Feng Ziying, Liu Xianglian, and the others were dumbfounded when they heard this, but they couldn't help but gloat inwardly. Who told you to be so disloyal? Serves you right.
Song Qingshu was so angry that smoke almost came out of his seven orifices. He thought that this lass was really asking for a beating. Next time, he must find a chance to give her a good spanking.
Although this idea was tempting, it was a pity that there was no way to realize it now. Seeing the Xuanming Elders gradually approaching, Song Qingshu fell into a deep dilemma. With his current cultivation, he had countless ways to deal with the Xuanming Elders, but everyone present was smart. He wasn't sure if someone would see through him and his identity would be exposed. If that happened, all his efforts would be in vain. But if he really had his legs broken, that was even more unacceptable.
"Forget it, I can only try." Song Qingshu secretly took off a pearl from his clothes and scanned the surrounding illusion. He planned to secretly shoot the pearl out from an unimaginable angle. After bouncing off the wall a few times, he would finally shoot it at the Xuanming Elders from another angle. At that time, they would think that there was an expert hiding in the dark and thus be suspicious. Song Qingshu would then be able to avoid the disaster before him.
However, this move could easily arouse suspicion. Even if the people present didn't know what was going on at the time, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't think of anything later. Especially since Zhao Min was more cunning than a fox, she might guess something.
Seeing that the Xuanming Elders were only a few feet away from him, Song Qingshu's hand that was hidden in his sleeve was about to shoot out the pearl when he suddenly heard a clamor.
"Where is Young Master Jia?" A person dressed like a eunuch said in a soft voice.
The Xuanming Elders suddenly stopped. It wasn't because they were afraid of this eunuch, but because they were afraid of the imperial guards behind the eunuch.
Zhao Min also frowned slightly. It wasn't a big deal for her to privately teach a few officials a lesson. Although they came from prominent families, they didn't have an official position. However, these official imperial guards were different. If they were to clash with them, the impact would be great.
Xue Pan had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, but at this moment, he was as agile as a rabbit. He scrambled to the eunuch's side, "Eunuch, save me! This group of country bumpkins actually dares to bully people under the Emperor's feet …" He opened his mouth and exaggerated the events that had just transpired.
Song Qingshu was dumbfounded. He thought to himself that he was already shameless enough just now, but he didn't expect there to be someone even more shameless. Just now, it was clearly him who had lusted after Wanyan Chongjie's beauty and interfered. In the end, he had suffered and brought out his family's influence. Who would have thought that Wanyan Chongjie wouldn't fall for it? However, Xue Pan didn't mention that they had brought out their backer in an attempt to suppress others. Instead, it was changed to them finding out that Zhao Min and the others were acting suspiciously like traitors. For the sake of the imperial court's safety, they had gone forward to investigate. Who would've thought that the other party would start fighting because they had a guilty conscience? They were completely trying to prove that Zhao Min and the others were traitors.
Glancing at Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian, Song Qingshu couldn't help but sigh when he saw that they didn't have any objections at all. These playboys were really good at using their family's influence and were ruthless.
Originally, Song Qingshu was a little worried for Zhao Min. However, the eunuch ignored Xue Pan's crying and walked straight to Song Qingshu, "Young Master Jia, I just arrived at your residence. I heard that you were here, so I rushed over."
Song Qingshu felt strange and asked, "What business do you have with me, eunuch?"
The eunuch smiled and said, "Lady Jia heard that you had returned, so she specially summoned you to the palace to meet her."
"Lady Jia?" Song Qingshu was stunned for a moment, but then he realized that the Lady Jia that the eunuch was talking about was Jia Shidao's sister. When she was young, she married Zhao Gou, who was then the King of Kang, because of her beauty. She had always been favored. After the Jingkang Rebellion, Zhao Gou's official wife, Lady Xing, was kidnapped by the Jin and taken to the north. At that time, everyone thought that Lady Jia would become the Empress.
However, Zhao Gou suddenly decreed that in order to commemorate his wife, he would no longer have an Empress. Lady Jia didn't complain at all, but instead served Zhao Gou with all her might. Zhao Gou was touched and respected her even more. Therefore, although Lady Jia was now old, she still had a high status in the palace.
"Oh, it's my aunt. I miss her too, so let's go." Song QingShu's reaction was fast. He had been worrying about how to deal with the mess here, and the heavens had sent a savior. As for what would happen after entering the palace later … he did not care about the consequences. He had to leave this troublesome place first.
"This way please, young master." The eunuch smiled so widely that his eyes became a line. He bowed and made a gesture of invitation.
"Huh?" Xue Pan was dumbfounded when he saw that he had been treated like air. He was about to get angry when Feng Ziying, who was beside him, quietly pulled him back.
"Don't be rash, they are following Lady Jia's orders."
Xue Pan still hadn't calmed down. He was the son of the Vice Minister and had never been ignored like this before. "But …"
Liu Xianglian also came over and pulled him back. "Let's leave this place first."
Only then did Xue Pan recall that terrifying gigolo. His entire body shivered and he didn't dare to say anything else. He immediately followed behind the palace guards. Their attendants also supported each other and followed behind.
"Princess?" The Xuanming Elders had already returned to Zhao Min's side. Seeing this, they lowered their voices and asked.
Zhao Min's eyebrows slowly relaxed. She snorted. "They're lucky this time."
Xue Pan and the others followed for a while. The eunuch suddenly turned around and looked at them. He said impatiently, "How long are you going to follow me for?"
"You!" Xue Pan had already been suppressing his anger. He didn't care about that person just now, but this eunuch was acting all high and mighty in front of him. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat the eunuch up.
Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian hurriedly stepped forward and held him back. They then said to the eunuch, "Eunuch, please don't take offense. We will leave now."
Remembering that they were all friends, Song Qingshu put himself in their shoes. It would be too strange if Jia Baoyu remained silent. Thus, he stepped forward to smooth things over. "Eunuch, they are only seeing me off."
Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian also took the opportunity to agree. "Baoyu, we will see you off here. Let's meet again when we have time."
Song Qingshu nodded. After bidding them farewell, he followed the eunuch back to the imperial palace.
Liu Xianglian suddenly said as she watched them leave, "Which eunuch is this eunuch's subordinate? Why don't I have any impression of him?"
Xue Pan spat, "It would be strange if I had any impression of him. He definitely didn't recognize us. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant."
Feng Ziying smiled. "There are at least eight thousand eunuchs in the imperial palace, and there are bound to be some we haven't seen before. Let's not let this matter spoil our mood. Let's find another place to drink."
Xue Pan angrily said, "How can I be in the mood to drink until I get back at him? I will go back and gather the experts in the residence. If I don't sell that pretty boy to the rabbit house today, I will no longer be called the Little Tyrant. I will be called Local Tyrant. "
Feng Ziying also chuckled. "How can we trouble Brother Xue with such a matter? I will immediately go and pick some experts from the imperial army. We will definitely teach that guy who is neither a man nor a woman a lesson."
Only then did Xue Pan's anger turn to joy. The group of people put their arms around each other's shoulders and headed for the military camp. As for the experts they gathered at Louwailou, they discovered that Zhao Min had long since disappeared.
Song Qingshu followed the eunuch into the imperial palace through a side door. His heart was suddenly filled with emotion. In the past few years, he had been to all the imperial palaces of the various countries. Now, entering the imperial palace was no different from returning home.
Although it was his first time visiting the imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty, with his experience in the Forbidden City of the Qing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom's imperial palace, he roughly scanned the surroundings and had a rough idea of the imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The only difference was that the Forbidden City and the Jin Kingdom's imperial palace were grander. The imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty was more than beautiful, but lacking in grandeur. This was probably a microcosm of the various countries in recent years.
The imperial guards stopped outside the city. Next, the eunuch continued to lead Song Qingshu through a few palace gates. Then, a palace maid led the way.
Song Qingshu found this strange, but then he remembered that the imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty had more formalities. Finally, the palace maid led him to a palace hall and said, "Lady Jia will be back soon. I will have to trouble you to wait here for a while." With that, she took her leave.
"Lady Jia specially asked me to come here, but she is not here. What does she mean?" Song Qingshu was very depressed. But this time, he came here to resolve the crisis in Lou Wailou, not to see Lady Jia.
What's more, he was not the real Jia Baoyu. He didn't know how familiar this "aunt" was with Jia Baoyu. Logically speaking, she married into the royal family when she was young. No matter how familiar she was with Jia Baoyu, it was impossible for her to be more familiar with Jia Baoyu than the people in the mansion. But there was no absolute in the world. God knew if there would be an accident.
He made a draft in his mind and simulated some of the questions that Lady Jia might ask later. Unknowingly, an hour had passed.
"How much longer do I have to wait?" Just as Song Qingshu was getting impatient, there was a noisy sound of footsteps at the door.
"She's finally back." Song Qingshu pulled himself together and tried to figure out Jia Baoyu's mentality. He bowed respectfully and waited to welcome his aunt.
"Strange. Why is there only one person coming in? Why have all the palace maids left?" Song Qingshu didn't need to raise his head to look. He could clearly see the situation outside with his ears.
"Is this Lady Jia drunk? Why is she walking unsteadily? " Song Qingshu found that the footsteps of the woman who came in were a bit messy. He was even more puzzled. He casually said, "Nephew greets aunt." Then he raised his head to look.
Who knew that what came into view was not the old Lady Jia that he had imagined, but a delicate young girl with blurred eyes!
This wasn't what surprised Song Qingshu the most. What surprised him the most was that he happened to know the young girl in front of him. She was Li Yuanzhi, who didn't care about her reputation as a woman to save him in Yangzhou.
Li Yuanzhi had a strange temperament. Usually, if she wasn't dressed as a man, she would dress in a clean and simple style. But today, she was wearing a brightly colored palace dress. The collar of the palace dress was slightly wide, deliberately revealing her snow-white and delicate neck. It made her look noble and elegant, and at the same time revealed a hint of charm.
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