Since Song Jinyin returned to Wenyue Tower, she has not inquired about the previous news.
She never asked Pei Yanzhou a word whether his fever had subsided or whether he was feeling better. On the contrary, when the third room came to visit, Pei Musheng looked for her and said a few words.
Some people said that she listened quietly. After all this, she also knew that Pei Yanzhou had been lying in bed for five days. Five days later, the imperial doctor took people back to the palace to resume his life. He followed him into the palace without stopping.
The peace between the two of them seemed to have ceased to exist that day, and Song Jinyin could not even recall the look in his eyes while he was dazed.
As time passed, she became too lazy to remember it. She only dealt with the collection of books all day long and occasionally looked through the travel notes.
After losing those road maps, she occasionally felt anxious, but now she thought about it, maybe she didn't have to go straight to Anyang County after leaving the house.
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Winter is getting colder and colder, and Song Jinyin's body is more afraid of the cold than in previous years.
Even when I went out to the house with the nanny in the building, I was wrapped in thick clothes that were supposed to be worn when it snowed heavily.
Fortunately, when they stepped out of the mansion, they met Pei Musheng who was coming back from outside. The two people who originally only received the old carriage moved into a warm carriage.
The ground you step on is made of pieces of woven leather, and the couch is also padded with a soft layer. There is also a small, semi-enclosed stove in the corner near the car curtain.
Pei Musheng followed him into the carriage, originally intending to join in the fun, but when he saw the library outside, he suddenly had other thoughts.
"Do you still remember what I told you about the Ye family before?"
Seeing Pei Musheng approaching, Song Jinyin also lowered her voice, "The third girl said you were donating money to the private school?"
"Yes, you see what I said is right. Ye Wanqiu has gone to a private school these days, and will go to a girls' school today. Why don't we go and have a look too? If it's not interesting, we can also go look for that little girl from last time. ."
"But today, my slave..."
"The three girls have already spoken. Miss Jinyin just needs to follow her. Sending these things back home is not an important task, so it doesn't matter."
Naturally, grandma would not compete with the third girl, not to mention that this Song Jinyin was not an ordinary maid, so it was not unusual for her to do favors.
"Mommy has already said, then leave this carriage to her to load the books, and we can go there ourselves."
"Old slave, thank you, Miss Three."
Song Jinyin followed Pei Musheng out of the car, turned around and saw her grandma smiling warmly, and felt relieved.
There was no news after sending the little girl to a girls' school last time, so it would be good to take a look at her today.
There were many carriages parked in front of the girls' school, making the whole street look quite crowded.
Song Jinyin followed Pei Musheng and looked around, just in time to see Ye Wanqiu being helped out of the carriage. Compared with the arrogant look at the last banquet, this person was indeed docile today.
"I'm really good at pretending. The Ye family has been buying maids a lot these days. You can guess what's going on inside just thinking about it. Also, the concubine of the Ye family hasn't left the house for many days. I guess. She, Ye Wanqiu, is not allowed to come out, and other concubines are not allowed to go out."
"Are you so careless about buying a maid?"
Song Jinyin was a little frightened.
It is a tacit understanding that wealthy families should have fewer maids and slaves, but if it goes too far, they will be reprimanded. In serious cases, they may even be punished with a crime of neglecting human life.
"There are a lot of embarrassing things that you can't think of. Let's just watch the excitement."
Song Jinyin had some fun following people inside, but today it was not only the girls from the Ye family who came, but also several families who were friends with the Ye family, and they also gathered together.
Several ladies came together, and the girls behind them surrounded Ye Wanqiu, chatting and laughing. It didn't look like they were here to donate money for charity, but rather like the Ye family held a banquet here.
Seeing this, Song Jinyin immediately lost interest.
"What the third girl said was lively, not as good as the storyteller in the restaurant last time."
"This is not the first time I've seen the Ye family do good things. I didn't expect it to be so boring. It's just tea and tea until the female student comes."
Pei Musheng shrugged and took Song Jinyin a little further away, "The school is open today. Let's go to the back mountain to have a look. It's just a round trip. The little girl has almost finished school."
There was a lot of commotion ahead. Song Jinyin didn't want to confront Ye Wanqiu, so she followed him honestly.
She remembered Pei Yanzhou's dissatisfaction very clearly last time, and her provocation to Ye Wanqiu was indeed an attempt to strike a stone with an egg.
For the Ye family to be so praised now, it is obvious that Mr. Ye is favored by the saints, and his promotion should be a sure thing.
As for those aristocratic families outside, it is not easy to be too flattering in appearance, which can only be reflected in the interactions between women. Therefore, the higher others praise Ye Wanqiu, the more it can explain the current status of the Ye family.
But even so, Song Jinyin did not regret the scene at the banquet.
No matter what, Ye Wanqiu would not show mercy to her. She would only treat human life as nothing. She couldn't bear it. She raised her hand as if she were trampling a fallen leaf. There was no justice at all.
Song Jinyin didn't think she could always be like this.
If you don't know how to restrain yourself, prosperity will inevitably decline. This is an eternal truth.
But Song Jinyin didn't expect that she would see Ye Wanqiu again so soon, still in the lake not far away.
Originally planning to rescue someone, but after seeing who the person was, Pei Musheng took her and hid in a nearby rockery cave.
There is quite a strange scene in the mountain behind the school. Before the two of them could take a breath after circling around, they saw a beautiful scene in the water that they had never seen before.
"Well, that seems to be the young master of the Chen family. He and Mrs. Chen came to the Duke's Mansion before. Mrs. Chen seemed to have asked about the second sister..."
Pei Musheng stuck his head out, excited but unbelievable.
No matter how calm Song Jinyin was on weekdays, she was somewhat unable to react when she saw those two people.
In broad daylight, the girl's school in front of her was the girls' school that Ye Wanqiu had just visited. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it.
And if she remembered correctly, the person hugging Ye Wanqiu in the water was the strange man who stopped her in the alley a few months ago and wanted to do something to her. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the young master of the Chen family.
Song Jinyin felt a sudden discomfort in her stomach. She didn't know whether it was because she remembered what happened that day, or because she sucked in the cold wind in surprise.
"He, they are soaking in the water, aren't they cold?"
Even Pei Musheng was a little speechless. She hid her body behind the abandoned rockery, only sticking her head out and pointing at the two people who were close to each other in the water.
What they didn't expect was that Ye Wanqiu took the initiative to wrap his arms around the man's neck, shivering in his arms, but refused to come ashore.
The two people's faces seemed to be touching each other. The people in the fake cave were startled and subconsciously stepped back.
This kind of scandal is not something that can be seen casually, as long as there are many people. If only the two of them are seen, they may really be dragged away by the Ye family to silence them.
And just when the two of them were about to hit the loose gravel next to them, a few dark colors suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave.
Song Jinyin was surrounded by someone, and before she could exclaim, the person turned her around in a circle, pressed her head against his chest, and turned her back to the lake.
"Bring the third girl back to the carriage."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"If I don't go back, who will! Let me go!"
The familiar cold bamboo fragrance came, soothing Song Jinyin's racing heart and suppressing the discomfort in her stomach.
But the voices that responded to these words were not like those from Zhuyayuan on weekdays.
Song Jinyin raised her head out of curiosity, but someone held the back of her neck. She only glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, as if she was empty.
"Forget it, someone is here, keep an eye on the third girl."
After knowing who came in, Pei Musheng immediately silenced himself.
Song Jinyin also became more honest. Although she was sure that the person in front of her was Pei Yanzhou, whom she had not seen for many days, she wanted to turn her head and look at the scene in the water more than her heart was beating fast.
How could Ye Wanqiu be so arrogant and arrogant that he could like the Chen family? But just now, she did see Ye Wanqiu throwing himself into his arms.
When she thought of people in the water touching each other, their necks intertwined, the tips of Song Jinyin's ears and cheeks turned crimson, especially when there were other people beside her. After she realized what she was doing, she was left in embarrassment.
There seemed to be heat falling on her cheeks. Song Jinyin raised her head and met Pei Yanzhou's lowered eyes.
The man's eyes were like bluestones in the rain. Sometimes they were clear, and sometimes they were stained with rain and mist, making it difficult to see and guess.
"One fell into the water and the other rescued. If the marriage between the Ye family and the Chen family can be decided, it would allow people in the capital city to talk for a long time after tea and dinner. However, this daughter of the Ye family is too vicious, so she is innocent. After all, it was Yan Zhou who showed mercy when it came to getting married."
A clear voice sounded, and Song Jinyin realized that there was someone standing next to Pei Yanzhou.
She looked over and saw that the person not far away was the third prince dressed as a businessman.
"Show mercy?"
Pei Yanzhou's eyes were heavy and he chuckled: "I'm afraid the third prince may have misunderstood. I have always been reckless and cannot do such delicate work as showing mercy."
