"Meeting old friends makes you unhappy?"
Pei Yanzhou's clear voice fell, constantly colliding with the chaos in her mind. After a long time, she finally squeezed back a glimmer of clarity for her.
Pei Yanzhou didn't wait for her to speak and didn't rush. He just stood quietly, looking down at the huddled person on the ground.
There was no one else in the courtyard, only expensive lamps shining brighter in the night.
When she looked up again, there was only a faint hint of crimson in the corners of Song Jinyin's eyes.
She shook her head, faced the light, blinked her bright black eyes, curved her lips, and smiled softly and peacefully.
She said, "I am very happy to see Miss Xu again."
Pei Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, and the coldness around him was broken by her smile.
His eyes kept falling on her gentle brows, and his fingertips moved, wanting to touch this dazzling face.
Just as he was about to raise his hand, Pei Yanzhou came back to his senses.
"Just now I sent You Yi out and met Mrs. Liu outside the hospital."
Song Jinyin was still looking at those lights, as if she wanted to clearly record the dazzling scene tonight.
Pei Yanzhou knew that she was listening, but he didn't force her to look at him, he just spoke casually.
"Mrs. Liu Zang is very good at apologizing. She actually dared to come up and ask me whether this girl from the Xu family would become the crown prince's concubine... It's just that I thought she was following the orders of the Duke to worry about me. Unexpectedly, you asked me about you right after."
Song Jinyin reluctantly withdrew her gaze and looked up at the tall man in front of her.
"Mrs. Liu Zang never cares about the slave. Is it possible that she wants to transfer the slave elsewhere in the future?"
"Transfer somewhere else... Do you think she would ask that, or have you secretly always wanted to leave Zhuyayuan?"
"If you leave and go to someone else's yard, how many more days can you live?"
Song Jinyin tilted her head and smiled meaninglessly.
She has been by Pei Yanzhou's side for so many years. As long as she is still a slave and maid, if she goes elsewhere at this time, she will receive far less harsh treatment than if she stayed in Zhuya Courtyard.
"You know what's going on."
Pei Yanzhou saw a small red mark under her clothes when she tilted her head. Thinking of last night, she seemed to have lost her sense of proportion, and her Adam's apple subconsciously rolled a little.
"Naturally, this slave is devoted to the Crown Prince, and Mrs. Liu Zang's attitude towards this slave, I have already seen clearly over the years."
Song Jinyin put away her nostalgia for the lanterns and woke up quickly. It was still the same familiar face and the same familiar expression.
She understands that only by assessing the situation can she survive and talk about the future.
Song Jinyin's words couldn't be told true or false, but Pei Yanzhou didn't care.
He could take Liu's life at any time now, but it didn't mean much to just kill her.
"I don't have the patience to see her, but when she mentioned your future marriage, it made me feel a little interesting."
Hearing this, Song Jinyin's expression changed slightly, but Pei Yanzhou didn't seem to notice it, and just squatted down and approached her.
"She said that the Duke of Guo wanted to arrange a marriage for you when I marry the Crown Princess. She was just afraid that I wouldn't like it. She also said that she would go to appease the Duke of Guo and wait until I get tired of you. Mention it again."
Song Jinyin opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
She thought there was nothing she could say to embarrass her now, until this moment, Pei Yanzhou said Liu's words in a joking tone.
Maybe it wasn't so explicit, but although Pei Yanzhou hated Mrs. Liu, he would never deliberately misinterpret her meaning.
It only took a moment to calm down, and Song Jinyin's mind was clear.
Although the Duke of Guo valued Liu, he would never show mercy to her.
The marriage he talked about was either sending her out to be a plaything of a high-ranking official, just like what Ye Wanqiu said, so as to win over others, or selling her at a low price and letting her be tortured by others all her life until she lost her favor. life.
Although Pei Yanzhou didn't like others touching her, it was unlikely that he would go against the Duke and the Pei family's career for her.
Song Jinyin's heart sank to the bottom, but the heaviness turned into clarity.
She stood up carefully and took two steps back, "Although my parents ordered me to marry a matchmaker, now I only have a deed of prostitution in the hands of my son, so I can't let anyone else decide on this marriage."
"You mean, if I ask you to marry, you can marry me?"
Seeing that he also stood up, and the shadow enveloped her whole body again, Song Jinyin bit her lip and said nothing.
This means that she doesn't want to get married.
Seeing her resistance, Pei Yanzhou felt a little more happy than before.
The last time she insisted on marrying someone to take care of the backyard affairs, he had always been worried about it. Now that he had her true reaction, the old score had completely lost its flavor.
But Pei Yanzhou still felt that it was not enough.
There was an indescribable impulse in his heart that made him not want to care about the truth or lies. He just wanted to see her angry because of others, and just wanted to hear her say more.
Pei Yanzhou spoke as he wished, his eyes falling on her delicate yet delicate face, not wanting to miss any of her reactions.
"Would you be unhappy if the Crown Princess entered the palace?"
Song Jinyin was stunned, and suddenly remembered the scene of him and Xu Youyi getting along just now.
Bi Ye Wanqiu is more compatible with him and more casual.
Although she didn't mean it, she did hurt Xu Youyi once and ended her marriage that should have been envied by others.
Now Pei Yanzhou was standing in front of her, mentioning the Crown Princess with pleasure, perhaps more sincerely than she imagined.
How could she say bad words and cut off his path, or make him unhappy and cut off her own path.
Song Jinyin's lips opened, and a gust of cold wind just blew in, making her throat dry and her voice a little hoarse.
"If the imperial concubine is Miss Xu, I will naturally be happy."
Pei Yanzhou's eyes gradually darkened, and the black pupils were stained with decay, and gradually fell silent.
After a long time, the man asked in a hoarse voice: "Actually, you have never really cared about whether there will be a concubine in this courtyard, right or wrong?"
...
Pei Yanzhou finally walked away.
Song Jinyin couldn't figure out what he was thinking. She was obviously following his words, but she was met with a pair of cold eyes.
The tall figure disappeared from her sight, and the man left her alone in the courtyard without hesitation.
After a few thoughts, Song Jinyin ignored the discomfort in her heart and finally looked back at the dazzling lanterns in front of her.
Pei Yanzhou didn't like publicity. After tonight, these things used to please Xu Youyi would definitely be thrown into the warehouse and never see the light of day again. Now that she looked at them a few more times, it was not too much of a waste.
"Sister Jinyin!"
After an unknown amount of time, Xueyu came over with a coat. She carefully poked her head around until she was sure that she didn't see Pei Yanzhou in front of her, and then she trotted over.
"Sister, hurry up and put it on before watching. Be careful of catching the cold. I also packed some pastries for my sister. Butler Wang said that the lights will not be turned off today. I can see as much as I want. If there is something I like, I can choose one." Go back to the house.”
Although the coat was not as good as a cloak, it could still block some of the cool breeze. Song Jinyin took it and held it in her hand without putting it on. She just looked at the lights and shook her head.
Butler Wang said this because he must have received a hint from Pei Yanzhou.
It's just that this is not something for her. Even if she likes it, she will not touch such charity.
Under the eaves of the corridor in the distance, Pei Yanzhou stood in a dark corner, looking into the courtyard.
Although there was a lot of distance between them, he could clearly see Song Jinyin's shining eyes and the expectation in her clear eyes from the dazzling light.
Seeing that his master had not moved for a long time, Butler Wang next to him made some guesses and comforted him: "Miss Jinyin must have guessed the prince's kindness. She likes this lamp so much, and she will be very happy when she chooses it later."
"Whether she likes it or not, it has nothing to do with me."
Pei Yanzhou came back to his senses because of Butler Wang's words. When he turned around, he pursed his thin lips. But as soon as he took a step, he heard a soft voice coming from the courtyard.
"Let's go."
Song Jinyin took Xue Yu's hand and walked out of the front yard without looking back, never looking at the lights again.
