Shuang'er had spent the entire previous night with Song Qingshu, so she naturally knew that the heroine of those fragrant and romantic affairs he mentioned was not Cheng Yaojia.
"I only did it to save that husband and wife..." Song Qingshu then told Shuang'er that the two were envoys from the Song Dynasty and explained the stakes involved.
"Brother Song, I'm sorry. I wrongly blamed you," Shuang'er said apologetically.
"It's all right. Who told you that you're my dear, dear Shuang'er?" Song Qingshu said, reaching out to wrap an arm around her soft waist.
Shuang'er's heart was filled with sweetness, but she still said, "But I'm worried that what you said will affect their relationship as husband and wife."
Song Qingshu smiled. "Good Shuang'er, don't worry. If they truly love each other, Lu Guanying won't believe a word of those fabricated claims. If Lu Guanying truly suspects his wife, then it proves their relationship wasn't as good as it appeared. Leaving sooner rather than later would be a kind of release for Cheng Yaojia."
Shuang'er nodded. "That's true." In her view, people in love trusted their other halves without reservation. If it were her, she would never doubt Song Qingshu, so she very much agreed with him.
"Brother Song, how did you suddenly become such a high-ranking official in the Jin Dynasty?" Shuang'er had been immersed in the joy of reuniting with her beloved the night before and had forgotten to ask.
Song Qingshu smiled. "That's quite a long story. It all began when I attempted to assassinate the Kangxi Emperor..." He then gave her a rough account of how he had disguised himself as the Kangxi Emperor, seized the position of Golden Snake King, and later gone to the Jin Dynasty. Apart from a few details about his romantic