Hearing this, Guo Jing looked at his wife in shock. "Rong 'er, you were taken to the Imperial Palace?"
Huang Rong hesitated. Originally, she had wanted to go back and quietly tell him, but now that things had come to this, she had no choice but to tell the truth. "Yes, just now, it was Song … Qingshu and Minister Han who rescued me from the Imperial Palace."
"Why did the Emperor take you?" Guo Jing was very confused. He had always been loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty. Who knew this would happen? No matter how generous he was, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Song Qingshu explained, "Brother Guo, you don't have to worry too much. According to our speculation, it's probably because you have too much of the mark of Jia Shidao's faction. Now that the Jinghu Theater of Operations is full of his people, the Emperor just doesn't want Sichuan to be controlled by him."
This was the conclusion that he, Huang Rong, and Han Xingzhou had come to after their analysis. Unfortunately, they did not know that other than this reason, there was an even more important reason for Zhao Gou to do this, and that was because Guo Jing was Chai Rong … no, it should be Guo Rong's descendant.
Huang Rong looked at her husband worriedly. "Brother Jing …"
Guo Jing let out a long sigh. "I see. I thought we did something that the Emperor was afraid of."
Seeing his open-mindedness, Han Qingzhou asked in surprise, "You don't mind at all, Hero Guo?"
"What's there to mind?" Guo Jing laughed heartily. "Too much power in the court is concentrated in the hands of a powerful official. It's destined to cause chaos in the future. It's not a blessing for the people. If I can prevent it before it happens, my little sacrifice is nothing."
Han Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh. "I've long heard that Hero Guo is righteous and chivalrous for the country and the people. At first, I didn't think so, but now that I've seen it, Hero Guo's magnanimity is really admirable."
"Master Han, you're too kind." Guo Jing hurriedly returned the greeting.
The two chatted for a while. Han Qingzhou said again, "Hero Guo is as broad-minded as the sea, but the Emperor … Hehe, it's inevitable that there are villains around. If Gang Leader Huang appears next to you and the villains fan the flames, you and your wife will be in danger."
At this time, Song Qingshu wanted to hug him and give him a kiss. He was just scolding him for breaking up a couple, but he didn't expect him to give him such a wonderful assist so soon. For the sake of this assist, he would write off the previous matter.
Though Han Chuan Zhou did not say it clearly, the people present were not stupid. They naturally understood what he meant. Zhao Gou had always been narrow-minded. If he knew that Huang Rong had escaped from the palace and returned to Guo Jing's side, it was hard to say that he would not speculate. He had killed Yue Fei all those years ago, so what was a mere Guo Jing?
Huang Rong's mind was as fast as lightning. She instantly understood the key point and nodded. "That's right, Big Brother Jing. I can't appear by your side now, lest I bring danger to you." Originally, she didn't want to go to Song Qingshu's place, but she was worried that her husband would be implicated, so she could only choose the lesser of two evils.
Guo Jing snorted, "I'm not afraid of danger. If worse comes to worst, we can go back to Xiangyang together."
"Everything under the heavens belongs to the king. Do you think we'll be fine once we return to Xiangyang?" Huang Rong looked exasperatedly at her husband. "Also, even if you're not afraid of danger, you have to think for me and … and the child in my stomach."
"I didn't think it through." Guo Jing smiled bitterly and walked in front of Song Qingshu. "Brother Song, I haven't thanked you properly and now I have to trouble you again. I can rest assured leaving sister-in-law in your care."
Hearing his words, Song Qingshu looked in Huang Rong's direction for some reason and found that she was also looking in his direction. Their gazes met and Huang Rong looked away in a panic.
"Brother Guo, don't worry. I will take good care of sister-in-law and won't let anyone bully her," Song Qingshu said, patting his chest.
Guo Jing didn't understand the meaning behind his words, but Huang Rong instantly understood. She couldn't help but glare at him fiercely. What do you mean you won't let 'others' bully me? Do you think you can bully me openly?
Of course, she couldn't say these things out loud and could only sulk.
After that, they talked about things to take note of. Time passed unknowingly. Han Xingzhou looked out the window and said, "Hero Guo, you've been here for a long time. Why don't you go back first to avoid attracting attention? Especially if you leave with Song Qingshu later, you'll be too conspicuous. "
Although he was reluctant to part with his wife, Guo Jing knew the importance of this. He nodded and said to Huang Rong, "Rong 'er, take care of yourself. I'll leave first."
Huang Rong nodded and her eyes became misty. "Jing ge ge, you have to be careful. Also, after you leave, you have to pretend that you're still looking for me. Otherwise, the palace will suspect you."
Song Qingshu secretly admired Huang Rong's intelligence. He had forgotten about this. He didn't expect her to be so thoughtful in her excitement.
After sending Guo Jing off, Han Xingzhou and Song Qingshu talked for a while about the situation in Sichuan. Estimating that it was about time, he said, "Hero Guo has been gone for a while. You guys shouldn't be so conspicuous if you go out now."
Song Qingshu stood up and said, "Thank you for your help today, Jiefu."
Han Xingzhou laughed and said, "There's no need to be so polite between us. You should know that you've also helped me a lot." As he said this, he secretly winked at him.
Song Qingshu instantly understood that he was talking about him replacing Wu Tiande to go to the Beijing Prince's residence. Thinking of Qin Keqing's slightly opened mouth, her heaven-like breaths, and her happy and sweet expression, he couldn't help but be moved. But remembering that Huang Rong was still at the side, he quickly restrained his expression.
Huang Rong looked at him suspiciously, a thoughtful expression on her face.
"Oh, that's right. Later, don't go out directly. I'll have the servants bring the sedan here. You can directly sit in the sedan and return to the Prince's residence. This way, no one will know that Chief Huang is also here." The reason why Han Xingzhou was so careful was largely because he was also involved in this matter. He didn't want Huang Rong to be discovered here, lest she invite trouble.
"This … this isn't too good," Huang Rong said with an awkward expression.
"What's not good about it?" Han Xingzhou was startled, but seeing her bashful expression, he immediately understood. "Oh, so Madam is worried that men and women shouldn't be so intimate. Hero Guo won't say anything here. Hahaha, don't worry. Besides, our Song Qingshu is a gentleman. "
Huang Rong secretly spat, thinking that Song QingShu could be considered a gentleman. Even a sow could climb up a tree.
"Yes … I was thinking too much." Huang Rong wasn't someone who didn't know what was important. She knew that only by sitting in the same sedan with Song Qingshu would they be able to avoid the eyes of all parties. The reason why she deliberately put on an awkward expression was mainly to show Han Xingzhou. After all, she was a married woman and didn't want him to see any trace of her unusual relationship with Song Qingshu.
Very quickly, the sedan was brought over. Han Xingzhou first dismissed the servants and then said to Song Qingshu, "You two, please!"
"Sister-in-law, please." Song Qingshu extended his hand and bowed.
Seeing his mischievous expression, Huang Rong couldn't help but feel angry. Since when did you really think of me as your sister-in-law!
However, she couldn't lose her temper in front of Han Xingzhou. She could only purse her lips and walk into the sedan. Then, Song Qingshu cupped his hands to Han Xingzhou and said, "Goodbye!"
Han Xingzhou nodded and began to order the servants to come in and carry the sedan. After watching the sedan leave, a person flashed out from the rockery next to him. It was his chief advisor, Su Shidan. He said, "Prime Minister."
Han Xingzhou said, "Shidan, I plan to recommend Guo Jing as the Deputy Commander of the Front Department. Help me draft the memorial."
Su Shidan was stunned. "Guo Jing is on Jia Shidao's side. If we use our own power to push him to such a critical position, won't we be doing our best for him?"
"I recommend him because he is on Jia Shidao's side." Han Xingzhou smiled mysteriously. "And the more critical the position, the better."
Su Shidan looked confused, but he suddenly understood. He couldn't help but give a thumbs-up and said, "That's brilliant. Jia Shidao was displeased that Guo Jing didn't participate in the competition. It would have been fine if Murong Fu had won, but now that he lost, he will definitely vent his anger on Guo Jing. Prime Minister, if you recommend Guo Jing as the Deputy Commander of the Front Department, with Jia Shidao's suspicious character, he will definitely suspect that Guo Jing is on your side. "
Han Xingzhou stroked his beard and said with a complacent smile, "I won't have to waste any effort to get a general, so why not?"
In the sedan that left the Han Mansion, Huang Rong pushed the man next to her and whispered, "Hey, sit over there."
Song Qingshu spread out his hands. While enjoying the warm touch of her body, he explained, "The sedan is only so big. How can I sit over there?"
Huang Rong bit her lip and said, "Don't brag that you are King Qi. But you have such a broken sedan. Don't you feel ashamed?" As she spoke, she reached out to stop the man next to her from approaching.
Song Qingshu said with a smile, "You misunderstood me. I didn't use my own clothes when I went out this time. This sedan belongs to Han Xingzhou."
Huang Rong also spat and immediately vented her anger on Han Xingzhou. "He is a prime minister. How can he have such a sedan?"
Song QingShu smiled bitterly. "You've misunderstood him. He purposely prepared a small palanquin so that the spies from all sides would subconsciously think that I'm the only one in the palanquin."
Huang Rong had actually guessed it, but being in such close contact with him in the sedan made her somewhat annoyed. "Anyway, I don't think the two of you are good people. When you left, you winked at each other. What secret signals were you sending?"
Song Qingshu was too embarrassed to talk about Qin Keqing. He could only say perfunctorily, "The day before the tournament, Prince Beijing invited Wu Tiande to the mansion for a banquet. I helped him, so Han Xingzhou thanked me."
Worried that she would get to the bottom of the matter, Song Qingshu quickly changed the topic. "Right, who kidnapped you before?"
"Naturally, it was the experts from the Imperial Palace." Huang Rong said as she recalled. "I heard their voices were a bit sharp. It is likely that they were eunuchs from the Imperial Palace."
Song Qingshu nodded inwardly. It seemed that Huang Shang and the yellow-robed woman were not involved in this matter. He just didn't know which two eunuchs from the Imperial Palace …
"Then who kidnapped you the first time?" Song Qingshu suddenly asked again. Previously, he had asked Ren Yingying and knew that Zhang Rou had brought experts from the Loyal Army to capture her, Linghu Chong, and Yue Lingshan. No matter how he thought about it, the other people in the Loyal Army did not have the ability to kidnap Huang Rong.
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