Mrs. Pei's mother looked at her and was a little confused. She asked in a low voice, "What's the bet?"

Madam Pei responded calmly, "Of course...it's a bet on whether Sister Ning and the Prime Minister can survive to the end."

"Can you make it to the end?" Mom is still confused.

Madam Pei glanced back at her mother before slowly adding, "Forget it. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. I'm truly wronged to have given birth to a son like this. If he loves gambling, let him. I can't control him anyway. The worst that can happen is that the Pei family will be extinct. By then, I'll be dead and everything will be over. I might as well enjoy life while I'm still alive, or I won't know where all the money in the family will go."

After saying this, Mrs. Pei walked out of the yard, leaving my mother confused.

And now Yin Yichen and Master Pei were drinking tea in the main hall.

Master Pei had his men brew a cup of top-quality Junshan Maojian tea for Yin Yichen, and introduced it to him, "It's rare for the Prime Minister to come here, why not try this Junshan Maojian? I got this tea while traveling around the country, and it's much better than ordinary Maojian. I haven't been willing to drink it all these years, but now that the distinguished guest has arrived, I have to serve him some."

After hearing this, Yin Yichen raised his teacup and took a sip of tea. He then said to Master Pei calmly, "Thank you for your hospitality. I've tasted it now and it's much better than many Maojian teas sold out there."

"Only the Prime Minister, accustomed to fine tea, can appreciate the difference. If someone gives it to someone else and drinks it casually, wouldn't that be a waste of the tea?" Master Pei said to Yin Yichen with a smile on his face. "Today, it was originally a matter between the Pei and Song families. I didn't expect the Prime Minister, who is so busy, to take time out to come. We, the Pei family, are truly flattered."

"Your son saved Wan Ning, making him a benefactor to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As Wan Ning's husband, it's natural for me to come along and express my gratitude." Yin Yichen sat on a chair, his words sincere as he spoke slowly, "For such a life-saving favor, offering a reward of gold or silver would be too tacky, and the Pei family has no shortage of gold or silver. So, I'll leave this promise here. If the Pei Mansion can ever use me in any way in the future, I'll certainly do my best to help."

Master Pei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and was flattered. After all, the Prime Minister's promise was truly unexpected. Yin Yichen's current power was second only to the emperor, surpassing even the emperor's sons. To receive a promise from Yin Yichen was something many officials in the capital wouldn't even dream of.

But now that Yin Yichen said so, Master Pei couldn't refuse. He just said slowly to Yin Yichen, "The Song family and the Pei family are old friends. The two children have been good friends since childhood. We originally wanted to strengthen the relationship, but who knew that fate would not be right. Now that Sister Ning has become the mistress of the Prime Minister's residence and has become a close friend of the Prime Minister, if the Prime Minister wants to repay this favor for her, then our Pei Mansion will not refuse. We have to thank the Prime Minister for his kindness."

Yin Yichen finally breathed a sigh of relief at this point, and turned to Master Pei, "I'm sorry for bothering you with what happened today. I wonder where your son is? Would you allow me, an outsider, to go and see how he's hurt?"

"Of course." Master Pei stood up and led Yin Yichen out. "It is my son's blessing to have the Prime Minister's personal care. Please follow me, Prime Minister."

Yin Yichen responded and followed Master Pei to Pei Xuanzhi's yard.

At this time, Song Wanning had already come out of Pei Xuanzhi's yard and was standing at the door about to go out. Who would have thought that she would meet Yin Yichen and Master Pei.

Seeing Song Wanning, Yin Yichen took a few steps forward and moved closer, asking in a low voice, "How is the young master of the Pei family?"

"I just checked, and he's in much better spirits." Song Wanning looked at Master Yin beside Yin Yichen and smiled faintly, "Uncle Pei, it's really hard for you to bring the Prime Minister here now."

"That's okay. Let's go in and take a look together." Master Pei said, and was about to take the couple into the yard to see Pei Xuanzhi.

Song Wanning said calmly, "When I first came out, Xuanzhi had already fallen asleep. Now that he's seen it, why don't we stop bothering him for now? Please wait until he wakes up. Uncle Pei can help convey our sincerity."

After hearing this, Master Pei also felt that what Song Wanning said made sense. He immediately looked at the two of them and said, "Wanning is right. In that case...it would be better to wait and see later."

Song Wanning and Yin Yichen then bid farewell to Mr. Pei and walked out.

At this moment, Master Pei was still walking towards Pei Xuanzhi's yard, but he saw Pei Xuanzhi lying there peacefully. He was immediately surprised and exclaimed, "Huh? I just heard Wan Ning say that you went to bed, but you didn't sleep?"

Pei Xuanzhi saw Master Pei's current state and only chuckled and said, "I'm not asleep. Father, please tell me in detail what happened."

"The Prime Minister just said he wanted to come and see your injury. I brought him here and met Sister Ning at the door. I wanted to ask Sister Ning to come in and see you, but she said you slept with her and the couple just left." Master Pei had a puzzled look on his face. He looked at Pei Xuan and said, "Why did Sister Ning say you slept for no reason? Could it be that she doesn't want the Prime Minister to come and see you?"

Pei Xuanzhi just smiled and said, "Father, I'm afraid the Prime Minister will come and argue with me. Firstly, it will be detrimental to my recovery. I'm afraid that seeing their affectionate relationship will only make me more confused and depressed, making it difficult to recover. Secondly, I'm afraid that if I confront the Prime Minister, he will have to endure it, and that he will be wronged by me."

Master Pei sighed and left the bedroom without saying anything.

Now, Yin Yichen and Song Wanning had already boarded the carriage back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Yin Yichen was a man of such stature that it was impossible for him not to notice Song Wanning's little trick. He immediately held Song Wanning's hand and asked, "Madam just said that Pei Langjun fell asleep. Is this true or false?"

Song Wanning smiled faintly and said, "Nothing can escape the eyes of my husband. I can see that you don't really want to see him. I'm afraid that if you meet, you will quarrel, which will be bad. It's just right that I interrupted you now. I just want to express my gratitude."

Yin Yichen looked at Song Wanning and just smiled faintly, "Now that we've done what we need to do, we can just stop seeing each other. There are more important things to do right now."

Song Wanning stared at Yin Yichen, motioning him to continue. Yin Yichen then said, "It's time to put an end to those daring bandits on Langfeng Mountain."