Even after returning to the Dao Platform Yamen, Song Qingshu was still depressed about this matter. He had let her escape so easily. After all, this person was related to the secret of Yue Fei's daughter. At the same time, she was related to the Carefree Faction and Wang Yuyan. She was a very important person.
However, Song Qingshu quickly felt relieved. She was a top martial artist and her lightness skills were not much worse than his. It would not be easy for him to catch her.
"You are already someone's wife. Why do you still stay by my husband's side?"
"I … I don't need to explain anything to you, do I?"
At this time, the sound of quarreling in the garden roused Song QingShu from his contemplation. He hastily ran over and saw Mu Wanqing glaring at Cheng Yaojia with an unfriendly expression. Cheng Yaojia's face was completely red. She was obviously ashamed and angry.
"Why don't you need to explain to me? You are clearly seducing my husband. Can't I ask about it? " Mu Wanqing was a very emotional person. She wholeheartedly wanted her sweetheart to treat her wholeheartedly. Zhou Zhiruo and the others had an engagement with him first, but Cheng Yaojia was a married woman. How could she bear it?
Miss Cheng was originally in her room feeling sorry for herself when Mu Wanqing suddenly barged in and questioned her with an unkind tone. Although her temperament was gentle and shy, she was not made of mud. In addition, she had been worried about her husband's matter recently, so she could not help but retaliate, "Miss, you keep calling him Song Lang. It sounds nice, but I don't know if Miss is his wife or if you are engaged to him?"
"I …" Miss Cheng's words hit Mu Wanqing's soft spot. She was originally very sensitive about this matter. Being provoked by the other party, she immediately exploded.
Song Qingshu felt a headache coming on. How did he come back just in time to run into Asura? He was about to turn around and leave when he was discovered by the two women.
"Song Qingshu, what is the relationship between you and this woman?" Mu Wanqing ran over and pulled him back. Her tone was full of grievance and anger.
Song Qingshu felt embarrassed and subconsciously replied, "She is the young madam of Cloud Manor. What relationship can she have with me?"
Although Cheng Yaojia didn't have any expectations in her heart, when she heard what he said, her expression became gloomy. She turned her head away, tightly pursed her lips, and didn't say anything.
Song Qingshu also felt that he was being a little unkind. A few hours ago, the two of them had already progressed to the point of rolling in the sheets. Even though they hadn't taken the final step, they had already done everything that should and shouldn't have been done. Saying this now made it seem as if he had pulled up his pants and was ignoring him.
"Since she has nothing to do with you, why do you keep her by your side? You're a man and a woman living alone next door. Aren't you afraid of rumors?" Mu Wanqing had roughly guessed something from their gazes, and her expression became even more miserable.
"Well, she has no relatives now and is in urgent need of help. The Mongolians are eyeing the Southern Song Dynasty's diplomatic corps. If we drive her out now, won't we be pushing her into a fire pit?" Song Qingshu said with a wry smile.
When Cheng Yaojia heard that he still remembered to speak up for her, her mood finally improved.
"I don't care. You clearly can't bear to part with her." Seeing the two of them exchanging glances, Mu Wanqing was so angry that she stomped her feet. The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.
Song Qingshu also felt a headache coming on. As the saying goes, even an upright official would find it difficult to resolve family disputes. No matter how high his martial arts skills were, he could only watch helplessly when the harem was on fire. Just when he didn't know what to do, a guard suddenly came in from outside and reported, "Reporting, according to the spy arranged near the Jade Pure Monastery, Li Kexiu is heading there."
"Ah, then I have to go and see immediately." Song Qingshu's face was solemn. He then said to the two women, "We'll talk about your matters when I come back. I'll go and take care of business first."
After saying that, he didn't wait for them to answer and hurriedly walked out.
As soon as Song Qingshu left, Mu Wanqing suddenly felt that it was meaningless to continue quarreling. She could only snort and arrogantly turn around to leave. Although Cheng Yaojia was depressed, she was in the wrong first, so she could only close the door and sulk.
After leaving the Dao Tai yamen, Song Qingshu let out a long sigh and immediately said to the guard, "In a moment, go and collect a hundred taels of silver. This marshal will reward you."
"Ah?" The guard looked inexplicable. He didn't seem to have made any contributions. However, how could he not be happy with a reward? He hurriedly replied, "Thank you, marshal!"
Song Qingshu nodded slightly. He wondered if he should take the initiative to find a few clever subordinates to come out and save the situation when they see that his harem is on fire.
Along the way to the vicinity of the Jade Pure Monastery, Song Qingshu refused the guard's request to follow him. He found a secluded corner and secretly snuck into the Jade Pure Monastery.
He easily found his way to Wang Baobao's room. Because this matter was confidential, he didn't have many experts here. The experts were all deployed on the periphery. There was no problem with this kind of arrangement, and it was in line with the art of war. It was a pity that Wang Baobao didn't expect that there would be people in this world with such high lightness skills that they could quietly break through the layers of defense without being discovered.
"Admiral, have you considered what this prince said just now?" Song Qingshu hid on the beam of the corridor outside. Soon, Wang Baobao's voice came from the room.
Then Li Kexiu's bitter smile was heard. "Young prince, it's not that I don't believe in Mongolia's strength, but your country is not connected to Jianghuai. If something really happens, I'm afraid that even if I want to save you, it will be too far away."
Wang Baobao chuckled. "This prince knows what Admiral means. I'm afraid that in your heart, after betraying Qing, the only country that is connected to Jianghuai and has enough power to protect you is the Southern Song. However, this prince has to remind Admiral that the Southern Song is famous for being weak in the wars between countries. Take this time for example, the dignified Southern Song's diplomatic mission can't even protect themselves. Can you hope that they will have the ability to protect you in the future? "
"This …" Li Kexiu's tone clearly softened.
Song Qingshu listened for a while longer. He couldn't help but admire the old fox Li Kexiu. She was really watertight. On the surface, she went along with Wang Baobao's words, but she didn't make any substantive promises. This move was flawless.
Wang Baobao wasn't stupid and quickly noticed the other party's slipperiness. He couldn't help but snort. "This prince won't force you. Admiral can go back and think about it carefully. Think about it carefully before replying to this prince."
"Thank you, young prince." Li Kexiu cupped her hands.
Wang Baobao suddenly said, "Admiral, don't think about it too long. After all, this prince's patience is notoriously bad."
Li Kexiu's heart trembled. She hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course."
…
Watching Li Kexiu leave, Song Qingshu thought it was about time to get in touch with her. He stayed on the beam for a while but didn't hear any more useful information. He quietly left to find the whereabouts of Lu Guanying and the others.
After all, he had taken advantage of Cheng Yaojia before. He would feel bad if he didn't do something for her.
After a round of investigation, it was found that the Southern Song diplomatic corps were all guarded individually, and the one guarding Han Xingzhou was the most heavily guarded. Given Song QingShu's current level of martial arts, it was impossible for him to rescue Han Xingzhou without alerting others.
Of course, Song Qingshu wouldn't do such a strenuous and unrewarding thing. He quickly continued to investigate and found Lu Guanying's cell.
It seems that Lu Guanying's position in the diplomatic mission is really not that high. The reason why Song Qingshu sighed was that there were only two ordinary foreign monks guarding Lu Guanying. He had a deep impression of the foreign monks under Wang Baobao. After all, he had almost suffered a great loss under their unique joint force technique that night. However, these two foreign monks were not part of Wang Baobao's Eighteen Guardian Deities, so their martial arts were only sloppy and ordinary.
As his figure flashed past the two, Song Qingshu sealed their acupoints so that they looked no different from normal. Then he took out the keys from their waists and opened the door. He stared at Lu Guanying, who was chained by steel chains, with a faint smile.
At this moment, he was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled. He was hung on a wooden frame. It was obvious that he had been tortured by the Mongolians. He didn't look like the usual high-spirited young master of Cloud Manor.
"You Mongolian dogs, just give up. I won't tell you anything." Lu Guanying didn't raise his head to look. He just muttered.
"Although I admire your hard bones, I have to say that you are a bit too stupid." Song Qingshu shook his head.
Lu Guanying raised his head in surprise. When he saw his appearance, he couldn't help but angrily say, "It's you, you dog thief!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I don't like what you said. Speaking of which, I let you live. How can you repay kindness with enmity?" Song Qingshu was speechless.
"Pei!" Lu Guanying spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at him with bloodshot eyes. "You bullied Yao Jia. Do you want me to be grateful?"
"Which eye of yours saw me bully her …" Song Qingshu suddenly felt guilty. He couldn't help but think of how he pressed Cheng Yaojia down on the bed and groped her. "Fine, I bullied her. You can't even protect yourself now. Don't tell me you want revenge?"
"You!" Lu Guanying wanted to pounce, but unfortunately, his body was tightly chained.
"Alright, let's get back to business. This time, I was entrusted by your wife to save you." Song Qingshu waved his hand, indicating for him to calm down.
"Save me?" Hearing this news, Lu Guanying was not happy at all. After all, he was not related to the other party. The other party came to save him because of his wife. But why did the other party agree to save him? The answer was self-evident.
"Taking advantage of others when they are down. Despicable!" Lu Guanying's face was ashen. He felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat green.
Song Qingshu ignored him and said, "But don't be happy too early. Right now, there are many experts in Clear Jade Monastery. I won't be able to save you in a short time. However, I can help you pass a message to your wife. If you have something to say, say it quickly."
"I don't need it!" Lu Guanying coldly replied.
Song Qingshu faintly smiled. "I know you want to kill me right now. However, I have to remind you that with your current situation, you might be killed by the Mongolians tomorrow. This might be the last thing you say to your wife. If you miss this opportunity, you won't get another one."
"Fine, but I don't believe you. Give me a pen and paper. I will write it myself." Lu Guanying coldly said.
"Where can I find a pen and paper for you at this time?" Song Qingshu frowned and suddenly thought of something. He took out a handkerchief from his bosom and gave it to him. "You can write on this."
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