A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

The Inspector General, Su Qiwei, the Earl of Lingnan, was ordered by the Emperor to inspect various places and supervise all officials.

He didn't even return to Beijing for the Spring Festival due to official business, spending a busy New Year away from home.

Fortunately, the case has been mostly resolved in the past few days, and he can now take a short break before returning to Beijing to resume his duties.

Therefore, Lingnan Bo Suqiwei changed into casual clothes, without any attendants, and planned to wander around this small county town alone and eat some local specialties.

He found a small shop, and as soon as he stepped inside, he saw his good nephew about to walk out of the shop.

The first thought that flashed through Lingnan Bo Suqiwei's mind was, "It seems that there are some hidden talents in this restaurant!" Even his fastidious nephew, who almost never eats out, made an exception for it!

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Su Qiwei saw a simply dressed but very cute and endearing little girl next to his nephew.

The two are clearly together!

Su Qiwei: "???"

No, nephew, what's wrong with you?!

You've been working with me on cases for six months, and now you dare to go out to dinner with young girls?!

So shocked was Su Qiwei speechless for a long time.

Xie Youchang felt a tingling sensation all over his body under his uncle's shocked gaze.

He didn't even know how to introduce Song Yanyan to his uncle!

The uncle and nephew remained silent.

One had a shocked face, and the other had a blank expression.

Song Yanyan looked at this and that from the side.

Although she didn't recognize the inspector, Song Yanyan immediately understood when she saw the two men's somewhat similar faces and the strange atmosphere.

Wow, so this must be the Inspector General!

However, the inspector was staring at Xie Youchang, and Song Yanyan didn't know how to properly break the ice.

You can't exactly say, "Excuse me, can you move aside? I need to get through."

Fortunately, the Inspector, being the Earl of Lingnan who enjoyed the Emperor's favor, was more mature and composed than the greenhorn Xie Youchang. He broke the awkward silence with a smile: "Youchang, out for dinner?"

Xie Youchang's expression changed again.

This sounds like a very ordinary greeting, but the problem is that his uncle knows he rarely eats or drinks outside, so this question is somewhat malicious!

Weird!

It's not even the end of the first month of the lunar calendar yet. If I weren't afraid of accidentally hurting my uncle, I would have cut his hair when I got back!

Xie Youchang spoke expressionlessly: "Uncle, what brings you out today?"

Su Qiwei chuckled, "I came out for a walk because I felt something was on my mind. And look, it's actually been quite fruitful."

His words were meaningful and pointed.

Xie Youchang subconsciously glanced at Song Yanyan beside him, his ears burning slightly.

Seeing his nephew's dumbfounded look, Su Qiwei sighed: "Youchang, aren't you going to introduce this young lady?"

Xie Youchang's ears burned even more, but he forced himself to remain calm: "...This is a friend of mine, Miss Song."

Su Qiwei said meaningfully, "My friend."

Song Yanyan felt that the inspector was speaking strangely.

But she didn't mind. This Duke of Lingnan was favored by the Emperor and received great favor. Perhaps he just liked to talk like that.

Xie Youchang remained calm and ignored Su Qiwei's words. He turned to Song Yanyan and introduced Su Qiwei: "Miss Song, this is my uncle, who is also the inspector who came to investigate the case this time."

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Inspector." Song Yanyan gave a curtsy.

Su Qiwei looked at Song Yanyan with great surprise.

The magistrate's daughter was so frightened by him that her face turned pale and she couldn't speak. Even the adopted daughter of the registrar, whose behavior was relatively natural, tried to avoid him as much as possible.

This young girl is quite interesting. When she heard that he was an inspector, she acted as if she had heard an ordinary identity, and her expression did not change much.

Xie Youchang, fearing that Su Qiwei would make things difficult for Song Yanyan, took a small step forward to block Su Qiwei's view: "Uncle, are you out for dinner? You eat first, I'll see my friend off."

Su Qiwei hissed.

His nephew's reaction... could it be that he's really taking it to heart?

This is not possible.

Given her brother-in-law's social standing, this young girl probably wouldn't even qualify for the status of a concubine.

Su Qiwei remained silent, watching his nephew as if he were a thief, blocking his view, and escorted him out of the small restaurant.

After leaving the small restaurant, Song Yanyan refused Xie Youchang's offer to see her off again: "Sir Xie, your uncle is here, I can go back by myself."

Xie Youchang hesitated for a moment: "...You, walk back by yourself? Can you manage?"

Song Yanyan exclaimed "Ah," still somewhat puzzled: "Thank you for saying that, sir. What's wrong with it being possible or not?"

Xie Youchang paused for a moment, then said, "...I'll have the driver take you home."

Song Yanyan refused: "There's no need for such trouble. It's not far, I can walk back myself, I'll be home soon."

Song Yanyan waved her hand dismissively and walked away quickly.

Xie Youchang stood at the entrance of the small restaurant, watching Song Yanyan's figure disappear around the street corner. After standing there for a while, he returned to the restaurant.

Su Qiwei was already looking at the menu and ordering.

Xie Youchang sat down opposite Su Qiwei.

Su Qiwei ordered a few dishes, then asked Xie Youchang, "Would you like some?"

Xie Youchang pursed her lips and shook her head.

Su Qiwei glanced at it and laughed, "That's right, you just ate."

Xie Youchang felt inexplicably depressed when he thought of Song Yanyan's departing figure. His uncle spoke in such a sarcastic way, but he didn't say anything back. He just sat there expressionless, his eyes downcast, lost in thought.

Su Qiwei's heart skipped a beat, and he waved his hand in front of Xie Youchang.

Xie Youchang looked up at his uncle speechlessly.

Su Qiwei withdrew his hand and sat up a little straighter: "No, Youchang, your parents entrusted you to me and asked me to bring you out to gain experience. I have a responsibility to you... Let me ask you a few more questions."

After a pause, Su Qiwei cut to the chase and asked directly, "Are you interested in that girl?"

"Cough—" Xie Youchang coughed violently.

He coughed and struggled to deny it, "Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about! Cough cough, I didn't, I didn't!"

The reaction was too strong.

Su Qiwei paused for a moment, then said seriously, "Youchang, it's not that I'm trying to discourage you as your uncle, but this girl is not a good match for your status. Give up on her."

Xie Youchang barely managed to stop coughing, pursed his lips, and said in a low voice, "...Uncle, please stop. I have no other feelings for Miss Song. I'm just curious because I've never seen a girl like her before."

"You really didn't mean anything else?"

"Really, no." Xie Youchang's eyes hardened as he nodded slowly, seemingly confirming the truth of his words. "I just thought she was quite interesting... plus she said she wanted to apologize to me, so we went out for a meal together. Nothing else."