"Miss Lin, don't talk nonsense. I just feel that the Pei family was ashamed of her earlier, so I feel apologetic."
Lin Huihui did not refute, but smiled, "So, Second Young Master Pei also sincerely wants to marry me?"
"Many times, when descendants of a family like ours, whether they marry a wife or marry someone, they just see the right person as a good match. What we really think is not important."
Does he have the right to make his own choices? Never, he has always known it, but these days, he has never been able to convince his heart, especially today, when he came to see Lin Huihui and bumped into Yan Mingzhu.
When he heard Yan Mingzhu say that he had a secret meeting with a beautiful woman, he felt flustered like never before.
"Second Young Master Pei, if you want to leave, you can leave at any time. You don't have to force yourself so much. Your people are here to talk to me, but your heart has already run away with another person."
Pei Duqin frowned, "Miss Lin, I have no unclear relationship with Miss Yan San. Please be careful with what you say and don't slander her reputation."
"Aren't you curious, Mr. Pei, what Miss Yan San said to me? I think you will be very interested."
Lin Huihui seemed to be doing it on purpose, and every word she said was inseparable from Yan Mingzhu.
Pei Duqin stood up with a sullen face, but when he heard the second half of her words, he paused, hesitated for a moment, and then sat back down.
"What did you say?"
Look, men say that women always mean what they say, but in fact, they are even more so.
"I asked her if she had someone she liked, and she admitted it generously. She also said that who she likes is her own business and has nothing to do with anyone else. She never cares about other people's comments, as long as she lives happily, to be honest
, I envy her very much."
I envy Yan Mingzhu, she just likes her if she likes her. If she doesn't like her, she won't frown and compromise even if a knife is held on her neck. Unlike her, she will look forward and backward and hesitate to move forward.
After hearing this, almost immediately, Pei Duqin's mind flashed to the image of Yan Mingzhu giving the mandarin duck jade buckle to Qi Jue at the polo match that day, and also receiving the hairpin from Qi Jue.
.
Escorting the bride price at the polo meeting means that the two parties are connected and have the same affection. So, the person Yan Mingzhu talks about is Qi Jue?
Thinking of this possibility, Pei Duqin could no longer sit down and stood up suddenly.
"I still have some important things to take care of, so I'll take my leave now."
After Pei Duqin left, Lin Huihui was still sitting in her original position, drinking the cold tea. The maid beside her whispered: "Miss, maybe the person that Miss Yan San is interested in is not..."
"Is this important? It's not important at all. What's important is that he likes her. I thought he could always see me, but in the end I was deceiving myself. If...if he could say he likes me,
Even if it’s just a word, I would be willing to die for him.”
But no, maybe, he couldn't even remember her name or what she looked like, so how could he feel happy about it.
It was already past dinner time and Pei Duqin had not yet returned home. Mrs. Pei became anxious in the mansion and called her servant, "You go to the Hanlin Academy. You go to the bookstore or teahouse where Qin'er usually goes."
Look, it’s so late, why haven’t you come back yet? Could it be that you were delayed by something?”
The servants took the order and hurried to find someone. Wang was shaking a fan and sarcastically said: "Erlang is already so old, and the imperial capital only has so much space. How can he, a grown man, get lost?"
Mrs. Pei was too lazy to pay attention to her, "After dinner, I will go back to your yard."
"How can this be done? Erlang is the hope of everyone in our Pei family, so nothing can go wrong. In addition, the master is not in the imperial capital now. No matter what happens to me, I have to share my worries for you, madam."
Oh, she shares the worries? She and her children should be thankful if they don’t cause trouble for the Pei family!
While they were talking, the servant who was looking for someone came back, "Madam, the porter of the Hanlin Academy said that the young master left at noon today and never went back."
"Madam, I have searched several places where the young master often goes, but they all said that the young master has not been there today."
Although Pei Duqin also returned late, if something delayed him, he would definitely send Maolin over first to say something.
Today, no one said hello, and no one could be found in either the Hanlin Academy or the teahouse. Mrs. Pei was really anxious. Could it be that something bad had happened to her?
"Have you ever been to Wanhua Tower?"
The servants looked at each other for a moment, and Mrs. Pei glanced over with a cold look, "Ms. Wang, what are you talking nonsense about? Qin'er has always kept herself clean, so why would she go to a place like Hualou Goulan!"
"Madam, don't be anxious. This concubine is just a possibility. After all, Erlang is already a grown man. This man, even if he already has a wife and concubine in his house, he will feel that domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers.
What's more, Erlang's courtyard doesn't even have an open room. If this physiological need cannot be solved for a long time, it will be exhausted. It is only human nature to occasionally get up and go to the flower house..."
Seeing Mrs. Wang's words getting more and more nonsense, Mrs. Pei interrupted in a deep voice: "Shut up and go back to your yard immediately. If you talk nonsense again, don't even think about this month's salary!"
The Wang family is counting on the Pei family to survive, and the power of running the family is firmly in Mrs. Pei's hands. If she offends Mrs. Pei to death, it will not do her any good.
Therefore, Mrs. Wang just stopped lighting, shook her fan, and slowly planned to go back to her yard.
At this time, a servant hurried in from outside, "Madam, madam, the second young master is back! It's just...just..."
"Qin'er is back?"
Mrs. Pei hurried to the door herself, but she saw a shaky figure some distance away.
"Second Young Master, be careful."
"Sir, please be careful where you step!"
Pei Duqin came back, but he brought back the smell of alcohol. He was so drunk that he couldn't even walk steadily, so he relied on Maolin to carry him back.
"What's going on? Why did Qin'er drink so much wine?"
Mrs. Pei hurriedly asked the servant to help and carry Pei Duqin back to the house first.
As the group of people hurried to the other courtyard, Mrs. Wang actually laughed. The maid beside her asked in confusion: "Auntie, why are you laughing?"
"Earlier, something happened to He'er at the polo club. She pushed it aside completely and allowed the Jingzhao Mansion to arrest He'er. It's pity that my son is a girl. He is still locked up in the prison and is told that he should not be punished every day.
The earth and the earth are not functioning well, and I am not living a happy life.
Don't think about living a good life for others. It seems that Pei Duqin also has a lot of troubles. When the lord was demoted to Tongzhou, he was not seen drunk like this. There must be something serious. Go quickly.
If we ask around and find out, we can take advantage of this opportunity to change our fortunes."