Pei Yan observed Qin Chengyu calmly, and saw that his hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.
"Old friend..." Qin Chengyu pondered these three words.
After a moment, he took another sip of tea, looked up at Pei Yan with a smile, "The Qin and Shen families were old friends. Qin and Hui Niang grew up together, and I have always treated Hui Niang as my own sister. Huan'er is Hui Niang's daughter, so she is naturally Qin's niece. This time, Qin came to the capital precisely to give Qin's niece... a dowry."
"I just never thought that Marquis Pei and Huan'er would be assassinated in the Marquis' mansion, and Huan'er was even injured. Qin was anxious and rashly went to the Marquis' mansion to ask for an audience during the day, but he didn't see Huan'er."
Qin Chengyu's words were full of subtle hints, trying to test Pei Yan's attitude towards Song Huan.
Pei Yan sneered inwardly, his expression darkening. "This fact was due to my negligence. I didn't expect that someone in the capital city would dare to assassinate me on my wedding day and even hurt Huan'er. Fortunately, Huan'er's life is safe, otherwise..."
He hesitated to speak, but the murderous intent in his expression was obvious.
Qin Huai, who was standing by, felt a chill running from the soles of his feet straight to his heart and lungs, and his face froze instantly.
Qin Chengyu was also shocked by this murderous intent, but then suddenly burst into laughter, "Good! Good! Good!"
He kept saying three "good" words, his joy and praise were beyond words.
Qin Huai didn't understand what was wrong with their owner, why was he so "fine" now?
Even after their owner and Marquis Pei agreed to visit the Marquis's residence tomorrow and sent him off with a smile on his face, Qin Huai still couldn't recover. As the carriage gradually drove away, Qin Huai couldn't help but ask, "Master, Marquis Pei is a cruel and ruthless person who will never let go of anything he has wronged. Do you...really think he's a good person?"
Qin Chengyu's gaze seemed distant, as if he was looking at something in the distance. He smiled slightly, "Qin Huai, in this world, truth and falsehood are everywhere. Who can truly distinguish the truth from the false? The rumors about Marquis Pei are indeed awful, but Huan'er has already married him. As long as he can treat Huan'er sincerely and well, my Qin family is willing to bet on him."
Qin Huai scratched his head, still puzzled, "But what if this Pei Hou doesn't really care about Miss Huan?"
Qin Chengyu knocked him on the head. "Stupid! Aren't we going to see Huan'er tomorrow? You'll know when you ask Huan'er!"
Qin Huai: “…”
——
When Song Huan woke up, it was already bright daylight.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and her eyelids opened and closed several times.
"Jinyue, what time is it now?"
"Madam, it's just past midnight."
Oh, Chen Zheng.
Hmm… Chen Zheng! Holy shit!
Song happily sat up and said, "Quick, go to Mingsong Hall!"
Pei Yan asked her to go find him at noon, and if she went too late, he would skin her alive.
Song Huan's face tightened and he quickly opened the system to check his favorability.
System: "Please wait, the favorability is loading..."
Song Huan: "... System Master, can you please do this? I just checked my favorability, and you're stuck?"
System: "Dear, please don't be impatient. Wait a moment."
"We upgraded our system last night. This is your first time starting the program after the upgrade, so we're reloading all the data."
Song Huan was skeptical: "Is it really upgraded? Are you kidding me?"
System: "Dear, it's true. This system will not be offline again."
Song Huan: "Oh... okay, but there's really no use for you. It's useless to knock you if you're in danger, right?"
System: "..." Want to disconnect.
Ding——"Favorability loading completed."
"The current favorability of the capture target 'Pei Yan' towards you has changed." "Favorability +36."
Song Huan paused while getting dressed. "Favorability +36? Is this number correct?"
System: "Dear, this system's numerical records are never wrong. Please do not question the professionalism of this system."
Song Huan: “…”
When I left last night, it was still -15. What happened overnight? It's +36?!
Could it be that she sleepwalked into Mingsong Hall last night and raped Pei Yan?
Impossible. Impossible.
Not to mention being strong, if she dared to take off her clothes, Pei Yan would chop her in half with one knife.
Song Huan shuddered and covered his face with a wet cotton handkerchief, saying, "Calm down and don't think too much."
At the end of the day, Song Huan jogged all the way and arrived at Mingsong Hall panting.
When she arrived at the gate of Mingsong Hall, she discovered that there was a strange face beside Pei Chen.
"Madam, the master is waiting for you in the study." Pei Chen reminded.
After hearing this, Song Huan no longer had time to care about this stranger. She lifted her skirt and walked into Mingsong Hall.
Jin Yue followed behind Song Huan, but just as she took a step, she was stopped by Pei Chen, "Miss Jin Yue, please wait outside the yard for a while."
Jin Yue blushed and asked softly, "What does the Marquis mean?"
Pei Chen nodded, "Yeah."
. ……
Song Huan stopped at the door of the study. Before entering, she checked her favorability again, which was still "+36".
Very good, confident!
Song Huan knocked on the study door.
"Come in." Pei Yan's slightly clear voice came from inside, sounding very much like the tone they used when they first met.
Song Huan's neck suddenly felt cold: "..." Oh my god, did Pei Yan take the wrong medicine?
"Why are you standing outside? Come in."
The door suddenly opened. When Song Huan looked up, she saw Pei Yan looking at her with a pair of dark eyes, with a half-smile on his face, as if he doted on Song Huan very much.
"Huan'er is here?" At this time, a middle-aged man also walked to the door of the study.
Song Huan listened to the man's intimate tone, her eyes fell on the folding fan in his hand. Seeing him tapping it intermittently, her eyes gradually brightened. Could it be... that this man was the owner of Shangbao Manor who came to see her yesterday?
She remembered what was written in the book: "Qin Chengyu loved to play with an old folding fan in his hand. The fan had actually been broken for a long time and was unusable, but he refused to replace it no matter what..."
"Huan'er, I'm afraid you don't remember Uncle Qin. Uncle Qin held you in his arms when you were born."
She did hold Song Huan in her arms, but Qin Chengyu was too nervous and dropped the little Song Huan. Fortunately, the little Song Huan fell on the bed, and nothing happened to him. However, all the adults in the room were frightened at that time.
However, no one knows about this matter now, and Qin Chengyu naturally won't mention it to Song Huan.
"Uncle Qin?" A memory suddenly appeared in Song Huan's mind. His original mother had actually mentioned this person to him!
But in her memory, the original body's mother had always told her what... Song Huan spoke with difficulty, "When I was young, my mother often told me that she had a close friend named Qin... Xiaoyu, is that you, uncle?"
“…” Qin Chengyu’s old face suddenly turned dark red.
"Well, your mother was naughty when she was little, always joking around."
Song Huan: “…” Indeed.
When she turned to this part in her memory, she had always thought that Qin Xiaoyu was an acquaintance of her original mother. Who would have thought that she was the famous owner of Shangbao Manor?
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