Song Jiuming was secretly alarmed by those words. Setting aside Shangqing Sect assigning a mage to accompany Shang Chaozong, how had news of his own grandson going out to rob travelers leaked so quickly?
Tong Mo spoke up. "Eunuch Shui, these are all trivial side matters. Young people fighting over romance is understandable, and they have already paid a painful price. There is no point pursuing this now. We should think about how to solve the problem."
Those words made Song Jiuming's heart pound even harder. The Grand Secretary even knew his grandson had acted out of romantic jealousy—how did he know? Song Jiuming realized that the ears and eyes on this side far exceeded his imagination. The Grand Secretary appeared to be protecting him, but the words also carried a warning. Or rather, they were telling him: Go ahead and try hiding more things from me in the future!
Gaa Miaoshui had originally wanted to question whether they were trying to startle the snake in the grass, but seeing that Tong Mo meant to protect him, he let the matter drop.
"Since Feng Lingbo already knows about that thing, there is no need for Shangqing Sect to keep watching it. Lest they end up colluding with Shang Chaozong again and causing trouble down the road. Deal with them—one less problem is one less problem," Tong Mo added blandly.
"Yes!" Song Jiuming replied with a slight bow.
When Chen Guishuo had stirred up trouble at Shangqing Sect, he had merely wanted to show Tang Susu a little color. For the reasons above, he had never intended to truly move against Shangqing Sect, so some of Shangqing Sect's worries had been unnecessary. But after learning that Feng Lingbo and Shang Chaozong were joining in marriage, Song Jiuming knew Shangqing Sect was