Chapter 74 Find out about her

Pei Ji turned around and saw that it was the two of them, with just the right amount of surprise on his face.

Honeysuckle was a little surprised: "It's really you, Master Pei, why are you in the capital?"

Pei Ji asked, "Zhao Ren, your daughter has entered the palace, why aren't you here to serve her?"

Honeysuckle said, "I was supposed to serve the young lady, but when she entered the palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly issued a new rule that prohibited bringing in maids from outside. So Shanglu and I were left outside."

Pei Ji said, "I see. Do you have a place to live? If you don't have a place to stay, you can come to my place. Your eldest daughter will be happy to stay with you."

Honeysuckle and Shanglu shuddered at the same time and waved their hands hurriedly, "Thank you, Lord Pei, for your kindness. We had already made all the arrangements before my daughter entered the palace. The Li Sao Baozi Shop over at the Imperial College was the shop my daughter took over. Now they have opened another one, and we are working there. If you have time, Lord Pei, you can go and try it. Our buns are delicious."

Pei Ji nodded and said nothing more, "That's good. I have something else to do, so I'll go first."

Honeysuckle and Psoralea corylifolia nodded hurriedly and watched him turn and walk forward.

The eunuch who was watching the horses in front handed him the reins.

He took it, jumped on the horse nimbly, and galloped away.

Ren Dong looked at him and sighed, "Master Pei is still so taciturn. What do you think happened back then..."

Shang Lu was afraid that she would say something she shouldn't, so he quickly covered her mouth and said, "Don't say anything you shouldn't say!"

Honeysuckle blinked and nodded quickly.

Shang Lu then let her go, and looked at Pei Ji who was about to disappear, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

The former brother-in-law and the young lady are a perfect match.

What a pity...

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do.

She knew that the former brother-in-law was deeply in love with the girl.

Just now, Rendong called him and she was afraid that he still had feelings for the girl, so she kept asking him questions.

Now it seems that she was worrying too much.

Now he and the girl have parted ways, no longer thinking about each other, and it is good for both of them.

She got into the carriage with peace of mind.

However, she didn't know that her ex-brother-in-law, who she thought didn't miss her daughter, actually missed her daughter very, very, very much.

The carriage wobbled back to Mrs. Li's bun shop.

Honeysuckle jumped down first with snacks in her arms.

Because they opened a new shop, the two could not be in the same place.

Shang Lu was running the new shop alone, while Rendong and Mrs. Li and the other old people were still in the old shop.

Shang Lu poked his head out and warned, "If you can't figure out the shop's accounts, remember to have someone bring them to me."

Honeysuckle said, "I know. I have learned to settle accounts now."

Shang Lu smiled and said, "I know you can do the math, but you're still not very good at it. Business matters cannot be sloppy. The young lady also said in the letter that she would give us each a 30% share of the shop. For the young lady and for our own sake, we can't make any mistakes."

Honeysuckle nodded quickly. "Then I'll have someone send the account book to you after I'm done calculating it. Can you please check it for me again?"

Shang Lu said, "Let's leave it at that for now. Once we find a reliable accountant, we won't have to bother with this. Okay, I'm leaving now. You can get back to your work."

Honeysuckle responded and walked back to the shop with the pastries in her arms.

At this moment, many people were queuing up in front of the shop to buy buns. Among them was a man in his thirties who glanced at her, then looked back. After buying the buns, he took the brown paper bag and slowly walked to the alley opposite the bun shop.

The alley was extremely narrow and a dead end. There were some miscellaneous items piled up inside, but no one was there.

The man said, "Brother, come out for a moment."

"Brother Chuan."

A voice sounded overhead.

Qi Chuan raised his head and saw a person squatting on the wall.

He was also stunned: "Brother Pei? Didn't you go to the Imperial Household Department? Why are you here?"

Pei Ji jumped down and said, "Brother Chuan, are you here to protect the people in that shop?"

Pei Ji, like him, was a new employee of the Northern Pacification Division. They worked together and were therefore familiar with each other.

Qi Chuan didn't hide anything and said, "It's not that I'm trying to protect her. It's just that her buns are delicious and she's a very honest person. I thought she had offended one of our brothers, so I wanted to come over and make peace. Since it's an order from the higher-ups, there's nothing much to say."

Pei Ji said: "It's nothing, just a little bit involved. Brother Chuan, don't worry. When I get back, we can drink together."

Qi Chuan smiled and nodded, then took out two buns from a brown paper bag and handed them to him: "You just came out of the palace and came here to wait for a while, right? Eat two buns first, her buns taste good."

Pei Ji took it and said, "Thank you very much."

Qichuan waved his hand and turned away.

Pei Ji looked at the bun in his hand, raised it to his mouth and took a bite.

The dough is chewy.

The bun filling is seasoned with sesame oil, and the soup is contained in the filling, which melts in your mouth.

Very fresh and fragrant.

Pei Ji finished eating slowly. He already knew exactly how many people were working in Mrs. Li's bun shop and what their duties were.

Without looking any further, he walked out of the alley and went to the teahouse in front and asked for a private room.

The waiter saw him in his Feiyu suit and was a little apprehensive: "Sir, sir, what would you like to order?"

Pei Ji threw a silver ingot to him and said, "Go to Mrs. Li's bun shop and buy twenty buns for me. If they are not steamed yet, have them steamed and sent to me. Remember, when they bring the buns, bring them directly to me."

Seeing that it was such a small matter, the waiter breathed a sigh of relief and quickly responded to take care of it.

He went to Mrs. Li's bun shop and saw that the buns had just been steamed.

He followed Pei Ji's instructions, gave the money first, and said, "When it's steamed, find someone to deliver it to the Heshun Building in front."

Honeysuckle was wiping the counter with a rag that had been washed until it was bleached white. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, little brother. I'll bring it to you in the morning after it's steamed."

The waiter went back.

After half an hour, the buns came out of the oven.

Honeysuckle had twenty of them picked out and packed them in a food box, which he carried to the Heshun Teahouse in front.

The teahouse wasn't busy at the moment, and when the waiter saw her coming, he hurried over and said, "Come with me."

Honeysuckle followed him upstairs.

The waiter walked to the door of the private room and knocked first: "Sir, the buns are here."

Someone inside said, "Come in."

The waiter then opened the door.

When Ren Dong saw the person inside, she was stunned: "Master Pei?"

Pei Ji seemed surprised as well: "Why did you send it here?"

Honeysuckle said, "Everyone in the shop has their own work to do. I can only help out. If someone wants something delivered to me, I'll run errands for them."

Pei Ji nodded: "Come in and sit down."

Rendong had a good impression of her former son-in-law, so she didn't refuse and walked in with the food box.

The waiter closed the door with a tactful look and went downstairs.

In the room, Rendong opened the food box and took out the steaming buns one by one: "Master Pei, why did you buy so many buns?"

Pei Ji said, "Some of the Jinyiwei brothers will come over to rest later. Snacks and the like won't satisfy my hunger, and a proper meal would take up too much time. So I thought of your buns."

Honeysuckle smiled and said, "You're right, thinking of my buns. These buns were personally selected by my daughter, and she loves them very much."

Pei Ji's eyes grew darker, but his tone remained normal: "Isn't your daughter going to be a concubine in the palace? Why are you still worrying about business?"

Honeysuckle said carelessly, "The palace also needs money. My daughter is preparing for a rainy day."

Pei Ji held the teacup, stroking the surface with his fingers, and said in a hoarse voice: "She must have put a lot of effort into planning this. Was she exhausted during that time?"

Honeysuckle recalled, "It was quite tiring. There was one time when Chang Jin had to carry my daughter back home."

Pei Ji squeezed the teacup tightly: "Bring it back?"

Ren Dong also realized that she had not explained herself clearly, and hurriedly explained: "Chang Jin is an eunuch. My daughter was too tired to fall asleep, so he brought her back. Master Pei, please don't think too much."

Don’t think too much?

An eunuch openly carried a beautiful girl into the room.

No one criticized it!

Pei Ji said nothing, his expression becoming serious.

Long Embers...

He recalled the conversation he had heard in the inner court.

The eunuch guarding the gate of the Imperial Household Department said that the palace maid sent by Fu'er was looking for a eunuch named Chang Jin.

This Chang Jin and the Chang Jin that Jindong mentioned should be the same person.

But since he had been serving Fu'er before she entered the palace, why would Fu'er send someone from another palace to find him?

Is she doubting Chang Jin?

What do you suspect him of?

"Master Pei?"

Seeing that he had been silent for a long time, Honeysuckle couldn't help but call him.

Pei Ji came back to his senses and looked at her.

Ren Dong asked suspiciously, "Master Pei, you're not really overthinking it, are you? Chang Jin is the internal supervisor sent by the inner court to Yanzhou to look after the bride. He's very dedicated to my girl."

Pei Ji frowned and looked at her: "If you don't want people to think too much, don't say such things."

Honeysuckle was stunned.

I thought back to what I said and realized that it was wrong.

Her expression changed instantly, and she raised her hand to slap herself in the face: "My broken mouth said the wrong thing again! Fortunately it was Master Pei, if it was anyone else, they would definitely be in trouble!"

She lost the mood to chat and reminisce for a moment, and stood up with a sullen look: "Then Master Pei, you can have some buns. I'll go back first."

Pei Ji watched her leave, threw away the crushed teacup, and stood up. As he was about to leave, his eyes caught sight of the table full of buns. He paused, called the waiter to pack up all the buns, then carried the buns and led the horse slowly towards the Northern Pacification Office.