn't expect the old lady to be so hospitable. He was so staggered that he almost stepped into the house.
Such an unexpected action made Lu Zhizhang's face show panic that was different from a smile.
Although Jiang Nianjiao didn't really want to have anything to do with this guy, she couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the second expression on this hypocrite's face.
However, this brief smile returned to his calm demeanor when Lu Zhizhang raised his head.
Lu Zhizhang knew that there was a high probability that he would not be able to escape this time. Therefore, in order to end his embarrassing posture, Lu Zhizhang could only follow the old lady of the Zheng family into the house.
He said calmly, "Aunt Zheng, I can leave by myself. Thank you for your hospitality. Please let it go."
After hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the old lady of the Zheng family finally let go.
Then he entered the hall and the old lady locked the door.
He bowed his hands and greeted Uncle Zheng and his family one by one.
However, when he reached Jiang Nianjiao's position, he paused slightly.
Uncle Zheng's uncle didn't know about the grievances between him and Jiang Nianjiao in the previous life, nor did he know that they had been on a blind date before, but it didn't work out.
So Uncle Zheng's uncle introduced Jiang Nianjiao to Lu Zhizhang very enthusiastically.
"Master Lu probably doesn't know the name of this girl, right? She is Princess Jin, the wife of Prince Jin."
Hearing Zheng Mi'an's introduction, Lu Zhizhang and Jiang Nianjiao were both a little embarrassed. But when Zheng Mi'an didn't know why, Lu Zhizhang suddenly raised his hands to Jiang Nianjiao and said, "I have met Princess Jin before."
He looked like a new acquaintance.
Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but return the favor.
So she could only hold up her hands and say to Lu Zhizhang, "Nianjiao, I have met Mr. Lu."
Unexpectedly, her greeting only made Zheng Mi'an discover his blind spot: "Princess, I haven't introduced Mr. Lu yet, how come you already know him?"
There was a moment of embarrassment on Jiang Nianjiao's face, but soon she said calmly, "Uncle Zheng, do you think you are the only one who has the ability to observe people's emotions, and I don't? This young master is so handsome, and he keeps claiming to be a lower official. Your Dali Temple only has one piece of temple grass, is it difficult to guess his identity?"
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, everyone couldn't help but laugh along with them. Jiang Nianjiao also laughed with everyone. It was clear that everything she said was about him, but he was not included in every word.
Lu Zhizhang said no more. He just planned to quietly pick a seat and sit down. Unexpectedly, the youngest daughter of the Zheng family immediately patted her position and greeted Lu Zhizhang, "Big brother, sit here with me! Sit here with me!"
Lu Zhizhang looked at that location and realized that it was almost adjacent to Jiang Nianjiao.
The other empty seat was exactly opposite Jiang Nianjiao, and for a moment he didn't know where he should sit.
While he was hesitating, the little girl had already gotten off the table and pulled him to sit next to her. "Brother, why are you shy? I'm just a little girl."
Lu Zhizhang didn't say anything. How could he say that he was shy because of Jiang Nianjiao on the other side.
However, there was no better choice at the moment, so Lu Zhizhang could only sit silently next to Jiang Nianjiao.
But while everyone was looking at him, Jiang Nianjiao's eyes never fell on Lu Zhizhang.
Lu Zhizhang naturally felt her embarrassment.
But what could he say? What can be done? Now that he has sat down, if he wants to blame him, then he can only blame God.
