Song Lin's voice trembled slightly, and he tried hard to suppress his emotions, "Are you doing this to protect her, or..."
Pei Zhiyuan said without hesitation, "I really have selfish motives, and she has also come out of that pain. She chose to forget the past and accept me. If I were you, I shouldn't appear in front of her again."
"Why did you come to Yong'an City?"
"I accompanied her back to her hometown to visit relatives."
"So, her memory has recovered." Song Lin lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, then looked up at Pei Zhiyuan, "She must have thought I was dead, that's why she's with you."
Pei Zhiyuan chuckled, "You've only been with her for a short year. We've been through mountains of swords and seas of fire. We've experienced the joys and sorrows, the ups and downs, the prosperity and decline of Haoyue Country. Everything was experienced together. Why do you think there's no love between us?"
Song Lin remained silent, the expression on his face was self-explanatory.
"By the way, I received news some time ago that someone saw your uncle in the western theater of the North Sea Kingdom."
"Uncle, he's still alive!"
"The entire Beihai Kingdom is now engulfed in war, and Xue Yan has returned to Haoyue Kingdom. Since you and Commander Song are both from Yanyang, you should find a way to bring him back to your country."
Pei Zhiyuan stood up and took out a booklet from his luggage. When he opened it, the place where he received it was marked on it.
"This place is close to the border of your Western Wilderness..."
Seeing Song Lin reaching out to take it, Pei Zhiyuan suddenly closed the book and said, "Forget it. Since you have already recognized your father, just treat your uncle as dead."
"Ah?" Song Lin was slightly stunned. "What do you mean?"
"You've heard the story of 'Joining the Army in Place of My Father', right? Your uncle is actually your uncle."
"Well, I know about his feud with my father."
"I can't interfere in your family affairs. I just feel sorry for your uncle..." He thought for a while and handed the booklet to Song Lin again, "You decide for yourself."
Song Lin picked up the booklet on the table and put it in his pocket. "Thank you, Brother Pei."
Pei Zhiyuan was slightly taken aback, and could not help but remind him: "You are now the Young Master Jiang of Dongyi. Due to certain positions, perhaps there will come a day when we will have to turn against each other..."
Song Lin interrupted him directly, "I won't hurt Xiuxiu. I just want to see her again and ask her personally what she wants. If, if she really chooses you, I..."
He lowered his eyes and hesitated. He asked himself if he was a magnanimous person. He had missed her for so long and waited for so long, how could he be willing to quit without any struggle.
But Pei Zhiyuan didn't intend to let him go and asked, "Will you quit?"
Song Lin didn't answer. He knew that the right to choose was never in his hands. If his Xiuxiu didn't love him, he couldn't get her no matter what he did.
"She is my wife, married in a formal ceremony, with a marriage certificate as proof."
Pei Zhiyuan smiled. "Okay, since I'm trapped in Yong'an City by your emperor, you and her will meet sooner or later. She is your wife and my princess. It depends on what she chooses."
"So if she chooses me, will you quit?"
"What do you think?"
Song Lin picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. "It won't be good for any of the three of them if they get entangled together."
"If two of them are running towards each other, then the only one who will feel uncomfortable is the one who is not chosen. Since neither of us is willing to let go, then just bear with it." Pei Zhiyuan's mouth corners were always raised. Now Song Lin is the young master Jiang of Dongyi City, the main general of the Black Sail Army, and Murong Yao's number one lackey.
Not to mention that he and Nanjing were in an antagonistic relationship, just because he recognized a father like Jiang Yulou, Shen Xu would no longer be interested in him.
And her amnesia is his biggest advantage.
......
Jiang Yulou held a welcoming banquet for Ye Fan and Song Lin at the Guangcheng Marquis Mansion, and invited Pei Zhiyuan and several important officials from the court.
Song Lin sat in his seat with mixed feelings. He returned to the capital and wanted to see his beloved wife whom he had missed for three years as soon as possible, but he learned that she had become Pei Zhiyuan's princess.
I didn’t know how to face it for a moment.
The banquet was about to begin, and the ministers arrived one after another. Pei Zhiyuan arrived late, holding Shen Xu's hand.
Song Lin saw the figure at the door at a glance, the person he had missed thousands of times in his dreams at midnight.
There was a smile in her eyes, and her gaze stayed on Pei Zhiyuan beside her for a moment, gentle and affectionate.
He immediately stood up and said in a slightly excited voice, "Xiu Xiu..."
Pei Zhiyuan also saw Song Lin, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on Shen Xu's hand.
Shen Xu looked at Pei Zhiyuan in surprise, and followed his gaze to the man standing in the seat.
When she met Song Lin's gaze, she felt her head ache again. Some answers to the questions in her heart seemed to be about to come out, but it seemed like there was a high wall between them that she could not cross.
"Who is he? He seems to know me." She looked away and asked Pei Zhiyuan in a low voice, her beautiful cat eyes staring at the changes in Pei Zhiyuan's expression.
Pei Zhiyuan suddenly came back to her senses. She really didn't remember Song Lin, nor did she remember anything that had happened in the past four years.
He raised his lips and smiled, saying lovingly, "It's Song Lin whom I mentioned to you."
"You saw he seemed a little nervous."
"I thought he was dead, but I didn't expect he was still alive and became Young Master Jiang."
"Oh...should we go up and say hello?"
"There are so many people around now, let's find a chance to talk privately later."
Shen Xu nodded, shifted his gaze away from Song Lin, and began to think about the relationship and role of this Young Master Jiang in the Yanyang Kingdom's court.
Seeing Shen Xu's curious and unfamiliar eyes, Song Lin's heart suddenly ached. There was indifference in her eyes, no love or hate, not even resentment.
It was as if he had never appeared in her life.
From the look in her eyes, Song Lin was certain that he was the one who was not chosen. He stood up, suppressing his complicated thoughts, and was about to walk forward to talk to them.
Murong Yao brought Ye Xueruo into the banquet hall, followed by Xu Wanrong.
Seeing the emperor coming to the banquet, all the ministers at the table knelt down to pay their respects, and Song Lin had no choice but to kneel down as well.
Pei Zhiyuan sat at the table, straightened his posture slightly to show respect, but the corners of his mouth could not help but rise with pride. Song Lin was defeated. He was once alone, but now he could enjoy the moonlight all to himself.
Now he is the young master of a city, commanding an army of 200,000 black sails, yet they were defeated at his hands.
Murong Yao quickly asked everyone to calm down and said that since today was a family dinner, everyone should feel free to do as they pleased and there was no need to talk about court and state affairs.
After a few pleasantries, the banquet began.
Jiang Yulou briefly explained the situation, saying that today's banquet was held to celebrate his adopted son Ye Fan finding his sister who had been missing for many years, and also talked about Pei Zhiyuan's gift of weapons.
Shen Xu stood up, raised his wine glass and respectfully thanked Murong Yao, Jiang Yulou and others.
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