Half an hour later, in the front yard of the second room.
There was an endless stream of maids coming and going, and there were four or five people coming before and after a pot of tea.
The jasper-colored tea cup is filled with hot air, and the fragrance that wraps around the tip of your nose is fresh and elegant.
Mr. Pei Er raised his hand towards Pei Yanzhou who came over, smiling lovingly.
"It's rare for Yan Zhou to come to our courtyard. This tea is personally presented to you by Your Majesty today. Yan Zhou should try it carefully."
"What comes out of the palace is nothing like vulgar things."
Pei Yanzhou smiled, and then glanced at the person behind him casually: "I came here today because I want to talk to my second uncle about something."
"Oh? But it's about our Pei family?"
The second master put down the things in his hands and motioned for the maid to get down.
Pei Yanzhou's bodyguard came in from outside, holding a woman's coat and an empty medicine bottle.
"Yan Zhou, what does this mean?"
"This bottle and my shirt are both stained with Ruanjin powder." The thing was placed in front of the second master. It was not until the guard finished telling where the thing came from that Pei Yanzhou continued to speak.
"If the eldest sister can't be a good girl for the Duke's palace, why not send her to the village earlier, so as not to get into trouble later and implicate the Pei family for nothing."
Pei Yanzhou's smile has not diminished, but the darkness in his eyes has deepened, and his aura of intimidation is actually more oppressive and frightening than the second master Pei who has lived for half his life.
"Wen Shu... what did she do?"
"It's not a big deal. I just went to Ye's house and almost killed my maid outside."
The careless voice fell into Master Pei Er's ears, causing his expression to change drastically.
Killing his maid outside was tantamount to provoking Pei Yanzhou's face in front of outsiders.
"How dare Wen Shu do this... Since it is related to the Ye family, is there a misunderstanding?"
How could Mr. Pei Er not notice the hostility in Pei Yanzhou?
This nephew, who had obviously grown up under their noses, had become more and more sinister, and his methods became more and more ruthless day by day.
He even directly suppressed all the eunuchs in the palace, took the post of General Zuo Yulin, and controlled the entire Beiya Zuo Yulin Army.
No one else dared to mess with such a young and highly regarded third-grade official, but he let his own family take the lead.
Mr. Pei Er may not be able to do anything right if he knows this.
But he was reluctant to give up, and even if Pei Wenshu was ignorant, if she married well in the future, she could help him out.
While struggling, Master Pei still wanted to fight for a way out for his daughter.
But before he spoke, Pei Yanzhou chuckled lightly, picked up the tea cup, and tasted it carefully.
"It is indeed a good tea... Speaking of which, although the second uncle is only serving as a minister at the moment, his promotion will be next year. During this period, the second uncle still has to be more careful and not let others take advantage of the loopholes. That’s it.”
Mr. Pei Er instantly thought of the Ye family.
His nephew's tone clearly indicated that this matter had something to do with the Ye family.
Recalling his stupid daughter and his eldest son who was sent to Xianzhang County for no reason, he really couldn't look good at the moment.
"I will send Wen Shu to Zhuangzi tomorrow to test her character!"
"It doesn't have to be so fast."
Pei Yanzhou frowned, as if he was making plans for the second wife of the Pei family: "It's the New Year's Day in just a few months. It's better to give the second uncle away in the spring next year. What's more important right now is the second uncle's career."
After staying here for half an hour, Pei Yanzhou got up.
He didn't care when the second room sent Pei Wenshu to Zhuangzi to endure hardships.
He only knew that his second wife was very close to the Ye family behind his back, especially when they talked about getting married a few days ago. Although he was too lazy to take care of it, it didn't mean that he could let people plot against him at will. There was also the soft tendon on Song Jinyin's body yesterday. scattered.
Pei Wenshu's arrogant and vicious temper was just right to use it to cause trouble for Ye Wanqiu and stir up discord between the two families before seeking death.
"Master, this is a powerful move. After all, no one was caught alive, and it's the girl's family's business. It's really better to let the older girl take the lead..."
Xuan Yi could speak better than Cang Rin. As soon as he left the front yard of the second house, he couldn't help but get closer.
But before he finished speaking, a cold gaze fell on him.
Xuan Yi was excited and suddenly remembered the arrow his master shot yesterday when he ignored Song Jinyin's safety.
It seemed like he was overthinking.
How could their prince really care about the life and death of a maid?
...
At this moment, the sky became a little darker.
Song Jinyin had been lying on the bed since the doctor left. Xueyu came in with a food box and muttered a few words while walking.
"Sister Jinyin, I just realized that there seems to be no brother Cang Lin among the guards in front of us today."
"He's not on duty every day."
Song Jinyin sat up from the bed, her movements were a little slow. As soon as she sat down, the image of Cang Lin's injury yesterday suddenly flashed in her mind, and she said with some hesitation: "He may also be recovering from his injuries."
Xue Yu had no scheming ideas and never concealed her feelings in front of Song Jinyin. After hearing these words, her eyebrows instantly wrinkled.
"Worried about him?"
After a while, Xueyu nodded.
"It's too late today, and it's not convenient for you to go see him."
As Song Jinyin spoke, she took out the broken silver she had prepared separately and handed it over: "Let's go and take a look tomorrow. You can take this little silver with you. If you insist not to go on duty these days, just treat it as my invitation." You take care of it."
"How does this work?"
Xueyu always knew that Song Jinyin was saving money, and also knew that she had been in poor health in the past two years and had to spend money on medicine from time to time.
"If you don't accept it, I won't let you in tomorrow."
Song Jinyin stuffed the money bag into Xue Yu's hand and couldn't help but frown when she exerted force.
"Besides, you can't go to see him empty-handed. Although this little silver is not enough to fire up the prince's small kitchen, there are many cooks in the back kitchen who take on private jobs. You go buy some food separately and take it with you."
"You can't use sister's money."
While the two were in a stalemate, there was movement from outside, interrupting their words.
"Is Miss Jinyin here?"
Butler Wang got the signal and entered the house. The person behind him was holding a wooden box.
"The prince asked me to bring this to the girl. He said that the girl was frightened. These things should be used to amuse the girl."
The box is opened, half is silver and half is jewelry.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Song Jinyin looked at the box of things and suddenly remembered what others were pointing at her.
Although she has become a shameless plaything in the eyes of others, in fact, she has not received many benefits from Pei Yanzhou.
This is the first time for a serious reward.
Song Jinyin thought of the injustice she had suffered.
He has suffered so many sins, and since this is his compensation, there is no reason why he should not take it away.
After a long time, she pulled her lips and smiled, but her expression was not as cheerful as Butler Wang had imagined. Instead, her eyes were terrifyingly calm.
Butler Wang called her gently again.
He didn't know the stubbornness in this girl, but speaking of it, if it wasn't for this stubbornness, she probably wouldn't have been able to survive in this courtyard for so many years.
Sighing softly in his heart, Butler Wang was thinking about how to persuade the girl to accept it happily, when he saw Song Jinyin raising her hand to take it, and then she blessed her body towards him.
"Thank you, Butler Wang, for making a trip."
...
In the study, Pei Yanzhou took the secret letter about Concubine Rong and the Chen family and threw it into the brazier. Butler Wang brought a cup of stew.
"Your Majesty, you haven't had a meal today. Please drink some to warm yourself up."
The soup that was delivered was crystal clear and there were tiny medicinal herbs at the bottom of the bowl. The medicinal smell was masked by the fresh aroma of the soup and was not obtrusive.
It's just that he doesn't like drinking these.
In the past, when Song Jinyin brought it, he would occasionally take a few sips, but more often than not he would force her to drink it all. Over time, Song Jinyin gave up this job to Butler Wang.
Presumably she doesn't like drinking this medicinal food either.
"How is she?"
The secret letter was burned to ashes. Pei Yanzhou spoke casually, but the hand that picked up the pen did not move.
"Back to the Crown Prince, Miss Jin Yin asked me to thank the Crown Prince for her."
"Gone?"
"Gone......"
Pei Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, his indifference shattered, and the indescribable emotion from the day emerged again.
I had the idea of wanting to take a look at her, but after a while, I still put the pen down on the paper and never asked about her news again.
