I insist

Chapter 233: Tokens

This kneeling startled Song Miqiu quite a bit. She quickly grabbed the other person's arms and helped them up from the ground, saying, "What are you doing? Get up quickly!"

She clearly didn't recognize the person in front of her, but when she suddenly knelt down, Song Miqiu was quite frightened!

After helping the person up, Song Miqiu looked at the person in front of him with great surprise and asked, "Who are you? Why are you kneeling before me for no reason?"

At this moment, Song Miqiu was still in a state of great confusion.

She subconsciously glanced at Yu Huailin beside her, who also shook his head. Song Miqiu pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.

The latter lowered his head and directly stated his name, "My name is Zhu Zhi. I have come to find my benefactor, and you are my benefactor!"

This left Song Miqiu completely bewildered. She had never saved anyone before, nor did she remember saving anyone named Zhu Zhi.

A hint of wariness also surfaced in Yu Huailin's eyes. He grabbed Song Miqiu's hand and pulled her behind him, looking at the person in front of him with great vigilance. The atmosphere around them instantly dropped a degree.

He stared coldly at the person before him and demanded sharply, "Who exactly are you?"

Zhu Zhi's excited words were poorly organized. He noticed that the two people in front of him were looking at him very warily, and he realized that they had misunderstood him.

He picked up the water bottle from his waist, tilted his head back, and drank it all down before explaining his origins in a low voice, looking at the two of them apologetically.

"I was saved by Song Miqiu's father. If it weren't for her father's help, I would have been dead by now!"

Zhu Zhi's words left Song Miqiu completely bewildered. She subconsciously touched the human skin mask on her face, but what she felt was not her real skin color.

She thought she had lost her mask, but if she hadn't, why would the person in front of her recognize her so quickly?

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu stared blankly at the other person, subconsciously swallowing. Perhaps due to some shock, her words were slightly stammering, "Why do you recognize me? Even if you know my father, I'm wearing a human skin mask right now, you shouldn't be able to recognize me!"

She subconsciously took a step back. Even though the other party suddenly mentioned her father, Song Miqiu still looked at the other party with great vigilance, afraid that the other party might suddenly do something to her.

At the same time, Song Miqiu carefully walked to Yu Huailin's side. Her subconscious told her that the person next to her was the most reassuring.

Seeing that the other party was still looking at him with great vigilance, Zhu Zhi felt both amused and exasperated. He knew that his words were not enough, so he thought of the people he had met before and began to describe them to Song Miqiu while explaining.

"A young gentleman described your appearance to me, and also described the jade pendant you often wear." As he spoke, Zhu Zhi pointed to the jade pendant at Song Miqiu's waist. The man looked down at it and immediately covered his own pendant.

"Furthermore, that person also mentioned that there would probably be a handsome man accompanying you, and after looking around, the two of you are the ones who best fit these three criteria."

Listening to Zhu Zhi's description, Song Miqiu couldn't help but turn her head. She glanced at Yu Huailin out of the corner of her eye and whispered her opinion, "Why do I feel that the young master described by this person looks so much like Qing Zhi?"

Yu Huailin nodded; he also felt that it sounded like they were talking about Qing Zhi.

He glanced at Zhu Zhi, then lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Do you and Qing Zhi have any token that allows you to trust each other?"

A token?

Song Miqiu tilted her head in confusion. Suddenly, she thought of something, let out a few "oohs," and fixed her gaze on Zhu Zhi. "Since you said it was Qing Zhiran who contacted me, why don't you give me something related to Qing Zhiran to prove it? Like an envelope or something."

Previously, Qingzhi was too lazy to bring the person over, and besides, there were too many people and too many eyes in the capital. If he brought her over, it might expose their relationship. So, Qingzhi never showed his face when he found someone for her.

However, there were a few times when she simply didn't believe that the other party was sent by Qing Zhi. If Qing Zhi hadn't shown up to explain later, Song Miqiu would have kicked them out.

From that time on, whenever Qingzhi sent someone to see him, they would always carry some kind of token.

Zhu Zhi listened to Song Miqiu's words and didn't react at first, but then he realized that it must be the letter that Qing Zhi had specifically told him to give to Song Miqiu.

He took the envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Song Miqiu, saying, "This is what that person gave me."

Zhu Zhi didn't say anything about Song Miqiu and the others being so cautious. After all, their identities were extremely special now, and if the Emperor and Empress Dowager found out, they would definitely be doomed.

Song Miqiu took the envelope from Zhu Zhi, and opened it to take a look. The few words written on it instantly convinced Song Miqiu that the person in front of her was sent by Qing Zhi.

In the letter, Qingzhi also explained Zhu Zhi's purpose, and only then did Song Miqiu realize that the person in front of her was actually her father's subordinate.

Thinking of what her father had just done to her, Song Miqiu covered her mouth in surprise, feeling extremely flattered.

While Song Miqiu was looking at the contents of the envelope, she did not hide the presence of Yu Huailin beside her. Yu Huailin also clearly saw what Qingzhi had written on it.

He lowered his head thoughtfully, while vaguely feeling as if he were uncovering Song Miqiu's secrets.

Yu Huailin coughed lightly and turned his head to look at one side somewhat uncomfortably. After all, not long ago, he and Song Miqiu had just agreed not to interfere in each other's affairs.

It hadn't even been half a day since the agreement was made.

Thinking of this, Yu Huailin sighed helplessly. But then he thought that Zhu Zhi had come to Song Miqiu without her knowledge or warning, so it was normal that she didn't react in time.

Or perhaps, even if Song Miqiu knew, there was nothing he could do, since Zhu Zhi had already spoken, and it was too late for him to try to pull the people away.

Thinking of this, Yu Huailin silently shut his mouth and stood aside quietly waiting for Song Miqiu to finish what he was doing.

Seeing that the other party completely trusted him, Zhu Zhi smiled slightly. Remembering that he had another purpose for coming, he asked in a low voice, "I wonder if you want to get rid of your father?"

"I can still see my father?!" Song Miqiu exclaimed in surprise, unable to contain herself.

She covered her mouth when she realized what was happening, but no one around had seen her. They were in a relatively remote place, and most people wouldn't come here.