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

In response, Song Zhi just smiled and said, "If you like it, stay here. If you don't like it, get out!"

Hong Feng immediately fell silent.

More than 500 people started to quarry. Although they were all trained, they were not strong enough and often got half the result with twice the effort.

But his attitude has always been quite positive.

Song Zhi asked the secret guards to hide in the dark and watch their every move. These people must be up to something and must not be taken lightly.

After arranging all this, Song Zhi sat there and thought seriously about a problem.

Now that she has been crowned emperor, she can no longer do everything by herself as before. Although the palace has not yet been built for the formal enthronement ceremony and for her to be worshipped by the masses, she has already been given the title of empress.

People like Zi Xuan and the others should just be dealt with directly by someone else.

Thinking of this, she called Xinlian and Xinhe to help her deal with some miscellaneous matters. Unless necessary, there was no need to bother her with many things.

Xinlian and Xinhe can now stand on their own feet under Qin Yue's guidance. Upon hearing this, they patted their chests and guaranteed that there would be no problem.

With their help, Song Zhi found that he indeed had a lot more free time.

In the evening, she let Zi Xuan and the other two meet the brother Nan Qi whom she had been thinking about all the time.

It can be clearly seen that the two of them stared blankly after seeing Mu Nanqi.

There were stars of surprise in their eyes, and then they awkwardly changed the name of Nan Qi from "Brother" to "Cousin".

"Cousin, we are your cousins. Although we have never met before, blood ties are truly magical. We felt like old friends the moment we met. Cousin, when grandma was alive, she talked about you every day. She really cared about you."

"That's right, cousin. We're all members of the Long family. You won't ignore us, right?"

The two looked at Mu Nanqi hesitantly, waiting for his mercy and acceptance.

However, they were disappointed.

Mu Nanqi said with a stern face, "What's that fragrance on your body? It smells terrible, stay away from me."

Specially using the finest spices of purple jasmine and red maple: ???

A hint of embarrassment flashed across their faces, but they quickly concealed it and said affectionately again, "Cousin, this is the finest spice from the Western Regions. If you don't like it, how about we switch to floral scents tomorrow?"

Mu Nanqi frowned, trying his best to suppress the urge to slap the two men to death, and said coldly: "It has nothing to do with me."

"Cousin~"

Zi Yu dragged out her words, "We are a family after all. We are new here and we are not familiar with this place yet. How about you take us around tomorrow?"

"No time."

Mu Nanqi peeled a shrimp for Song Zhi and put it in her bowl, then picked up the next one with natural familiarity.

His movements were dignified and graceful, and even something like peeling shrimp was extremely pleasing to the eye.

Hong Feng's eyes were filled with jealousy. "Cousin, you are a man of great stature, how can you peel shrimp for her?"

Before Mu Nanqi could speak, Zi Xuan glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Men and women are born equal, and peeling shrimp is normal. Don't talk nonsense."

Hong Feng finally reacted and said, "I... I mean that the Empress should be independent and self-reliant. She can definitely do something as simple as peeling shrimp on her own. Didn't you say that she shouldn't rely on men for everything?"

Song Zhi calmly picked up the shrimp, put it in his mouth, took a bite and said, "Xiao Tao, slap your lips."

Xiao Tao immediately walked over and slapped Hong Feng across the face. "Twenty slaps for interfering in the Empress's private affairs."

Hong Feng was stunned by the beating, and his fair face soon became swollen and covered with slap marks.

She looked at Mu Nanqi with tears in her eyes, "Cousin~"

Mu Nanqi didn't even raise his eyelids, "Twenty more slaps!"

Xiao Tao was very efficient. While Hong Feng was still not reacting, she hit the man in the face twenty more times.

Now, both sides of Hongfeng's face were swollen to the same height.

Zi Xuan felt so painful watching this that she gasped.

They finally realized that Song Zhi was not someone who could be easily manipulated and talked into submission, and Mu Nanqi was not the kind of person who would speak for them just because they acted coquettishly.

They are a loving couple who live in harmony and trust each other.

Thinking of this, the two of them became completely obedient and did not dare to act rashly.

Even though Hongfeng had a pig-like head, he didn't dare to say anything.

The two of them lost their appetite and decided to leave in a hurry. When they reached the door, they were stopped by Mu Nanqi.

"From now on, you can just call me Your Majesty, and don't call me cousin anymore."

"But the watch..."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The two men lowered their heads and limped away with the help of their servants. Hongfeng felt the most uncomfortable. The wound on his buttocks had not healed yet, and he had so many new wounds on his face.

Song Zhi finished eating two shrimps and said with a smile: "How did you treat me before? Now you are more gentle and considerate to me. You won't even say the word 'get out'."

Mu Nanqi peeled another shrimp and put it in her mouth. "It's not about being gentle with women. Let Xiaotao call them back. I said."

Seeing his serious expression, Song Zhi said awkwardly, "I just said it casually, it's not necessary to be so serious."

As they were talking, the secret guard suddenly rushed in from outside and said, "Your Highness, we have already found out that this group of people is indeed suspicious. They are secretly in contact with Emperor Tianqi and are sent by Emperor Tianqi."

Song Zhi was still expecting this, so he wasn't too surprised.

She said playfully, "Mu Yuanzhi is amazing. He was able to gather all these people and use them for his own benefit. We can't let them return empty-handed. Xiao Tao, go get Aunt Xin and Qin Yue to spread some false information to them."

"Yes."

Xiao Tao left quickly. As soon as she left, Mr. She came in carrying a well-dressed woman.

The woman had already passed out and was thrown to the ground by Mr. She.

"These people's purpose is not just to work for Emperor Tianqi, they are also secretly communicating with the Long family."

"Long family?!"

"The Long family is a wealthy family. Although life was difficult at first after their exile to the frontier, they later relied on their cleverness to secretly change their appearance and develop very well. They continued to expand their influence and now have a say in several cities."

"Oh, so, they really didn't think about what kind of life Ah Qi lived in the past."

Now he is plotting against them with a purpose, which is simply too much.

The weather is getting colder, and it seems that the Long family is doomed.

Song Zhi thought so in his heart and felt sorry for Mu Nanqi.

Elder She continued, "The Long family has never given up their dream of controlling the imperial court, so this time they've used Emperor Tianqi's hand to plant spies. Even if they're discovered, they'll only think it's Emperor Tianqi's doing, and no one will suspect them."

"What a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. So, how do you get this information..."

Song Zhike never thought that these old monsters were good people willing to meddle in other people's affairs.