Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

“Miss Song, my young lady absolutely did not push the field girl. I saw it clearly from the side at the time, she was trying to save people!”

Chunlan was also worried for her young mistress, saying, "Miss Tian is really shameless. How could she turn the tables on me?"

Ruan Niantang's fair face was now furrowed, but her eyes were very firm. "I didn't push her. They framed me."

"No rush, let's go out and take a look first."

Seeing that Ruan Niantang, though seemingly gentle and weak, hadn't completely lost her composure in this situation, Song Ruozhen knew that she was also a person with her own ideas.

As soon as the two went outside, Tian Jiaojiao started making a scene.

"I was standing here perfectly fine when Miss Ruan suddenly came over and pushed me down. I instinctively grabbed her sleeve and pulled her down with me."

Tian Jiaojiao pretended to be sad and wiped away her tears, "I admit that I did it on purpose just now. I admit that I was just being stubborn, but she made me fall into the water in front of everyone and wanted so many people to laugh at me. Can't I be angry?"

The people who had looked down on Tian Jiaojiao because of what had happened before found it hard to say anything to her now that she had spoken so frankly.

"I did see Miss Ruan and Miss Tian arguing together before, but I don't know exactly what happened."

"I heard that Ruan Niantang and Tian Jiaojiao didn't get along very well to begin with, but would she really go so far as to deliberately harm someone because of that?"

"Who can say for sure about such things? You can know a person's face but not their heart. Wasn't Xu Qingmei from the second branch of the Dong family praised by everyone for her gentleness and kindness? In the end, she turned out to be a vicious snake."

Seeing that everyone believed her, Tian Jiaojiao felt a surge of pride. Others might not know, but she knew very well what was going on!

Ruan Niantang clearly likes Song Yi'an!

That's why she deliberately stopped him after hearing about his plan!

She had only known Ruan Niantang for a few years, and she knew in her heart that this woman simply didn't have the courage to express her feelings.

Since she ruined his plans, he might as well take this opportunity to make the Song family hate Ruan Niantang. Anyway, if his plan failed this time, he would have other opportunities in the future.

"Madam Song, I really didn't mean to ruin today's banquet. I'm sorry."

Tian Jiaojiao bowed deeply, her eyes full of apology.

When Liu Ruyan saw Tian Jiaojiao apologize to her, she quietly exchanged a glance with Yan Qingyu, her expression very cold.

"It's nothing, just a minor setback, nothing to ruin the banquet."

Both of them were matriarchs of their households and had seen countless scenes, big and small, in the city over the years. The younger generation thought their tricks were flawless, but they saw right through them.

"Tian Jiaojiao, I didn't push you. I just reached out to grab you because I saw you were about to fall."

Ruan Niantang walked over, her delicate face filled with indignation. She bowed respectfully to Liu Ruyan before continuing:

"Although I don't get along with Tian Jiaojiao, nothing unpleasant has happened recently, and I would never take advantage of the Song family's banquet to do anything."

I swear on the name of the Grand Tutor's Mansion that I never did such a thing!

Compared to Tian Jiaojiao's accusations, Ruan Niantang appeared neither humble nor arrogant, and her words were even more convincing.

"You say it's not true? Who here can prove it?" Tian Jiaojiao said, dissatisfied.

"Then who can prove that what you said is true? Of course, Tian Ziyi is an exception. She is your sister, so naturally she will speak up for you."

Ruan Niantang appeared very calm. Although she was panicked when she fell into the water, she had regained her senses and naturally would not let Tian Jiaojiao spout nonsense.

Tian Ziyi was about to speak up for Tian Jiaojiao, but Ruan Niantang retorted, while the others around them looked at each other in bewilderment, none of them having noticed what was happening.

“Even if I have a grudge against you, I have many options to harm you. Besides, you can swim, so why would I push you into the pond?” Ruan Niantang asked.

"Of course they want to embarrass me!" Tian Jiaojiao sneered.

"If I really wanted to embarrass you, I would have just told the maid to do it. Why would I do it myself? Wouldn't that just add an extra risk?"

Seeing that Ruan Niantang had rendered Tian Jiaojiao speechless, Song Ruozhen was secretly surprised. As expected of Grand Tutor Ruan's daughter.

Although she appears gentle and fragile, she is strong inside and not one to cry easily.

“I can testify for Miss Ruan that she was trying to save someone, but she was accidentally pulled down.”

Song Yi'an walked over slowly and, upon learning of the dispute, took the initiative to speak.

Ruan Niantang looked at Song Yi'an in surprise. Seeing the warm smile on the man's face, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly looked away.

"Yi'an, did you see it?" Liu Ruyan asked.

Song Yi'an nodded, "Miss Tian wasn't far from me earlier, and I happened to see this scene when I turned around."

No one doubted what Song Yi'an said.

For a moment, everyone looked at Tian Jiaojiao with disdain.

"He clearly fell into the water himself, dragging Miss Ruan into this mess, and yet he has the nerve to turn around and blame her?"

"Fortunately, Miss Ruan is clever, and Young Master Song is a witness, otherwise she would have had to suffer this injustice in silence."

"What a coincidence that someone fell into the water right next to Young Master Song? I'm afraid they had ulterior motives and deliberately set this trap, but they failed."

Someone said something, and everyone else present instantly understood.

Such tricks are not unheard of, but for Tian Jiaojiao, a young lady from a prestigious family, to resort to such underhanded methods is truly despicable...

"Young Master Song, do you...do you like Ruan Niantang and that's why you're deliberately speaking up for her?"

Tian Jiaojiao looked hurt and was on the verge of tears as she said, "You have really disappointed me. I didn't do it, and I didn't do it!"

I know my family background is inferior to hers, but does being the daughter of a Grand Tutor make her so great? Am I somehow inferior to her?

Seeing that Tian Jiaojiao was going off on a tangent and forcibly shifting the topic to class differences, Song Ruozhen was amazed. Her ability to twist the truth was truly exceptional!

"Ruan Niantang, you've achieved your goal!"

Don't think I don't know that you like Young Master Song, but you didn't have a chance to show it, so you deliberately orchestrated this whole thing!

"Now look what's happened! Young Master Song only saw one side of the story and assumed you were innocent. How despicable of you!"

Tian Jiaojiao cried with great grievance, "You clearly know that I like Young Master Song, yet you deliberately came to ruin things. What did I do to offend you that you treat me like this!"

"You're the one who pushed me down. I even lost the jade pendant my grandmother gave me. Tell me, if I were just trying to frame someone, would I have lost something so important?"

When everyone heard that Tian Jiaojiao had even lost her ancestral jade pendant, they all looked astonished. Could it be... true?