Chapter 219: Chapter 219 You Are Not an Outsider to Me
Song Zhiyu angrily walked towards the Zen Temple, cursing Wang Qiuman and her servants for being ungrateful. If it werenāt for his mother and Lady Wei, would he be the one spreading this gossip?
You really canāt be kind without reason.
Muttering to himself as he walked forward, suddenly a gust of wind knocked him over.
"Ah, which bastard sneak attacked me?"
Song Zhiyu fell hard on the ground, looking up to see a guard with a blackened face in a pushing stance.
Ha, isnāt this the guard from that tomboyās side?
"Jade Lover?"
Niu Panāer peeked out from behind the guard, her eyes curving into a smile upon seeing Song Zhiyu.
Song Zhiyu shivered and got up from the ground: "Itās you again, how come youāre everywhere I go? Seeing you is just bad luck for me!"
The guard Yuan Yiās eyelid twitched: "You brat, donāt be rude!"
Swoosh, his long sword was unsheathed.
Song Zhiyu was so frightened he took a few steps back, stammering: "Donāt, donāt act rashly, this is a temple, if I shout, people will come."
What a mess, he didnāt like having people follow him, so when he sent his nephew off, all the guards were assigned to their side.
This black-faced guard might slice his throat!
"Yuan Yi." Niu Panāer patted the guardās arm and walked up to Song Zhiyu, smiling: "Sorry about that, my guard thought there was an assassin and mistakenly pushed you over."
"Youāre messing with me, right? If he thought there was an assassin, he shouldāve drawn his sword." Song Zhiyu glanced at the long sword at Yuan Yiās waist.
"It was all a misunderstanding, shall I apologize on his behalf?" Niu Panāer clasped her hands.
Yuan Yi couldnāt understand why the Commandery Princess was so patient and tolerant with this pretty boy, when at first she called him an idiot.
Could it be because this pretty boy is handsome?
Yuan Yiās gaze turned to Song Zhiyu.
This pretty boy is actually just showing off, coming to the temple dressed like a peacock. The Dragon Ball on his Jade Crown is as big as a finger, a few wallets and Jade Pendants hung from his waist. His face, couldnāt it be powdered? It looked so fair and tender.
Yuan Yi shuddered, a man more fair and tender than a woman, simply unbearable.
Though Song Zhiyu is a dandy, heās not unreasonable. He wouldnāt dare let her apologize. Upon seeing the distance just now, he reckoned it was his fault for not watching carefully, nearly colliding, which must be why the guard pushed him.
"I wouldnāt dare let you, Commandery Princess, apologize. If my mother knew, sheād probably twist my ear off. Forget it, Iāll be the bigger person, and not hold a grudge against you." Song Zhiyu put on a magnanimous expression of forgiving you.
Niu Panāerās eyes curved even more: "Then Iāll accept your magnanimity, Jade Lover."
Song Zhiyuās mouth twitched: "Donāt keep calling me Jade Lover, weāre not close. If people hear it, what about my reputation, I mean, my name."
"But thatās what outsiders call you."
"Thatās outsiders, youāre not one." Song Zhiyu blurted out, then realized it sounded wrong. Not an outsider, did that mean an insider? The more he spoke, the more confused it got, so he said: "Forget it, what are you doing here?"
Niu Panāerās smile faded somewhat, and she said: "My motherās longevity tablet is offered here, Iām here to pay respects."
Song Zhiyu was momentarily stunned, feeling like heād touched a sore spot. He felt restless, wanting to find some words to gloss over it.
"Since youāre here, I suppose the Lady Dowager might be too? I should go and pay my respects to her elderly self." Niu Panāer defused his awkwardness with a sentence, smiling as she invited: "Shall we go together?"