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

Song Zhi could feel that the emperor actually had murderous intentions just now, but the royal family had to save face. If they were not afraid that it would be difficult to silence Youyou by attacking an old minister like Song Yang, who was unreasonable, her family would probably be in jail now.

"It's okay. Dad is not a reckless man. If the emperor really wants to punish me, I have a backup plan."

Song Zhi said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The Emperor will not let this matter go."

Song Yang whispered soothingly: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

Song Zhi wanted to say something, but there were so many people here that she had to swallow her words.

It seems that many things need to be accelerated.

She pursed her lips. Now that she was a person in the limelight, she naturally could not go in and out to see Mu Nanqi openly, so she had to put other thoughts aside for the time being.

However, she was afraid that Mu Nanqi would think that she was not keeping her word, so she still managed to send a letter to Mu Nanqi.

After the banquet finally ended, all the civil and military officials hurriedly said goodbye and returned home, fearing that they would be late.

The carriages leaving the palace were more than twice as fast as usual. Lord Liu's carriage seemed to take off on the spot, and the wheels of Lord Zhang's carriage were turning so fast that they almost raised smoke.

The carriages of other officials were no less impressive. Those who knew them thought they were just leaving the palace, while those who didn't thought they were racing.

Only the Prime Minister's carriage was slowly walking at the end. After a while, Eunuch Zhang was heard trotting forward and saying, "Prime Minister, please stay. The Emperor invites you to the Imperial Study for a chat."

Prime Minister Song smiled at Sun and Song Zhi as if he had expected this. "You can go back first and rest early. You don't have to wait for me to come back."

"Dad, be careful." Song Zhi's eyes deepened.

After Prime Minister Song left, Sun said bitterly, "Are you satisfied with this mess?"

Sometimes Song Zhi really admired Sun's way of thinking. If Song Yang hadn't pulled her just now, she would definitely not have ridden in the same carriage with Sun.

Seeing Song Zhi pretending to sleep with his eyes closed and no response, Sun said angrily, "You were smiling happily in front of others, but now you have to make such a sullen face for who?"

Song Zhi calmly changed direction and pretended to take a nap.

Sun became even more angry and tugged at her clothes. "Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes? Your father was called back by the emperor, but you act like nothing happened. Aren't you worried?"

Song Zhi frowned and shook off the hand that was holding her, as if he had touched something dirty. "Dad will be fine."

Sun was stung by the disdain in her eyes. "He disobeyed the emperor so much for you. I'm afraid he's in great danger."

Song Zhi didn't open his eyes. "Dad is very important in the court and is also very loyal. The emperor won't take action when he is not in the right and will disappoint other old ministers. It will also affect the whole body. The emperor still has use for the Song family."

She was still sure of this. From the emperor's attitude during the day, she could sense that calling the old man back this time was probably just to threaten him and negotiate terms.

The Song family has brought such great shame to the royal family that it would be unjustifiable if they did not pay some price.

Sun subconsciously didn't say anything else. She was worried about many things, one moment she was worried about Song Yale, the next moment she was worried about Song Yang.

Seeing Song Zhi's calm face, he felt upset, but he didn't know how to vent.

After finally returning to the Song Mansion, Song Zhi almost immediately parted ways with Sun and went back to their respective courtyards.

Song Zhi asked Xiaotao to prepare pen and ink, and wrote a letter in the current form and sent it to Song Chenfeng.

While writing, I suddenly remembered something that happened in my previous life, and wrote another letter to Wanfo Temple.

After doing all this, she sat at the desk and stared at the night outside the window in a daze.

Prime Minister Song came back in the late night. Song Zhi did not rest but rushed over directly with the lotus seed porridge that had been kept warm in the kitchen.

Seeing her, Prime Minister Song scolded her: "You little girl, didn't I tell you to rest first?"

Song Zhi stuck out her tongue and said, "How can I sleep without my father coming back?"

As he was speaking, Sun came in from outside.

When their eyes met, Sun turned away in annoyance.

Song Zhi didn't care and said, "Dad, what did the emperor say?"

Prime Minister Song sipped his lotus seed porridge and said, "I was demoted. The emperor found a random excuse and demoted me to the position of Minister of Rites."

Song Zhi's eyes were gloomy. According to the laws of Tianqi, the imperial examination was directly under the responsibility of the royal family. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites was only responsible for matters such as etiquette, banquets, and sacrifices. It was the weakest of the six ministries and had no real power.

"The Emperor is planning to weaken the Song family, but this is also a good thing. A tall tree attracts the wind. This way we will be much safer."

Song Yang agreed, "Yes, this lotus seed porridge is delicious. I'll have another bowl."

Sun glared at him and said, "Master, it's not advisable to eat too much late at night."

Song Yang pursed his lips in grievance, "Then let's go home and sleep."

It was indeed very late. Song Zhi prepared to leave without saying anything. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back with a fixed gaze, "Dad, did the emperor really not say anything else?"

Song Yang was stunned for a moment, his expression even more aggrieved, "You don't even trust your own father."

Song Zhi's mouth twitched, "Okay, then I'll go back and rest."

Only after she walked away did Song Yang sigh solemnly.

Sun was confused, "What's going on?"

Song Yang said: "In fact, the emperor also mentioned a condition."

Sun clenched the handkerchief in her hand nervously, "What are the conditions?"

"He wants Zhi'er to continue marrying the prince."

"The emperor is crazy!" Sun screamed.

Song Yang quickly covered her mouth and said, "Be quiet, don't let Zhier hear it."

Sun lowered her voice and gritted her teeth, "Ya Le is already the Crown Princess. The ceremony was witnessed by heaven and earth. How can the Emperor go back on his word?"

Song Yang's eyes turned strange, "So, the first person you're worried about isn't Zhier?"

Sun's expression was a little unnatural. "Of course I'm worried about Zhi'er, but Zhi'er will be fine with you backing her up. Yale is different. I'm the only one for her."

Song Yang looked at his wife of several decades for a long time, and exhorted her in an unprecedented tone: "If you don't want to lose your child, pay more attention to her."

Sun was still stubborn. "She's not a child anymore. Why does she need my care for everything? Speaking of which, she even wanted to sever our mother-daughter relationship during the day. Master, if you ask me, you've spoiled Zhier's temper. Look at how well I've educated Yale..."

Sun kept on talking, and Song Yang rubbed his aching brows. "Then why did she sever the mother-daughter relationship with you?"

"I……"

Thinking of what happened during the day, Sun's eyes flashed and she couldn't continue.

But she quickly changed the subject and said, "Master, it's all your fault for following Zhi'er's mischief and pushing Yale into the spotlight. How about you go to the government office tomorrow and say that Yale is actually our daughter, and that the document was forged by Zhi'er, okay?"

Song Yang looked at Sun in disbelief. Today, he revealed Song Yale's life experience in front of everyone, but Sun asked him to do this.

He thinks he hasn't lived long enough?!

What's more, where does this put Song Zhi in?

"No wonder Zhi'er wants to sever the mother-daughter relationship with you. I think you've gone crazy because of Anya Song."

Song Yang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "I will sleep in the side yard for the next few days, you should think about it carefully."

After saying that, Song Yang left angrily, leaving Sun alone there.

Sun was shocked. He actually wanted to sleep in a separate room from her. This was the first time in decades of marriage.

Isn't it just to clarify things for Yale? They are both daughters. If he can protect Song Zhi, why can't he help her poor Yale?

Sun was furious. It must be Song Zhi. She must have whispered in Song Yang's ears, which was why Song Yang was so heartless.

Sun looked grim and was about to go find Song Zhi to settle the score, but just as she took a step, she suddenly thought of something and stopped.

The candlelight flickered, making her face appear bright and dim.

After a long moment, she looked up at Song Zhi's yard and said, "If you don't want to help Yale, I'll find a way myself."

Sun left in silence. She didn't know that just after she left, Song Zhi came out from the dark.

Song Zhi didn't really leave just now. She had a hunch that Song Yang was hiding something from her.

as predicted.

In fact, she was no longer indifferent to Sun's attitude, but Sun's final reaction made her concerned.

"Xiao Tao, find a few smart girls to monitor her every move and report anything unusual to me immediately."

As for Anya Song, she had finally waited for her to successfully marry him, so how could she let anything go wrong?

If you want to take advantage of her, it's impossible.

Who wants a rotten cucumber?

No, she had to "help" Anya Song.