The man smiled, a smile that made people feel warm and at ease.

Just the words that came out of his mouth made Shen Qingyin blush unconsciously.

"Then tell me first, how are you going to repay me? If your way of repaying me is to my liking, I will tell you my name."

There was nothing improper about the content of these words.

But the tone of the man's voice and the eyes that were fixed on her made her calm heart start beating faster.

"I, I can invite you to dinner at the famous Zuixianlou in Beijing. The roast duck there is the most delicious!" Shen Qingyin said.

The man raised his lips slightly: "Have you eaten it?"

Shen Qingyin shook his head: "I just heard..."

In her previous life, she really loved to eat it. Every once in a while, she would send the palace maids to buy it for her. But in this life, she has never eaten it even once.

She had only been in the capital for a short time in this life. She had only visited the Princess's Plum Garden, and then came to Baochan Temple. In between, she was either at the Shen family or at Bixi Garden. How could she have the chance to eat...

"You haven't even eaten it yourself, but you want to ask your savior to eat it. What if it doesn't taste good?" The man shook his head as if talking to himself.

Shen Qingyin choked.

"Then I'll give you my purse, and you can buy whatever you want to eat... But, there's not much money left in my purse now... If it's not enough..."

Shen Qingyin hesitated, wondering where to get the money from if it was not enough.

When she left the Shen family, she had only two taels of silver in her purse. The betrothal gift sent by the general's mansion was still in the hands of Mrs. Du in the Shen family.

Nowadays, everything we eat and drink in Bixiyuan is arranged by the lady.

As for the other pieces of gold jewelry given by the old lady, she used three of them on the three old women around the old lady in order to find out whether Mrs. Du was her biological mother.

As for the rest, I gave them all to my grandmother because I felt guilty towards her...

"What if it's not enough?" the man asked.

"If it's not enough, I have more. You can eat whatever you want." Shen Qingyin said simply.

If she can't repay the life-saving grace with just a meal, then it would be a waste of time to save her.

When she returns alive, she will get back everything she deserves!

The man smiled and said nothing.

"If you are in any trouble, I will do my best to help you and will never refuse." Shen Qingyin added.

"Okay, I take everything you say seriously, and don't regret it. My last name is Mu, and my given name is Beiyan." The man looked at Shen Qingyin with sparkling eyes, and finally gave his full name.

When Shen Qingyin heard this, she felt like a burst of thunder, and the loud bang stunned her.

"You, you, you are not the great general Mu Beiyan, are you?" She looked at the man and could not speak clearly.

Mu Beiyan smiled and nodded: "It's me, otherwise how could I rush over to save you by such a coincidence?"

Seeing that the other party was sure, Shen Qingyin found it even more unbelievable: "Then you, do you know who I am?"

"I went to Bixi Garden when I returned to Beijing. I heard from Guardian Qi that you came to Baochan Temple with only two servants and two maids. I was worried, so I followed you. I didn't expect to meet you..."

When Mu Beiyan said this, the smile on his face disappeared.

That was a close call just now.

Almost, Shen Qingyin really lost his life...

It was the first time he had seen such a vicious grandmother... Fortunately, that was not Shen Qingyin's real grandmother...

Shen Qingyin looked at Mu Beiyan in a daze.

When he returned to Beijing, he actually went to Bixiyuan to find me first?

"But shouldn't you go back to the General's Mansion to see the Madam first when you return to the capital?"

"But I want to see you first..."

Mu Beiyan looked at Shen Qingyin with a complicated look in his eyes.

Shen Qingyin's heart began beating wildly again.

In her previous life, she had never met Mu Beiyan.

It is said that Mu Beiyan went to pick up Shen Rongyue in person on their wedding day.

But that day, she was busy taking care of Qin Yueze and didn't have time to join in the fun, so she missed the only chance to meet him.

I really didn't expect that Mu Beiyan would be such a Mu Beiyan...

Neither of them spoke any more, they just sat there quietly.

The wind was very strong at the cliff, and Shen Qingyin felt even colder as he sat there unable to move.

Mu Beiyan noticed it and took the initiative to move closer to her. The two of them got closer. Shen Qingyin seemed to be able to hear Mu Beiyan's heart beating as fast as hers...

Around the afternoon, Shen Qingyin's stomach began to growl uncontrollably.

On the quiet cliff, the sound that was originally imperceptible now sounds particularly loud.

She crossed her arms across her chest in embarrassment, trying to cover it up.

Mu Beiyan silently took out a paper bag from his sleeve, slowly unfolded it, and the things inside appeared in front of Shen Qingyin.

"Plum Blossom Cake?" Shen Qingyin asked in surprise.

"Well, eat something to fill your stomach first, and then have a good meal in the evening." Mu Beiyan said.

Shen Qingyin, who was starving, didn't hesitate to take a piece and started eating. This taste was so familiar——

"This plum blossom cake tastes exactly like Anji snacks in Yuhu County!" Shen Qingyin exclaimed.

The next moment, when she saw the paper bag containing the plum blossom cake, she was even more surprised: "Is this really the plum blossom cake from Anji Snacks? Did you come back from Yuhu County?"

Mu Beiyan smiled and said, "I just passed by."

I passed by and bought my favorite snack... No, it doesn't make sense for him to know that I like this...

Shen Qingyin was thinking about something when he suddenly choked and started coughing.

Mu Beiyan looked at her and reminded her: "Eat slowly, there is no tea here."

“You eat too…” Shen Qingyin felt a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

The two of them finished eating the plum blossom cake in silence.

Several waves of people came to the top of the cliff one after another. From the sound of their voices, they were from Bixiyuan, the Shen family, and government officials.

But they could only watch from the edge of the cliff, and then they all went to the bottom of the cliff to look for her body.

After waiting for about an hour, the sky gradually darkened.

Except for the occasional calls of unknown animals, the entire forest was silent.

"It's time for us to go." Mu Beiyan stood up, bent down and extended his hand to Shen Qingyin.

Shen Qingyin was stunned for a moment, handed his hand to him, and stood up with him.

But she didn't know how he was going to take her away from here.

The next moment, the man suddenly wrapped one arm around her waist tightly, and with the other arm he grabbed a vine above his head, pulled it hard, and then jumped.

The vine did not grow at the top, the man just used it to leverage it and brought her down steadily to the top of the cliff.

Shen Qingyin calmed himself down.

I really didn't expect that it would be so easy to get up here, it was like a dream.

"Come with me." The man's warm big hand held her cold little hand again.

Shen Qingyin wanted to pull her hand away, but the man immediately realized her intention and held it tighter.

Shen Qingyin tried in vain and had to give up.

"Where are we going?" Shen Qingyin asked.

"A safe place." The man replied without turning his head.

Shen Qingyin was pulled by him all the way down the mountain along a secluded path at the back of the mountain.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the man whistled and a young man dressed as an attendant drove over in a carriage.

"Master, you are finally back. I was worried about you!" said the follower happily.

The man helped Shen Qingyin onto the carriage and told the servant, "Xiaodao, drive the carriage!"

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