"Is this dice rigged?" Song Jinyu frowned, hands on her hips as she glared at Yan Fei.
Yan Fei smiled and tapped her on the head. "Your skills are lacking. Why are you blaming the dice?" Seeing that she was about to get angry again, he let her win the next round.
Song Jinyu complained discontentedly, "I've already drunk two jars of wine, but you've only had a few sips."
Cheng Song looked down on his young lady very much. "Every time the young lady is about to lose, she'll act like a brat!"
In the small tavern, the three of them were having a drinking contest. They rolled the dice to compare the numbers, and the one with the smaller number had to drink. Song Jinyu repeatedly rolled small numbers, so naturally she had drunk a lot, and her face gradually turned rosy.
Niaoniao couldn't help but smile. Her young lady had no internal strength, so there was no way she could beat Yan Fei and Cheng Song. If Yan Fei hadn't intentionally let her win, she might have drunk all the wine.
Zhongli Mingye heard that Song Jinyu was under house arrest at home and wanted to visit her, but he came up empty-handed. There was indeed someone staying properly in the room, but it was just a maid.
Song Qinzhou's face immediately darkened. "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I've failed to discipline my daughter properly. Please forgive me." He didn't dare to look at the face of Prince Yu. He also knew that the other party was silent at the moment, and he must be very angry.
"Where is she?" Song Qinzhou glared fiercely at the maid. "The young lady... the young lady went out with Cheng Song!"
"Ridiculous!"
Zhongli Mingye stopped him and left Jinxuan Courtyard on his own. Now that the crisis on Tianmen Mountain had been resolved, she must be relaxing herself. She would either go to the Lin family or wander around the streets.
Compared to the Lin family, he suddenly thought of another possibility.
When he arrived at the tavern where he had seen her with Yan Fei last time, sure enough, the three of them were drinking happily. Song Jinyu's eyes were blurred from the wine. "Big... big... big!"
Alas, she still had the smallest number. Immediately unhappy, she lay down on the table!
Yan Fei said indulgently, "I'll drink this wine for you!" Before he could reach for Song Jinyu's wine jar, it was snatched away by Zhongli Mingye.
Cheng Song and Yan Fei quickly stood up and bowed. "Um... it's you!" The woman's eyes were blurred. She propped her cheek with her hand and smiled at him.
Before Zhongli Mingye could say anything,
"Come on, come quickly!" Song Jinyu said coquettishly and pulled him over. "I don't want to drink anymore. You roll the dice for me!"
"You don't know how badly I've lost!" She pouted discontentedly and pointed angrily at the two of them. "Their numbers are so big."
Zhongli Mingye originally wanted to scold her, but seeing how cute she was, he couldn't bear to teach her a lesson.
He said helplessly, "Why did you drink so much?" His eyes swept over Yan Fei and Cheng Song like knives. "I'll roll the dice for you..."
After Prince Yu joined the game, soon, Cheng Song and Yan Fei had drunk a lot of wine. Qingfeng shook his head straight. The dignified prince was not doing his proper business but was here rolling dice and having a drinking contest with others?
Song Jinyu stared at Zhongli Mingye intently with her blurred eyes, propping her cheek. He looked so good even when rolling the dice. The more she looked, the more she liked him.
As if feeling her gaze, Zhongli Mingye was very proud. He curled the corner of his mouth and rolled the dice for her with great interest.
This scene fell into Yan Fei's eyes, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart instantly. His face gradually turned cold, and he lost interest.
"I'll take her back first. You can do as you please..."
These words made Yan Fei's hand stop there. Cheng Song felt a little sad. He knew Yan Fei's feelings better than Song Jinyu. Yan Fei looked ugly, but he didn't stop Prince Yu. He just watched helplessly as the prince picked up Song Jinyu horizontally.
This scene was very familiar. The last time, it was also like this. He took her away right in front of his eyes.
Cheng Song couldn't help but sigh. He wanted to tell Yan Fei about the arranged marriage, but since Song Jinyu hadn't said anything, he couldn't be the first to bring it up.
The crisp sound of the carriage wheels passed through the busy city. The hawking outside didn't disturb the good sleep of the people in the carriage at all.
When they arrived at the Song family, he sent her to Jinxuan Courtyard. Zhongli Mingye specifically told Song Qinzhou, "Don't scold her."
Just as he had put Song Jinyu down, she suddenly grabbed him. "Who won?" The woman's coquettish voice made Zhongli Mingye laugh and cry.
"You won..." He gently tidied up the stray hairs on her forehead lovingly.
Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Is there someone in your heart?"
"Yes..."
His face instantly turned cold. "Who?"
"There are so many people... I like them all..." The woman turned over and stopped talking. Her breathing gradually became steady. She was already fast asleep.
He suppressed his anger forcefully, covered her with the quilt, and then went out. His little woman hadn't grown up yet!
Lin Ziyu heard that Song Jinyu had returned from the capital and rushed to the Song family to find her excitedly.
"Come on... hurry up..."
Song Jinyu was almost dragged to the ground by her. "What's going on?"
"My brother has been away for a long time this time. Guess where he went?" Lin Ziyu said as she walked. "He went to Nanyang this time and brought back a lot of interesting and new things."
Lin Yijun is back?
Thinking that she had taken a lot of gifts from them last time, she quickly asked Niaoniao to bring the fashionable things she had bought in the capital. She had originally planned to send them a few days ago, but something had come up and it was delayed.
This time, she couldn't forget it anyway.
By the river, the servants of the Lin family were all waiting for the biggest ship in Liuzhou City to dock. Lin Ziyu stood on tiptoe. "Look at that sail." The big character "Lin" on the sail was faintly visible.
The news that Song Jinyu had been picked up by Lin Ziyu reached Prince Yu's Mansion. The prince, who was reading a book in the study, immediately put down the book. He had warned her last time not to see Lin Yijun again. Was she just ignoring his words? Although he knew that Song Jinyu couldn't have any feelings for the young master of the Lin family. At most, she just got along well with Lin Ziyu.
He still had to go and have a look.
"Greetings to Young Master Lin..." Song Jinyu greeted Lin Yijun generously.
Lin Yijun was a little surprised to see her, but this surprise only lasted for a moment. "This is the first time I've seen the Lin family's ship."
The voice of Prince Yu Zhongli Mingye sounded behind them. Song Jinyu turned around helplessly.
"Greetings to Prince Yu. May Your Highness live a long life!" The Lin siblings quickly knelt down to pay their respects, and Song Jinyu also knelt down obediently.
Zhongli Mingye raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to hold her hand.
"The wind is strong by the river. Why didn't you bring a cape?"
The intimacy in his tone surprised everyone present. Song Jinyu was flustered when she saw him openly holding her hand. But the man didn't care at all. He took off his cape and put it on her. "Your wound has just healed. Be careful not to catch a cold." Although it was a caring tone, there was no emotion in his phoenix eyes.
When Lin Yijun saw this scene, his heart turned cold. So she had such a relationship with Prince Yu. And he had once had fantasies. Now, he couldn't have any relationship with her anymore. His expression was complicated, and he felt very regretful in his heart.
Lin Ziyu looked left and right. Seeing that the atmosphere was very awkward, she didn't dare to say anything anymore. She just secretly glanced at Song Jinyu.
"Today we came to the river to see the big ship and pick up some interesting and new things."
Really? Prince Yu stared at her. "Since that's the case, Young Master Lin, please choose some good ones and send them to the mansion. Whatever you choose, I'll buy it for you!"
Song Jinyu lowered her head, extremely angry. He had clearly promised her not to make their relationship public in Liuzhou City. What was he doing now?
On the way back, Prince Yu insisted that she take the carriage of the mansion back. Song Jinyu was so angry that she didn't want to talk to him. She was just about to get on the Lin family's carriage when Lin Ziyu said timidly, "The carriage is broken..." Was she joking? The prince's face was so dark. Did the Lin family still want to stay in Liuzhou? Sorry, Jinyu...
"Why did you come here?"