Pei Yanzhou saw the reddish tips of her ears and stopped.
He didn't know if it was due to drinking, but he felt his throat was extremely dry, so he turned around and poured himself a glass of water.
The cold tea went into his stomach, but he didn't feel better.
Song Jinyin never looked at him again. She only listened to the movement and knew that he put down the teacup and opened the wooden cabinet.
After a long time, the wooden cabinet door was closed, and the person beside her changed into dry middle clothes, extinguished the only candle, and lay down on her bed.
The whole body was instantly heated, and she finally turned her head, but her eyes were a little red, and upon closer inspection, there was still a trace of anger in them.
Song Jinyin didn't understand.
Why did Pei Yanzhou get along with the girl from the Xu family so much during the day, and now he could lie beside her without caring after only a few hours.
Her heart was churning, and her body was trembling slightly.
Whenever Pei Yanzhou came over in a few days, she would not feel so uneasy.
"What are you angry about?"
Pei Yanzhou put his hand on her waist and noticed her unsteady breath.
"Tell me one by one. First tell me why you hate You Yi."
It was obvious that the room was completely dark, but Song Jinyin could still see Pei Yanzhou's eyes clearly. There was no question in them as she had just thought, but more of amusement, or in other words, more like teasing.
I think he came here tonight not only because of lust, but also because he was in a happy mood.
But this kind of pleasure made her feel like a raised bird. When her master was happy, he would come to feed her or have fun with her.
Even if the reason for this happiness is because of others, it does not hinder his teasing thoughts at all.
"If I say that I don't hate Miss Xu, how can I believe it?"
"Okay, then why are you plotting against her maid?"
The low and hoarse voice sounded particularly clear in the darkness. Song Jinyin bit her lip, thinking of the maid's bossy look, and suddenly she didn't know what to say.
That she didn't want to be ridiculed by others anymore, that the person was just a maid from outside but had a condescending attitude, or that she had seen the shady thoughts of that maid?
No matter which one, it seems to have no meaning.
"release."
There was a fingertip on the lips, gentle and domineering.
But everything that seems to be sincere is the intimacy that Song Jinyin can't bear the most nowadays.
She tilted her head, "If the prince just wants to confirm this matter, I can only say that I did have a few words with the maid, but in the end I told her not to go where she shouldn't go."
"You don't like to talk too much with your colleagues, so why would you give orders to a maid who doesn't like you?"
"The prince knows everything."
Pei Yanzhou chuckled, "Song Jinyin, in front of me, you can't hide anything in your eyes."
"But the prince's estimation was wrong. The servant did say the words of instruction, and Sister Biyu is also here."
"I'm looking at the purpose. Do you want me to guess your thoughts?"
The two were silent for a moment. Song Jinyin became a little wary because of these words, but Pei Yanzhou didn't want to let her go. He stretched out his hand to tuck her black hair behind her ears, "So what were you angry about just now?"
"Your Majesty, you really want to know?"
"Um."
"Since the prince is already so close to the Xu family girl, why does he still stay at my slave's place every day? If Miss Xu finds out and is unhappy in the future, how should this slave deal with himself?"
Song Jinyin originally just followed Pei Yanzhou's words and said this, but the half-true and half-false grievances gradually came to the fore, and the temper that had been suppressed for several days came out again.
"I know that the prince doesn't like me to find a way out, so I didn't ask for mercy in front of the old lady. Now that I am alone, there is no one in the entire Duke's palace who is willing to point out a way out for me. Why hasn't the prince asked me for mercy?" Satisfied, I still want to push the slave to that dire strait and fiery place. Now like this, well..."
Before she could finish speaking, Pei Yanzhou stepped forward and blocked her lips with a kiss.
The aroma of wine spread between the two of them, making people drunk again, falling into a coma and making it difficult to wake up.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Pulling away a little, Pei Yanzhou looked at the person under him, his eyes falling on her red and swollen lips.
He was breathing slightly, and his eyes were too dark to be true.
"The prince is like this, so he is really not afraid of Miss Xu..."
The kiss fell overwhelmingly again.
It wasn't until Song Jinyin was out of breath that he relaxed his movements and murmured against her lips.
"It's better not to say anything. There's nothing I like to hear."
The fierce kiss turned into a gentle touch, and little by little, no one knew who was indulging in this tenderness.
Song Jinyin was so exhausted that she could only listen to him talking sentence after sentence in her ear, sometimes biting her earlobe, and numbness spread throughout her body.
"Your Majesty hesitated. The palace banquet did not grant the marriage."
Song Jinyin's half-closed eyes opened at these words, but were covered by his outstretched hand.
At this moment, Pei Yanzhou was like a boat falling into the lake, and his low voice seemed to be talking to her, but also to himself.
"I said, as long as you behave, I can give you whatever you want. No matter who the Crown Princess is, or whether you have someone else in your heart, if I tell you this, will you still think about it again? escape?"
"Your Majesty...why are you talking to this slave?"
Song Jinyin's voice was a little dry.
She noticed that Pei Yanzhou's mood was different from the past. He seemed depressed, but mixed with subtle joy. It was so contradictory and complicated that she couldn't see it clearly.
"Because I want to know why the wiring diagram you put away is missing."
As soon as the voice fell, Song Jinyin suddenly woke up.
But her eyes were covered by Pei Yanzhou, blocking the moonlight and making them pitch black.
"Did the prince know all along? Was it...the time when the prince paid back the thousand taels to Doctor Shen for the slave?"
"Um."
The box she thought was untouched that day turned out to have been clearly seen by him.
But he never mentioned it until today.
Song Jinyin put one hand on Pei Yanzhou's chest and held the mattress out of his sight with the other hand.
If she hadn't burned that thing out of caution that day, Pei Yanzhou would have waited until he finally lost his patience, took back everything he had promised her, and then continued to stab her with his coldness.
After calming down, Song Jinyin spoke word by word.
"From the moment I decided to only rely on the crown prince, my servants were burned."
"Don't lie to me, Song Jinyin."
After a long time, the person on her body let go of the hand covering her eyes and lay down again, but the other hand still wrapped around her waist and led the person towards him, bringing the two closer to her.
"Go to sleep."
Seeing his face so close, Song Jinyin moved slightly, but she saw that although his eyes were closed, his hands tightened again, and then he came over and kissed her chin as if relying on feeling.
"If you move again, I will no longer care about your wounds."
Song Jinyin understood and immediately became more honest.
She didn't close her eyes until she was sure that Pei Yanzhou had no intention of mentioning the road map again.
The sleep was more peaceful than she expected.
Even the dreams she usually had, none of them disturbed her tonight.
It wasn't until dawn that she woke up naturally.
Pei Yanzhou had already stood up, no longer drunk, and his eyes were much cooler than last night.
Although her tone was still gentle, Song Jinyin knew that the tenderness and affection last night would probably be difficult to reproduce again.
Seeing him fasten the purse and step out of the house with his boots on, Song Jinyin suddenly felt a little dazed.
What happened on the road map last night, along with those tendernesses, must have really happened.
...
It's just that no matter how many things Song Jinyin has on her mind, it's not as big as what she has to do right now.
A few days have passed since Pei Musheng made the gift list.
Outsiders only thought that Song Jinyin was valued. Even though the prince was accompanying the Xu family girl during the day, he still wanted to stay in Song Jinyin's small house. Everyone rushed up to say a few words to her, but they were all blocked by Biyu. .
But only Song Jinyin knew that the relationship between the two was indeed more harmonious than before, but the gap in their hearts was getting bigger and bigger.
But she doesn't mind, she has to cut off everything here before she can go completely.
She thought Pei Yanzhou would not mind even more.
After all the busy work, the day passed smoothly.
But as soon as Pei Musheng was sent away today, someone rushed over with medicine, but it was not the usual maid, but a cook from the small kitchen of Zhuyayuan.
