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

Song Zhi glanced at the window slowly and had already made up his mind.

Anya Song was very angry, “Who are you calling a fool?”

"I'm talking about Ya'er, not you."

Song Zhi coaxed her like a three-year-old child, stood up, walked over to her and gently patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm not coming for you."

Song Yale wanted to say something, but Song Zhi had already opened the door and walked out.

The Queen and Mu Qinghan slowly stepped forward from behind and scolded Song Zhi, "Song Zhi, you are so cruel and ruthless in killing the royal heir. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, why don't you just kneel down and confess your crime?"

Song Zhi remained calm and composed. "Your Majesty, you really want to judge right and wrong with just your words. I entered the palace only to take care of the Crown Princess. How can you say that you are harming the royal descendants?"

The queen gave a wink and a servant came forward with a packet of poison powder.

"This was found in your room. What else do you have to say?"

Song Zhi smiled as she looked at the packet of poison powder. She acted very quickly and even prepared the "evidence" so thoroughly.

"If I search my room, does that mean it's mine? I have no grudge against the Crown Prince's concubines and children, so why would I harm them?"

"younger sister."

Song Yale suddenly walked out of the room with a pale face, "I know you are still angry about His Highness asking you to break off the engagement, but the child is innocent. How can you vent your anger on an unborn child?"

In just a few words, Anya Song gave her the reason for the murder.

In a sense, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a good match.

Song Zhi laughed instead of getting angry, "First of all, it was me who broke off the engagement with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. So many ministers witnessed it with their own eyes, so I have nothing to be angry about."

"Secondly, if I was really angry, I wouldn't harm you and the baby in your belly, but the beautiful concubine and her child who have nothing to do with me. Is there something wrong with my brain?"

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Anya Song’s face. She also knew that the reason was a bit far-fetched, and added: “Could it be that she knows something unknown about my sister?”

Song Zhi admired her persistence and said, "Not bad, you have a rich imagination."

"Well, there's no point in showing off your words. If you just confess your guilt, I can let you suffer less."

The queen interrupted the two of them impatiently and waved her hand to ask the guards to come and arrest Song Zhi.

Song Zhi took a step back and said, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, are you sure you want to accuse me of this crime?"

Mu Qinghan said, "Child, how can you speak to your mother like that? Kneel down and admit your mistake."

Song Zhi ignored him and just stared at the queen.

The Queen couldn't help but frown. "You mean I've wronged you? Unfortunately, the evidence is irrefutable. No matter how eloquent you are, you can't change this fact."

"Those who harm the royal heirs should be punished."

Song Zhi didn't answer, so the Queen changed her tone and said, "Actually, this matter can be big or small. If you want me to let you go, it's not impossible. You just need to agree to one condition of mine."

"Oh? I wonder what conditions Your Majesty is referring to?" Song Zhi pretended to be curious.

The Queen thought she had Song Zhi under control, and she put on a kind and virtuous look again, saying slowly, "Marry Han'er."

"As the saying goes, we are one family and we don't talk behind each other's backs. If we become one person, I will naturally not pursue today's matter."

"no!"

Before Song Zhi could answer, Song Yale screamed.

The Queen glanced at her and said, "Come here, the Crown Princess is tired, help her back to her room to rest."

Two maids stepped forward to hold Anya Song and were about to drag her into the room. Anya Song struggled frantically, "No, I will never allow her to enter, Mother, she cannot enter the East Palace."

There was no way Song Yale could break free from the two old women and was dragged back into the house.

She banged on the door frantically. "She killed someone. She killed His Highness's child. How could she enter the East Palace? She... Woo..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and only a low whimper was heard.

After a while, two old women came out wiping their sweat.

Taking advantage of the moment when the door was open, Song Zhi saw Song Yale tied up and thrown on the bed with a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth.

"What do you think? Do you choose to plead guilty or come to the East Palace?" The queen was already confident of victory.

Song Zhi tilted his head in distress and thought for a moment, "What if I don't want to choose either of them?"

A murderous look flashed in the queen's eyes. "You should understand that the current situation is beyond your control."

Song Zhi smiled, her eyes curved as she said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I can't admit to something I didn't do. With such a big incident happening in the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid the murderer will escape, or that he'll continue to harm others in secret. I've already informed the Emperor, and I think he's on his way. He'll determine the truth of the matter."

"You told the Emperor?!"

The queen was panicked for a moment, but soon calmed down. She believed that the emperor would stand on the same front with her.

Song Zhi saw what the queen was thinking and kept a faint smile on her face. How could she not think of what the queen could think of?

Mu Qinghan said, "Child, don't struggle like that. Even if the emperor comes, the evidence won't change. It's better to confess your guilt honestly. I will plead for a lighter sentence for you."

Song Zhi said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your generosity. I just wonder if my beautiful concubine and I can rest in peace in the afterlife."

Mu Qinghan's expression froze, and his face looked as if he had stepped on dog shit.

At this time, the announcement of the emperor's arrival came from outside the door, and everyone immediately bowed and saluted.

Unexpectedly, when they saw the person coming, Mu Qinghan was stunned, and the queen was also stunned.

The emperor did come, but he did not come alone. Instead, he came with a group of ministers.

The most conspicuous among them was Song Yang. As soon as he entered, he started shouting, "Where's my daughter, Zhi'er? Are you okay?"

"Dad, I'm fine." Song Zhi blinked playfully.

Song Yang walked over to Song Zhi in two or three steps. "We were discussing matters with the Emperor in the Imperial Study when a palace servant reported that a concubine in the Eastern Palace had been poisoned. The Crown Prince is the future heir apparent, and since you are here, we followed the Emperor to investigate."

Song Zhi looked at the Queen and said, "This is a matter of great importance. It's a good thing that you're all here."

The Queen's heart skipped a beat. She knew that things were developing in a direction beyond her control. This feeling was inexplicably familiar, but she was powerless to stop it.

With so many ministers following him, the emperor had no choice but to appear impartial and ask, "What happened? Tell me in detail."

So the servant stepped forward and told the story again.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Song Yang showed a strange look, "Your Majesty also thinks that this concubine's death was caused by Zhier?"

The emperor said sternly, "My dear minister, you worry too much. I don't make assumptions. I only look at the facts."

This statement seems righteous on the surface, but in fact it tells everyone to believe the evidence presented by the Queen.

Song Yang stopped talking and was completely disappointed with the emperor.

He has loyally assisted the emperor for decades, and he thought that the emperor would not press the Song family so hard and make such a shameful accusation.

But the reality slapped him in the face. There is no such thing as the monk's face or the Buddha's face between the emperor and his subjects.

In the past, he felt that supporting the third prince was unworthy of the important responsibility the emperor had placed in him over the years. Now, he had no worries at all about supporting the third prince.

Fortunately, he knew Song Zhi quite well. Seeing her calm look at this moment, he knew that she had her own arrangements.