While several people were saluting, Song Jinyin retreated to Pei Musheng's side.
The man's teasing just now fell on her, mixed with his wanton look, which made her feel uncomfortable.
But Song Jinyin knew that where Xu Youyi was around, Pei Yanzhou would not let anyone lose Xu Youyi's face, so if she spoke, she would only be laughed at.
Fortunately, there was a third prince here, so she could avoid ridicule for the time being.
But she took a few steps back, but she didn't expect that Xu Youyi was still staring at her.
The visitor stopped in front of Pei Yanzhou, his skirt flying.
"This maid is still pleasing to my eye. She is an old acquaintance at least. I happen to be out of the house today without anyone around. Can my brother lend her to me for a day?"
Pei Yanzhou didn't say anything for a long time, with only a faint smile on his lips, and his dark eyes looked at her steadily, showing no emotion or anger.
I don't know what Xu Youyi thought of, but she walked up to Song Jinyin and glanced at her with a half-smile.
"I dreamed about some past events last night, and I didn't expect to see you today. You have always been attentive, and you should still remember my preferences. I just wonder if my brother, the prince, can part ways with me so that you and I can get together."
Pei Musheng's eyebrows flashed with suspicion.
This was the first time she heard that Song Jinyin and Xu Youyi were familiar with each other.
But the girl from the Xu family in front of her obviously didn't really want to reminisce about the past. Instead, her eyes were filled with hatred.
She was not afraid of confronting the girl from the Ye family, but Xu Youyi was protected by her elder brother, so Pei Musheng did not dare to step forward rashly.
But she still pulled Song Jinyin.
The eldest brother just wanted to leave the person behind to talk. He probably would have followed the wishes of the Xu family girl.
Pei Yanzhou did not follow Xu Youyi's words. Instead, several young men who followed him from outside spoke in a teasing tone.
"What Miss Youyi said is because she saw the Crown Prince standing with this maid, and it made her feel offended?"
"It is said that Prince Pei even refused the tea banquet in the palace, and only wanted to associate with Miss Youyi. Now this Miss Youyi came specially to find the Prince, just to ask for a maid to accompany him. If the Prince does not nod, I will I can’t stand it anymore.”
"There are quite a few things that Mr. Sheng doesn't like."
Although the person was speaking for her, Xu Youyi still couldn't stand the Sheng family. But when she thought of the fire in her dream last night, the hatred that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time began to surge again.
"If Brother Shizi doesn't want to, that's all. Youyi is not the kind of girl who must be cared for. I just saw that this girl is pretty and she suits my temperament, so I thought that since I got to know her, I might as well do it for her. Say goodbye to the manager of my house, and maybe you and I can get closer in the future."
After a pause, Xu Youyi tilted his head and looked sideways at Pei Yanzhou, who looked uncertain.
"Brother Prince, you won't be reluctant to marry her to someone else, right?"
The person in front of her spoke with a smile. Others didn't think she was very aggressive, but both of them could hear her coercion in her words.
Song Jinyin's hands and feet were so cold that she lost consciousness.
She stood beside Pei Musheng and was in a daze for a moment.
Everyone here was watching a play, watching a couple of lovers having fun and having fun, and she became the one being manipulated in the play, and her future was easily determined.
Only the third girl was still standing in front of her, remembering that she was also a scared person.
Song Jinyin felt sad and looked up at Xu Youyi in front of her.
Zhou Yanan was trapped in the fire and finally realized his intentions, but he still couldn't escape from the fire. Xu Youyi still put his hatred on her and refused to believe what she said. if.
In fact, she should have known Xu Youyi's temperament, so how could she really let her go when she returned to Kyoto this time.
But she also thought that maybe the private conversations between a few people would make Xu Youyi's hatred less intense and make her understand that Zhou Yanan had always cared about her.
The one who fell short of firm love was always the humble Song Jinyin.
But now she suddenly realized that Xu Youyi's hatred should not go away.
Song Jinyin lost her initial feeling of sadness and instead raised her head to face the wind blowing from the alley.
She suddenly wanted to know if Pei Yanzhou would keep Xu Youyi after she spoke.
The alley was quiet for a moment.
Pei Yanzhou smiled wickedly, with a cold look on his brows.
His eyes still fell on Xu Youyi, as if he was careless, but every word he spoke made people feel breathless.
"It's up to you."
Pei Musheng was the first to react before Song Jinyin.
She looked at her elder brother in disbelief, her lips moving, but she couldn't make any questioning sound.
With this concession, Song Jinyin's reputation was stained, and it would be difficult for her to become a concubine in the future.
Pei Musheng couldn't understand why her eldest brother would do such a thing for the Xu family girl.
The girl in the peripheral vision stood quietly to the side, her little face raised slightly, and upon closer inspection, the corners of her lips seemed to be smiling.
The sunlight shining on her body seemed to cover her with a layer of brittle glass. She held up everything arrogantly, but she knew very well that the world she held up was actually extremely fragile.
Pei Musheng suddenly didn't dare to look.
She even felt the despicableness in her heart, and the courage to speak out to retort on her behalf was gone when she remembered her identity as the third wife.
In the end, Song Jinyin walked towards Xu Youyi step by step, stopped in front of her, knelt down and said thank you to the girl.
But she didn't know what she was thankful for.
Even when Pei Yanzhou relented and no longer forced her to stay by his side, she didn't seem to have any reaction.
"Since you followed me today, you can no longer listen to other people's orders."
Xu Youyi curled her lips, turned around and looked behind her, "I smelled the roasted chestnuts just now, but I want to eat the roasted chestnuts from Chengxi. If you walk faster, you should be able to deliver them while they are still hot."
From here to the west of the city, according to her pace, it would probably take an hour.
But in winter, how much heat can be left in the chestnuts delivered?
Song Jinyin didn't even bother to argue. She knew that she had rejected the west of the city, as well as the south and north of the city. She also remembered that Xu Youyi didn't like eating those things at all.
She nodded in agreement without begging for mercy or resisting.
After receiving a few playful glances, Song Jinyin endured the discomfort and passed by them.
Her stomach was churning again, and she didn't even look at Pei Yanzhou from beginning to end.
The third prince noticed the strangeness between the few people, but finally looked at the Sheng family, the prince's maternal family.
He couldn't interfere with Pei Yanzhou's plans, and he didn't want to reveal his relationship with Pei Yanzhou too much in front of the Sheng family.
After getting on his horse, the third prince pulled the reins and chuckled meaningfully.
"Except for the East Palace, it is rare for my prince to meet the Sheng family outside the palace. I never expected that it was because of the Xu family girl that I met him like this."
"It makes the Third Prince laugh. The following people haven't seen Miss Youyi for a long time. They want to catch up and catch up with each other. If His Highness wants to show his favor, why don't we get together together?"
"Unfortunately, the Japanese prince has accepted someone else's request today."
The few people who were still sizing up Song Jinyin came to their senses. Even though they had the queen and the prince above them, it was hard for them to show their faces to the third prince, who was highly valued by the emperor.
While several people were talking, Pei Yanzhou's eyes fell on Song Jinyin who was leaving.
He watched her go further and further away, each step seeming to be inconsistent. Pei Yanzhou's heart was filled with turbulence, like the depression before a violent storm.
It wasn't until the figure suddenly stopped at the entrance of the alley, as if he suddenly hit something, that he was suddenly startled and strode to follow it.
"Doctor Shen."
Song Jinyin saw the hands supporting her, and then retracted them after seeing her standing firmly, with just the right distance. Just like the previous times, she couldn't help but feel a little more grateful.
"Meeting the girl again, it's really fate."
After a pause, Shen Yuhe glanced at her face again, "What's wrong with the girl?"
Song Jinyin nodded. She did feel a little uncomfortable, but she remembered that there were still a group of people standing behind her. She walked a few steps to the side, then shook her head and said, "It's not a big deal. Maybe it was the wind that blew today, which made me feel dizzy and unbearable for a while."
"I'm afraid..."
Shen Yuhe raised his hand and brushed her wrist. The warmth faded away, his brows and eyes wrinkled, and the original warmth was replaced by coldness.
In his sight, a tall figure walked towards him, seeming to have seen his movements, and became even more gloomy.
The light and shadow were hazy and dim, covering the man's expression, but not the coldness around him.
Shen Yuhe suddenly stopped talking and met that sharp gaze.
