Zhou Cangyan walked in and glanced at her.
"Your Highness!"
Song Xilan hurried forward. "Your Highness, Xilan has come to ask for a favor."
Zhou Cangyan sat down. "Is this about Zhang Yu?"
Since he had brought it up, Song Xilan had nothing left to hide. She moved to his side and said in a low voice, "I am deeply ashamed of what my mother has done. But no matter how wrong she was, she is still my mother. If this gets out, not only will my father's reputation be ruined, but I, her daughter, won't be able to show my face in public..."
She said urgently, "Your Highness, I know you have him here. Can you hand him over to me and pretend this never happened?"
Zhou Cangyan looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "Do you really... know nothing at all?"
Song Xilan froze, thinking he was referring to the child her mother was carrying. She quickly said, "I will take care of the child. As long as Your Highness can keep this a secret, I have a way to smooth things over!"
