Song Wanning was being followed by Pei Xuanzhi on the street like a dog-skin plaster. Song Wanning sighed and looked at Pei Xuanzhi, "You can just go shopping by yourself. You haven't been back to the capital for so many years. Didn't you say you haven't seen many things?"
Pei Xuanzhi curled his lips and said calmly, "My uncle told me to follow you closely, so what's the point of me going out on my own?"
Song Wanning gave Pei Xuanzhi a comforting smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell Dad the truth when I get back. Just go shopping."
"No, no." Pei Xuanzhi shook his head. The two of them gradually arrived at a crowded place in the capital and were about to separate from Song Wanning.
Pei Xuanzhi quickly squeezed over and shouted, "Sister Wan Ning, wait for me, I'm scared!"
Pei Xuanzhi had just reached Song Wanning when he saw her staring blankly at a teahouse not far away. Pei Xuanzhi followed Song Wanning's gaze and saw a man sitting in the teahouse. Although he was only dressed in white, it was not difficult to tell that he looked very noble.
Pei Xuanzhi looked at the man's face and felt that he looked vaguely familiar.
Pei Xuanzhi had a bad feeling in his heart, so he leaned closer and whispered, "Who is that?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up." Song Wanning turned around hurriedly and pushed Pei Xuanzhi back.
Pei Xuanzhi rarely saw Song Wanning anxious, and he became even more curious. "Who is that person? Why did he scare Sister Wanning so much?"
Song Wanning sighed and glanced back. Seeing that no one had left the teahouse, she dared to speak. She said to Pei Xuan, "He is the living king of hell in the imperial court now. Anyone who comes into contact with him will be in trouble."
Song Wanning wasn't afraid of seeing Yin Yichen now, but she was afraid that Yin Yichen would reveal their partnership in front of Pei Xuanzhi. If that happened, Song Wanning would be seriously injured.
"The Living King of Hell?" Pei Xuanzhi stood in front of Song Wanning with his arms folded, wondering, "Could he be the legendary Prime Minister Yin Yichen?"
"That's right." Song Wanning said, not buying any more cloth or jewelry, and got on the carriage. "The Prime Minister is usually very busy, but now he has time to come to this teahouse for tea. It's really rare."
Pei Xuanzhi looked at Song Wanning's expression and expressed his doubts, "It seems to me that Wanning is very familiar with this Prime Minister."
"How could that be? How could a figure like Prime Minister Yin be so familiar with a girl like me?" Song Wanning feigned a casual smile and explained softly, "It's just that when I was getting my divorce at the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion, the Prime Minister happened to be there. Now that I think about it, he really helped me a lot back then, making my divorce go smoothly."
Pei Xuanzhi nodded in understanding, "I see."
Pei Xuanzhi said, looking at Song Wanning who had gained nothing, he could only comfort her, "I was going to buy some cloth and jewelry today, but now I can't bring anything back. I'll just go out with you another day to buy a few important things."
Song Wanning just laughed softly and said, “There’s no rush for this.”
It was still early when the two returned to the general's mansion. Song Wanshi had already prepared her specialty fruit and was waiting in Song Lan's yard, watching the two return to the mansion.
Although Song Wanshi was jealous, she wanted to appear cute and lovely, so she walked towards Pei Xuanzhi with the fruit in her hand and said with a smile, "Xuanzhi, this is a popular fruit in the capital now. I heard that the fruits in Jiangnan are different from those in the capital, so I made this plate of fruit and sent it to Xuanzhi to try."
Pei Xuanzhi was very annoyed and just glanced at Song Wanshi coldly, "I don't like sweet food."
Song Wanning almost laughed out loud when she saw Song Wanshi pretending to be well-behaved, but she still pretended to be serious and said, "In that case, I will go back first. Sister Shi and my husband can have a good chat."
Pei Xuanzhi saw Song Wanning's nonchalant look and was furious. He immediately came up with a good idea. He looked at Song Wanning and said with a smile, "Sister Wanning, didn't you just say you had some delicious tea for me to taste? Why are you leaving now?"
"When did I..." Song Wanning was a little confused now, and she realized in an instant that she had been dragged away by Pei Xuanzhi to be a scapegoat.
"I really don't like sweet food. Sister Wanshi, just enjoy it by yourself. I'm afraid I don't have the chance." Pei Xuanzhi said, smiled, waved his hand, and ran towards Song Wanning's yard.
Song Wanning was now unable to do anything to him, so she had to bite the bullet and go back to her own yard under Song Wanshi's gaze.
When Song Wanning returned to her own courtyard, Pei Xuanzhi was sitting in the pavilion leisurely drinking tea. Seeing Pei Xuanzhi like this, Song Wanning was furious and looked at him and said, "You got away with it, but I'm afraid Song Wanshi must hate me to death now."
After Song Wanning finished speaking, she took the teapot, poured herself a cup of tea, and took a sip with a sigh.
Pei Xuanzhi had always known where Song Wanning's weak spot was, so he said slowly, "As the saying goes, when you see injustice, you should draw your sword to help. I helped you so many times when we were little. You're only helping me once now. I'm afraid it's not too much, right?"
"That being said," Song Wanning said unhappily, "Wanshi is really into you right now. If I get close to you, I'm afraid she'll think of me as an imaginary enemy. If you don't want to have anything to do with her, just say so."
Pei Xuanzhi chuckled twice and waved his hand towards Song Wanning, "Isn't what I said clear enough?"
"this……"
Pei Xuanzhi sniffed the tea in his cup and said, "Once I get engaged, I probably won't have such troubles anymore."
Song Wanning was in no position to respond, so she just picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and evaded the question, "That's how it should be."
Pei Xuanzhi looked at Song Wanning's downcast eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow at the bottom of her eyes. How could he not be moved? Pei Xuanzhi's heart moved, and he looked at Song Wanning and said jokingly, "Wanning, have you heard that now your uncle probably wants you and me to get married?"
Song Wanning looked up and chuckled, saying sincerely, "Xuanzhi, you know, I've already been married once. You're at the perfect age now, and you can match someone better. Father is just worried about me, so you don't have to take his words to heart. Whatever path you want to take, whatever person you want to marry, will come naturally when fate brings them together. You're not that old now, so there's no need to worry."
"I told you before, you're the bravest girl in the world for turning back in time after meeting the wrong person." Pei Xuanzhi paused, looked at Song Wanning and said, "How can you say you're not worthy of me? Wanning, if my family came to propose marriage, would you be willing to marry me?"
"I..." Before Song Wanning could say anything, she was interrupted by Pei Xuanzhi.
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