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

"You think a son who even the emperor himself can't tolerate can stir up any big trouble, not to mention that this time he is accused of assassinating the crown prince."

Mu Yuanzhi took a step forward with a coaxing tone.

"Right now, he has only hope of survival if I, the victim, speak up for him."

He looked at Song Zhi hesitantly, and finally made up his mind and said, "If you come back to the East Palace with me tonight, I will save his life."

He was dressed in white, looking as gentle as jade, and even his expression when he said this was warm and elegant.

But his shadow in the moonlight looked fierce and ferocious, as if he wanted to eat someone.

Song Zhi was a little bit unbelievable, "You threatened me."

Mu Yuanzhi felt a little painful when he was looked at like this. He shook his head and said, "Zhi'er, I don't want this to happen, but you don't even give me a chance."

"I won't agree to you." Song Zhi said firmly.

"You will promise me."

Mu Yuanzhi looked at her affectionately, reaching out his hand to trace her eyebrows and eyes tenderly, "You can come to me anytime, I will always be waiting for you in the East Palace."

Song Zhi took several steps back with a chill in his throat, "Don't touch me."

Mu Yuan's hand froze in mid-air, but he did not feel embarrassed. He withdrew his hand with a lingering look and smiled.

"Zhi'er, we are a perfect match. Sooner or later, you will come to me."

"Crazy!" Song Zhi gritted his teeth.

Mu Yuanzhi didn't care and looked at the long corridor bathed in moonlight.

"Look at this road, how lonely and cold it is, so please walk with me."

Why should she go along with the cold and loneliness?

Song Zhi turned around and prepared to leave, but as soon as she turned around, she saw the group of guards behind her with swords drawn, blocking her way.

She was very sensible and turned around immediately, "You're not leaving, let's go."

Seeing her being humiliated, he seemed to be in a good mood.

There was a smile on his lips, and although he didn't say anything, his steps along the way were brisk.

After a long time, the group finally arrived at the gate of the East Palace.

Mu Yuanzhi said: "You see, time flies when you do what you love."

Song Zhi smiled wryly, "Your Highness, since we have arrived, I will take my leave."

This time, when she turned around, the guards did not draw their swords again, and she left the East Palace smoothly.

Behind her, Mu Yuanzhi did not move. He watched her walk away for a long way. Until the figure disappeared from his sight, he still stood there looking at her.

The palace servant reminded: "Your Highness, it's getting late and the dew is heavy. Let's go in."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Mu Yuanzhi's eyes. "Look, I'm standing right here, and she hasn't looked back once."

The palace maid sighed, "Your Highness has all the women he wants. Why is he so obsessed with Miss Song? She is not good for the country, and the Emperor will not allow her to enter the royal family."

"Hmph, ominous."

Mu Yuanzhi glanced at the palace servants and said, "It's just a trick played by someone to deceive people. Only fools like you believe it."

"Your Highness!"

The palace maid looked around nervously and said, "The emperor believes in these things the most. Please don't speak nonsense."

Mu Yuanzhi looked into the distance, "One day, she will see my good side."

On the other side, Song Zhi hurried out of the palace.

Her thoughts were in a mess, and she couldn't figure out why Mu Yuanzhi was so persistent in pursuing her.

Whether in the previous life or this life, she was sure that she and Mu Yuanzhi had never had any contact.

But he seemed to have to marry her for no reason.

And he threatened her with Mu Nanqi!

Song Zhi was so angry that he suddenly felt his arm tighten and was grabbed by a hand and pulled to the corner.

"Shh, don't scream, it's me."

A furtive voice sounded, and even in the moonlight, the other person's red clothes were still dazzlingly bright.

"Tuobayu?"

"Hush, don't make any noise. There's a patrol of guards coming up ahead."

The two held their breath, and soon a team of guards appeared in the corridor.

Because they were in the shadows around the corner, they were not discovered.

After the guards left, Tuoba Yu spoke up, "Why were you with Mu Yuanzhi just now? Are the noble ladies in the capital so realistic? As soon as they saw Nan Qi lose his power, they immediately sought out someone better?!"

Song Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Stop it immediately, it's not what you said."

"So what is it? The prince's feelings towards you have never been pure."

"Ahem... This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to your bedroom first."

"Why go back to the palace? Let's go out and talk."

"What will happen if Mu Yuanzhi comes looking for you after you leave?"

"Don't worry, he won't look for me."

Tuoba Yu pulled Song Zhi and moved quickly. Song Zhi was surprised to find that this girl was familiar with the place and knew all the routes here better than she did.

Seeing Song Zhi's confusion, Tuoba Yu gave an embarrassed chuckle, "At first, I kept going around and around and always got the wrong way. But after escaping and trying more, I gained experience."

Soon, the two arrived at the city gate and left the city.

They boarded the Song Mansion's carriage that was waiting there.

Because he had walked a long way, Song Zhi collapsed as soon as he got up and started lying there like a corpse.

Tuoba Yu said with great energy: "Tell me quickly, what's going on between you and Mu Yuanzhi?"

Song Zhi had rested enough, and took out a sip of tea from the carriage before saying, "Mu Yuanzhi wanted to threaten me to commit myself to him by using Mu Nanqi's safety, but I refused."

Tuoba Yu's mouth opened wide, "What? The prince is so shameless. Isn't this taking advantage of someone's misfortune?"

Hearing the words "take advantage of someone's misfortune", Song Zhi suddenly remembered what Mu Nanqi said in the sky prison.

He said he didn't want to give others an opportunity to take advantage of him, so he asked her not to worry about it.

Could it be that he had already predicted that Mu Yuanzhi would do this?

He is quite protective of his son. Song Zhi couldn't help but smile, and his heart felt like it was covered with honey.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that expression on your face? Are you overwhelmed by this princess's justice? Your smile is giving me the creeps."

Tuoba Yu shrank back a little scared.

Song Zhi suppressed his smile and said seriously, "So you were following me tonight?"

"What do you mean by following you? Why would I follow you? I was looking for you openly and honestly, and I just happened to see you with that prince."

Tuoba Yu spoke confidently and raised the whip in his hand.

"After all, this is your territory. Although I am a princess, I am restricted in every way. Nan Qi cannot wait to die. Let's plan and prepare for a prison break."

Song Zhi's eyes widened as he listened to Tuoba Yu continue, "Actually, I already have a thorough plan. You just need to cooperate."

"tell me the story."

"Let's do this tonight. We'll pretend to be jailers in the prison and knock them all down when they're changing shifts. Then we'll get the key to open the prison door and kidnap Nan Qi. How about this? Isn't this a good plan?"

Song Zhi shook his head after hearing this. "Wake up! That's the Heavenly Prison, not your backyard. That sounds easy to say. The Heavenly Prison is heavily guarded with numerous checkpoints, and there's a strict handover system for shift changes. You can take over whenever you want."

"Why don't you go and talk to the young master of the Cang family, we should have common topics."