I insist

Chapter 354: Saving a Life from the Tiger's Mouth

Yu Huailin quickly remembered the man's identity.

"What if I insist on saving them?"

Song Miqiu knew that it was best not to interfere in such matters because of Yu Huailin's status, so she pulled Yu Huailin behind her.

"Hahaha, this young lady has quite the big mouth."

Song Miqiu had absolutely no desire to have any contact with this person.

"Do you know that killing someone under the emperor's nose is a violation of the imperial laws?"

"Haha, is that so? Why don't you come aboard my boat, young lady, and tell me all about it?"

"you!"

I never knew there were such shameless people in this world.

Song Miqiu didn't want to waste words with him, so he jumped into the river and pulled the woman onto the boat.

To everyone's surprise, instead of being grateful after boarding the boat, the young woman knelt down and begged for mercy from Pei Jun on the other side.

"Sir, I didn't mean to. I didn't want to come up here. Please, sir, let me go."

I never imagined Pei Jun would become so arrogant and domineering.

Song Miqiu stepped forward and pulled the woman up, saying, "I saved her; if you have any problems, come at me."

Just then, Yu Huailin was about to step forward to block Song Miqiu when Song Miqiu glared at him and stopped him.

Yu Huailin knew exactly what Song Miqiu was thinking, so he could only observe quietly from the side.

"Young lady, you have quite the nerve. It seems you don't know who I am. Ask her if it's any of my business that she jumped down voluntarily."

"And since you said you'd come at me if you have any problems, fine, I'll grant your wish today."

Not knowing what trick Pei Jun would pull next, Song Miqiu instinctively shielded the young woman behind her.

The young woman's face was now indistinguishable between tears and river water.

"Young lady, please don't worry about me. You'll get caught up in it too."

Since this young lady has said so, it seems that Song Miqiu is determined to handle this troublesome matter today.

Just as the two were talking, Pei Jun gave an order and more than a dozen masked men in black carrying weapons suddenly appeared on the ship.

"Go, I want that woman alive."

In this desperate situation, it seemed that Song Miqiu had no choice but to reveal his identity.

"How dare you! Do you know who I am?"

"Hahahaha." Pei Jun laughed even more wildly.

"I don't care who you are, get him!"

"I am the imperial physician to the current emperor."

Upon hearing this, the man in black immediately dared not make any rash moves.

Seeing that her identity had an effect on them, Song Miqiu continued speaking.

"Of course I know who you are. Even your father would have to treat me with utmost respect. I am the imperial physician appointed by the Emperor himself."

Pei Jun was clearly hesitant, but he had already made his harsh statement, and being intimidated by a woman at this point would make him lose face.

"What are you waiting for? Go ahead and do it. If anything happens, I'll take care of it."

It seemed that this had no effect, so Song Miqiu had no choice but to reveal his trump card.

"You frequent the palace, so you must have heard of the imperial physician who cured the emperor's heart ailment. That is me. I advise you to think about it carefully."

Only then did Pei Jun take a good look at Song Miqiu. He was indeed just as his father had described. It seemed that this man was indeed the imperial physician appointed by the emperor.

If something were to happen to her now, and the Emperor's illness were to relapse and he were unable to find anyone, then her father would likely also be implicated.

After thinking it over carefully, Pei Jun signaled the men in black to leave.

But he couldn't bear to admit defeat in front of everyone, and continued to say harsh words.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you. Just be careful next time so I don't run into you again."

After saying that, he went into the boat.

Everyone on the boat and on the shore applauded and cheered for Song Miqiu, but someone else stood up for them and vented their anger.

Fortunately, the rescued young woman was not in any life-threatening danger, but was just a little frightened.

Only after Pei Jun's boat had sailed far away did Song Miqiu gradually relax her guard.

She came to the young woman's side, took out some silver coins from her sleeve, and put them in the young woman's hand.

"Take this money back and find a way to make a living. If you encounter something like this again, I might not be able to save you."

The young woman was so grateful after receiving the silver that she couldn't speak. After thanking Song Miqiu, she returned to the shore.

Yu Huailin watched silently from the sidelines, admiring Song Miqiu's courage but also feeling a pang of heartache.

"Next time something dangerous happens, don't step forward. It's too dangerous."

Song Miqiu breathed a sigh of relief, shrugged, and said, "See, isn't this resolved?"

He pretended to be calm and joked with Yu Huailin, fearing that Yu Huailin might be worried.

"Don't worry, I'm a very reputable imperial physician. Everyone in the palace knows me. I'll protect you from now on."

As he spoke, he patted his chest, his confident demeanor amusing Yu Huailin.

"Anyway, I won't allow you to do that again next time."

After the storm passed, the two seemed to find eating and listening to music much more enjoyable than before.

However, Pei Jun became increasingly angry after returning home. He felt that being threatened by Song Miqiu was too humiliating, so he summoned his secret guards behind his father's back.

"Go and investigate the background of the woman on the ship tonight."

The guards didn't understand why they needed to investigate the woman's identity when they already knew it.

"Master, didn't that woman say she was a royal physician in the palace?"

They really were walking right into the line of fire. Pei Jun picked up his fan and smacked the guard on the head several times.

"You're such a pig-brain. What am I raising you for? You don't even know how to use your brain."

After venting his anger, Pei Jun rearranged the guards.

"Of course I know she's an imperial physician. I want you to investigate her background; I need to know everything about her."

"Good host."

"Then why aren't you standing here waiting?"

After the guards left, Pei Jun felt increasingly suspicious about the matter.

He quickly thought of the man who had been standing behind Song Miqiu. Judging from the man's demeanor, he must be a person of high status, but why didn't he step forward?

"No, I need to ask my father about this."

Turning around, they went to the Prince of Jinyang's room, knocked on the door, and waited for permission before opening the door and entering.

"It's my son. Did you get into trouble again so late at night?"

Pei Jun smiled as he asked, "How could that be, Father? I came here today to ask you something."

So Pei Jun recounted everything that happened on the boat that night, naturally omitting the fact that he had harassed the woman, because he couldn't let his father know about it.

After listening, the Prince of Jinyang pondered for a moment.

"You should not get involved in this matter anymore. Song Miqiu is now the Emperor's most trusted person. She is valued by the Emperor not only because of her status as an imperial physician, but also because there are many things you don't understand. In short, don't get involved anymore."

Seeing his father's repeated admonitions, Pei Jun finally realized how formidable Song Miqiu was.

But what could be done? Song Miqiu had already left a deep impression on Pei Jun.

"Good father, your son will always remember this."

Pei Jun still had to pretend to be well-behaved in front of Prince Jinyang.