"Half and half, some of it is the Crown Prince's idea, such as Prince Duan, and some of it is my own idea."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Song Chengze was able to decide such an important matter on his own without telling the prince. This proved that no matter whether his reminder worked or not, at least Song Chengze had the heart and ability to protect himself.
"There is something I want you to consider, Your Majesty, to see if it is feasible."
"Tell me about it."
"I want to be on good terms with Fanghua, the kind of close friendship we have in private, but where outsiders might see us as being at odds with each other. I think if I can have a say with Fanghua, it will be much easier to manage things in the palace. After all, although Fanghua and you have a good relationship, the chances for you to sit down and chat are rare."
Song Chengze hummed, "Great minds think alike."
Meng Qi smiled and asked, "Does this hero refer to you and me?"
"Of course." Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi's smile and was infected by her mood again, and he also laughed. "I will find a way to communicate with Fanghua when I go to the palace in the next few days. Although Fanghua and I have some friendship, her temper is not something that anyone can get close to. Whether you can make friends with her or achieve your goal depends on your ability and your fate."
"I understand. Just wait for my good news. In that case, just focus on the outside affairs. If I encounter something that I can't solve here, I'll just let you worry about it. My thinking is, in this inner house, we should deal with each one we find one by one. Don't leave them any room for maneuver, and don't leave any hidden dangers for ourselves. If what you just said starts happening, I'm afraid we won't have enough energy."
Song Chengze nodded. "That's right. I'll deal with Li Mancang tomorrow. As for Ms. Zhang you mentioned last time, if you can't find any evidence against her and you still have some suspicions about her, it's better to just send her away. There's no need to have a pretext. As for the Bai family, they're related to the Guan family, so I have to investigate thoroughly before making any plans. If I can find out a little bit, it might be helpful in my battle with Prince Duan."
Meng Qi hummed, "That's right, that's why I kept Ms. Zhang. I don't know how much information she's leaked over the years, but it would be too easy for her to just deal with her like this, and it would also alert the enemy. I have to use her to make the people behind her suffer a great loss. Your Highness, don't worry, whether it's her or the Bai family, since they have discovered something unusual, they will naturally arrange for more people to keep an eye on him. When you transfer Li Mancang out tomorrow, I will have Wang Chenghai dig up all the traces of Li Mancang, so that the servants in the inner house can use him with more confidence."
When the sound of clappers was heard outside again, Song Chengze was very surprised that he had chatted with Meng Qi for such a long time and did not feel sleepy at all.
"I'll take you back."
Meng Qi waved her hand and said, "No, I can't go back to the Huainan Marquis' Mansion tomorrow. I'm still angry. How can I let the prince send me off?"
Song Cheng smiled slightly. "It's already this late. If there are still people hanging around in the yard, it would make it easier for you to clean up the inner house. Let's go."
Meng Qi watched Song Chengze gently open the door and stand there waiting for her. The moonlight poured into the room, stretching Song Chengze's figure very long. Looking at the ground, it seemed as if he was wrapping himself tightly inside.
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Wang Chenghai stood there and dug his ears again. Yuan Yue chuckled, "You've dug it more than ten times."
Wang Chenghai chuckled, "Sister Yuanyue, please don't laugh at me. I've lived for more than 20 years and never thought such a good thing would happen to me. I'm just afraid that I heard it wrong."
Lixia placed the tea in front of Wang Chenghai and said, "Butler Wang, please take care of me in the future."
"Oh, Sister Lixia, don't joke, don't joke. The princess also said that it's temporary custody, temporary custody."
Yuan Yue said, "Don't be so modest. Temporary management is just a statement to the outside world. It's not a matter of time."
Wang Chenghai laughed and said, "I'm afraid the princess still needs Li Mancang's protection. We can't ruin the princess's plan."
"You don't even need to tell me that. Everyone in this courtyard knows what's going on." Lixia clapped her hands and looked outside. "Why haven't Mama Liu and Yuandong returned yet?"
"I'm afraid the second young lady has just left the house. The princess said that Mother Liu must attend the entire ceremony before she can come back." Yuan Yue sighed.
Hearing this, Wang Chenghai and Lixia remained silent. "I'll go back first. Once Li Mancang leaves, even though some things can't be arranged openly, we still have to get them done."
"Yes, don't worry the princess anymore." Yuan Yue nodded and followed Wang Chenghai out of the west wing. She ran into Song Bairan returning from the outer courtyard, followed by Zhao. They greeted each other.
"Second Young Master is a little late getting home from school today?" Wang Chenghai said with a smile.
Ever since Song Baimo moved to the outer courtyard, Song Bairan also liked to visit him. Both Song Chengze and Meng Qi were very happy to see this. Frequent visits between brothers would deepen their relationship. Song Chengze did not want his sons to be like him and his brothers when they grew up.
"I just came back from visiting Concubine Li. Look, this is what Concubine Li made for me. Doesn't it look good?" Song Bairan stretched out his chubby little hand, turned around, and brought the school bag that Zhao was holding to show Wang Chenghai.
"Oh, Concubine Li has such a skillful hand. The little tiger embroidered here is so lifelike, just as majestic as the Second Young Master."
Song Bairan was born in the Year of the Tiger and really enjoyed painting tiger designs on her clothes and belongings. Hearing Wang Chenghai say this, she nodded happily and said, "I'll show it to my mother."
Zhao gently pulled Song Bairan who was about to run to the upper room. The princess did not return to her parents' home today to send her elder sister off for marriage, and she must be feeling very depressed. She must not let the second young master encounter this bad luck.
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