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

"You...don't try to deceive people. I am only concerned about the emperor's worries. The emperor will never treat me as you say."

Although the voice was loud, it lacked confidence.

Song Zhi stopped talking about it and didn't mention it again.

The Queen failed to teach Song Zhi a lesson and was frightened instead. Her eyes turned red. "My Han'er is so outstanding, it's all your fault that he was ruined!"

"If you had married Han'er properly, how could things have turned out like this?"

The queen was heartbroken. Her eyes were red, swollen and bloodshot from crying for so long that she seemed like she would faint at any moment.

The palace maid supported her firmly and said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. You haven't had a drop of water in the past few days. How can your body bear it if this continues?"

The Queen looked at Song Zhi with hatred, "I will not let you go. I will make sure you are buried with Han'er."

Song Zhi shrugged and ignored the crazy queen.

But he couldn't help but sigh again in his heart. With the Queen in such a mood, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Mu Qinghan was her own son.

About half an hour later, the door of the imperial study was opened again.

The imperial doctors came out one after another, and Song Yang went to greet them and asked, "How is the emperor?"

The head of the Imperial Hospital shook his head gravely and said, "The Emperor has been working hard on state affairs for a long time and has been overdrawing his body. Recently, he has also suffered from internal heat and damaged his heart meridians. It is impossible to cure him completely at the moment. We can only slowly recuperate."

After these words were spoken, all the ministers fell silent.

The queen burst into tears and pushed the imperial physician away and ran into the imperial study.

Not long after, Eunuch Li came out with a complicated expression and said, "Except for Miss Song, everyone else please go back. The Emperor wishes to speak to Miss Song alone."

"This……"

Song Yang looked at Song Zhi worriedly, and Song Zhi gave him a reassuring look, "In that case, Daddy, you two can go back first."

Song Yang said helplessly: "Then Dad will wait for you at the palace gate."

After thinking for a moment, he added in a low voice: "Young Master Cang is also waiting for you at the palace gate."

Song Zhi nodded, "I know, I asked Xiao Tao to notify him to come over."

The emperor's mind is unpredictable. Before she knows what the emperor is thinking, she can only make preparations for both scenarios.

Song Yang left the palace, looking back every few steps.

Song Zhi took a deep breath and followed Eunuch Li into the imperial study.

As she entered, the Queen came out with an indignant look on her face, "Your Majesty is really a fool. He actually wants me to go back and be confined to my room. Han'er's funeral hasn't been held yet, and I..."

He stopped talking, looked at Song Zhi with resentment, and walked away gloomily.

Song Zhi came to the inner room, where the smell of medicine was even stronger.

Eunuch Li was guarding the door, and Song Zhi walked in slowly.

There was not much furnishing in the inner room, except for a few shelves, a set of tables and chairs, and a bed.

When I got closer, I saw that the bright yellow bed curtains were neatly drawn. The emperor was lying inside, and the outline of a figure could be vaguely seen.

"sit down."

A tired voice came, mixed with a few coughs.

Song Zhi sat down as he was told.

The emperor said, "Are you really not afraid that I will turn against you and punish you?"

Song Zhi said in a gentle tone, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler."

"You killed my son, and you still expect me to be a wise ruler?"

"Your servant is Qing..."

"Shut up!"

The emperor's face changed color when he heard this, and his voice suddenly became louder, which resulted in a violent coughing fit.

After finally calming down, he said weakly, "You did it very cleanly. The Dali Temple really can't find anything on you, but that doesn't mean I'm a fool."

Song Zhi did not answer.

The emperor continued, "You killed Han'er not just because he broke off your engagement, right?"

Song Zhi curled the corners of her mouth. This old fox was trying to trick her.

She just pretended to be dead and continued not to speak.

The Emperor twitched his lips. "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. So many ministers in the court are on the same page with your Song family. Which of my sons do you plan to support?"

Although he still could not accept Mu Qinghan's death, his health was getting worse day by day, and his sons were ready to make a move, so he had to consider a new candidate for the crown prince as soon as possible.

Song Zhi dared not respond to this, "The Song family is loyal to the emperor. Whoever the emperor appoints as the heir, the Song family will support."

The emperor was a little displeased when he saw Song Zhi keeping his mouth shut and not revealing anything. "I heard that you met the second brother when you entered the palace?!"

Song Zhi was shocked. As expected, there were few things in the palace that could be hidden from the emperor. It was a pity that Mu Yunhe still thought he had done it perfectly.

She confessed, "Yes."

The Emperor sighed. "The second son is mature and steady, and is indeed a good choice for the crown prince. However, he is too unscrupulous in achieving his goals. I am afraid he will not be able to treat the people well. The fifth son is kind-hearted, but unfortunately he lacks decisiveness and is not up to the task."

"Actually, I prefer Old Six."

This sentence was full of hints. Song Zhi knew clearly that the old emperor had no choice but to ask her to show her loyalty and "make amends for her mistakes".

But he took into consideration several princes of appropriate age, but did not mention Mu Nanqi.

Song Zhi couldn't help but ask, "Why doesn't the emperor consider the third prince?"

The emperor's expression changed, "You mean him?!"

A sharp gaze fell directly on her through the bed curtains, "You want to support him?"

Song Zhi pretended to be ignorant, "After all, the Third Prince is of the right age and has a good reputation among the people."

The emperor's expression softened a bit, "It definitely can't be him."

His words were firm, as if he could take her life immediately if she said she wanted to support Mu Nanqi.

Song Zhi was not convinced in her heart, but on the surface she said respectfully: "The crown prince is decided by the emperor, and I dare not interfere."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, "I spared your life, you should be grateful."

Song Zhi said, "I understand."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Go back and think carefully about what I said. Otherwise, even if I can't do anything to you openly, you will not be able to escape death."

"Yes." Song Zhi bowed and left.

After she left, Eunuch Li entered the inner room and asked, "Did the Emperor just let her go?"

The emperor coughed for a while, a murderous look flashing in his eyes, "She is still useful."

If he punishes her now without any evidence, he will only lose the support of the people, not to mention that so many ministers have united to speak for her.

He planned to keep them in the Song Mansion to stabilize the situation first, and then give them a title and get rid of them when everything was settled.

Eunuch Li has been accompanying the emperor for many years, so he understood what the emperor meant as soon as he mentioned it.

"Then should I inform the Empress, so that she doesn't ruin the Emperor's plans?"

The emperor's face was gloomy and he gritted his teeth, "We have to tell that idiot."

There was a dark light in his eyes. His good son deserved to be taught like that by her.

Thinking of Mu Qinghan, the emperor fell into grief again. The majesty and ruthlessness in his eyes faded away, leaving only the mourning of a father for the death of his child.

After a long while, he finally said, "Has the Third Brother been behaving well lately?"

Eunuch Li said, "According to Prime Minister Wang, the Third Prince has been staying at Tuoba Cema recently, enjoying himself, and has ignored Princess Tuoba's advances."

The emperor snorted coldly, "He knows his place clearly. There are some things he can't even dream of."