In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

"The little girl's name is Cheng Zhiyi, and she is the adopted daughter of the deputy county magistrate."

"..."

For a moment, Bai Qingze was speechless.

"For such a small place, Huai County actually has a deputy county magistrate."

Bai Qingze frowned.

He thought about it, then smiled and said to them, "In that case, let's continue to investigate the relationship between the so-called adopted daughter of the deputy county magistrate and our Lady White."

"Is it the deputy county magistrate who ordered Zhang and Bai Ergou to be released?"

"Yes."

The guards below saluted respectfully and then went out to check again.

Bai Qingze, on the other hand, had a dull expression on his face and looked very unhappy.

A slight breeze knocked at the side and frightened me to death.

He knew that the young master had different feelings towards that Bai Lu lady, and they seemed to have a very good relationship.

Once something related to Bai Lu happens, if Bai Lu is unhappy, Bai Qingze will be very unhappy when he sees it.

Now, we have to find out the truth of this matter quickly, otherwise the young master will probably be unhappy forever.

Bai Lu's home.

Leng Bingnian pulled his hand out of the weeds, stood up and slowly walked into the house.

Inside the house, the little prince and seven little moons were playing.

Leng Bingnian glanced at them and his expression softened.

He reached behind him and many straw toys magically appeared.

There are little wolves, little straw balls, little straw ponies, and even little straw flowers...little birds, little dragonflies, little crickets...

They saw these little straw toys for a moment.

Everyone is very excited.

Bai Yiyue especially praised him and said, "Thank you, Brother Leng Bingnian!"

"Brother, you are so amazing. You can actually make something so cute."

"Yeah, yeah."

"..."

The seven little moons were very happy.

They all smiled at Leng Bingnian and said, "Little brother, you are really amazing. You can actually weave such an exquisite little katydid!"

"Yeah, this little dragonfly is really pretty."

"...We like it so much."

They all held small straw toys and had a lot of fun playing with them.

Even the little prince was laughing and holding up a straw pony.

Before, even the pony inlaid with gems from Persia was not as enjoyable as the one he was having now.

......How should I put it? He felt that he had a lot of fun playing with Leng Bingnian and Qi Qi Little Moons, and their feelings towards each other were very sincere and pure.

But it’s completely different from those people in the palace.

They don't seem to like themselves very much.

Leng Bingnian didn't feel bored at all staying here, and even wanted to stay here forever, but he knew in his heart that he couldn't stay here forever.

Just when they were feeling happy and a little sad, they saw someone coming to the door. It was Bai Qingze.

"Mr. Bai, why are you here?"

When the young prince saw him, he immediately rushed over, stood in front of him with great interest, raised his lovely smiling face and asked.

Looking at the little prince below, Bai Qingze smiled.

He said, "Let me see the seven little moons."

"Come and see them! All right, then, go and see them!"

"..."

"Uncle Bai, you're here!"

When they saw Bai Qingze, they all called him Uncle Bai.

But Bai Qingze just felt that this name seemed a bit strange.

Seven little moons, each one cuter than the other.

Bai Qingze likes them very much.

He winked at Breeze, and Breeze immediately brought out the seven Ten Rivers behind him.

The seven large food boxes contained 14 plates of exquisite pastries, such as egg yolk lotus seed paste pastry, moon pastry, date paste pastry, pineapple and pea yellow pastry, eight-treasure oil cake, dragon beard pastry...all kinds of snacks, all very exquisite.

When the seven little moons saw such exquisite snacks, they started drooling.

They were all very happy when they smelled the rich milky aroma: "Wow, Uncle Bai! Is this for us?!"

Bai Qingze nodded with a smile, his eyes softened a lot.

His eyes were warm, like a spring breeze, which made the seven little moons like him subconsciously.

They all walked up to Bai Qingze and stretched out their hands for him to hug: "Hug!"

"Hello, Uncle Bai! Hug me!"

"Ah."

Bai Qingze picked them up lovingly and placed them on his lap. The little ones all smelled sweet and were not dirty at all.

People say that children are dirty, but he thinks these children are easy to raise and clean.

Maybe it’s because White Snake raised him well.

When Weifeng, who was standing next to him, saw this, his eyes almost popped out.

He didn't expect that his son was such a person. His son actually liked these children very much.

But when Bai Qingze was in Kyoto, he really disliked the children from powerful families.

But after a closer look, he felt that... White Snake had a good way of educating her children. The children raised by White Snake were all fair, cute, and very polite. However, the children of the powerful people in Kyoto were completely different.

The children of the rich and powerful in Kyoto are not polite at all. They scream and act intimidatingly when you hug them. How could a young master like them?!

Oh, he looked at the seven little moons and felt extremely happy in his heart, let alone the young master.

Then Bai Qingze said slowly: "You can eat as much as you want of these cakes. I specially asked the shopkeeper Jixiang to order them. They are made with goat milk and a small amount of flour. They are very easy to digest."

In short, Bai Qingze specially found the owner of Jixiang Restaurant to customize the small milk cakes for the seven little moons.

As he spoke, Bai Qingze turned his head to look at Leng Bingnian and the little prince beside him, and smiled at them.

"There are 14 plates of cakes. You two can have some too."

“We don’t like eating this kind of food.”

Leng Bingnian shook his head and didn't really want to eat.

He doesn't like eating these sweet things.

The little prince liked it very much, so Leng Bingnian pushed the little prince and asked him to go over and eat.

While the little prince and the Seven Moons were eating, their hands were not idle and they stuffed some more into Leng Bingnian's hands.

"..."

The helpless expression on Leng Bingnian's face was very obvious.

He didn't want to eat it at first, but when he saw the seven little moons with sparkling eyes asking him to eat, and the little prince kept giving him food, he also ate a few bites.

They get along quite harmoniously.

Bai Qingze glanced at them and smiled silently.

They are so cute and fun, so I naturally can't let them get hurt.

So he planned to visit the county magistrate and the deputy county magistrate tomorrow and ask them to introduce Cheng Zhiyi to him.

He wanted to take a closer look at who this little girl was and why she was so scheming.

......

Today, the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop is doing very well, with sales even reaching two thousand taels of silver a day.

Who can blame them for launching a lot of new products in their store, adding two more employees, and opening on the first day of the year... naturally their store's turnover is high.

When Bai Lu returned to the room, she found Bai Qingze was also in the room, looking at her with a smile.

The guard Weifeng next to him was staring at him like a fool, and when he saw Bai Lu's gaze shifted to him, he immediately waved and greeted her brightly.

"White Lady, hi~"

Bai Lu: “…”

Bai Lu twitched her lips, coughed twice, and smiled at them.

"Mr. Bai, you are here!"

Bai Qingze nodded with a smile.

Then he invited her into the house.

"Miss, you must have been busy outside all day. Please take a seat."

Bai Lu smiled.

After she briefly shared the joy of the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop with Bai Qingze, Bai Qingze's eyes lit up and he smiled at Bai Lu.

"In that case, if you have time later, you can share your experience in selling drinks."

"I'll open one in Kyoto later, and then you can make double the money."

Bai Lu nodded with a smile. It was naturally easier to make money in Kyoto than in their Lotus Town.

It might take their milk tea shop in Lianhua Town a very long time and accumulate many, many customers before they can reach two thousand taels of silver per day.

But if it is Kyoto, the turnover may even be higher than this.

Maybe two thousand taels, which is basically nothing.

Bai Lu talked to Bai Qingze with a smile for half an hour. After talking until her mouth was dry, Bai Qingze just smiled and said.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you."

"I'm sure you also know about the Zhang family and Bai San Gou and Bai Si Gou."

"Leave that matter to me. Leave it to me. I will help you find out who is behind this."

Hearing this, Bai Lu was stunned.

She took a sip of water and smiled at Bai Qingze.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Bai."

"Mr. Bai, I will never forget your kindness."

Bai Qingze smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, we are all family."

"Tomorrow, I will go and check it out for you."

After Bai Lu spent some time with the seven little moons, he went to ask about Gu Liang's learning progress.

Seeing so many people at her house, she went out to buy some main dishes and side dishes, ate at home, and then went back to sleep.

And on the second day, as expected, Bai Qingze changed into a green round-necked robe and a fox fur cloak, looking like a nobleman with an imposing temperament.

Huai County is quite far from Lianhua Town, but it doesn’t matter, because he can ride a horse.

Half a day later, he arrived in Huai County.

Huai County looks much more upscale than Lianhua Town. The place is much larger than Lianhua Town, and there are not just so many dilapidated little tiled houses.

There are many courtyards with blue bricks and black tiles where nobles live, and large courtyards are located here in an orderly manner.

There are more than ten times more rich people here than in Lianhua Town. No wonder this is only a county.

The previous Lotus Town was just a town.

When Bai Qingze thought of this, he couldn't help but think, maybe... Bai Lu is already one of the richest families in Lianhua Town now.

He should already be the richest man!

I wonder when Bai Lu will become the richest man in Huai County.

Bai Qingze led his men and slowly walked to the outside of Huai County Government Office.

Then, someone from the county government stopped Bai Qingze and asked sternly, "Who is it?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Bai Qingze dressed in noble clothes and wearing a valuable jade pendant on his waist. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

The bailiff's face turned pale all of a sudden.

He quickly said: "... Sir, Sir, I didn't mean it."

"I... am so sorry."

Bai Qingze glanced at the yamen runner and said to him indifferently, "It's none of your business."

"Go in and inform the county magistrate immediately."

"Just say...Bai Qingze is here."

Bai Qingze?

Although the bailiff didn't know who this person was, he subconsciously felt that this person must be very powerful, otherwise he couldn't have said that he was notifying the county magistrate instead of going in directly to pay a visit to the county magistrate.

Hearing this, the bailiff was so frightened that his face turned pale and he almost lost his soul.

He rushed in and told the magistrate of Huai County: "A young man has come outside and wants you to go out and meet him."

"what?!"

"You want me to go out and meet him?!"

The magistrate of Huai County said that this man was really bold.

But when he heard that the man's name was Bai Qingze, he slid off the chair and collapsed on the ground.

My heart started beating fast.

He quickly said to the people: "Hey, where is Mr. Bai?!"

"Let's go out and meet him."

Having said that, he rushed out immediately.

He doesn't even care about his own image.

The yamen runner next to him was also shocked to see the county magistrate like this, but he felt relieved in his heart.

Oh my God, he is indeed a very important person. Fortunately, I did not offend this young man.

After they went out, they saw Bai Qingze standing there tall and slender with a calm expression. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Seeing him standing there, the county magistrate immediately stepped forward, bowed and greeted Bai Qingze with a smile.

"Oh, I didn't expect it to be Mr. Bai."

"Mr. Bai, I have heard of you for a long time. You must have been tired coming all the way from Kyoto."

Bai Qingze smiled slightly and shook his head, "It's not hard at all."

"Let's go in and talk."

"Good good."

The county magistrate welcomed him in with a smile on his face, poured him a cup of tea personally, served him a lot of snacks, and complimented Bai Qingze with a smile.

"Mr. Bai, it's great that you can come."

"But why didn't you tell us in advance? So we could go to meet you and entertain you!"

Bai Qingze smiled slightly, exchanged a few words with him, and then immediately said.

"By the way, I heard that you have several deputy county magistrates in Huai County, right?"

The county magistrate didn't know why he asked this, but he still answered truthfully.

"Yes, we have two deputy county magistrates in Huai County, one is Deputy County Magistrate Cheng, and the other is Deputy County Magistrate Zhou."

As the county magistrate spoke, he glanced at Bai Qingze and saw that his face was indifferent and his expression was still unrecognizable.