Just as the last dish came out of the pot, Song Wangyue served it up and put it on the table to one side before saying, “Let him in.”
“I’ve invited him, he won’t come in, he’s just asking you to go out.”
Not coming in?
Just now she thought it was Huang’s boss, but now it seemed not. She untied her apron, put her sleeves down again and followed Xiao An out.
Outside the main door stood a boy in green clothes, Song Wangyue recognised at a glance that he was with the Second Prince, she said to Xiao An without moving her voice, “Go and tell my big brother that I’m going to meet a friend and will be back in a while.”
“I will go with you.”
Although the visitor was all smiles, Xiao An intuited that he was dangerous.
“No, you stay at home.”
“Miss Song, please do.”
Song Wangyue followed the visitor into the distance, and Xiao An thought for a moment before turning and running to report.
Around the corner, an ordinary carriage was parked, and inside it was a small table with tea and a few cakes.
The boy went to the carriage and lifted the curtain, and Song Wangyue stepped on the horse stool and went up.
“Sit.”
The Second Prince pointed across to himself.
Song Wangyue sat down with a calm posture, and took a piece of pastry in her hand and put it in her mouth.
Seeing her like this, the second prince smiled instead.
Since he returned to the capital, he had been sending people to keep an eye on the Song family’s residence, and he knew about it as soon as Xiao Yao came over today.
The second prince picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Song Wangyue.
“Thank you.”
Song Wangyue swallowed the pastry in her mouth and picked up the tea to carefully take a sip.
The Second Prince put the teapot down and also picked up the tea, “How is Miss Song’s consideration?”
Recently, the First Prince had gained a lot of limelight and had received many compliments from his father. He was a little anxious, after all, the eldest prince took up the title of being the eldest.
The second prince’s face sank, “Is Miss Song playing a trick on me?”
“I dare not.”
Song Wangyue put her tea down and looked at him without humility, “I said then that I needed to discuss this with big brother, but I just arrived today and have not yet spoken to big brother, you are in too much of a hurry.”
The Second Prince’s face did not ease, “Why didn’t you write to him earlier?”
“It’s a big deal, it’s not clear in a letter, besides what if there are others watching me and the letter gets hijacked?”
The Second Prince looked at her.
Song Wangyue looked back without fear or trepidation.
After a long time, the Second Prince withdrew his gaze and took a sip of tea, “Give you a day.”
Song Wangyue smiled abruptly.
The Second Prince narrowed his eyes.
Song Wan Yue took another piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, chewing it unhurriedly before swallowing it and saying, “Second Prince forgot that I am not your subordinate.”
The Second Prince gripped his cup tightly, anger on his face.
As if she didn’t see it, Song Wangyue picked up another piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, tasting it delicately. The cakes in the palace were indeed delicious, and she had already tasted what ingredients were used, so she would try making some when she returned.
Bang!
The second prince was placed heavily on the table by the tealight, the tea wavered and spilled some out.
“You, what do you mean?”
Song Wan Yue swallowed her pastry, “Literally, the Second Prince and I are not subordinate, so you can’t order me.”
“Song Wangyue, do you really think I don’t dare to do anything to you?”
“Naturally, I don’t dare.”
Song Wan Yue looked at him with a smile, a calmness in her eyes that did not belong to her age, and asked rhetorically, “Do you know why I went to the capital to sue the imperial government and why I donated the one million taels of silver to the Ministry of War?”
Song Wan Yue smiled brightly, “It was to make a name for myself, so that those who wanted to touch my family would not dare to do so.”
“Song, Wangyue, Yue!”
The second prince gritted his teeth.
Song Wangyue put her hand to her mouth and shushed, “Why is the Second Prince in a hurry, I didn’t say I wouldn’t cooperate with you, I just wanted to think about it for a while longer.”
The Second Prince closed his eyes, suppressing the fire that filled his heart, “How long?”
“When I return from Jiangnan, I will definitely give you an answer.”
The word “no” was on his lips, but the Second Prince pressed it back. Song Wangyue was right, with her current reputation, he really didn’t dare to do anything to her.
“You don’t have to worry either, I won’t agree to anyone looking for me other than you.”
The Second Prince narrowed his eyes.
Song Wangyue, however, pointed to a few plates of pastries, “Can I take them away?”
“Remember what you said.”
The Second Prince’s voice was low, and a lurid chill radiated from his body.
As if she was oblivious, Song Wangyue nodded, took out her handkerchief, wrapped up a few pieces of all the other pastries, lifted the curtain and went out, jumped off the carriage and walked back.
“Master.”
The boy who had just gone to shout at someone asked for instructions in a low voice, he had heard all the conversation inside the carriage, this Song Wangyue was really bold, how dare she threaten His Highness.
“Withdraw all the people who are watching.”
The servant was surprised, “Just let her go?”
The Second Prince grimaced and didn’t answer.
After Xiao An called him out and reported in a low voice, he hurriedly came out after him, but when he didn’t see Song Wan Yue’s figure, he waited at the door.
When he saw Song Wan Yue coming out from around the corner, he immediately greeted her with quick steps, his eyes looked behind her and found no one, then he looked at Song Wan Yue, before he could ask, Song Wan Yue raised the pastry wrapped padd in her hand, “A friend, came over to bring me pastry.”
Song Si naturally did not believe it, if it was a friend, how could she be called out alone, but hearing her say so, he knew it was not the time to talk about it for the time being, and nodded, “Let him go to the house if you have a friend again in the future, to save me from worrying.”
“I know.”
Back inside the house, Song Wan Yue also said the same thing, Xu and Song Lin didn’t think much of it, and opened up to hurry up and eat.
During the meal, Xiao Yao barely stopped eating her chopsticks, and Xu looked at them with a smile in her eyes. If the adults could eat, the children would naturally be strong, which was good.
After eating, Song Si took Xiao Yao back on the pretext of taking her to eat, and before she left, she glanced at Song Wan Yue, who understood and said with a smile, “Father and Mother and I will go to Grandma’s house later.
Song Si was relieved.
When they had left, Xu and Song Lin took Song Wan Yue, Er Ya and Da Ya to the Xu family.
Er Ya was more familiar with the Xu family and was very cheerful, while Da Ya was a little timid, “I, I won’t go, I’ll stay home and watch the house.”
“That’s fine, I’ve left an address for Master Wei, she should be arriving soon, you can wait for her at home and let her stay in the house next to mine.”
Daya answered.
The four of them went to the Xu residence in a carriage.
Song Wan Yue had not sent a letter to Old Mister in advance, and Old Mister did not know that she had already come over. At the moment, he was saying to Xu Liang, “Tomorrow, go and ask Song Si to see when Yue will come over, and if there is no letter, have someone go and remind her.”
Before Xu Liang could answer, the curtain was lifted and Song Wan Yue walked in, her clear voice resounding through the room, “Grandfather.”