Chapter 81: Rogue
This time, not only Pei Ji, but even A Lin's brows were filled with deep doubts.
No request? Miss Song San is doing a good deed every day?
"Miss Song, don't worry."
Song Ci said seriously, "I really don't have any requests." Pei Ji's face was reflected in her clear eyes. "You've helped me several times, and you never told me why. So do I need a reason to help you?"
Alin took a deep breath and looked at Pei Ji again. Could it be that... he has taken a fancy to his own young master?
No wonder Miss Song San didn't make any requests. What she asked for was too much.
But my son is so handsome, it's not surprising that he is attracted to me...
Miss Song San saved the young master's life. Isn't it said in the picture books that they would marry each other in marriage?... Bah, bah, bah, he shook off the messy images in his mind.
Song Ci said this in order to get Pei Ji to help her.
What secret does this rope hold?
This is a question that has troubled her for two lifetimes.
"I see."
Pei Ji didn't say anything further. Song Ci frowned. It looked like she wouldn't be able to get any more excuses today. But this trip hadn't been in vain. She had already gotten what she wanted.
She stood up, said goodbye, and slowly left.
Pei Ji didn't move, looking at the calm lake, but his mind was filled with the girl's calm face.
"She lied."
A-Lin: “What?”
"Song Ci, she lied about how she knew I was poisoned." Pei Ji said in a light tone.
Only then did Alin remember that his young master could read faces and could tell whether someone was lying or not at a glance.
"Then... do I need someone to investigate?"
"No." He waved his hand. "I can see she means no harm."
"Then I'll go get someone to get this medicine and give it to someone else to try and see if it's poisonous." Alin shook the prescription in his hand.
After leaving Pei Mansion, he got on the carriage.
Wanxiang rubbed her cheeks and said, "This Master Pei is a little too cold. I don't even dare to smile in front of him."
Song Ci narrowed her eyes and pinched the soft flesh on her cheeks, "You actually get scared one day."
Wanxiang let her pinch her cheeks aggrievedly, saying, "He's good-looking, but he's not popular. He's like... a living dead."
It's just the living dead.
At the end of the Xuan Yue poison's effect, the person is still alive and breathing, but cannot speak or move.
There's no difference between them and the living dead.
Walking into the downtown area, Song Ci saw a busy pastry shop not far away and said with a smile, "Come with me to buy some pastries. Mother loves the water chestnut cake from this shop the most."
Wanxiang was stunned for a moment, "Miss, the lady has never eaten the cakes from this shop..."
Song Ci was stunned for a moment. "Do you know my mother's taste better than me? If I say she likes it, she definitely likes it."
She actually let it slip that such delicious pastries were only eaten by the third branch a few times by chance when the Song family really started to prosper in the previous life.
That was given to them because the first and second wives couldn’t finish it.
Otherwise, how could such a good thing be given to the third room? But after eating it once, Song Ci still remembered the happy expression on her mother's face.
Now that she has money, she naturally has to buy it for her mother.
No, in this life, whatever my mother likes, she will find a way to buy it!
After getting off the carriage, Song Ci was supported by Wanxiang and went straight to the pastry shop. The shop owner came up to her with a smile and began to introduce: "Miss, our peach blossom cakes, walnut cakes, milk cakes, pea yellow cakes, and water chestnut cakes are all the best in Beijing. After trying them once, I guarantee you will want to eat them again."
Song Ci pointed at a few items and said, "This, this, and this, give me some of each. And some extra water chestnut cake."
The waiter was smiling so hard that his teeth were showing, because he was a big customer.
A rough calculation shows that these things would cost thirty taels of silver.
He rubbed his hands, hurriedly wrapped up Song Ci, and personally sent him to the door before turning around and leaving.
Wanxiang looked at the bags of pastries in her hands and swallowed.
"Miss, these pastries look so delicious."
"I'll give it to you when we get home, you're just a greedy cat."
Wanxiang smiled brightly, "My lady is still the best. But these cakes are too expensive, I will just eat a few pieces."
Song Ci raised the corner of her eye, her bright face full of vitality, "I have money for your young lady, so why worry about not being able to support her? It's just a few cakes, it won't make me poor."
The two were talking and laughing, not paying attention to what was in front of them. When they realized it, they had already bumped into someone.
Wanxiang hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Miss, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Song Ci looked up and saw the man in front of him, dressed in a scholar's robe, with a white jade crown on his head. He was fanning himself in the middle of winter. He said quickly, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you just now. I bumped into you."
Chao Si was just about to get angry when someone stepped on the shoes he had just bought, leaving a black mark. With the curse on his lips, he looked up and met the bright and beautiful face of the girl.
What a beautiful face this is?
Her skin was as white as cream, her eyes were as clear as water, and her temperament was fresh and beautiful. However, the corners of her eyes were upturned, which added a bit of natural charm to her. Akira felt his heart skip a beat.
The anger on his face instantly turned into gentleness, "It's not all the girl's fault. I didn't see the road clearly just now."
Seeing him constantly looking at her, Song Ci frowned, but remained polite and courteous. "I think your shoes are dirty. How about I compensate you with a new pair?"
"No, no." Akira smiled and waved the fan. The clothes he wore for the sake of elegance were already thin, and the cold wind blew and he sneezed unexpectedly.
Song Ci was stunned for a moment and wanted to laugh, but it was impolite, so she held it back.
Wanxiang couldn't help but burst out laughing, earning Akira's angry glare, "What are you laughing at?"
"I..." I think you're funny.
Song Ci stepped forward to block Wanxiang, "I have something else to do. How much is the silver for these shoes? I will compensate you, young master."
Hearing Wanxiang's smile and seeing Songci's politeness and distance, Huangsi lost his patience and said, "Compensation? These shoes of mine will cost a lot of money. Can you afford it?"
"Just speak, sir."
Although she had changed her previous habit of not liking to dress up, her clothes were still too plain, so much so that when Akira looked at her, he couldn't help but look down on her, thinking that she was just a girl from a poor family.
The smile on his face was a bit vulgar, "These shoes are too expensive. I feel sorry for you, so I won't let you pay for it." He raised his hand and wanted to touch Song Ci's minibus, but Song Ci dodged him.
Seeing the disgust in the other person's eyes, Akira was completely hurt.
I'm just a poor guy, why do you hate yourself?
"I tell you, if you go back with me today, this matter will be forgotten."
The people around him also saw what Akira was thinking, and seeing that he was dressed in luxurious clothes, no one dared to provoke him, and they could only stay away and watch the fun.
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