Song Qingshu hesitated for a moment and then roughly recounted what had happened that night. In the end, he added apologetically, "That person's martial arts were very high and I was in a hurry to save him, so he escaped."
"If you had not appeared, my father would have suffered even more." Shen Bijun was very understanding and did not blame him for this. "Right, do you know the identity of that person?"
Song Qingshu shook his head. "That person was wearing a mask. It was clear that they were deliberately hiding any features that could reveal their identity."
"Who is so vicious that they want to destroy our Shen family!" Shen Bijun's fists were clenched and there were faint traces of blood on her lips.
Song Qingshu began to analyze, "According to your father's last words, they should have come for the Shen family's Deer Cutting Knife."
"Deer Cutting Knife, it's the Deer Cutting Knife again!" Thinking of how she, the Crown Princess, had become a prisoner because of this knife, and now the entire Shen family had been killed because of this knife, Shen Bijun was filled with hatred. "How does this broken knife have such a great power!"
Song QingShu carefully looked at Shen Bijun's reaction. Although Shen Yan claimed that he did not know the secret of the Deer Cutting Knife, it was difficult to guarantee that he did not deliberately say that to guard against him. Now, looking at Shen Bijun's reaction, it was likely that he really did not know.
"After you were captured, whose hands did the knife fall into?" Song Qingshu knew that as long as he knew who had the Deer Cutting Knife, then that person would be the one behind the scenes.
Shen Bijun opened her mouth to answer when she suddenly thought of something. She said with some suspicion, "You are not deliberately trying to get a confession from me, are you?" Her experiences in this period of time had made her less trusting of others, especially when Xue Yi's people had asked her the same question before. It naturally made her more vigilant.
"You are a zither master, how can you know martial arts? Also, aren't you from outside the borders? How could you appear in Jiangnan's Shen garden?"
The more Shen Bijun spoke, the more suspicious she became.
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly and said half-truthfully, "I've been investigating your whereabouts because of your father's dying request. Not long ago, by chance, I found out that you were imprisoned in the Wei Palace. It just so happened that they were recruiting a musician, so I disguised myself as a musician and snuck into the palace. Those identities are all for the Wei Palace's inspection."
"So that's how it is." Shen Bijun slowly nodded. But she still didn't dispel the misgivings in her heart. "You aren't related to my Shen family at all. Why did you spend so much effort to save me? I don't believe that there is such a good person in this world who doesn't ask for anything in return." Everything that had happened in this period of time had allowed her to see the ugliness of the human heart.
Song Qingshu didn't know how to explain. He could only say jokingly, "Maybe Miss Shen is too beautiful. You know, men can't resist the attraction of beautiful women."
Shen Bijun had been in the middle of aggressively questioning him, but when she heard his reply, she couldn't help but be startled. Her snow-white skin instantly blushed, "Pei, you're still not obedient after being castrated …"
Song Qingshu held his breath. This little girl was becoming less and less like a lady from a noble family.
At this time, Shen Bijun also realized that something was wrong. She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to …"
What else could Song Qingshu say? He could only wave his hand and say, "Forget it. A great person doesn't remember a small person's wrongdoings."
"Uh …" Shen Bijun couldn't help but be speechless. Seeing that he had started to rummage through Yelu Hongji, she couldn't help but be shocked. "What if you wake him up?" Her attention had been diverted by the news of Shen Yuan. Now that she had returned to her senses, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. They were now in the palace. When Yelu Hongji woke up, she and Zhao Weiyi would be unable to escape.
"That's to wake him up." Song Qingshu smiled at her and then released Yelu Hongji's sleeping acupuncture point.
Yelu Hongji opened his eyes in a daze. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was attracted by a pair of incomparably dark eyes in front of him. There was a voice in the dark telling him, "You dote on the new concubine who entered the palace. She makes you very satisfied. You will be pleased and bestow her the title of Concubine Hui …"
Seeing Yelu Hongji open his eyes, Shen Bijun was so scared that her hair stood on end. But what surprised her was that Yelu Hongji didn't fly into a rage. Instead, he just sat there with a blank expression.
Listening to Song Qingshu's words, Shen Bijun was confused. Just as she was feeling strange, she saw Yelu Hongji nod his head and repeat what he just said mechanically. Then, he fell asleep again.
"What exactly is going on?" Shen Bijun was completely confused and couldn't help but ask.
Song Qingshu casually replied, "It's just a little bit of Jianghu magic. It can make him forget what just happened, so you don't have to worry about him punishing you when he wakes up."
"That's amazing." Shen Bijun opened her mouth. She still hadn't recovered from the shock.
After dealing with Yelu Hongji's matter, Song Qingshu asked again, "Now you should tell me who has the deer-cutting knife, right?"
Thinking that the other had her father's keepsake, Shen Bijun didn't hide it anymore. "When the convoy was attacked by Xiao Eleven Lang and his men, I was kidnapped by him all the way to Shangjing …"
Song Qingshu suddenly had a strange expression. "He was also the one who came to steal the wedding today. I can see that he treats you pretty well."
"He did treat me politely along the way." Shen Bijun sighed faintly. "But if he hadn't captured me, I wouldn't have become a prisoner."
"He's just a knife in someone else's hand. He didn't have a choice." Song Qingshu naturally didn't want to slander others. In some ways, Xiao Eleven Lang was pretty good.
"That's right. Even though he's the Deputy Inspector of the Imperial Palace, he was saved by the Prince of Wei, Yelu Yixin, when he was young, so he secretly listens to Yelu Yixin." Shen Bijun was a famous talented woman. After a period of interaction, she had figured out the relationship between Xiao Eleven Lang and Yelu Yixin.
"He doesn't hide anything from you." Song Qingshu laughed softly, but his heart grew heavy. It really was Yelu Yixin! He had guessed it before, but he wasn't sure. Now that he was about to become enemies with Yelu Nanxian's father, he was still very conflicted.
"I don't know how Murong Jingyue influenced him." Song Qingshu naturally knew that there was another cunning fox hiding behind the other.
"Didn't you say that beautiful women always have an advantage in this area?" Shen Bijun's smile was full of self-mockery. It was clear that beauty didn't bring her happiness, but more misfortune.
"The darkest time is over. Everything will change for the better, trust me," Song Qingshu said in a low voice.
Shen Bijun smiled, clearly taking it as a comforting remark and didn't take it seriously.
"Sleep for a while. You probably didn't sleep at all last night." Sensing the tiredness in her eyes, Song Qingshu comforted her.
Shen Bijun glanced at Yelu Hongji and smiled bitterly. "How can I sleep in a situation like this?"
"I will protect you from the side. Don't worry and sleep." Song Qingshu picked up Yelu Hongji and threw him behind the screen so he wouldn't scare Shen Bijun.
But Shen Bijun still didn't move. Instead, she looked at him as if she wanted to say something. Song Qingshu finally reacted and couldn't help but laugh. "Did you forget that I just came out of the Greeting Chamber?" It wasn't that he had a fetish for pretending to be a eunuch, but that he would be visiting Shen Bijun's place often in the future. With this identity as a cover, it would avoid a lot of awkwardness.
"I'm sorry ~" Only then did Shen Bijun react. Thinking about how her father had asked him to save her, and he had actually … sacrificed so much, she was filled with guilt. She thought that if she showed any disdain for him, wouldn't that hurt him too much?
With this thought, she couldn't chase him out. She reached out to unbutton her clothes and planned to go to bed.
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