Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Zhao Fengnian relaxed after hearing this and looked at Ji Nuan and asked, "Has my sister saved enough money?"

Seeing Ji Nuan nod, he finally forced a smile, put away the spikes that had been raised due to nervousness and vigilance, became much more docile, and even took the initiative to stand up and refill the tea for Ji Nuan, Xiaoyao Jian and Xuebi.

At the same time, inside the government office, Song Huai was leading a man dressed as a waiter to report outside the office.

"Sir." Song Huai called respectfully.

"I'm busy now. If you have something to say, please tell me quickly." Song Jinbai's voice came from inside the house with a hint of impatience.

"The clerk at the garment shop has important news about Miss Ji to tell you, sir." Song Huai responded quickly.

Song Jinbai had been busy preparing for his wedding recently, and had a lot of official business to deal with. He was a little impatient to be interrupted at this time, but when he heard the news about Ji Nuan, he quickly put down the documents he had not yet finished and ordered outside: "Bring the person in."

Upon hearing the order, Song Huai quickly appeared in front of Song Jinbai with his men.

The clerk was so frightened when he saw the man in official uniform sitting at the desk that he lowered his head hastily. His knees gave way and he knelt down with a thump. He said, "I am Wang Youtian, your humble servant. I am honored to meet the prefect."

Song Jinbai stared at Wang Youtian with a sharp gaze, "Do you have anything important to report to me?"

Wang Youtian regretted his greed for the small amount of money. He thought it was just a simple message, but he never expected that the official at the door would bring him to the prefect without questioning him when he heard it was about Miss Ji. He was just a commoner, and he really couldn't stand the pressure from the prefect!

Wang Youtian closed his eyes and repeated what Xiaoyaojian had said to him: "Sir, Miss Ji bought a beautiful young man from Wushuang Tower."

Song Jinbai's face instantly turned dark as water. He asked in a stern voice, "Where did you hear about this?"

Wang Youtian was so frightened that he was shaking all over. He replied in a trembling voice, "It was...a girl who was traveling with her who asked me to tell you, sir."

Song Jinbai thought of the four maids around Ji Nuan. If Ji Nuan really wanted to go to Wushuang Tower, they couldn't stop him. They could only secretly send a message to let him solve the problem.

Thinking of this, Song Jinbai took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He waved at Wang Youtian and said, "Send him out safely."

Wang Youtian felt as if he had been pardoned. After thanking Song Huai repeatedly, he followed him out of the government office.

Before Song Huai turned back, he solemnly instructed, "This matter concerns the prefect's reputation. After you leave here, just pretend you've never heard of what was said today."

Wang Youtian nodded repeatedly, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He replied in a trembling voice, "Yes, yes, yes. Your Excellency, don't worry. I haven't been to the government office today. I didn't see or hear anything."

Song Huai shot a sinister look at Wang Youtian and threatened him further, "If I hear anything about what happened today, you will be held accountable!"

Wang Youtian turned pale with fright and felt his pants were a little damp. Fortunately, his coat was loose enough so that outsiders could not notice his loss of composure.

In order to leave quickly, he fought tooth and nail, raising his hand and swearing, "I swear on the lives of my entire clan that I will not reveal a single word of what happened today! If I break my promise, I will be struck by lightning!"

I thought, if I had known that things would be so serious, no matter how much silver I gave him, he would not have come to deliver the message. I almost got scared to death.

Fortunately, he didn't know about the relationship between Ji Nuan and Song Jinbai, otherwise he would have regretted it to death. For a commoner like him to discover such a secret was like saying his life was too long and he didn't want to live anymore.

Seeing Wang Youtian's sincere attitude and the solemn oath he made, Song Huai waved his hand to signal Wang Youtian that he could leave.

He hurried back to the yamen, but Song Jinbai was no longer there.

Song Huai glanced at the screen and saw that the spare uniform was gone, leaving only the official uniform draped alone on it. He felt relieved.

Fortunately, the adults still had a bit of rationality and did not impulsively put on their official uniform and ran to Wushuang Tower, otherwise the rumors outside would probably explode tomorrow.

When Song Jinbai walked into Wushuang Tower with a gloomy face, he happened to see Ji Nuan staring intently at the young man in colorful clothes dancing on the stage, and naturally took the wine glass handed to her by the man next to her.

Jealousy and dissatisfaction instantly surged in his heart. He pushed Zhao Fengnian, who was still diligently adding tea and pouring wine, aside and took the seat next to Ji Nuan.

He took the wine glass from Ji Nuan's hand and drank it in one gulp, as if to calm his inner depression.

"Hey, I said you..."

Ji Nuan watched helplessly as her wine was snatched away. Just as she was about to curse, she turned around and saw the man's face. She immediately changed her tone and asked in a low voice, "Song Jinbai, why are you here? Do you still want to maintain your reputation as an official by showing up here?"

Song Jinbai's eyes were filled with grievance and resentment. He asked quietly, "You know where this is, so why did you come here? Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about?"

When Ji Nuan heard this, she immediately felt like she had been caught by her husband visiting a brothel. Guilty, she filled Song Jinbai's glass with wine and said with a smile, "Haha, you're here, so sit down and have a couple of drinks. You see, the talents of the young men on stage are quite good, so let's just have some fun."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this, but once he did, Song Jinbai felt even worse. He took the wine glass and drank it down in another gulp.

Seeing this, Ji Nuan quickly advised: "Hey, why are you drinking so quickly? Eat something first! Don't drink on an empty stomach, it's bad for your health."

When Song Jinbai heard Ji Nuan's words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and the resentment in his heart seemed to dissipate a little. But he still pretended to be aggrieved and said, "You still care about me?"

How can you say such pretentious words here?

Ji Nuan's cheeks turned slightly red, and she looked at Xiaoyao Jian uncomfortably, only to see that she was staring at her and Song Jinbai with interest.

Ji Nuan didn't want to make fun of Xiaoyao Jian, so she deliberately used her to divert Song Jinbai's attention.

"What are you looking at? This man is mine. Even if you like him, I won't give him to you! Take your eyes away immediately, or our brotherhood will end today!"

Xiaoyao Jian had already seen through her guilty conscience and sneered, "When you two are talking, don't deliberately drag me into this."

Ji Nuan's thoughts were exposed, and a flash of embarrassment crossed her face. To hide her discomfort, she coughed dryly, deliberately put on a stern face, pointed the Lingxiao Flower at the Xiaoyao Sword, and said in a feigned anger, "We're breaking up!"

She thought to herself, shouldn't a good sister come out to help take the blame at a time like this? What kind of friends are these?

At this time, the young man in colorful clothes on the stage had finished his dance, and the guests sitting around him started to make a fuss, and it was time to vote.

Ji Nuan flicked the trumpet creeper in her hand and it flew steadily into the tray in front of the stage.

At the same time, Song Jinbai's exasperated voice rang in his ears: "Ji Nuan, you are really great!"

- ??(?????)Thanks to Xuanying Baoer for the gift!