Biyu saw that something seemed wrong in her expression, so she leaned closer and probed her forehead.
"But I came in suddenly, did it scare you?"
Song Jinyin calmed down for a while before suppressing the soreness in her eyes. Her eyes became clear. She shook her head and loosened her grip on the mattress a little. "Today is the day to dry up the books. I seem to be late."
"It's cloudy outside and windy. What kind of books are you drying in the air?"
Seeing that Song Jinyin's face was full of annoyance, as if she had regained some vitality, Biyu put her heart back in her stomach.
Just now she saw Song Jinyin distracted, with a thin body sitting on the empty bed, her eyes filled with emptiness and confusion, unable to settle down for a long time, as if she was going to disappear at any time, which made her feel a little nervous for no reason.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the look to disappear.
"The wind is so strong today that I can't keep my eyes open, and the weather is getting colder day by day. I hope you have less work to do next."
"Is there such a strong wind today? I'll go take a look."
Without enough time to put on shoes and socks, the person on the bed got up and ran to the window to have a look.
The branches outside were drooping, as if they were about to break free at any moment, and the unfallen leaves were flying in the air, mixed with tiny sobs.
Song Jinyin took a few more glances, but when she turned around too hastily, she happened to meet Biyu about to take away the cold tea.
There was a teapot on the wooden tray, and the water in it rippled slightly due to her movements, and the entire wooden tray was about to hit her waist and abdomen.
Song Jinyin suddenly stepped back and raised her hand to cover her lower abdomen.
The one who was frightened turned into Jasper.
She suppressed her instinct to take action, but was stunned because Song Jinyin's reaction was different from the past. It took a long time to come back to her senses.
"Why are you so scared?"
"I'm a little sleepy, so I'm a little anxious."
Song Jinyin also noticed that her reaction was too intense. She was a little frightened, but at the same time she felt helpless.
She didn't know why this happened, let alone how to deal with it.
When she was distracted, she thought of Mrs. Liu. If her mother was by her side, she might be able to secretly ask how she could protect the fetus in her belly at this time and how she could hide all this.
Maybe her mother would look at her distressedly and tell her what kind of mentality she should have when she becomes a first-time mother.
But there was no one around her.
She can only rely on herself for everything.
"Don't be anxious. Nothing major will happen in the future. I'll go get breakfast for you first."
"Okay, thank you sister Biyu."
When leaving, Biyu hesitated for a moment and glanced sideways at the people in the room.
Although Song Jinyin usually has a gentle face, there is always an inexplicable stubbornness lingering around her.
But at this moment, the little girl is standing in the middle of the room, her expression is obviously the same as before, but she is a little more fragile and confused, as if she is waiting for someone to pull her in. It makes people feel reluctant to let go, but also feels a little bit... Something is wrong.
It happened that Butler Wang came over to call for someone, and Biyu withdrew that trace of inquiry and closed the door.
Butler Wang has always been vicious when it comes to people. If he really sees something wrong, the prince will get the news within half a day. But the prince stayed here just yesterday. If Song Jinyin really wanted others to know, she would never show such a confused look.
Biyu didn't realize that she was showing favoritism. She just suppressed the doubts in her heart and looked at the person.
...
In the main hall, Emperor Chong'an left Pei Yanzhou behind.
The beast's mouth opened wide, blowing out curls of white smoke. The father-in-law served the ginseng tea, then bowed and retreated.
"Tell me, why did you get into trouble with the boy from the Sheng family yesterday?"
"I don't understand what your Majesty said. Yesterday I did meet with the young master of the Sheng family, but there didn't seem to be any conflict."
"There was no conflict?"
Emperor Chong'an put the booklet he had read aside, took a sip of the ginseng tea, and said helplessly: "The boy from the Sheng family almost got caught under your fierce horse. Today, the Sheng family didn't read your book. It's because of me." I suppressed it for you, but you still dare to say a word here without causing any conflict."
"Why did the Sheng family come to join the ministers?"
Pei Yanzhou frowned slightly, but did not restrain himself in front of Emperor Chong'an. Instead, he showed his dissatisfaction on his face.
"Yesterday the horse didn't even touch him, and even if it did, he claims to be both civilized and military. He can't even hide from a horse. How can he have the face to look for trouble in front of His Majesty?"
"you really......"
Emperor Chong'an laughed and shook his head. What he valued was Pei Yanzhou's unabashed temperament.
But after all, he was still offended by his somewhat rogue words, and his eyes suddenly became a little more serious.
"Don't think that I don't know. For a girl from the Xu family, you are losing your composure now!"
"I don't dare."
"Don't you dare? I've never seen you confront the Sheng family in the past. Now his boy just falls in love with the same girl as you. You are so tit-for-tat, and you are not afraid of making people laugh if word spreads!"
"I'm not attracted to the same girl."
Pei Yanzhou paused after speaking, and his tone became more serious, "Miss Xu is innocent. If your Majesty's words are spread, it will damage the girl's reputation."
"Do you really like her that much?"
"My lord, I dare not reply to His Majesty's words."
Emperor Chong'an's eyes fell on Pei Yanzhou, looking at him with undisguised eyes.
In his peripheral vision, he saw a purse on his waist that did not match his own. It was quite eye-catching and was worn by him every day.
Emperor Chong'an had always been suspicious, and even when he was watching the prince grow up, he was never completely relieved. That's why there were three princes, and the prince's power was gradually divided with other valued sons.
Now he has handed over part of the imperial army to Pei Yanzhou. On the surface, he loves his juniors, but in reality, he has never relaxed about the Pei family.
He was well aware of the rift between father and son in the Pei family. Compared to Pei Yanzhou's father who had reached Zhongshu Ling, Emperor Chong'an now valued this young man who had achieved great achievements despite his weak crown.
But if a person always does things too well, it will also be difficult to make people feel at ease.
Emperor Chong'an was still hesitant. Fortunately, the Xu family returned to Beijing, and he finally saw the young man's impulsiveness in Pei Yanzhou.
Only when you have weaknesses and mistakes can you be a normal person and can be easily manipulated.
Although he didn't want the Xu family to be related to the Pei family, Pei Yanzhou was enlightened for the first time, and Emperor Chong'an felt relieved and somewhat relieved.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chong'an's eyes flickered, and he said with a half-smile, "Why don't you dare? If you don't tell me, if I feel happy, I won't necessarily agree to it."
Pei Yanzhou suddenly raised his head, with disbelief in his eyes.
"minister......"
After the word "Chen" was heard in the hall, there was no movement again. Pei Yanzhou's words disappeared from the corner of his mouth, he paused for a moment, and then simply didn't speak again.
He knew that Emperor Chong'an was still testing, and he also knew that even if he asked for marriage, he would not really agree, but he suddenly didn't want to mention it anymore.
A thin figure flashed unconsciously in his mind.
Speaking of which, he still had to choose a gentle-tempered Crown Princess, otherwise Song Jinyin would not be able to protect herself in the backyard.
My thoughts gradually drifted away, as if no plan was safe enough.
"That's all."
Emperor Chong'an smiled and waved his hand, interrupting his thoughts. Pei Yanzhou stiffened when he recalled the sudden thought.
His jaw tensed for a moment. He didn't dare to think that he was affected to such an extent by Song Jinyin.
"I'm really afraid of hearing you say something shocking, but I've heard about your thoughts."
Seeing that Pei Yanzhou seemed to be listening attentively, the people in high positions also became a little interested, and continued: "I will think about your marriage carefully, but I always feel that the temperament of the Xu family girl is not suitable for you. , but if you insist on marrying me, I may not be the one to beat the couple."
Pei Yanzhou couldn't tell the truth from Emperor Chong'an's words for a while, so he had to cooperate and continue.
What he wants is to dispel Emperor Chong'an's doubts about him, and what he is waiting for is his beating the mandarin ducks. Only then will his forced "break" with the Xu family be meaningful, and the emperor will believe in his loyalty more. .
Even if there was an accident in the middle and the two families finally came true, it still went as Pei Yanzhou intended.
There are benefits to both advance and retreat.
It's just that although he thought about the two paths of success and failure, at this moment, Pei Yanzhou suddenly hesitated because of the figure in his heart.
Seriously...
Incomprehensible.
