Pei Ye watched him intently, his gaze sincere, while Shang Lang looked back at Pei Ye without moving.
Zhang Piaoxu observed the two of them.
Perhaps Shang Lang's expression was too silent, verging on numb, the youth somewhat embarrassedly snatched the sword back from his hand, "Oh, if you won't go then I will! What about the Emperor, he can't justify keeping our thirty silver taels! — Shang, rest assured! When you helped me out that day, how could I, Pei Ye, let you suffer today!"
His cheeks tinted slightly red. He, Mr. Pei, had always been upright and just, clear as the wind and bright as the moon. Misappropriating someone else's silver taels was truly disgraceful, even harder to accept than those rumors of visiting brothels.
He stood up, intending to ask Xu Chuo when he could accompany him to the palace.
"Hey, hey, hey... let it go, let it go!" Shang Lang hurriedly grasped his sleeve, "Pei, don't be impulsive, sit down... just sit."