Looking at Di Yun's tattered clothes, Song Qingshu smiled proudly. "Brother Di, have you decided to join the Stickler Agency?"
Di Yun nodded and said hesitantly, "But I don't have much ability. I'm afraid I can't help you."
"Even if it's just a piece of toilet paper …" Seeing Di Yun's perplexed expression, Song Qingshu quickly changed his words. "Brother Di is highly skilled in martial arts. What's more, you have a pure heart. How can you not help me?"
"I've thought about what Brother Song said last time. I've made up my mind. I must get my junior sister back." Di Yun smiled honestly.
"I've already ordered the Stickler Agency's spies to search for your junior sister's whereabouts. However, the world is so big and the Wan father and son have deliberately concealed their whereabouts. I'm afraid it will take some time to find out anything," Song Qingshu said.
"Brother Song has already sent people to investigate?" Di Yun sounded very excited. "I really don't know how to repay Brother Song's great kindness …"
"Brother Di, you don't have to be so polite." Song Qingshu quickly helped Di Yun up. "You can stay in Yan Jing City in the future and familiarize yourself with the rules of the Stickler Agency. Then, I'll try to assign some tasks to you … After all, a man needs to have his own career. When you find Miss Qi in the future, wouldn't it be better if you had already earned enough achievements?"
"Okay!" Di Yun nodded, his eyes full of determination.
… …
After settling Di Yun down, Song Qingshu strolled around Yan Jing City, feeling rather conflicted. Di Yun only has a half-baked God Radiating Scripture. Compared to the original work, he doesn't practice the Blood Saber Scripture. His martial arts skills are probably limited, and he's also a little silly. I really don't know what to send him … But now that I urgently need my own team, I'll just put up with it. At least Di Yun has a pure heart, and I don't have to worry about being bitten like Tian Guinong …
Unknowingly, he arrived at Wei Xiaobao's Viscount Mansion. Looking at the plaque on the front door, Song Qingshu was somewhat absent-minded. Now, in such a big Viscount Mansion, there were only a few young widows left. As the saying goes, there is a lot of trouble in front of a widow's door. Fortunately, Kangxi had previously told him to come and see Shuang 'er's situation. Finally, he had a legitimate reason.
Just as he was about to knock on the door and ask for an audience, he suddenly found that the door was unlocked. Song Qingshu's heart sank. Could it be a thief? But it shouldn't be in broad daylight, right?
He quickly pushed open the door and rushed into the inner hall. Hearing the noise from afar, Song Qingshu was confused. He hid in the shadows and looked carefully.
"Miss Shuang 'er, Wei Jue Ye has already passed away. You are still young, and you still have many years to live. Could it be that you want to be a widow for the rest of your life?" A middle-aged woman adorned with jewels said as she waved her handkerchief. She looked like a matchmaker.
"Auntie Zhang, I respect you as a neighbor, so I let you in. If you ever bring up the matter of matchmaking again, don't blame me for not remembering the kindness of the past. Men, see the guest out!" Shuang'er was so angry that her whole body was trembling.
"Don't you want to know which family's young master he is? In terms of family background, he is not inferior to Wei Jue Ye. In terms of appearance, I am afraid he is a lot better than Wei Jue Ye … "
Song QingShu finally understood the situation and furrowed his brows. He frowned and frowned. Who had such big guts? Wei Xiaobao had just died, and they already had the idea to hit on Shuang'er?
Coughing lightly, Song Qingshu appeared from the shadows. With a long laugh he said, "I really want to know which big shot's family background and appearance are better than Wei Xiongdi's."
"Song Dage?" Seeing Song Qingshu, Shuang'er was pleasantly surprised. However, it was unclear what she was thinking, but her cheeks showed a hint of bashfulness.
"Sister-in-law, long time no see, you have lost weight." Song Qingshu sized Shuang'er up carefully. She was still wearing plain white clothes, her beautiful hair was draped naturally behind her back, without any trace of adornment. Even though she was dressed in plain white, it was still difficult to conceal her pretty appearance.
"I was wondering why Miss Shuang'er was so dismissive of the matchmakers who came to visit one after another. It turns out that you already have someone in mind." The matchmaker from earlier sneered.
"What did you say?!" Shuang'er's servant girls, Tao Hong and Liulu, shouted angrily in unison.
"If you can do it, why are you afraid of others talking about it?" The matchmaker's lips curled as she muttered something. She had obviously lowered her voice, but it was just loud enough for everyone present to hear.
"Big sister, have you never heard of the saying 'a loose tongue causes trouble'?" Song Qingshu came to Shuang'er's side and signaled for the two servant girls to speak up.
"Aiyo, I am so scared. Am I not allowed to speak at the foot of the Emperor?" The matchmaker placed her hands on her hips, showing no fear.
Wondering why this matchmaker was so fearless, Song Qingshu changed his tone and asked, "Who is the person that big sister mentioned just now? I am very curious."
"I'm not afraid to tell you." The matchmaker chuckled. "Little brother, you look quite handsome. Listen to big sister and leave as soon as possible, lest you offend someone you can't afford to offend."
"Oh?" Song Qingshu did not comment. He looked like he was waiting for her to continue.
The matchmaker was rebuffed. She said in exasperation, "Looking at your well-dressed appearance, you must be from a wealthy family. Do you know the eight main surnames of the Qing Dynasty?"
"The eight main surnames?" Song Qingshu was stunned. Duolong and the others seemed to have inadvertently mentioned it before, but he did not pay much attention to it at the time.
"You don't know, right?" The matchmaker looked at him disdainfully. She became even calmer. If he did not even know about the eight main surnames, even if he was an official, his position must be limited. "The eight main surnames are the eight most prominent families of the Qing Dynasty. They are the Tong, Guan, Ma, Suo, Qi, Fu, Na, and Lang families …"
The matchmaker's plump mouth was still opening and closing, but Song Qingshu's soul had already left his body. He began to recall the information about these eight families in history.
These eight families could be said to be the most prominent families of the Qing Dynasty. They were the nobility of the nobility. Each family had produced countless ministers and governors.
The Tong family was the Tongjia family. The head of the family was a hereditary first-class duke. Nurhachi's concubine Yuan, Emperor Shunzhi's empress, Kangxi's two empresses, the later Daoguang's empress, and Xianfeng's imperial concubine … all came from the Tongjia family. The Tong family's prestige could be seen from this.
The Guan family was the Guarjia family. The first head of the family was the first hero in the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Fei Yingdong, who was worthy of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Throughout the Qing Dynasty, this family had produced countless ministers and governors. Oboi, who had previously dominated the court and made Kangxi tremble in fear, was the current head of this family. More famous were Rong Lu, a powerful minister at the end of the Qing Dynasty … Even the female celebrities Zhou Haimei and Guan Zhilin belonged to the Guarjia family. Back then, Song Qingshu had a very good impression of these two goddess-like female celebrities. He had specially investigated their background, so he knew about their relationship … However, when he remembered that Zhou Haimei had played the role of Zhou Zhiruo, Song Qingshu's expression immediately turned ugly.
The Ma family was the Majia family. Kangxi's current concubine Rong came from the Ma family. In history, Tuhai, who pacified the rebellion of the three border defenses, was a famous figure of the Ma family. Of course, due to the disorder of time and space, the rebellion of the three border defenses had not yet broken out, so naturally, Tuhai had not yet made a name for himself.
The Suo family was the Suotoluo family. The famous ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Soni and Songgotu, were outstanding figures of the Suo family. In his previous life, the Fifth Elder Brother Yongqi in the popular novel "Princess Pearl", whose birth mother was from the Suo family. The current head of the Suo family, Songgotu, had helped Kangxi deal with Oboi. He was deeply trusted by Kangxi, so his reputation was growing day by day.
The Qijia family was relatively mysterious in history. After thinking for a long time, Song Qingshu still could not find any information about this family.
The Fucha family. In history, the most famous members were Fu Heng and Fu Kangan. Of course, in this world, Fu Kangan had become the Crown Prince of Hongli, which was something that Song Qingshu had not expected. Oh, that's right, there was also a very famous figure in this family — Su Chahar Ercan, who was also known as the Martial Scholar Su Qi 'er … Thinking of him, Song Qingshu could not help but think of the previous life's Stephen Chow, and a trace of nostalgia appeared on his face.
That family was the Nala family. This family produced a lot of concubines. In the Manchurian Qing dynasty, the number of concubines that came from this family was probably far more than the other seven families. The most famous one was, of course, the Empress Dowager Cixi, who was hated by the Han people of later generations. The current head of that family was Nalan Mingzhu. He and Songgotu did not get along with each other, but they were both deeply favored by Kangxi, so their power could be said to be equal. He also had a son who charmed thousands of young girls of later generations — Nalan Xingde. 'I've been in Yan Jing City for so long, I must find a chance to meet this legendary figure in the future,' thought Song Qingshu.
The Lang family was the Niuhao Lu family. The first head of the family was one of the five meritorious officials who founded the Manchurian Qing dynasty, Er Yidu. In history, Qianlong's birth mother was from the Niuhao Lu family. Of course, this Niuhao Lu family could very well be the Han woman Qian. The head of the Niuhao Lu family submitted to Yongzheng, and had no choice but to include her in the family tree … In this distorted time and space, the current head of the Niuhao Lu family was one of the Four Great Assistant Ministers, Er Bilong. Because he had a close relationship with Oboi, after Oboi's death, he was stripped of his position as the Grand Preceptor. Now, he was idle at home, causing the Lang family's power to be the weakest among the eight families.
'Which of the eight families would Wei Xiaobao have enmity with?' Song Qingshu understood. It was clear that Wei Xiaobao had offended one of the families when his power was at its peak. Now that he was dead, the other party had come to bully the orphan and the widow … Uh, Wei Xiaobao did not seem to have any children …
'Logically speaking, it's most likely to be the Guan family or the Lang family. After all, one of the current heads of these two families is dead and the other is imprisoned. It's all thanks to Wei Xiaobao.' Song Qingshu raised his head and glanced at the Matchmaker. Seeing that she was still chattering on about something unimportant, he immediately interrupted her impatiently. "Just say it. Which young master wants to marry my sister-in-law?"
The Matchmaker was stunned. Thinking that he had softened his tone, she hurriedly said, "The young master of the Tong family, E 'undai. Not only is he young and handsome …"
Song Qingshu did not have the patience to listen to her flattery. He lowered his head and fell into deep thought. He had seen this person in the palace before. He seemed to be the son of the First-class Duke Tong Guogang. Nurhachi and Shunzhi had both married women from the Tong family as their empresses. Kangxi's empress was also from the Tong family. She had recently married Empress Tong's younger sister and doted on her very much. Empress Tong and Empress Tong were both daughters of E 'undai's uncle, Tong Guowei, so they could be considered his cousins. The Empress Dowager was also his aunt. No wonder he was so unbridled that Wuji was afraid of him. He actually dared to force his way to Wei Xiaobao's house … But how did Wei Xiaobao offend the Tong family that they had to settle scores with him?
Naturally, Song Qingshu did not know that Wei Xiaobao used to be the Emperor's favorite. Although he was only a viscount, he had a vague air of being second only to the Emperor and above tens of thousands of people. It was inevitable that he would look down on everyone. People like Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian were easier to deal with. After all, they could exchange a little anger for a large sum of money and a bright future. They would not care about anything. However, for some of the royal relatives who were already of noble status, Wei Xiaobao's methods of winning people over were not in their eyes.
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