"Who asked the Tong Family to be so powerful?" Doron shook his head. "The current Empress Dowager is a member of the Tong Family, the current Empress is also a member of the Tong Family. Recently, the Emperor took Empress Tong's sister as a guifei and doted on her. The Tong Family naturally rose in status."
"His Majesty and Wei Xiongdi are very concerned about each other. It's impossible for him to watch Shuang 'er get bullied like this. I plan to secretly tell him what happened recently," said Song Qingshu after a moment of silence.
Doron hesitated and finally urged: "Brother Song, there's something I don't know if I should say."
"Brother Duo, please speak." Song Qingshu called him brother but in his heart, he cursed. In the officialdom of the Manchurian Qing, there were a lot of people who called each other brother in front of their faces but stabbed them in the back. He shouldn't be fooled by Doron's honest and straightforward appearance. If he was a straightforward person, how could he have been the chief of the Imperial Bodyguards for so many years?
"People die like a lamp going out." Doron's expression wasn't good but he still gritted his teeth and said, "In my heart, I also think of Brother Wei as one of us, but he's already dead …. The river flows thirty years east, thirty years west. For him, it's not wise to offend the powerful Tong Family in front of His Majesty."
Seeing Song Qingshu frown, Doron continued: "I know that Brother Song must look down on me and feel that I'm not loyal and let Brother Wei down. But Brother Song, do you know that I have no choice?"
"No choice?" Song Qingshu looked at him in confusion.
"Ah," Doron sighed. "When the Tong Family made things difficult for Shuang 'er, even though I was worried about the Tong Family's power, I still wanted to tell His Majesty and have him come forward to stop the Tong Family. Who knew that before I could say anything, His Majesty told me to visit Shuang' er when I have time."
"Oh?" Song Qingshu's heart moved and he quickly asked calmly, "Isn't that normal? His Majesty also told me to find time to visit her?"
Doron glanced at him and forced a smile, "Brother Song, you haven't been in the officialdom for a long time, so you don't know the knack of it. In our circle, the biggest taboo is a life and death struggle. Putting everything out in the open, a person will never say what they are thinking, but will use all kinds of tactful methods. His Majesty told us to visit Shuang 'er when we have time. Do you really think he wants us to visit Shuang' er? "
"What else?" Song Qingshu frowned, clearly confused.
"The present Emperor is wise beyond compare. There is nothing that he doesn't know of that has happened in Jing." Doron shook his head. "The Tong Family so brazenly attacked Wei Xiongdi's widow, do you think that the Emperor doesn't know?"
Song Qingshu felt a chill in his heart. "You mean …?"
"I didn't say anything." Doron shook his finger and smiled awkwardly. "In any case, before I said anything, His Majesty told me to go see Shuang 'er. I understood that His Majesty's attitude was not to help either side."
"Not helping either side? Song Qingshu felt that when the people leave, the tea cools.
He didn't have enough brain power.
Doron explained, "Since His Majesty knows of the Tong Family's recent actions, with his relationship with Wei Xiongdi, if he really wanted to intervene, he would have warned Tong Old Master long ago. Hee hee, but His Majesty didn't say anything. Instead, he told us, a group of people who have a good relationship with Wei Xiongdi, to go see Shuang 'er. It was clear that because of Empress Tong, he didn't want to meddle in this matter. But His Majesty is nostalgic and worried that Shuang 'er would be bullied too much, so he told us old people to take care of her … "
"Is that so?" Song Qingshu's horizons were broadened. He hadn't thought that Doron could interpret so many meanings from such a simple sentence.
"Song Xiongdi, I really wouldn't say so much to normal people. Since Yangzhou, you and I have gone through thick and thin together. That's why I said so much to you. "Doron sighed." It's not that we are innately cold, but we understand His Majesty's attitude. We are a bit … a bit disappointed. That's why we don't dare to stick our heads out. Suo Daren and I both have families. If we offend Tong Family, I am afraid the consequences will be hard to predict. If Song Xiongdi is willing to help, we will definitely lend you a helping hand in secret. "
"So that's how it is." Song Qingshu muttered to himself irresolutely for half a day. "Let me think about it first."
Doron sneered in his heart, it seems you are not much different from us. However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, it was the complete opposite. "Song Xiongdi, if you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask."
Returning to the mansion, Song Qingshu was still thinking about how to solve this matter. The most straightforward way was, of course, to uproot Tong Family, and then all troubles would be over. Unfortunately, Tong Family was deeply rooted in the Imperial Court, the title 'Tong Half Court' had already begun to circulate, meaning that half of the officials in the Imperial Court came from Tong Family. No wonder Doron and Songgotu were unwilling to offend Tong Family. Therefore, eradicating Tong Family was not realistic. At least, with Song Qingshu's current strength, it was still impossible. In that case, the only way left was to reconcile with Tong Family. However, listening to what Doron said today, Wei Xiaobao had tarnished Tong Family's old master's and Tong Family's current master's reputation, reconciling was easier said than done …
"Wei Xiaobao, oh Wei Xiaobao, it's actually easy for you to die, leaving behind a pile of trivial matters." Song Qingshu said with a bitter smile. Suddenly he remembered Empress Tong whom he ran into in the Imperial Garden today. His heart was moved, "Looking at Empress Tong's appearance, she seems to be kind-hearted, not as hard to deal with as her older sister. Can I start with her?"
Song Qingshu was still deep in thought when suddenly a servant came to report that someone from the Wei Mansion was requesting an audience. He could not help but be taken aback; it was already this late, who would come to the Wei Mansion to see him?
When he saw Fang Yi's pale complexion, with a saber wound on her shoulder, he could not help but be shocked. Hastily he walked over and lifted her arm. With deep concern he asked, "Miss Fang, how did you suffer such a heavy injury?"
Fang Yi was very satisfied with how Song Qingshu addressed her. In fact, in her heart, she had always hated Taohong and Liulu for always calling her Second Madame. At that time, on one hand, it was because her sweetheart Liu Yizhou was too worthless, on the other hand, she had no choice but to acquiesce to Wei Xiaobao's identity as the first wife. But in the depths of her heart, she had always looked down on Wei Xiaobao, this little hoodlum.
Even his legal wife was not willing, let alone some Second Madame. Hearing that Song Qingshu kept calling her Miss Fang, she felt extremely pleased in her heart. Even her expression softened a little as she gently replied, "Song Dage, after you left today, Taohong and Liulu, the two girls, went out to the streets to buy things. Who would have thought that they didn't come back. We searched everywhere and found out that they were kidnapped by a group of masked men. Shuang 'er and I thought about it and both felt that it was the Tong family's doing. For the time being, they couldn't do anything to Shuang' er, so they turned their attention to the people around us … Shuang 'er felt that Taohong and Liulu had been implicated because of her, so she decided to sneak into the Tong residence at night and rescue the two girls. I couldn't persuade her and could only accompany her. I didn't expect that the Tong family had so many experts.
Very quickly, we were exposed. In order to rescue me, Shuang 'er fell into a tight encirclement. Right now, right now, I am afraid … "Before Fang Yi could finish, she looked like she was about to burst into tears. Song Qingshu helped her apply the medicine on her wounds while speaking with a slightly reproachful tone," Tong family's power and influence, with your martial art skill, wanting to rescue the two girls from the Tong residence, it is really … "Song Qingshu did not finish, but his meaning was obvious.
Feeling the warmth of his fingertips, Fang Yi was somewhat embarrassed; she pulled her arm back and said awkwardly, "At first, I also said the same thing, I wanted Shuang 'er to discuss it with you. Who would have thought that as soon as she heard what I said, without even thinking, she directly refused … Song Dage, have you offended her in some way?" While speaking, Fang Yi carefully sized him up.
Song Qingshu was taken aback; he wondered if Shuang 'er was somewhat guarded against him because of the previous incidents? However, he did not intend to tell Fang Yi about these reasons; he had no choice but to say, "Sister-in-law is soft on the outside but hard on the inside, I can understand that she is unwilling to trouble her former friends. Oh, that's right, Miss Fang, when did you leave the Tong Mansion? "
Fang Yi's attention was diverted by him; she promptly replied, "About an hour ago, after I left the Tong Mansion, I hid outside for a while, but I didn't see Shuang 'er come out. Listening to the voice of the servants inside, it seemed like she had already been captured …" At this moment, Fang Yi's thoughts were extremely complicated. On one hand, she actually did not like Shuang' er. The reason was that after she and Young Junzhu Mu Jianping were captured by the Divine Dragon Island, the other party had asked Wei Xiaobao for the 'Forty-two-chapter Sutra'. In the end, Wei Xiaobao had made a joke, saying that he did not have that thing. In stark contrast, not long after that, Fat Toutuo had captured Shuang 'er at the Qing Liang Temple, but Wei Xiaobao did not have the slightest hesitation and took out the' Forty-two-chapter Sutra 'in exchange … From that moment on, there was a thorn in Fang Yi's heart. Originally, she had already planned to devote herself to Wei Xiaobao, but after this incident, she understood that in Wei Xiaobao's heart, Shuang 'er was the most important. Therefore, Fang Yi very quickly strangled that muddled feeling in her heart into nothingness …
However, today, Shuang 'er, whose martial art skill was higher than hers, clearly had the opportunity to escape, but in order to save her, she was captured by the Tong Mansion instead. Fang Yi, who had escaped with her life, felt extremely upset in her heart.
Hearing what Fang Yi said, Song Qingshu said in a deep voice, "Miss Fang, you go back to the Wei Mansion first and recuperate your injury. I am going to the Tong Mansion to take a stroll.
Save Shuang 'er. "Finished speaking, without waiting for her reply, he hastily ran out.
Fang Yi stared blankly, her countenance was somewhat unsightly. Shuang 'er, Shuang' er, why did these men care about her so much?!
…
In this generation, the Tong family was divided into two. One was the eldest di son, Tong Guogang, who inherited the Tong family's first-rank dukedom. The other was the second son, Tong Guowei, who was the father of the current Empress Tong. Although he was unable to inherit his father's title, because of his daughter, his father relied on his daughter's status, so he was conferred the title of first-rank duke by Kangxi.
E Lundai was Tong Guogang's first di son. On one hand, he relied on the fact that he was the Tong family's legal successor. On the other hand, he relied on the fact that his aunt was the Empress Dowager and his cousin was the Empress. Therefore, his conduct was unbridled, even in Wuji. The Tong Mansion that Shuang 'er and Fang Yi were investigating was naturally Tong Guogang's mansion. Song Qingshu had been in Yan Jing for quite some time, naturally he knew where his family's residence was.
Hiding in the shadow of a secluded courtyard wall in the Tong Mansion, Song Qingshu took out a black cloth and covered his face. It was not that he was afraid of the Tong family, but in the officialdom, as long as they did not openly shed all pretense of cordiality, everyone would leave some leeway. Even if the Tong family knew in their hearts that Shuang 'er was rescued by him, because of his current status, plus the fact that he had covered his face to give the other party a way out, even if they were gnashing their teeth in hatred, they would still greet him with a smiling face in front of him.
Quietly entering the Tong Mansion, he was not discovered by anyone. With Song Qingshu's current qinggong, as long as it was not the Imperial Palace's inner courtyard or Hong Li's perverts who turned their home into a military base, he could come and go as he pleased in most places.
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