"That's right. The murder happened in the territory of all the palaces. Who would believe that Yelu Qi didn't know about it?" A group of people echoed.
Icy Snow couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Is it really Yelu Qi who did it?"
"I don't think so." Xia Qingqing said with a frown. She knew Yelu Qi and knew that he was a modest gentleman. She couldn't believe that he was an ambitious and unscrupulous person.
Song Qingshu also nodded, "It shouldn't be him." He recalled the conversation he overheard between Yelu Yixin and Xiao Xiama. It seemed that Yelu Yixin had planned to use Xiao Xiama to ruin Yelu Qi's reputation. He didn't expect Yelu Qi to take advantage of the news of his son's death so quickly. He was really ruthless. No wonder he was a traitor of the Liao Kingdom.
"By the way, who is that Xiao Banhe?" someone asked curiously.
"You don't even know him?" "Xiao Banhe used to be a famous swordsman of Jinyang in Jianghu. But later it was said that he was from the Xiao family of the fifth branch of the emperor. His daughter, who was as beautiful as a flower, also entered the palace to participate in the election. Although she wasn't chosen as the empress in the end, she was given the title of Concubine Wen. She was favored and trusted by the emperor. His father was also given the title of the emperor's father-in-law."
"The fifth branch of the emperor's father-in-law?" Song Qingshu was secretly shocked. The power of Liao was jointly controlled by the royal Yelu family and the Xiao family, and all the concubines were from the fifth branch of the emperor's father-in-law.
"I didn't expect that Xiao Banhe would become the father-in-law of Liao." Xia Qingqing was secretly shocked. The last time she saw him, he was still a man in Jianghu. She didn't expect that he would become the emperor's father-in-law in such a short time.
"Yelu Qi and Xiao Banhe are the emperor's henchmen and the emperor's father-in-law. Will the emperor believe that they are plotting a rebellion?" someone asked.
The person who had disclosed the news before replied, "His Majesty is wise and powerful. Of course, he won't believe it so easily. He has sent people from the Yili Bi Courtyard to investigate this case. I heard that the people from the Secret Service of the Great Intelligence are also involved in this case. He has even summoned people from the Western Xia Country's diplomatic corps to inquire about this case. Now, it all depends on the final outcome of the trial."
Upon hearing this, Song Qingshu spread out his hands and said, "Well, it seems that we don't need to go to the diplomatic mission of the Western Xia Country this time. Neither do we need to look for Xiao Banhe."
Icy Snow knitted her brows. Although she really wanted to retrieve the Cold Moon Saber, a few key figures were currently being investigated and they couldn't come into contact with them.
Noticing that some of the diners would glance at her from time to time, Icy Snow lowered her voice and said, "Let's go. I don't like this place."
"Alright, let's go." Song Qingshu thought that the descendants of the Ancient Tomb Sect all liked to be quiet. He wasn't sure if it was a coincidence or not. Maybe they had noticed this when they were choosing their descendants.
Seeing that the two beauties had left, the person who had been chatting with confidence and composure lost most of his interest in an instant. Faced with the questions of the people around him, he only replied half-heartedly.
"Qingshu, I want to …" After returning to their residence, Xia Qingqing wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
Song Qingshu smiled and said, "Do you want to see Yuan Chengzhi again?"
"You … How did you know?" Xia Qingqing's face turned pale. She hurriedly explained, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to figure out what's going on with him and put an end to it completely. Otherwise, I'll always be thinking about this matter in the future and it won't be fair to you."
Song Qingshu reached out and held her shoulder. He quietly looked into her eyes and said, "You don't have to explain so quickly. I understand what you mean. I also saw his appearance yesterday. He probably didn't deliberately refuse to acknowledge you. He most likely lost his memory. "
"Lost his memory?" Xia Qingqing blinked.
"That's right." Song Qingshu had heard Dongfang Muxue mention the possibility of Yuan Chengzhi's survival before. "Since he's still alive, it proves that the Nine Transformation Primeval Chaos Art that Dongfang Muxue speculated about really exists. However, no matter how powerful this divine art is, he was still struck in the head by a fatal blow. It's already very fortunate that he could come back from the dead. It's reasonable that his memory was damaged and has disappeared."
"Is that so …" Xia Qingqing muttered to herself. However, she also felt that this speculation was reasonable.
"But I still want to see him and clarify things with him face to face." Xia Qingqing raised her head and looked at him with a pleading expression.
Song Qingshu frowned. However, when he thought about it again, he remembered that when he first met Xia Qingqing, she was a loyal and unyielding woman. He admired her persistence very much. Now that she was so benevolent to Yuan Chengzhi, it further proved that if anything happened to him in the future, she would do the same to him …
Ptui ptui, how could he think of such inauspicious words!
"Qingshu, forget it. I don't want to see him anymore."
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Xia Qingqing was suddenly shocked. Since she had already chosen him, she was still thinking about Big Brother Yuan. This should be a taboo for men.
Song Qingshu laughed. "Silly girl, I'm not such a petty person. How about this? I'll bring you to the palace to find him. However, we have to wait until nightfall. It'll be safer that way."
"Thank you, Big Brother Song!" Xia Qingqing's heart warmed when she felt his pampering. She excitedly threw herself into his arms and kissed his cheek. However, she immediately remembered that Icy Snow was still at the side. She quickly pushed him away. Her blushing face looked extremely cute.
"You two sisters should rest here first. I'll go out and investigate the relevant information. I'll bring you to the palace at night," Song Qingshu said softly.
"Okay." Xia Qingqing was still immersed in extreme happiness. She would listen to whatever Song Qingshu said.
"It's a special time in Shangjing City now. Be careful on the way," Icy Snow said.
Song Qingshu laughed. "Don't worry. With my martial arts, no one in the world can keep me here. On the contrary, you two should not go out for the time being. Otherwise, you'll be recognized."
"We got it."
After coming out of the mansion, Song Qingshu hurried in the direction of Zhao Min's house. After all, there was no news from him after he left yesterday. She must be waiting anxiously.
Along the way, he secretly sighed. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't split himself. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he could split himself and leave one with each of his confidantes?
"Wait, does this count as cuckolding myself?" Song Qingshu suddenly had an extremely strange expression.
Time passed by while his imagination ran wild. Soon, he arrived at Zhao Min's house. Originally, he was worried that she had gone out. However, when he entered the courtyard, he found that she was burning incense and playing the guqin in the pavilion.
Song Qingshu clapped his hands and praised, "Your Highness, you're really amazing. It's like an immortal's music that lingers in the air for three months."
Zhao Min ignored him and continued to play the guqin. Song Qingshu smiled bitterly. He knew that she was angry, so he didn't dare to disturb her. He just listened quietly at the side.
The distant sound of the guqin gradually calmed his anxious heart. In addition, he could also appreciate her white and slender hands. It wasn't a difficult thing to bear. After the song ended, Zhao Min put away the guqin and stood up. She rolled her eyes at him. "You're using some nonsense idioms. Do you know anything about music?"
Song Qingshu smiled awkwardly. "I don't know." He was really a layman in this aspect.
"Why? You're willing to come back from the land of tenderness?" Zhao Min's next words made him anxious again.
Song Qingshu was shocked. He hurriedly sniffed his clothes. Was it because he didn't change his clothes and she smelled the fragrance of Xia Qingqing and Icy Snow? But she could smell them from so far away. Was she born in the year of the dog?
"I don't need to smell to know." Zhao Min seemed to have guessed his thoughts. She snorted. "Yesterday, the Imperial Palace deployed to capture two beautiful women. From the strange weapon of one of them, it's easy to determine that she's Xia Qingqing of the Golden Snake Camp. I don't know who the other woman is, but she's most likely your confidante."
Song Qingshu smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to respond.
Zhao Min walked past him and continued, "When our Eldest Young Master Song learned that his little lover was in trouble, he naturally rushed over to save them. Coincidentally, he ran into Yelu Sui in the cell who had lustful thoughts towards your two little lovers. In a rage, you killed him with a knife and then ran away with your two little lovers. It's just that poor Yelu Qi and Xiao Ban He became your scapegoats."
Although Xia Qingqing was Furen Yuan in name, how could her relationship with Song Qingshu be hidden from Zhao Min's penetrating eyes? As for Yelu Suiye's character, there was no one in Shangjing who didn't know about it. He appeared in a cell with two stunning beauties in the middle of the night. Even if one used their toes to think, they would know what he wanted to do. The inference that followed was logical.
A trace of astonishment flashed across Song Qingshu's face. Then, he smiled and said, "Princess is really a female Zhuge Liang. With just a little bit of information, you were able to restore the whole thing so accurately. Unfortunately, you guessed the most important point wrong."
"Oh?" A strange expression appeared on Zhao Min's face. Clearly, she was also very curious about where she had gone wrong.
Song Qingshu said, "I didn't kill Yelu Sui. Although I did have the intention to kill him, his identity is a bit special. In addition, he had already been beaten up, so I let him go. I didn't think that he would still be unable to escape death in the end."
"Special identity? A Liao Wei Wang shouldn't be able to scare our Eldest Young Master Song, right? " Zhao Min was puzzled. But she reacted quickly, "Oh, so it's because he is Yelu Nanxian's brother. Eldest Young Master Song really is merciful."
Hearing her keep calling him Eldest Young Master Song, it was clear that she was extremely angry. Song Qingshu broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, "Actually, the reason why I came back so late last night was because I found someone suspected to be Murong Jingyue."
"Oh?" Hearing the news about Murong Jingyue, Zhao Min's attention was indeed attracted.
Only then did Song Qingshu tell her about his pursuit of Xiao Banhe. Of course, he tried his best to minimize the presence of Xia Qingqing and Icy Snow.
"Xiao Banhe?" Zhao Min was silent. "I guess he is most likely after the secret of the Mandarin Duck Saber. But now that he and Yelu Qi are involved in the rebellion, I'm afraid he can't even protect himself."
"Unfortunately, we still haven't found Murong Jingyue's whereabouts." Song Qingshu said apologetically.
Seeing that he was still concerned about her, Zhao Min's expression softened a little. "Don't worry, the more he hides, the more his fox tail will be exposed."
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