For three days in a row, Pei Yanzhou could not see the figure he was thinking about.
He hadn't closed his eyes for three days, and his eyes were terribly scarlet. If Emperor Chong'an hadn't sent someone to stop him, he might have continued searching regardless.
But even though the guard in front of him was holding the token, he still just stopped under the city gate and looked at the streets around him.
Song Jinyin rarely left the house. Even in the bustling markets in the capital, she only knew a few. How could it be possible that even three groups of people could not find his trace during this trip, and there were so many of his subordinates among them? spies.
The scarlet red in Pei Yanzhou's eyes faded, and his eyes gradually darkened.
There must have been something wrong, or maybe I was on the wrong track from the beginning.
"Please don't embarrass me anymore. Your Majesty has covered the prince for a while. Now the people in the court are complaining. Even if the eldest princess is looking for an assassin, everyone is already keeping an eye on the prince. "
The leading guard bowed his hands in salute, with anxiety on his originally cold and solemn face.
If the person cannot be brought back, the matter will become more and more troublesome, and His Majesty's anger will never be quelled. He is also guilty of dereliction of duty.
When Lin Jingxiu saw this, he nodded and pulled the reins forward.
Chasing after this friend in the past few days has made him calm down a lot. Now he knows without reminding how unfavorable the current situation is for Pei Yanzhou.
"What the visitor is saying is, Yan Zhou, you must not act out of anger again."
Lin Jingxiu lowered his voice, not wanting others to know the inside story, "My uncle has always valued you, and you must know it in your heart. If this really angers Long Yan, those who are waiting for the opportunity will not let you go."
After a pause, Lin Jingxiu looked into Pei Yanzhou's stern eyes, swallowed in his throat, and added: "If you lose everything in your hands, it will be even more impossible to find Song Jinyin. By then, she will be close to others, you I don’t even have the ability to take action.”
Before he finished speaking, a feeling of suffocation rushed towards him.
The oppression was accompanied by a cold light, sweeping across his body and then spreading out in all directions.
"She's close to other people?"
The man finally reacted. The moment he pulled up the reins, clarity appeared in his eyes, his back was straight, and his momentum suddenly burst out.
He could spend his whole life begging her for forgiveness and waiting for her to look back, but no one could ever take his place and stand by her side, let alone get close to her.
"Who dares to touch her?"
Pei Yanzhou's suppressed madness showed signs of fluctuation again.
As soon as he thought that she might meet other men after escaping from him, that she might show her dependence and tenderness on him to others, and that she might even shed tears of grievance in front of others, he would feel uncontrollably violent.
"Yes, yes, let alone others who dare not, with Song Jinyin's temperament, she should not be willing."
Lin Jingxiu decisively chose to take a step back.
But he also knew that if he wanted to persuade Pei Yanzhou now, he could only involve Song Jinyin in everything.
"But if you resist the decree again and again, how will you protect her? Don't forget, my uncle is the emperor, and you know the nature of the emperor better than I do."
Speaking of this, Lin Jingxiu's eyes also darkened.
The uncle he once thought he was close to, the emperor who could protect their family, turned out to be the culprit who personally designed his sister to replace the real princess and marry to Beirong.
While everyone was praising the emperor for loving the princess, no one knew how depressed the eldest princess' mansion was.
His mother cried for half a month holding his father's memorial tablet, and he recalled his eldest sister's farewell eyes every day when she left.
It was not until later that he gradually understood that the so-called love for the princess and for Daxia were just a pretense. The emperor's real intention was just to take advantage of his mother and the old subordinates left by his father.
All the treatment that Princess Heyang received in Beirong was inseparable from the emperor's regard for the eldest princess's mansion.
The more Emperor Chong'an valued this imperial sister and his nephew, the more respected the princess would be. Therefore, if the eldest princess wanted her daughter to live a smooth life, she could only rely on the emperor.
This is true for royal siblings, let alone ministers who are not related by blood.
If Pei Yanzhou had not earned his own merits and had the experience of being at odds with the Duke of the same country, how could Emperor Chong'an be so tolerant to him.
Maybe there was a reason here that he couldn't guess, but he thought Pei Yanzhou must know it clearly.
"Yan Zhou, it's been three days. You've been searching for her for three whole days. If you continue, even if you find her, you should think about her future situation. Making too much noise will not be good for her."
"I know."
Pei Yanzhou raised his eyes to face the cool breeze. His eyes were dry, but scarlet spread.
He spoke softly, in a low tone, not sure whether he was speaking to himself or responding to others.
"I know she doesn't like this, but if the searchers are withdrawn, where should I look for her later?"
The cool breeze hit the city gate. It took a long time before Pei Yanzhou gathered his nerves and called Xuan Yi.
"Send someone to the eldest princess's mansion to send a thank you gift, and leave a few pairs of people to guard the city gate. Be sure to check every woman who leaves the city. Xuanwei stays behind to continue the search, and must not miss every place in the city."
Seeing that Pei Yanzhou seemed to be no longer entangled in madness, Lin Jingxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Jinyin was able to hide from him for three days. It must not be a simple escape. Even he was a little surprised.
It's just that Pei Yanzhou must not stay on this matter for too long now. People can continue to search, but Pei Yanzhou cannot continue to be so decadent.
"The suppression of the bandits is imminent. You can only keep your spirits up and arrive at Yuxi Mountain to ensure that everything is safe. If you can complete the errand within half a month, you can continue to search when you come back..."
"Five days."
Pei Yanzhou pulled the reins and was finally ready to leave.
But the words that came out of his mouth made others stunned, and they no longer knew how to respond. If it was really five days, then I don't know what kind of Shura scene it would be.
Pei Yanzhou had no intention of explaining to others, he seemed to be telling himself.
He could only have five days at most for this errand, five days at most.
When passing the city gate, Pei Yanzhou subconsciously looked up and thought of Song Jinyin's face again. His heart suddenly twitched and he felt severe pain.
The people she wanted to leave and the places she wanted to leave were all placed in one place.
If she saw him, she would probably smile happily.
"Xuan Yi, send someone back to that mansion!"
As if remembering something, the man suddenly frowned and his jaw tensed for a moment.
Song Jinyin could not escape like this. Even with Shen Yuhe's help, she could not escape his three-day search. The only possibility was that she was not within the scope of their search at all!
Thinking of this, Pei Yanzhou even breathed a little heavier, and kept exerting force on the hand holding the reins. He was happy and worried at the same time.
"Go back to that mansion and send someone to search it carefully inside and out!"
Xuan Yi was puzzled, but then he reacted, surprise flashed across his face, "Yes, my subordinate will bring someone over right now!"
"Don't hurt her."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Lin Jingxiu's reaction was a little slow. It wasn't until Xuan Yi and others left that he figured out the reason and pulled the reins forward.
At the same time, a carriage passed behind him and stopped at the front of the queue leaving the city.
The carriage was not too big, and there were two girls sitting in it, both dressed as men.
It's just that he doesn't have the appearance of a wealthy family with red lips and white teeth. He only has a slightly yellowish complexion and a pair of calloused hands. At first glance, he looks like a hardworking person who has been exposed to a lot of wind and sun.
"The city gate is open today, and there will be a lot of people leaving the city. Don't be impatient, young master. Drink some water to moisten your throat first."
The girl inside took the kettle and drank it in small sips.
Just where the water droplets slipped, she subconsciously raised her hand to wipe it, and the yellow skin was washed away, revealing a faint white foundation.
"Master, don't move."
The girl who handed the kettle saw this movement and quickly took out something from her waist. She reached out and fiddled with it for a long time before reaching out and touching her face with her fingertips.
"I just said that it would be convenient to just wear a personal leather mask. He didn't believe in my skills and insisted on letting you carry his face out of the city. If you are... bah bah bah, young master, don't take it to heart. I'm making nonsense. Yes, I can’t count them.”
"I'm fine, but don't be angry, girl."
The girl next to her curled her lips and smiled. It was Song Jinyin who was still hiding in the house before coming out.
"If I had seen you two days earlier, that human skin mask would have been made a long time ago, but he is still there and not in a hurry. He just asked me to pick you up with the powder today..."
Song Jinyin was listening with interest when the word "Yan Zhou" suddenly floated into her ears, like the voice of the young master of the Lin family.
Song Jinyin's breath was suffocated, and she couldn't hear anything else.
The hand holding the kettle lost its strength and fell to the ground. The water droplets splashed on her body and fingertips.
But she didn't realize it, she just listened blankly to the movement outside, and subconsciously raised her hand to cover her belly.
Pei Yanzhou is also there.
The man's voice in response was a little hoarse and full of exhaustion, and her mind instantly recalled the days when Pei Yanzhou had a lot of errands.
For a long time, he would stay busy until late at night before entering her room, then hugging her gently and calling her name in such a tired voice.
Song Jinyin drifted up and down in his tenderness from time to time, almost forgetting her own identity until Pei Yanzhou personally reminded her every time.
My lower abdomen throbbed for a moment.
Song Jinyin suddenly woke up and felt a severe blockage in her heart.
She never thought that she would meet Pei Yanzhou again in this way.
But this will only be the last time.
In the future, there will be no more Song Jinyin in this world, and she and her children will never meet him again.
...
The carriage finally left the city gate and drove in the opposite direction to Pei Yanzhou.
But Pei Yanzhou's heart suddenly tightened, as if he was being grabbed and pulled by something, causing panic and pain.
He turned his head and looked back, but in front of him there were only people waiting to enter and leave the city, and carriages that had just left the city on the wide road outside the city.
He didn't take his eyes back for a long time, and kept staring stubbornly into the distance.
No one knew what he was looking at, not even himself.
"Let's go. If you don't enter the palace, you will be fired from your position. What will you do to find Song Jinyin in the future?"
