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

"Of course not, I'm just afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Song Zhi leaned on his shoulder and asked, "Why are you so fussy?"

"Azhi!"

His tone was restrained and serious, "Don't make trouble."

Song Zhi grumbled aggrievedly: "You were the one who started it."

Mu Nanqi pulled her into his arms and said, "I'm sorry."

Song Zhi was ashamed. What was there to apologize for?

If she were to live her life over again, she would not be bound by those red tapes at all.

Mu Nanqi took her hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you home."

Song Zhi did not refuse, and the two walked side by side in the alley, feeling indescribably beautiful.

When the Song Mansion was right in front of him, Song Zhi stopped and said, "Let's go here. If you go over there, people will definitely recognize you."

People like Mu Nanqi would shine even if they wore a sack, so he is really not suitable for keeping a low profile.

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "Okay."

Song Zhi took a few steps forward, and heard Mu Nanqi's voice from behind, "I won't do that again."

"Ok?"

"Blame me for coming back so late. I won't put you in this situation again."

Knowing that he was still upset about wearing a wedding dress, Song Zhi turned around and said with a smile: "Aqi, I promise that if I wear a wedding dress again next time, it will be because I want to be your bride."

After saying this, she clearly saw a seductive red flush on Mu Nanqi's ears.

Having achieved his goal, Song Zhi started walking again in a happy mood.

When she stepped through the gate, she turned around and saw Mu Nanqi still standing there watching her leave.

Her heart warmed and she waved to him before walking in.

The servants in the Song Mansion were very sensible. When Song Zhi entered, he did not see any annoying red color. Even the pots of red peonies on the road to Qingfengyuan were replaced with pink.

Xiao Tao came over to greet him servilely, "Miss, the son-in-law is really reliable. I knew you wouldn't really marry him."

Song Zhi stretched out a hand with a stern face.

Xiao Tao didn't understand what was going on and looked bewildered.

Song Zhi said as a matter of course: "Divide the spoils. The gold that was sold out for fame and fortune should be split fifty-fifty."

Xiao Tao was heartbroken, "I didn't expect you to be such a lady. This is the reward I earned by going against my conscience."

Song Zhi chuckled, "This is also the share of the spoils that I came here to get."

Xiao Tao pouted and took out the purse and handed it over, "Miss, I counted it, there are a full ten taels."

Song Zhi took the purse and had no intention of returning it. "There are so many of them. Leave them all with me. I will save them for your dowry, young lady."

Xiao Tao blushed, "Miss, I don't want to get married."

"Just because I don't think about it now doesn't mean I won't think about it in the future. I treat you as my sister, so I have to plan for your future."

Song Zhi was serious about what she said, she was really thinking about Xiaotao.

She remembered that in her previous life, a distant cousin of Xiaotao came to Beijing to take up residence with Xiaotao before taking the imperial examination. That cousin borrowed money from Xiaotao every day under the pretext of buying paper, books, pens and ink, and made promises that he would marry Xiaotao after he passed the imperial examination, but in fact he used the money to live a life of luxury.

Xiao Tao was simple-minded and didn't suspect anything, so she tried her best to help him, but in the end she lost both her money and her life.

At that time, Xiaotao was completely desperate and was about to commit suicide quietly, but fortunately she was discovered in time and rescued.

Perhaps it was because of this incident that Xiao Tao was so grateful in her previous life that she would rather die than betray her.

In this life, she will never let this happen.

Xiao Tao understood her mistress's personality and knew that she would never embezzle the gold. She said with confidence, "Then leave it with her."

She always has a surplus in her monthly allowance, so she won't need so much money in the short term.

Song Zhi put away the purse and took Xiao Tao to the bank to deposit the money the next day.

The capital is bustling and bustling, and there are always new anecdotes that overshadow old gossip.

A few days later, the number of people talking about Song Zhi and Mu Yuanzhi's marriage gradually decreased, and the royal family completely ignored her and were busy preparing for Mu Qinghan's funeral.

She had been staying at home for the past two days and rarely went out. After the rumors gradually died down, she prepared to go out for some fresh air.

As if they had telepathic connection, Mu Nanqi sent her a letter that night inviting her to go to the mountains for a few days to escape the summer heat.

Song Zhi was so excited that she burst into tears. Mu Nanqi finally came to his senses and took the initiative to ask her out for a tryst.

As a result, when they set off, she was dumbfounded when she saw Liu Ruoyu sitting in the carriage with an expressionless face and Cang Jian grinning foolishly with his teeth showing.

She turned her gaze to Mu Nanqi and wanted to ask what was going on. Wasn't this a tryst between the two of them?

Seeing this, Cang Qi quickly took the initiative to answer, "I asked Nan Qi to give us a ride."

He cautiously glanced at Liu Ruoyu, who was resting with her eyes closed, and said, "If I hadn't borrowed your name, I wouldn't have agreed to come out at all."

He had never been so persistent in anything before, and even Mrs. Cang was surprised by his enthusiasm.

The young master was born into a family and was treated like a star by everyone. He had servants everywhere and lived a life of luxury. This was the first time he had ever treated a woman in such a humble manner.

At that moment, Mrs. Cang suddenly felt very glad that she had listened to Song Zhi.

The carriage slowly set off. Originally, Mu Nanqi planned to take Song Zhi to his villa in the mountains, but suddenly two more people were added, and the carriage went directly to the Cang family's summer resort in the suburbs.

The Cang family is worthy of being the richest family in Tianqi. Their summer resort occupies most of the mountain, and they are very wealthy.

The buildings inside are extremely beautiful, with elegant pavilions, rockery and flowing water everywhere, and various flowers vying for embellishment in the shade of green trees.

When Song Zhi got off the carriage, his eyes widened in shock.

Cang Qiong scratched his head embarrassedly, "We came here in a hurry and didn't pack properly. Let's go in first."

The group walked slowly inside. The air in the mountains was extremely fresh, and even the hot summer day became refreshing here.

Cang Jing surrounded Liu Ruoyu on horseback, and soon the housekeeper who was in charge of the villa came over with the servants.

There are people who specialize in cleaning, people who specialize in taking care of flowers and plants, a few cooks, and a housekeeper, a total of about ten people.

After they came over to pay their respects, Cang Jing waved them away and let them go about their own business. Song Zhi didn't like having servants to serve him, and was content to be free and easy.

The temperature here is just right and it's very comfortable. Song Zhi felt a little guilty. If she had known there would be so many people, she would have brought Xiao Tao along.

Cang Qiong first took them to familiarize themselves with his room. Out of selfish motives, he deliberately placed his room next to Liu Ruoyu.

Needless to say, Song Zhi and Mu Nanqi would naturally sit next to each other.

The four rooms are adjacent to each other and not far apart.

The bags they brought had already been put away by the servants. Song Zhi walked around the house and couldn't find anything wrong with it.

The two girls rode in the carriage for the whole morning. After lunch, they planned to take a short rest before going for a walk in the villa.

Mu Nanqi had no habit of taking a nap. He sat on the second floor opposite Song Zhi's room and played chess with Cang Qiong.

Cang Qiong was not very good at chess and never won a single game. Finally, he held up his head and complained in frustration, "No, no, no, who can beat a monster like you."

Mu Nanqi cast his gaze towards the room opposite, a faint smile on his lips, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."