Song Jinyin finally stepped into her small courtyard, and the drizzle finally stopped.
Occasionally, some playful children would sneak out and chase each other in the alley. The sound of their play drowned out the creaking of the wooden door.
Song Jinyin smiled gently.
After seeing those lively and lively children, I finally felt a little calmer.
She is now Song Ci, a free commoner. She has nothing to do with the city of Kyoto and has nothing to do with Pei Yanzhou.
Even the young man in his memory has long since become a stranger.
There will never be any intersection again.
Song Jinyin figured it out. The surprise when she first saw Pei Yanzhou had long since dissipated.
She pushed open the door of the small courtyard stove, squatted on one side, lowered her head to look for debris to light the fire, and then placed the medicine jar on the stove, as if nothing had happened.
She has to go to the embroidery workshop tomorrow, and she doesn't know whether Xiuxiu will wake up after being knocked unconscious according to Pei Yanzhou's temperament.
If something really happened, her stability these days would be in vain again.
The dry firewood made an explosive sound. Song Jinyin avoided it, let the medicine cook on it, got up and walked out of the kitchen.
Just as she took steps forward, she suddenly looked sideways.
The dry firewood I bought last time is piled in the corner. After so many days, it looks like there are not a few firewood missing, and it is extremely burned.
At this moment, a figure outside looked at the wooden door of Song Jinyin's courtyard. When he saw the candle light, he put his ear against the wooden door again.
It wasn't until he heard a slight noise coming from inside that everything was normal that the visitor calmed down and prepared to turn around and leave.
But when he turned around, he was frightened by the person who didn't know when he appeared from behind, and he almost lost half of his soul.
It was so close that he had never noticed it. Such internal strength and lightness skills should be at a level above him.
And most importantly, just by looking at those cold eyes, he knew that if he didn't shake his young master out, he might not be able to survive.
"The young one has met the crown prince."
The man came back to his senses and simply stepped forward and bowed his hands.
He had seen the eldest son of the Pei family when he followed the young master, and looking at his appearance, he was probably not here for more than just today.
"Since you have seen me, you still dare to come looking for her... Shen Yuhe?"
Pei Yanzhou uttered a few words coldly, but his eyes kept falling on the closed wooden door.
This yard is too small and shabby. If there is really a bad person, such a door lock will not be able to prevent anything.
"As for the prince, the younger one is indeed Master Shen's son."
The man raised his eyes carefully. Although he was not deterred by the prince's coldness, he was also inspired by the pressure emanating from his body.
He probably would have survived, otherwise the prince would not have talked to him at all.
Thinking of this, the man breathed a sigh of relief.
Next time, he will have to give up such an errand to someone else beside the young master.
"Our young master left here because of the Third Prince's errands, but Miss Jin Yin is not familiar with this place, and the young master is chivalrous, so he asked me to stay and take care of her."
If you choose the right words, they are always right.
Just like at this moment, even though the prince in front of him looked gloomy and terrifying, he showed no sign of taking action.
"Chivalrous?"
Pei Yanzhou curled his lips, and then his eyes fell on the person in front of him.
If Xuan Wei hadn't reported to him that this man secretly delivered firewood to Song Jinyin's courtyard today, just based on the look on his face when he was sticking to the door to inquire, his head would have been moved.
"You don't need to take care of this place from now on."
After a pause, Pei Yanzhou lowered his eyes, looked at the jade pendant he was holding in his hand, and spoke again.
Only this time, his voice slowed down, every word sounded threatening, and seemed to be frosty.
"Report Shen Yuhe's instructions after diagnosing her pulse in detail, and explain them clearly, and I will let you leave Luo City alive."
Pei Yanzhou didn't trust Shen Yuhe, but he couldn't deny that he did protect Song Jinyin's body.
Therefore, because of the closeness between the two, jealous anger arose in his heart, and he had no choice but to endure it for the moment.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life. It's just that I only know these few times recently, and the one before... I'm not with my young master."
The man agreed without hesitation.
His young master is not here now, but Miss Jinyin's body has to be seen by the doctor and handed over to the prince, which is actually a safe thing.
Several people disappeared into the small courtyard next door, but the only one who came out in the end was the man.
Pei Yanzhou stood under the dead tree in the courtyard, as if looking into the distance through the obstruction in front of him.
There was half a yard and a thick stone wall between them.
But this cold, thick stone wall has become the closest distance between him and Song Jinyin.
...
Cang Lin has been following Pei Yanzhou.
Xuanwei lit a fire in the kitchen, illuminating the small and dilapidated courtyard.
And it wasn't until there was no movement in the courtyard next door, except for a small lamp in the main room, that the people in the courtyard followed and stepped into their own cabin.
The temporarily changed bedding and tea sets were placed in their respective places, and the burned brazier was placed under the wooden window near the door.
But the room was not warm, and there was even a bit of coolness blowing in.
Pei Yanzhou stood still, looking at the burning lights, and suddenly laughed at himself, saying with heartache and guilt, "She is so afraid of the cold, but in order to leave me, she would rather settle down and live here."
Cang Lin thought of the words Shen Yuhe mentioned just now, and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but couldn't find the words to say.
There was only a slight pause, and then he said cautiously: "Actually, in the early years, Miss Jin Yin also lived in a cold house in Zhuya Courtyard."
Cang Lin's original intention was to say that the girl was not such a squeamish person, but as soon as he said the words, he became annoyed.
By saying this now, aren't you just stabbing your master in the heart?
Pei Yanzhou looked over instantly, his expression froze, and his hand holding the jade pendant tightened.
"when?"
"A few years ago, when the girl was still young, she was not asked to live in the front. People in the courtyard probably thought... and no one took care of her. Later, Butler Wang found out and looked at the cold winter. She was afraid that she would freeze out, so she changed her house."
A few years ago......
I think the pause in Kurin's words had something to do with him.
Pei Yanzhou's heart was sore and swollen, and silent regret came like a tide.
People in the courtyard would only act based on his face. If he treated Song Jinyin badly, Song Jinyin would receive even more cold treatment than what he saw on the face.
"Has she ever mentioned it?"
After a long while, Pei Yanzhou spoke in a hoarse voice, but he could guess the answer without waiting for Cang Lin's answer.
If she had the temperament to lower her head and complain, she would not live in such a small courtyard right now, nor would she risk everything to draw a clear line with him.
"Master, Miss Jin Yin never mentioned it."
Pei Yanzhou's eyes darkened inch by inch.
His little girl also had a lively temperament. When she was sent to the Duke's mansion, no matter how scared she was, there was a brilliance in her eyes that could not be concealed.
He saw her standing obediently beside Mrs. Liu, smiling dazzlingly at her mother with her eyes bent.
It was by his side that Song Jinyin fell silent little by little.
It was also by his side that her body got to where it was now because she was not taken seriously.
Pei Yanzhou could no longer calm down.
He didn't even dare to look up at the wall outside Song Jinyin's courtyard.
That day at the inn, Song Jinyin said she wanted to make things clear with him. At that time, he was just stubborn and refused to let go.
But now thinking back to those two words, Pei Yanzhou found that he was not qualified to say even the word "rejection".
He owed Song Jinyin, and he might not be able to pay it back in his lifetime.
Cang Lin looked at the master in front of him, and was at a loss for a moment. He thought about it in his mind, and finally cautiously spoke to persuade him.
"Actually, from my subordinate's opinion, although Miss Jin Yin is stubborn, she is also easy to be soft-hearted. I think this time she is like this only because of... the child in her belly."
After a pause, Cang Lin considered it again and said: "After all, Miss Jinyin has suffered a lot, and she doesn't know the master's thoughts. She just thinks that the child in her belly should not be valued... If one day the girl learns about the master's My mind, maybe, won’t be so resistant anymore.”
Kurin's words were not just words of comfort.
He could see clearly along the way.
It's just that if the master didn't say some things himself, who would have thought that in the eyes of others, the eldest son of the Pei family, who was not a worldly person, was only thinking about the little girl beside him.
Even if it was the master himself, if he had not experienced this, he would probably never be able to see clearly, or he would not admit it.
The cool breeze in the courtyard became stronger again, causing the dead branches to make a slight sound.
Pei Yanzhou didn't respond aloud, but there was a faint hope in the dark eyes he covered.
A little bit, but it was enough to make him come back to life on this cold winter night.
