55 No more joy
The token is engraved with intricate and ancient patterns, and is as black as ink, with a faint scent of flowers and trees.
Xiao Tingyun naturally believed him, "Thank you."
"Go ahead." Pei Yuning lowered his head and looked at her whorls of hair, which were small and very cute.
Xiao Tingyun nodded and hesitated to ask him, "Your...home..."
"Trust me, okay?" Pei Yuning didn't answer or respond, but he knew what she wanted to ask.
But now is not the time yet...
Pei Yuning watched her leave. The girl suddenly turned her head, opened her arms and rushed into his arms, burying her face in his chest. The sandalwood scent on his body was light, but unforgettable.
Pei Yuning held her tightly and said, "Go back and drink some sobering tea, eat well and sleep well."
“Miss…!” Cai Xing was stunned and couldn’t help but open her mouth to stop her.
Zhang Quanfu waved his hand and Li Ming covered her mouth again.
"Be quiet, little girl, don't disturb them." Zhang Quanfu cheerfully shushed him with his hand, but a hint of threat flashed in his eyes.
Cai Xing’s whole body froze. Who… who are they? ?
Could an ordinary servant have such a terrifying aura?
Caixing stared at him intently, and Zhang Quanfu still had a serious look on his face, "Don't be afraid, we are all good people, and your young lady is also a blessed one."
Pei Yuning restrained himself and put his arm around her waist, gently resting it for a moment before pushing it away.
"Goodbye." Xiao Tingyun said goodbye to him and clenched the token in his hand.
Xiao Tingyun walked away step by step. Seeing this, Cai Xing hurriedly broke free from Li Ming's hand and cursed, "Despicable!"
After cursing, he quickly caught up with Xiao Tingyun, feeling very anxious.
How come the young lady threw herself into his arms after just one meal? ?
Zhang Quanfu turned to Li Ming and asked in confusion, "She called you mean, how did you offend her?"
That chubby round face looked particularly surprised, and those who didn't know would really think he was very innocent.
Li Ming: ...She should be scolding you! …
Xiao Tingyun didn't look back and took Caixing out of the alley.
Pei Yuning watched her leave, and when she was far away, he said to Li Ming, "Send her back home safely in secret."
"Yes!" Li Ming said in a deep voice.
"Young master, the old lady knows that you are out, and wants you to go back to see her." Zhang Quanfu lost his previous dominance and became cautious.
Pei Yuning glanced at him with a threatening look and expressionless face, "Give him fifty sticks and throw him out of the palace!"
Zhang Quanfu mumbled in response, cold sweat breaking out on his back.
That blind man actually dared to tip off His Majesty, and thought that the Empress Dowager in the palace could protect him!
What Your Majesty hates most is betrayal, especially from people around you.
Fifty blows with the stick will cripple him if he doesn’t die. The rest of his life will finally be over!
"Go back." Pei Yuning said coldly and got on the carriage.
When he arrived at Yongshou Palace, Pei Yuning had already changed into a proper formal dress with dragon embroidery.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Pei Yuning simply said this as a routine matter.
The queen mother, who was originally happy, froze her face and asked in a deep voice, "Do you still remember that I am your mother?!"
"I dare not forget the Queen Mother's teachings day and night!" Pei Yuning raised his eyelids, and the coldness around him was so thick that it seemed to overflow.
"You...!" The Queen Mother was furious. She opened and closed her mouth again and again, and finally said with difficulty after a long while, "How dare you!"
"Have I not been too unbridled?" Pei Yuning pursed his lips and said coldly, "The Queen Mother seems to have forgotten my origins and treats me as someone else."
The Queen Mother's whole body stiffened and her teeth shuddered. Her face turned pale, her hands trembled slightly, and her Buddhist beads made a slight sound.
The Queen Mother suppressed her bitterness and said, "I, I don't want to talk to you about this."
"What does the Empress Dowager want to say? Place people around me to keep an eye on me?!" Pei Yuning lowered his eyebrows and said in a calm voice, as if he didn't care.
But the Queen Mother knew that her son's character was definitely not that of a good person!
The Queen Mother suddenly realized something was wrong and asked, "What have you done to her?"
Pei Yuning hesitated for a moment and said, "Nothing happened? But I can't guarantee it will happen next time."
After saying this, he was about to leave, and the Queen Mother did not ask for the answer any more.
He just hurriedly asked, "Did you meet any girl when you left the palace!?"
Pei Yuning paused, "It's better for the Queen Mother not to extend her hands too far."
"I don't want to control you. If you really have a girl you like, bring her into the palace. I'll be happy as long as you are happy."
"I will protect her as long as you are happy!"
It's a pity that the Queen Mother's magnanimity did not earn Pei Yuning's gratitude.
Pei Yuning carried her on his back and said mockingly, "I thought I was very happy at first, but after entering this cage, I no longer have any joy at all."
The empress dowager strode out of Yongshou Palace without stopping. The veins on her hands were bulging, and the knots of her Buddhist beads were broken by the crackling.
“Da…da…da…”
One by one, they hit the ground, tearing the empress dowager's heart apart.
The Queen Mother's heart ached constantly and she stared blankly at the beating Buddhist beads.
"Your Majesty!" The personal nanny, Madam Fu, was horrified. "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?!"
He took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped her tears, his face full of worry, "How could His Majesty treat you like this? You had no choice at the time, either."
The Queen Mother raised her hand and touched her face in a daze, her fingers stained with tears, "He said he no longer has any joy..."
Aunt Fu was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Your Majesty...we owe him."
"So... he is actually feeling so miserable. Am I wrong?" The Empress Dowager was unable to keep the Buddhist beads tightly grasped in her hand.
clatter……
It rolled into the corner along with the scattered beads and was never seen again.
Pei Yuning returned to Yanhua Palace, "Have you cleaned up the tail?"
Zhang Quanfu said in a serious tone, "Those who followed Miss Xiao San have been dealt with."
When Xiao Tingyun was spreading rumors, someone made a special effort to keep an eye on her and track her movements.
"Have you found out who it is?" Pei Yuning sat upright, holding the Buddhist beads on his wrist.
"It's the fourth young lady of the Xiao family." Zhang Quanfu replied.
He was shocked when he found out about it. He never expected that it was his own sisters who wanted to find something to hold against Third Miss Xiao.
Pei Yuning's expression did not change. "Find a chance to send the head to her."
Zhang Quanfu responded with a smile and then left Yanhua Palace.
His Majesty's order would not be an easy "send."
The fourth young lady of the Xiao family should be careful when accepting this generous gift.
Xiao Tingyun returned to the Xiao Mansion. Luzhi was slow and did not catch up with him. At that time, someone told her to wait in the teahouse, so she did not leave.
Cai Xing seemed to be hesitant to speak all the way, and her face looked as ugly as if she was constipated.
Xiao Tingyun did not ask and returned to Shuyu Tower. Caixing finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked, "Miss?! I don't think that man is an ordinary person. Don't let him..."
Cheated!
"I wanted to lie to him." Xiao Tingyun took the initiative to answer, sitting at the desk, grinding ink gently with his hands.
The ink in the inkstone gradually becomes darker and appears bit by bit.
Xiao Tingyun held the pen and said without raising his head.
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