When Cang Lin saw someone kicking the stairs, he subconsciously reached out to help him.
"Thank you, Brother Canglin."
Song Jinyin turned her head and smiled at him.
This smile made people feel lost for a moment.
Song Jinyin is very good-looking.
Her face is like a hibiscus, her eyebrows are like a willow, and she is as beautiful as a peach or plum, bright and moving.
When he is not sick, his eyebrows and eyes are as curved as a spring flower when he smiles.
Now that the illness has not gone away, something is hidden in his heart. Although there is no blood on his face, he has a hint of weakness because of it, which inevitably makes people want to take a second look.
After standing firm, Song Jinyin thanked Cang Lin again.
There seemed to be eyes in the hall, with a biting coldness. Song Jinyin didn't even need to raise her eyes to know where the eyes came from.
Thinking about it, he was afraid that he was a little tired of himself.
It's just that it doesn't matter. People like Pei Yanzhou hate betrayal the most and would give up more easily than anyone else.
Maybe he would let her leave the Pei Mansion before the old lady did if he no longer wanted to torment him.
Song Jinyin's chest felt a little tight, but after all, she had some hope again, and she would no longer be sentimental. She felt that Pei Yanzhou couldn't let go of her.
"The girl doesn't look good. It's better to go back to the house and rest early to avoid the wind and cold getting worse."
Song Jinyin came back to her senses and felt blessed. She seemed to have remembered something, and when she spoke again she was more sincere than before.
"Last time Xueyu was bullied, thanks to brother Cang Lin's help, the girl always remembered it. She just wanted to express her gratitude in person, but she didn't dare to approach him every time she saw him. She was always afraid of being misunderstood by him as an ungrateful person."
Cang Lin seemed surprised, and his serious face was a little more emotional, mixed with a little confusion.
He doesn't seem to be that scary.
There was a slight movement from the two people outside, which made the gaze in the hall linger for a long time.
Ye Wanqiu followed suit and looked out.
But she couldn't see the whole scene outside. She only guessed that the person was Song Jinyin based on her feeling.
After returning home yesterday, she thought that the Pei family would come to visit soon, but unexpectedly, no news came out.
Even the information her mother got from the second wife of the Pei family said that Pei Yanzhou had no such intention at all.
Ye Wanqiu didn't believe it.
Although Duke Zhen Guo was a lustful man, the eldest son of the Pei family was a clean and self-sufficient man. There were no women waiting in the backyard, except for Song Jinyin, that cheap maid.
But Song Jinyin never got on the stage.
Ye Wanqiu didn't believe that he was inferior to a maid, let alone the second lady Qi's guess.
Falling in love with a cheap maid?
Pei Yanzhou, the dignified eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, led troops to the battlefield before he was crowned weak. Even His Majesty treats him as half a son. How could such a person do such a ridiculous thing.
After thinking about it, Ye Wanqiu spoke tentatively.
"Brother Yan Zhou, why didn't Song Jinyin come to serve you today? If the maid is so lazy, I won't let you go lightly."
"Didn't you feel relieved yesterday?"
Pei Yanzhou's eyes were cold, and he glanced at Song Jinyin's forearm, which was supported by Cang Lin, and finally fell on the corners of her curved lips.
The sincerity is evident in the smile.
And that look in her eyes was many times gentler than when she looked at him.
Pei Wenshu's words rang in her ears again——
She was never true to you, never.
Pei Yanzhou's hand holding the tea cup unconsciously exerted some force, and his finger bones turned white and bulged, revealing the anger that he could hardly hold back.
He already knew that, didn't he?
Otherwise, why would she abandon him back then? She would rather anger Xu Youyi than take risks just to see Zhou Yanan.
After seeing Cang Lin finish speaking, he turned around and left without even looking at her. Pei Yanzhou tightened his jaw and lost all thought of dealing with Ye Wanqiu.
...
For the first time, Song Jinyin turned around under his gaze.
The sight in the hall was too hard to ignore, so she simply quickened her pace, trying to escape from here as quickly as possible.
A cool breeze blew through the corridor, making her cheeks feel cold and numb.
Just thinking of the words about Brother Yan Zhou just now, Song Jinyin smiled again, blending the emptiness in her heart into the late autumn, and her eyes were sour.
The marriage between the Ye family and the Pei family should have been possible.
Although I don't know why Pei Yanzhou didn't respond to the old lady's inquiry yesterday, Butler Wang's words can be regarded as a reminder.
There will always be concubines in this courtyard.
Even if it wasn't Ye Wanqiu, it would be a woman from another aristocratic family, and she would definitely be the first person the Crown Princess used to scare the monkeys.
When the time comes, Pei Yanzhou will not save her, but will only use her pain to kill his hatred.
She couldn't sit still and wait for death.
After going back to the house and taking a sip of cold water, Song Jinyin lay back on the bed. She didn't have to wait at the front for the past few days, so she could recover a little bit.
A wave of fatigue came over her, making Song Jinyin a little drowsy and sleepy.
At this time, Fuluyuan.
Madam Ye was taken into the old madam's courtyard. After some insinuations, she was sure that this marriage would not happen.
Her expression changed slightly, but after all, she was a member of the family, and she never lost her sense of humor when talking and laughing.
But in the end, looking at the hot steam coming out of the tea cup, I still mentioned it more or less unwillingly.
"The tea here, Madam, is so fragrant. We in the Ye family are all big bosses. We all only know how to run errands. Sometimes His Majesty rewards us with some good things, but when it comes to us, it is a waste. We want to sit down and enjoy the tea." It’s difficult, but fortunately His Majesty takes it seriously and never blames me.”
"Your Majesty has always valued his courtiers, and even my unsatisfactory eldest son has been ignored by Your Majesty several times."
The old lady took the tea cup handed by Mrs. Liu and took a sip.
Listening to the implication of Mrs. Ye's words, knowing that she was obliquely reminding the current power of the Ye family, she had no intention of suppressing the power of the Pei family.
When I was willing to associate with the Ye family, in addition to the fact that Mrs. Ye had frequent contacts with my family, I really valued Ye Wanqiu's family background.
Apart from anything else, just because her father, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, can participate in the conferment of appointments below the sixth rank, it will save the Pei family a lot of effort in the future.
But now her grandson doesn't want to. As a grandmother, she naturally can't let her family lose face in front of outsiders, and she can't let others put pressure on the Duke's palace.
It's just a third-grade official, and Mr. Ye is a prince's young master who is equivalent to a false title, so he doesn't have to be cautious.
Seeing the lukewarm response, Mrs. Ye felt a little unwilling. However, the old lady in front of her had a life earned with blood by the old man of the Pei family. Even after receiving these few words, she had no choice but to suppress her anger.
Seeing that things were gone, Mrs. Ye shook off her handkerchief and stood up.
"The weather doesn't look good today, so I won't bother the old lady any more."
Grandma respectfully sent the person out of the yard. When she saw Mrs. Liu retreating, she stepped forward and gave the old lady a slap on her leg.
"How's it going in the second room?"
"The old slave just went there and asked someone to persuade the second lady to come down, so she didn't make trouble in the courtyard."
"The Qi family is really getting more and more confused! She doesn't even know who the Duke's government should rely on in the future!"
The old lady's face was slightly cold, and the kindness just now disappeared, leaving only a cold and stern expression.
"The first and second wives are both my own children, but the girl I raised doesn't have the grace that she should have. She's not as good as the girl from the third brother who grew up with her own temper!"
Mammy lowered her head and comforted softly: "Old madam, please don't get angry, otherwise you will be so angry. Besides, although the third master is a concubine, he has always been raised by you. The girl in the third room has a general sense, and she is still like you." Grandma taught me well."
Seeing that the old lady's temper had become more subdued, Grandma relaxed a little.
Just thinking about the old lady's plan to send someone off to the prince's courtyard, I can't help but feel a little worried.
"The eldest lady made such a fuss yesterday, and the prince obviously showed a protective attitude. Madam, if you really want to use Miss Jinyin's name to seduce people into the prince's courtyard, it's not like the prince can't guess your intention. I'm just afraid of this. ...It will hurt the ancestral-grandson relationship between you and the Crown Prince.”
"It doesn't matter, he will have a grudge, but the grudge is not as big as Jin Yin girl."
