Song Qingshu asked the girl in yellow to stay in Lin 'an to help Ren Yingying deal with government affairs. She was a princess and had the support of the Jianshan Academy. She needed her help with public opinion.
Xue Baochai was also asked to stay. Although they needed to spend time alone to warm up their relationship, Song Qingshu had no time to care about it. After all, the matter in Goryeo was urgent.
Xue Baochai was the link between the Xue family and the Xue family. Without her as a lubricant, the communication between Prince Qi's Mansion and the Xue family would be quite troublesome.
As for the Jia family and the Shi family, Song Qingshu had no time to deal with them now. He would leave them there until he was free.
Anyway, Liao Yingzhong was here. He would do his best to take care of them.
As for the Lin family, although Song QingShu had joked with Lin Chaoying about marrying Lin Daiyu, Lin Chaoying clearly had no such intentions. As for his eventual victory, the Lin family had tacitly acknowledged his status and acknowledged the fruits of his victory.
Song Qingshu also specially went to the Lin family and talked about his care for Lin Pingzhi and his friendly relationship with the grand-disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect. Finally, Lin Chaoying believed that he would not shake the Lin family's position. Although the Lin family was in charge of finance, it was small. Compared with the Jia family, the Shi family, the Wang family and the Xue family, its influence in the officialdom was still limited. Song Qingshu did not mind doing a favor. After all, a great grandmaster was like a nuclear deterrent. He had to give her face.
Unfortunately, he did not see Lin Daiyu on this trip. He did not know whether Lin Chaoying was deliberately guarding against him or not.
Of course, Song Qingshu did not say that he fell in love with Lin Daiyu. He was used to using marriage to ensure the relationship between the two parties. He despised himself for this.
In those TV dramas, young masters and young mistresses resisted their families' marriages and pursued freedom of love. Why was it that when it came to me, I actually enjoyed it?
Before leaving, Lin Chaoying suddenly asked, "What is the relationship between you and Xiao Long Nu?"
Song Qingshu was stunned and let out a long sigh. "More than friends, but not lovers?" In fact, he and Xiao Long Nu already had a good impression of each other. However, because of Yang Guo and his philandering ways, there was always a slight barrier between the two of them. They were never able to take the last step.
He suddenly understood Yang Guo's feelings in the original work. Although Xiao Long Nu looked innocent and pure, she was actually very meticulous and sensitive. When she got jealous several times, she would often leave without saying goodbye. Where could he find her in this world?
In Helin City, he heard Hou Xibai mention that he saw her in Mount Heng. He didn't know what she was doing there and where she was now.
Lin Chaoying frowned. Apparently, she did not understand what he meant. "I heard about the things you did to help her. I can see that you treat her well. I also asked Li Mochou. She said that Xiao Long Nu also likes you. So I don't understand what you two are doing. I don't want you to experience the regret between me and Wang Zhe in the past."
Lin Chaoying's eyes were a little wet. "Wang Zhe and I have been competitive all our lives. Unfortunately, our strength is almost the same. Neither of us is willing to admit defeat first. So we wasted our lives. When we finally had the chance to be together in our old age, we were separated not long after. There is no such problem between you and Xiao Long Nu. Although Xiao Long Nu's martial arts are good, she is far from you. Why are you so hesitant as a man? "
Song Qingshu looked strange. "You want me to use force?"
Lin Chaoying sneered. "I have heard all kinds of rumors about you over the years. It seems that you have used force many times. Why are you pretending to be a gentleman here?"
"I have already given up." Song Qingshu looked embarrassed. "That … Senior Lin, can you give me a token or something?"
Lin Chaoying was stunned. "What do you want a token for?"
Song Qingshu laughed and said, "If I have a chance to see Xiao Long Nu, I will tell her that all this is the idea of her ancestor. She will definitely doubt it. Then I will take out your token and everyone will be happy." Lin Chaoying was speechless. "Get lost!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slammed the door, almost hitting Song Qingshu's nose.
"This is not too much to ask." Touching his nose, Song Qingshu shook his head and left. However, Lin Chaoying's words reminded him that he was indeed too rational in dealing with the relationship with Xiao Long Nu. To put it nicely, he respected Xiao Long Nu's opinion too much. To put it bluntly, he was indecisive.
When the relationship between a man and a woman was in an impasse, someone must take the initiative. It was a little difficult for Xiao Long Nu to take the initiative, so he could only rely on himself to take the initiative.
But what was the use of saying so much? He didn't know where she had gone, and it was unknown when he would see her.
After arranging things in Lin 'an, Song Qingshu set out to leave.
Before leaving, Xue Baochai found him. "I want to give you a gift."
Song Qingshu was immediately happy. "The gift from Sister Bao must be very special."
Xue Baochai's face turned red. "Don't call me that in the future. You are obviously much older than me."
Song Qingshu couldn't help laughing. "I can't help it. When I went to Xixia, I was afraid of being seen through by you, so I kept reminding myself to pay attention to the way I address you. As a result, I got used to calling you that."
Recalling the process of the marriage between them in Xixia, Xue Baochai was in a trance for a while.
"What gift are you going to give me?" Seeing that she had been silent, Song Qingshu couldn't help but ask curiously.
"You will know when you get there. With your temperament, you will definitely like it." Xue Baochai snorted, and there was some inexplicable meaning in her eyes.
Song QingShu followed her to the bank of Qiantang River and suddenly noticed that there were many large ships docked near the pier. On the bow of the most majestic ship stood a graceful young lady. She was wearing a red fur coat, which accentuated her snow-white skin. When her eyes looked around, they were extremely lively, like pearls and beautiful jade. She was even more beautiful than a painting.
She stood at the bow of the ship, and passers-by stopped to watch. There were even some romantic scholars who tried to go over and strike up a conversation, but they were stopped by the surrounding guards. They could only secretly guess which big family's daughter was from, and they didn't know what kind of man was worthy of such a person.
Song Qingshu couldn't help saying, "Jiangnan is really a place of outstanding people. I just met a girl who is so beautiful and charming. I don't know which family's daughter is from."
Xue Baochai rolled her eyes. "I'm afraid you are the only one in the world who has so many wives that you don't even know yourself."
"Huh?" Song Qingshu was puzzled.
At this moment, the young girl saw the two of them. She excitedly waved at them, then ran over with a face full of joy. "Elder sister, elder sister … it's been a long time since I've seen you."
The two young girls hugged and chatted for a while. Afterwards, the young girl used an extremely curious gaze to size up Song Qingshu. "Elder sister, is he our future husband?"
Song Qingshu was speechless.
Hearing her question, Xue Baochai's face reddened slightly. However, she still nodded her head. "Let me introduce you. He is the Prince of Qi, Song Qingshu. He is also my … your future husband. This is my younger sister, Xue Baoqin. You should have realized by now."
"Xue Baoqin?" Only then did Song QingShu come to a realization. He had only heard of her name in the past but had never seen her. He curiously sized up this young girl who was even more famous than Lin and Xue in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Previously, he didn't notice it from afar. Now that he was in close contact with her, he discovered that she had Baochai's brilliance but was bright and cheerful. She didn't have Baochai's shrewdness and gloominess. She had Daiyu's innocence but was brighter than Daiyu. She was truly a beautiful young girl.
"Brother Song, how do you do?" Xue Baoqin wasn't shy at all. She gracefully bowed to him. Then she pulled her elder sister and whispered, "He is much more handsome than that Prince of Beijing. He also has a natural and open-minded air about him. He really is just as the rumors say."
Xue Baochai's face reddened. She hurriedly pulled at the corner of her clothes. "His martial arts are high. He can hear."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but laugh. "How can I be angry when I receive praise from a beauty?"
Xue Baoqin stuck out her tongue. She looked much more excited than Xue Baochai.
Xue Baochai secretly sighed. Her younger sister had heard of Song QingShu's legend before and admired him a little. Now that she knew that she had been betrothed to him, she was overjoyed. In comparison, Xue Baochai was much more helpless.
She quickly gathered her thoughts and said, "Brother Song, I know that you are going to deal with the Mongols on the sea. It just so happens that Baoqin has been sailing with her people since she was a child. Later, she gradually became responsible for the Xue family's ocean business. Don't be fooled by her young age. She is better at sailing than many experienced sailors. Moreover, the ocean trade often involves fighting with Japanese and pirates. She also wants to be good at it. This time, the Xue family's fleet is coming back from the trade.
Her fleet will accompany you to Liaodong. It should be able to help you. "Song Qingshu couldn't help but be overjoyed. He originally thought that the gift Xue Baochai mentioned was Xue Baoqin. Although she was indeed a very beautiful girl, it was difficult for him to be moved by her beauty. However, the other party brought such a powerful ocean fleet. It was completely different.
Only then did he remember that on the ship to Sichuan, he heard Madam Ruan mention that the Ruan family and the Xue family were two big royal merchants. The Ruan family was responsible for the inland trade, while the Xue family was responsible for the ocean trade. At that time, she also specially praised the Xue family's second daughter, Xue Baoqin, who was young, beautiful, and capable. She managed the ocean trade in an orderly manner.
It must be said that the Xue family was really generous this time. Thinking about it, Xue Ji must be a little nervous. After all, he used to be an ally of Duke Beijing. This time, to a large extent, he had no choice but to change sides. He was worried that after the situation stabilized in the future, he directly took out his trump card to show his goodwill. No wonder he said that Xue Baochai alone was enough, but the other party insisted on Xue Baoqin. It turned out that this was what he meant.
Song Qingshu had to admit that he was a little dissatisfied with the Xue family before. After all, the two sides used to be enemies for so long. But now it seemed that Xue Ji was really an ambitious person. Once he chose a side, he would not hold back. If he had a progress bar of favorability, the other party's move would have almost exploded his favorability.
"This gift is really too perfect!" Song Qingshu hugged Xue Baochai and kissed her on the cheek, "Thank you!"
Xue Baochai blushed and pushed him away in a flurry, "What are you doing? There are so many people watching."
At the side, Xue Baoqin was eager to see the world in chaos, "Sister, why are you worried? Anyway, you are engaged, so it's not rude."
In the end, Xue Baochai could not take it anymore and hurriedly said, "I'll leave her to you. I'll be leaving first."
Seeing Xue Baochai's figure running away in a hurry, Xue Baoqin could not help but sigh, "Brother Song, sister isn't as heartless as me. Don't mind her. She needs time to digest."
Song Qingshu nodded, "I've been with her for as long as you have. I know about her, so you don't have to worry."
A bright smile appeared on Xue Baoqin's face. "That's good, Brother Song. I'll bring you to see my fleet. Oh, no, this will be your fleet in the future."
Song Qingshu had to admit that Xue Baoqin's personality was warm and cheerful. In addition, she was beautiful and had a natural affinity. They had never met before, so it was reasonable to say that there was some distance between them. However, after a few words, the two of them soon became familiar with each other like old friends.
Xue Baoqin led Song Qingshu to visit the Xue family's fleet. Along the way, she intimately held his hand and introduced his identity to her subordinates. It did not take long for the main figures of the entire fleet to know their son-in-law.
"Brother Song, which direction are we going next? Are we going directly to Liaodong?" After the tour, Xue Baoqin blinked her big bright eyes and asked.
Song Qingshu thought for a moment and said, "Since we are going to the Qiantang River, we must pass by Hangzhou Bay. Let's go to Peach Blossom Island first."
Xue Baoqin's lips curled up slightly, and there was a trace of mischief between her eyebrows. "It seems that the rumors are true. Brother Song really has some relationship with Gang Leader Huang."
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