I don't know if Pei Yanzhou took her all the way in a grand manner. After the initial episode, there was no apparent trouble at the Ye family's banquet.
Except for being forced to drink a glass of wine by Pei Wenshu in the middle, Song Jinyin didn't feel much discomfort.
Even putting aside those sarcastic remarks, when she followed Pei Yanzhou and left early, she still felt that there was something wrong with how smoothly this event went.
On the way back home, the carriage stopped at Jinsi Tower.
The Golden Silk Building is one of the famous buildings in Kyoto City, with a total of two floors.
On the first floor, there is a dazzling array of jewelry from the girl's family, divided into categories.
There is a separate private room on the second floor. If you are a distinguished guest, you can go upstairs to sip famous tea and wait for the shopkeeper to bring your valuables up in person.
Song Jinyin followed Pei Yanzhou into this building.
A light woody fragrance lingers on the tip of the nose, showing elegance and tranquility. It does not look like a jewelry store, but rather like an elegant place where calligraphers and painters gather.
The shopkeeper had sharp eyes. He took one look at Pei Yanzhou and knew that he had a good background, so he hurriedly ushered the person to the private room on the second floor.
None of the really expensive things are on display, so people have to be invited up to take a look.
"Choose for yourself."
Pei Yanzhou ignored the shopkeeper's attentiveness and spoke to Song Jinyin next to him.
After a while, when he saw that she didn't respond, he clicked his tongue impatiently: "Why, you can collect other people's things, but I have to ask you to collect them when I bring you out?"
It took Song Jinyin a long time to realize that this person was speaking to her.
It's really strange that Pei Yanzhou actually brought her to choose jewelry.
"Yes, my servant, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."
Thanks to her good health, Song Jinyin did not hesitate to resist.
Gold and silver jewelry are all things that can be exchanged for money. She has nothing to be stubborn about.
It's just that I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
The people at the banquet looked at her just now, as if they had given her the title of a caged bird, just like a plaything.
There were also jokes that floated in my ears from time to time. Every word and word clearly reflected the identity of the two people, which also achieved the old lady's purpose of asking her to follow them.
A person who cannot be on the stage will never be on the stage. Even if she is favored for a while, it is just a flash in the pan and cannot erase her status as a slave.
Fortunately, she no longer cares.
When the guards found Pei Yanzhou, Song Jinyin had just finished thinking about the best way to exchange money.
There was a horse resting outside, and the person who came was gesturing towards Pei Yanzhou with a fist, and then approached his ear.
Song Jinyin hurriedly took a few steps away to avoid hearing those words.
"The Xu family stopped outside the city. They have no plans to enter the city yet. They must have known that they were being targeted. Would you like to go and pick them up in person?"
Frowning his brows, Pei Yanzhou didn't expect that the Xu family would arrive so many days ahead of schedule.
After thinking for a long time, his eyes became clearer and clearer, and then he nodded casually in response.
"Of course I have to... target the people of the Xu family. Are there any other actions?"
"My lord, I have been dormant in the dark. I didn't dare to step forward rashly, for fear that General Xu would have a back-up plan."
After a few words of warning, Pei Yanzhou's eyes fell back on Song Jinyin.
Every time he came forward with news, she would always step back a foot away instantly, lowering her eyes and saying nothing like an old monk in trance, for fear of being tainted by anything related to him.
Suppressing the worry in his heart, Pei Yanzhou called her out of the Golden Silk Building.
The shopkeeper at the back didn't dare to stay longer. He could only watch the distinguished guest turn around, but before his heart completely fell to the bottom, the voice from the front came again.
"Pick a few and send them to the Duke's Mansion, Zhuyayuan."
The shopkeeper was shocked and responded repeatedly.
Song Jinyin couldn't understand his behavior and wanted to ask, but she didn't want to see his cold face.
Maybe he didn't really want to buy her anything, just like his taunting on the carriage, it was all just for the sake of the prince's courtyard.
...
The shops on this street are a bit expensive, and the items sold there are not items that ordinary people can easily afford, so there are not many passers-by on this street.
Song Jinyin had no idea of looking further, and was about to go to the carriage in front, but she was suddenly pulled over.
The world was spinning in front of her eyes, and the hand around her waist exerted force and instantly brought her onto the horse.
"Take you to play outside."
Before the exclamation could be heard, the horse headed straight for the city gate.
After the group of people disappeared in the long street, several figures coming out of the alley behind them also hurriedly got on their horses. One person hurried back to Ye Mansion, and the others continued to follow.
Ye Wanqiu was still joking with the Pei girl when he saw the maid wink secretly, get up and walk outside the house.
"Girl, the prince took the maid and rode away. It doesn't look like he is returning to the Duke's mansion."
"Leave on horseback...and you're actually still accompanying that bitch!"
Ye Wanqiu tightened her handkerchief and couldn't believe that Pei Yanzhou actually had a crush on that maid. He clearly didn't care about that bitch at the banquet!
"Do you want anyone to follow you?"
"I'm following, but I don't know if I can still find an opportunity."
"If you can't find her, keep following her! I don't believe Pei Yanzhou can keep looking at her!"
"Yes, girl."
The maid was ordered to retreat, but when she was done, she was called to stop by Ye Wanqiu.
"Did the Ruanjinsan powder get on Pei Wenshu's sleeves?"
"Don't worry, girl. I saw the powder on it with my own eyes. If something happens to Song Jinyin, a quick check will show that the loose tendons in her body are inseparable from Miss Pei."
...
The people in Ye Mansion on the other side had their own thoughts, and Song Jinyin on the other side had been scared away half of her soul.
She didn't expect to be able to gallop like this on a horse in her life. She didn't dare to open her eyes. Because she was covered in the cloak by Pei Yanzhou, she subconsciously snuggled into the arms of the person behind her and tightly held on to the edge of the cloak.
It wasn't until the wind in her ears died down that she carefully opened her mouth a crack.
There was a deep laugh coming from above her head, the joy she had not heard for a long time.
"You are so cowardly. When you are stubborn with me, I don't think you are very capable."
"Slave is just..."
Before she finished speaking, Song Jinyin choked on the wind and hiccupped slightly. She was so frightened that she quickly reached out to cover her mouth.
Such a gaffe would be punished in front of the grandma of the Duke's Mansion.
The laughter above the head seemed to get louder, making it difficult to distinguish the current situation.
Song Jinyin's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but tilt her head up, trying to look past his chin and look at his face.
Perhaps noticing his changes, Pei Yanzhou's eyes darkened and the smile on his lips faded.
There is a tea house at the foot of the mountain outside the city, and a little further forward, there is a pavilion, which seems to be a place of departure specially built here.
The big horse stopped in front of the pavilion, and the man on the horse returned to a cold look.
"Wait for me here."
"Where is the prince going?"
It was desolate everywhere, and not many people even stayed at the teahouse in the distance. Song Jinyin subconsciously grabbed his sleeve.
Seeing a bit of panic in her watery eyes, Pei Yanzhou softened in his heart.
But the Xu family was still ahead, and he came here to discuss what needed to be discussed before they entered the city.
The reins were pulled up, and Pei Yanzhou reined in the horse and turned to look at him, with a hint of warning in his eyes.
"I'll be back when I'm done. Don't run around or think about escaping. Cang Lin will stay and watch over you."
Maybe he felt that his tone was too harsh, so Pei Yanzhou lowered his voice again and handed over the money bag on his waist, "I'll be back soon. If you're not interested, you can go to the tea room in front and pay the waiter to serve tea." Let me tell you a story."
Song Jinyin looked at him sitting on a tall horse, with fragments of light and shadow falling through the branches behind him, vaguely reflecting the outline of his body.
She was suddenly stunned, as if she saw the former boy through the man in front of her.
Although the young man was tough, he never really left her behind.
With her heart full of sourness, Song Jinyin's eyes turned red, she lowered her head before shedding tears, and said hello obediently.
