The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Song Xiwan nodded, "Of course."

Although it was a case of acting first and reporting later, it went smoothly at least.

Xie Chengqian knew Xi Wan's personality best, and he had made up his mind.

He tightened his arms around her and whispered a promise, "I won't let anything happen to you."

Song Xiwan raised her eyebrows with confidence, "Maybe I will be the one to protect you then, so you'd better try to please me first."

After living away from home for so many years, Song Xiwan has more experience than ordinary people. At that time, she will be in charge of the military base, which is very important.

"How to please?"

Xie Chengqian believed her and asked back without hesitation.

This actually choked Song Xiwan, and he muttered, "How come you're a god of war, but you don't have any backbone? Shouldn't you argue with me?"

Xie Chengqian didn't care, "It's only right to listen to the princess."

Song Xiwan: “?”

In this kind of conversation, she had no way to deal with Xie Chengqian.

While she was secretly thinking about how to turn the tables, a guard came in and reported from a distance, "Your Highness, Princess Ziyue requests an audience."

Song Xiwan was surprised, "Didn't she go back to Lingnan?"

After Situ Sheng died, Situ Ziyue immediately tried to escape, but was soon caught by Xie Chengqian's men and sent directly to the queen to await her fate.

As a member of the Situ family and not involved in this matter, the Queen would not kill Situ Ziyue. She only sent someone to send her back and ordered Situ Ziyue to never go to Lingnan again.

Why did it come back again?

Upon asking, I found out that Situ Ziyue was attacked by bandits on the road, and all the elite guards she brought with her died in the palace, so they were unable to defeat the bandits this time.

Her people tried their best to send Situ Ziyue back to Shangjing City.

Song Xiwan's eyes flashed, she always felt that the bandit thing was absurd.

"Why should you go to the prince instead of reporting to the authorities? At the very least, you should ask the queen to seek justice for her."

The guard was stumped by the question, he didn't know either.

This is what Princess Ziyue said.

Xie Chengqian didn't even give her a glance, his voice was cold, "Send her to the palace to see the queen."

"Yes."

The guards could see the impatience in the prince's eyes and did not dare to delay any longer.

Who knew that Princess Zi Yue was not an ordinary person. Her inherent arrogance made it impossible for her to obey orders so easily. How could Xie Chengqian not see her!

Even if her father was wrong, the Situ family was not implicated, and even the queen did not blame her, which shows that her status as a princess is still unshakable.

Besides, her father is dead.

The loss in Shangjing City was heavy. How could Situ Ziyue be willing to flee back to Lingnan in such disgrace? How could she face the people in her fiefdom?

Not to mention that there are a group of uncles and aunts who are eyeing him covetously. If he goes back, he will definitely end up in a terrible situation.

She wants to stay in Shangjing City, and with the most honorable status!

It's a pity that the throne was taken by Xie Qingyuan. If it was Xie Chengqian, then Situ Ziyue would most likely be the most noble woman in the world.

However, the identity of Princess Xuan is also acceptable.

"Tell the prince that I must see him today. I have something that he is interested in."

The guard looked embarrassed. The prince had just made it clear that he did not want to see Princess Ziyue, but the princess was so sure about what she said. What was going on?

Situ Ziyue noticed his hesitation and scolded him coldly, "Go quickly! If you delay something important, can you afford it?"

The guards were not the kind of people who were easily intimidated, but considering that the expedition was imminent, perhaps Princess Ziyue had some secret weapon in her hands?

Thinking of this, he still risked his life to go back and report, and successfully received a cold look from the prince.

"You don't understand my orders?"

Xie Chengqian's brows were already showing displeasure.

He never needed people who didn't obey orders, especially in the military, and this action would only delay the opportunity.

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The guard knelt down decisively to admit his mistake, his forehead covered with dense cold sweat.

Song Xiwan was listening and stopped Xie Chengqian from punishing her. "He was also fooled by Princess Ziyue. Why not go and meet her?"

"Xiwan."

Xie Chengqian was not very willing, and there was a hint of coquettishness in his tone.

He hadn't seen Xi Wan for several days. He finally had a chance to spend some time with her and didn't want to waste time dealing with unimportant people.

Song Xiwan could probably guess what Situ Ziyue's intention was, she just wanted to join in the fun.

The Queen was kind and did not pursue whether Situ Ziyue knew about this matter, but based on their previous encounters, she felt that Situ Ziyue must know.

From this drama of "being forced to flee back to the capital", it can be seen that Situ Ziyue is very cunning.

Xie Chengqian caught a glimpse of cunning in her eyes and agreed to her request.

The two of them went towards the side hall and saw Situ Ziyue with a proud look on her face. She was still dressed very brightly. Who would believe that this was someone who had escaped death?

He doesn't even know how to pretend.

Situ Ziyue was delighted when she heard that the prince was willing to see her, but her face turned cold again when she saw Song Xiwan.

She still had a bossy attitude, "Why are you here?"

Song Xiwan asked back with amusement: "Where I am, it should have nothing to do with the princess, right?"

Those who don’t know would think this is Situ Ziyue’s residence.

Situ Ziyue's face was gloomy, and she almost wanted to teach Song Xiwan a lesson like she did before, but she held back when she thought of the important matter.

Even if the queen saved her life, it was far from enough!

"I'm just concerned. Miss Song, there's no need to be so aggressive."

Song Xiwan raised her eyebrows. This princess really knew how to restrain herself. She began to retreat in order to advance and bite back.

She shrugged and replied, "Your Highness, you misunderstood. I was just answering truthfully. But what brings you here, Your Highness?"

When the question was thrown back, Situ Ziyue felt humiliated!

She subconsciously wanted to retort with what Song Xiwan had just said, but then she realized that Song Xiwan did it on purpose!

Situ Ziyue stared at Song Xiwan intently and said through gritted teeth, "I'm here to discuss some important matters of the court with the prince. Miss Song, please step aside for a moment."

"Oh?"

Song Xiwan nodded meaningfully without moving at all.

Situ Ziyue frowned and was about to ask them to leave when King Xuan gave her a cold look.

He said in a tone that brooked no argument: "There are no secrets between this king and Xi Wan."

These words shocked Situ Ziyue!

She stared at King Xuan in a daze.

How could this be!

Important matters in the court involve various secrets, but Prince Xuan said that there are no secrets between him and Song Xiwan. How much does he trust her?

Song Xiwan urged with a half-smile, "Princess, just speak frankly. Perhaps I can give you some advice."

"This matter concerns Lingnan. I can't possibly tell you." Situ Ziyue insisted, then said to Prince Xuan, "The late emperor always wanted to take back the sovereignty of Lingnan. Doesn't your Highness want that?"

Song Xiwan was filled with shock.

Situ Ziyue is crazy!

After Situ Sheng's death, she even wanted to give up the entire Lingnan.