Song Jinyin has been thinking about when Zhuyayuan began to undergo some changes recently.
Even the aloof and cold-hearted Pei Yanzhou seemed to be inexplicably more tender.
Although there was still a layer of alienation in his eyes, he rarely spoke harshly to her. Even under the moonlight when he had just woken up, he would endure it and say comforting words bit by bit.
Song Jinyin reminded herself to guard her heart all day long, but she still unconsciously felt the spring breeze, which warmly rushed towards the high wall, trying to blow it back to her heart.
It was really just a little bit off, but fortunately she had always retained a trace of sobriety.
"She didn't like it, so she took them all away, leaving only the middle one, wrapped it up and sent it to the Xu family."
Pei Yanzhou's cold voice made Song Jinyin regain her composure, take a step back, and stand next to the third girl.
He had brought her here last time, but it was probably because the hairpin the third girl gave her made him feel so shameless that he came here like this.
The steward and the shopkeeper next to him laughed so hard that their eyes narrowed into a straight line.
The steward even cleared the way before Pei Yanzhou and the others were about to come down. However, when he bumped into Song Jinyin on the side, his smiling face instantly collapsed.
"Since you don't want to buy anything, please don't delay the business in the shop. If you offend the nobleman, I'm afraid you will suffer a little."
Song Jinyin lowered her eyes and said nothing, feeling that the cold gaze fell on her again, as if it stayed on her for a moment before moving away.
She still didn't react at all and stood quietly where the maid belonged.
Pei Musheng, on the other hand, swallowed uncomfortably, looking like he didn't dare to look but had to look.
But in the eyes of the steward, this look seemed more like they had never seen the world and were frightened out of their wits by the nobles.
"Why aren't you leaving? Hurry up and get out this way while the two nobles are still..."
"Brother."
Seeing that there was no way to hide, Pei Musheng didn't bother to cause trouble for the steward. He just lowered his head and shouted softly.
And this sound was like a thunderous explosion, making everyone in the shop stunned.
When the steward who came up to push him saw this, his hands stopped in mid-air, and his face suddenly turned pale. He couldn't say any more impatient words, only his mouth that kept moving, and a pair of helpless eyes.
He seemed to feel a cold knife being placed on his neck, and it was he who handed the knife to him.
"Going out looking like this?"
Pei Yanzhou stopped not far from them.
"Yes, I think it's convenient to go out like this..."
"Convenient? Convenient to wander around the house without even a single attendant?"
Pei Yanzhou's words became colder with every word. Song Jinyin, who had her head lowered, couldn't help frowning and raised her eyes, but when she looked up, she met Xu Youyi's eyes as cold as thin ice.
She was not as provocative as Ye Wanqiu once was, she just curled her lips expressionlessly and sneered, as if she was saying clearly that as long as she saw Song Jinyin's embarrassment, she would be happy.
But these have long been unable to poke Song Jinyin's heart.
Except for some minor and indescribable soreness, she was only annoyed that she didn't count the days before going out this time.
"It's time for us to go, Brother Prince."
Xu Youyi seemed a little bored after looking at him for a long time, so Xu Youyi interrupted Pei Musheng's words and looked at the man next to him as if no one else was there.
After a long time, Pei Yanzhou responded softly.
"Well, I'll have someone prepare the carriage. You can get on first."
"But I don't want to ride in a carriage. I want to ride a horse with you."
The girl's rejection had a hint of softness, but it was not like the coquettish tone of an ordinary girl. It had her unique pride.
Song Jinyin suddenly remembered the days when the two of them could sit together and talk.
It's just that that period of time was so long ago that she could barely recall it, and all that was left was a hazy mist.
"good."
Pei Yanzhou chuckled, seeming to be helplessly pampering, "It's just that the horses under my hands are quite fierce, so I only let you ride them in places where there are no people."
Occasionally, when I step into the house of a girl in the Golden Silk Building, I hear such a soft tone and inevitably take a closer look.
His eyes fell in confusion.
But from beginning to end, Pei Yanzhou never looked at Song Jinyin again.
On the contrary, Pei Musheng turned his head frequently and looked around with uneasiness, and his original intention of staying to vent his anger on the manager disappeared a lot.
If she stayed any longer, Song Jinyin might really lose her face.
"Since the eldest brother still has something to do, I will leave first. I am just talking about the jewelry. When the gift from the outside arrives, the eldest brother shouldn't have to look around too much. It should be... attractive. "
As he spoke, Pei Musheng glanced at Xu Youyi next to him, but he was only concerned about the people around him, and the matching words were not spoken out.
After the words fell, Pei Musheng asked Song Jinyin to leave.
I don't know whether it was the look behind her that was frightening, or because he was so meticulous about everything related to the Xu family girl, but Song Jinyin's heart felt sour and out of proportion.
Those interactions in the past few days seemed to be just a dream.
While walking, Song Jinyin was slightly in a trance. As she approached to one side, she was bumped by someone who came in, causing her to lose her center of gravity and fall backward.
The next moment, the silver mask flashed with cold light, and the person reached out to hold her. After she stood firm, he quickly retracted his hand.
There seemed to be eyes falling on the man's hands, showing danger and a cold light.
But no one followed to take a look. Everyone only focused on the silver mask with holes in it.
"Girl, be careful."
The hoarse voice fell into her ears. Song Jinyin steadied her steps and opened her eyes slightly.
It's the owner of the embroidery shop.
"Thank you for your help, sir. Sir, are you coming to the Golden Silk Building too?"
Song Jinyin breathed a sigh of relief, and after rejoicing, she returned her mind to the person in front of her.
If she remembered correctly, although the shop owned by this owner was not on this street, the more expensive ones were not much cheaper than Jinsi Building.
"While passing by here, I saw a familiar figure of the girl, so I came in to take a look. Has the girl's injury been healed?"
Song Jinyin didn't think much, she just said that he was talking about the scar on her palm, and she stretched out her hand towards him and spread her palm.
"Thank you, Master, for remembering me. The injury has healed and it won't delay the embroidery work."
"There's no rush to embroider the pictures. You can send them to you when you finish them. But the scar looks quite serious. If you have time, the girl still has to let the doctor take a look. Don't hurt your muscles and bones and leave any traces." The root of the disease."
"What the young master said is that when I am not on duty, I will go to Xunjian Medical Clinic to take a closer look."
When Song Jinyin spoke, there was a slight smile on her lips, her eyebrows were curved, she didn't claim to be a slave, and her tone was relaxed and natural.
Everything seemed to be fine, but the person behind him saw that the two of them were so familiar, his eyes darkened a little, and his breath became cold for a moment.
But the two people talking were not aware of such an exposed coldness.
In the end, Pei Musheng shuddered, gently held Song Jinyin's wrist, and secretly winked at her while turning his head.
"Let's go first, come back to this place later."
Song Jinyin naturally understood what Pei Musheng meant. She glanced at her apologetically, and then smiled at the man in front of her.
But just as the two were about to leave, the people behind them stepped out of the Golden Silk Building first.
At the gate, Pei Yanzhou and Song Jinyin passed by.
The distance between the two of them was so close that Pei Yanzhou could pull the person away just by raising his hand, but he didn't even pause and walked over without looking back.
Without his pressure, Song Jinyin no longer looked away from the two people's backs.
She has always understood that when she steps out of Zhuya Courtyard, she is not even a maid.
The last time she accompanied him to the Ye family banquet was just an accident, and that only accident almost cost her her life.
Song Jinyin's eyes seemed to be covered with mist, and the light in her eyes when she was talking to someone just now gradually dissipated.
From this point of view, it is best for her relationship with Pei Yanzhou to never intersect with each other as it is now, so that his indifference and neglect are nothing painful to her.
And the low self-esteem that she deliberately ignored would not occasionally show up, trying to make her cope with the unbearable things, and become a sharp blade to hurt herself.
"Third girl, shall we leave now?"
Song Jinyin withdrew her gaze and looked to the side.
But before she could wait for Pei Musheng's response, she saw the masked man's ecstasy, looking in the direction where Pei Yanzhou and Pei Yanzhou left just now.
