There is a different bustle in the courtyard than in the past.
Li Wanqing was still roasting meat. When she saw Song Jinyin, who was wrapped tightly, coming out of the room, she stood up.
She was about to go forward, but stopped when she saw the door-god-like man behind her.
But soon, the man called Cang Lin out of the kitchen.
Lin Jingxiu reluctantly put the rabbit back into the cage, clapped his hands, and followed Li Wanqing to the yard.
"You're finally awake."
Li Wanqing then pulled the person to her side, made several cuts on the meat with her dagger, and cut off a perfectly roasted piece of meat for her.
"Can you eat it?"
"able."
Song Jinyin pursed her lips and her eyes were bright.
Pei Yanzhou was not beside her, and the wind behind her suddenly became much stronger, causing her to move her body inward and shrink back, and she also took advantage of the situation to catch the rabbit back into the cage.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were only two people in the kitchen, Song Jinyin poured some medicinal powder into her mouth, and didn't take the piece of meat until she felt the coolness of the herbal medicine dissipate.
Just now Pei Yanzhou didn't believe Li Wanqing, so he didn't let her take medicine at will.
"I see that you and the prince are quite at peace today. Are you two... reconciled?"
Li Wanqing vaguely heard some noises inside. Being able to stay together for the New Year's Eve must be a sign of letting go of her grudges.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the girl in front of him picked up the meat slices and took a small bite, and then said: "How do you calculate reconciliation?"
The heat covered her dark eyes, and nothing could be seen except the quivering long eyelashes.
"Of course you two will return to Kyoto together. You will stop running and he will stop chasing. Take the child and sit down where you can."
When Song Jinyin heard this last sentence, she curved her lips and smiled again.
Even Li Wanqing, who is in the world, knows that returning to Kyoto is just the beginning, and the most important thing is to secure a stable position.
But what can she do to sit still?
The conspiracies and calculations in the Duke's Mansion and the eager gazes outside the Duke's Mansion all seemed to trap her on a cliff.
Relying only on Pei Yanzhou's indescribable sincerity, he couldn't see the way forward at all.
In fact, speaking of it, she had also heard that the Duke's wife and the Duke had made an oath of love, but such a noble woman was still betrayed and plotted because of the discord between the two families.
Not to mention, her expectations for Pei Yanzhou have long since disappeared, and the two of them can't get together.
Thinking of this, Song Jinyin shook her head without concealment.
It won't be a secret that he will leave in a few days, and she doesn't need to hide it.
"What do you mean by shaking your head? You just looked at... Could it be that we should have a truce first and wait until after the New Year?"
"Your Majesty, please let me go."
Song Jinyin smiled gently, her round eyes curved, she didn't smile as casually as before, and she spoke seriously.
Li Wanqing stopped in place while cutting the meat with her dagger, as if she couldn't believe it, and turned to look at her.
The relief in the eyes of the girl in front of her didn't seem to be fake. There was no sadness seen a few days ago, and her eyes were as bright as if they had been washed by the spring rain.
"He doesn't care about you or your children anymore?"
In the peripheral vision, the eldest son of the Pei family was standing in the courtyard wearing a dark robe with his hands behind his hands. His handsome face was looming in the white mist, as if he was giving orders, but the coldness between his eyebrows was extremely obvious.
It was different when she was by Song Jinyin's side.
With just one glance, Li Wanqing would classify such a eldest son of the Pei family as an enemy. He should be vigilant and on guard at all times.
"There are too many things for him to take care of."
Song Jinyin responded with a smile, recalling Li Wanqing's thoughts.
"In fact, my children and I cannot occupy too much space in his life. Rather than being detained for a lifetime because of this impulse, it is better for each of us to let go and be free."
In this way, he can let go of his hatred and start over.
Hold on to his ambitions and treat others as guests in court or in the future.
Decades passed quickly, and he might remember her again one day, but those fragments were nothing compared to his long life.
As for her, it would be a dream for her to save more money in the future and take her children to see the bustling world.
After Song Jinyin finished eating the piece of meat, she didn't notice any discomfort, so she followed the situation and looked out.
The men in the courtyard are so good-looking that when they don't lose their temper, they make people unable to take their eyes away from them.
She had thought about such a day countless times before.
But maybe I thought too much. Now that I have calmed down, I can only sigh and not be touched much anymore.
"By the way, why did Sister Wanqing look different than usual when she came to look for me? Could it be possible to change her appearance without using a human skin mask?"
Song Jinyin looked back at the freshly sliced meat in the bowl in front of her, without raising her head, she just asked casually.
"nature."
Li Wanqing nodded. She didn't understand the nobleman's affairs, but when it came to changing his appearance, the others could only listen honestly.
"The human skin mask completely changes the person. It is somewhat troublesome to make, and the leather surface is not good. If you simply change it like I did last time, it will be much easier to prepare the things, but it may not be of any use to you. , so I didn’t use it on your face last time in Kyoto.”
"Why doesn't it work for me?"
Song Jinyin raised her head curiously, and the sparkle in her eyes immediately attracted Li Wanqing.
She pointed at Song Jinyin's eyes and raised her chin to the outside, "A person's eyes are the most difficult thing to hide. Your eyes are too bright, and the person under your hand has a more poisonous gaze than others, so That day, I was too lazy to give it a try.”
Song Jinyin listened and didn't say anything for a long time.
Until the footsteps got closer and closer, and then stopped outside the kitchen.
As soon as the man's voice was directed towards her, he became more gentle for no reason, as if he was trying to make up for the indifference of the past few years in one day, and he had excellent patience.
"Last time you told that...carpenter that you wanted a new chair, and he seemed to have delivered it for you. Now you are just walking down the trail, do you want me to...avoid it?"
Song Jinyin was a little surprised when she heard the word avoidance. It took her a while to realize that the carpenter was referring to Wu Xiuzhang's nephew.
She originally wanted to say no, but when she saw how serious he was, Song Jinyin couldn't help but change her mind and said "ok".
She wanted to see how he would avoid it.
Moreover, there were several Xuanwei standing there in the courtyard, plus Lin Jingxiu, which was somewhat scary.
The man's eyes darkened for a moment, but not long after, he glanced back and raised his hand.
The figures of several people flashed and disappeared in the courtyard.
Even though she had seen Xuan Wei's skills several times, Song Jinyin could not close her open mouth until Lin Jingxiu complained loudly from next door.
"I was almost pushed into the lake last night, and I didn't catch anything early this morning, and I still have to be beaten here by you... You have rabbits here too? Why don't you have the little girl's fat one? "
Song Jinyin took a long time to come back to her senses and bit her lip.
Being so close, it really couldn't cover any sound. Fortunately, she didn't make much movement on weekdays.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on the wooden door, and a man's honest voice sounded outside the door, with a bit of embarrassment.
Song Jinyin stood up and opened the door. When she came out of the warm place, she couldn't help but shiver.
In the courtyard next door, Pei Yanzhou never entered the house, but stood outside and listened to the noise on the other side.
He was obviously listening to the corner of the wall, but he stood there with a coldness and arrogance that made people dare not approach him, and also made Lin Jingxiu swallow all his teasing words.
The visitor was concerned and anxious, asking Song Jinyin why she didn't go to the embroidery workshop.
Pei Yanzhou knew that someone cared, and it might be a common thing for Song Jinyin in the future, but his brows were still getting colder and colder, and his straight back was a little stiff, but his steps did not move at all, and he stayed in place.
After complying with her words, if he breaks his promise again, there will really be no way forward.
"Are you really planning to let go?"
Lin Jingxiu noticed the winter-like chill all over his body, put away the joking expression on his face, and lowered his voice.
He heard a few words intermittently in the room just now, and knew what decision he had made in order to let Song Jinyin wake up.
But his madness when he was searching for the person was still fresh in his mind, and Lin Jingxiu didn't dare to think about what Pei Yanzhou would look like if he really broke up.
For a long time, the man next to him didn't speak. It wasn't until he heard Song Jinyin's clear and melodious laughter as she saw off the guests that her black eyes flashed.
The hand holding the fist in his sleeve had long since lost consciousness.
The pain in his heart hadn't stopped since he said those goodbye words.
But there probably weren't many things that made people happy in this world, so he couldn't gamble with her body.
Rather than one day allowing her to accept herself again, he wanted her to be safe, healthy, happy and worry-free.
"It turns out that she and I can get along well."
It took a long time for Pei Yanzhou to speak, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the discomfort in his heart.
"But she said it was too late."
The two of them didn't have to go to a dead end before they could talk, there was no tough tit-for-tat, and there was no longer the hatred they had.
It's just that these don't seem to be very durable.
All he can do now is to live a good few days with her and leave some thoughts for himself that can sustain him.
Just as he was about to go there, Xuanwei came back from outside and stopped in front of Pei Yanzhou.
"Master, there is indeed a Fu'an Temple on the mountain outside the city. It is quite famous, but it is probably full of ordinary people these days."
"Well, I'll go there early tomorrow morning."
"Do you want someone from your subordinates to stay there?"
"No need."
Pei Yanzhou waved his hand, "It's all for the people praying for blessings. I just left earlier."
Only when you have a desire in your heart can you know what kind of hope the people who brave the cold wind step by step up the mountain have.
He is just another human being, so why should he ruin other people's visions?
After that, he ignored Lin Jingxiu's surprise and pushed open the door of the small courtyard, preparing to go to the next door through the main entrance for the first time.
