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

Song Zhi walked all the way to the flower hall. As soon as he walked out of the door, he heard an old and deep voice coming from inside.

"Old Song, I'd say you're incredibly unlucky to have married a woman like this. She's made you a laughingstock among your colleagues. What mother would be so determined to have her own daughter thrown in jail? When I said I wanted to investigate further and she refused, she started throwing a tantrum and demanded we arrest the child immediately."

Song Yang's voice sounded bitter. "I didn't expect her to be so cruel. Fortunately, I have divorced her."

The voice was speechless. "I don't know what's going on in her head. If it's really Zhi'er who killed the deposed crown prince, then murdering the royal bloodline is a heinous crime that will implicate the entire clan. She herself won't be able to escape."

Song Yang sighed and tried to comfort his old friend, "Don't worry, I know Zhier. There's no way Zhier could have done this."

Song Zhi was embarrassed. Was it possible that he didn't know her that well?

The people inside agreed with Song Yang's words, "Of course I know this. Zhi'er is the girl I watched grow up. She doesn't even dare to kill fish, let alone people."

Song Zhi: ...

The two old men were speaking with certainty inside. Xiao Tao couldn't help but twitching her lips as she followed behind Song Zhi. If she hadn't seen how her young lady killed Song Yale with one knife, she would probably have thought the same.

She has to be our own lady, a hidden talent.

Song Zhi coughed lightly and walked in, "Dad, Uncle Li."

Li Yan, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, has been Song Yang's good friend for decades.

On Song Yang's birthday, he was on a diplomatic mission to another country so he did not show up, but just sent a gift.

Li Yan smiled and nodded. "I haven't seen you for a while. You seem like a different person. Not bad, not bad. Much better than before."

Then he sighed again, "What a good girl, only your mother is blind and treats other people's daughters as treasures."

Song Zhi said, "Uncle Li, I have severed my relationship with Madam Sun. We are no longer mother and daughter."

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, then thought of the rumors he had heard since returning to Beijing, and a look of heartache appeared on his face. "That's good."

Song Yang said, "That madman is telling everyone that you are the murderer. Uncle Li is here to take you to the Dali Temple to stay for a few days."

Li Yan explained, "Although the Emperor has demoted the deposed Crown Prince to a commoner, he is still the only child of the Emperor and the late Empress. Upon learning of the deposed Crown Prince's death, the Emperor was extremely furious and has paid close attention to the case. The Dali Temple had no choice but to put in some superficial effort. I'm sorry to have wronged you."

With Sun's involvement, Song Zhi was not surprised by this situation. He smiled indifferently and said, "It's just a few days' stay. It's not a big deal."

She was very open-minded, but Li Yan felt that a little girl must be forcing herself to smile after going through such a thing, so his dissatisfaction with Sun increased a little.

After Xiaotao neatly packed some clothes, the few of them took a carriage to the Dali Temple.

Li Yan had a cell cleaned up, with a bed, bedding and everything else needed, even a dressing table was moved in. At first glance, it didn't look like a cell at all, but rather like a woman's boudoir.

Xiao Tao was also allowed to serve inside as an exception. The master and servant drank tea, read books, played chess and ate melon seeds, looking very leisurely.

If I could get out, there would be no feeling of being in jail.

After staying there for a few days, Li Yan sent someone to take her out for trial.

The jailer led the way and said, "Miss Song, Madam Sun has found a witness and requested a trial. She says she can prove that you are the murderer."

"Then she's quite powerful." Song Zhi said with sarcasm, not taking it seriously.

She had done her homework that night before entering the Sun Mansion, so she was sure that no one would see her.

When they arrived at the court, officers and soldiers stood solemnly on both sides. Li Yan sat upright in the upper seat. There were many onlookers outside.

In the middle, Sun knelt on the ground and cried heartbrokenly.

She pointed at Song Zhi with gritted teeth, "Now that I have found a witness, no one can protect this murderer anymore."

Li Yan frowned and said nothing. After Song Zhi came forward and saluted, he said, "Now that we have found the witness, let them come up."

Sun nodded to the crowd, and several men and women in plain clothes pushed through the crowd and walked in.

They bowed their heads respectfully and kowtowed, then said one by one, "I am a wonton vendor on West Street. On the night of the incident, I saw Miss Song heading towards the Sun Mansion."

"I was selling chickens on West Street. When I was closing my stall, I saw Miss Song heading towards the Sun Mansion."

"I'm from East Street..."

"I'm from South Street..."

Several people spoke one after another, all pointing out the direction in which they saw Song Zhi go to Sun Mansion on the day of the incident.

Song Zhi thought that Sun had come up with some brilliant idea, but this was the result.

After hearing this, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

Sun glared at him, "You are so cruel and merciless, you take human life so lightly, and you still can laugh."

Song Zhi shrugged. "Why wouldn't I laugh? Is this the witness you were talking about?"

Sun's face turned pale. "So many people saw you go to the Sun Mansion, what else can you say?"

Song Zhi lazily said, "It's really funny. You said it yourself. They saw me heading towards the Sun Mansion, but I didn't enter the mansion. How can they prove that the murder in the Sun Mansion is related to me?"

That night, after she came out of Yunshui Youyou, she did not hide her whereabouts, so it was normal for someone to see her heading in that direction.

But that's all.

"You really won't cry until you see the coffin." Sun's eyes were full of disgust.

That look doesn't look like the way a mother would look at her daughter.

Fortunately, Song Zhi had long since lost interest in the Sun family. She sneered, straightened her back, and asked, "Is that road to the Sun residence? Does walking in that direction necessarily lead to the Sun residence? If you accuse me of this, does that mean everyone who walks that road is a murderer?"

She spoke calmly, then bowed to Li Yan and said, "If that's the case, please find everyone who walked on that road that day and punish them along with me."

After hearing this, the people watching the fun at the door immediately stopped.

It was a main road with many people coming and going, and many people walked through it.

"How can you convict someone like that? What kind of witness is that?"

"That's right, Madam Sun is simply sick. Even if your niece is dead, there's no need to blame her."

"I've never seen such a shameless person in my life."

Everyone started to criticize, and those who were kneeling on the ground to testify looked embarrassed.

Sun's expression was awkward as she turned to look at the others. "No...that's not the case. Someone must have seen her enter the Sun Mansion. Not only did you see her walking in that direction, you also saw her enter the Sun Mansion, right?"

The men quickly clarified, "Madam Sun, you only gave us money to tell the truth about what we saw that day, but you didn't tell us to fabricate facts out of thin air."

"That's right, we risked offending the Song family by testifying because we were blinded by money. We admit it, but we will never make false accusations."

If they had known they would be put on the fire for testifying, they would not have come to testify.

They didn't want to become the target of public criticism like the Sun family, so they quickly made their position clear.