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

Mu Yuanzhi arranged everything very well this time, and the whole banquet went smoothly.

Song Zhi leaned against Mu Nanqi with his elbow and said, "This place is so heavily guarded, what are you going to do?"

Mu Nanqi proudly picked up the chopsticks and helped her pick out the fish bones. "No hurry."

Since he is not in a hurry, Song Zhi is naturally not in a hurry either.

Mu Yuanzhi didn't pay much attention to them the whole time. He was drinking with the people from the aristocratic family. If it weren't for the occasional glances he gave them, one would really think that he didn't care about Mu Nanqi's arrival.

Halfway through the drink, Mu Yuanzhi stood up and cleared his throat.

"Thanks to your generosity, we were able to alleviate the urgent need at the border. As the saying goes, a safe nation is a safe home. I have made your contributions public, and the people of Tianqi will not ignore them."

His voice was filled with lofty sentiments. "It's just that natural disasters are merciless. The soldiers at the border are still in dire straits. They are trying hard to survive in the harsh ice and snow. If they are not careful, they will lose their lives."

Mu Yuanzhi sighed, "Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. They are defending the front lines for Tianqi. How can we abandon them? Even if the soldiers on the border die, who will stand up for us and resist the enemy with their own flesh and blood? At that time, we will no longer be able to live in peace and prosperity."

"so."

Mu Yuanzhi paused and looked at everyone present eagerly.

Song Zhi's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he's going to show his true colors!

"Everyone should gather together and work with the court to overcome this natural disaster."

A prophecy.

Song Zhi twitched and asked why the make-up party was so sudden. Mu Nanqi really understood his younger brother.

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head silently.

It is impossible for her to pay any money, as she has to keep all the money to support her own family.

Mu Nanqi also lowered his head, and was concentrating on picking fish bones for her.

Others also lowered their heads, some looked at their feet, some smoothed their clothes, and some drank their soup.

Seeing everyone's actions, Mu Yuanzhi didn't understand what everyone was thinking.

I couldn't help but say earnestly, "We are all well-off, so why can't we contribute a little more to help us get through this difficult time together?"

A middle-aged man stood up with an embarrassed look on his face. "Your Highness, it's easy for us to say that. We would like to contribute more, but you don't need a hundred or a thousand taels. We have a large family to support, so how can we afford to donate so much money all the time?"

"Yes, Your Highness, it's not that we don't want to, it's just that we don't have any."

Everyone started to talk about their current situation, and the more they spoke, the sadder they became, as if they had to beg for a living once they left the Eastern Palace.

Mu Yuanzhi's face turned red and white when he heard this. He could hardly bear the stinginess of these old foxes.

He caught a glimpse of Song Zhi, who had been silent, and was about to speak when he saw Song Zhi raise his head after sensing his gaze.

Song Zhi instantly gathered his emotions and said, "Your Highness, you know the Song family. Even if the Song Mansion is sold, it's not worth much."

After a pause, he continued, "Although Tinglanju is worth some money, it was given to me by the Emperor as a reward. I absolutely cannot sell it. Furthermore, the betrothal gift I just received... well... Tianqi is so big that it wouldn't be obsessed with the betrothal gift of a little girl."

She did it smoothly and in one go, blocking every way to make money.

Mu Yuanzhi choked on the spot and turned his gaze to Mu Nanqi again. However, before he could stay on Mu Nanqi for even a second, he silently withdrew his gaze.

He thought it was impossible for him to gain any advantage from Mu Nanqi.

If Mu Nanqi had money, wouldn't he take it out in his own name? Why would he let him borrow flowers to offer gifts to Buddha?

The situation became awkward for a moment, and the previous ease and joy were gone.

Finally, a righteous man from an unknown family spoke up, "If Your Highness is really worried about money, why not raid the homes of a few corrupt officials? I think you can raise the required amount quickly."

How could Mu Yuanzhi not think of this, but there were only a few officials in the entire court who were incorruptible.

If he touched those people, he would secretly offend countless people, and he didn't want to put himself in that situation.

Anyway, even if the sky falls, my father is still here. He is the crown prince, but he is only the crown prince.

He tried his best.

Today's goal was not achieved. Although Mu Yuanzhi was unhappy, he did not show it. Instead, he acted as if he understood everyone's difficulties and was reasonable.

He changed the subject and continued to invite everyone to drink.

Mu Nanqi pushed the fish meat with the bones removed to Song Zhi, and while withdrawing his hand, he quickly sprinkled a layer of powder on it.

The powder fell and melted into the fish meat in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace.

If Song Zhi hadn't been sitting next to them and Mu Nanqi hadn't intended to hide it from her, it would have been difficult for Song Zhi to notice this subtle movement.

She swallowed and whispered, "You didn't put poison in it, did you?"

Mu Nanqi remained calm and said, "Be more confident and remove it."

Song Zhi almost overturned the table on the spot. She was just going to the border for a while, not for life.

Mu Nanqi patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, there is an antidote."

Song Zhi smiled wryly, "If you want me dead, you can just slap me. There's no need to go through so much trouble."

Mu Nanqi readily took over her words, "This is not to put the blame on Mu Yuanzhi."

Song Zhi picked up the fish with tears in his eyes, "You are so cruel."

She picked up the fish and stuffed it into her mouth, thinking that it might have a strange taste because of the poison, but it turned out to have no taste at all.

So she ate up all the fish in no time at all. After finishing, she wanted to drink some tea to moisten her mouth, but as soon as her fingertips touched the cup, she fell on the table with a "bang" and lost consciousness.

It’s worthy of being the poison prepared by Mu Nanqi, it works so quickly.

She fell so suddenly that everyone around her was startled.

Mu Nanqi said, "Oh no, the food is poisonous." Then there was a period of chaos.

Song Zhi fainted and didn't know what happened. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in Qingfeng Courtyard. A day and a night had passed.

Through Xiaotao's narration, Song Zhi learned about the consequences of her coma.

After Mu Nanqi said that, the nobles who were eating on the table were so scared that they threw away their chopsticks.

Some people who reacted quickly even leaned over and tried to dig their throats to spit out what they had eaten.

However, they were a step too late. After Song Zhi, everyone fell on the table one after another.

But what is puzzling is that after eating the same food, only Mu Yuanzhi was safe and sound.

He looked at the people lying on the ground with their faces drained of blood, and subconsciously looked at Mu Nanqi.

Hey, it turned out that Mu Nanqi also fainted.

An unexpected event happened again during the banquet, and Mu Yuanzhi's face was so dark that water seemed to be dripping from it.

He hurriedly ordered all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to come and treat the patient. The commotion was so loud that the emperor soon heard the news and came.