Song Jinyin drove for five days in a row, getting further and further away from the capital city and Pei Yanzhou.
It wasn't until they reached a village that they stopped to rest.
This village is much larger than where Song Jinyin stayed last time.
At a glance, although the houses are still not far apart, they are not scattered here and there. The whole area is filled with small courtyards surrounded by wood.
Song Jinyin carefully got out of the carriage and wrapped herself in a fox fur. Only her small face was exposed, and she looked around with her round eyes.
Behind the rows of wooden fences are chickens walking around and pecking in the yard, and the white smoke rising from the kitchen adds a lot of warmth in the cold winter.
Song Jinyin's tired heart suddenly relaxed.
She thought of Anyuan County.
Once in the small courtyard in Anyuan County, everything was as warm as it is now.
But she couldn't go back. She didn't even dare to get close to that place. She could only wait until Pei Yanzhou completely forgot about her.
Song Jinyin pursed her lips and took a deep breath.
People always have to have some hope, just like she was thinking at this moment, maybe that day will not come too slowly, maybe she can go back one day and let her children call her grandfather.
As her thoughts drifted, she counted the days again.
There are only a few days left before Pei Yanzhou goes to Yuxi Mountain. I think he won't make such a big fuss because of her anymore.
Perhaps at this moment, as arrogant as he was, he had already accepted her leaving.
Song Jinyin's dead heart seemed to gradually come to life, and even the grievances that made her cry gradually dissipated.
The memories were suppressed in her heart, and she only knew that now she could finally stand upright under the sun.
"Miss Jinyin, let's stay here first. I often come here to collect things, and I even built a house for myself. This time I just need to collect some smoked cocktails. Let's rest for a few days, and you can recuperate. ."
"Hao Wei?"
Song Jinyin retracted her thoughts and her eyes fell on the girl in front of her who was taking her out of the house.
This girl came unexpectedly that day, carrying Zhou Yanan's token, but it was only after getting along that she realized that the girl really knew Shen Yuhe.
They were probably junior sisters. Although this girl was cute and had a wild temper, she also had some medical skills.
But when she heard what Hao Wei said, Song Jinyin completely jumped out of her emotions related to Pei Yanzhou, and couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Does the doctor collect poisonous insects and scorpions to use as medicine?"
"I'm not a doctor."
The girl jumped out of the carriage, then looked at the driver, pointed at the bundle inside, and then pulled Song Jinyin forward.
"Shen Yuhe is a doctor, I am not, but it is used as medicine... so to speak."
The girl's name is Li Wanqing, and her temperament is somewhat similar to that of Pei Musheng, but Pei Musheng is suppressed by her status as the third girl of the Pei family, and she has some scruples in her actions, but this one looks like she doesn't care about anything.
"But don't be afraid. Those things are already dead. Some brave people in the village will specially catch them at the beginning of summer and keep them for others to collect. They can make some money, just like selling wild beast skins."
The more Song Jinyin listened, the more she felt that the girl in front of her was extremely powerful. Talking about those poisons was like talking about catching a chicken.
"I'm not afraid. It's just that Miss Wanqing was diagnosing my pulse along the way, so I thought she was also a doctor."
"It's okay to take a look at your illness, but only Shen Yuhe can cure your illness."
Li Wanqing led Song Jinyin up the field ridge, and was able to exchange a few words with the women passing by along the way.
"You are not in good health and are running around all the time. Let's stay here for a while first. I have wiped away all traces of you on the way. There is no way that the Pei family's eldest son can find this place. You can rest assured , wait for them to check your pulse together, and then discuss where you will stay in the future."
"Waiting for them? What do you mean, young lady, Mr. Zhou and the others will also come here?"
Song Jinyin was a little surprised. She had planned to say goodbye to this girl Wanqing after resting here for a few days.
Now that he has escaped from Kyoto City, there is no point in bothering others everywhere.
And she had already planned to go south to find a warmer small county town and work as an embroiderer. With the money she had, it would be enough to support her and her children without bothering anyone else.
"Of course they will come."
Li Wanqing nodded in response, then stopped in front of a row of wooden fences and pushed open the wooden door.
The wooden houses in the front row were locked, and there was another large kitchen built next to them.
"They have fast feet. We can travel a distance of five days, but they can reach us in two days. Don't worry. Besides, it's safer to take a closer look at your situation."
"My current health has become much better after taking Dr. Shen's medicine. In fact, if I hadn't mentioned it to the girl just now, I would have forgotten about my poor health."
"Don't even look at how thin you have become."
Li Wanqing led her into the small fenced courtyard, then pulled her and pointed to someone else's yard not far away.
"I'll get a chicken for you later. But then again, how did your son-in-law raise you? I thought it was such a treasure when he set up such a big battle to find you, but when I saw it that day, You deserve to be regretted for being so thin, and you deserve to be unable to find anyone..."
Song Jinyin's originally calm heart became turbulent again.
But she just lowered her eyes and smiled, without saying anything related to Pei Yanzhou.
...
Since Song Jinyin was not found in the house that day, Pei Yanzhou once again fell into a dejected look.
But he was no longer as crazy as he had been a few days ago. Instead, he went to the study room after waking up and looked at the topographic map of Yuxi Mountain for half a day.
Xuanwei was still searching outside and never stopped.
No news came back, and Pei Yanzhou did not ask any questions. He did not eat or drink until late at night.
There were only gloomy cold stars in Qing Jun's brow. As if he was tireless, he put down the marked diagram and picked up the letter next to it again.
Everyone is worried, knowing that at this moment, the people in the room are only on the last taut string left to wake up.
Until Cang Lin came back, he knocked on the door and entered the study.
The man sitting behind the desk had changed his robes and looked darker than during the day. However, his face was a little pale, his eyebrows were pinched, his thin lips were dry, and he occasionally coughed, which made people see the fragility and embarrassment in him.
"Master, today I went to find the owner of the embroidery workshop again."
Pei Yanzhou did not put down his pen or even raise his head.
If there was any news about Song Jinyin, Cang Lin's first sentence should be that he had found a trace, rather than talking about a strange passerby.
Seeing that the person above him didn't respond, Cang Lin hesitated, but vaguely he felt that something was strange and he had to report it.
"When I was talking to the boss, I saw Miss Xu passing by. At that time, the boss of the embroidery shop and the subordinate were standing very close. The subordinate could notice that his breath was unstable and he was absent-minded for a moment."
After hearing this, Pei Yanzhou raised his eyes and looked over.
"Who is friends with whom is not something you want to investigate now. I just want to know where Song Jinyin is."
Mentioning the word Song Jinyin, Pei Yanzhou felt another dull pain in his heart.
If he had known that her leaving was so upsetting, he should have directly changed her identity for her and made her the wife he had written down in black and white, completely leaving behind the bond and not giving her any room to escape.
Just as this thought flashed across his mind, Pei Yanzhou seemed to be suddenly shocked. The pen fell from his hand and the thick ink splashed out.
It seemed like he never really wanted to marry her.
He had come up with many ways to protect her in the future, but this was the only one he kept at the bottom of the list, neither mentioning it nor daring to mention it.
And it was at this moment that Pei Yanzhou seemed to understand Song Jinyin's grievances.
Her identity, the involvement between the two of them, and the ups and downs they might have to go through in the future all made him unwilling to put Song Jinyin in a position to be honest with her from beginning to end.
He was always forcing her, always condescendingly forcing her to a so-called "mean" position, so Song Jinyin didn't believe him and didn't want him anymore.
This thought seemed to rekindle Pei Yanzhou's hope, and also seemed to allow him to find a new direction.
He must find Song Jinyin and tell her personally that she cannot live without him, Pei Yanzhou, and he must let her know that he wants to marry her.
Cang Lin didn't know what the master in front of him was thinking, but he was keenly aware that a subtle light appeared in the prince's deep eyes.
The anxiety in his heart dissipated and he spoke again.
"Your Majesty, I just find it strange that the owner of the embroidery shop has helped Miss Jin Yin a lot, but in fact they have not met a few times. Now he actually knows Miss Shen who has just returned to Kyoto City, and this There may be some unknown thoughts mixed in, and I think that the owner of the embroidery shop may have other identities or other purposes."
Pei Yanzhou found the way forward, his eyesight gradually returned to clarity, his long eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked back at the person in front of him with sharpness.
He should have been alerted when Cang Lin spoke the first sentence, but it was not until this moment that his chaotic thoughts were opened.
"If I remember correctly, he also has contacts with Shen Yuhe?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Miss Jin Yin met him before when she left the mansion."
"Send someone to follow him alone, and then have someone keep an eye on all his shops and his residence."
If he was just an ordinary merchant, how could he let Shen Yuhe interact with him? How could he get to know Xu Youyi, who had not returned to Kyoto for a long time? It was even such a coincidence that there was a shop that could sell Song Jinyin's craftsmanship.
Pei Yanzhou's eyes darkened. If that person's thoughts were about Xu Youyi, it would be up to the Xu family to take care of it from now on. But if it were about Song Jinyin, he would definitely not let this person live half a day longer!
"Wait a minute."
When Cang Lin was about to retreat, Pei Yanzhou suddenly spoke and called him back.
"Is there still no one who found anything wrong at the city gate?"
"His Majesty, everything is normal for those who left the city."
Pei Yanzhou frowned, feeling like there was another layer of fog.
No one could be found despite such searches in the city. Song Jinyin must be no longer in the city, but there is no trace of her leaving outside the city, unless...
Someone is helping her.
And since that person could change her identity in such a short period of time and allow her to leave the city smoothly, it is even more unlikely that he could be an ordinary person.
"Everyone who has any dealings with that embroidery shop owner will be investigated, as well as Shen Yuhe. If there is no news, we will keep an eye on him until he makes any movement!"
