In the office, Lantian and Zhao Yunshan, father and son, heard footsteps and laughter coming from outside the door. They all looked up and saw a rare group of people appearing outside.

Lantian blinked, trying to make sure he wasn't seeing things, but Zhao Yunshan had already rushed out to greet his wife.

"lady!"

Seeing the big firecracker rushing towards her, Jiang Mengrou retreated to the side without leaving a trace, but she could not withstand Zhao Yunshan's superb martial arts and was hugged tightly.

With a blushing face, she pushed him away and walked inside with her daughter, not looking at the two little heads grinning at the door.

Lantian was a perceptive person and he quickly reacted. "Greetings to the Grand Princess Yongle."

Jiang Mengrou told him not to be polite, but he was still very reserved. On the one hand, this was Shangguan's wife, and he was just an outsider. On the other hand, the person in front of him was the famous Grand Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

He quietly approached his children and asked, "Why did you come here with the Grand Princess?"

His daughter Lan Yu'er ignored him, her eyes fixed on something else. It was his good son Lan Jinlin who spoke up, "Just now on the road, the little princess mistook her for me, and that's how we met."

Lantian nodded and didn't care about his daughter's disregard. After all, it was a common thing.

When he opened the meal his daughter brought him and compared it with the delicious delicacies served by General Zhao, which were both delicious and piping hot, he couldn't help but sigh: people of the same kind have different fates.

"Hey, Lao Tian, ​​come and try the food in my house. Don't be stingy and let me have a taste of yours too." Zhao Yunshan shouted at him.

So the two tables were put together to eat together. During the meal, Lantian was still cautious and prudent. Zhao Yunshan was worried about how such a father could raise two unruly children.

Although Lan Jinlin appeared to be well-behaved and obedient in front of him, one could clearly see his arrogance; his sister was the same; it was obvious at first glance that she was not an ordinary noble lady, like the female general in the storybook that Mingyue had shown him.

Especially the thin calluses on her hands, which were not caused by embroidery or playing the piano, but more like those caused by practicing sword and bow.

Lan Yu'er quickly noticed Zhao Yunshan's gaze and smiled at him respectfully. Zhao Yunshan did not feel embarrassed about being discovered and nodded at her.

Lan Jinlin was competing with Zhao Mingyang. The two of them were either rushing to pick up food for Mingyue, or competing to see who could get the last piece of meat in the bowl first.

However, neither of them got the last piece of meat, and Zhao Minghao became the final winner.

Mingyue had come here just to eat. Jiang Mengrou saw that the small bowl in front of her was piled high with food, so she quietly switched the bowl to Minghao. Mingyue, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, had no idea.

Jiang Mengrou sighed helplessly. If she hadn't stopped her, this girl would have eaten it all, and her little stomach would have been bloated.

Seeing his mother's actions, Mingyang understood that she was trying to control Mingyue's appetite. Thinking of his sister, who had overeaten some time ago and vomited a lot in the middle of the night, he couldn't help but nod his head. His mother was really thoughtful.

Lan Jinlin looked at Jiang Mengrou's actions in shock, and even thought of the reason why "the Grand Princess favors boys over girls"... but saw Zhao Mingyang glaring at him and pouting, indicating that he didn't think of anything.

Mingyue finished eating the chicken leg and saw that the small bowl in front of her had been completely eaten. She wiped her hands, touched her bulging belly and said, "Mom, I'm full!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone unconsciously looked at Mingyue. Lantian was the most exaggerated. He swallowed his saliva. This little girl, bah, how can the little princess be so greedy...

After a short rest after dinner, they started to get busy again. Jiang Mengrou also wanted to say goodbye while the snow was not heavy.

Mingyue hugged Jiang Mengrou and kissed her again and again, "Mother, I can't bear to leave you."

"If you can't bear to leave me, then go back with mother." Jiang Mengrou said with a smile.

Mingyue suddenly became quiet and shook her head.

Hahahahahaha, everyone laughed.

Soon, Lantian and the others started the investigation. Mingyue couldn't help, so she stayed quietly in the house, drinking honey water and eating fruits.

"County Magistrate Lan, is there any record of the population of Luojia Village over the years?" Zhao Mingyang suddenly asked.

"Yes, yes, it's here!" Lantian handed the annual population register to Zhao Yunshan. "Sir, have you discovered anything?"

Zhao Mingyang shook his head. "It's just something I'm confused about."

At this time, Zhao Yunshan didn't have much in the way of investigative skills. He could easily suppress the bandits, but finding clues would be difficult. Therefore, Zhao Mingyang became his military advisor.

At this moment, he looked at the little boss proudly, and boasted in his heart that he was worthy of being my, Zhao Yunshan's son.

Mingyang looked at the population registration book of Luojia Village over the past hundred years. Fortunately, this book only recorded the total population, new population, and number of deaths each year, so it didn't seem difficult to do.

Lan Jinlin also leaned over, and soon, both of them frowned, "This...something's not right."

"What's wrong, little boss!" Zhao Yunshan asked curiously.

"The proportion of new births in Luojia Village each year in recent years has been a very large number compared to the past, but why is it that there are only about 200 people now?" Mingyang said.

Over there, Lan Tian wrote and calculated, but he was still a few moments behind his son. Lan Jinlin said, "Under normal circumstances, there should be more than a thousand people in Luojia Village. So where are the remaining 800 people now?"

Mingyue had already stopped drinking tea and was watching the conversation over there closely.

After a moment of silence, Ming Yang spoke up, "Does the number of deaths match the original registered number?"

"It matches. It was Village Chief Luo who checked them one by one. After all, they are all dead bodies, and the deaths are so tragic, so it can only be checked by the only adult, the village chief." Lantian replied.

"Village chief..." Everyone thought of the greedy and dramatic old man.

Mingyue suddenly thought of something and asked, "Uncle, how big is Luojia Village? If each person has a small room, can a thousand people live there?"

Lantian immediately took out a pen and paper and started calculating again, but his son beat him to the punch again, "Okay."

"Luojia Village covers a large area, and every household has built a big house, which is at least bigger than other villages I have seen," Lan Jinlin added.

Minghao was very straightforward. Combining several clues, he came up with this conclusion: "Is it possible that there are more than a thousand people in the entire village, but no one knows about it?"

Seeing that no one said anything, he thought he had said something wrong, so he lowered his head and went back to polishing his sword.

Ming Yang and Lan Jinlin looked at each other, nodded, and consoled him, "Second brother, you are right."

"This Village Chief Luo cannot be trusted completely. Luojia Village... seems to be hiding many secrets..."

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Hehua, the "little follower" who was pouring tea for Mingyue at the table, almost knocked over the teapot in her hand when she heard the noise from the other end.

"Hehua, are you okay?" Taotao asked with concern.

"No, no, it's okay..."

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