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

Song Zhi's steps froze, and he seemed to be nailed to the spot.

She reached for the dagger in her bosom. If the wise king told her what had happened there, the dagger would pierce his throat the next second he opened his mouth.

However, the wise king did not know what he was thinking about, and he did not continue speaking.

After standing there and thinking for a long time, he finally said to the air: "It turns out that I am just a disciple making wedding dresses for others. How far can I go? I am really looking forward to it."

Wang Lanzhi was confused. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

The virtuous king glanced at Song Zhi obscurely and said, "If you could understand, you wouldn't be my prisoner now."

Wang Lanzhi was unconvinced, "What do you mean? Is this what I want?"

The virtuous king snorted coldly and ignored him, turning to Song Zhi and asking, "Why, Miss Song is reluctant to leave and wants to stay with us?"

"of course not."

Song Zhi's brows relaxed, he let his hands hang naturally and strode away.

She thought she probably understood why the wise king did not report her.

Because she did not station troops or buy horses in Gouer Lane, nor did she forge private weapons, even if she told the emperor about it, there would be no fatal punishment. At most, the right to govern Gouer Lane would be taken back.

But if you don't report it, who knows what will happen in the future?

Rather than reporting her and giving her a light punishment, it would be better to keep her there and let her grow stronger and cause trouble for the emperor.

Song Zhi left the dark cell. The warm early winter sunshine shone on his body, seeming to dispel all the coldness around him.

She walked forward with a determined look in her eyes. Not long after, she heard Gao He coming from behind to execute the two traitors.

She walked calmly without looking back, leaving all the sounds behind her step by step.

I heard that the deaths of King Xian and Wang Lan were very tragic.

The two were sentenced to death and their bodies were no longer recognizable.

It would have been fine if he had just died, but his body was also hung on the city wall to be exposed to the wind and sun as a warning.

Sitting leisurely in the clouds and water, Song Zhi selected rare treasures sent back from other cities with a calm expression.

Liu Ruoyu picked up an oriental pearl and played with it in her hand. "You really care about your stepmother. These things are priceless."

Song Zhi spread out her hands to show Liu Ruoyu the new clothes she was wearing. "This was made by Aunt Xie herself, stitch by stitch. There are also new shoes and a new coat."

She smiled and said, "Not only do I have it, my father and brother also have it."

Liu Ruoyu waved her hands, "These are just some..."

"I know what you want to say. These are just some little things, and I was bribed by them."

Song Zhi looked at the set of headgear in front of him with satisfaction in his eyes, and handed it to Xiaotao to put away.

"But I've never even received a pair of socks made by Sun in my entire life. The point isn't how much these things are worth, but whether she's willing to put in the effort."

"More importantly, Dad likes it, so I'm willing to go through this whole process to make her happy too."

Not to mention that Xie Yinyin even gave her a family heirloom, which seemed to indicate that she was willing to treat her as one of her own.

Liu Ruoyu asked, "Aren't you afraid that she's just putting on an act for you, and her true colors will show once she enters the room?"

Song Zhi had doubted this before. After all, one can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Just because she was his father's white moonlight more than ten years ago doesn't mean that she will still be as clear as water more than ten years later.

But she observed Xie Yinyin for a long time, and Xie Yinyin was always so calm and elegant.

"Ruoyu, I'm not a woman who is protected and ignorant of the world. If she is pretending, then she should be prepared to pretend for the rest of her life."

"Okay, I just don't trust people's hearts."

Liu Ruoyu handed over the Dongzhu in her hand, "Don't you want to make a set of jewelry for yourself? This hairpin on your head was given to you by Mu Nanqi, right?"

"I'm like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally free from embellishment. I don't need any embellishment. You should save it to make a set of jewelry for your young master to wear and charm him to death."

"he?"

Liu Ruoyu took out a large box from the side. When she opened it, she saw a dazzling array of pearls inside.

"I feel like he's almost moving his store here."

Song Zhi couldn't help but laugh, "It really looks like the work of a wealthy young master."

Liu Ruoyu closed the box and said, "These things are worth at least several shops. How could I dare to accept them? I originally wanted to quietly return them to Madam Cang, but Madam Cang returned them to me the next day."

"Since you've already let Madam Cang know, you can keep it."

"Child, you don't understand."

Liu Ruoyu's face was filled with loneliness. "Everything in the world requires cause and effect. I have accepted this favor, so what can I give him in return?"

Song Zhi suppressed his smile and said seriously, "You said before that you would tell me your story after the matter with the virtuous king is over."

Liu Ruoyu did not refuse this time. She pulled Song Zhi into the inner room and took out a jade pendant from the secret box on the bedside.

"Do you recognize it?"

Song Zhi took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. After a while, he looked up in shock.

"This is a jade pendant from the royal family of Li."

"To be more precise, it's a jade pendant from the former royal family of the Kingdom of Li."

"then you……"

"Yes, I am a princess of the former royal family."

In fact, Song Zhi was not surprised when Liu Ruoyu revealed her identity. After all, one could get a glimpse of her identity from the aura that emanated from her bones.

What surprised Song Zhi was her next words.

As the only princess in the former royal family of the Kingdom of Li, Liu Ruoyu can be said to have lived a life of immense love and favor.

She was held in the palm of everyone's hand and had no idea what sorrow was.

When she was five years old, Emperor Li asked her to choose a study companion from a group of extremely intelligent boys.

Through the crowd, she picked out the young man with red lips and white teeth at first sight.

He just stood there, his eyes calm and open, as composed as the breeze and the bright moon.

Her father told her that the study partner she chose was called Jiang Li.

I will be with her every day from now on.

Although Jiang Li is only three years older than her, he has already been self-disciplined and behaved like a little adult.

While she was still struggling to learn to read, he was already able to write articles that won the Grand Tutor's praise.

While she was still racking her brains just to write a good poem, he was already able to make plans and strategize on the battlefield.

Everyone said that Jiang Li was an astonishing genius.

Such a person will definitely achieve great things when he grows up.

Facts proved that what they said was right. After coming of age, Jiang Li became even more dazzling and eye-catching. He helped the Kingdom of Li expand its territory and won many victories. He also proposed various laws to make the Kingdom of Li prosper.

At that time, Liu Ruoyu, apart from having a face as handsome as his, was not as good as the little brother she had personally chosen in other aspects.

The emperor couldn't bear to waste such talent, so he began to let Jiang Li get involved in the court.

He never disappointed anyone, and he rose to the position of prime minister, second only to the emperor, step by step.

At that time, he was no longer her study partner, but he still liked to visit her in the harem.

She hid behind a pillar out of shyness, and he stood under the cherry tree and reached out to her.

He had a smile on his face and his voice was gentle and warm.

Cherry blossoms fell beside him, and he looked like a banished immortal in his moon-white robe.

He said, "Ruoruo, come here."