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

When Situ Zheng touched Qing Yuan's calm and composed gaze, waves of emotion surged in her heart.

Without knowing when, she had grown up.

In the past, Qing Yuan would listen to her mother, but now she has her own opinions, and she can't refute these words.

A sense of loss emerged in Situ Zheng's heart. She lowered her head and said, "I know."

Xie Qingyuan pursed her lips and felt uncomfortable.

If his uncle and cousin were people who treated them sincerely, Xie Qingyuan would never let them be in any danger, but they only wanted to use their mother.

"My son, I will take my leave first."

Xie Qingyuan was silent for a while, then turned and left.

She returned to her palace dejected.

"Third Princess, what happened?"

Song Junling saw from afar that the third princess was in a low mood, and hurried to her in a hurry.

She is not someone who gets frustrated easily.

Xie Qingyuan looked up when she heard the voice and met Song Junling's anxious face. She felt a little relieved, but she still couldn't stop feeling sad.

"I don't know if what I did was right. Mother has always put me first in her heart. She protected me and raised me, and then pushed me to this position. But I still disappointed her."

Song Junling was stunned.

I roughly guessed that the third princess had an unpleasant argument with the queen just now.

Disappointed?

Could it be because of what happened between him and the third princess?

Song Junling felt uneasy and tried to comfort her silently, "The Queen has been busy with the coronation ceremony recently, so she might be in a bad mood."

"It's not a mood issue."

Xie Qingyuan shook her head. Her mother trusted her uncle's family too much. She was puzzled by her mother's insistence on doing things even when she knew they might be wrong.

Song Junling touched his nose and asked, "Why is that?"

Xie Qingyuan looked up at him, but didn't say anything in the end.

There was no need to add to Song Junling's troubles with these trivial matters. She would never allow her mother to continue to spoil Situ Ziyue anyway.

Little did he know that this glance made Song Junling more certain of his guess.

He didn't know where to start asking.

What should he do if the Queen and the Third Princess have a dispute because of him?

With this terrible problem in mind, Song Junling returned home at sunset.

Coincidentally, the news that Situ Ziyue was escorted back to Lingnan soon reached Song Xiwan, and the third princess and the queen sent many rare treasures.

Song Xiwan was shocked. "Didn't the Third Princess already give a thank you gift last time?"

The eunuch explained respectfully, "Miss Song, the Third Princess said you'll be leaving today. The border areas aren't as well-equipped as the capital, so we must not let you suffer any injustice."

Song Xiwan held his forehead helplessly.

She went to the army not for fun, so she deserved to suffer.

However, the Third Princess had expressed her feelings for him, and Song Xiwan couldn't let anyone send her back.

"Then please, eunuch, thank the Third Princess for me."

"Miss Song, you're welcome. The Third Princess has repeatedly instructed me to tell Miss Song to take good care of herself. If she needs anything, just send a message back."

The eunuch answered with a smile, and the flattery in his eyes and tone could not be hidden.

Everyone in the palace knows that the Third Princess cares a lot about Miss Song. She is a big favorite in front of the Third Princess and must be treated with respect.

Song Xiwan twitched the corner of his mouth, gave some silver to his eunuch, and asked someone to send him out.

When she looked up, she saw her elder brother, who looked distraught and staring blankly at the rare treasures in her yard.

"Brother, you're back so early today?"

Song Xiwan glanced at the still bright sky. Normally, he could only see his elder brother after nightfall.

Song Junling walked into the courtyard, stared at the pile of rare treasures and sighed softly.

Song Xiwan: “?”

There seems to be something wrong with the eldest brother.

She simply didn't say anything and waited quietly for her elder brother to speak.

Sure enough, after a while, the eldest brother finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked in a muffled voice: "Xi Wan, why are the Third Princess and the Queen so nice to you?"

This question caught Song Xiwan off guard.

Brother, are you envious?

Song Xiwan asked carefully: "How about giving big brother some?"

Song Junling's gaze shifted to her, and with an even more dejected expression, he asked her for advice, "Brother, I don't need gold, silver, or treasures. Can you teach me how to gain the Queen's favor?"

Song Xiwan was stunned. This was another tricky problem.

However, she roughly understood what her eldest brother meant, and continued to ask, "Did the Queen talk to you? Did she say she disapproved of you and the Third Princess?"

"No."

Soong Junling smiled bitterly.

He would rather the Queen come to him, so that he would have the opportunity to prove his feelings, instead of being unable to do anything like he is now.

Song Xiwan asked in a persuasive manner and finally found out what had happened.

She stroked her chin and muttered, "That shouldn't be the case."

Song Junling was a little confused, but there was a glimmer of hope in his pupils.

His younger sister has always been smarter than him, and she won the Queen's favor by saving the third princess. When his younger sister said this, she must have thought that the Queen would not be dissatisfied with him!

Song Xiwan calmly analyzed, "The Third Princess is the one who will ascend the throne. Her harem can accommodate three thousand handsome men. How could she dislike you alone?"

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Song Junling froze.

Three thousand handsome men in the harem!?

Song Xiwan realized later that she had said something wrong and irritated her elder brother, and quickly made amends, "What I meant was that the Queen won't target you alone, don't worry."

Song Junling felt pain in his heart every time he breathed. How could he feel at ease?

"Stop talking, I'll figure it out myself."

"The Third Princess is not that kind of person..."

Song Xiwan tried to save the situation, but her brother had already waved goodbye and walked away. His back looked desolate and lonely, which made her feel uncomfortable.

But in fact, the eldest brother should believe the third princess, right?

Soong Junling really believed it.

It was precisely because he believed it that he felt a chill in his heart. If the Third Princess was unwilling, how much pressure would she have to bear?

No wonder the third princess said that she disappointed the queen!

No, as a man, how can I let a woman bear all this?

Song Junling decided to meet the queen the next day to express his love for the third princess and his determination to never give her up.

I had already prepared the speech, but I didn't expect to meet King Xuan.

"Why is the prince here?"

Xie Chengqian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Song Junling, keenly sensing the nervousness on his face before saying, "Let's discuss the matter of ascending the throne."

Song Junling nodded suddenly, then immediately backed off, "Then I'll come back later."

"No need, let's go together."

Xie Chengqian called him and walked into the palace.

Song Junling suspected that he had heard it wrong. How could a small and idle official like him participate in the discussion of such a major event as ascending the throne?

He hesitated for a long time, but finally followed.

When Situ Zheng saw him, she was really a little surprised. Before she could ask, Xie Chengqian's voice rang out first.

"I will be going to war soon. Before that, I want the Third Princess to ascend the throne, and Young Master Song will be appointed Prime Minister. What do you think, Queen?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, both Situ Zheng and Song Junling were shocked.

What position?

Prime Minister!

Song Junling was stunned. He wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be strangled by this man.