The one who truly held enormous power was the Main Branch of the Song Family. The Second House and the Third House of the Song Family, who could only survive by attaching themselves to the Main Branch, were not worth regarding at all.
If Duan Lan did not take them into consideration, then certainly, Marquis Mu wouldn't either.
Of course, not many people in this world truly knew about this internal matter. Even the Emperor, let alone the Empress, were unaware. Otherwise, why would the Empress persistently wish to form a marriage alliance with Song Yalin from the Song Family? To put it plainly, wasn't it because she hoped to win over the power of the Main Branch of the Song Family?
Seeing that his advice had no effect whatsoever, the attendant's face turned beet red with embarrassment and he could only awkwardly ask, "What is your intention, sir?"
