Hearing that someone had come, the two girls immediately climbed out of his arms and quickly stood to the side to tidy up their clothes. Soon, they returned to their previous respectful appearance.
Song Qingshu frowned slightly, but thinking that there were many rules in the palace and that they were used to it, he did not say anything more.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked into the hall. Although her face was full of the traces of time, one could still imagine how beautiful she was when she was young.
"Greetings, Your Ladyship." The rules could not be ignored, so Song Qingshu also stood up and bowed.
"Prince Qi need not be so polite." Jia Fei smiled slightly, her tone somewhat familiar. "I heard that Prince Qi came to see the two princesses, so I specially came to see. I hope I did not disturb you."
At this time, Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huan 'er also hurriedly bowed. Song Qingshu replied, "Your Ladyship is too serious. Of course not."
Jia Fei enthusiastically helped the two princesses up and took off two jade bracelets from her wrist. "You young people have not seen each other for such a long time. You must be suffering from lovesickness and have a stomach full of things to say. I should not disturb you, but too many things have happened recently, and Prince Qi is busy every day. I am worried that there will not be a chance in the future, so I found this opportunity to come."
Jia Fei paused and continued to hold the hands of the two princesses and said, "My two sisters are getting married. As your sister-in-law, I naturally can't do nothing. These two bracelets were given to me by the Empress Dowager when I got married. I'll give them to the two of you now. I wish you have a son soon and live to a ripe old age."
Zhao Yuanyuan blushed slightly and replied shyly, "Thank you, Your Ladyship."
On the side, Zhao Huan 'er muttered in a low voice, "You usually ignore us in the palace, but now you are acting out of character and come to please us. It can be said that you are up to no good."
Her voice was muffled, and she deliberately lowered her volume. Only people with Song Qingshu's level of cultivation could hear her, and he immediately understood Jia Fei's purpose for coming.
Jia Fei chatted intimately with the two princesses for a while and gradually led the topic to what happened on Mount Wudang. "Prince of Qi, how did my younger brother die? Can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"
"King Yi conspired to rebel. He gathered a large number of kung fu masters and risked everything on one throw. His timing was quite good. It was just when the guards around the emperor were the weakest. Fortunately, Prime Minister Jia risked his life to protect the emperor …" Song QingShu said the words he had prepared and sneered secretly. He didn't believe that Jia Shidao didn't know anything about the rebellion.
Throughout the process, Jia Fei's expression changed several times, and she asked about the details of the mountain from time to time. Fortunately, Song Qingshu had already memorized this set of speech along the way, so he did not spill the beans.
"My brother died a worthy death." Concubine Jia wiped the tears on her cheeks. She really looked like a family member of a martyr.
"The imperial court gave Prime Minister Jia the title of Zhongxian, which is an affirmation of his loyalty." Song Qingshu cooperated and said.
"The imperial court did treat our Jia family well." Hearing the word "Zhongxian" in the posthumous title, Jia Fei was quite satisfied.
Song Qingshu secretly shook his head. Compared with her brother, Jia Fei's knowledge was too shallow. The posthumous title of Zhongxian was not a good one. Qin Hui was also given this posthumous title after his death.
"By the way, how is the emperor now? I haven't gone to see him since you came back for so long. It's really my dereliction of duty as a wife." Jia Fei wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looked into the inner room, and was about to go in.
Song Qingshu thought that the serious matter had come, so he hurriedly stopped in front of her and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. The emperor was seriously injured and is now recuperating. He can't be disturbed."
"Don't worry. I'll just take a look from a distance. I won't disturb the emperor," Jia Fei said with a smile.
Song Qingshu still shook his head and said, "The emperor has issued a decree. He won't see anyone."
The smile on Jia Fei's face gradually disappeared, and her eyebrows also raised, "He won't even see me?"
"This is the emperor's intention," Song Qingshu was expressionless, "Your Highness, don't make things difficult for me." It was not an easy task to control Zhao Gou to speak according to his wishes like he did in the imperial court previously. It was possible to use the Soul Transfer Technique and medicine occasionally for a short period of time, but if it was done frequently, Zhao Gou's current physical condition could not withstand the torment. Therefore, most of the time, he could only "imprison" Zhao Gou.
Under such circumstances, he naturally could not let Zhao Gou meet with other people. There was no guarantee that something would go wrong.
"Is it the emperor's intention or your intention?" These years, because of her younger brother, Jia Fei's status had also risen. In the inner palace, she had long developed a personality of her own. Just now, she had restrained her temper and been amiable with him. Now that she was slightly obstructed, she immediately went back to her old ways. "It's natural for a wife to see her husband. Why do you obstruct her?"
"The royal family is different from ordinary families. Even the son will rebel. Naturally, we have to be on guard against the wife," Song Qingshu said lightly.
Jia Fei knew that he was using the matter of Prince Yi's rebellion to shut her mouth. However, to be able to sit firmly in the inner palace, she naturally would not admit defeat so easily. She immediately retorted, "If I can't even trust my wife and son, can you, an outsider, be trusted?"
At the side, Zhao Yuanyuan could not help but say, "Brother Song is not an outsider. He is the emperor's brother-in-law!"
"Oh, you haven't even married him yet, and you're already siding with an outsider?" Jia Fei glanced at her and said somewhat strangely.
Being contradicted by her, Zhao Yuanyuan's eyes instantly turned red. Zhao Huan 'er immediately objected and wanted to stand up for her sister, but she was desperately held back by her sister. In the palace, there was a clear distinction between seniority and inferiority. Whether it was status or seniority, the other party was higher than them. If they were accused of insubordination, it would not be a joke. Zhao Huan' er did not want to put her lover in a difficult position.
Seeing the two women being wronged, Song Qingshu was also a little annoyed. He said in a deep voice, "Why don't I let you see the emperor? And I think you know how Jia Shidao died. There are some things that I have to say so openly."
A nanny next to Jia Fei came forward and scolded angrily, "Dog slave, how dare you be rude to the Concubine?"
Song Qingshu frowned slightly. Before the people around them could see clearly what had happened, they found that the old nanny had already fallen to the ground and was mumbling something with her mouth full of blood. Obviously, her teeth had been knocked out, causing her to leak air.
Song Qingshu's face was as gloomy as still water. He said, "This time, for the sake of the Concubine, I will spare her life. If there is a next time …" He did not finish his words, but the threat was obvious.
Jia Fei and the others only then realized that in addition to his identity as Prince of Qi, he was also a Great Master of Kung Fu. If he really wanted to do something, perhaps no one in the entire palace could stop him.
Realizing this, Jia Fei lost most of her courage. She said a little fiercely, "You win." After saying that, she turned around and left with her entourage.
"I won't see you out," Song Qingshu said lightly.
Only then did Zhao Huan 'er come to her senses. She ran over and hugged his arm, "Brother Song, you were so impressive just now. That Nanny Lai bullied the other little palace maids in the Imperial Harem all day long just because she was the trusted subordinate of Consort Jia. Sometimes, even we were bullied by her."
Song Qingshu raised his eyebrows. "Then it seems that I hit her lightly just now."
"It's enough." Zhao Yuanyuan glared at her sister, who was eager to see the world in chaos. Her eyebrows were full of worry. "In recent years, Jia Fei has covered the sky with one hand in the palace. Now that you have offended her so badly, I'm afraid …"
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, we are not on the same path. Sooner or later, I will offend her."
Song Qingshu did not care.
Zhao Huan 'er threw the bracelet in her hand to the ground. "This bad woman. I don't want her bracelet." On the other side, Zhao Yuanyuan also silently took off the bracelet.
"I will give you better ones another day." Song Qingshu was smiling, but his heart was extremely painful. Even if you don't want it, don't break it. It is enough to live as an ordinary person for a lifetime. These wastrels.
After Jia Fei returned to the palace, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She did not know how many teacups and vases she had smashed after. Another nanny said in a low voice, "Concubine, why don't we inform the people in the Jia Mansion?" Nanny Lai was sent for treatment. This was Nanny Li, another confidant of Jia Fei.
"The two masters are gone. There are only a few juniors left in the Jia Mansion. What can they do?" Thinking of the current situation of the Jia Mansion, Jia Fei's face became gloomy. "If the two masters were still here, Song would not dare to do this!"
"What about the masters of the Shi Family and the Xue Family?" Nanny Li continued.
Jia Fei's eyes suddenly lit up. "This is a good idea!" But soon she sat down dejectedly. "But now the inside and outside of the palace are controlled by Song. We can't get out at all. We can't even send a letter."
Nanny Li laughed and said, "Isn't it fine as long as we drive Song away?"
"What idea do you have?" Jia Fei asked curiously.
"In all the dynasties, I have never heard of it …" Nanny Li whispered in Jia Fei's ear.
Jia Fei quickly turned from anger to joy. "This is good, very good!"
"But the problem is that we can't send a message now." Nanny Li frowned.
"Don't worry. If you can think of it, the two old foxes, Shi Miyuan and Xue Ji, can't think of it. Hahaha." Jia Fei laughed wantonly.
Outside the palace, Shi Miyuan was discussing with a white-haired old man in the study. "Father, it was very wise of you not to go to WuTang Mountain with us this time because of your illness."
The white-haired old man was naturally the emperor's preceptor, Shi Hao. Hearing this, he stroked his beard and smiled. "Shi Xian is too greedy. The Jia Family is already the first aristocratic family, but he still wants to reach the sky in one step. Naturally, I don't want to get involved in this mess. Otherwise, it will be a problem for whom to help. Fortunately, I didn't go. Otherwise, with so many great grandmasters dying on WuTang Mountain, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. "
Although he had always been proud of his martial arts, he knew that he was still a little bit away from the great grandmaster level.
"The current situation is better for us." Shi Miyuan was obviously in a good mood. "These years, we have been suppressed by the Jia Family. Now that the Jia Family is finished, the power vacuum under their hands will naturally be taken by us."
Shi Hao couldn't help saying, "But so far, Song is the biggest winner."
He was more skilled in martial arts. In terms of power and strategy, he was far behind his son.
Shi Miyuan shook his head. "He is a tree without roots. The prosperity now is only on the surface. Without a foundation in the imperial court, he will be chased away very soon. No, he might even leave with his tail between his legs tomorrow."
Shi Hao had a worried expression. "As the saying goes, the bird that sticks out will be shot. Song is a great grandmaster after all. If we offend him, we will not have an easy time either."
"Don't worry, I am not someone who doesn't know the severity of the situation." Shi Miyuan smiled. "The most anxious person now is the Crown Prince. There is no need for me to do anything. Of course, to prevent them from missing the opportunity because they are too stupid, I have specially sent someone to pretend to inadvertently remind the few old pedants around him. Although Zhen De Xiu, Wei Liao Weng, and the rest are very annoying normally, they are the most suitable for this task. Hahaha … "
The morning assembly the next day, Song Qingshu had wanted to experience the feeling of being the head of the imperial court openly. In the end, the first memorial he received was to impeach him. The words "Filthy Palace" were unusually glaring.
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