After arriving at the Forbidden City, Song Qingshu asked the eunuch to pass on the message and waited outside the Kunning Palace. After a long time, there was no news. Song Qingshu thought that Empress Tong didn't want to see him and was about to turn around and leave.
"Your Excellency Song, please wait. Her Majesty invites you in." At this time, the eunuch ran out and shouted.
Song Qingshu was stunned and suddenly realized that Empress Tong was trying to undermine his prestige. He wouldn't have a good time later.
After entering the Kunning Palace, as Song Qingshu expected, Empress Tong looked at him with a cold face and said nothing.
Although Song Qingshu was already Kangxi's confidant, he had always been outside, so this was the first time he saw Empress Tong's real face. Song Qingshu glanced at Empress Tong secretly and saw that she was wearing a fiery red dress with a phoenix pattern embroidered with golden silk thread on the collar and golden auspicious clouds on the skirt. The phoenix in the middle of the cloud bun had a pearl in its mouth. The tassels under the pearl hung down gently, making her pretty face extremely beautiful.
Song Qingshu secretly felt pity. This Empress Tong looked sixty to seventy percent similar to Guan Zhilin in the future. Was this considered intergenerational inheritance? However, her face was cold and she always tried to show the majesty of the Empress. It was destined that she lacked the innate charm of Guan Zhilin.
"I wonder what Commander Song wants to see me for?" Empress Tong took a sip of the tea and didn't look at him directly.
Looking at the long cloisonne finger glove on Empress Tong's fingers, Song Qingshu felt unhappy. This phenomenon was also common among the nobles in the Qing Dynasty. He used to secretly ask Dolong and learned that long nails were a symbol of status, showing that they didn't need to work. The cloisonne finger glove was used to protect long nails. Song Qingshu, who came from the modern era, couldn't really understand this strange aesthetic concept. He always felt that they looked like goblins. The goblins here naturally referred to those horrible goblins in ghost stories, not those charming female goblins in Liaozhai.
"What a waste of such a beautiful body." Song Qingshu sighed to himself.
"I'm asking you a question," Empress Tong said angrily when she saw Song Qingshu standing there silently.
"Niangniang should know why this lowly official is looking for Niangniang." Song Qingshu replied calmly.
"Song Qingshu, how dare you!" Empress Tong raised her eyebrows, sat up straight and stared at Song Qingshu.
Song Qingshu looked at her without a word.
Empress Tong held her breath. She waved her hand and said to the eunuchs and maids, "You can leave now."
"Cha!"
Looking at the eunuchs and palace maids walking out one after another, Song Qingshu laughed and said, "Niangniang's courage is indeed not small, could it be that you are not afraid I have ulterior motives toward you?" As soon as he finished speaking, he somewhat regretted it; he was used to teasing Shuang 'er, when he talked, he did not know how to control the weight of his words.
Hearing his words, Empress Tong was obviously stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect the servant in front of her to be so bold. She snorted, "Do you know that as long as I tell His Majesty about your words, as long as I tell His Majesty?
Otherwise, would you have to bear the consequences? "
Song Qingshu was shocked. He knew the mentality of these people in power. Kneeling down and begging for mercy was useless. Now that things had come to this, she could only brace herself and continue, "Your Highness naturally wouldn't trouble Your Majesty with such a small matter, lest it would appear that Your Highness doesn't know what's important …"
"Are you threatening me?" Empress Tong knew that with her identity, as long as she scared these officials, they would beg for mercy verbally. She didn't expect that Song Qingshu would make a move against common sense. In fact, she was very clear that she was not one of those newly favored concubines who acted recklessly, but the mother of the imperial harem. She couldn't wait to help the emperor solve his troubles, so naturally, she couldn't bother him with this kind of thing.
"This subject doesn't dare." Song QingShu respectfully returned the greeting.
Empress Tong nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly said with a faint smile, "Recently, people in the capital say that Commander Song is very lucky with women. You have been lingering in the boudoir of the family of the sinner Wei Xiaobao for a long time … "
Song Qingshu didn't wait for her to finish and immediately interrupted her, "This is just the malicious slander of the common people. Madam Wei and I are innocent, and heaven and earth can prove it. The reason why we have been lingering in the Musical House is just to guard against thieves and rascals. "
As a member of the Tong Family, Empress Tong naturally knew the purpose of his staying in the Musical House. She didn't really think that there was anything between Song Qingshu and Shuang 'er. After all, at their level, they could have any woman they wanted. For a woman, it was really incomprehensible for him to ruin his reputation. But when she heard Song Qingshu's words, she couldn't help but frown and say, "Who are you talking about?"
"Your Majesty, why do you ask when you already know the answer?" Song Qingshu smiled. Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid to say the name of E Lundai. After all, he was Empress Tong's cousin.
"You are really different from the ordinary officials." Empress Tong was stunned and said as if she was talking to herself, "When the ordinary officials come to the Kunning Palace and see me, they all tremble with fear. They don't want to do nothing, but to not make mistakes. They can't talk and laugh as freely as you … "Suddenly, she changed the topic, stared at Song Qingshu, and asked," As a Han, Commander Song doesn't want to stay in our Qing Dynasty for a long time, right? "
Song Qingshu secretly raised his vigilance. He didn't expect that she could see through his mind with just a few words. It seemed that Empress Tong was not as beautiful as she looked. He quickly cheered up and responded, "Your Majesty, you must be joking. As a traitor of one of the top sects in the Central Plains, I have long been hated by everyone. Fortunately, Your Majesty did not care about the past and not only took Song Mou in, but also entrusted me with an important task. With such a great favor, Song Mou can hardly protect himself in this life, so how dare I have other thoughts."
Seeing Song Qingshu's fear and trepidation, Empress Tong nodded with satisfaction, but the trace of curiosity she just had about him disappeared immediately. She said in a cold voice, "I know your purpose of coming here, but what Wei Xiaobao said in the past is suspected of insulting my grandfather and uncle, so he deserves this retribution. If you are here to plead for mercy for his family, you don't have to say anything. "
Song Qingshu secretly became angry. For a long time, he had been in the hands of the beautiful sisters with similar appearances but different personalities.
She was like a chess piece in Kangxi's hand, but wasn't Kangxi also a chess piece in his hand? Although Lady Tongjia was the Empress, there were so many heroes in the world that the Empress and Wangfei were simply too many to count. He really didn't care about them. Suppressing his anger, he lightly said, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb Your Highness's rest." Finishing, he turned and left, leaving Empress Tong stunned on the spot.
Not long after he left, he almost bumped into a beautiful woman in palace dress. He looked up and saw it was Xiao Tong. He quickly apologized, "I almost bumped into Imperial Consort Niangniang, I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."
Xiao Tong took a step back, a blush appearing on her pretty face. She said in surprise, "So it's you. You also came to see jiejie?"
"Yes." Song Qingshu nodded grumpily. Because of Olundai and Empress Tong, he even disliked Empress Xiao Tong.
Noticing his expression, Empress Xiao Tong wasn't angry. She asked softly, "Did you have something to ask of jiejie and she didn't agree?"
Song Qingshu was startled. Looking at this dignified young Imperial Consort with a trace of innocence in front of him, he unconsciously nodded. In Song Qingshu's view, Empress Xiao Tong wasn't as worldly as her sister. Perhaps he could make use of her sympathy. So he briefly told her about Shuang 'er's matter.
"I've heard about Shuang 'er jiejie's matter. I also think it's a bit excessive. No matter what, she shouldn't be involved in the grudge between the Tong household and Wei Xiaobao. But don't blame jiejie. She values the Tong family's honor more than anything else. Naturally, she won't be nice to you. "Empress Xiao Tong pursed her lips and smiled." Leave this matter to me. I'll handle it. "
"That's right. It's naturally more convenient for you sisters to talk." Only then did Song Qingshu have the time to carefully look at her appearance. She was very similar to her sister, but her face was more delicate. "F * ck, there are two Guan Zhilin. Kangxi is not afraid of dying of exhaustion in bed." Song Qingshu cursed in his heart.
Although Empress Xiao Tong noticed his strange expression, she didn't know the dirty thoughts in his heart. She shook her head and said, "This matter can't be explained to my sister. I'll find a chance to talk to His Majesty. As long as His Majesty agrees, Shuang 'er will naturally be fine."
"I wonder when Her Majesty can talk to His Majesty?" Song Qingshu also knew that his question was very rude, but under such circumstances, he couldn't care so much. "Her Majesty should know that a place like the Musical House is completely a devil's nest for women. What's more, that cousin of yours has always been there … Hehe."
Empress Xiao Tong naturally knew what her cousin Olundai had done, but she didn't expect that Song Qingshu would be so persistent. She looked around and saw that all the eunuchs and palace maids were far away from her. Then she whispered, "His Majesty has told me before that tonight he will flip … flip my card." After saying that, her ears turned a little red. After saying that, she rushed into the room to find her sister.
Song Qingshu was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Empress Xiao Tong would reveal such a secret to him. He didn't know whether she was too shrewd or born to be a fool. Chapter 254: The Sisters with Similar Appearances but Different Characters
The emperor's flipping card system in ancient times was to prevent the emperor from favoring only one concubine, so that all the concubines in the harem could enjoy the same benefits. But in practice, it was often not so fair. The emperor always had a woman he particularly loved. Sometimes, he just needed to give a hint, and the personal eunuchs were not fools, so they naturally understood the emperor's meaning. Then, they could make the emperor flip the card to the concubine he wanted. For example, every card had the same person written on it …
"The honor and favor in the harem is really unpredictable. Some time ago, Kangxi favored Concubine Mi the most. How did it suddenly become Empress Xiao Tong?" Song Qingshu shook his head, dispelled the thoughts in his mind, and strode out of the imperial palace. Now, he could only wait for the news from Empress Xiao Tong.
That night, in Jing Ren Palace, Kangxi heard what Empress Xiao Tong said and couldn't help but frown and ask, "You don't have to worry about this kind of thing."
Empress Xiao Tong said softly, "Your Majesty, I don't want to worry about it. I just think that Your Majesty's handling of this matter is quite inappropriate."
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