"Song Jinyin, come here."
Pei Yanzhou looked at the person who almost fell into someone else's arms, his eyes narrowed with coldness.
Song Jinyin pursed her lips, and her whole body tensed up for a moment due to his hoarseness, but then she became sober and occupied her thoughts.
She took a step back.
At a glance, he seemed to be standing side by side with Shen Yuhe, drawing a clear line with him.
He had already agreed to Xu Youyi's words and promised her to someone else. Why would she go over and accompany him to sing this opera that she seemed to care about so much?
If she provoked the people there to provoke him again, she might really have to marry this person.
Song Jinyin's obvious resistance made Pei Yanzhou angry, but before he could make any move, he saw the person in front of him calmly cheering.
"Since the prince has given his servant to Miss Xu today, now the servant has to buy roasted chestnuts for the girl. I think the prince does not want the beautiful woman to wait for a long time and not be able to eat what he has longed for."
"I will send people to the west of the city."
"Others are going to do it, even if Miss Xu can't do it, the prince should know better than the servant."
Song Jinyin's eyes turned red after all when she thought that he had agreed to her marriage proposal, but she was quickly suppressed again, "If we really get married in the future, it would be hard to offend the master from the beginning. Happy."
Pei Yanzhou looked into Song Jinyin's eyes. There was a silence in them that he had not seen for a long time, and his angry words suddenly got stuck in his throat.
In fact, from the moment Song Jinyin heard those words of promise and walked to Xu Youyi, he knew that in just that moment, Song Jinyin put away all the gentleness she had felt these days.
It's like going back to the past.
She didn't plan to get close to him anymore, and she really accepted Xu Youyi's words.
But how could he let her leave the house.
She couldn't even think about marrying someone else.
Song Jinyin didn't stop after saying that, and turned around and left the place without waiting for Pei Yanzhou to react.
Pei Yanzhou suppressed the urge to follow and raised his hand behind his head.
"Follow me, send him back to your house, and then have him buy all the chestnuts in the west of the city today and give them to Miss Xu."
Cang Lin raised his eyes and saw that the crown prince's eyes had been fixed on the person traveling far away. When he talked about Miss Xu, his voice seemed to be covered with cold frost, so he quickly lowered his head and agreed.
The Xu family girl still made people angry completely. If all the chestnuts from the west of the city were sent, the vendors would be happy. The Xu family girl would probably want to vomit if she saw them.
But Cang Lin was more familiar with Song Jinyin, so he responded quickly.
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
There was movement from behind, and it was the voice of the third prince. Before turning around, Pei Yanzhou glanced at Shen Yuhe, who was saluting and preparing to leave.
His appearance here today must be related to the third prince.
It's just that although Pei Yanzhou has reached a consensus with the third prince, he will not be friendly to others because of it.
In particular, this man had an inexplicable care for Song Jinyin, and it was clear that the two of them met only a handful of times.
Pei Yanzhou chuckled and glanced at Shen Yuhe's hand intentionally or unintentionally.
"Young Master Shen has helped the maids in the mansion many times. It's not easy for me to stay out of the matter. A thank you gift will be sent to Bi Chuntang later in the day."
"Although the common people secretly feel that they are destined to Miss Jinyin, they dare not refuse the prince's reward, so they thank the prince in advance."
"Destined?"
Pei Yanzhou raised his eyes, his smile not diminishing, but because of the words "fate", his face darkened again, "It's just the relationship between Mr. Shen and the third prince. If we must say "fate", it might be more appropriate for you and me."
These words obviously did not mean intimacy, and Shen Yuhe knew that the person in front of him was angry.
Speaking of which, he doesn't necessarily have to confront Pei Yanzhou. He is a businessman and knows how to weigh the pros and cons and find the greatest benefit.
But every time he saw Song Jinyin, he remembered the past events told by his friends. After hearing more of them, he couldn't help but become more interested in these people.
There is also the cool, handsome, polite but alienated heir apparent of the Pei family.
It was said that he was difficult to get close to. Shen Yuhe met him several times beside the third prince, and it seemed that this was true. However, he did not want to be in private and faced his anger many times.
The sharpness under the coldness is really frightening, and you can't relax even a little bit.
"How dare ordinary people climb up to the Third Prince and the Crown Prince?"
Shen Yuhe suppressed his emotions with a smile on his lips, and looked as gentle as jade.
"But I just saw Miss Jin Yin and saw that although she is a little plumper than before, her face is still a little not so good. If the prince really doesn't want to stay out of the situation, why not relax the maid next to him and let her breathe more."
Pei Yanzhou glanced at him quietly, his jaw tensed, and then he said after a long time: "Is she feeling well?"
"I can't say whether it's good or bad yet. When the prince's people send him a gift of thanks, the common people will prepare some medicine for him to take back."
Many passers-by watching the excitement on the street dispersed as the Ye family left, leaving the long street slightly empty.
Pei Yanzhou stood tall and tall beside the wall with light and shadow. What was covered up by the dark color was not only his outstanding appearance, but also his dark and unclear expression.
"I will ask someone to bring the money with them. If it is not enough, I will send a servant to come to the house to collect it."
The man didn't say anything more, turned back inside, took the reins and mounted the horse, his voice carried by the gentle breeze.
"Send the third girl back home. As for the young masters of the Sheng family, I have important matters to attend to, so I won't accompany you any longer."
"Your Majesty, are you going to leave Miss Youyi behind?"
The young master of the Sheng family looked at the man on the horse with interest, but when he looked at him, he only saw a pair of cold eyes, which fell condescendingly.
She was obviously looking at him, but she seemed not to notice anything.
The young master of the Sheng family frowned, remembering that he and Xu Youyi had just had a few quarrels on the street, and then the eldest son of the Pei family caused trouble for him. Now for some reason, he seemed to be targeted again.
"Young Master Sheng is worrying about others here, so why not worry more about yourself? If your character is too far behind the prince, no matter how close your relationship with the Queen is, you may not be able to stay in the East Palace safely. What do you think, Young Master Sheng?"
Pei Yanzhou's sneer didn't go away. As he spoke, he raised his hands slightly and hit the horse's belly with both feet.
At his signal, the big horse rushed towards the Sheng family, but just when the people were about to be frightened back, the reins moved, and the horse passed by the people, and the only thing that hit their faces was a large amount of dust.
Everyone was panicked, even the third prince broke into a cold sweat.
If something goes wrong, this person will be under the horse's hooves, and his life or death will be uncertain.
"This horse's fierce temper has not gone away. Is Mr. Sheng okay?"
"Prince Pei is really good at riding! It's just what happened just now. Does the Crown Prince still want to hear my thanks?"
"My riding skills are acceptable. I am fortunate to have received a few compliments from His Majesty. However, although I can just hold the horse, for the sake of safety, Master Sheng should pay more attention and stand back to his position."
Xu Youyi stood at the back with his arms folded in front of his chest. He glanced at the young master of the Sheng family, gritting his teeth and looking like he could barely hold back his anger, and then his eyes fell back on Pei Yanzhou.
He was warning not only the Sheng family, but also her.
But what if she caused trouble for Song Jinyin?
After Zhou Yanan died, Song Jinyin should not have been able to live in this world with peace of mind.
What's more, the one who wanted to torture her from the beginning was clearly Pei Yanzhou himself.
Xu Youyi's fingertips tightened unconsciously, and Song Jinyin's dry well-like eyes just now appeared in her mind, stirring up her hatred and uncovering past memories.
"Miss Xu."
Pei Yanzhou suddenly looked sideways at her with a reserved expression, "Don't you want to eat roasted chestnuts? I'll take you home."
...
The Young Master of the Sheng family walked away with a puff of his sleeves, but even in front of the third prince, his face was still gloomy enough to drip.
There seems to be an undercurrent surging beneath the calm.
Pei Musheng stood behind, watching people leaving one by one, wondering what he was thinking.
"Girl, it's time to go back home. The Crown Prince's carriage is still waiting."
"Kong Qing."
Pei Musheng came back to his senses, looked at the empty alley and tilted his head, "You are also a man. Do you think my eldest brother's sweetheart is really this girl from the Ye family?"
There was a carriage parked at the end, and the driver stood on one side, looking at his nose and heart, as if he had been isolated from this place from the beginning and had not seen everything just now.
"Why do girls need to explore these things?"
Kong Qing's hand holding the sword paused slightly. When he saw the girl in front of him with doubts on her face, his eyes followed her gaze and fell into the distance.
"In the Duke's palace, especially with the status of the prince, the word "sweetheart" should not appear in the first place. Even when a girl proposes marriage, the first priority will only be the man's family background and character."
"would not."
Pei Musheng looked away and pouted: "I don't care about my family background. My mother said that my preferences are more important than anything else."
She was a little angry in her heart, but when she turned to look at Kong Qing, she was stunned and couldn't care less about exploring her elder brother's thoughts.
"Are you unhappy, Kong Qing?"
"Slave doesn't dare."
The man lowered his head and took a step back. He turned sideways and said respectfully, "I should be able to return home before sunset. The girl and I haven't seen each other for half a month, so why not go back earlier."
Pei Musheng finally swallowed his words and got into the carriage, but his brows furrowed even more.
