Fang Yi was startled, and quickly waved her hands and said, “He and I have nothing to do with each other, Little Princess, please don’t mess around.”

Fang Yi subconsciously felt that it was better not to make their relationship public for fear of affecting Song Qingshu’s future plans.

“Is that so?” Mu Jianping was simple-minded and, she thought she had misunderstood. Then she suddenly recalled Song Qingshu’s demeanor of killing Feng Xifan with just a few gestures, and quickly fell into a thoughtful and dazed look.

*****

“Brother-in-law, what is your relationship with Princess Changping of the former Ming Dynasty?”

Bing Xue’er finally couldn’t help but ask after the three parted from the people of the Prince Mu’s Mansion.

“We’ve only met each other a few times.” Song Qingshu said with a smile.

“Really?” Bing Xue’er had an expression of obvious disbelief. She took a glance at Miao Ruolan to check if she had fallen asleep. Then her face suddenly turned red, and she softly remarked, “That princess might consider what we have between us as cheating. So she may not be able to tolerate me in the future.”

Seeing her shy expression, Song Qingshu couldn’t help but feel a surge in his heart, and joked, “Didn’t my Sister-in-law say before that she would never enter the door of my Song family in the future?”

Bing Xue’er got angry, and gave his a pinch, “Okay, so you really just want to take advantage of me!”

Song Qingshu dodged and apologized, “Sister-in-law, you’ve misunderstood, I just said that as a joke.”

Bing Xue’er snorted, “Don’t worry, I’m not willing to enter your family even if you want to take responsibility. It would be okay for us to interact…in secret. If the relationship is made public, won’t it harm Brother Hu’s reputation? Then how would I face Fei’er?”

Song Qingshu smiled and said, “Then won’t I be just taking advantage of you?”

Bing Xue’er’s face turned pale and she looked at him blankly, “Brother-in-law, you must promise me not to make our relationship public. If you listen to me, I will…accept any of your requests.”

“Any request?” Song Qingshu approached her with an ambiguous look.

Thinking of some of Song Qingshu’s requests a few nights before, Bing Xue’er couldn’t help but feel her heart flutter and let out a soft hum.

But, when she looked up, she noticed Song Qingshu’s proud face. Feeling ashamed and angry, she retorted, “It’s obviously you who is reaping all the advantages, but you make it sound like you’ve suffered a huge loss.”

Song Qingshu finally put away the joking look on his face and said in a deep voice, “Sister-in-law, I can’t let you suffer for the rest of your life. When my power is strong enough in the future and I don’t need to worry about other people’s words, I will definitely officially make you my ‘s wife.”

Bing Xue’er’s heart trembled, and a slight smile appeared on her face, “Let’s talk about it again when that time comes… maybe you will have too many women by then. I don’t want to be involved in their dispute, so it might be better to stay as your Sister-in-law.”

Song Qingshu remained silent. He roughly understood Bing Xueer’s thoughts. She probably didn’t have much attraction towards status. She was more satisfied with their strange relationship than sharing her husband with other women.

“Ah…I almost forgot!” Noticing the sadness on Song Qingshu’s face, Bing Xue’er smiled and deliberately changed the topic, “What’s going on between you and that princess?”

“When you were injured while practicing the Jade Heart Sutra, do you still remember what I said?” Song Qingshu asked.

Bing Xue’er thought for a moment and suddenly opened her eyes wide, “You mean…the Joyful Meditation Method!”

Song Qingshu nodded awkwardly, “She was seriously injured and dying. I had no other way to save her, so I had no choice but to do that.”

Bing Xue’er had a faux-smiling expression on her face, “Wouldn’t that be an advantage to you?”

“No way!” Song Qingshu’s cheeks burned, “I did it to save her, and, I lost half of my True Qi in the process.”

“Humph!” Bing Xue’er wrinkled her nose, “Compared to the chastity of a maiden, the loss of your Qi is nothing.”

Song Qingshu smiled awkwardly, feeling that what she said made sense, but he was still speechless.

“What happened to her later?” Bing Xue’er asked again.

“There is no relationship between us. She accepted my efforts to save her…because she had not yet completed the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. After that, she drifted away. I don’t know her specific whereabouts.” Song Qingshu thought for a moment, then he finally shook his head.

“You’re such a heartless person, you took advantage of her and let her leave like that!?” Bing Xue’er exclaimed.

“Well…” Song Qingshu was speechless, “I’m not that much of a villain, but she had made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with me. I’m not Duan Yu, so why would I bother her?”

Bing Xue’er said angrily, “If that’s the case, why did you still used her name to scare the Prince Mu’s Mansion?”

“She’s traveling all around the world. So she wouldn’t know it even if I used her name. Besides, I’m doing my part to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. She won’t blame me even if she knows.”

Although Song Qingshu said that, he secretly thought in his heart, ‘The last time I saw Ajiu, she was the saintess of the Ming Cult. I have to find a way to poach her from Zhang Wuji’s camp.’

Spreading the news through Prince Mu’s Mansion would create an established fact in the world. On the one hand, it would shake Ajiu’s position as the saintess. On the other hand, it would make Zhang Wuji suspicious of her and further force her to come over to his side.

“It’s true that you want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, but it’s not necessarily true that you want to restore the Ming Dynasty.” Bing Xue’er pursed her lips and smiled.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay