Reborn, meet you again!

Because he wanted to see his father, Song Wan set out for the Prime Minister's Mansion early in the morning.

However, not long after she arrived at Old Madam Song's room and was about to start acupuncture, Song Yan walked in.

"Grandmother, aunt."

Old Madam Song has been in much better spirits these days.

When she heard Song Yan's voice, a hint of joy appeared on her face, but because she couldn't see clearly, she just reached out to feel the source of the voice.

"Yan'er is here."

"After you moved back to your own yard yesterday, Grandma felt so empty inside."

Song Yan hurried forward and took her grandmother's outstretched hand, speaking gently.

"I've been living with my grandmother for a while now. I've noticed that she's in better spirits, and I'm worried that living here might disturb her peace."

"Since grandma isn't afraid of Yan'er's noise, I'll come over to accompany grandma every day from now on."

Old Madam Song smiled and patted Song Yan's hand.

"Girl, has your grandmother ever disliked your noise?"

"You've come just in time. Your aunt and I were just discussing inviting Miss Jiang to have lunch with us."

"You are about the same age, it would be nice for you to talk together."

Old Madam Song knew that this little granddaughter was gentle and reserved.

Just like an old woman like herself, she doesn't like crowds and doesn't have many good friends in Beijing.

In the past, there was always a noisy Wan'er to keep her company in the family, but now she is the only girl left in the mansion. She has noticed that Miss Jiang has a good temper these days, and it would be good if the two of them could become friends.

Upon hearing this, Song Yan glanced towards Song Wan's position and nodded slightly at her as a greeting, with a hint of distance in his politeness.

Then he looked at Old Madam Song and said.

"My granddaughter also wants to talk to Miss Jiang."

"It's just that today is unfortunate. My brother probably saw that I had been bored at home for too long, so he said that the spring weather was beautiful today and asked me to go boating with him."

"My granddaughter came here to tell Auntie that my brother and I might be back late today, and we won't have lunch or dinner at the mansion. I told Auntie not to wait for us."

She knew that her grandmother felt she was lonely and wanted her to interact with more people, but because of her background, even though her father held a high position, her grandmother never cared about the status of others when interacting with them.

But she was born into the prime minister's family. Although she did not look down on Miss Jiang, she had to maintain basic etiquette. She still felt it was inappropriate to have any friendship with her.

Old Madam Song didn't know what her granddaughter was thinking, but seeing that she was willing to go out for a walk, she thought it was a good thing, so she didn't say anything else, just gave her some advice.

"I see. Since you have an appointment with Jing'er, go ahead."

"Although the weather has improved a bit in the past few days, it's still windy near the lake. Tell the girl to be careful and wear a cloak so she doesn't catch a cold."

Song Yan listened to her grandmother's instructions and responded with a smile.

"Don't worry, grandma. Yan'er knows."

Then he put his grandmother's hand back on his knees, said goodbye to Aunt Wen, and turned to walk out.

Song Wan watched from the side and saw that everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was quite relaxed, and they didn't seem to be bothered by the task his father had taken on.

I thought my father must have seen something...

Only then did he appease the people in the mansion and tell them not to worry about the punishment for guarding the tomb.

After the acupuncture, Song Wan stayed for lunch as her grandmother wished. Not long after, Song Yi also left the court and returned home to visit Old Madam Song in Cun Shou Hall.

Seeing that Song Wan was there, he didn't say anything. He just sat down and asked about the health of several ladies.

It was not until he was about to leave that Song Wan stood up and spoke.

"Prime Minister, I have something to discuss with you. Could you please give me some time?"

Song Yi seemed to have anticipated this.

"Okay, follow me to the study."

……

After Song Wan followed her father to the study, she looked at the unchanging layout of her father's study and felt a sense of emotion.

My father’s study is actually a forbidden area in the Song Mansion.

Apart from her, even Song Yan and Song Jing were not allowed to enter or leave freely without their father's consent.

It can be said that this is a small world belonging to him and his father.

There is a portrait of a woman hanging on the side wall of the study.

That's her mother.

Song Yi had already walked to the chessboard on the side of the study and sat down, but he did not immediately ask Song Wan what she wanted to talk to him about. Instead, he asked her thoughtfully.

"Miss Jiang, can you play chess?"

Song Wan withdrew her gaze, walked to the chessboard opposite her father and stood still.

"I know a thing or two!"

Song Yi didn't seem surprised by the answer.

Although he didn't know why, he inexplicably felt that the little girl in front of him could do it.

"Since you can, can you play a game with me?"

Song Wan nodded.

"Of course, it's my honor."

She naturally knew that her father was not really just playing chess with her.

My father once said that when dealing with people, the key lies in the people rather than the things, and playing chess is actually the best way to see a person's character!

It seems that my father has guessed something and wants to take a look at her character before making a decision...

Black and white chess pieces fall alternately on the board.

An hour passed in a flash.

The last word fell.

Song Wan won.

Song Yi put down the chess piece in his hand and glanced at the chess board in front of him. Although he lost, he looked at the woman in front of him with a very happy mood.

"It seems that Miss Jiang knows a thing or two, but she is being modest."

Song Wan knew that his chess skills were only five points lower than his father's, and this game of chess did not reflect his father's true strength.

"If the Prime Minister hadn't deliberately tested my strength and made some good moves and some bad moves, giving me an opportunity, how could I have won by chance?"

"But now that this game of chess is over, I wonder if I am qualified to discuss serious matters with the Prime Minister?"

Song Yi chuckled.

"Miss Jiang is so young, but not only is she smart and insightful, she's also so frank. It's rare to see such a person."

Song Wan couldn't help but feel a little happy when he heard this.

In the past, her father always praised her for her intelligence, saying that if she were a boy, she would be no worse than him. However, she often wondered if her father made this conclusion because of his partiality for her.

But it's different now.

"Your Excellency, I'm flattered. I was just thinking that since we're on the same boat, why should we be so secretive? I believe Prime Minister Song wouldn't want someone like that either."

Song Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Perhaps he was used to the intrigues and deceptions in the court.

The little girl's intelligence and openness were very much in line with his personality.

"Well, since Miss Jiang said so, I won't beat around the bush. Miss Jiang, are you here today? Does the Regent have something for you to bring to me?"

Seeing that her father had pointed out the purpose of her visit, Song Wan asked with some curiosity.

"How did the Prime Minister know?"

Song Yi slowly put the chess pieces on the board into the chess basket.

"If you carefully consider the things in this world, you will find traces of them."

"From what I know, Miss Jiang once treated a wounded soldier from Mobei, and since then she has visited the Prince Regent's Palace several times, and even carefully selected gifts. If she was treating the Prince Regent's injuries, why would she need to prepare gifts? I think it's all for the Jiang family."

"And judging by the Prince Regent's behavior since arriving in Beijing and his attitude toward the Mobei Army, it's unlikely he would gamble with the Mobei Army's resettlement just to make things difficult for me."

“So, there is only one answer.”

"That means he and Miss Jiang had already reached a tacit understanding regarding the Mobei Army and had already resolved the issue of their placement."

"The reason he handed this matter to me was simply to use it as an opportunity to make me a pawn in his attempt to control the government."

Seeing that his father had guessed about 70% of the matter, Song Wan couldn't help but smile.

"Prime Minister Song is very sharp-minded, and I admire him."

Song Yi also chuckled.

"Nothing comes easy. The Regent didn't come in person today. I guess he still wants to see if I'm truly capable of being the new emperor's sword."

"I just wonder where the Regent wants my knife to point first?"