Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Song Zhi went to the study to find Prime Minister Song and learned that the exact wedding date of Song Yale and Mu Qinghan was the 16th of next month.

Everyone in the mansion began to get busy preparing for the marriage. Because it was urgent, many arrangements had to be put on the agenda immediately.

Fortunately, Song Zhi had already prepared some things before her wedding, so it was not too difficult.

Compared to these, Song Zhi was more concerned about his father's arrangements and the emperor's attitude.

Song Yang also knew what his daughter meant by coming to him so eagerly. Sitting at the desk in the study, he said kindly, "Don't worry, I've been secretly withdrawing my support for the prince, but to avoid alerting the enemy, the progress will be slow."

Song Zhi nodded. "I broke off the engagement suddenly yesterday. Did the Emperor give Daddy any trouble at the court this morning?"

Song Yang said, "The Emperor was a little angry because we broke off the engagement and offended the royal family, but after understanding the whole story, he didn't say anything. It's okay, even if the sky falls, Dad will hold it up."

Song Zhi was so moved that he propped his head on the table and looked over, "Dad, you are so kind."

Song Yang's chin almost reached the sky, "Now I know how good your father is."

"No, Dad has always been fine." Song Zhi said in a cheerful voice.

At that time, Sun was standing outside with a bowl of sweet soup, preparing to bring it in. When she saw the warm scene in the study, she suddenly felt empty in her heart.

Her feet seemed to be frozen there and she couldn't move forward. Finally, she stuffed the sweet soup to the maid beside her and fled.

……

For the next period of time, the Song Mansion was in a state of intense busyness.

The news of the prince's upcoming wedding quickly spread throughout Tianqi. The wedding was prepared with great fanfare. Emissaries from various countries came to offer their congratulations. All kinds of etiquette were observed, and even the entire city began to wear festive red silk.

Although Song Yang was very dissatisfied with Song Yale, in order to consider the overall situation, he certainly couldn't do too much superficial work.

Song Yale's dowry was all prepared by Sun.

Originally, Song Zhi didn't care about these things, but she couldn't stand Song Yale running to her to show off.

"Sister, you may not know this yet, but mother gave me all her dowry. I advised you to keep some for your dowry when you get married, but mother refused to listen."

"Oh, and all the good things in the storehouse, mother also put them into my dowry."

"Mother also said that as a girl like me, marrying into the royal family, it would be impossible for me to win people's hearts without money, so she gave me the most profitable shops in the family."

The more Song Zhi listened, the darker her face became. Everything else would have been fine, but how could she dare to give away the Song family's shop?

Song Zhi went straight to Sun without thinking, "You gave all the shops in your family to Song Yale?"

Seeing Song Zhi's impulsiveness, Sun thought something had happened. When she heard this, she immediately said nonchalantly, "Yes, your sister is marrying into the Eastern Palace to be the Crown Princess and will become the Queen in the future. What if her dowry is shabby?"

Song Zhi said, "Shabby? Apart from your entire dowry, you've almost emptied the Song Mansion's warehouse. How can this be considered shabby?"

Sun's face turned ugly, "Child, are you questioning your mother?"

Song Zhi sneered, "Isn't it obvious?"

Sun choked, "Ya Le is right. You are selfish and can't stand seeing her doing well. The reason you are so angry is that you want to keep all these things for yourself."

Song Zhi was silent. She never expected that Sun not only favored Song Yale, but also repeatedly speculated about her with malice.

She tried her best to sound calm, "Dad, do you know?"

Sun's eyes dodged for a moment, "Your father doesn't need to worry about women's affairs like this."

Song Zhi's eyes were full of sarcasm, "If you don't worry about it, the Song Mansion will be gone."

Sun was hurt by her mocking look, "What are you looking at? I just gave Yale a little more dowry, why are you so fussy about it?"

"Being petty?"

Song Zhi said, "Those shops are the ones the Song family relies on for survival. All the expenses of the family are maintained by the income from those shops. You are so affectionate to your mother that you prepared all the dowry as soon as you said you would. Will you not eat or drink in the future?"

Sun was not convinced. "Besides the shop, your father also has a monthly salary. How can the shop be the only thing he relies on for survival?"

Song Zhi said coldly, "The Song Mansion is so big, from social interactions to the monthly wages of servants, every single one of them is a huge expense. You know very well whether Dad's monthly salary is enough."

"I'll tell Dad about this. You better stop now."

Seeing that he couldn't communicate with Sun, Song Zhi turned around and went to the study to tell Song Yang.

Sun pulled her back and said, "Child, I remember you weren't like this before."

“What was it like before? Whatever you said was what it was, and you gave in to Anya Song unconditionally? If that’s what you meant, then it won’t be like that in the future.”

"In the final analysis, you just can't stand seeing your sister doing well. Once your sister secures her position as Crown Princess, these few shops will be nothing to you."

Sun was very dissatisfied and said as if giving alms, "Alright, alright, I promise you, if you don't go find your father, I will leave a part of my dowry to you."

Song Zhi shook off her hand, “No need, you should leave it all to Song Yale.”

Song Zhi turned around and left after he finished speaking. Sun was very angry and said, "Go away, go away, and don't recognize me as your mother anymore."

Song Zhi walked faster.

In the end, those shops were not given to Song Yale.

After Song Yang knew about this, he had a big quarrel with Sun, and even threatened that if she dared to give the shop to Song Yale, they would get divorced. Only then did Sun give up with these harsh words.

In order to prevent the Sun family from secretly selling these shops in the future, Song Yang collected all the land deeds and house deeds and handed them over to Song Zhi.

Sun brought Song Yale to Qingfeng Courtyard and made a scene. "How could I have given birth to a daughter like you? Your father and I have been in harmony for more than ten years without a quarrel, but now, under your instigation, we have been at odds again and again. You say it's all for the Song Mansion, but it's not just to hold all these things in your hands. You even schemed against your own mother."

"When will you be able to be as non-competitive as Yale? I don't remember ever teaching you to be like this."

Song Zhi looked at her coldly, "Is it because of me that you and Dad fell out?"

"You said Anya Song doesn't fight or compete, so of course she doesn't fight or compete. It's not like you always have to take the initiative and ask me to give in. She just needs to wait there quietly and everything will be hers."

“What’s more, you never taught me. You were busy taking care of Anya Song.”

In the past, she listened to Sun's words and tolerated Song Yale in everything, so the conflict never escalated. On the surface, everyone seemed to be living in peace and harmony.

When she broke this balance, all the problems were exposed.

In the past, Song Zhi had never spoken to Sun in this tone. She always stood behind her silently and fulfilled her filial piety, thinking that if one day Sun turned around, she would be the first to see her and give her the same love as Song Yale.

Now that she has abandoned those fantasies, she feels more relaxed.

Sun would not look back, and she no longer needed her to look back.