Chapter 908 Unexpected
Yuwen Ye asked, "What's wrong?"
Shang Ruyi glanced again at the figure that flashed past the window, then walked back to sit opposite him, picked up the tea that Yuwen Ye had poured for her, and took a sip: "I think I saw someone I know."
"oh……"
Yuwen Ye raised an eyebrow slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
The two of them didn't say anything more, and just quietly drank a cup of tea facing each other. Time slowly passed, and a ray of sunlight slanted into the room, like a thin veil spread over the table in front of them.
Yuwen Ye said, "We're probably almost there."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi got up, walked to the window, looked outside, and immediately exclaimed, "They're here!"
Yuwen Ye also stood up and walked to her side. He pushed open another half-closed window a little more and looked down. At the other end of the long street, a thin mist was shrouded in a chilly atmosphere. A carriage was slowly driving over, swaying like a weak and clumsy fat man.
However, the presence of numerous guards surrounding this "fat man" added a touch of danger to his clumsiness.
It was already quite late, but because of the Lantern Festival the day before, many people had stayed up all night and only gradually dispersed at dawn. So there weren't many people on the streets at this time, which made the carriage guarded by armed guards even more conspicuous. When people on the road saw this, they all stepped aside, but they stared intently at the carriage, wondering who was sitting inside.
At this moment, this "important person" was leaning against the window, his head constantly hitting the window frame as the carriage swayed forward.
Although everyone would want to see the outside world after being imprisoned for so long, Pei Xingyuan didn't lift the curtain to look out again after getting into the carriage. However, even though he couldn't see anything, he could tell that the carriage had turned two corners after leaving the long alley outside the Ministry of Justice prison and was now on the main road. There weren't many pedestrians or carriages on the road, so the journey was relatively smooth.
He leaned against the window, listening to the occasional hushed conversations of passersby outside, as well as the quickening hoofbeats and wheels of other vehicles passing by.
The carriage passed by rows of shops and rows of mansions with red and embroidered doors. It was about to arrive at the restaurant where Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi were staying. The waiter, who had just been served food and wine and had no more customers to serve, was lazily dozing off on the stone stool by the door. When he saw the carriage being escorted by guards approaching, he was curious and craned his neck to watch the excitement.
As the carriage drew closer, Shang Ruyi's breathing became increasingly heavy.
She glanced across the street again. The window that had been slightly ajar was now pushed open, revealing a familiar, slender figure. Although it was difficult to make out the outline of the person across the wide Zhuque Avenue, Shang Ruyi could still tell from the action of pushing open the window that she was anxious. She was afraid that her beautiful face was now full of concern and anxiety.
Yuwen Ye said, "Imperial Physician Su, she really did come."
Shang Ruyi sighed and said, "She has always felt guilty, thinking that she is the one who has dragged Pei Xingyuan down."
Yuwen Ye thought for a moment and said, "That's true. If it weren't for her, Pei Xingyuan wouldn't have recognized Liang Youying, wouldn't have gotten involved with the people of Wanggang Village, and wouldn't have been schemed against."
Shang Ruyi said, "Don't say that. She—was also deceived."
Yuwen Ye said, "It was because she was also deceived that I had to bear the injustice of having my own son save her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had the chance to come out here and watch the show today."
Shang Ruyi sighed. She knew that Yuwen Ye had no ill intentions towards Su Qinglan, and that it was even his idea to save her before. But the matter was ultimately brought up by Su Qinglan. Now, seeing the carriage escorting Pei Xingyuan getting closer, her bad mood gradually replaced her previous peace.
She smiled wryly and said, "She's not here to watch the fun either."
Yuwen Ye snorted softly and didn't say anything.
The carriages on the long street gradually sped up. This was a more bustling section of Zhuque Avenue, with restaurants and dance halls on both sides. Many people who had partied all night were only now returning home, so there were more pedestrians and carriages on the road than on other sections.
As the carriage drew closer, Su Qinglan in the restaurant across the street could no longer sit still. Shang Ruyi watched her figure flash by the window and disappear. A while later, she saw her rush out of the restaurant across the street and stand on the side of the street, eagerly craning her neck in anticipation.
Shang Ruyi asked, "Does she want to see Pei Xingyuan here?"
Yuwen Ye frowned slightly and shook his head gently, saying, "This is just nonsense."
As the two were talking, the carriage had already reached the entrance of the restaurant across the street. Su Qinglan hurriedly stepped forward and onto the street. As soon as she got close, a guard at the front of the carriage immediately asked, "Who goes there?!"
Su Qinglan said, "I am Su Qinglan, the Imperial Physician. May I ask if the person being escorted in the carriage is Lord Pei?"
The guard frowned and immediately said, "This has nothing to do with you, get out of the way."
As he spoke, he walked up to her and pushed Su Qinglan aside. Su Qinglan stumbled and fell to the side of the street, only able to call out softly, "Lord Pei, Young Master Pei?"
Immediately, a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted.
Pei Xingyuan revealed half of his face and a pair of wide-open eyes. He paused for a moment when he saw Su Qinglan, then immediately smiled and asked, "Su Qinglan, what are you doing here?"
The guard walking beside the carriage immediately said, "No talking!"
As he spoke, he turned and glared at Su Qinglan: "We are escorting serious criminals. If you continue to talk nonsense here, we will arrest you as well."
Pei Xingyuan chuckled twice and waved slightly at Su Qinglan on the street: "Did you hear that? Hurry up and go back."
Seeing that he was all smiles and showed no sign of blaming her, and was about to lower the curtain after saying those words, Su Qinglan bit her lower lip, took two steps forward, and whispered to the car window, "Young Master Pei, I'm sorry."
"..."
Pei Xingyuan's hand stiffened for a moment.
His smile froze for a moment, but after a brief silence, he smiled again and said, "Let's go back."
After saying that, he prepared to lower the curtain.
Just as the carriage curtain was lowered and had not yet fully covered the window, suddenly, a cold light shot out from the sky and with a "whoosh," it shot straight at Pei Xingyuan inside the window!
Standing on high ground, Shang Ruyi was so shocked by the cold light that her eyes widened!
"careful!"
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