After leaving the Wang residence, Song Qingshu felt much more relaxed. The Wang family had not been won over by that hidden force, and their current neutrality was, in a sense, helping him.
Moreover, Wang Ziteng had promised that as long as Song Qingshu could prove he was capable of settling the matter, he would step in to help. This result was already far better than Song Qingshu had expected.
After leaving the Wang residence, Song Qingshu turned and headed for the nearby Li residence. The homes of the court's high-ranking officials were not particularly far apart. He wanted to ask Li Shouchong, the Grand Administrator of the Imperial Academy, about the situation. After all, the Li family was one of the few in court aligned with his faction.
Who would have thought that he would be turned away at the Li residence? Li Shouchong simply refused to see him.
"Isn't that old man being a little too eager to burn bridges?" Song Qingshu gritted his teeth. How much had he helped their family? And now they were turning their backs on him just like that?
Naturally, he would not give up just because he had been denied entry. He was about to climb over the rear wall and question Li Shouchong directly.
But the moment he entered the back courtyard, he saw a beautiful woman dressed as a Daoist nun looking at him with a half-smile. "Just as I expected. It seems you haven't neglected your skill at stealing fragrance and jade."
Caught red-handed, Song Qingshu's face heated. "Mochou, were you waiting here specifically for me?" The woman before him was naturally Li Mochou.
Li Mochou's brows twitched at his form of address. "Don't call me that. I'm here only because I don't want you disturbing my father."
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