The person who opened the door was an unfamiliar-looking man.

If Lu Qingfan hadn't been observant and recognized this person as Fang Jin from those familiar eyes, misunderstandings would have inevitably occurred.

Lu Qingfan nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Fang."

"Master Lu is here!" Fang Jin beamed, "Everyone is here, just waiting for you and Guard Leng. The sugar cake has been put on the pan, it will be ready soon!"

Fang Jin's warm smile infected Lu Qingfan, and his thin lips parted slightly: "Thank you."

In the courtyard, Yun Xi and others were indeed all there.

In order to celebrate the solving of the case, Fang Jin specially bought Fang Lian'er and Luo Jiutian's favorite candy cakes from the candy shop to thank everyone.

Yun Xi borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha, and simply suggested setting up a meal in her courtyard to reward her colleagues who had worked hard on the case for several days.

Everyone was busy in the yard: Ren Danqing was arranging the dishes, Ran Piao was carrying the food, Qing Guo was playing with the spoon in the kitchen... and Leng Hai was busy doing something.

Seeing Lu Qingfan and his brother Leng Chuan coming, Leng Hai was amnesty: "Hurry up! Help me quickly. Being a cook is really harder than learning concealed weapons!"

With that said, Leng Hai rushed over, dragged Leng Chuan and pushed him into the house, not forgetting to remind him with a wink that he was given a chance, and it was up to Leng Chuan himself whether he could grasp it!

"I'll do it, I'll do it! Making meals depends on our skills!" Fang Jin also smiled and got into the kitchen after hearing this.

Yun Xi silently walked to Lu Qingfan's side, arched her eyebrows and said, "Young Master Fang is indeed different, right?"

"Well, it seems like a different person." Lu Qingfan's dark eyes were filled with a bit of relief, and Lu Qingfan whispered: "That's good."

Life will always go on. If you are unwilling to work hard if the road ahead is lonely, then where is the joy of being a human being?

Yun Xi was not in a hurry to ask about Lu Qingfan's entry into the palace. She grabbed the man's sleeve and led them to their seats, and joked: "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Let's wait for the banquet."

"That's right, I didn't come back yesterday, and Mr. Lu also looked over the prisoners' confessions over and over again. Today, they entered the palace early in the morning. It's really a lot of trouble." Ran Piao smacked his tongue and said, "It's also a third-grade official.

It’s not a good idea!”

"Pfft, stop talking nonsense. It's okay if you can't take it. Why bother?" Master Ren's folding fan arrived late, but it stabbed Ran Piao's shoulder steadily.

Ran Piao coughed slightly, "That's true."

Lu Qingfan and Yun Xi looked at each other with smiles.

After the banquet started, everyone sat around the round table, and the first chopsticks landed on the long-lost sugar cake.

As Qing Guo murmured "It's delicious, it's delicious", Yun Xi picked up a small piece of candy cake and put it into his mouth. The soft and waxy texture melted with a slight sweetness, and the slightly tough inside

The core needs to be chewed twice more...the candy cake is sticky but not sticky to the teeth, so delicious.

The beautiful peach blossom eyes suddenly widened, and Yun Xi said in surprise: "It's delicious!"

The other people who didn't like sweets kept nodding in agreement, and Lu Qingfan twitched his index finger and ate several pieces.

Seeing that everyone liked his daughter-in-law's favorite food so much, Fang Jin rubbed his knees excitedly and said: "When Lian'er was alive, she said that when she was in a good mood, a piece of candy cake would make her happy even more; when she was in a bad mood, she would be even happier.

A piece of sugar cake can solve all my worries. I have made an agreement with the owner of the sugar cake shop. I will work as an apprentice with him tomorrow and open Lian'er's favorite food shop to the inner city so that more people can try it.

Love eating..."

As he said this, Fang Jin's eyes became hot and he almost shed tears!

Ren Danqing sighed and picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in his hand: "Respect the deceased."

The rest of the people picked up their cups and said in unison: "Respect the deceased."

The crisp sound of the cups touching each other drove away the sadness, and the atmosphere of the meal became lively again.

Fang Jin was so drunk that he drank only one cup and stopped drinking. After drinking, the others felt that the sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed wine tasted good, so they drank one cup after another... Qingguo bought a jar of sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed wine and everyone drank it up.

Yun Xi looked at Master Ran and Master Ren who were staggering around after drinking and started bickering. She smiled helplessly and said, "The two old boys are going to fight again."

"Well," the more Lu Qingfan drank, the brighter his dark eyes became, and his serious eyebrows stared at Yun Xi like the deep sea.

The rare display of affection made Yun Xi's ears warm. She stood up and made an excuse and said, "I'm going to cook some hangover soup for everyone."

Lu Qingfan watched Yun Xi enter the kitchen before looking back.

"No, I'll take my leave first!" Fang Jin couldn't bear the drunkenness, so he stood up with a smile and saluted Lu Qingfan and his party to say goodbye.

"I'll see Mr. Fang off." Lu Qingfan stood up immediately, and Fang Jincheng waved his hands to refuse in fear. Seeing Lu Qingfan's insistence, he had no choice but to follow Lu Qingfan out of the yard like a little follower.

After walking out of the door, Lu Qingfan continued to see each other off, with no intention of going back, which made Fang Jin so nervous that his forehead began to sweat.

He couldn't stand it any longer and finally said, "Sir, will you send it here?"

"I heard that Mr. Fang loves to cry."

"Ah, yes..."

"Yun Wuzuo once gave Mr. Fang a handkerchief." Lu Qingfan's sharp eyes looked up and down at Fang Jin, and there was no hint of happiness or anger in his tone: "Has Mr. Fang washed it?"

Fang Jin suddenly understood, and quickly took out a clean handkerchief from his arms and offered it: "I washed it. I washed it and dried it when I got back today. I was so happy just now that I forgot..."

Before he could say "Give it back to Miss Yun", Fang Jin was choked by Lu Qingfan's words: "I think Mr. Fang is a scholar and knows how to protect men and women."

Lu Qingfan stuffed the handkerchief into his arms and acted like a gentleman: "I will hand over this handkerchief to Mr. Fang."

This tone... doesn't give Fangjin a chance to object, right?!

Fang Jin said: "So, thank you so much, Mr. Lu. How about I take my leave then?"

"I won't send you far."

After getting the handkerchief, Lu Qingfan walked away neatly, leaving Fang Jin stunned in place with a confused look on his face.

It wasn't until he saw Lu Qingfan's figure disappearing around the corner that Fang Jin said sarcastically: "You have sent me far enough."

If you want a veil, you should have told me earlier!

Lu Qingfan entered the yard with his front legs, and Yun Xi came out of the kitchen with his back legs. He was still a little confused when Fang Jin was gone.

"Master Fang is too drunk to drink, so I'll take my leave now."

Lu Qingfan spoke sternly, but Yun Xi always felt that he was a bit strange, but she couldn't explain why.

"What?" Lu Qingfan couldn't help but ask when he saw Yun Xi staring at him.

"How can you be so serious about a trivial matter such as Mr. Fang saying goodbye?" Yun Xi always felt that something was going on.

"Serious people naturally speak seriously." Lu Qingfan retorted seriously.

Yun Xi: "..." Well, something is indeed wrong.

"Knock knock, knock knock!"

There was a sudden knock on the courtyard door, and Yun Xi and Lu Qingfan were startled.

"Did Mr. Fang leave something behind?" Yun Xi walked quickly to the door. Lu Qingfan narrowed his eyes dangerously and stood still.

Could it be that the guy regretted it and wanted to take the veil back?!

Lu Qingfan pressed his chest and secretly decided that if Fang Jin dared to ask for the veil, he would lie and say he didn't take it.

"Master Zong, you are a rare visitor." Yun Xi smiled and stepped aside, revealing a familiar old face.

Lu Qingfan immediately took his hand away from his chest, cupped his fists and saluted Zong Yi: "Master."

"Okay, you can eat alone!"

When Zong Yi saw these old guys, the kids were feasting around the table without calling him. He even forgot the purpose of their visit. He angrily sat down next to Ren Danqing and said, "Old boy, you've climbed up a high branch and you didn't even call me to eat."

?!"

God knows, the meals served by the imperial magistrates and yamen in the capital are so real... It’s hard to describe how real they are!

Yun Xi said apologetically: "It's my fault, I forgot to invite Mr. Zong. Please wait a moment, I will get you a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

Yun Xi said and went to the kitchen. Qingguo stood up angrily and put his hands on his hips and said: "Master Zong is lying! I have obviously gone to invite you! It was the people in the yamen who said that Master Zong went out to open a small stove and was not here..."

"Hey, little girl, don't worry about these details!" Zong Yi quickly stuffed a piece of candy cake into the snack girl's mouth and stuck it in her mouth.

Qingguo immediately forgot to complain about Zong Yi as soon as she had something to eat.

Zong Yi glanced at Lu Qingfan, who suddenly turned dark-faced, with a smile, "Why, you have a daughter-in-law and you have forgotten your master?"

Lu Qingfan: "..." Dare I ask Master, where is your face?

"Here are the bowls and chopsticks." Yun Xi politely asked Mr. Zong to try Qingguo and Mr. Fangjin's craftsmanship.

"Well, this candy cake is really good! I have never tasted such delicious candy cake in Qingzhou!" Zong Yi was extremely satisfied and ate several bites.

"Master, are you just here for a meal?" Lu Qingfan suddenly asked.

Zong Yi's hand holding the chopsticks stiffened.

Oops, I was so busy eating that I forgot about the real thing.

He quickly wiped his lips and stood up, coughing slightly, "According to the emperor's decree, I have been ordered to serve as a face-to-face saint when entering the palace."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Yun Xi and Lu Qingfan suddenly changed.

[Author's digression]: Yun Xi: I wish all the best to the babies taking the college entrance examination!

Lu Qingfan: The future is bright.

Ren Danqing: Titled on the gold list!

Qingguo: It tastes delicious!

Leng Hai: I can do everything in the exam, but I’m still confused!

Leng Chuan: Kill every question instantly.

Ran Piao: ...I asked you to finish talking, what did I say?!

Everyone (all in unison): You can shut up.
Chapter completed!