After they went out, Xia Qingqing suddenly frowned and said, "Brother Song, the palace is so big. Where are we going to find her?"
"That's simple." Song QingShu smiled. "Since Xiao Ban and the identity of the country's father-in-law has been exposed, it's clear that the one who came to save him that night was his daughter, Xiao Zhonghui, who is now Wen Fei. This also explains why the people in prison were so respectful to her."
At the same time, he thought to himself, Xiao Banhe and Xiao Zhonghui are both characters in "Mandarin Duck Saber". He didn't expect that coming to Shangjing this time would trigger the plot of the book. However, her identity was very different from the original work. Xiao Zhonghui actually became the Imperial Concubine, and according to the previous information, Concubine Wen seemed to have given birth to a son for the Emperor.
"The circle of nobles is really messy." Song Qingshu could only complain like this.
They had spent a lot of time on the Xixia diplomatic mission and the stronghold of the Imperial City Department. Now that night was gradually falling, it was a good time to sneak into the palace.
Song QingShu had already forgotten how many times he had sneaked into the Imperial Palace. Although he had Xia Qingqing with him this time, he was still very familiar with the place. He avoided the layers of patrolling Imperial Palace guards as if he had foresight.
"Brother Song, you are so amazing!" Xia Qingqing couldn't help but feel stars in her eyes when she saw Song Qingshu casually walking in and out of the palace, which was regarded as a dangerous place by the people of Jianghu.
Song Qingshu smiled and said, "You said this more than once last night."
"You are so annoying." Xia Qingqing blushed and punched him a few times in embarrassment.
Song Qingshu laughed and held her slender waist as they flew toward the inner palace. On the way, he subdued a palace maid and asked for the location of Concubine Wen's palace. Then he used the Soul Transfer Technique to erase her memory.
Seeing him do all of this with ease, Xia Qingqing said sourly, "You're really too capable. If you use this trick, it'll be easy for you to get any woman."
Song Qingshu pinched her cheek and said, "So if you choose Yuan Chengzhi, I will use this trick to take you back."
"Bah." Xia Qingqing spat and didn't take it to heart. Although they were not husband and wife, they were closer than husband and wife. They were familiar with each other's jokes.
Soon, they found Concubine Wen's palace. Although there were many palaces in the inner palace, many concubines had to share a courtyard with other people. Those who had their own palace were all concubines with high status.
Concubine Wen's palace was in a very good location and it was magnificent. It was only second to the Empress's palace. It was the Empress' Concubine Xiao.
Song Qingshu brought Xia Qingqing to the back of the roof. This time, the two of them had specially changed into black clothes so that it would be hard for them to be discovered if they hid on the roof at night.
The roof of the Imperial Palace was made of glazed tiles, and the structure was ingenious. Naturally, it couldn't be taken down as easily as it was in a normal house. However, this wasn't a problem for Song Qingshu. He used his internal energy to break two tiles. At the same time, under the protection of his internal energy, the broken pieces wouldn't fall and alert others.
Looking down through the gap, he saw a group of palace maids helping a woman take off her daytime clothes and jewelry. Although Song QingShu had only seen half of her face the last time, he still recognized her at a glance as the woman in the prison that night.
Although she couldn't be called an outstanding beauty, her skin was white, and she had almond eyes and cherry lips. She was a beauty. Song Qingshu wanted to look again, but Xia Qingqing covered his eyes. "Don't look. I have to change clothes."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't object. If he was here alone, he would naturally follow the creed that it would be a waste not to look. However, now that he was with his female companion, it was naturally inconvenient for him to look.
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Xia Qingqing let go. Song Qingshu looked down and found that Xiao Zhonghui had changed into a set of home clothes. She was holding a baby in her arms, looking like a good wife and loving mother.
"You can all leave." Xiao Zhonghui waved her hand to the palace maids in the room.
"But Prince Jin …" A servant next to her pointed at the baby in her arms, wanting to say something but hesitating.
"So her son is Prince Jin. It seems that Xiao Zhonghui is really favored." On the roof, Song Qingshu secretly thought. It should be known that a prince would only be conferred the title of prince when he came of age. There were very few who were conferred the title of prince at such a young age. This was enough to prove how much the Emperor liked the mother and son.
Xiao Zhonghui said lightly, "I'll take care of them for a while. I'll call you later."
"Yes ~" The servant didn't dare to say anything else. After bowing, she left with the other palace maids.
Xiao Zhonghui went over and locked the door. After confirming that everyone had left, she said, "Big Brother Yuan, come out." Just as she finished speaking, a man flashed out from behind the screen. It was Yuan Chengzhi.
Xia Qingqing looked at Song Qingshu in shock. What surprised her was not only seeing Yuan Chengzhi again, but seeing him in the palace of an imperial concubine. It should be known that the imperial palace was always guarded against men. If there was nothing important, even imperial guards and imperial physicians were not allowed to enter the inner palace. Now, Yuan Chengzhi appeared in the palace of an imperial concubine in the middle of the night. A man and a woman alone couldn't help but make people think.
Song Qingshu also had a playful look on his face. It could be seen that the relationship between the two was very good. This Yuan Chengzhi was really lucky with women. Everywhere he went, there would be beautiful girls.
"Little Ao is really cute." After Yuan Chengzhi came out, he looked at the baby in her arms. His eyes were full of love.
Seeing him, the child giggled. Xiao Zhonghui's face was filled with the glory of a mother: "Little Ao, this is your Uncle Yuan."
Hearing her call him Big Brother Yuan, Xia Qingqing's face darkened. Before, she thought that Yuan Chengzhi lost his memory. She didn't expect that he just didn't want to recognize her.
Yuan Chengzhi picked up the child and raised him to the sky to tease him. One big and one small, the two smiled one after another. Obviously, they were really happy.
On the roof, Song Qingshu had a strange look on his face. He thought that they were happy as if they were a family. This Prince Jin wouldn't be Yuan Chengzhi's son, right?
As if she heard his thoughts, Xiao Zhonghui suddenly sighed faintly: "Ai, it's a pity that Little Ao is not your son."
Yuan Chengzhi walked over with the child in his arms and comforted her: "Little Hui, why do you say that? Since he is your son, what's the difference between him and my son?"
"Big Brother Yuan ~" Xiao Zhonghui was touched. She walked over and gently hugged him.
On the roof, Song Qingshu's expression became more and more strange. This scene reminded him of the TV series "Wind and Cloud" in his past life, where Bu Jingyun and Jian Chen shouted "I'm a father" at the same time. He couldn't bear to look at it.
On the side, Xia Qingqing lightly bit her lips. Even though she had made up her mind to cut off all ties with Yuan Chengzhi, seeing her husband hugging another woman so intimately, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhonghui raised her head and bit her lips. She looked at Yuan Chengzhi and said in a small voice: "Big Brother Yuan, I actually don't need to keep my virginity for Yelu Hongji. If you want, I can …" Yuan Chengzhi's expression turned serious and he quickly pushed her away: "Little Hui, how could I do that to you!"
On the roof, Song Qingshu looked like he was about to give in. He said to Xia Qingqing: "This Yuan Chengzhi, the girl has already taken the initiative to throw herself into his arms, but he's still pretending."
Xia Qingqing blushed and said: "Big Brother Yuan is a gentleman. Do you think everyone is like you?"
Song Qingshu smiled nonchalantly and pulled her into his arms: "If I don't do this, how can I be with you?"
Xia Qingqing's heart was beating like crazy. She quickly tried to push him away. After all, her husband was still down there. No matter what choice she made, in the eyes of the world, she and Yuan Chengzhi were still husband and wife.
Unfortunately, Song Qingshu's hands were like iron hoops, holding her tightly. She couldn't push him away at all.
Suddenly, she felt a strange warm current enter her body. She was stunned at first, then embarrassed, "Don't use the Joyful internal energy!"
Song Qingshu retracted his fingers and whispered in her ear: "It's just a little joke."
Even though it was only a touch, the internal energy of Joyful was so overbearing that Xia Qingqing's body already had some reaction. Her eyes were watery, and she stared at him seductively: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking …"
She had been with Song Qingshu for so long that she naturally knew of some of his indescribable habits. She wanted to push him away, but her body was very soft now. Instead, she leaned into his arms.
"Don't do this …" Xia Qingqing was really panicking. She was worried that he would be so bold as to do something here.
Song Qingshu kissed her cheek lightly: "Don't worry, I'm not that ridiculous." However, he couldn't help but think of what happened with Huang Rong in the Jin Kingdom. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He really had the urge to do something. Fortunately, his willpower was not the same as before, and he finally gave up on that evil thought.
In the room, Xiao Zhonghui spoke again: "Guannan, I've let you down. Previously, you wanted to take me far away, but I was worried that I would implicate my family, so I refused to elope with you. Now, you're staying in the palace for me, enduring such torment. How can I bear to do this?"
"Guannan?" Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat. "The male lead of 'Mandarin Duck Saber', Yuan Guannan!" This wasn't the first time he had heard this name. He had felt it to be somewhat familiar before, and now he finally understood.
"Is he not Yuan Chengzhi, but just looks a little like him?" Song Qingshu's heart was filled with doubt. He looked at Xia Qingqing in his arms, and saw that she also had a puzzled expression.
"Xiao Hui, don't say that." Yuan Chengzhi finally spoke. "If you hadn't saved me back then, I would have died in the wilderness. I don't remember anything, but you didn't despise me at all. Not only did you give me a name, but you also took me to travel the world with you. "
Hearing him mention the past, Xiao Zhonghui giggled. "I was just softhearted for a moment, thinking that I had picked up a big idiot. Who knew that in the end, my heart would be unknowingly stolen by you?"
"Xiao Hui ~" Yuan Chengzhi's eyes were full of tenderness.
Song Qingshu finally understood. It seemed that Yuan Guannan was Yuan Chengzhi. Back then, Yuan Chengzhi had been killed by Dongfang Muxue, but because of the miraculous Nine Transformations Immemorial Art, he had come back to life. However, his brain had been damaged and he had lost his memory. He had probably been rescued by Xiao Zhonghui when he was wandering the world, and the two of them had quickly fallen in love. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhonghui had been chosen to enter the palace as an imperial concubine. Yuan Chengzhi wanted to take her away, but she was worried that she would implicate her family, so Yuan Chengzhi had no choice but to follow her into the palace …
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