Ran Yan had never expected Xiao Song to so easily reveal such important matters to her and couldn't help asking, "Do you really trust me not to leak this information?"
Even though court officials could guess the Xiao family's stance based on this relationship and some moves by Duke Song, it was just speculation. After all, before a woman from the Xiao family became the wife of Prince Wu, Li Ke had a wife who bore his first legitimate son.
The attitude of the Xiao family largely depended on Li Ke's stance. If he was willing to promise support from the Xiao family in exchange for appointing his second son as Crown Prince, they would likely give their full support. However, the attitudes of both parties were not clear. In terms of power, even blood brothers would kill each other, let alone relatives. Therefore, no one could be sure of what the Xiao family would decide.
Yet Xiao Song gave Ran Yan a definitive answer.
