Hearing Ah Ke's words, Song Qingshu was completely dumbfounded. He had imagined Ah Ke's reaction after hearing news of Chen Yuanyuan, but he could not think of this situation.
"Go far away?" Song Qingshu confirmed again. After all, it was strange for a daughter to let a man take her mother far away.
"That's right." Noticing the other's strange expression, Ah Ke realized that it would be difficult for others to misunderstand. She hurriedly explained, "The main thing is that it is too dangerous for my mother to stay in the palace. I don't know who that mysterious assassin is, but his martial arts are so strong that he can enter the palace as if there was no one there. Once my mother returns, he will come looking for her."
Song Qingshu's expression became even more strange. He unconsciously rubbed his nose and said embarrassedly, "Don't worry, that assassin won't come."
"Why?" Ah Ke clearly did not believe his words.
"Because I saved your mother from the hands of that person. He was injured by me, and he won't be able to recover for ten years." Song Qingshu had originally wanted to say that he had killed the assassin, but he quickly thought that it was too inauspicious and changed his words.
"Really?" Ah Ke was skeptical and her face suddenly blushed. "Then why didn't you take the opportunity to kill him. That way, you could … you could receive my repayment."
Seeing the young girl's bashful appearance, Song Qingshu was pleased and could only find an excuse to explain, "That person's martial arts were too high. I could only injure him, but not kill him."
"Even your martial arts couldn't kill him?" Ah Ke's face was full of shock.
"Ahem," Song Qingshu was worried that if she continued to ask, his lie would be exposed and he quickly diverted her attention, "Now you should be relieved to let your mother return."
But Ah Ke still shook her head, "Actually, what I am most worried about is not the assassin, but Huang Chang."
"Huang Chang?" Song Qingshu couldn't help but frown.
Ah Ke replied, "Huang Chang has always loathed my mother. He feels that my mother is an inauspicious woman who has already ruined the Ming Dynasty. He does not want her to ruin the Song Dynasty as well. He has already advised the Emperor many times to expel my mother from the palace, but I begged the Emperor to stop him. Who would have thought that he would take advantage of the assassination attempt to harm my mother?"
Song Qingshu knew that she was telling the truth. Last time, he had seen it with his own eyes. Huang Chang had indeed wanted to take Chen Yuanyuan's life.
"If my mother continues to stay in the Imperial Palace, Huang Chang will definitely find an opportunity to harm her. His martial arts are so high, how can we protect ourselves?" Ah Ke looked at him pleadingly, "You've harmed my mother by sending her back, so please take her away from the Imperial Palace."
"Then where can I take her?" Song Qingshu frowned. "Shanhai Pass?" After all, Wu Sangui was still Chen Yuanyuan's husband in name.
Song Qingshu secretly thought, if Ah Ke really wanted him to take Chen Yuanyuan to Shanhai Pass, he would refuse no matter what. After all, he did not have the time to travel thousands of li to Shanhai Pass.
"Not to Shanhai Pass!" Ah Ke's reaction was also very intense. Mother and daughter were connected. She knew her mother's thoughts. She most likely did not want to go back for the rest of her life.
"Then where to?" Song Qingshu frowned.
"I don't know." Ah Ke shook her head, "Can you take me to see my mother?"
"Okay." Song Qingshu did not hesitate. After all, Chen Yuanyuan had always been thinking of her.
Ah Ke suddenly had an awkward expression: "But if I go out, there will be a large group of palace maids and eunuchs. Will I alert the enemy and ruin your plan?"
Song Qingshu smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I'm here." With that said, he grabbed her slender waist and directly jumped out of the window.
Being suddenly hugged by a man, Ah Ke's first reaction was that the other party wanted to do something to her. She was about to shout for help when she suddenly realized that the other party was secretly taking her to the Cold Palace in order not to alert the other people in the palace.
After thinking it through, Ah Ke's body was no longer stiff and gradually relaxed. The tall walls and trees that she usually heard whistled past her ears, but she did not have the time to enjoy this rare experience. Instead, she looked up at the man who was hugging her.
Song Qingshu clearly also noticed her gaze. He lowered his head and smiled at her, then quickly turned his attention back to the front. After all, the palace was heavily guarded, and there was also the unfathomable Huang Chang. He had to be very careful.
Although it was night time, Ah Ke had been dazzled by his smile just now. Her heart pounded, but she quickly thought of her current status and the humiliation of being rejected by him in the past. Her beautiful face gradually paled.
Song Qingshu did not have the ability to read minds, so he naturally did not know that the girl in his arms had a thousand knots in her heart. The two of them were like smoke, quietly returning to the Cold Palace.
"Ah Ke?" Chen Yuanyuan was chatting with Li Yuanzhi when she saw the two people suddenly appear. She exclaimed in disbelief.
"Mother ~" Seeing her mother, Ah Ke also woke up from her melancholy state. She jumped out of Song Qingshu's arms and excitedly threw herself into her mother's arms.
When the mother and daughter last parted, they originally thought that they would be far apart. Who knew that they would have a chance to meet again? They were so excited that they could not help but hug each other and cry bitterly.
Seeing the sincere affection between the mother and daughter, Li Yuanzhi's eyes also turned red. She choked and said: "I also miss my mother."
"Don't you miss your father?" Song Qingshu gently put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her. "Don't worry. You have already repaid what your father owed me. I won't make trouble for him anymore. After we leave the palace, I will send you back to meet your parents."
"Thank you, Brother Song." Li Yuanzhi nodded as she wiped her tears.
"Mother, was the mysterious assassin who kidnapped you last time Song Qingshu?" Ah Ke suddenly looked up at Chen Yuanyuan and asked.
Song Qingshu almost choked to death on his saliva. She was clearly warm just now. How did she change so quickly?
He was thinking about how to explain to her later. After all, he had been lying to her before. Who knew that after a moment of surprise, Chen Yuanyuan directly replied: "Silly child, why would you think that? It was clearly Prince Song who saved me."
Song Qingshu stilled. He didn't expect that Chen Yuanyuan would hide the truth for him. At the side, Li Yuanzhi looked at him and then at Chen Yuanyuan with a smile that was not a smile.
Ah Ke quietly looked at his mother's eyes. Seeing that he couldn't see any flaws, he smiled: "Nothing, I was just asking."
Song Qingshu was worried that if she continued to ask, Chen Yuanyuan would reveal some flaws. After all, there were some things that happened between the two of them that couldn't be explained to Ah Ke. He hurriedly diverted her attention: "Just now, Ah Ke said not to send you back to the palace …" He then recounted what they had just discussed.
Chen Yuanyuan smiled slightly: "What does it matter? Huang Chang killing me will help me wash away the sins of my life."
Ah Ke panicked and was about to say something when Song Qingshu spoke first: "The public's mouth can melt gold, and the accumulated damage can melt the bones. Furen has heard too many rumors. Now, even she feels that she is a femme fatale."
Chen Yuanyuan smiled sadly: "Is it not?"
"Of course not!" Song Qingshu said resolutely and decisively, "Pushing a man's failure onto a woman is a kind of cowardice and evasion. This is the behavior that people look down upon the most. Furen, the reason why you are called a femme fatale is because those people are trying to cover up their own cowardice and incompetence. "
"Really?" Chen Yuanyuan's eyes lit up. In fact, it wasn't that no one had said similar words before, but the same words had a different effect when said by different people. In the past, the great scholar Wu Meicun had also tried to persuade her like this. But Wu Meicun was just a scholar, and it was inevitable that he would try to please her. Song Qingshu was different. His name was now known throughout the world, and he was a marquis. The evaluation of this kind of top person in the world was naturally better than that of an ordinary person.
"Of course it is true," Song Qingshu changed the topic. "In fact, you don't have to worry about being called a femme fatale. In my hometown, the term 'femme fatale' is used to praise women."
Not to mention Li Yuanzhi, even Ah Ke couldn't stand it anymore. He thought to himself that it was no wonder he had so many female friends in the world. His ability to please women was really amazing.
But Chen Yuanyuan didn't seem to feel the sappiness. She only said angrily, "Gongzi must be joking. How can a woman be praised as a femme fatale?"
Song Qingshu replied, "When the people in my hometown meet a beautiful woman, they will often use the word 'devastatingly beautiful' to describe her. But if they meet a woman who is even more beautiful, other words will no longer be able to describe her, and they will praise her as a femme fatale."
"Is that so?" Chen Yuanyuan pursed her lips and smiled. "Then if I have the chance, I will really go to gongzi's hometown to take a look."
From her tone, it was obvious that she didn't believe him. The two women beside her also looked suspicious. Song Qingshu immediately became anxious. "I swear to the heavens, if I'm lying, lightning will immediately strike me."
Although flags couldn't be randomly raised, he really didn't lie this time. In his previous life, there were different levels of beauty on the internet. Above devastatingly beautiful was indeed the level of a femme fatale.
"Gongzi, please don't make such a vicious oath," Chen Yuanyuan hurriedly said. "I believe you."
Li Yuanzhi, who was standing to the side, curled her lips. Brother Song was really trying hard to please a woman.
"She really is an existence that can bring calamity to a country. Even the world-famous Golden Snake King lost his composure in front of her." At this time, an old voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
The people in the room turned to look. When they saw Huang Chang's signature black cloak, the women's expressions changed. Only Song Qingshu didn't panic. He smiled and said, "As the saying goes, money can't buy a beauty's smile, and I can't bear to see women sad. A mere oath is nothing."
Huang Chang lightly said, "You have a sharp tongue. No wonder so many women are attracted to you."
Hearing his words, the three women beside him immediately blushed. Song Qingshu couldn't help but become gloomy. "I say, Old Huang, you didn't come here on purpose to make fun of me, did you?"
Huang Chang's body stiffened. It was obvious that he was caught unprepared by the words "Old Huang." After a long time, he finally snorted. "You kidnapped the Imperial Concubine, and now I've caught you red-handed. Why don't you seem worried at all?"
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