"Go back?" Jingzhe hadn't expected this. Hearing this, she frowned slightly and thought for a few seconds before saying to Meng Ruyi, "It depends on what Young Master Song decides."
Seeing Meng Ruyi looking at her, a faint smile appeared on her lips involuntarily. She said gently, "However, I still prefer to stay by Miss's side."
Meng Ruyi was a bit shocked. Seeing Jingzhe smiling at her, she nodded and said, "Okay. I'll talk to Song Huaizhi about it later."
She stood up, smoothed out her skirt, and seeing that there was no longer any movement outside the window, she said to Jingzhe, "Take good care of your injury. Don't worry. I'll go back and rest for a while."
"Thank you, Miss, for today."
Walking out of the room, Meng Ruyi returned to her room under the worried gazes of Lianqiao and the others. She casually took off her outer robe, jumped onto the bed, and covered herself tightly with the quilt.
So annoying! Why did she quarrel with Song Huaizhi again!
Meng Ruyi didn't understand why she had been losing her temper with Song Huaizhi so often recently. The most crucial thing was that Song Huaizhi always looked as if he owed her something, which made Meng Ruyi feel so uncomfortable that she didn't know where to vent her anger.
So annoying!
Rolling over with the quilt in her arms again, Meng Ruyi heard a knock on the door and called out, "Come in."
"Yes." Lianqiao pushed the door open and entered with a happy look on her face. "Miss, this is an invitation card sent by Miss Zhang."
"An invitation card!"
Meng Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and said to Lianqiao, "Quick, bring it to me and let me have a look!"
Taking the invitation card in her hand, Meng Ruyi quickly scanned it and then read it word by word.
The characters on the invitation card were neat and elegant. Thinking of the somewhat straightforward handwriting of Zhang Yunyun, which was just like her personality, Meng Ruyi couldn't help but smile. But just as the smile appeared on her face, it was replaced by a hint of melancholy.
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yunyun was going to get married. This was the invitation to her betrothal banquet, and the date was just a month later.
Looking at the red paper in her hand again and again, Meng Ruyi's fingers couldn't help but caress the three characters of Zhang Yunyun. Thinking of the smile on Zhang Yunyun's face when she mentioned her betrothal, she felt happy too.
It had been a long time since she last saw her. She wondered how she was doing now?
Thinking about this, Meng Ruyi's gaze involuntarily drifted out of the window. Seeing a leaf fluttering down from the tree outside, she suddenly realized that it was already autumn.
...
At the Meng Mansion.
Zheng Yuanqing was sitting at the table, eliminating one by one the possible suspects who had tried to assassinate him.
This incident was too much. It wasn't time to turn hostile yet, but someone had already taken action against him.
The emperor would surely be furious. He just didn't know who would take the blame this time.
Song Huaizhi looked calm. He said to Zheng Yuanqing, "Instead of looking for the murderer, we might as well think about who will take the blame this time. Then we can also get a share of the benefits."
That was true.
Hearing Song Huaizhi's words, Zheng Yuanqing stopped dwelling on this matter. He said to Song Huaizhi, "Wait a moment while I think about it."
"By the way," Zheng Yuanqing picked up the teacup and took a small sip of tea. Then he said casually, "I wonder when Young Master Song will let Jingzhe come back?"
A whole day had passed since that incident. After dealing with the matters in the military camp, Zheng Yuanqing had rushed here in a hurry. But he hadn't heard Song Huaizhi mention Jingzhe at all.
"Why don't you go and ask her yourself?"
There was a faint smile on Song Huaizhi's face. After saying this to Zheng Yuanqing, he stood up and said, "I still have some things to do today, so I won't keep you company any longer. If His Highness the Third Prince wants to see Jingzhe, just tell the butler. He will show you the way."
Zheng Yuanqing nodded and watched Song Huaizhi leave. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Strange. Why did Song Huaizhi seem so absent - minded today? He always felt that Song Huaizhi was becoming more and more perfunctory towards him. He had only said a few words and then turned around and left.
What was going on?
Before he could figure it out, Zheng Yuanqing saw the butler standing at the door. So his thoughts immediately shifted. He called out to the outside, "Butler!"
"Please take me to see Jingzhe."
"Yes, Your Highness. Please follow me."
Zheng Yuanqing stood up and followed the butler. He put away his curiosity and walked forward quickly.
...
Song Huaizhi didn't know that his absent - mindedness had even been noticed by Zheng Yuanqing.
He tried his best to maintain his calm on the surface, but he still couldn't hide his uneasiness and nervousness. When looking at the ornaments in front of him, he somehow didn't know where to start.
Yu Yu should like Chinese flowering crabapples, but the workmanship of this hairpin was too poor. It was really hard to look at.
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat off his forehead and put away the expensive hairpin under Song Huaizhi's cold gaze. He shed a tear for himself in his heart.
Song Huaizhi's taste was really too high. He didn't even like this one!
He carefully picked up the hairpin and glanced at the other ornaments on the table. Suddenly, he also thought this one was just average.
This one was good. The jade was warm and smooth, and it felt slightly warm when held in the hand. It was a rare piece of high - quality white jade.
Song Huaizhi held the hairpin in front of his eyes, examined its luster, thought for a moment, and then put it back.
Forget it. This one was too plain. At Yu Yu's age, she should use something more colorful.
Should he just take them all?
Song Huaizhi was entangled. This thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
Sending a whole bunch of things at once would make him seem too perfunctory, as if he didn't even want to choose a good one.
Song Huaizhi really wanted to find a suitable gift now and use it as an excuse to meet Meng Ruyi.
Thinking of the argument between the two of them in front of the house yesterday, Song Huaizhi felt a bit at a loss. His expression when looking at the hairpins in front of him became even more entangled.
What should he do? What on earth should he choose?
After hesitating for a long time, Song Huaizhi saw an unassuming gold bracelet beside him. Finally, he had a bold idea in mind.
...
Meng Ruyi had slept very late last night, so when she woke up today, she saw that the sun was shining brightly outside the window.
It was already late. She had actually slept until now!
Regret welled up in her heart. Meng Ruyi propped herself up and sat up. She saw Lianqiao standing at the door. As soon as she moved, Lianqiao immediately said, "Miss, Young Master Song has sent a box of things."
"What is it? Where is he?"
Meng Ruyi got up and put on her shoes. She saw a large wooden box placed not far from the bed.
"Miss, Young Master Song said that he would let you open it yourself, so we don't know what's inside." Lianqiao was also curious, so she came closer and continued, "Young Master Song left in a hurry after delivering the things."
[Laughing out loud. After Yu Yu opens it and sees what's inside, she will definitely go find Song Huaizhi.]
[Such a scheming guy. He's so calculating. He's secretly got his wife wrapped around his finger.]
[Hahaha. Yu Yu, quickly open it. I can't wait to see her expression!]
What could it be? Something that would make her go find Song Huaizhi, and even the bullet comments were so sure that she would be completely under his control?
Meng Ruyi pursed her lips, took a breath defiantly in her heart, and didn't want to admit her curiosity.
Lianqiao was looking at her with a curious expression on her face.
Meng Ruyi placed her hand on the box and then unfastened the small buckle. The box wasn't very big. It was probably about the size of four of Meng Ruyi's hands. But when she lifted it, she felt that it was quite heavy.
Opening it, Meng Ruyi looked at the unexpected things inside and couldn't help showing a surprised expression on her face.