Pei Xuqing wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, glanced at Cui Xuan and the others, and said softly, "I heard you were bullied just as I arrived at the restaurant door, so I quickly squeezed in. I'm glad to see you're okay."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have worried Sister Pei. It's just a little misunderstanding." Ye Qingyu turned her gaze to the well-behaved and lovely girl in Pei Xuqing's hand, "Sister Pei, what's going on?"

Pei Xuqing then remembered and pulled the little girl over to introduce her, "Yes, I almost forgot. This is my sister. Everyone in the family calls her Xiaoqi." She smiled and said to Xiaoqi, "Xiaoqi, this is my good friend. You can call her Sister Qingyu."

Xiao Qi blinked her big, watery eyes at Ye Qingyu and called out sweetly, "Hello, Sister Qingyu, I'm Xiao Qi."

Ye Qingyu smiled softly without realizing it, "Hello, Xiaoqi,"

She caught a glimpse of Cui Xuan's eyes lighting up out of the corner of her eye. Ye Qingyu suddenly realized something and she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Cui Xuan.

Cui Xuan was looking at Xiao Qi seriously. He hadn't seen such a pretty girl for a long time. He was feeling happy when he suddenly felt a cold gaze directed at him.

He looked back and saw that although Ye Qingyu's smile was still gentle, there was a cold look in her eyes when she looked at him.

His heart sank.

Why did Ye Qingyu look at him like that? Did she know something? Impossible, no one would know!

Cui Xuan no longer wanted to look at the little girl. He said goodbye to Ye Qingyu with a somewhat stiff smile, "It was my fault today, Miss Ye. The Wuyang Marquisate will certainly offer an apology. Thank you Miss Ye for your generosity. I will take my little sister away first."

Ye Qingyu looked at Cui Xuan with a smile, "Prince Cui, take care."

Cui Xuan and his sister left, and Princess Yongjia followed them. The people who were watching the excitement around them dispersed. Ye Qingyu took Mo Shu to order the wine, food and snacks, and left Wanfu Restaurant with Pei Xuqing and her sister.

"Sister Pei, can I sit with you?"

Pei Xuqing was stunned. He was naturally happy to have someone to chat with on the road. "Okay, Qingyu, come up quickly."

Ye Qingyu got on the Pei family's carriage. The Pei family's carriage was small, so after Ye Qingyu got on the carriage, the maid had to get on Ye Qingyu's carriage.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Pei Xuqing took out the snacks he had just bought at Wanfu Restaurant and personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ye Qingyu.

Xiaoqi ate his snacks quietly and obediently, which made me very worry-free.

Seeing Ye Qingyu staring at Xiao Qi eating, Pei Xuqing smiled and said, "If it weren't for this little girl who insisted on coming to Wanfu Restaurant to buy snacks, we wouldn't have met you. How did you end up facing Cui Yiyi?"

Ye Qingyu took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's just a misunderstanding. By the way, Sister Pei, I can go to the Ministry of Justice prison to visit my aunt and others in three days. I wonder if you would like to go with me?"

Pei Xuqing's eyes flashed with joy, "Really? If you can take me with you, of course I will go."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "They only allow me to visit the female relatives. My fourth cousin may not be able to see them."

A blush flashed across Pei Xuqing's pretty face, and she glared at Ye Qingyu unhappily, "I know. If I can go visit my aunt and the others, I can rest assured. The Fourth Young Master is a lucky man, and he will be fine."

Ye Qingyu blinked her eyes and looked at the somewhat shy Pei Xuqing. She was happy for her fourth cousin in her heart. He had done such a bad thing, but he still had such a good fiancée. She didn't know whether she should say that he was a fool with good luck.

She turned to look at the obedient Xiao Qi beside her, restrained her smile, and even looked a little serious, "Sister Pei, Jingdou City has been a bit chaotic these days. Xiao Qi is young, so it's better not to take her out of the house. Wait until Jingdou City is more stable, then take her out to play."

Pei Xuqing looked at Ye Qingyu with a serious expression and asked doubtfully, "Qingyu, do you know something?"

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just heard that there have been kidnappers in Kyoto City recently. Xiaoqi is so cute, what if she gets kidnapped without being watched? It's better to be careful.

Besides, because of the war between the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the northern border, the people in Jingdu City have been in a state of panic and chaos recently. I'll feel more at ease if I take her out for a walk after the situation stabilizes in a few days."

Ye Qingyu picked up a piece of dessert and handed it to Xiaoqi, saying with a smile, "Xiaoqi, can you play a game with Sister Qingyu?"

The little girl was so focused on eating snacks that she didn't hear what Ye Qingyu said just now. When she heard about playing games, her eyes sparkled, "Okay, what game do you want to play with Xiaoqi, Sister Qingyu?"

Ye Qingyu smiled gently, "Xiao Qi, listen to your sister and stay in the mansion these days. If you can persist in listening to your sister and not sneak out, when you see Sister Qingyu again, I will treat you to all the snacks in Wanfu Restaurant. Sister Qingyu will buy you whatever you want to eat, okay?"

Hearing that there was delicious food, the little girl was naturally very happy, "Okay, Xiaoqi, listen to your sister and stay in the mansion honestly." Anyway, she couldn't go out without her sister to lead her.

Ye Qingyu patted the little girl's head and said, "Xiao Qi is so good, let's make a deal."

Xiao Qi smiled sweetly with two dimples, "It's a deal."

After listening to Ye Qingyu's words, Pei Xuqing felt that they made sense and decided to go back and tell her mother not to take Xiaoqi out. She also felt that things were not peaceful recently. She only had this one sister, who was the treasure of the whole family and could not be abducted by a kidnapper.

Three days later, Ye Qingyu went to Wanfu Restaurant to pick up the ordered wine, food and snacks, and went to Pei's house to pick up Pei Xuqing. The carriage headed towards the Ministry of Justice.

Lord Cao sent someone to inform Ye Qingyu early that she could only enter at 3:00 am. Ye Qingyu specifically told Wanfu Restaurant the time to pick up the wine and food and the time Pei Xuqing would set off one day in advance.

When the two arrived at the Ministry of Justice, it was still dark. Lord Cao was waiting outside the gate. Ye Qingyu hurried forward and saluted, "Thank you for your help, Lord Cao."

Lord Cao nodded, "Miss Ye, please come with me."

At this hour, everyone was in a deep sleep, even the Jinyiwei on duty were drowsy.

Ye Qingyu and Pei Xuqing followed behind Lord Cao, walking very lightly.

The prison of the Ministry of Justice was very eerie. Neither of them had ever been to such a gloomy and cold place. There was an unpleasant smell everywhere, and the cold torture instruments gave off a chilling chill. It was as horrible and eerie as hell.

Even a reborn person like Ye Qingyu could not stand such a cold and terrifying place, let alone a weak lady like Pei Xuqing. Her face turned pale and she didn't dare to look around, just staring at her feet.

After walking through the long corridor and passing countless cells, Lord Cao stopped when he was about to reach the end. "We're here." He turned around and saw that Ye Qingyu's expression had not changed. In his heart, he looked at Ye Qingyu with even more respect.

In the silent cell, Lord Cao's voice seemed particularly clear and spacious.

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