The old lady laughed and scolded: "it will be sloppy, when did I blame you?"

Pei Xing smiled and said, "That's right, my mother loves me the most, so how can I blame it?"

Pei Xing came today, of course, not to make amends, but to make amends by the way, to make the old lady happy. He received a secret order from the emperor last night, asking him to investigate a case, and he has to leave the capital tomorrow, come here now , and also take the time to say goodbye.

When she learned that he was leaving Beijing tomorrow, the old lady was a little surprised. She couldn't help but glance at him. She only thought that the timing of his departure was too coincidental. to go.

"Looking at the New Year's Day, if you leave now, can you come back a year ago?"

Pei Xing said: "It's not too far to go to Youzhou. If it goes well, you can come back in ten days."

The old lady told him a lot, and Pei Xing listened with a smile. The hostility in her body was much restrained. In this world, the only person who can make him respect so much is the old lady.

After explaining that you should pay attention to safety, the old lady continued: "You should come back as soon as possible after you are done, don't hide outside, you are not too young, and I have not been able to help you recently, so I will let the second daughter-in-law give it to you. You paid attention, but she likes two, and when you come back, you can have a look at each other, if you like it, you can settle it earlier, and now I am worried about your marriage."

Zhong Li didn't expect to hear such a remark, and she couldn't help but raise her heart. In her last life, she remembered that Pei Xing had never been engaged, otherwise, she would not have been able to...

I don't know if this life will change, Zhong Li couldn't help but glance at him quietly.

Pei Xing begged for mercy, "You can spare me, it's not unmarried at the age of twenty-five or six in the capital, and I want to be clean for two more years."

The old lady knew his temperament, and seldom urged him on weekdays. She was afraid that her body might not be able to hold it up, so she mentioned this to the second daughter-in-law.

Seeing him resisting so much, the old lady sighed and persuaded: "It's not too much of a burden to marry a daughter-in-law, there are so many noble women in the capital, you will always be satisfied, and I'm not forcing you to marry, why would I let you go first? You find one you like, that's all, let's talk about it when you come back, maybe you'll change your mind by yourself."

While talking, Xiaomei walked in carrying the prepared cakes. She packed two boxes, one for Zhong Li and one for Pei Xing.

Zhong Li got up again and thanked her, and then left with the maid.

As soon as she walked out, she saw the budding plum blossoms in the courtyard. When the breeze blew past, the faint fragrance penetrated into the nose, which was very refreshing.

After she left, Pei Xing also said goodbye, "I'll have to go to the house later, so I won't sit any more. When I'm not here, mother pays more attention to her body. , who dares to slack off?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the maids. Although his expression was lazy, there was a sense of coercion. The maids knelt on the ground, and they couldn't help sweating. Mammy Zhang took the lead and said, "Third Master, please relax. , the slaves will definitely be waiting for you."

The old lady smiled and shook her head, "Don't scare them, they all serve them with all their hearts, and Li girl also runs to me every day, lest I have any discomfort, you can leave in peace and don't have to worry about me."

She often mentioned Zhong Li unconsciously, and most of what Pei Xing knew about Zhong Li came from the old lady's words. After he heard it, he said goodbye with a smile, "Okay, that kid won't worry anymore, I'll leave early tomorrow morning, At that time, I will leave the house directly, so I won't bother you."

The old lady nodded.

Pei Xing came alone. When he left, he picked up the cake by himself. The old lady wanted Xiaomei to send him off. He waved his hand and drove the person back.

Zhong Li was eager to wait for him, but he didn't walk fast. Unexpectedly, just as he walked out of Yangxintang, he heard footsteps.

Zhong Li looked back, it was him.

The man had long legs and walked to her in a few steps. Pei Xing didn't expect Zhong Li to wait for him, and his slanted eyebrows were slightly raised.

His eyes were deep, and when he was staring at him, Zhong Li felt nervous for no reason. Before he could speak, his cheeks turned red first.

"Three, uncle three." Live like a small stutter.

Pei Xing snorted lightly, her footsteps did not stop, and there was a hint of disgust in her eyes, and Zhong Li was slightly startled.

He has long legs and big strides. He opened up the distance in a few steps, and Zhong Li quickly chased after him, "Third Uncle."

Pei Xing finally stopped and looked at her from top to bottom, with the words "Speak if you have something to say."

Zhong Li's cheeks were a little hot again, she didn't dare to twist, and whispered: "You, you asked me to find you tonight, but can you come later?"

The girl's cheeks were crimson, and her moist eyes showed embarrassment. Although she agreed to him, to be honest, she did not dare to go too early.

If you are afraid of being bumped into, if you are seen, it is inevitable that you will be criticized. Second, she had to coax Cheng'er to fall asleep herself, and she had to wait for him to fall asleep before she could come out. Otherwise, if he woke up in the middle of the journey, in case of looking for her, Zhang's mother alone would not be able to coax him.

She was really embarrassed, her little face was flushed, and as soon as she finished speaking, she lowered her eyelashes, looking shy and embarrassed, and her small appearance was extremely adorable.

But Pei Xing is someone who doesn't understand pity.

Seeing that she didn't speak easily, the disgust in his eyes was even stronger, but he didn't deliberately embarrass him. The reason why he said that he was here at night yesterday was because he wanted to be angry with Xiao Sheng. Now that Xiao Sheng is not there, he doesn't bother to pretend. , just nodded slightly, left the sentence "as you" and walked away.

Zhong Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiuyue and Xia He were not far from them, so they naturally heard the conversation between the two, and saw that the master and Pei Xing were really real... Both of their eyes were a little red.

They knew Zhong Li. Like Madam, she was soft on the outside and tough on the inside. Once they made up their minds, they couldn't persuade them at all. On the way back to Zhanxing Pavilion, both of them were very silent.

Not long after they left Yangxintang, Gu Zhiqing brought her maid to Yangxintang. The old lady woke up early and was hungry too early. When she came, the maid had already prepared breakfast.

There are steamed goose, quail eggplant, steamed spinach, steamed shrimp dumplings, crystal cabbage tofu soup, etc. on the table.