Seeing Consort Jia here, Song Qingshu had already more or less guessed what was going on, but he still pretended not to know. "Prime Minister Jia, you are too courteous. Please, tell me what this is about."
Only then did Jia Sidao say, "My elder sister happened to return home to visit her family this time, so I specially invited King Qi to the mansion for a talk, to clear up the misunderstanding between you two."
Song Qingshu smiled. "What misunderstanding could there possibly be between the Noble Consort and me?"
Jia Sidao stroked his beard, his eyes gaining a hint of approval. "This old man misspoke. Naturally, there has never been any misunderstanding between you."
Consort Jia spoke up as well. "Sister Wu and I had some conflicts in the palace in the past. I simply did not know that King Qi was Sister Wu's friend, so I have offended you in many ways over the years. I hope King Qi will not take it to heart."
"You are too serious, Noble Consort. Neither Miss Wu nor I have taken those matters to heart." Song Qingshu secretly pondered. Jia Sidao's information network truly was impressive. He had only rescued A'ke last night, yet Jia Sidao had already learned of it. He wondered whether Jia Sidao knew about the deal he had made with Huang Shang.
The battle at the imperial palace had caused such a huge commotion that it was impossible to hide from anyone who cared to investigate. However, only the three people present knew about that deal, and none of them would speak of it carelessly. Thus, Song Qingshu guessed that Jia Sidao probably did not know.
Song Qingshu suddenly thought of something else. Huang Shang's presence in the imperial palace was no secret, but what about