Sang Jiang and Sang Ruo Sang Hongfu didn't actually have very deep feelings for each other.

One was not his biological child, and the other had never been by his side since childhood. Sang Rui was the one who usually won his heart the most. Sang Rui was sweet-talking and knew how to talk. As for Sang Yan, he had long forgotten about her.

Sang Yan was already delicate, and every time she saw him she would be timid and silent, so over time he stopped paying attention to her.

Sang Ruo nodded slightly: "I need to go back to the palace now and talk to the Emperor about this. I hope that Father and Mother will keep this matter to themselves until the Emperor makes a decision."

Even if Sang Hongfu hadn't said anything, she wouldn't have just let the Sang family go. Not to mention that the Sang family was her maternal family, she couldn't possibly ignore them just because Sang Yun was her own brother.

After she finished speaking, she turned and left. Sang Hongfu watched her walk away slowly and sighed deeply once again.

This time, the Sang family really can only rely on Sang Ruo. She now only hopes that the Sang family can return unharmed, otherwise, she's afraid no one else will be of any use.

...

Chengshun Hall.

Sang Ruo recounted the entire incident to Long Jingchen, but when she mentioned Ruan Yunyun's conditions, she said that Sang Hongfu had kept her because he was attracted by her beauty.

Long Jingchen nodded, indicating that he knew about it, and waved to Sang Ruo, signaling that she could leave.

Sang Ruo understood and left Chengshun Palace. She was relieved now, at least knowing that Sang Jiang was safe.

After Sang Ruo left, Long Jingchen buried his face in his large hands.

His feelings are quite complicated right now. If he punishes Sang Hongfu for deceiving the emperor because of this incident, it will probably discourage many people.

But the thought of Sang Jiang's current identity gave him a headache.

One is the ruler of one country, and the other is a princess from another country.

Meanwhile, in the Western Phoenix Kingdom.

Today, Sang Jiang was spared from being stopped by Nangong Jin and the Emperor, so she secretly slipped out of the Crown Prince's residence with Consort Su.

She's discovered in the last couple of days that all the talk about Su Liangdi being frail and unstable was just Nangong Jin making things up to prevent those women from bothering her. In reality, she's eating well and sleeping soundly.

Su Liangdi's eyes lit up as she looked at the market.

For some reason, Nangong Jin's personality changed drastically after he learned that Sang Jiang was his biological sister. He treated her exceptionally well, but he would stop her from eating things he wanted to eat every day, which made her very unhappy.

Sang Jiang glanced at her: "Madam, do you know that the look in your eyes right now is exactly like that of a starving ghost?"

Su Liangdi glanced at her sideways and said, "What do you know? Madam is hungry now. May I ask when we can go and get a meal?"

She learned the word "干饭" (gānfàn, meaning "dry rice") from Sang Jiangxin and found it quite interesting.

To avoid drawing too much attention to Sang Jiang after leaving the manor, the two of them dressed her in men's clothing and pretended to be a young married couple.

"Hmm..." Sang Jiang thought for a few seconds, "So, Madam, what would you like to eat?"

"Meat!" Su Liangdi blurted out the words almost without thinking.

Sang Jiang: ...

Su Liangdi looked at her and swallowed hard: "His Highness said I'm too fat, and it will be very dangerous for me if the baby is too big."

The tone of his voice conveyed an overwhelming sense of grievance.

"Alright, alright! Stop looking at me with those pitiful eyes, like I've been abusing you. Let's go! I'm in a good mood today, let's eat as much as we want, it's on you!"

Su Liangdi: ? ? ?