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

After Song Yang and others walked away, Mu Yuanzhi looked at Song Zhi with emotion.

"Thanks to you this time, Zhier."

"There's no need to express your gratitude. After all, your father has already given you a reward."

Song Zhi's tone sounded businesslike. "And Your Highness has seen through all this a long time ago, hasn't he? You're just trying to protect yourself and avoid the spotlight for the time being. Otherwise, there would be no chance for me to show off."

The commotion in the palace was so big that even Mu Yunhe had made a fuss. It was impossible for Mu Yuanzhi to be unaware of it.

If he really didn't do anything, it means he saw through everything from the beginning.

Mu Yuanzhi was even more cunning than she had imagined.

"Child, why do you have to be so defensive against me?"

Mu Yuanzhi's voice sounded painful, "Am I wrong to like you?"

Song Zhi looked ahead. "I'm good, so I deserve your love. There's nothing wrong with you liking me. But even after I clearly told you that I have someone I like, you still keep pestering me and causing me trouble. Whether that's right or not is another matter."

"Why? Why him? How am I inferior to him?"

Song Zhi thought for a moment and answered seriously, "You're not as good-looking as him?"

Mu Yuanzhi: "..."

In this regard, perhaps no one in the entire Tianqi dares to say that he is more handsome than Mu Nanqi.

"Besides this, I believe you are not such a superficial person."

Song Zhi said confidently, "You asked me in what way I am inferior to him, but you didn't ask in what aspects I am inferior to him. I have already answered this question and don't want to answer it again. Besides, Your Highness may have misunderstood me. In fact, I am such a superficial person."

She didn't believe in the love at first sight stories in picture books, where one was attracted by the other person's qualities beyond appearance at the first meeting.

It’s still the face of the clock.

Even if she was ugly or ordinary, would the noble prince still look at her more and think that they were of the same kind?

Mu Yuanzhi obviously didn't have this realization yet. When he heard Song Zhi say this, his eyes were filled with sadness.

After a long pause, he continued, "If you don't want to answer, that's fine. You just need to know that although I'm not as good-looking as Third Brother, my sincerity towards you is no less than Third Brother's."

How should I put it? I'm just speechless.

Song Zhi sighed.

Seeing that she did not answer, Mu Yuanzhi said solemnly:

"Zhi'er, I will never give up on you. One day you will realize that I am your best choice."

Song Zhi really wanted to split open Mu Yuanzhi's head to see what he was thinking. Did he have any special hobbies?

"Your Highness, please don't forget that you have a fiancée. Are you telling me this now because you don't want to give up on me becoming your concubine? Or is it that in your eyes, being your concubine is my best choice?"

"Child, you know that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean, Your Highness?"

Mu Yuanzhi explained seriously, "Marrying her is my father's wish, and I cannot disobey him. But you are the only Crown Princess in my heart. Believe me, when I inherit the throne, only you can reach the highest peak with me."

"Stop drawing, stop drawing, Your Highness, I really can't eat this cake anymore."

Song Zhi waved his hand. "I'm not interested in the highest peak that depends on you. To be honest, I appreciate your appreciation, but you can use this enthusiasm on the right person, and perhaps you will get something in return."

"Zhi'er, why don't you even give me a chance to try?"

"Because I have already promised that person that I will marry him and only him in this life, and I will never change."

"..."

When she said that, there was a light in her eyes and her tone was filled with unconcealable joy.

"You're saying this on purpose to make me back off, right?"

Mu Yuanzhi smiled lonely, as if he had found a reason to escape. "No matter what you say, I won't give up."

"It's up to you, as long as you're happy."

Seeing that he couldn't convince himself no matter how he spoke, Song Zhi lost interest in arguing with him and decided to just give up.

"Is there anything else you would like to say, Your Highness?"

Mu Yuanzhi's face was pale, and he moved his lips but didn't say anything.

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Song Zhi bowed and left without looking back.

She turned around lightly without any reluctance.

When their clothes touched each other, Mu Yuanzhi wanted to reach out and hold her.

But when he raised his hand, he missed and only caught a wisp of wind.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a loving Crown Prince! He's so infatuated that my second brother is ashamed of himself."

When Song Zhi and Song Yang got on the carriage and left the palace, Mu Yunhe suddenly came out from the side clapping his hands.

Mu Yuanzhi grew up in the imperial palace and was not familiar with his royal brothers.

His expression remained unchanged, and he said with a hint of meaning, "In life, there are gains and losses. Although I may not have some things, I have also gained what my second brother cannot, right?"

This sounded very difficult to understand, but Mu Yunhe understood Mu Yuanzhi's sarcasm almost instantly.

His face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "Then I hope the prince will have the last laugh and nothing unexpected will happen."

"There won't be any changes."

Mu Yuanzhi was confident, "Whatever I want will be mine."

He waved his sleeves and left. Under the moonlight, his figure was no longer as gentle and humble as it was during the day, but looked cold and hard.

Mu Yunhe looked at his back and sneered, "I want to see how long you can remain so confident."

……

On the other side, Song Zhi sat in the carriage and complained.

"The dog emperor is so inhumane. I gave him advice and worked hard for him, but he rewarded me with 100 taels of gold. He's treating me like a beggar. It's unbelievable that a dignified emperor could be so stingy."

The more Song Yang looked at his daughter, the more promising she became. "Great, great! She's much more reliable than your brother. My Song family does have a successor."

Song Zhi: "If it were me, I would be too embarrassed to show it to you. I don't know how he had the nerve to say it out loud."

Song Yang: "I know my daughter is the best. She even helped her father get his job back. Tomorrow I will go door to door to show off."

"Dad, are you listening to me?"

Song Yang was extremely kind. "Of course I'm listening, but going door to door is too slow. How about I just post a notice at the door?"

Song Zhi: “…”

She gave up communicating.

As they walked out of the palace gate, the carriage suddenly stopped.

She lifted the curtain in confusion and saw a tall figure on a horse parked not far away.

The hazy moonlight cast a halo around him, and the tall jade crown also reflected a warm light.

"Aqi, why are you here?"

"And so you go home."

Lingling's voice was low and pleasant, and from the moment she appeared, his eyes were filled with only her.

"Okay." Song Zhi lifted her skirt and pretended to jump off the carriage.

Song Yang hurriedly grabbed her arm and said, "No, it's not proper for an unmarried girl like you to go with him. Go back to the Song Mansion with your father."

Song Zhi smiled and pushed him away. "Oh, Dad, he means back to Gou'er Lane. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, he jumped down and ran towards Mu Nanqi.

Song Yang was heartbroken in the carriage, "Girls can't be kept here when they grow up, I won't write any more notices."