Song Tangli pretended to be extremely moved and nodded quickly.
"Yes, your daughter knows you're the best. You always think of your daughter's best, no matter what."
When she got to this point, she burst into tears, as if she were filled with emotion.
“If our family could be this united, my daughter would be happy just thinking about it.”
Song Tangli's words now are purely intended to disgust her mother.
She knew, of course, where Song's mother's life hung in the balance, but if she herself was not doing well, no one else could either.
As expected, upon hearing this, Song's mother's face immediately turned extremely ugly, and she let out a cold snort.
"Hmph, these two, father and daughter, are cut from the same cloth, each one a better ingrate than the last! Why even talk about them!"
When Song's mother spoke these words again, a cold glint appeared in her eyes, directly reminding Song Tangli.
"Don't talk about them unless it's absolutely necessary. It's disgusting."
Song Tangli seemed to realize belatedly that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly covered her mouth and said with a regretful expression.
"It's all my fault. I was just speaking my mind. Please don't take it to heart, Mother."
Song's mother was unwilling to make malicious assumptions about her, because if even Song Tangli was a bad person, then she would have no hope in this life.
"I know you have a kind heart, but remember, you don't need to treat them as a family anymore. Just take care of yourself."
Song Tangxue was not surprised at all when she heard this.
Song's mother never considered herself part of the family, so she would never say anything nice.
But I have no time to care about them now; there are still many things to do.
"These are the account books for these days. Take a look."
Meng Youyu brought over the account books of these pharmacies today.
Song Tangxue wanted to shirk her duties, but upon hearing this, she shook her head and refused.
"I trust you with all of these. There's no need to show them to me. You can make your own decisions about whatever you have."
"I knew you wanted to slack off, but you wish! I won't let you have your way. You'd better watch carefully."
Meng Youyu said with a mischievous smile, immediately seeing through her best friend's intentions.
Song Tangxue could only force a smile that was even uglier than a grimace, and said perfunctorily.
"You're so kind of you, just afraid I'll be bored, so you've given me things to do."
“You’ve been enjoying yourself so much lately, I’m jealous. So naturally I have to make you work harder so I can feel better.”
Meng Youyu jokingly remarked, but after speaking, she glanced around and saw that no one else was nearby.
"I heard that the Emperor has just finalized the list of those to be sent off. The Crown Prince is completely devastated; he's been given nothing but rotten apples and chaff."
Lee So-hyeon had hoped to rely on the strength of others to bring glory to his campaign.
But to his surprise, the accompanying generals were not as good as him; they were all just spoiled brats.
Song Tangxue was not surprised at all by this result, and even chuckled.
"He wanted to get what he wanted, but Heaven is not easily moved; it was just wishful thinking."
Li Zhaoxian completely shot himself in the foot; it is said that the emperor even questioned him about it.
But he was too eager for success, which is why he turned out this way.
Meng Youyu sighed at the matter, saying, "I used to think that the Emperor was very biased towards the Crown Prince, but now it seems that he is nothing more than that."
Even a fool could see that the Emperor was deliberately trying to embarrass the Crown Prince. He was saying he was training him, but he was actually making things difficult for him on purpose.
The Emperor simply did not want the Crown Prince to gain glory, and he was willing to risk the entire war for it.
It seems the crown prince's throne is indeed about to change hands, and the empress's wish is finally about to be fulfilled.
After Meng Youyu finished speaking, she thought of something else.
"I'm afraid Song Tangli won't be able to bear it if she finds out the result."
"From this, we can see that the Crown Prince's residence is slowly declining. As the Crown Princess, she naturally cannot bear to share both honor and disgrace."
Song Tangxue had already thought of these things, and even found them particularly laughable in the end.
"Sometimes I feel sorry for him. He has been scheming and plotting his way up to this point, but I never thought that in the end it would all be just a dream."
Everyone witnessed how ruthless Song Tangli was back then.
Meng Youyu found it laughable, but she felt no sympathy for him.
"If she could walk the road to success, her life would be quite good. But her heart is so filthy, always coveting things that don't belong to her."
Although Song Tangli is an adopted daughter, she could still marry into a good family if she were willing to lower her status. Unfortunately, she is too arrogant.
Xie Qianzhong walked in at this moment, and Meng Youyu's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly said something.
"Lord Xie, is the Crown Prince already on the verge of tears, only regretting that Heaven won't give him a chance?"
"You guessed right, that's exactly it."
Xie Qianzhong's affirmation made Meng Youyu laugh out loud.
"I never thought the Crown Prince would end up like this. It seems the atmosphere in the Crown Prince's residence must be exceptionally gloomy right now."
"Look at you gloating like that," Song Tangxue said, but Meng Youyu quickly retorted.
"Don't think I don't know. Actually, you're even happier than I am, but you're keeping it to yourself and don't want to show it."
But after she finished speaking, Meng Youyu suddenly looked at Xie Qianzhong again.
"But are we really going to lose this battle? How unfair that would be to the civilians and soldiers."
"I don't know His Majesty's specific thoughts right now. The Crown Prince hasn't set out yet, so everything is still uncertain. Perhaps this is just a way to give him a warning."
If the crown prince really backs down, then victory in this battle can be secured.
But if he bites the bullet and goes straight for it, then it's really hard to say what will happen.
Meng Youyu only realized these things belatedly, and after hearing these words, she felt even more disgusted.
"He's really unlucky, but if he really loses, how unfair it would be for the victims to suffer losses on the battlefield."
At this moment, Song Tangxue also calmed down, and was thinking about something else.
After confirming it, she looked at Xie Qianzhong with a slightly pleading expression.
Xie Qianzhong understood immediately.
"We definitely can't win this battle, but we will put pressure on them secretly so that they won't have an easy time either."
"It's humiliating to even think about it. If one bad apple spoils the whole bunch, then he deserves to die."
Meng Youyu grew angrier the more she thought about it, and Li Zhaoxian was right about what they had said.
He was extremely anxious. After pleading again at the palace, he was disappointed to no avail and returned home dejectedly.
Song Tangli had just learned of this news from Xiaoyao, and she was extremely surprised, finding it hard to believe.
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