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

Song Zhi speculated, "Could it be that her achievements later became too great for the emperor, and he was afraid that she would threaten the throne, so he killed her?"

After all, the emperor has done a lot of this kind of thing, such as Xin Wanyun.

Song Yang shook his head. "If that were the case, I'm afraid the people who followed the late queen would have already razed the throne room to the ground."

"The Emperor truly loves her, and they have a very good relationship."

"She is sick and there is no cure."

Song Yang's eyes were filled with regret as he spoke. "Such a brilliant woman could not escape the cycle of birth, old age, sickness and death. And when she was at her worst, she became pregnant."

"All the doctors advised her not to keep the child, saying she might have lived two more years, but she resolutely chose to give birth to the child."

Song Zhi was silent for a while before asking, "Is this child Mu Qinghan?"

"Yes."

Song Yang nodded. "Everyone thought her child would be as smart, outstanding, and respected as she is, but the reality is quite the opposite. You know Mu Qinghan's strength, it's hard to describe in a few words."

"Then how does this relate to the current queen?"

Song Yang said: "The current queen, who was the imperial concubine at that time, asked to take care of the little prince after the death of the previous queen, and to show her sincerity, she announced that she would never have children."

"It's said that the Queen is also a ruthless person. When the Emperor hesitated, she directly drank a bowl of sterilization soup to gain the Emperor's trust."

"Later, she became the empress and took care of Mu Qinghan. The emperor felt somewhat guilty that she could no longer have children of her own, so he offered to compensate her. At that time, she only asked for a promise from the emperor."

"What promise?"

After hearing the key point, Song Zhi sat up straight.

"She wants to take the throne of empress dowager as Mu Qinghan's mother." Song Yang said firmly.

"So that's how it is." Song Zhi showed a look of understanding.

"Yes, her request wasn't excessive. It was because of this request that the Emperor let down his guard and agreed without a second thought."

"After all, in the emperor's mind, the child he and the late queen will definitely inherit the throne."

Song Zhi said, "Does Mu Qinghan know about this?"

"Of course I don't know. Apart from the Emperor and the Empress, no more than three people know about this. The Emperor protected Mu Qinghan very well. He always thought that the Empress was his biological mother. Over the years, the Empress has been very kind to him. They are like a real mother and son."

Thinking of all the things the Queen had done for Mu Qinghan, Song Zhi suddenly felt a little sympathy for her.

It was obvious that he could have reached the pinnacle of his life if he had just stopped doing that, but instead he let this stupid son he had begged for become a commoner.

The queen placed all her hopes on him, but in the end, she got nothing.

However, Song Zhi was still a little worried, "The Emperor won't restore Mu Qinghan to the position of Crown Prince just because of this promise, right?"

"This promise can only save Mu Qinghan's life. Treason is a capital crime."

Song Zhisong took a deep breath, chatted a few more words, then said goodbye and returned to his own yard.

The weather has been very hot recently, and it’s not that cool even at night.

She lay in bed, feeling a little insomniac. Outside the window, the sound of insects chirping could be heard incessantly.

She thought that if the late queen were still alive, Mu Qinghan might have been brought up well.

It’s a pity that there is no if. No matter how much people praise you, you will eventually turn into a skeleton.

In the middle of the night, the weather suddenly changed. The originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds and rumbling thunder was heard.

Soon, raindrops mixed with the strong wind fell with a crackling sound.

This torrential rain continued until dawn. When we woke up the next day, the yard was a mess.

The servants were busy cleaning up the messy yard and trimming broken flowers and plants.

Xiao Tao served Song Zhi some porridge. After she finished, the housekeeper came running over in a hurry, "Miss, something's wrong. You...you should go to the door and take a look."

Song Zhi said, "Don't panic, what happened?"

The housekeeper immediately showed an expression as if he had swallowed a fly, "It was the Crown Prince... Oh no, it was the commoner Mu Qinghan. He was making a big fuss outside the mansion and said a lot of insulting things about you."

"Yeah."

"Anyway, I am too embarrassed to speak of it. You will know for yourself if you go and listen."

The housekeeper watched Song Zhi grow up and always treated her as half his own daughter. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel indignant in his words.

Song Zhi smiled and comforted him, "Don't be angry, it's not worth it to make yourself angry. I'll go see what tricks he has up his sleeve."

She didn't take him seriously when he was the crown prince, and now that he was a commoner, she had even less reason to be afraid.

After packing everything up, she quickly followed the housekeeper to the gate of the mansion.

Mu Qinghan was still chattering to the onlookers outside the door, "I'm not lying, Song Zhi is really my wife."

"What hysteria? You're the one suffering from hysteria. She and I are already married. I don't know how many times we've slept on the same bed together. How could you say such nonsense?"

"I even know where the mole is on her body. If you don't believe me, call her out for a confrontation."

Song Zhi appeared and said, "Oh, then tell me, where is the mole on my body?"

The woman had a slender and straight figure and a clear and pleasant voice.

Today she wore a light blue pleated skirt with a few delicate velvet flowers in her hair. She looked lazy, like a cat basking in the sun.

Mu Qinghan's eyes lit up, and he was surprised. "My lady, you are here."

Xiao Tao said angrily, "Mr. Mu, be careful with your words. My young lady is still unmarried, so how can she be called a wife?"

Mu Qinghan used to be a noble and unrivaled prince, and was praised wherever he went. No girl would dare to be so mean to him.

But the situation was different now. His status was not as good as that of the respectable maid Xiao Tao, so he could only suppress his anger and said, "You little girl, your master hasn't spoken yet, so how can you speak?"

After saying that, he looked at Song Zhi with a smile, "My wife, listen to me, we are indeed married. On the wedding day, I forgot to lift your veil, and my father scolded me for it."

Hearing this, Song Zhi's heart trembled violently and his face changed instantly.

What Mu Qinghan said did happen, but it happened in the previous life.

At that time, she had forced herself to marry into the Eastern Palace. Because she did not help him and Song Yale to be together, Mu Qinghan treated her very badly, as if he wanted to tell everyone that he married someone he did not love, so he would not give her the respect she deserved.

On her wedding day, not only did he not lift her veil, he also stayed in the study all night, making her the object of ridicule by outsiders.

Recalling the experiences of his previous life, Song Zhi quickly adjusted his mood and said calmly: "Mr. Mu, you are joking. The person you are marrying is Song Yale."

"No, it's not."

Mu Qinghan stepped forward with regret and said, "I went to cancel the engagement, but you didn't agree. In the end, you successfully married into the Eastern Palace. Then, I conspired with the Song family to make a big move, and in the end, I successfully inherited the throne."

Mu Qinghan's voice was urgent, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.