Meanwhile, Song Qingshu returned to Shangjing City with Zhao Min and Icy Snow. Due to the previous uproar of the rebellion case, even the air in Shangjing City was filled with a murderous aura.
As the two women had already met, Song Qingshu simply brought Icy Snow to the Ruyang Mansion's stronghold in Shangjing — Little South Tower. Icy Snow entered the courtyard and quickly noticed the pavilion where Zhao Min often played the guqin. She saw two lines of poetry on the pillars on both sides of the pavilion: "The stars are pale and colorless, the jade mirror floats alone in the sky."
Song Qingshu had seen it before, but he didn't pay much attention to it. On the contrary, Icy Snow, who was also a woman, could faintly feel Zhao Min's thoughts: Looking at the graceful handwriting, it was obviously written by a woman. It was most likely written by Zhao Min herself. She didn't expect that the awe-inspiring Princess Shao Min would also be filled with weakness and confusion.
While she was deep in thought, she heard Song QingShu say, "I learned from Yelu Qi that when you and Qingqing were arrested and sent to prison, the relevant items were under the care of the Judge of the Imperial Palace, Yelu Yan Ge. Previously, I went to the Imperial Palace Deployment Courtyard and only found Qingqing's Golden Snake Sword and your Silver Bell and Golden Lock. Your Cold Moon Saber is missing. Now that we know the Cold Moon Saber is the Mandarin Duck Saber, we might be able to find the mastermind by following this clue. "
"That's right," Zhao Min also agreed, "And I have a faint feeling that Murong Jingyue is definitely related to this. After all, a person like him definitely can't resist the temptation of the Mandarin Duck Saber being invincible in the world."
Icy Snow had always wanted to find her late husband's relics, so she naturally had no objection.
Then, Zhao Min summoned her subordinates to inquire about the Magistrate Yelu Yan's residence. However, since the people in Shangjing City had quit smoking several times more than before, they didn't dare to break into the residence of an imperial court official in broad daylight.
It just so happened that they had been on the run for some time. Although they had rested on the road for a few days, they were still very tired. So, Zhao Min arranged for them to sleep in their rooms and wait for the sky to turn dark.
Nowadays, Song Qingshu wasn't used to sleeping alone on an empty bed. He originally wanted to share a room with Icy Snow, but after looking at Zhao Min, he didn't bring up such a suicidal idea in the end.
"At most, I'll just sneak in after you're asleep." Song Qingshu felt relieved when he thought about it this way. However, he had been racing against time with Liao's cavalrymen with his Qing Gong. Over ten days of exhaustion had taken a toll on him. Initially, he planned to get up later and go to the next room, but who knew that he would fall into a deep sleep the moment he collapsed.
He only woke up after two o 'clock at night. Originally, the night was dark and windy, and it was a good time for them to have some fun. Unfortunately, they still had a mission to complete.
The residence of a Magistrate Yelu Yan wasn't a dangerous place. Song Qingshu didn't feel any pressure bringing the two women in. In fact, with Icy Snow and Zhao Min's martial arts, as long as they were careful, it wouldn't be a problem for them to enter alone.
Soon, the three of them found him in the inner residence. He was fooling around with a beautiful concubine. When Zhao Min and Icy Snow understood what was going on inside, they spat and turned away with blushing faces.
Although Song Qingshu had the intention to watch the show, he couldn't possibly wait outside with the two women until he was done, right? Left with no choice, he barged in. Before the concubine could react, her sleeping acupoint was sealed. As for Yelu Yan, he wasn't so polite and directly threw him to the ground.
A moment ago, he was at the top of the clouds, and the next moment, he was thrown to the ground. Any man would be furious, not to mention that Yelu Yan was an official of the imperial court.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth to curse, Song QingShu kicked him so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. He immediately became as quiet as a cicada in winter. However, when Zhao Min and Icy Snow came in, his eyes immediately widened. He had never seen such beautiful women. His concubines were considered pretty, but compared to the two women in front of him, they were like pheasants and phoenixes.
"Why is the Cold Moon Saber missing?" Song Qingshu couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed a man's instinct to be lustful. He was already in such a predicament, yet he still had the mood to look at beautiful women.
"Cold Moon Saber?" Yelu Yan couldn't react for a moment.
Zhao Min was already somewhat unhappy with his gaze, especially when he was naked and looked as wretched as one could imagine. Seeing him still foolishly staring at her, she was even angrier. She kicked his face and sternly said, "I'm asking you a question!"
Yelu Yan realized that although the woman in front of him was beautiful, she was also very dangerous. He hurriedly replied, "What Cold Moon Saber? I don't know what you're talking about."
"I have many ways to make you speak the truth. Believe me, you definitely don't want to try." Faced with such a situation, Zhao Min was already used to it.
Song Qingshu replied indifferently, "There's no need to go through so much trouble." So he directly used the Soul Shifting Technique. As expected, Yelu Yan's expression became stiff, and he answered every question.
After listening to his confession, Song Qingshu knocked him out with a punch. When he woke up tomorrow, he would only think that he had a nightmare and wouldn't remember what happened in the middle of the night.
"Someone from the Wei Palace took it away." Thinking about the information he just received, Song Qingshu's brows furrowed even tighter, "Yelu Yixin again."
"Do you still remember the conversation we overheard between him and the son-in-law, Xiao Xiamao? Wen Fei's fall from grace and Yelu Qi Xiao's half-betrayal were most likely his handiwork," Zhao Min said, "Looks like it's time for us to investigate this Yelu Yixin."
Song Qingshu frowned, "But I've infiltrated the Wei Palace several times before, and I didn't find anything out of the ordinary. I also couldn't find any trace of Murong Jingyue."
"Don't tell me you're soft-hearted because he's the father of your little lover." Zhao Min teased.
"How is that possible, I really didn't find anything out of the ordinary in the Wei Palace." Song QingShu explained. However, when he thought of Yelu Nanxian, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. Could it really be like those melodramatic dramas in his previous life? Her father would be the villain, and he would be the enemy who killed her father, blabla?
"Of course it's hard to find anything just by looking at the flowers on horseback. If you want to find anything, you have to live in the Wei Palace for a while." Zhao Min said thoughtfully.
Song Qingshu was startled, "You can't really think of me as a god, right? The Wei Palace is not like Yelu Yan Ge's Judge Palace. I can infiltrate it for a short period of time, but to live there for a long time and become a guard of the Wei Palace, is that for nothing?"
"Of course I'm not asking you to go with your current identity, but to disguise yourself." Zhao Min rolled her eyes at him.
Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat, "How do you want me to disguise myself?"
"Let me prepare first, I'll tell you when the time comes." At this time, the three of them had already returned to the Little Southern Inn. Zhao Min left in a hurry to gather her subordinates to discuss something.
"Qingshu, your relationship with this princess is quite good." Icy Snow, who had been quiet all this while, said with a faint smile. "She's both an enemy and a friend." Song Qingshu didn't know how to describe the relationship between him and Zhao Min. It was closer than ordinary friends, but also a little less than a couple.
"Although this princess looks strong on the outside, there's a hint of softness in her bones." Icy Snow said as her gaze fell on the two lines of the poem on the pavilion.
The stars were pale and colorless, and the jade mirror floated in the air.
Song Qingshu didn't pay much attention to it before, but now that she reminded him, he realized that there was an indescribable loneliness in the depths of Zhao Min's heart.
"For Zhang Wuji?" Song Qingshu pondered. Back then, Zhao Min abandoned everything for Zhang Wuji. She didn't even hesitate to betray her country and people. But in the end, she didn't succeed. Zhang Wuji was actually possessed by Venerated Ming! Left with no choice, she could only return to Mongolia and borrow the power of the Ruyang Residence to avenge her lover. But in the eyes of outsiders, she was abandoned, and it was because love turned into hatred that she went against the Ming Dynasty. Although they hadn't heard of it, it was obvious how much slander and pressure she had endured in the Mongolian aristocratic circle.
For a person like Zhao Min, this wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that her lover, whom she had pledged her undying love for, was already separated from her. This was the biggest blow to her.
"She still maintains the radiant image of Princess Shao Min. I'm afraid that she often feels sorry for herself in the dead of night …" Song Qingshu suddenly felt that he didn't care much about her spiritual world.
After talking about Zhao Min's matters, Icy Snow and Song Qingshu looked at each other and suddenly felt a little awkward. In fact, their relationship didn't need to be like this. But now that they were in Zhao Min's territory, she felt very awkward. After all, she was still a widow, and she couldn't let it go in front of outsiders.
Song QingShu had roughly guessed her concerns, so he did not press her further. He just chatted with her about some things that had happened over the years. After all, the two of them had been separated for many years, and too many things had happened during this period that were worth talking about.
Just like that, they chatted for more than two hours. The sky was getting darker. Although they had just taken a nap, it was apparent that it was time for them to sleep again. Song Qingshu whispered a few words into Icy Snow's ear and her snow-white skin flushed instantly. She shook her head like a rattle drum and hurriedly ran back to her room, locking the door with a loud bang.
Song QingShu was left alone with a bitter smile on his face. Why did he always encounter this kind of predicament where three monks have no water to eat?
The next morning, Song Qingshu was woken up by Zhao Min. She said excitedly, "There's a good opportunity now. Yelu Yixin is recruiting a Han musician."
Song Qingshu saw that her eyes were red, and there was a trace of exhaustion on her bright face. Obviously, she had worked all night last night. He felt pity and puzzled, "Recruiting a musician? What kind of opportunity is this? "
"Have you forgotten that we overheard the conversation between Yelu Yixin and Xiao Xiamo?" Zhao Min rolled her eyes, "Xiao Xiamo framed Yelu Qi and the others. Now that Yelu Qi and the others have defected, Yelu Hongji may vent his anger on Xiao Xiamo. In order to protect Xiao Xiamo, Yelu Yixin must speed up the implementation of the honey trap. This time, King Wei's Mansion specially recruited a 'Han' musician, most likely for that poor Crown Princess of the Southern Song Dynasty. "
"Shen Bijun?" Song Qingshu couldn't help but be startled when he thought of the beautiful and gentle woman he saw that night.
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