Chapter 205 He Wanted to Make Amends But He No Longer Had the Chance (Part 1)

"Master Pei! Why don't you just stop caring..."

"My Lord!"

At this moment, Duke Xin, who had been silent the entire time, interrupted Marquis Cheng'en and said to Pei Xingju, "Miss Zhuang is right. It was Liang who came here with such imprudence that he disturbed Lord Pei's good pleasure."

He stood up and said, "I hope Master Pei will forgive me for any offense I may have caused tonight."

Pei Xingju bowed and said, "Mr. Liang is very polite. Mr. Liang is helping the emperor and I understand his urgent situation."

Duke Xin smiled faintly and said, "Goodbye!"

“Slow down!”

After Duke Xin stepped out of the door, Pei Xingju gestured to Marquis Cheng'en: "Goodbye, Lord Jiang!"

"Hmph!" Marquis Cheng'en flicked his sleeves coldly.

After watching Duke Xin lead his team away, Zhuang Wan's legs went weak and she slid down by clinging to Pei Xingju's arm.

Pei Xingju quickly caught her: "What's wrong?"

Zhuang Wan let out a long sigh, "I was just taking advantage of the situation, and now that he's gone, I feel guilty."

Pei Xingju laughed: "Aren't you very brave?"

The words I just used to scold Marquis Cheng'en were not repeated. Marquis Cheng'en could get whatever he wanted in the court, but this was probably the first time in his life that he was scolded like this by a little girl.

"I was just thinking about how to get rid of them, that's why I did that. If it were any other day..."

Not to mention anything else, the aura of Duke Xin sitting at the top was even greater than that of Pei Xingju. She was really afraid that if she said a few more words, Duke Xin would order someone to kill her.

She whispered, "How is it? Can I help you?"

The moonlight was not very bright, and the clouds in the sky were a little gray, but her eyes and eyebrows were bright and beautiful in the night.

Pei Xingju couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "You did a great job, it can't be better than this!"

Then he asked, "How do you know I need to get rid of these two people?"

Zhuang Wan said, "You sent someone to invite me to the main hall to admire the moon. What's so good about the moonlight tonight? And you came to the main hall, which is very strange. I knew someone had come to the main hall and you were having trouble dealing with him."

Pei Xingju smiled.

He remembered something and said, "There is something I need to tell you."

"What's up?"

"Just now, I brought a girl back. I'm afraid she will have to stay in the mansion for a while."

Zhuang Wan's eyes widened, and she put her hands on her hips, about to explode in anger when she heard Pei Xingju say, "Don't be upset yet. You recognize this man."

"I recognize him? Who?"

"Liang Yixin."

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That night, after midnight, the darkness pressed heavily on the walls, and a carriage was traveling down the dark alley.

The carriage stopped at the west corner gate of the Pei Mansion. A eunuch with a lantern came down and knocked on the door. Soon, the door opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Pei Xingju.

He stood respectfully aside to greet them. After a moment, the carriage entered the inner courtyard and a man slowly got off the carriage.

Li Jinyu was wearing casual clothes, and his large black hat covered half of his face, leaving only a white chin exposed.

"Where are the people? Where are they?" His voice sounded a little anxious.

"Your Majesty," Pei Xingju stepped forward and was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but was immediately stopped by Li Jinyu: "No need for formalities. Take me to see the person."

"yes."

Pei Xingju took the lamp from the eunuch and led Li Jinyu forward.

All the servants in the west courtyard were dismissed, and the journey was silent. After walking for about half an hour, the two arrived in front of a waterside pavilion.

Pei Xingju stopped and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Liang is right there."

Li Jinyu looked over and saw that the lights in the attic were dim, only casting a faint light on the window. He didn't know if the people inside were asleep.

As he was about to leave, he suddenly asked, "Does Lord Liang know what happened tonight?"

Pei Xingju said, "I didn't let him know."

"Okay, let's keep it a secret for now."

After saying that, Li Jinyu took Pei Xingju's lantern and went to the attic alone.

The attic was built of solid wood, and perhaps due to its age, it creaked when stepped on. Li Jinyu walked lightly, his eyes lowered to the halo of the lantern, feeling a little hesitant.

He came to the door, but hesitated.

After a moment, he raised his hand and gently pushed the door open.

There was no one else in the room. A candle was burning on the table, illuminating the room in a dim and quiet atmosphere. Li Jinyu looked towards the moon door, where a thin curtain hung. The bed was faintly visible.

He placed the lantern on the table and walked over slowly.

When the curtain was drawn, Liang Yixin was indeed seen lying on the couch.

She seemed to have lost weight again, and her whole body was lying under the quilt, almost level with the quilt. If it weren't for the scattered black hair and small face on the pillow, it would be hard to tell that there was a person sleeping there.

After hesitating for a moment, he tiptoed over and just looked at her quietly.

He suddenly remembered Liang Yixin's childhood. She wasn't as thin as she is now, but rather plump. She had a round face, twin buns, and loved to laugh and talk to him. Back then, he wasn't the crown prince, just a less favored prince. Imperial children lived in the palace, cautious in everything they said and did, even when they were having fun.

Once, Liang Yixin took him to play hide-and-seek, and he hid in the Qiankun Hall, but accidentally broke the imperial tribute. The eunuchs heard the noise and rushed in, seeing the coral sea beast shattered on the ground, and they were all as sad as if they had lost their parents.

"It's over! This is a birthday gift from the Jin Dynasty. Now it's broken. What should we do?"

Someone said, "Since it was the Second Prince who broke it, then report it truthfully."

At the time, Li Jinyu was terrified. Besides everything else, his mother was extremely strict and would definitely punish him if she knew he'd gotten into trouble. But just as he was getting worried, Liang Yixin suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"I broke it. You don't need to report it. I'll tell my aunt myself."

She dragged Li Jinyu to Yongning Palace. Because she was a year older than Li Jinyu and had grown fatter, Li Jinyu felt strangely at ease following her.

In the end, Liang Yixin helped him conceal the situation and took the punishment for him.

Because of this incident, Li Jinyu always felt that he owed her. He also wanted to find an opportunity to make amends, but as the years passed, the two grew up day by day, and the things between them became more and more complicated, and their relationship gradually became estranged.

He no longer had the chance to make up for what he wanted.

After a while, the person on the bed suddenly opened her eyes and saw Li Jinyu standing beside the bed. She didn't seem surprised.

"Your Majesty." Liang Yixin wanted to stand up and salute.

Li Jinyu bent down and supported her: "Cousin, lie down for a while, I just came to see you."

He touched her arm with his palm and found that she was even thinner than he had imagined, with almost no flesh on her arm.

My heart felt sour and I fell silent.