"What are you going to do?" Song Qingshu frowned. He wasn't worried that Ge Bi would ruin his plans, but he didn't want Ge Bi to come into contact with Wanyan Liang. That perverted devil was famous in history, and he obviously had improper thoughts about Ge Bi. Although Song Qingshu was confident that he could protect Ge Bi, it was still a man's instinct to not let his woman face any danger.
"After all, he saved my husband's life during our trip to Kaifeng. We had planned to pay him a visit when you got better, but unfortunately, we had a conflict and the matter was left unsettled. Now it's time to pay him a visit. Otherwise, it would be too rude," Ge Bi replied gently. Although she didn't like Wanyan Liang, she cared more about the reputation of the aristocratic family. Her husband's career had not been smooth these years, and because of her, he had offended too many people. Now there was no need to offend the King of Hailing. If she could take the opportunity to build a good relationship with him, it might help her husband's future career.
Ge Bi's words were reasonable, so Song Qingshu had no reason to refuse. In addition, he didn't want to find all kinds of reasons to reject her 'generosity' when they arrived at the King's Mansion. After taking Ge Bi with him, Wanyan Liang wouldn't give him another woman, right?
Song Qingshu was not a saint. If Wanyan Liang had bad intentions, he didn't mind letting him go for wool and come home shorn. If it was any other time, he would have accepted it. But if he fought two battles in a row last night, and then went to the King's Mansion to fool around, even an iron rod would be ground into a needle.
The two discussed what they needed to pay attention to later, and then set off for the King's Mansion with the gifts. The mansions of the Jin Kingdom's high officials and nobles were all concentrated in a certain area. Although the Tang Kuo Mansion was a few streets away from the King's Mansion, that was because the houses were too densely distributed.
When they were about to reach the Prince of Hailing's Palace, they saw Wanyan Liang waiting at the gate through the carriage window. Song Qingshu looked into the distance and saw an elegant young woman standing next to him. Judging from her clothes, she should be the Prince of Hailing's Concubine, Dan Jing.
Song Qingshu had heard Mrs. Tang talk about this Princess Hailing before. She said that she and Wanyan Liang colluded to trap Mrs. Tang. He had thought that this Princess Hailing should be the kind of person who was scheming and had high cheekbones. But now that he saw that she had such a simple and elegant temperament, he couldn't help but feel strange.
"You can't judge a book by its cover. Women with a heart as vicious as a scorpion often have a harmless appearance …" Song Qingshu secretly warned himself not to be fooled by this woman's elegant appearance.
In the past, Song Qingshu found it strange that Mrs. Tang, who came from the Tang Kuo family, one of the three great aristocratic families of the Jin Kingdom, could only endure being bullied by Wanyan Liang. But after spending some time in the capital, he finally understood the mystery. Although the Tang Kuo family was still one of the three great aristocratic families in name, it had long been declining.
One of the main reasons was that Tang Kuo Bian, the head of the family, had married Song Bi, the most beautiful woman in the Jin Kingdom. This had aroused the anger of all the men in the aristocratic circle. Intentionally or unintentionally, they excluded him. Tang Kuo Bian was not the kind of person who was good at currying favor, so his career had not improved. Because of him, the other branches of the Tang Kuo family were also struggling in the officialdom. Because of this, the other branches of the Tang Kuo family were also quite dissatisfied with Tang Kuo Bian as the head of the family. Although the Tang Kuo family had not completely fallen apart, there were still undercurrents of discord.
With her family in such a situation, it was no wonder that Mrs. Tang was isolated and helpless. When Tang Kuo Bian went south to Kaifeng, Wanyan Ping had used her connections to give him a chance to gain merit for his future promotion. Who would have thought that he would die in a foreign land?
As Song Qingshu was sighing, he smelled an elegant fragrance. Song Bi's soft body leaned towards him and said, "My husband, the Prince of Hailing is now far more powerful than us, but he is acting so friendly. The Han people have a saying, 'Those who are unaccountably solicitous are hiding evil intentions.' My husband, you must be careful."
"Yes, I will be careful." Song Qingshu sighed inwardly. Tang Kuo Bian's beautiful wife was really smart. In fact, he knew very well why Wanyan Liang was so friendly towards him. He was afraid that Song Bi was behind all this, but there was no need to tell Song Bi about this, lest she become more annoyed.
"What a rare guest! Princess, Brother Tang Kuo, I have been waiting for you for a long time." After the two of them got off the carriage, Wanyan Liang greeted them warmly.
"Greetings, Brother Hailing, Sister Wang." Song Bi smiled sweetly, lifted her skirt and bowed.
"Get up, get up. We are family, there is no need to be so polite." Wanyan Liang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help her up, but Song Bi was one step ahead of him and straightened up, causing his hands to miss.
Wanyan Liang's expression didn't change, and he naturally put his hands down. There was not a trace of intention, but Song Qingshu looked on coldly and knew what he was thinking.
"Brother Wang saved our family's Wogu La's life in Kaifeng City. We, husband and wife, should have come to thank you for saving our life, but Wogu La has yet to recover from his heavy injuries. We hope that Brother Wang will forgive us. Song Bi gave a look, and a servant brought over a gift that had been prepared. In order to show their sincerity, she didn't ask for the help of the servant. Instead, she and Song Qingshu personally brought the gift to Wanyan Liang and his wife.
"Song Bi, you are too polite. We are family, and Tang Kuo Bian is my brother-in-law. How can I not give him a gift?" Wanyan Liang said with a smile as he reached out to take the gift from her.
Song Bi was slightly surprised. According to etiquette, Princess Hailing should be the one to take the gift from her. If he took it directly, it would be inappropriate for a man and a woman to touch each other. However, the two of them were close, so it was not wrong for him to take it.
Song Qingshu frowned and was about to help Song Bi out, but he found that after Song Bi handed the gift to Wanyan Liang, she withdrew her snow-white hands skillfully. She didn't give Wanyan Liang any chance to take advantage of her.
Song Qingshu quickly reacted. As the most beautiful woman in the Jin Kingdom, Ge Bi must have had many lascivious men around her in her early years. She was very good at dealing with these methods of taking advantage of others, which was why Wanyan Liang, who was an experienced driver, had been defeated several times.
However, Ge Bi was smart. She didn't get taken advantage of, but she had to get back at him. Song Qingshu had an idea and imitated her. He gave the gift in his hand to Princess Hailing and said, "This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope Princess will not refuse it."
His fingers almost touched her chest. Princess Hailing subconsciously took half a step back. She looked at Song QingShu and saw that his eyes were clear. It didn't seem like he was doing it on purpose, so she didn't take it too seriously. A faint smile flashed across her fair and beautiful face. "Husband, you are too polite."
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