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Song Jiyun coughed lightly several times before the itch in her throat subsided.

She put it succinctly, "Then I'll thank you in advance!"

Yuan Yunzhong felt her aloofness, his brows furrowed slightly, and just as he was about to say something, the carriage came to a stop.

Xiao Liuzi leapt down from the carriage shaft, grinning as he drew the curtains aside.

A servant boy dashed over, not yet steady on his feet, he bowed towards the carriage and said, "Young Master Yuan, Miss Song, I am Jiang Xiaosi, the personal servant boy of Magistrate Jiang. I have been sent by our Magistrate to pay a visit to Miss Song."

Song Jiyun was extremely surprised, as Yuan Yunzhong by her side asked coldly, "What for?"

Jiang Xiaosi stepped forward somewhat uneasily to bow to Yuan Yunzhong.

Watching them, Song Jiyun hurriedly alighted from the carriage and greeted Jiang Xiaosi with a smile, "You've worked hard. Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?"