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Song Qingning was so startled by Uncle Tan's sudden remark that her heart skipped a beat.

She was stunned for a moment, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Then I heard Uncle Tan say:

"The prince treats the second young lady differently. Lately, he often stares at a pile of ruined rabbit lanterns in a daze. This old servant can tell that he is thinking about the second young lady."

Song Qingning thought of the scars on the hands of the Prince of Huai that were the same as her brother's on Mid-Autumn Festival, and the rabbit lanterns that night.

Shocking again.

Was that lantern made by the Prince of Huai himself?

Why?

Song Qingning is very rational.

Although she had been married in her previous life, she had never been involved in romantic love.

In this world, feelings may arise from love at first sight or love that grows over time; there is always a reason for them to begin.

She recalled her first meeting with Prince Huai and could not find any trace of love at first sight. She and Prince Huai had only known each other for a few months, let alone developed feelings over time.

She wasn't narcissistic enough to think she had the charm to win over the Prince of Huai.

"This old servant will tell you in secret, one night the prince called out the second young lady's name in his sleep," Uncle Qin whispered.

I thought that Miss Song would be shy, blush, and have all the reactions a woman would have when she finds out someone likes her.

But I saw her frown.

Song Qingning's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Did I call her name in my dream?

These words enlightened Song Qingning.

This is utterly outrageous! Uncle Tan's concern for the Prince of Huai's lifelong happiness has reached the point of obsession.

"Uncle Qin must have misheard," Song Qingning said.

She stared into Uncle Qin's eyes again, "Uncle Qin, you must have misunderstood the Prince. The Prince only sees me as a subordinate, but in my heart, the Prince is also a very good superior."

Just the higher-ups!

Uncle Qin was stunned.

The second young lady doesn't understand the prince's feelings, and doesn't even like him?!

Uncle Qin's lips twitched slightly with sympathy, but remembering the prince's instructions, he immediately changed the subject to Miss Xue.

"The Empress Dowager favored Miss Xue the Third. She often invited Miss Xue to stay in the palace for short periods. Miss Xue the Third was a few years younger than the Prince. The two were childhood sweethearts and shared many interests. They both liked to follow behind Crown Prince Wenzhao. One admired her elder brother, and the other admired a gentleman..."

Song Qingning grasped the key point: "Does Miss Xue admire Crown Prince Wenzhao?"

"Miss Xue's affection for Crown Prince Wenzhao is too obvious, everyone can see it, it's just a pity..." Uncle Qin shook his head and sighed.

Song Qingning was still in shock.

Are the rumors from past lives false?

Thinking of Miss Xue's words, "If it weren't for some things that happened later," and recalling the Prince of Huai asking her, "How did you know that the person I like is Miss Xue?"

Song Qingning realized she had misunderstood.

No wonder the Prince of Huai looked displeased when he asked her that question.

Anyone would be angry if they were misunderstood.

Song Qingning felt she should apologize.

Looking towards the study, Song Qingning happened to see Prince Huai turn to look in her direction. She stepped forward with an apologetic smile, "Your Highness, I misunderstood you and Miss Xue. I know I was wrong."

"It's alright, it's good that you know it's a misunderstanding," Xie Xuanjin said.

He changed into a moon-white brocade robe, and a rare smile returned to his face.

He then handed Song Qingning a book, saying, "Read it when you get back."

Song Qingning accepted it without hesitation.

In the evening, Uncle Qin prepared dinner, and Song Qingning and Prince Huai ate together before leaving.

Uncle Qin personally escorted Song Qingning out of the mansion and back to the main hall, where Xie Xuanjin was still present.

"The rare ancient book you like." Xie Xuanjin glanced at the brocade box beside him, a reward for Uncle Qin's performance today.

Uncle Qin's eyes lit up. He opened the brocade box, admiring it with obvious delight. "This old servant thanks Your Highness."

"Hmm." Xie Xuanjin smiled, seemingly in a very good mood.

Uncle Qin's hand holding the rare book stiffened slightly.

The prince truly loved Miss Song.

But Miss Song's feelings for the prince...

How could he tell the prince that Miss Song had no feelings for him?

Uncle Qin frowned, considered for a moment, and cautiously hinted, "Your Highness, the Second Miss is indeed good—she is beautiful, kind, decisive, and intelligent. This old servant likes her too, but she seems to be lacking something."

"What's missing?"

"Love's threads".

"..." Xie Xuanjin glanced at him.

"Miss Song is so clueless when it comes to love! The prince is so handsome, how many men in the capital can compare? Just based on his face alone, Miss Song has no reason not to be moved."

Uncle Qin couldn't understand it.

Xie Xuanjin frowned, his expression not looking good.

He always knew that Song Qingning had no romantic feelings for him.

But so what?

She will be his queen, and he will win her heart sooner or later.

Xie Xuanjin went to Cangling Pavilion overnight, summoned Yang Feng, and ordered him to send more people to search for Master Lingguang's whereabouts.

Song Qingning returned to the Marquis's residence.

She read the book that the Prince of Huai had given her; it was a military treatise, with the Prince of Huai's annotations and insights densely covering the blank spaces.

He understood it very well.

Song Qingning held a candle and read all night, his respect for his superior, the Prince of Huai, only growing stronger.

The next day.

After Song Qingning finished her breakfast, as she was about to leave, she overheard the servants discussing the deposed crown prince, which was overheard by Lady Liu.

Lady Liu punished the servants, and the servants secretly harbored deep resentment towards her.

"The Second Madam is truly laughable. She plotted and instigated the Eldest Young Master to do something immoral that ruined someone's reputation, causing him to lose his title as Heir Apparent. She bears half the responsibility, yet she still pretends to feel sorry for the Eldest Young Master."

"Pretending? I don't think she's pretending. Judging from her frantic behavior, she seems like she's the young master's real mother!"

Upon hearing this, the servants immediately fell silent and scattered when they saw Song Qingyan approaching.

Song Qingyan did not reprimand them, but walked straight out of the west courtyard.

After passing through the hanging flower gate, I met Song Qingning.

Wearing his official robes, Song Qingning was increasingly resembling the Commandant of the Capital City, a sight that inspired envy.

Song Qingyan is going to belittle her again.

Considering her current predicament, she could only endure it until she found a way out. Fortune would change, and one day she would seize the opportunity to kill Song Qingning.

And there's the Lu family, the Marquis of Yongning...

Song Qingning saw the malice in her eyes, and then glanced at the wound on the back of her hand. The wound was still covered with gauze, and faint bloodstains seeped out.

Her legs look very similar to those in her past life.

Song Qingning smiled but said nothing, and the two went out separately.

Song Qingning went to the Capital Division.

Just after noon, a carriage stopped in front of the Capital City Office. Lady Anguo hurriedly found Song Qingning, "Qingning, something has happened."

Lady Anguo looked flustered.

A guess popped into Song Qingning's mind, and she immediately dismissed the others.

"Qingning, the Emperor has issued an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon Ye Shu and Princess Yuzhen." Lady Anguo held Song Qingning's hand tightly.

Half an hour ago, the imperial decree bestowing the marriage arrived at the Ye family.

Afterwards, the Ye family sent someone to deliver a message to her, and upon receiving the message, she immediately came to find Song Qingning.

"We were so careful, yet it still happened," Lady Anguo sighed.

"Upon receiving the imperial decree, my elder brother brought Ye Shu to the palace and informed the Emperor that Ye Shu was already engaged. However, the Emperor said that Princess Yuzhen did not care about this engagement and that the woman could be made a concubine."

It was clear that Ye Shu was destined to become Princess Yuzhen's consort.

What they have their eye on is the Ye family.

How could Princess Ke Yuzhen tolerate that woman becoming a concubine?

That woman is Ye Qishao's fiancée, and will soon become his proper wife. She shouldn't be a concubine!

In his previous life, Ye Shao's fiancée died suddenly, which was the work of Princess Yuzhen.

In this life, I'm afraid she won't be able to tolerate that innocent woman either.

"Qingning, what should we do about this?" Madam Anguo was at a loss.

What should I do?

Song Qingning quickly tried to think of a solution.

Just then, someone from the palace came and summoned Song Qingning to the palace.