Cang Lin stepped back and went directly to prepare the carriage.
This lunch was really urgent. As soon as Pei Yanzhou stepped into the prefect's mansion, tea cups were served, and then the maids lined up under the long corridor carrying meals warmed on the fire.
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
The eunuch led people into the front hall, where the aroma of wine filled their nostrils.
There is a dazzling array of dishes on the table, and the emerald wine flask is shiny and shiny. It is not vulgar at first glance.
Pei Yanzhou glanced around, his face darkened, and his face, which was not smiling at all, became even colder.
"It's rare for the prince to come to Luo City. I will definitely drink a few more glasses of this wine today."
Cang Lin was about to refuse, but stopped when the master in front of him looked at her darkly.
The master has many political enemies, and countless enemy bandits have been kidnapped. Therefore, they will never mention injuries on their bodies in front of outsiders.
Especially on someone else's territory.
"I'm afraid it won't work if you drink too much."
Pei Yanzhou sat down and played with the jade wine glass on the table nonchalantly. Although the corners of his lips were slightly curved, the smile did not reach his eyes, but was still a bit oppressive.
"The prefect also knows that I am here to look for someone, so I don't smell like drunk."
"Your Majesty, is it possible that the girl has been found?"
The prefect smiled a little stiffly.
Luo City is not a small city. He thought it would take seven or ten days to do anything, but he didn't expect that the prince in front of him would move so fast.
"I remember, but I didn't mention it to the adults that the person I was looking for was a woman."
Pei Yanzhou's smile did not diminish, but his eyes were a little cold.
The prefect came back to his senses, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt afraid.
The prince wanted to investigate someone in his place, so he naturally had to send more people to inquire. It was not surprising to find out that it was a woman, but after all, he had other thoughts, so it was difficult to say this with confidence.
"Don't be surprised, Your Majesty. The subordinates are also worried. They are afraid that if something happens in the city, they will miss the Prince's mission and affect the stability of the people. So they sent someone to check it out, thinking that they can wait for the Prince's dispatch at any time."
"Your Excellency is interested."
Pei Yanzhou seemed to have gotten over the matter, but after taking the first glass of wine, he chuckled and said, "She is indeed a girl, but this is not an errand, but a family matter."
"Family, family matters... I'm a lowly official and I'm being reckless."
"It doesn't matter, I came unexpectedly, but I don't want outsiders to know about the family affairs. Lord Prefect..."
Speaking of this, Pei Yanzhou stopped, his dark eyes swept across the wine bottle in front of him, and stopped on the face of the prefect who looked worried.
The next moment, the eunuch was seen nodding his head, smiling in apology, his eyes narrowed to a slit.
"Family affairs cannot be known to outsiders. I will withdraw my subordinates immediately. The prince can rest assured that this matter will not be leaked at all. The prince can stay in Luo City with peace of mind."
There was still a plan in Pei Yanzhou's eyes, but he did not expose it. He just raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and then put down the glass.
He originally wanted to speak out about Song Jinyin's identity in his mind, but he was afraid that the news would spread to the city of Kyoto and allow those thoughtful people to do things behind his back, making the people he finally found become wary again.
He was even more worried that someone would target Song Jinyin and harm her.
For example, Shen Yuhe, whom he has not yet figured out, and the owner of the embroidery workshop in Kyoto City.
He had already lost her once. If he had to do it all over again, he didn't know what he would be like.
Seeing the change in his expression, the prefect started talking about the official affairs of the city, and poured out a third glass of wine from the pot amidst the sudden sound of the piano.
After a long time, the voice fell, and the woman's skirt fluttered like red plum blossoms in the snow, and she stepped into the hall.
After seeing the person in the position clearly, the person lowered his eyes, pursed his red lips slightly, and his cheeks gradually turned crimson, as if he was shy.
"Father, who is this?"
"Why don't you pay your respects to the prince soon? It's your blessing to be able to play the piano for him!"
The prefect was drunk and waved to the visitor.
The people of Luo City are open-minded, and since the eldest son of the Pei family came here to find a girl, it shows that he is not a simple-minded person.
Regardless of whether she is a beauty or a beloved concubine, in the eyes of the prefect, she is just a mirror image and cannot be put on the stage.
The next moment, the voice of greeting was charming and gentle.
Pei Yanzhou frowned impatiently when he heard the sweet voice and glanced at the sky outside.
Today he had to visit the embroidery workshop where Song Jinyin worked.
Although he felt timid when he saw her, he still had to bring her back to his side, and she couldn't drag her body any longer. No matter what, he had to let Dr. Mu check her pulse first.
"I am attending the banquet hosted by the Governor today. I hope you will remember what you just said."
"Your Majesty, this is..."
Seeing that someone was about to leave, the prefect quickly winked at the eldest daughter in front.
The visitor immediately stood up and wanted to get closer to Pei Yanzhou to apologize.
But before the person got close, Pei Yanzhou had already avoided him, and his eyes turned completely cold.
He thought he had made it clear just now, but the prefect seemed to have only picked out the few words he wanted to hear.
"Kurarin."
Pei Yanzhou called the people outside, and then a man entered the room with a long sword in his hand, "I think the prefect doesn't remember what I said, so please remind me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In front of the officials, Kurin changed his title and had an aura that was not inferior to that of the Imperial Army.
Pei Yanzhou's figure disappeared into the house, and apart from the eunuch who suddenly woke up, there was the eldest girl who had never taken her eyes off Pei Yanzhou since she came in just now.
The young men in Luo City who wanted to marry each other were not bad in family background and appearance, but compared with this one, they were like clouds and mud.
She doesn't want anyone now, she only wants this handsome and unmarried son of the Pei family, even if it's as a concubine.
Her heart was beating fiercely. The woman raised her eyes and stared closely at the figure that had gone away. She pursed her lips tightly and her cheeks were flushed again.
...
The two glasses of wine that Pei Yanzhou drank were blown by the cold wind, which made him feel a little dizzy.
The wine was quite strong. Now that I thought about it, I was afraid that the prefect had other thoughts from the beginning, but he never thought about the woman and thought it was some other prying interest.
"Is this the embroidery workshop in front?"
Several people stopped when they saw the big characters "Jinyu Embroidery Workshop".
Pei Yanzhou raised his eyes and looked around. The shop in front was quite spacious and clean, but the corner of the embroidered building inside didn't look too big.
Not as good as the one in Kyoto.
"Go back to Master, this is the room."
This place is not close to Song Jinyin's courtyard. I don't know whether it is because of the cool weather or other reasons, but there are not many pedestrians on the street.
Those who occasionally passed by, or the stewards in the nearby shops, saw Pei Yanzhou's aura and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The man finally retreated to the side path.
Under the crane cloak is a tall and straight figure. Under the rain, the light and shadow are hazy, and the stern face is looming, setting off the long-lasting drunkenness, which is sometimes light and sometimes strong in the wind.
At this station, it was not until a familiar voice came from the front that the man moved his already stiff fingertips.
The thin lips were pursed tightly, and the throat rolled.
The drunkenness emboldened him, and he thought he probably didn't want to endure it anymore. He just wanted to see her.
...
Since moving out of Wu Xiuzhang, Song Jinyin has been clean for nearly a day.
However, the discomfort occasionally recurred, which made her look unhappy and not have much appetite. When she went back, her pace was much slower than usual.
Before the group had gone too far, they heard a voice coming from behind.
Song Jinyin listened for a long time before she remembered that it was her name that was being called.
"Song Ci!"
Xiuxiu became more and more angry. She felt that Song Jinyin was deliberately trying to insult her, so she blocked the person in the alley, and her eyes were a little cruel.
"She is so ignorant of etiquette. She is indeed a stinky girl who doesn't understand anything!"
"Sister Xiuxiu?"
Song Jinyin saw the malice on her face, and when she frowned, she thought of the square handkerchief around her waist.
For the sake of stability, she didn't want to compete with Xiuxiu, but also planned to let her lead the way and take the initiative to eliminate some troubles for her.
But if Xiuxiu really had malicious intentions, she would never bear it in vain and let her unborn child and her live the unbearable and humiliating days in the Duke's Mansion.
After thinking about it, Song Jinyin's fingertips brushed her waist.
According to the habits of that girl Wanqing, there may be more than a little bit of drug on this veil.
"I'm here to find you and I just want to ask you one question: Will you accept the embroidery job today or not?"
"Miss Xiuxiu seems to have a bad memory. I told her that she couldn't accept it. If the girl is dissatisfied, she can go find it..."
"Don't tell me that."
Xiuxiu interrupted Song Jinyin and snorted, "I think highly of you by asking you to take on such a big job as soon as you come here. I advise you not to be disrespectful. What's more, this is in Luo City. Although I am embroidering here, I work in the workshop, but I also know a lot of people who work in the yamen."
"It's important for a person to see the situation clearly. If you are more honest, it's okay to look after you in the future. But in front of me, you'd better put away those small thoughts. Don't think that you can come here just because you have Wu Xiuzhang's respect. Press me."
Song Jinyin felt a little uncomfortable due to the smell of makeup and powder on Xiuxiu's body, and the discomfort she had finally suppressed began to surge in her stomach again.
She stepped back subconsciously, but she didn't want to step on a stone covered in muddy water, and the sole of her foot slipped.
In panic, she stretched out her hands, trying to support herself against the stone wall.
When Xiuxiu saw this, she took a step back. Seeing her panic, she sneered at the corners of her lips, without any intention of trying to help her.
In that short moment, Song Jinyin thought of countless outcomes in her mind, all of which revolved around her need to protect her belly.
But all the expected pictures did not appear.
She didn't even touch the stone wall before she fell into a hot embrace.
The hand around her waist didn't dare to use too much force, but still hugged her firmly.
In his ears, Xiuxiu's exclamation was interrupted as soon as she spoke, followed by a muffled sound and the sound of falling to the ground.
Song Jinyin's eyes were quickly covered with a layer of mist, and then quickly dispersed. She didn't care about looking at Xiuxiu next to her, nor did she care about the taboo between men and women. She was just glad in her heart that she didn't end up in the worst scenario.
Neither of them made any move for a while.
The faint aroma of wine came from the tip of her nose, which actually overcame the pungent smell of powder on Xiuxiu's body, and also suppressed the discomfort in her stomach.
But behind the smell of wine, there was the familiar fragrance of cold bamboo that I hadn't smelled in a long time.
After being frightened, Song Jinyin did not raise her head. Her heart kept sinking and her body froze in place.
