I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Fangyu did not follow him into the dark alley. He just stood at the entrance and asked Pei Yan softly, "What do you want, sir?"

Zhao Fangyu didn't know why this mysterious Jinyiwei chose her from the crowd. Maybe it was because of Zhao Fangyu?

But Zhao Fangjin has already been betrothed to the Song family, and the wedding date has been set. Could it be that the eldest prince has other ideas?

On the other side, Pei Yan placed the spring peony and fragrant medicine on the pile of sundries in the alley and slightly adjusted the position of his legs and feet. In this way, even if outsiders accidentally broke into this place, at a glance, it would just look like a brother chatting with his sister, and would not attract attention.

Pei Yan turned around, his face still as cold and solemn as Zhao Fangyu remembered.

Pei Yan stood straight, but was not without flaws. Zhao Fangyu noticed a quick flash of embarrassment in the eyes of this seemingly cold adult.

What could embarrass this gentleman?

Is she so perceptive now that she can see through the disguise of the Royal Guards?

Before Zhao Fangyu could come up with an answer, he heard Pei Yan whisper:

"The Jinyiwei encountered a murderer while on duty and need some silver to help them out. I wonder how much money Miss Zhao has on her?"

"Don't worry, Miss Zhao. What happened today is known to heaven and earth, and it will never endanger you."

"When Pei returns to Beijing, I will pay you back double."

This matter was also bizarre, but Pei Yan could not tell Zhao Fangyu the details, otherwise it might bring disaster to her.

The secret spot of the Jinyiwei in Longxi was taken down silently. Pei De, who had been following him around all the time, was his cousin. This time, he was seriously injured and bedridden. His life was in danger and he needed to rest well.

Pei Yan still has some aristocratic manners, and does not want to oppress the people of Longxi. However, as a Jinyiwei, all the items on his body have the mark of the palace, and they cannot be pawned, for fear of arousing the vigilance of the mastermind who is trying to eliminate the Jinyiwei's hideout.

The only thing on his body that could not be traced and could be exchanged for silver was a pair of white jade earrings that he bought out of sheer madness but no one else would give him as a gift.

It was also the pair of white jade earrings that he used to exchange for some life-saving medicine for his cousin.

Zhao Fangyu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was just short of money. If it was something else, she really didn't know what to do.

Zhao Fangyu took off his purse, took out the silver bills from it and stuffed them into the gap of a nearby basket, and then left two silver coins for himself in case of emergency.

After Pei Yan expressed his thanks, he quickly took the banknote, tapped Chunshao and Xiangyao a few times, and was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of a young man squatting on the wall, holding a sugar man and looking at them with his teeth bared.

When Zhao Fangyu saw that the person squatting on the wall was the dark Twelve Brother, he immediately felt relieved and happily called him "Twelve Brother".

Pei Yan turned around, nodded to Zhao Fangyu, said thank you, then turned around and disappeared into the crowd, leaving quickly.

While Chunshao and Xiangyao were still asleep, Li Botang quickly pulled Zhao Fangyu to the alley entrance and asked her quietly, but he ran into trouble.

Zhao Fangyu shook his head: "He is a man in the capital, who is acquainted with my father. I have seen him once in the crowd."

Li Botang felt relieved after learning that he was not a bad person.

There was no one around, and Li Botang suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, but he had to go back to Jiayuguan soon, and he had also fulfilled his grandfather's appointment to take the imperial examination. He would have less free time in the future, and it was even less possible for him to meet Zhao Fangyu.

There were some words and some things he also wanted Zhao Fangyu to know.

"What do you think of Longxi, cousin?"

Li Botang waited for Chunshao and Xiangyao to wake up, then took Zhao Fangyu to the place where he had just made the sugar man.

He has been eating this candy figurine since he was a child. It is mixed with pear juice, so the flavor is different from others.

"Excellent, the land is vast and the resources are rich, not inferior to Kyoto."

Zhao Fangyu thought that Li Botang just wanted to show off the good things in Longxi, so he followed his words and praised him.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Li Botang scratched his head, his whole face turned red, his dark eyes were full of her reflection, and he exuded a shy and timid emotion.

The young man, who used to be strong and honest, actually let Zhao Fangyu see some pink under his bronze skin?

Zhao Fangyu just found it ridiculous. How could Li Botang see her blushing?

Who would have thought that the next moment, Li Botang would stare into Zhao Fangyu's eyes, speaking in a gentle tone, as if he was afraid of waking up a spring deer in the forest: "So, cousin, what do you think of our Longxi boy?"

Zhao Fangyu was keenly aware of the subtle emotions in Li Botang's words, and for some reason, his face suddenly became hot.

It was as if an evil wind blew from somewhere, making her cheeks hot.

"The boys in Longxi... I have only seen my cousins at home. They are naturally the best of the best."

I had attended the Peach Banquet before. Men and women sat at separate tables, with the Tiangang River between them. Apart from the music expressing their feelings, there wasn't much else to see.

Among the Longxi men Zhao Fangyu had met, the most outstanding ones were all disciples of the Li family. He had also seen members of the Sun family playing Cuju in the horse racing field before, but compared with Qilang and Shilang, they were far inferior.

Li Botang's earlobes and neck even turned red, and his whole body was even redder and brighter than the candied haws hanging in front of the candy figurine stall.

Her bright red lips stammered a few times, as if she wanted to say something else. Before she could open her mouth, Shisiniang turned around, holding the crabapple flower candy figure she bought for Zhao Fangyu, walked through the crowd, and asked Zhao Fangyu:

"Twelfth brother? What's wrong with you?"

Li Botang: “…”

Li Botang said it was due to the sun. Shisiniang looked at him strangely and pulled Zhao Fangyu aside.

"Brother Twelve is acting strangely today, don't tell me he is trying to play a trick on me."

Then he said to Zhao Fangyu: "Try it first, it's delicious!"

Shisiniang's attention was diverted. Seeing that she did not ask any further questions, Li Botang felt calm. The panic and sudden emotions and atmosphere just now seemed to be just a feint, which flashed briefly and quickly between the two of them and then disappeared.

Zhao Fangyu was still the dignified yet slightly playful girl, joking with Zhao Fangjin, the Fourteenth Lady, in the crowd. Li Botang also followed the convoy with the same cold and handsome face as usual.

The people in Longxi were used to the fact that the young ladies of the Li family would travel in groups and bring bodyguards with them, but they felt that the bodyguard today looked strangely dark and had strangely red ears.

"It's not hot today. Is it very hot, brother Twelve?"

As soon as he got home, Shierlang went back to his own yard. Shisiniang held Zhao Fangyu's hand and said in a daze.

Zhao Fangyu had calmed down and replied calmly, "I don't know. Maybe it was because my twelfth cousin was riding a horse? So he got exposed to the sun?"

Shisiniang still didn't believe it, but she didn't care and followed Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin to see the new jewelry they had bought.

In the evening, Zhao Fangyu told the eldest lady about his encounter with the Jinyiwei on the street. The eldest lady frowned and thought for a moment, then told the two sisters not to go out unless necessary in the near future.

Since then, Zhao Fangyu never saw the Jinyiwei again, nor heard any news related to them, but a few days later, the lady received a letter from Jiayuguan.

When Zhao Fangyu saw what was written in the letter, he could not help but frowning. He read the letter from beginning to end, and his brows, which were locked tightly together, never relaxed. His phoenix eyes almost stared a hole through the letter paper.

It’s nothing, this is a visiting card from Meng Yangjiang.