"Oh, two palace maids. I was asking them for directions." Song Qingshu answered naturally.
"Are the palace maids of Xixia so beautiful?" Although Xue Pan didn't get to see their faces, he could tell from their graceful figures that they weren't ordinary.
Song Qingshu shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I was lucky enough to meet two beautiful ones."
"Humph, they can't be more beautiful than the Empress of Xixia. It's a pity that you weren't there just now. Let me tell you, the Empress is young and beautiful. I've never seen such a beautiful woman in my life." Xue Pan described excitedly.
"Is she that beautiful?" Song Qingshu pointed at the yellow-robed woman and Xue Baochai. "I think Miss Yang and Sister Bao aren't inferior to them."
The yellow-robed woman raised her eyebrows but didn't say anything. Xue Baochai's lips curled up slightly. Apparently, all women liked to be praised for their beauty.
"Humph, you haven't seen the Empress of Xixia. You can ask Lv Shidao and the others if you don't believe me." Seeing that he didn't believe him, Xue Pan became anxious. He pulled the Lv brothers over and asked them to testify for him.
"The Empress of the Western Xia Country is indeed elegant and refined, but Miss Yang and Miss Xue are also heaven-defying beauties. Plum blossoms, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, each has its own advantages. Haha, hahaha ~" The two brothers were obviously not as straightforward as Xue Pan.
"Flatterers." Xue Pan spat. Obviously, he was not in the same boat as them.
"Brother Xue, it should be because of their status. Miss Yang and Sister Bao are as beautiful as the Empress. However, the Empress has the halo of the Empress and sits on the dragon throne. No one dares to look at her. It's normal for you to think she is more beautiful after a few glances." Song Qingshu gave a fair evaluation. "After all, when a woman is beautiful to a certain level, her charm is closely related to her status."
Xue Pan suddenly understood. "Baoyu, your words have enlightened me. I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable." Although he said so, he was a little disappointed when he saw that Song Qingshu didn't believe him. So, he ran to the side and discussed the beauty of the Empress with his companions.
Xue Baochai walked over and stared at him with a faint smile, "Baoyu, I didn't expect you to understand women so well."
Song Qingshu was instantly drenched in sweat. He hurriedly denied, "Don't joke around, Sister Bao. I was just speaking nonsense. How would I know anything about women?"
The yellow-clothed woman also came over and asked, "Where did you go just now?" Her tone was somewhat unkind. The Empress had summoned Jia Baoyu just now, but they couldn't find him anywhere. So, they had no choice but to go to the Empress first. They were afraid that the Western Xia Country would blame them, but they were also worried that Jia Baoyu might cause some trouble in the Imperial Palace. So, they naturally didn't have a good expression when they saw him at this time.
"I went to relieve myself just now, but the palace was too big, so I accidentally got lost. It wasn't easy to find my way back, but I found that you guys had already gone to see the empress, so I wandered around," Song Qingshu said without a blush.
"Do you think the Imperial Palace is your home? What if you get into trouble by walking around as you please?" The yellow-clothed woman originally hated the Jia Family, so she naturally didn't like Jia Baoyu. Now, seeing his mischievous appearance, she couldn't help but think of a familiar person, and her expression became more and more unpleasant.
"But I didn't get into trouble, did I?" Song Qingshu thought to himself, "Is she on her period recently? Why is she so angry?"
The yellow-clothed woman raised her eyebrows, but thinking that this was the Western Xia Country's Imperial Palace, she finally suppressed her anger, "Were those two really palace maids just now?"
"Yes." Song Qingshu nodded.
"Nonsense, do you think we haven't been to the Imperial Palace? How can there be palace maids wearing such gorgeous and expensive dresses?" The yellow-clothed woman sneered.
Song Qingshu replied with a straight face, "You went to the Imperial Palace of the Great Song Dynasty. You've never been to the Imperial Palace of the Western Xia Dynasty. The rules here are different from ours. Maybe they're Imperial Palace Maids with a relatively high status?"
The yellow-clothed woman was stunned for a moment, and found that she couldn't find a reason to refute. At this time, Xue Baochai hurriedly ran over to smooth things over, and the group of people just left the Imperial Palace.
Looking back at the Imperial Palace, Song Qingshu vaguely saw a slender and beautiful woman dressed in palace attire staring at him from the highest pavilion. Who else could it be but Mu Wanqing? 20
This time she spent a lot of effort to invite him to the Imperial Palace, but the two of them didn't get to see each other. It was really a freak accident. Song Qingshu sighed inwardly. He would find a time to visit her again, but the most urgent thing now was to go to the Mongolian Embassy to investigate.
From the conversation with Yelu Nanxian and the others just now, he knew the situation of the other countries' diplomatic groups. Only the Mongolian Embassy, as soon as they entered the embassy, they drove out all the Western Xia people, and only used their own people. It could be said that even a fly couldn't fly out.
After all, they were the strongest enemy in the world, and Song Qingshu didn't dare to underestimate them. He decided to personally investigate them and see the truth.
Returning to the Southern Song Residence, Song Qingshu bragged with Xue Pan and the others as usual while waiting for night to fall.
After dark, Xue Pan ran over with a wretched look on his face and asked him out to drink. "I asked around during the day, and I know which garden has the most beautiful girls. Let's go, it's not easy to get out of the country. No matter what, we have to try the taste of foreign horses."
Song Qingshu rolled his eyes. Why did this Xue Pan have the same deja vu as those scoundrels in his previous life? It seemed that no matter which era, men's thoughts were the same.
However, the current him couldn't be bothered with those vulgar girls in the brothels. Besides, he still had things to do tonight, so he found an excuse to reject Xue Pan. "It might be because I'm not used to the climate here. I'm not feeling too well, so I won't be going."
Xue Pan looked at him with disdain. "Your body is too weak. I told you before to stop playing with married women. It's a waste of your body, and it's better to play with delicate girls. You didn't listen. Look at you now, your body has been hollowed out."
Song Qingshu was speechless. He didn't expect that Jia Baoyu would even talk to him about these things. They were really a pair of close brothers.
Xue Pan scolded him for a while, but in the end, it was impossible for him to stay and accompany him out of loyalty. He abandoned the foreign brothel that he had been longing for a long time, and soon, he left with his other companions with a lewd look on his face.
On the other hand, Song Qingshu found an opportunity to sneak out of the embassy and rush towards the Mongolian envoy's residence.
He had already heard from Li Qinglu that the Mongolian envoy was to the west of the city. Because the Mongolians were the most powerful, the Western Xia didn't dare to neglect them. They specially gave them a high-ranking official's residence. It just so happened that many high-ranking officials had been purged during the recent rebellions. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to find such a large residence in the capital.
It didn't take long for him to find the place. Song Qingshu found a secluded area and quietly climbed over the wall.
He jumped in fright the moment he climbed over the wall. In that instant, several auras swept towards his position. If it wasn't for his peerless lightness skill, he would have been discovered.
"As expected of the strongest nation in the world. There are so many capable people under their command." Song Qingshu secretly wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. He didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
Previously, he had only come into contact with the Ruyang Palace and the experts under Khubilai's command. Both sides were full of experts. Xu Liewu had been in charge of attacking the Western countries these past few years, so he must have had many experts under his command. Moreover, he must have recruited many experts from the Western countries. His methods were different from the experts of the Central Plains, so they would be even more treacherous and difficult to deal with.
After walking around the courtyard for a while, Song Qingshu discovered dozens of hidden sentries. Even with his abilities, he still had to be careful. If he wasn't careful, he would be discovered.
The defense of the palace was only so-so. More importantly, this wasn't Xu Liewu's usual residence. They had only been here for a few days, but the defenses were already so tight in such a short time. From this, it could be seen just how heavily guarded his residence was.
It was no wonder that Huo Shan, the King of Assassins, had organized thousands of assassinations and still failed to do anything to Temujin and Xu Liewu. The greatest result was that Xu Liewu was seriously injured, which caused the marriage contest to be postponed until now, and also brought disaster to the Persian Ming Dynasty.
The reason why Huo Shan was called the King of Assassins was based on his decades of taking the lives of the princes and dukes of the Western countries. He didn't even need to make a second move. But Temujin and Huo Shan had failed more than a thousand times.
Song Qingshu had never been to this courtyard before. Moreover, the layout of the Mongols was very different from the layout of the Central Plains, which made it impossible for him to find the main house. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.
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