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

Song Zhi laughed awkwardly twice, "How is that possible? I'm that kind of person."

Liu Ruoyu didn't say anything, but answered her with her eyes: You are.

Song Zhi was heartbroken, "Ruoyu, you have changed."

Liu Ruoyu sighed, "Let me make it clear first, I'm not interested in this little brat."

"Then what do you like?"

Liu Ruoyu's eyes flickered, and her heart ached as if she had thought of something. She bit her lip and said in a dull voice, "I don't like anything. I am destined to die alone."

Song Zhi noticed her mood change and tactfully didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he asked, "What are you going to do about Master Cang?"

Liu Ruoyu waved her hand. "No big deal. Let him make a fuss. Men's enthusiasm has a time limit. After a few days, the enthusiasm will fade and he won't be interested anymore."

Song Zhi disagreed. "Don't you understand men? What you can't get is like having your itch touched. The more mysterious and untouchable it is, the more you want it."

Liu Ruoyu curled her lips, "When did you become so understanding?"

"Don't worry about when I understand it. Cang Jian is not looking for me anyway." Song Zhi blinked his eyes and left through the back door with Xiao Tao.

She kept all the letters with Yunshui Youyou, ready to go to the palace to pick them up.

But neither she nor Liu Ruoyu had expected that Cang Jian would be so persistent.

For ten whole days, he went to Yunshui Youyou to look for someone on time every day.

You have to pay some silver for a cup of tea, and then sit in the hall and watch people coming and going. It makes the customers who come here for fun feel a little nervous, and business has dropped a lot.

Liu Ruoyu was furious, "He is a fool!"

Finally, Liu Ruoyu could no longer bear it and directly wrote a letter to inform Madam Cang of his actions.

When Mrs. Cang heard that her silly son was hanging out in brothels every day and had fallen for the girls there, she was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and chased Cang for two miles with a whip.

As soon as Cang Jing left, everyone in Yunshui Youyou breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, everyone relaxed a little too early, because the next day Cang Jian continued to go with bruises all over his face.

He limped to a place to sit down, and rummaged around to find a few copper coins to ask the waiter to buy some tea.

Mrs. Cang was angry at his lack of resistance and stopped supplying him with money, which was his few remaining private savings.

The waiter took a few copper coins and didn't know whether to leave or stay. He just stood there staring at Cang Jian.

The scene was inexplicably funny. One girl couldn't stand it any longer and ran to Liu Ruoyu to plead, "Boss, why don't you give her a chance? He didn't ask for anything else, just a meeting."

Liu Ruoyu was unmoved. "Since I don't ask for anything else, it doesn't make much difference whether I see her or not. Seeing her will only add to my troubles."

The girl in the building had long been indifferent to these love affairs, and seeing her firm attitude, she didn't say anything more.

Fortunately, because Meng Qi was going back to Beijing to report on his work, the news spread like wildfire, and the people talked more about it after dinner.

Under normal circumstances, Cang Jian's behavior would definitely be the subject of widespread gossip.

Although there have been no major disputes at the border in the past two years, there have been constant small disputes. The people have always been in awe of the generals guarding the border.

Therefore, a few days before Meng Qi arrived in Beijing, the people had already spontaneously organized a welcoming team.

Finally, the day arrived when Meng Qi was going to Beijing. The streets were deserted and people lined the streets to welcome him.

The people shouted Meng Qi's name in unison. Meng Qi sat on a tall and handsome horse and greeted the people with a smile.

After being used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women, looking at Meng Qi again, he is indeed an ordinary middle-aged man, so ordinary that he is even a little ugly.

His rough facial features were tanned and there were several scars on his face.

But he is strong and tall.

Song Zhihun looked at Meng Qi in the crowd. No matter whose side he stood on, or whether he abused his power for personal gain and suppressed other soldiers, his behavior of sacrificing his life for the country was always real.

For this reason alone, he deserves the love of the people.

Song Zhi quietly left the crowd.

The next day, the emperor hosted a banquet for his ministers, and everyone rushed to the palace early in the morning.

Sitting in the carriage leading to the palace, Song Zhi closed her eyes to catch up on her sleep. Sun, who insisted on riding with her, tried to speak to her several times, but had to give up after seeing how sleepy she looked.

Sun's eyes were silent, and she pinched the packet of medicine powder in her sleeve with mixed feelings.

After entering the palace, everyone took their seats according to the seats that had been assigned to them.

Mu Qinghan approached and spoke warmly, "Child, you look particularly good today. I asked the kitchen to make you the Queen Mother's favorite blood swallow soup. Please try it."

After saying this, without waiting for Song Zhi to refuse, he tactfully left and went to chat with other ministers.

It is obviously unacceptable for the Queen, as the mother of a country, not to attend such a major event today, so the Queen has temporarily lifted her house arrest today.

When Song Zhi looked up, she saw the queen giving her a veiled smile.

Song Zhi also smiled and picked up the wine glass in front of him and raised it towards the queen from a distance.

She clearly felt that the queen's gaze on her was even colder.

Qingdai asked her to be careful about this banquet, which meant that the Queen and Mu Qinghan would not be unprepared for this banquet.

She was a little curious about what method they would use to deal with her this time. She had brought all the medicine powder that Ruoyu gave her.

The banquet proceeded in an orderly manner, and the emperor rewarded Meng Qi and others with a smile on his face.

As the sounds of stringed instruments gradually rose, graceful palace maids came forward to dance.

Sun finally found an opportunity to talk to Song Zhi, "Zhi'er, please don't reject your mother so much, okay?"

Song Zhi silently turned around, too lazy to pay attention.

She clenched her fingers painfully and handed the blood swallow soup to Song Zhi with determination, "Zhi'er, the blood swallow soup is getting cold, why not drink it while it's hot?"

Song Zhi glanced at the blood swallow soup, then looked deeply at Sun, "Do you really want me to drink it?"

Sun smiled guiltily, "Such a good thing is priceless, wouldn't it be a waste if I don't drink it?"

Song Zhi took the bowl and said meaningfully, "As you wish."

After saying that, he put the blood swallow soup into his mouth one spoonful at a time.

Seeing her drink it, there was a moment of reluctance in Sun's eyes, but this reluctance disappeared in a flash. She sat there waiting for the effect of the medicine on Song Zhi to take effect.

After a while, Song Zhi didn't respond at all.

Sun was a little confused, thinking that the medicine was taking too long to take effect.

Song Zhi looked at Sun's reaction and judged that the medicine she gave her must be a sleeping pill, and she was waiting for her to faint.

She never fights a battle unprepared. After Qingdai's reminder, she had already made various antidotes and carried them with her.

There must be something fishy about Sun's eagerness to have her eat the blood swallow soup, so she took several antidotes in advance.

Just in time, I took the right antidote.

In fact, it doesn’t matter even if the antidote is wrong. She has asked the secret guards to protect her in secret to ensure that no problems will arise.

At this moment, she pretended to hold her head and felt drowsy, "I can't hold my liquor today. I'm a little tipsy after just two drinks."