Shen Shijiu came down the stairs and walked back with his head lowered.
He didn't know why Wei Yiren was here and in Pei Zheng's room. Did Pei Zheng call her here
Shen Shijiu felt a little aggrieved and walked very slowly, not noticing the person coming in front of him.
“Ouch!”
Shen Shijiu's shoulder accidentally bumped into the person opposite him. He came to his senses and saw that the person standing in front of him was a haughty young man.
The young master was followed by several servants, none of whom looked very friendly.
"Young Master, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
This young man is the young master of "Liuyun Villa" and the son of the owner Qian. He took his mother's surname and this villa can be said to be his territory.
"How come you're okay? My clothes are all dirty! Who is the one who bumped into me without any eyes?"
Shen Shijiu apologized quietly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."
Young Master Qian squinted at him and asked, "There are so many people coming to this villa today, where are you from?"
Shen Shijiu thought about it and wondered whether he should be considered as from the General's Mansion or the Prime Minister's Mansion, and did not answer for a moment.
A servant nearby thought he was deliberately not answering and pushed him.
"Hey! The young master is asking you a question! Didn't you hear me?"
Shen Nineteen said, "I heard it, I was thinking about it."
"You don't even need to think about it. It belongs to whichever family it belongs to. Unless you are a fool, you don't even know this."
Shen Shijiu's face turned serious, "I'm not a fool, I just need to think about it."
Young Master Qian looked at him with interest, "Oh, you're still arguing. No matter which family you belong to, you're just a servant. How dare you argue with your master?" Shen Shijiu muttered, "But I'm not a servant either..."
At this time, the door behind her was opened again. Wei Yiren walked out and saw several people standing on the path.
"Qian Xiao, why are you here? What are you doing here? It's so noisy!"
Qian Xiao is the name of the young master Qian. He and Wei Yiren have known each other for a long time, and it is no secret that he likes Wei Yiren.
"Yiren, you are here. I have been looking for you for a long time. Uncle Wei just asked me if I saw where you went..."
Wei Yiren asked nervously, "Have you told my father?"
"No, I didn't say anything, don't worry."
Wei Yiren's expression relaxed. "You guys should leave quickly. Don't stay here. It won't be good if someone sees you."
Qian Xiao was unhappy, "Yiren, then come with me. It would be even worse if you were seen here by others. This... this is Mr. Pei's room."
Wei Yiren glared at him, "I know, that's why I told you to leave quickly and not attract attention. Lord Pei hasn't come back yet. If Lord Pei sees so many people gathered at his door, he will definitely be annoyed."
Shen Shijiu looked at Wei Yiren at the door in confusion. It turned out that the master was not at home. Then why did Wei Yiren run into the master's room without permission? Wouldn't this annoy the master even more
"Miss Wei, you can't do this. You can't enter the master's room when the master is not here. The master doesn't like..."
Before Shen Shijiu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wei Yiren.
"Shut up! Do you know the Lord well? I saw everything today. You clearly entered General Zhao's pavilion! I think you have some relationship with General Zhao!"
Shen Shijiu was a little shocked that Wei Yiren actually said this about him, "I didn't do that. I have nothing to do with General Zhao. I just sent Ah Yue back..."
"Humph, you have no right to say this to me, and I don't want to hear any explanation from you. Anyway, now, all of you, get out of here!"
Wei Yiren's voice was a little loud and she looked very angry.
Qian Xiao said flatteringly, "Yiren, don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm leaving now, I'll come find you later."
"Don't come looking for me anymore. I don't have time to play house with you anymore. Qian Xiao, you've been playing for so many years, it's time to grow up! If you don't think about yourself, can you think about me a little bit? You keep pestering me. If Lord Pei or other adults see you, I won't be able to be a human being anymore!"
Qian Xiao looked obviously embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
Then he said nothing more, turned around and prepared to leave.
Shen Shijiu was still standing aside, his eyes round as he looked at Wei Yiren, then at Qian Xiao, looking very innocent.
Qian Xiao felt embarrassed and said, "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"
Shen Shijiu blinked and whispered, "I was clearly about to leave just now, but you blocked me..."
"You're still talking back! Do you also think that I'm easy to bully? Do you believe that I will throw you out of the villa?"
The servants nearby seemed to be really going to come up and pick up Shen Shijiu and throw him out.
"Alright, Qian Xiao, just let him go. Don't really touch him. We don't know what his background is. We can't afford to provoke him."
Wei Yiren said sarcastically, "If you really throw him out, you might get into trouble."
Qian Xiao felt that these words made him lose face. He was just a servant, and this villa was his family's territory. Who wouldn't show some respect to his mother when they came here
"Yiren, are you concerned about me? Don't worry, I will be fine."
Qian Xiao waved his hand in a nonchalant manner, "Drag him away."
The servants stepped forward and grabbed Shen Shijiu, half dragging and half pulling him out quickly.
Shen Shijiu was already feeling aggrieved, and now he didn't know why these people insisted on dragging him away, and they walked so fast that he couldn't even keep up even if he jogged.
After running for a while, they finally reached the end of the path and were far away from the three-story pavilion. The servants suddenly let go of their hands.
Shen Shijiu failed to stop his legs and staggered forward and fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the clothes he was wearing were thick and there were no tears. However, the little guy lying on the ground felt aggrieved. His eyes immediately turned red and a tear as big as a bean fell to the ground with a plop.
Qian Xiao followed behind lazily, and when he saw Shen Shijiu lying on the ground, he walked over and nudged him with his foot.
"Hey! Why don't you get up? Are you waiting for someone to help you up?"
Shen Shijiu slowly supported himself on the ground and crawled up, but he did not stand up. Instead, he sat down on the ground, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't cry here, I didn't do anything to you, you fell down by yourself!"
Shen Shijiu wiped away tears, "Who told you to... walk so fast... I, I can't keep up..."
"If you can't keep up, blame yourself for being short! Don't blame us for being tall!"
Qian Xiao winked and asked several servants nearby to pull up the person sitting on the ground.
Several people came over and pulled Shen Shijiu off the ground. They pulled him so hard that his arms hurt.
Shen Shijiu struggled to break free but failed. He wanted to get up but was blocked. His tears rolled even more violently.
"I don't want you to help me... I want to stand up by myself... Let me go... Let me go..."
If someone who didn't know the situation saw this, they would think that Qian Xiao was bullying the people on the ground with a few servants.
"What are you doing!?"
A loud shout was heard from behind, and everyone present stopped what they were doing and looked towards the source of the voice.
I saw a man standing not far away from them with his hands on his hips, glaring at them angrily.
These people may not know him, but Shen Shijiu recognized him. This is the servant who has always been following Pei Zheng.
That means, the master is back...
Qian Xiao raised his head, "Who are you? What are you yelling about here? Do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like that?"
"Young Master of Liuyun Villa," a voice came from behind the servant, and the servant quickly moved aside.
Pei Zheng walked over slowly from behind. He was tall and had long legs, and he looked very imposing. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and looked at Qian Xiao coldly, "Really?"
Qian Xiao just felt that this person looked familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember who he was. He only remembered that he was also today's distinguished guest.
The person in front of him was much taller than him, and Qian Xiao instantly became much taller.
"Yes, so what."
"No big deal." Pei Zheng said indifferently, turned around and walked to the person who was still sitting on the ground and stretched out his hand.
"The ground is cold, get up."
Shen Shijiu raised her tearful eyes, there were still some undried tear marks on her little face, and her eyes were red, which was really pitiful.
He turned his head away and did not extend his hand to Pei Zhengshou, but stood up with difficulty.
Pei Zheng didn't know what was wrong with him, so he gently lifted his shoulders and made him face him, then stretched out his fingers to wipe the tears off his face.
Shen Shijiu pouted and refused to look at Pei Zheng. His eyes looked slightly upwards, as if he was holding back tears.
"Being wronged? Huh?"
Pei Zheng lowered his voice. Now that there were people around him, he couldn't hold the little guy in his arms and force him to only look at himself.
The corners of Shen Shijiu's mouth pursed, but he still refused to speak.
- Even if Qian Xiao was stupid, he could still sense the strange intimacy between the two people in front of him, as if they were ignoring the several living people standing next to them.
"I don't know what he has suffered. It's none of my business..."
When Pei Zheng looked over, Qian Xiao's voice gradually became quieter.
"Well... I'm kindly advising you, this is Master Pei's residence, you'd better leave here quickly and don't disturb Master Pei.
Before he could finish his words, the servant beside Pei Zheng burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at? I mean well!"
"But you've disturbed the adults' peace."
The servant also gave a kind reminder.
Qian Xiao understood the meaning of these words and his eyes widened all of a sudden, his whole body stiffened with embarrassment. He didn't even dare to look at Pei Zheng, and without saying a word, he ran away quickly with several of his servants.
Pei Zheng looked at Qian Xiao's departing back, raised his eyes slightly, and gave a few instructions. The servant also took the order and left.
Finally, there was no one watching around, and Pei Zheng went to hold Shen Shijiu's hand.
Shen Shijiu did not dodge and let him hold his hand, but he did not hold Pei Zheng's hand back either.
"What's wrong? Are you mad at me?"
Pei Zheng pulled him in front of him, pinched his little chin with his fingers and lifted it up slightly.
"Master Qian just came to talk to me about something. Are you worried because you didn't find it?"
"No..." Shen Shijiu snorted, "I'm not in a hurry..."
In fact, he was just anxious, so he ran to find Pei Zheng as soon as he had time. Who knew that he not only failed to find Pei Zheng but also met so many people and even fell down.
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. As he blinked, little crystal pearls appeared on his eyelashes.
"Oh, no hurry." Pei Zheng said, "You didn't come here to look for me, right? You came here to relax?"
Shen Shijiu's thoughts were exposed, and he stammered, "Yes... yes, I was just relaxing... I was just relaxing, and I came here. I... I didn't mean to do that..."
Pei Zheng couldn't help laughing. When Shen Shijiu heard his low voice, his ears suddenly turned red.
"You, you're laughing at me!"
Shen Shijiu raised his eyes to look at Pei Zheng, his small and delicate eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
He pulled his little hand away from Pei Zheng's palm, then turned around and walked away.
The angry little man walked and grumbled, "Huh, you laugh at me, I don't want to pay attention to you, I don't want to pay attention to you, and they complain that I walk too slowly, but I don't walk too slowly.
Pei Zheng looked at the little man who was walking forward with his head down in front of him, and the smile in the corners of his eyes deepened. This little fool was walking very fast, without even looking up to see where he was going.
Pei Zheng followed slowly behind him, and in a few steps he was following behind the little man.
As Shen Shijiu walked, he found that there was no road ahead. He looked up and realized that he had walked back to Pei Zheng's residence.
He turned around and tried to walk back, but was bumped into someone's chest and was thrown back violently.
Pei Zheng was shocked by his stupidity and quickly reached out to help him, holding the little guy in his arms so that he could not move.
"Now that you're here, why don't you come in and sit down?"
"don't want."
"Really?"
“… No, don’t.”
Pei Zheng leaned close to his ear and said, "I want it."
Pei Zheng walked up the stairs holding the little guy in his arms. Just as he was about to reach out to push the door, it was suddenly opened from the inside.
"Master Pei, you are back..."
Wei Yiren inside the door was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Pei Zheng came back with Shen Jiujiu and was hugging him tightly!
Shen Shijiu also widened his eyes. He struggled to get out of Pei Zheng's arms. How could he forget that Miss Wei was still here
But Pei Zheng's hand around his waist not only did not loosen, but tightened even more, forcing the little guy to press half of his body against his chest.
Shen Shijiu's little face was red, and she buried her head in Pei Zheng's chest, not daring to look at Wei Yiren.
"Why are you here? Who let you in?"
Pei Zheng's face was gloomy and his eyes were cold, and he looked very unhappy.
“Sir,” Wei Yiren finally found her voice after recovering from the shock, “I, I saw that you hadn’t come back yet. If I waited outside, someone would see me, so I came in first.”
"You are very courageous."
"Sir, don't be angry. I came here because I want to tell you something."
Wei Yiren didn't dare to look at Pei Zheng's stern face, and said cautiously, "You also know that there will be a banquet at the villa tonight."
Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and it seemed that his patience had run out.
"I just want to tell you, after the banquet, can you wait a little longer before leaving? I have something to tell you, and I have to leave the villa early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid if I don't tell you now, I won't have the chance in the future..."
These words revealed the little daughter's thoughts.
But the listeners did not feel moved, they just felt bored.
Although Pei Zheng has a bad reputation outside, he is still very attractive, especially his appearance and temperament, which no one can match.
There were many brave women who expressed their love, but they were all dealt with by the Prime Minister's Office in various ways, and gradually no one dared to speak out.
"You're done?"
Wei Yiren nodded.
"Go out and close the door."
Pei Zheng seemed to have not heard what Wei Yiren had just said. After saying that, he walked past her and entered the room.
Wei Yiren clenched her fingers and looked back at Pei Zheng unwillingly, "Sir..."
Pei Zheng hugged the little person in his arms without even turning his head, turned around and walked to the stairs and went upstairs.
The person downstairs stood there for a while, then finally left and closed the door gently from the outside.
Shen Shijiu heard the door closing and raised his head.
"Have you left?"
Pei Zheng put the man down and said, "Go and take a look."
The decoration of the second floor is not much different from that of the first floor, it is just a little smaller, but there is an open-air area surrounded by railings, where you can see the distant scenery.
Shen Shijiu ran to the fence and looked out, and saw Wei Yiren's figure disappearing on the path. The expression on his little face eased a lot.
A body attached itself to his back. Pei Zheng put his hands on the fence and surrounded the little person in front of him.
"Are you still angry?"
Shen Shijiu turned his back to Pei Zheng and lay on the fence. After a long while, he whispered, "I'm not angry, I just don't like it."
"What don't you like?" Pei Zheng also leaned down slightly, rested his head on the little guy's shoulder and neck, and took a deep sniff.
This little guy always has a faint fragrance on him. I wonder if it’s from his clothes or his body
"I don't like Miss Wei, she always comes to see Brother Pei. I also don't like that young master, he thinks I'm too short and he made me fall..."
"Well, I don't like what you don't like either." Pei Zheng coaxed him softly, "Anything else?"
"Also," Shen Shijiu pursed his lips, "I didn't find you today, and in the blink of an eye, you disappeared. I followed Master to send Ah Yue away.
Pei Zheng turned the person in front of him around and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have kept it from you, right?"
Shen Shijiu nodded.
"Then I'll tell you where I go from now on, okay?"
"good."
Pei Zheng pinched his little face, "Then can you tell me why you don't like Wei Yiren?"
"I-I don't want you to talk to her."
"Why not?"
Shen Shijiu thought for a while, "Brother Pei, I think she likes you, so you should ignore her in the future. What if she thinks you like her too?"
"Don't worry, I don't like her."
Pei Zheng suddenly moved closer, his breath warm, hitting Shen Shijiu's face again and again, "Do you know who I like?"
Shen Shijiu's head became dizzy again. He blinked at Pei Zheng and his breathing was disordered.
"I, I don't know..."
My lips were suddenly sealed, and the warm and wet feeling left me at the first touch.
"What about now? Do you understand?"
Pei Zheng lifted his chin with one hand, and his lips and teeth were just slightly separated from his red lips.
He tried his best to suppress the crazy urge to tear the soft little man in front of him apart and swallow him, but he kept telling himself that he had to wait until he was willing.
Shen Shijiu opened his mouth and gasped twice. He felt his little heart was pounding and about to jump out.
Suddenly a cold wind blew in from outside, bringing with it a few crystal white snowflakes.
The snowflakes fell on the little man's trembling eyelashes. He blinked twice and then looked out.
I saw heavy snow falling from the sky at some point, and the fluttering snowflakes landed in the quiet mountain villa. The green trees and red flowers were covered with white snow. This scene was even more beautiful than the bare snow scene seen outside.
Shen Shijiu's eyes flashed with silver light, and he grabbed Pei Zheng's sleeve and shook it, "Brother Pei, it's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing outside, look!"
Pei Zheng stared at his delighted face, his eyes full of tenderness and affection, "Yeah, it's snowing."
“Can I go out and play in the snow?”
"Can."
"That's great!" Shen Shijiu leaned over and gave Pei Zheng a kiss on the cheek, then got out of his arms and ran downstairs in a hurry like a gust of wind.
Pei Zheng touched his face with his fingertips and the corners of his lips raised.
Shen Shijiu ran to the snow, which was already covered with a layer of white. He scratched the ground twice, pinched a snowball, then happily put it aside and made another one.
Pei Zheng also came down from the stairs, leaning against the door, watching the little people running and jumping excitedly in the snow.
People from other pavilions also came out to see the snow.
Shen Shijiu squatted in the snow for a long time. Snowflakes accumulated on his clothes, but he still squatted there without moving.
It was already getting dark.
Pei Zheng also walked into the snow and came to his side to look at him.
I saw a small snowman built in front of Shen Shijiu, and he was carefully drawing a nose and eyes on the snowman.
After finishing the painting, he looked up at Pei Zheng with a bright smile on his face.
"Brother Pei! Look, I made a snowman myself!"
Pei Zheng looked at his face and thought of the past years.
Every year when it snows in the imperial palace, there is a small snowman placed outside a remote bedroom within the towering red brick palace walls.
There will be a little man wearing a white robe embroidered with gold thread and a fiery red cloak, standing beside the snowman and smiling at him.
Bending down, he helped Shen Shijiu up from the snow, then Pei Zheng took his frozen little hand and rubbed it.
"Are you cold?"
“It’s not cold!”
"Why are your hands so cold if they're not?"
"Well, it's a little cold."
Pei Zheng led him into the room. Shen Shijiu hadn't played enough and felt reluctant to leave.
"My little snowman..."
Pei Zheng was afraid that he would get cold, so he pulled him into the room to warm him up.
After reaching the second floor, the snowflakes on Shen Shijiu's body all melted by the warm charcoal fire in the room, making his clothes wet.