Concubine Shu continued: "This old minister is ridiculous to say. He had a stroke and was lying in bed unable to move. He was still thinking about restoring the country!"
Song Tuanyuan twitched the corner of his mouth: "I am an old man who has great ambitions. His body is old, but his heart is not old. Such a person is worthy of admiration!"
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "It sounds like you admire people like this very much?"
Song Tuanyuan smiled and said: "I just feel admiration, let me, I can't do it!"
"Yes, this old minister was also a well-known figure in the Qing Dynasty back then, but times have changed, and the Qing Dynasty's magical arrow generals have all been laid to rest, and their descendants no longer recognize the magical arrows. It's true that things have changed and people have changed!" Shu said
The concubine sneered.
"Has that old minister found the princess of the Qing Dynasty?" Song Tuanyuan asked.
Concubine Shu glanced at Song Tuanyuan: "I found her, but I didn't recognize her. After all, more than twenty years have passed, and the princess is no longer a princess. She may be the wife of a wealthy family, or the wife of a small businessman on the street.
It’s more likely that she became a widow, became a doctor, and it’s even more likely that she got a reward from the court and became some kind of lady!”
Song Tuanyuan was shocked. Didn't Concubine Shu's last words refer to her?
Song Tuanyuan felt the bitterness in her mouth, but she still managed to calm down and said, "Mother Concubine Shu, what is the ending of this story?"
Concubine Shu looked at Song Tuanyuan: "You want to know the ending so soon?"
Song Tuanyuan said with a smile: "Actually, you don't need to think about it. Since the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed for so many years, and all the old ministers have suffered a stroke and are lying on the bed, the princess doesn't know that she is a princess. The matter is over, as long as she has nothing to do with the court.
It’s harmful, there’s no need to delve into it further!”
Concubine Shu smiled and asked: "Don't you think that princess is a little pitiful? She is the head of a country and should live a life of wealth and glory. But now, she may be a trafficker and a pawn, living a low-class life.
Is she willing?"
Song Tuanyuan said with a smile: "People can't decide their own origins, but they can decide what path they want to take in the future and how they want to go. Maybe the princess of the Qing Dynasty thanked God for allowing her to live a peaceful life for so long. After all,
A person lives a lifetime with three meals a day and a bed. Whether he is rich or prosperous or ordinary, as long as he is happy in this life, he has parents who love him, brothers and sisters who love each other, people who love him, and people who love him.
People are enough!"
Concubine Shu looked at Song Tuanyuan: "I didn't expect that County Lord Song would have such an opinion. If County Lord Song were the princess of the Qing Dynasty, would she want to restore the country?"
Song Tuanyuan smiled and said: "Restore the country? It will be too late to escape at that time. The old ministers are old and dead. How can we restore the country? Just think about passing through this life in peace!"
Concubine Shu sighed and shook her head: "It's a pity that her origin has been decided. Even if this princess of the Qing Dynasty has no rebellious intentions and just wants to live an ordinary life, that is still a luxury!"
Song Tuanyuan smiled: "Perhaps this is fate. Concubine Shu, you also said that if others don't let her go, there is nothing they can do!"
Song Tuanyuan smiled and secretly held the silver needle in his hand.
Concubine Shu sighed: "Actually, this princess of the Qing Dynasty has no other way out, such as surrendering!"
Song Tuanyuan's eyes flashed.
"After all, they are the last royal family of the Qing Dynasty. Our Holy One will still consider the feelings of the people in the world. If the princess of the Qing Dynasty is willing to surrender, maybe the Holy One will give the princess a better life!" Concubine Shu said with a smile.
Song Tuanyuan curled his lips: "Yes, he is kind and compassionate to the princess of the previous dynasty. He is a benevolent king. If he is open to the princess of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the Qing Dynasty will also feel comforted, so that the people will love the emperor even more.
!”
Concubine Shu blinked: "You mean, if it were you, would you be willing to surrender?"
Song Tuanyuan smiled and said: "Ms. Concubine Shu, this person's thoughts are different from others. As a peasant woman, it is not easy for me to have enough food and clothing. If the day comes, I will naturally be willing to surrender. Living is the most important thing, isn't it?
"
Concubine Shu nodded: "But you have to show sincerity to survive!"
Just as Song Tuanyuan was about to say something, she heard a mother-in-law coming in from outside and whispering something in Concubine Shu's ear. Concubine Shu nodded with satisfaction, raised her eyes and said to Song Tuanyuan: "I have a guest from the palace.
, then County Master Song, please eat first while I go over first and come back to accompany you later!"
Song Tuanyuan nodded, stood up and sent Concubine Shu off.
Concubine Shu went with her people and asked Song Yuanyuan's mother-in-law to wait on her before she stayed.
Seeing that Concubine Shu was gone, Song Tuanyuan did not let down her guard. She remembered what the servant said just now, and the shape of his mouth seemed to be the word "Mr. Ji". She thought about it and suddenly covered her stomach.
"What's wrong?" The woman hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"My stomach hurts, maybe I've eaten something bad!" Song Tuanyuan said quickly.
The mother-in-law was stunned and asked: "Didn't you just eat a little?"
Song Tuanyuan quickly said: "It's not the palace's stuff, it's probably because I ate something unclean in the morning..."
The mother-in-law frowned: "What should I do? Aren't you a doctor? Take a look for yourself?"
"I want to go to the latrine, just go to the latrine!" Song Tuanyuan stood up and walked out.
The woman had no choice but to follow.
When Song Tuanyuan went out, he happened to see Concubine Shu leading someone into the front yard from a distance. Song Tuanyuan remembered the direction of King Cheng's study at that time.
"County Master Song, you..." The mother-in-law was about to speak, but Song Tuanyuan rushed back and said, "Oh, my stomach hurts so much!"
Song Tuanyuan turned around the corridor and ran into the clean room.
The mother-in-law chased after her, pushed the door, but before she could open it, she shouted: "County Master Song, your servant is waiting outside. Please call out when Master Song is ready!"
Song Tuanyuan responded.
When the old lady turned around, she smelled a scent, and then she felt a little sleepy. She couldn't help but sit on the corridor, wanting to rest for a while, but who knew that she fell asleep as soon as her head rested on the corridor pillar.
Song Tuanyuan came out of the clean room, hid the smoking bamboo pipe in his sleeve, looked around, and quietly went to the front yard.
In the study room in the front yard, Concubine Shu hid behind the screen and listened to the conversation between Prince Cheng and Ji Changan outside.
"Eleven, you seem to be a little late in coming. Song Tuanyuan has come to this king, but you are even later than her!" King Cheng said with a smile.
Ji Changan frowned and held his fingers, but remained calm on the surface: "It seems that Mr. Huang, Ergazi and others were indeed taken away by His Highness Prince Cheng? It's not that I'm slow, it's that I didn't think of that.
The man turned out to be King Cheng!"
King Cheng smiled and said: "Don't you already know on the 11th about the cooperation between this king and Prince Shu!"
Ji Changan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. It seemed that King Cheng was planning to pierce the window paper this time!
King Cheng looked at Ji Changan with a smile: "I really didn't expect to discover such a big secret!"