"Dali's heir apparent?" Song Qingshu froze for a moment before finally realizing. "Duan Yu?"
Seeing Mu Wanqing nod, Song Qingshu could not help but smile. "You were friends once, and you could even be considered siblings. Why be so distant?"
Mu Wanqing blushed. "I was mainly afraid you would be unhappy, Song Lang."
"I'm not that petty." Song Qingshu naturally put an arm around her waist. "Let's talk as we walk. How did he disappear?"
Gu Ningqing happened to come out just then and witnessed the scene. Her first thought was, The Empress of Western Xia is so beautiful! She had always been proud of her own beauty, and her daughter had been stunning since childhood, yet the Empress of Western Xia was not inferior to either of them in the slightest.
The benefactor's relationship with the Empress of Western Xia seems rather extraordinary too? Thinking of their intimate behavior, she could not help being surprised. But on second thought, with martial arts like his, he already stood at the pinnacle of the world. It was perfectly normal for him to have an Empress as a confidante.
She had originally wanted to ask her daughter whether he had made any sort of commitment or given her a proper status. As a mother, seeing her daughter being enjoyed without any commitment left a bitter taste in her mouth.
But after seeing this scene, she abandoned the thought. Even the Empress of an entire nation was his secret lover—how could anyone else compete?
Of course, she was not overly worried either. Given that man's identity, status, and martial arts, her daughter would not lose out by maintaining a good relationship with him. Besides, her daughter already liked him.
Song Qingshu naturally had no idea that Gu Ningqing's thoughts had gone through so