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When Marquis Yongning suddenly asked this question, everyone present was taken aback.

Madam Liu looked up, also stunned, "Sister Lu..."

She always called her "Sister Lu".

"I'm a bit older than her, so I've always called her that, and I'm used to it." Liu had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the Marquis then said:

"Jing Shu married me, and you married my second brother. You and Jing Shu will then be sisters-in-law. She should call you sister-in-law, and you should call her sister-in-law!"

Sister-in-law?!

How could she call Madam Lu "sister-in-law"?!

"What? You don't want to call her sister-in-law? Why don't you want to? Is it because you're deliberately disrespecting her, or is there some other reason?!" Marquis Yongning asked coldly.

Liu felt inexplicably guilty.

Her not calling her "elder sister-in-law" was disrespectful to Madam Lu, but there were other reasons as well.

She was the one who was engaged to the Marquis back then, and she was the one who should have married him.

If it weren't for the news of the Marquis's death in battle, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find Song Changsheng.

Since the Marquis of Yongning has died, Song Changsheng is eligible to inherit the title, and she will become the Lady of the Marquis of Yongning.

But to everyone's surprise, the Marquis returned alive.

She couldn't let anyone know what was on her mind.

Lady Liu took a deep breath. "Jing Shu and I have been calling each other sisters since we were young. We're used to it, so we haven't changed how we address each other."

"Then let's change it. There's no 'Sister Lu' in this Marquis's mansion, only the Marquis's wife," said Marquis Yongning.

Despite her resentment and gritted teeth, Lady Liu could only obey, "Yes."

Marquis Yongning then looked at Song Qingyan.

"Father, it was Mother she..." Song Qingyan continued to try to shift the blame onto Madam Lu.

Marquis Yongning shook his head in disappointment, "You poisoned your mother, such a serious matter, I wouldn't have known if you hadn't just brought it up yourself."

Song Qingyan: "..."

Did the Lu family not file a complaint?

"Father……"

"You should be punished according to family law for what you have done," said Marquis Yongning.

Song Qingyan's injuries from the family discipline hadn't healed yet. "Father, I've already been disciplined and I know I was wrong, but I'm still your daughter. Grandfather actually wants to expel me from the main branch and make my second aunt recognize me as her daughter. I'm your daughter!"

Song Qingyan cried until her face was covered in tears.

She was genuinely afraid of the outcome.

Only the father could change the grandfather's decision.

She wanted to awaken the Marquis of Yongning's paternal love for her.

But when Marquis Yongning heard her call him "father" again and again, he felt only hatred in his heart.

The ones who should call him father are Ning'er and Shi Yin.

Jing Shu is right. Song Qingyan has been occupying the other woman's place for so many years, and she is about to get married. She cannot marry into the main branch of the family.

"Father……"

Before Song Qingyan could speak again, Marquis Yongning interrupted her with disgust, "Your grandfather made the right decision."

Lord Song, who had been silent all along, also wanted to see his eldest son's attitude toward the matter.

Hearing his eldest son say this, he perked up.

"Poisoning your mother, even if instigated by someone, will be condemned if word gets out. Not only you, but the entire Marquis's family will be condemned. Your grandfather made this decision for the greater good of the Marquis's family."

"Your grandfather is the backbone of the Marquis's household, and his decisions cannot be disobeyed."

After saying this, Marquis Yongning got up and left.

Lord Song was very pleased with his eldest son's approval of him.

Everything was set in stone, extinguishing Song Qingyan's hopes.

Song Qingyan and Madam Liu looked utterly defeated.

Song Qingning glanced at the two of them and then got up and left.

During the day, she and her father speculated about the identity of the "noble person" behind Liu, and they came up with a few directions.

Back at the Brocade Pavilion, just as I was about to enter, a sharp arrow shot into the door, carrying a note.

Song Qingning took the note.

A Visit to Cangling Pavilion

The signature is Jin.

The Prince of Huai is looking for her!

Cangling Pavilion is a very ordinary teahouse.

Song Qingning did not leave the mansion through the main gate, but instead climbed over the wall. The Prince of Huai sought her out at night, which meant they had to meet in secret.

It's best to leave no trace.

Song Qingning met Xie Xuanjin in a secret room of the teahouse.

The secret room resembled a study, where Xie Xuanjin sat at the desk, brewing tea.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, his expression calm, focused on brewing tea.

A scene suddenly flashed through Song Qingning's mind, which was extremely similar to the scene in front of her.

It flashed by in an instant, too fast to catch.

"What do you want me to do for you right now?" Xie Xuanjin hadn't forgotten the conversation they had on the carriage yesterday that was still going on.

He prepared a cup of tea and placed it in front of Song Qingning, pulling her back to her senses.

After a conversation with her father during the day, Song Qingning became even more determined to choose Prince Huai as her patron.

Song Qingning got straight to the point: "Your subject is willing to pledge allegiance to His Highness Prince Huai and obey his commands."

Xie Xuanjin's hand holding the teacup trembled. He looked up at Song Qingning, his eyes searching, "Why?"

Xie Xuanjin waited anxiously for her answer.

"His Majesty may want to betroth me to Prince Rui, but I do not wish to marry him. I must make a choice. Only if Your Highness can grant my wish will I do my best to be Your Highness's assistant," Song Qingning said.

If the person behind Liu is truly connected to the Duke of Shen's mansion, then Prince Rui is their common enemy.

Although she didn't know who ultimately won the position between Prince Huai and Prince Rui in her previous life, she only had Prince Huai as an option now.

Perhaps in this life I can become his helper.

Xie Xuanjin stared at her, his gaze complex. "You are indeed an asset to me."

The information pieced together from those fragmented dreams revealed that she was his ally!

Judging from her reaction, she doesn't know anything about those dreams.

I don't know about those dreams, but her experience is different from the dreams. In the dreams, she lost her legs, but in the present, she didn't!

Xie Xuanjin sipped his tea, staring intently at Song Qingning, as if trying to see right through her.

Song Qingning also drank tea, letting him look at her.

The Prince of Huai needs to assess her value.

After a long pause, Xie Xuanjin finally withdrew his gaze. "If you want to dispel Father's idea of ​​betrothing you to Xie Yuqi, there is only one way to solve the problem once and for all."

Song Qingning: "What method?"

Xie Xuanjin: "You...get married!"

Song Qingning smiled bitterly, "The Emperor has practically made it clear that he will decide my marriage. If I marry, not only will the Marquis's family die, but the person who marries me will also die, unless..."

Unless that person has the ability to protect themselves and the entire Marquis's mansion.

But in the entire Dajing, who has that ability?

Xie Xuanjin recalled the dreams of the past few days. In the dreams, "she" harbored great hatred, the hatred of her entire family being wiped out. In the dreams, she was dead.

"Come with me." Xie Xuanjin put down his teacup and stood up.

Song Qingning's gaze followed Xie Xuanjin.

He walked up to a bookshelf, moved just one book, and the bookshelf moved automatically, revealing a secret passage behind it.

Song Qingning stared wide-eyed in shock.

They followed Xie Xuanjin into the secret passage.

The two walked for a long time, their breathing the only sound the whole way.

Just when Song Qingning thought the secret passage would never end, she finally reached its end.

Xie Xuanjin opened the door at the end, and what he saw left Song Qingning speechless with astonishment.

The huge, multi-story pavilion stands beside the cliff.

Beneath the cliffs, a river flows around, encircling a small island that is brightly lit at first glance.

Song Qingning had never known that such a world existed in the capital. "Where is this?"

"Outside the capital, on the other side of Qishan."

Qishan is a place where mountains meet cliffs on one side and cliffs meet on the other.

The cliff is very deep, and I heard that there is miasma all around, so even wild beasts dare not approach it.

"Is this the prince's territory?" Song Qingning guessed.

"Yes."

Song Qingning: "What's on the island?"

"Worry-Free Pavilion".

Although Song Qingning was not in the martial arts world, he had heard of Wuyou Pavilion, a newly emerging force in the martial arts world.

All of this was actually Xie Xuanjin's doing?

The martial arts world and the imperial court have always maintained a policy of non-interference.

But if it really comes down to a critical moment, it will be a great help.

Xie Xuanjin, with the Shence Army and the Wuyou Pavilion at his disposal, was more than capable of suppressing Prince Rui. Why was he able to allow Prince Rui to gain power in his previous life?

Song Qingning was puzzled.

But then Xie Xuanjin said:

"So, Song Qingning, marry me, and I will do everything in my power to protect you, at least to ensure you don't die before me!"