Song Qingshu listened from the side, feeling chills all over. The words sounded strange no matter how he heard them, as though they were luring innocent young girls into a trap. But with Empress Peiman playing the villain, he was happy to quietly reap the benefits from the sidelines.
"We... want... brother-in-law's." The two girls' voices were nearly inaudible, but with everyone standing so close, they could still hear them.
"He isn't your brother-in-law." The Yellow-robed Woman pressed a hand to her forehead, looking as though she were about to faint. She truly did not know how to describe her two younger sisters. Were they innocent and pure, or simply silly and foolish?
"No! They're still just children." Her two sisters might be a little foolish, but as their elder sister, she had to protect them. How could she stand by and watch this happen?
Song Qingshu remained silent, but Empress Peiman sneered. "You want to save those sisters in Huan Yi Yuan, yet you refuse to make any sacrifice. How can there be such a perfect solution in this world? If not for a fortunate coincidence, the sacrifices you would have had to make would have been far greater than this. Now that you have gotten off easy, you still complain?"
The Yellow-robed Woman was momentarily speechless. She knew Empress Peiman had a point, but why did the whole matter still feel so strange? "Just use Prince Wei's... That's enough. Let Song handle it. What kind of arrangement is this?"
Song Qingshu shrugged. "Don't drag me into this. From beginning to end, I've been the victim. Even if you begged me, I might not agree."
Empress Peiman pointed at Zhao Hu'er and Zhao Yuanyuan. "This was a request your two sisters made themselves. Why don't you ask what they