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

Meng Qi returned to the frontier, and when he left, the people lined the streets to see him off.

The emperor blocked the news of Meng Qi's imprisonment, so the people only knew that Mu Qinghan colluded with his ministers to rebel, and did not know that Meng Qi was also involved.

The capital city is very big, and Meng Qi's departure is just a small ripple in the huge lake.

Within two days, the waves returned to calm.

Song Zhi was practicing calligraphy in the room. Xiao Tao was grinding ink as she said, "Miss, Madam Sun is making a scene at the door again. Are we really going to just ignore it?"

Song Zhi shook his head. "Our presence will only embolden her and make her think this method is effective. Let her do what she wants."

"But making such a commotion every day will only make the people laugh at us."

"Because of this, we should not intervene and let her perform a one-man show. Over time, people will find it boring and naturally stop paying too much attention."

Xiao Tao suddenly understood, "Miss is really smart."

Song Zhi smiled and asked, "Where's my dad?"

"The master went out the back door to have tea to avoid Madam Sun."

Song Zhi sighed, wondering why his family had to be so secretive.

She is different.

Every time she went out, she not only had to go through the main gate, but also had to mock Sun. After several times, Sun knew what to do when she saw her going out again and stopped pestering her. Instead, she focused on squatting on Song Yang.

He stopped writing, picked up the paper and blew away the ink. Song Zhi said, "Since Sun's attention is here, it's time to make peace with those two people."

"Miss, are you talking about Mu Qinghan and Song Yale?"

Xiao Tao said indignantly, "You don't know that Madam Sun has already taken these two to live in the Sun Mansion and even bought a lot of servants from the Yalou to serve them."

Song Zhi was very interested. "Before, she was worried that the servants would not serve Song Yale well, so she did everything herself. Now that she has that maid, she suddenly feels relieved."

"That's right. I don't know what agreement they reached, but she trusts that maid very much."

"Just ask the person himself and you'll know." Song Zhi had an idea in his mind.

She hadn't been to Yunshui Youyou for a long time, so she decided to go there for a walk first.

Liu Ruoyu crossed her legs, holding an account book, while clacking away on an abacus and writing down the accounts. After a long while, she finally put down the abacus and pen, slumped in her chair, and said, "You're really heartless. You haven't come to see me for so long. Don't you care about the branch's situation?"

Song Zhi chuckled, "I know the situation of the branch store. Ping'er, Qingdai and the others often send me messages."

Liu Ruoyu snorted, "These two traitors."

Song Zhi quickly went over to help her massage her legs, "You are so great, of course the more capable you are, the more work you should do. If I come here too often, it will only delay your performance. Look, I didn't worry about it this time, and you have run a great branch."

"Stop, stop, don't flatter me."

Liu Ruoyu quickly covered her mouth and changed the subject, "But the success of the branch is not just due to me."

Her bright eyes gleamed with gossip. "Tell me honestly, what is your relationship with the Third Prince? Have you already taken him down?"

Song Zhi was stunned for a moment, "Why are you talking about him suddenly?"

"No matter how much I think about it, the Third Prince is being too nice to you."

Liu Ruoyu lazily lay back down again. "The smooth operation of our branches is all thanks to the secret support of the Third Prince. I never thought that the seemingly quiet Third Prince actually possessed such strength in private."

Song Zhi didn't expect Mu Nanqi to help her in this matter, and he obviously had no intention of taking credit for what he did, as if he was doing this simply to help her.

Thinking of this, Song Zhi couldn't help but be moved.

Counting the days, it has been a long time since I last saw him.

"We are still in a cooperative relationship at the moment. I will try harder to win him over when he returns to the capital."

Song Zhi curled up the corners of his lips, and his eyes were filled with smiles.

Seeing her like this, Liu Ruoyu seemed to be hesitant to speak. After thinking it over, she finally spoke up and reminded her, "I know you have feelings for him, but love is a word that is full of hardships. Don't forget to love your partner 30% and yourself 70%."

Whenever this topic was brought up, Liu Ruoyu's expression became very complicated.

Song Zhi asked tentatively, "Does Ruoyu have someone she likes?"

Is there someone who likes...

This question made Liu Ruoyu stiffen all over, and a gentle figure suddenly appeared in her mind. He always wore a moon-white robe, with eyebrows and eyes like paintings. He stood not far away with his hands behind his back, looking at her like a banished immortal.

Everyone said that he was calm and indifferent, with a clear wind and bright moon.

At that time, she happily called him—"Teacher."

Memories that had been sealed away for a long time suddenly emerged, and Liu Ruoyu felt a dull pain in her chest and her face turned pale in an instant.

"Are you OK?"

Song Zhi quickly supported Liu Ruoyu. She didn't expect that the other party would have such a big reaction just because she asked this simple question.

"It doesn't matter."

Liu Ruoyu waved her hand and gave a pale smile.

It turns out that even after so long, she still feels pain when she thinks of that person again.

"I'll have someone send the account book to the Song Mansion someday. You can go back first. I want to be alone."

Unlike her usual dignified and graceful appearance, Liu Ruoyu looked tired and fragile at this moment.

Song Zhi didn't dare to bring up the matter any further. He patted her shoulder and left the room. However, because he was worried about her being alone, he didn't leave Yunshui Youyou immediately but walked around in the backyard.

Except for a few new girls, almost everyone here knows Song Zhi.

Seeing her appear, everyone greeted her warmly.

Xiao Tao is no longer surprised by this scene, and can even comment on the advantages of each girl while walking among them.

After some inquiries, I found out that Cang Qiong hasn't come here to harass everyone recently. It seems that he was taken back by his mother to meet a girl.

When people mention Cang Jian, they are all at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Perhaps only a rich and idle young man like him could do such a boring thing.

It is said that when he was dragged away by Madam Cang's ear, he passionately shouted "I will definitely come back", which made Madam Cang so angry that she slapped him twice on the spot.

It was not until the evening that Liu Ruoyu finally adjusted her mood and came out again.

Seeing that Song Zhi was still here, the two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"I'm fine, go and do your own thing."

Song Zhi was not pretentious. After chatting with her for a while and seeing that she was really fine, he took Xiao Tao and left Yunshui Youyou.

After going out, the master and servant randomly found a small stall and ordered a bowl of wontons each.

The wontons are steaming hot and fragrant, and garnished with a few green chopped green onions, which greatly increases your appetite.

Xiao Tao ate while fanning herself and sweating profusely. After finishing, she asked contentedly, "Miss, where are we going next?"

Song Zhi's eyes turned cold, and he uttered three words firmly: "Go to Sun Mansion."