The next morning, Song QingShu woke up and finished Chen Yuanyuan's makeup. Huang Rong and Ren Yingying, who were watching from the side, were amazed. Of course, in order to keep the disguise a secret, Song QingShu only disguised Chen Yuanyuan and did not completely disguise her as someone else.
Originally, Song Qingshu was worried that Huang Chang would take advantage of his absence and planned to take Huang Rong with him to the imperial palace. At that time, he would also put her on makeup and bring her with him. However, Huang Rong and Ren Yingying both rejected this idea.
In their view, Huang Rong was pregnant. Even if she could hide her appearance from ordinary people, she could not hide from Huang Chang. Moreover, the imperial palace was Huang Chang's territory. Taking her there would be the danger of walking right into a trap.
After a night's rest, Huang Rong's thoughts were much clearer. She analyzed that Huang Chang was not among the imperial palace experts who tried to capture her. Especially when the yellow-robed woman appeared yesterday, Huang Chang still did not come, which proved that he did not often leave the imperial palace. Moreover, because he practiced the "Nine Yin Manual", she did not believe that the person who wrote such a secret manual would disregard his status and bully the weak.
Even if the imperial palace really wanted to capture her, at most they would send those experts from last time. As long as she stayed in Prince Qi's Mansion, those people would not be able to do anything to her in broad daylight.
Song Qingshu thought about it and felt that her analysis was very reasonable. Then, he sent some more Beggar Sect experts from Chen Youliang to protect Prince Qi's Mansion and told Ren Yingying to stay close to Huang Rong. After all, the entire city of Lin 'an now knew that Ren Yingying was the nominal Princess of Qi and would not easily touch her. With Ren Yingying protecting Huang Rong, the other side would be afraid to take action.
After arranging everything, Song Qingshu took Chen Yuanyuan in the direction of the imperial palace. On the way, Chen Yuanyuan wanted to say something but hesitated. Song Qingshu could not help laughing and said, "Sister Yuanyuan, what do you want to say?"
"Nothing," Chen Yuanyuan sighed faintly. "It's just that I suddenly have a strange feeling when I think that you are about to leave Lin 'an."
"Do you suddenly feel insecure?" Song Qingshu asked.
Chen Yuanyuan was stunned. After a long time, she nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean."
Song Qingshu said with a smile, "You have no one to rely on in Lin 'an now, so it's normal to have this kind of feeling. Don't worry, He Tieshou will protect you at that time. If you have any problems, you can go to Yingying. I have told her to take care of you often."
Chen Yuanyuan's expression was somewhat indifferent. "I understand."
Song Qingshu's mind was so penetrating that he quickly guessed her thoughts. The relationship between the same sex was not as natural as that between the opposite sex. "Don't worry, I'll come back as soon as I finish my business."
Chen Yuanyuan looked at him quietly. "Ah Ke and I will wait for you."
Hearing her words, Song Qingshu couldn't help but be startled. Chen Yuanyuan instantly realized that her words were ambiguous. She couldn't help but blush as she said, "I meant waiting for you to come back and save Ah Ke."
Song Qingshu's lips curled into a smile. "I didn't misunderstand. Why are you so anxious?"
Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but say, "You're so annoying ~"
…
The two chatted along the way and soon arrived at the imperial palace. Now that Song Qingshu was Prince Qi, he was qualified to bring attendants into the palace. Moreover, Chen Yuanyuan was a woman, so the palace guards wouldn't make things difficult for her.
The identity that Song Qingshu arranged for Chen Yuanyuan was to bring gifts. After all, as Prince Qi, it was impossible for him to bring gifts himself. The two were led by a eunuch all the way to the chambers of the two princesses in the imperial harem.
Zhao Huan 'er and Zhao Yuanyuan had been waiting in the palace with their heads raised. Seeing him, they stood up excitedly.
"Ahem, princesses, please pay attention to the royal etiquette." An old nanny on the side coughed, and the two princesses abruptly stopped their movements.
Seeing the two princesses' aggrieved expressions, Song Qingshu frowned. This nanny was really controlling. However, she, as a servant, dared to treat princesses like this. Clearly, she was relying on her master's power.
"It seems that Zhao Gou doesn't treat those poor sisters well." While Song Qingshu was deep in thought, the nanny interrupted him. "As the saying goes, men and women should be different. Prince Qi, please don't come any closer."
Startled, Song Qingshu couldn't help but be inwardly angry. Although the emperor hadn't officially issued an edict to bestow the two princesses to him, everyone in Lin 'an knew of the relationship between the two. Sooner or later, they would be married. For this nanny to obstruct him like this, it was likely that she was used to acting like a tyrant.
"I want to speak with the two princesses. All of you withdraw first," Song Qingshu said indifferently.
The other palace maids in the room looked at each other in dismay. Subconsciously, they cast inquiring gazes at the old nanny. The old nanny smiled insincerely and said, "Reporting to Prince Qi, the emperor specially arranged for this old servant to take care of the two princesses. This old servant doesn't dare to leave her post."
"Eh?" Song Qingshu's face darkened. In an instant, an icy atmosphere filled the room. The palace maids all kept quiet out of fear. On the contrary, the old nanny didn't show the slightest hint of fear.
Just as they were in a deadlock, a pleasant voice suddenly came from outside. "What happened?"
Chen Yuanyuan, who was following behind Song Qingshu, trembled. If she hadn't been afraid of exposing her identity, she might have immediately turned her head away.
"Greetings to Concubine Wu." A group of palace maids in the room knelt down and saluted, including the old nanny.
Only then did Song QingShu turn around. Ah Ke was still as stunning as ever, and with her palace dress as a foil, she looked even more noble. "Greetings, Your Ladyship."
Seeing him, Ah Ke's eyes curved like crescent moons, full of smiles. "Prince Qi, you don't have to be so polite." Then her eyes fell on Chen Yuanyuan. Although her appearance was disguised, she still recognized her at a glance.
If it were a few years ago, perhaps Ah Ke would have run over excitedly. However, she had been in the Southern Song Imperial Palace for a long time and had experienced so many things. No matter how she thought about it, she naturally looked away and walked straight over to hold the two princesses' hands. "I have recently obtained a few new toys, and I specially brought them for you to play with."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Huan 'er and Zhao Yuanyuan looked at each other and hurriedly returned the greeting.
"You and I are sisters-in-law. There is no need to be so polite." Ah Ke hurriedly held the two princesses and said with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Ah Ke suddenly thought of something. "Aiya, this consort had forgotten that today is the day the Prince of Qi will visit you two. I won't disturb you two anymore."
As she stood up, she waved to the old nanny. "I rarely come here. Nanny Rong, can you show me around?"
"Nanny Rong?" Song Qingshu had a strange expression. He thought that all nannies with the surname Rong were so annoying.
"This …" The old nanny looked hesitant. Ah Ke's face instantly darkened. "Why? Can't I call you?"
"This old servant doesn't dare." Nanny Rong no longer had the insolence from before. She hurriedly ran to the front to lead the way. Concubine Wu was now the most favored person in the palace. Nanny Rong did not dare to offend her. If Concubine Wu ordered someone to kill her, the emperor would probably not care.
As they passed by Song Qingshu, Song Qingshu suddenly said, "Nanny, have you been having nightmares every night recently?"
"No …" The old nanny thought that she had eaten and slept soundly. How could she have had nightmares? However, when she raised her head and met Song Qingshu's eyes, her mind suddenly went blank. She nodded mechanically. "Yes, I have nightmares often."
"Then you must treat the two princesses better in the future. Otherwise, you will have nightmares for the rest of your life." Song Qingshu wrapped his voice with his inner force and sent it only to her ears. As a result, the palace maids beside them did not know what was going on.
At this moment, Ah Ke was standing beside her mother. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and said, "Come with me. Let them talk."
"Yes …" How could Chen Yuanyuan refuse? She was so excited that her voice trembled.
The old nanny finally could not stand it anymore. "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered me …"
Ah Ke directly interrupted her. "I will bear the responsibility if anything happens!"
"Yes!" Noticing the impatient look in her eyes, the old nanny hurriedly shut her mouth.
Ah Ke left with the group of people. Soon, only Song Qingshu, Zhao Hu 'er, and Zhao Yuanyuan were left in the room. Zhao Hu' er and Zhao Yuanyuan no longer had any scruples. They immediately threw themselves into his arms. "Big Brother Song …"
"Hu 'er, Yuanyuan …" Song Qingshu hugged the two girls' soft bodies. He felt a little guilty. After rescuing them from the Jin Kingdom, he had never come to see them again. He had even gone in and out of the palace so many times.
At the end of the day, he still lacked enough love for them. They had only been together in the dangerous environment of the Jin Kingdom by chance …
Song Qingshu understood all of this. However, he was not stupid enough to let go of them to find his true love. After all, this world was different from the future. To a certain extent, he had already been intimate with them. Why would they look for other men?
He had always despised Duan Zhengchun's behavior of abandoning his close female friends after sleeping with them. In comparison, he admired Wei Xiaobao's attitude of not having true love but being responsible to the end.
"It's all my fault. I should have come to see you earlier." Song Qingshu hugged the two girls and said apologetically.
Zhao Hu 'er pouted and said with some bitterness, "I really want to see that Xiao Long Nu. I want to see how beautiful she is. She made you give up your life for her."
Zhao Yuanyuan hurriedly pulled on her sleeve. "Hu 'er …"
Song Qingshu instantly understood. Zhao Gou was about to bestow a marriage, but Xiao Long Nu appeared out of nowhere. In order to save her, Song Qingshu had to temporarily give up the betrothal. Although the two girls were not present, they had more or less heard the news. It was inevitable that they felt a little uncomfortable.
"Your brother will not betroth you to me so easily." Song Qingshu smiled bitterly. "He has always used you as a bargaining chip to force me to cooperate with the imperial court to attack the Jin Kingdom. Even without Xiao Long Nu, he would have found other reasons to refuse the betrothal."
"Ninth Brother is so annoying!" Zhao Hu 'er stamped her feet and said with some dissatisfaction, "In the past, when we were locked up in the Jin Kingdom, he did not come to save us. Now that we have finally escaped, he is guarding us left and right."
"Hu 'er, be careful with your words!" Zhao Yuanyuan hurriedly covered her mouth.
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