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

Next, Song Zhiwo rested well in his mansion for a few days.

During this period, Mu Qinghan came to see her, but she always evaded him by claiming she was not feeling well.

It is normal for Mu Qinghan to be anxious now, because the emperor has recently begun to get close to several other princes, which has given him a serious sense of crisis.

Now that the Queen has lost her power over the six palaces, his support has been greatly reduced.

He began to contact Meng Qi frequently, and began to frequently visit the homes of various ministers with Wang Lanzhi.

Song Zhi flipped through the collected letters in her hand page by page. Some of them were sent to her by her brother, some were collected by Ruoyu, and some were collected by other spies she had planted in the East Palace.

This spy from the Eastern Palace is an acquaintance.

Sitting in the elegant room, Song Zhichong smiled at the woman opposite him, "You are indeed capable. You are worthy of being the confidant carefully trained by the Queen."

The woman opposite was extremely charming and sighed, "The world is difficult, and I am just trying to survive."

Sitting opposite was the beautiful concubine of the Eastern Palace who was still alive - Qingdai.

Song Zhi put down the letter and picked up the teacup, playing with it in his hands. "How can you be sure that you will survive if you follow me?"

When she first entered the Eastern Palace, these two beautiful concubines came to her with pearl hairpins and jewelry to show their affection to her.

Later, the pregnant concubine died tragically, and Qingdai found her before she left the palace.

She said that she was willing to serve her like a slave and only asked her to let her leave the palace and live a dignified life.

Song Zhi agreed, she had no reason to refuse.

In the entire Eastern Palace, no one is more suitable to be a spy than Qingdai without being suspected. There are even many unknown things that are easier for her to know than others because she is the Queen's "own person".

Qingdai put on a perfect smile, "This is already a gamble with my life. There is no way out with the Queen, so let's try another way. If it succeeds, it's a win-win situation. If it fails, it's still death."

She saw clearly that the lives of people like them were too cheap, so cheap that no one cared even if one of them died or two died.

She even paid the palace servants to transport the body of another concubine out of the palace for burial.

In fact, she saw Ping'er leaving the palace that day. If it were the queen, after the incident, she would not think of giving a chance to live to those who were of no use to her, but would kill them to silence them.

So she was tempted and stopped Song Zhi's carriage when she was leaving the palace.

Of course, Song Zhi didn't completely trust Qingdai. She asked the secret guards to keep an eye on Qingdai's every move in secret to make sure that she had really surrendered and that the things she brought with her were usable.

Qing Dai didn't know she had a trick up her sleeve, and sighed with emotion, "I had thought that since I'm the Queen's person, you should be wary of me. I didn't expect you to be so cautious when you doubt someone. I was just judging a gentleman by my own standards."

Song Zhi was embarrassed. He supported his forehead with his hand and coughed dryly to change the subject. "Well, you sneaking out today won't arouse suspicion, right?"

Qing Dai shook her head. "Don't worry. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very busy right now. He doesn't have time to take care of me. The Queen is under house arrest. Even if she wanted to, she wouldn't be able to."

After finishing the tea in the cup, Qingdai stood up and looked at the blue sky outside the window with nostalgia.

"What a nice day, Miss Song! I can't wait to be free. I hope I didn't make a wrong bet this time."

Song Zhi didn't promise her anything, but took out a bag of gold leaves and said, "Whether in the palace or outside, it's always good to have gold and silver with you."

Qing Dai accepted it without hesitation. Before leaving, she said meaningfully, "The Emperor will host a banquet for his ministers in two days. You must be careful."

Song Zhi lowered his eyes in deep thought. Liu Ruoyu leaned over and said, "She seems quite scheming. Can you trust her?"

Song Zhi said, "People like them are used to speaking half-heartedly, half-truthfully. The true half is loyalty and sincerity, while the false half is a way for them to escape."

Liu Ruoyu frowned, "Then why don't you claim to be sick and not attend this banquet."

"What's coming will eventually come, and you can't hide from it forever."

What's more, Meng Qi returned to Beijing, and she had important things to do, so it was impossible for her not to go.

Liu Ruoyu also understood her situation and took out a bunch of medicinal powders with different effects and said, "Just in case, keep all of this on you. On the day you go, hide them under your fingernails and use them immediately if you feel anything unusual."

"it is good."

"By the way, Ping'er has great potential. I'll have her go to Songzhou to coordinate branch matters. In about two months at most, our branches will be able to open one after another."

Song Zhi smiled, "You are the one who is so efficient."

"No, no, no, you're the one who came up with all the ideas. I was just running errands, so I can't take any credit for it."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Sir, please stay. If you dare to force your way in again, we will report you to the police."

"I clearly gave you 10,000 taels of silver, how could you force your way in?"

"This is the inner courtyard, not an area where guests can enter."

"Ten thousand taels of silver are enough to buy Yunshui Youyou from me. Where can I not get involved?!"

"Son!"

The sound was getting closer and closer, and a strange look appeared on Song Zhi's face.

This voice sounds very familiar.

A human-like face gradually emerged in her mind.

Sure enough, the next second, the person outside the door said arrogantly: "If ten thousand taels is not enough, I will add another ten thousand taels. As the only son of the Cang family, I have nothing but a lot of money."

The servant, who was very polite, tried to stop him, "This is not a question of how much money is involved. Please don't go any further, Master Cang."

"It's okay if you don't let me go. Just call out the beautiful sister I saw that day. I saw her enter your Yunshui Youyou with my own eyes."

"Master Cang, you're joking. All the girls in Yunshui Youyou are beautiful. I really don't know which one you are talking about."

"Stop pretending! That sister is so beautiful and so far away, how can those vulgar girls compare to her?"

Outside the door, they were talking back and forth. Song Zhi turned to look at Liu Ruoyu, who was covering her face with her hands as she sighed, "What bad luck!"

"Three days ago, I was out on some business and ran into this idiot. He immediately asked me my last name, where I lived, and if I was married. I circled three whole blocks but couldn't get rid of him. He still saw me entering Yunshui Youyou."

"But this guy is so good. After knowing I was here, he came for three consecutive days to check out all the girls in the building. If he found someone who was not the right one, he would change her to the next one."

"Now he's even charging straight into the inner courtyard. If it weren't for Madam Cang's sake, I would have had him kicked out long ago."

Song Zhi raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes meaningfully.

Liu Ruoyu shuddered, "Don't look at me like that. If I knew I would run into this ancestor that day, I would never leave the house even if I were beaten to death."

Song Zhi gossiped, "There are many women in the capital who admire Cang Jian. Now that he's looking for you so publicly, aren't you moved at all?"

Liu Ruoyu smiled, "Let me put it this way, a rich young man like him has shown me kindness, if not a thousand, then eight hundred. I'm numb."

Song Zhi took a breath of cold air. As expected of a man with a face that would bring disaster to the country and the people, he was very confident.

"But Cang Qiong is different."

"Why is it different?"

"He's not just an ordinary rich family, his family is the richest."

Liu Ruoyu pondered for a moment, and her gaze towards Song Zhi became subtle, "You're not short of money lately and are planning to ask me to sacrifice my looks, are you?"