The two best friends went out in the bad weather and took a carriage to the palace. They got off the carriage halfway and took a quick look at the layout of several shops along the way.

He picked out the appropriate drawings and handed them to Chen Aniu beside him, who was in charge of following up.

The two of them took a carriage to the palace gate and entered Chang'an Palace.

Jinxiu Huanian and the other two had received the news long ago, and were waiting at the door with the palace eunuchs. When they saw the two figures, they immediately ran over like wild horses.

"Mother—"

"Godmother~"

In an instant, a glutinous rice ball rolled into the arms of each of the two best friends.

"You two naughty monkeys, have you been behaving well lately?"

Qingfeng said with a smile,

"Madam and Miss Yi, rest assured. The two princes eat well, sleep well, and have lively personalities. Recently, they have been practicing martial arts with me every day. Although their arms and legs are small, their attitude is very serious and the results are very obvious."

Although Shen Huanian is young, he remembers everything that happened in Luoshui Town clearly.

During this period, I also heard a lot of news from people around me, and realized that if I want to protect my mother and the people around me, I have to be strong enough.

Therefore, he completed the homework assigned by his godfather Song Hanchuan every day seriously.

He also took the initiative to ask Qingfeng to teach him martial arts.

He is still young now and doesn't understand much about the things between adults, so this is all he can do.

Liu Zhiyi smiled and patted Shen Jinxiu's face twice, rubbed her little head with his forehead, pinched her small nose, and said lovingly,

"Really? You're worthy of being my goddaughter and godson. You're amazing. Come, give me a kiss from your godmother."

Shen Jinxiu giggled, and put her short and thick arms around Liu Zhiyi's neck, and kissed her cheek several times, making loud noises.

When it was Shen Huanian's turn, the little guy blushed, lowered his head shyly, poked back and forth with two fat fingers, and said shyly,

"Godmother, my godfather taught me that men and women shouldn't touch each other. He also said that I'm especially not allowed to kiss my godmother."

Two girlfriends: ...

Chen Ningzhu glanced at Liu Zhiyi: The man in your family is really inhumane to the opposite sex. He even gets jealous of children?

Liu Zhiyi spread her hands. After all, he was her man. What could she do? She could only spoil him.

As a few people were talking, there was a noise not far away.

"General, you can't go in."

"Get out of here! This general needs to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How dare you, a dog slave, stop me?"

When he turned around, he saw Pei Yunchu standing not far away, staring at Liu Zhiyi's figure.

Tsk tsk, has he chased her all the way to the palace?

"No need to stop him, let him come over." Chen Ningzhu raised her hand to signal, and the servants immediately made way, and Pei Yunchu quickly strode over.

He stopped three steps away from Liu Zhiyi, his eyes deeply locked on the woman in front of him, and his eyes began to turn red.

"Didn't General Pei just say he had something important to discuss with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why is he staring at my Xiaoyi like that? That look, tsk tsk tsk, it's like he wants to eat me."

Pei Yunchu glanced at her gloomily, his eyes filled with resentment and disgust.

"This is between Xiaoyi and me, it's not your turn to butt in."

Shen Ningzhu: ...

puff--

Was he raging because he couldn't catch the goddess, attacking indiscriminately? The intense resentment and disgust in his eyes made no sense. What had she done?

Just because she said one word, you feel resentment and disgust towards her?

Shen Ningzhu twitched the corners of her mouth, a little confused. However, seeing that he looked like an abandoned wolfhound, she felt quite pitiful, so she decided not to bother with him for the time being.

But even though she thought so, Liu Zhiyi would not be so easy to talk to.

The almond-shaped eyes that had originally turned into a crescent shape gradually returned to their original shape. They looked at Pei Yunchu indifferently, with a cold and distant look in their eyes as if they were looking at a dead object.

"General Pei is so majestic?"

The man's expression suddenly changed, and his tone became humble and flattering.

He raised his hand and took out a small box from his arms. After opening it, he took out a blood-red jade bracelet, took Liu Zhiyi's hand and put it on.

Smiling,

"Xiaoyi, this is the blood jade bracelet passed down from our ancestors. It was given to our Pei family by Emperor Taizu three hundred years ago when our ancestors accompanied the late emperor in conquering the country."

"It's made of the finest warm jade. There's only one in the entire Jiang Kingdom. You won't find another one exactly like it."

"Since then, this jade bracelet has become a family heirloom of our Pei family, and has only ever been passed down to the mistress of the Marquis's mansion."

"Today, I give it to you. I believe that this time, you will understand my true feelings."

The wind and rain were about to come, the sky was dark and gloomy, and a cool breeze blew from time to time. Shen Jinxiu might have been waiting at the door for a long time and took a deep breath.

At this moment, I was blown by the wind and couldn't help sneezing.

Liu Zhiyi came back to her senses, quickly took off the bracelet on her wrist, and put it back into Pei Yunchu's hand. Seeing the light in his eyes gradually disappear, she said slowly,

"Whatever your feelings and resolutions are, they have nothing to do with me. Take the things, and in the future, it would be better for us to meet without even knowing each other."

Pei Yunchu's eyes gradually became sharper.

Liu Zhiyi ignored him and asked everyone to go inside. The wind was too strong outside and it would be easy to catch a cold if they stayed there for too long.

When she passed by Pei Yunchu, he grabbed her wrist tightly with one hand and said, "You seduced Song Hanchuan because you want to marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion, or..."

He didn't want to talk about the latter part, nor did he want to admit it.

Although Song Hanchuan is handsome, everyone in the capital knows that he is a eunuch. Who would like a rootless man?

It neither allows women to experience the joy of being a woman, nor allows them to have children.

If a woman does not have children in the future, how miserable her old age will be. Liu Zhiyi is a smart man, how could he not think of this?

Pei Yunchu stuffed the bracelet into Liu Zhiyi's arms again, his eyes firm and his tone unquestionable.

"Now that it's been given, there's no reason to take it back. As for the answer, you don't have to rush to give it to me. I can wait until you agree."

As he was speaking, the marquis's wife came over panting, walking very quickly, followed by a group of maids and old women, trotting behind her.

"You bastard, how dare you steal my bracelet to coax this bitch? Are you possessed by a ghost, or are you blinded by greed?"

Then he looked at Liu Zhiyi, pointed at her nose and cursed.

"It's all your fault, vixen. You're so coquettish that you've made my son completely infatuated. You even dared to steal the heirloom left by our ancestors. Today, I'll tear your face off and teach you how to shamelessly seduce other men."

Pei Yunchu angrily asked the Marquis' wife not to say those unpleasant words, but she not only refused to listen, but also kept beating Pei Yunchu, crying bitterly and shouting about the misfortune of her family.

Liu Zhiyi wanted to give the bracelet to her, but was stopped by Pei Yunchu.

During this time, the marquis's wife's harsh curses continued to be heard. Liu Zhiyi became angry and threw the bracelet into the air and called everyone back to the house.