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

A dark color flashed in Mu Nanqi's eyes. He looked away in panic, his voice a little hoarse, "It's not the time yet."

Song Zhi curled his lips, "You keep saying that, when is the right time?"

"Wait until I marry you."

His voice was firm as he pulled her clothes back in place, "Go to sleep."

Song Zhi was unwilling to give up and wanted to try harder, but Mu Nanqi simply carried her away and covered her with a blanket.

Well, it was covered very tightly, with only the head sticking out.

Her voice was filled with accusation, "Maybe it's too tight."

Mu Nanqi, "Don't catch a cold."

"But it's summer now."

"You can catch a cold even in the summer."

Song Zhi was a little skeptical about life, so Mu Nanqi changed the subject and asked, "Did you find the school place interesting today?"

If he mentioned this, she would not be sleepy anymore.

Song Zhi immediately forgot his predicament of being the only one outside, and told him with relish how economical and affordable the yard he had chosen during the day was.

At the end of her story, she fell asleep in a daze. She only vaguely remembered that she had been talking incessantly, and Mu Nanqi only responded to her patiently from time to time.

With Mu Nanqi around, she seemed to sleep much more soundly.

There seemed to be thunder and rain in the middle of the night, but she didn't wake up. She just turned over lazily.

When I woke up the next morning, Mu Nanqi was no longer by my side.

The early morning sun shines into the room, carrying with it the unique fragrance of earth after the rain.

She stretched, got up, and started her new day.

Sure enough, as Mu Nanqi said last night, not long after, news came from the palace that the emperor had granted marriage to Tuoba Yu and Mu Yuanzhi.

Because Mu Nanqi had told him about this the night before, Song Zhi was not surprised to hear it now.

What was more surprising was Tuoba Yu himself.

An informant in the palace said that when Tuoba Yu heard the news, he felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking. He ran to find Mu Nanqi crying, but was told that the emperor thought Mu Nanqi was not young anymore, so he granted two beautiful concubines to the third prince's bedroom.

Tuoba Yu thought that Mu Nanqi would not accept it because of his aversion to women, but unexpectedly Mu Nanqi not only accepted it, but also accepted it very readily.

Song Zhi gritted his teeth when he heard this. Although he knew that Mu Nanqi accepted the beautiful concubine just to get by, he still couldn't help feeling unhappy.

Tuoba Yuze was extremely angry. She had a hot temper and could not stand such an injustice, so she immediately made a scene in the Third Prince's Palace.

Finally, she was forcibly taken back by the servants brought by Tuoba and was kept under strict supervision. She was about to set off for Tuoba to prepare for the marriage.

Although Tuoba was an independent grassland tribe, it was affiliated with Tianqi. So in the eyes of outsiders, the emperor had granted the marriage, and Tuoba would not refuse as long as he did not want to fall out with Tianqi. The marriage between the two was a foregone conclusion.

As for Mu Nanqi, Tuoba Yu did not come out to comfort him even though he made a big fuss. The emperor became more and more satisfied with his tact.

Now that he had just been rewarded with a perfect concubine, the emperor might pay attention to his movements in the next two days, so Mu Nanqi did not leave the palace to look for Song Zhi in the next two days.

Song Zhi was so busy every day supervising the renovation of the courtyard and running Yunshui Youyou with Liu Ruoyu that he temporarily forgot about the matter of Mu Nanqi and his beautiful concubine.

Until the day when Lin Tuoba Yu was leaving, she specifically asked Song Zhi to see him off.

Tuoba Yu had the entire Tuoba tribe behind her, and she was about to become the Crown Princess. The Emperor was willing to do her a favor, and without thinking, he ordered Song Zhi to go there.

Under the tall and majestic city gate, Tuoba Yu was wearing red and riding on a horse. She still held her chin high, but she looked calm, as if she had accepted the fact that she was going to marry Mu Yuanzhi.

"I thought Mu Nanqi was such a noble and unique person, but I didn't expect that it would only take two lowly concubines to bring him down from his pedestal."

Song Zhi didn't know if it was okay or not, so Tuoba Yu continued, "So his aloofness is just an act. Don't be fooled by him."

Song Zhi straightened his back. "I can judge what kind of person he is myself. I don't need to understand him from your description. What you said only makes me think that you are sour grapes."

Tuoba Yu didn't expect his thoughts to be exposed, and felt a little embarrassed. "It's his loss if he doesn't marry me. Why should I be jealous? I will be the Crown Princess and then the Queen in the future. Isn't it better than being the powerless consort of the Third Prince with him?"

Song Zhi looked at Tuoba Yu meaningfully. This girl is not stupid at all.

She may feel that she cannot fight against the fate of who she will marry, and she is unwilling to let the person she likes have the chance to be obtained by someone else, so she comes to her and exaggerates and slanders Mu Nanqi so that she will not get involved with Mu Nanqi.

But Mu Nanqi once said that King Tuoba had reached an agreement with him to help him with all his strength, which naturally meant helping him ascend the throne.

If that’s the case, would King Tuoba really let his most beloved daughter marry another person?

Song Zhi said calmly, "As long as the princess feels it's good, my opinion is not important."

Tuoba Yu felt a lump in his throat, feeling extremely depressed. "Anyway, you still can't have any improper thoughts about him."

Song Zhi smiled sweetly, "Whether it will be produced or not, your words don't count."

Tuoba Yu was furious and screamed twice, "You woman are so infuriating! Someone, return this princess's whip to me. I want to teach her a lesson."

"Princess, calm down."

Tuoba Yu's followers knelt on the ground. A woman who looked high-ranking said, "I will keep your whip for safekeeping and return it to you when we return to Tuoba. It's getting late now, we should set off."

Without waiting for Tuoba Yu to answer, he put his hand to his mouth and whistled.

The next second, the horse under Tuoba Yu galloped away.

Even from a distance, one could still hear Tuoba Yu's roars and curses on horseback.

"My princess is straightforward, I hope you won't be offended."

The female attendant bowed to Song Zhi.

Song Zhi said: "It's okay, I won't take it to heart."

"That's good. I'll take my leave."

After that, a group of people rode their horses and followed in the direction of Tuoba Yu.

As soon as everyone left, the city gate became deserted.

Song Zhi did not stop and turned around and walked back silently.

Not long after they walked, a servant from the Song residence suddenly came running over, panting, "Oh no, Miss, there's a fight going on over there with Sister Xiaotao. You should go and take a look."

Song Zhi was not in a hurry after hearing this, and his steps were still slow. "It's not Xiao Tao who was beaten, there's no need to rush."

The little girl was surprised. "Miss, how do you know it wasn't Sister Xiaotao who was beaten?"

The one who was beaten was not Xiaotao, but Xiaotao's distant cousin.

Song Zhi raised her eyebrows. If it was Xiaotao who got beaten, then all the female guards she hired would have been in vain.

However, she didn't say it explicitly, and deliberately said mysteriously: "Miss, I will know it by counting on my fingers."

The little girl's eyes were immediately filled with admiration.