Early the next morning, Song Qingshu walked out of his room feeling refreshed. As for whether he kept his promise last night and only slept, only they knew.
"Good morning, Lord Prince Consort." The palace maids bowed to him one after another. After they left, they whispered to each other, "Lord Prince Consort's stamina is really good. Last night he went to the two princesses' rooms, but he got up so early today as if nothing had happened."
"You little hussy, your face is so red. You must be in love."
"Lord Prince Consort is an immortal from heaven. How would I dare to have any improper thoughts?"
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Hearing the indistinct voices coming from behind, Song Qingshu's expression was a little strange. He did not expect that one day he could become so popular.
Coming to the government hall to handle official business, the ministers were all surprised that he had gotten up so early to handle official business. They all congratulated him and admired him.
After finishing his official business, Song Qingshu suddenly received a letter from Prince Qi's Mansion, learning that the group of guards sent by Golden Snake Camp had arrived in Lin 'an. He could not help but be overjoyed and ran to discuss it with Wang Ziteng.
Wang Ziteng did not refuse and quickly arranged official positions for these people, putting them in charge of Zhao Gou's close defense. Then he quietly pulled Song Qingshu and said, "Qingshu, you should also know that the imperial palace guards were originally my territory. Now I readily agreed to let your people be placed here. First, we are in the same boat now and must unite to fight against other forces. Second, it is mainly for Yuyan's sake. Anyway, sooner or later we will be family, so there is no need to regard me as an outsider."
Song Qingshu echoed and said to himself, "With the close relationship between me and Li Qingluo, we can actually be considered family now."
Wang Ziteng changed the topic and began to ask about the date of his wedding with Wang Yuyan, making Song Qingshu flustered.
"I have just married the princess. If I marry Yuyan at this time … it will be unavoidable to be criticized, and it will also make her feel wronged …" Song Qingshu racked his brains and finally gave up on the idea for the time being.
After parting ways, Song Qingshu secretly thought that Li Qingluo had told a white lie in order to prevent the two sides from fighting each other on the WuTang Mountain, and now it was really a little difficult to clean up.
If he told the truth, it was hard to guarantee that Wang Ziteng wouldn't fall out with him. Even if he endured it, the two sides would no longer have the basis for cooperation. In the future, their cooperation would definitely not be as close as it was now.
During this period of time, everyone in Lin 'an was an enemy. He did not want to turn his only ally, the Wang family, into an enemy.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of a solution that could satisfy both sides. At present, he could only use the delaying tactic.
Another piece of good news came in the afternoon. The people from the Vulture Palace had arrived as well. Song Qingshu's tense nerves finally relaxed. With this group of people and the guards of the Golden Snake Camp, he could finally completely control the Imperial Palace.
After being led into the palace, the four personal maids, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, looked around curiously.
"Wow, is this the imperial palace?"
"What? It's not much bigger than the Spirit Vulture Palace."
"And the scenery is far worse than that of the Vulture Palace."
"Yes, this imperial garden is too small. There are so many imperial concubines in such a small garden. You can see them all the time."
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Song Qingshu was speechless. He thought, "This is the imperial palace. Doesn't the imperial palace care about its reputation?"
"Well, don't make a big fuss. Otherwise, people will laugh at us." Song Qingshu was a little guilty. He always had a feeling of bringing a group of bumpkins into the city.
The maids pulled out half of the swords in their hands and snorted, "If anyone dares to laugh at us, we will kill them with a sword."
Song Qingshu put his hand on his forehead and felt very tired. This group of people were used to being lawless in the Vulture Palace. After all, they were the local snakes there. Every time people from the 36 islands and 72 caves came up to the mountain, they would be in fear and trepidation. They often killed them and took their lives. Naturally, their temperament was … a little wild.
"You don't even listen to me?" Song Qingshu said with a straight face.
Seeing that he was really angry, the maids immediately became quiet. They quickly bowed respectfully and said, "We don't dare."
Song Qingshu nodded and continued, "This is the imperial palace. If you make a mistake, not only will your lives be in danger, it will also give me something to talk about. When that time comes, who knows how many people in the imperial court will take the opportunity to attack me."
Although the maids did not care about the words "life in danger", they still understood that it would bring trouble to their Honorable Lord. They quickly nodded.
Song Qingshu had a headache. He thought that he had miscalculated before. It would not be easy to let these arrogant women learn the rules of the imperial palace.
Fortunately, Granny Yu and the other experienced people came with them. They quickly scolded Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju and began to restrain them.
Song Qingshu nodded secretly. Although Granny Yu was not famous in Jianghu, her martial arts were extremely high. She had once fought with Xuan Ci of Shaolin Temple. Xuan Ci, who only used fifty percent of his inner force, was no match for her. Therefore, Granny Yu was at least seventy to eighty percent of Xuan Ci's level. She could completely be compared to the imperial weapons in the imperial palace.
Among the nine divisions of the Vulture Palace, Granny Yu was the leader of the Haotian Division. Although the leaders of the other divisions were slightly inferior, they were not far behind. Each of the other disciples also had extraordinary martial arts. The key was that they could be arranged in the imperial harem as palace maids. With this new force, Song Qingshu could finally rest assured.
Next, he spent a few days familiarizing the people of the Vulture Palace with the situation in the imperial palace. Then, he asked them to find the little maids in Concubine Jia's palace and report that Concubine Jia had harmed Concubine Wu.
In the past, there was a rumor that Concubine Wu had died suddenly in the imperial harem. Everyone was deeply suspicious of this, but the water in the imperial harem had always been deep. No one was stupid enough to get involved. However, everyone suspected Concubine Jia, who had always been at odds with Concubine Wu.
Now that they heard this news, they all felt that it was as they had expected.
With the palace maids testifying and the sudden appearance of Concubine Wu, the victim, it could be said that the evidence was irrefutable. Now that Jia Shidao was dead, Concubine Jia was alone and helpless. In addition, there had been assassins in the Chongqing Palace. The Crown Prince and his people also suspected that she was behind this, so they did not do anything.
Shi Miyuan and Xue Ji wanted to help, but they could not reach into the imperial harem. In addition, there was too much evidence, so they weighed it over and over again and finally did not intervene.
In the end, the Emperor decreed that Concubine Jia was banished to the Cold Palace, and Concubine Wu became the most favored concubine in the imperial harem again.
Then, Song Qingshu secretly recruited the Golden Snake Battalion to guard the capital with Zhao Gou's order. In order to cover it up, Song Qingshu let the troops of the Golden Snake Battalion bypass the Jianghuai defense line of the Southern Song Dynasty and go by sea. Then, they landed near Shanyin. Shanyin was the territory of the Lu family, and Lu Guanying was there to meet them. So, it was not until the troops entered the city of Lin 'an that other people came to their senses.
Song Qingshu was the nominal leader of the imperial court. The troops entering the capital had become a fait accompli. All the forces had to accept their fate and temporarily put off the action against Song Qingshu.
Shi Miyuan and Xue Ji had a private meeting. In the end, they could not help but sigh, "Song Qingshu is going to follow the story of Dong Zhuo and Hou Jing."
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