Crown Jewels

Chapter 33 Qi Yuan Comes to the Song Mansion

Hearing that it was the aunt in the palace who hadn't seen for many years, Song Yan's face was rare and gentle.

In the past, when his mother passed away due to dystocia, others said that Leyi Kemu, although he was not angry at the time, he was still young and incompetent.

If it wasn't for her aunt Song Yan who punished the bad-mouthed boy and protected Song Leyi when she was young, the little girl wouldn't be able to develop such a lively and optimistic temperament as she is now.

Song Yanchao nodded slightly, bowed to the man opposite, and then invited him into the inner hall, leaving room for the man's grandmother to talk.

……

Between the guests' drinking tables, Song Leyi held up her skirt and strutted around, finally getting rid of the nagging Fu Sinian behind her.

Her white and chubby fingers quietly inserted into the porcelain plate, grabbed another toffee, pushed the candy wrappers away and stuffed them into the mouth, then backed away.

"Well--"

At this moment, Song Leyi's forehead suddenly hit Ju's chest.

She clutched her forehead in pain, got up slowly, her eyes widened when she saw the person in front of her.

Qi Yuan saw that the girl in front of him had wet eyes, covering her forehead with a look of grievance and pity.

When he saw him, his pupils were shocked, his pink lips were slightly parted, and the white toffee could be vaguely seen in it.

"you you--"

Seeing the girl's face full of surprise, she faltered at him with puffed cheeks.

Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows, his eyes flicked across her slightly opened mouth, his tone was light but familiar: "How many pills did you eat today?"

Song Leyi vigilantly guarded her body to look at him, Yuanliu rolled her eyes, she looked very reluctant.

Qi Yuan shook his head slightly, and simply lowered his body, looking straight into his peach eyes. Although he smiled, there was oppression for no reason.

Song Leyi only felt that eating the toffee in her mouth was boring, so she pouted aggrievedly.

Seeing that the little girl finally showed him three fingers reluctantly, Qi Yuan straightened up, blinked and said:
"There are already three—"

After finishing speaking, Qi Yuan stretched his big hand into his sleeve.

After a while, a white handkerchief was spread on her hand, and her big hand was placed in front of the girl's chin in a daze, giving her a look to signal her to spit it out by herself.

Song Leyi was stunned by his reaction.

Staring round eyes met his gaze, and one could see that although there was a smile around his eyes, he was urging, and he didn't mean to be joking at all.

Under pressure, Song Leyi tugged nervously on her skirt.

After a long while, Fang Cai pursed his lips and reluctantly spat out the toffee.

Slightly retracting the handkerchief, seeing how "obedient" she was, Qi Yuan touched the girl's buns, and the smile in his eyes was more comforting.

Taking a peach from the table next to her, and shaking it in front of her eyes, Qi Yuan lowered his body again and discussed:

"Can you tell me where your brother Song Yan is?"

Early in the morning, Qi Yuan was sent by the head of the mountain, Lu Jiuxi, to deliver calligraphy and paintings to Song Yan.

However, the first time he came to Xuanyifang, the meeting was delayed, and when he arrived, the banquet had already started, but Song Yan was nowhere to be seen.

He didn't expect to meet the little girl who was lost in the academy.

Song Leyi parted her lips slightly, and the beauty tip on her head made her baby fat face even more lovely.

When looking at Qi Yuan, he frowned and said in confusion: "How do you know that my brother is Song Yan?"

Obviously when he couldn't figure out the direction of the academy, he asked himself to go to Sister Baozhu for help.

He should... didn't see his brother Song Yan.

Qi Yuan was amused by her reaction, shook his head and hissed his throat with a deep smile: "Little girl, you won't—"

"I really thought, after I asked you to go to that sister for help."

"Don't worry about leaving you alone?"

Seeing the little girl standing there in a daze, Qi Yuan felt quite helpless.

He shook his head and handed the peach into the girl's hand, and said unhurriedly: "Take it, eat less sugar in the future."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something, Qi Yuan looked at Song Leyi's peachy eyes, with a bit of oppression.

"That day, I gave you the caramel in your purse, you won't... have you finished it?"

Song Leyi thought of the candy that Qi Yuan gave her to shock her that day, and always felt that his words sounded a bit chilly.

She subconsciously grasped the purse at her waist, trying to shake her head in denial.

He met Qi Yuan's eyes, quickly looked away, pointed to one side with his head down and said softly:

"My brother is over there..."

Song Yan was welcoming and seeing off the guests, when he saw Qi Yuan walking towards him, followed by Song Leyi following step by step.

The little girl was drooping with her head drooping, she didn't seem to have much energy.

After a brief greeting with Qi Yuan, Song Yan came to Song Leyi's side, tapped her forehead, and squatted down to look at her:
"What's the matter, are you sleepy?"

Song Leyi caught a glimpse of Qi Yuan who was also looking at her from the corner of her eye, blinked her eyes, finally raised her head to look at Song Yan, and shook her head obediently.

Seeing Song Leyi who was uncharacteristically today, Song Yan snorted and laughed, followed her gaze to look at Qi Yuan, and rubbed the little girl's hair.

"Are you not sleepy...?"

Song Yan nodded, hummed softly, and his tone was softer.

"Brother, I have something to do here."

"You are obedient! Go back and rest for a while, um—"

As Song Yan said, he was about to push Song Leyi's small body back to the direction of the inner courtyard.

Unexpectedly, before taking two steps, Song Yan felt the girl's resistance.

He could only squat down again, and said patiently, "What's the matter?"

Song Leyi muttered for a long time, and finally said: "Brother, as you know, my good friend in the inner house is Zheng Niang."

Seeing Song Leyi staring at her eagerly and still refusing to leave, Song Yan glanced at her silently, taking time to say:
"so what?"

"So brother, your friend in the academy, why don't I know?"

The voice of the girl's complaint came, and the milk's voice trembled slightly, seeming inexplicably aggrieved.

Song Yan finally knew what this little thing was struggling with.

Tapping his fingertips and nodding slightly, he glanced at Song Yan, who was at ease among the guests, from the corner of his eye, and motioned to the little girl, "What do you mean by him?"

Seeing that Song Leyi's round eyes were moist, she blinked lightly when she looked at him as a default, Song Yan raised her eyebrows and said in a cool tone:

"I said, who told you, that person is my friend."

"He's the head of the fast and I'm a student, so that's not counting yet."

"Currently?"

Song Leyi opened her eyes and quickly grasped the point.

Song Yan nodded indifferently, agreeing:

"That's right, when he stops being our chief, he will be your brother and my friend, and it won't be too late to let you know."

After the words were finished, Song Yan also seemed to find it interesting. He lowered his eyes and shook his head lightly, and when he raised his eyelids again, he couldn't refuse.

"Okay, can you give me An Ansheng to go back and rest now?"

After sending Song Leyi back to the inner courtyard, Song Yan returned to Qi Yuan's side again, accepted the inscription he handed over, and thanked him politely.

Jian Jian took Qi Yuan to visit the Fansong Mansion, and just as he was preparing food and drinks for him to take care of himself, Song Yan heard Qi Yuan calling him, his tone was different from usual.

"You don't have to be so polite..."

The words were breathless, and there was a hint of banter in them.

Song Yan was stunned for a moment, turned his eyes slightly, and saw Qi Yuan's lips were smiling, his peach blossom eyes were pink, his unhurried appearance was different from his normal regular appearance.

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