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

Chu Yungui was slightly taken aback. "Brother, are you planning to tell Mother directly that you like Miss Song? I'm afraid Mother might not agree."

Although he was happy that his third brother had found his sweetheart, upon closer reflection, he realized that getting past his mother would not be easy.

If General Song were still alive, and Miss Song hadn't gone through the process of annulment, perhaps there would still be a chance. But now, it's really not easy to get the Empress Dowager's approval.

"Or... let Miss Song be a concubine?"

"If I were to become a concubine, the Empress might agree, but given Miss Song's personality, I don't think she would necessarily agree."

Chu Yungui remembered that Lin Zhiyue wanted to marry a concubine, and Song Ruozhen broke off the engagement on the spot.

At least she was the principal wife. Even though Qin Shuangshuang was called a secondary wife, she was still a concubine in the end.

Even so, Miss Song was unwilling. Now she wants to become the Third Prince's concubine. Even if the Third Prince is much better than Lin Zhiyue, he probably won't agree.

"How could I possibly make her my concubine?"

Chu Junting spoke without hesitation. Ever since he realized his own feelings, all he had ever wanted was for Ruozhen to be his queen.

For her, being a concubine or a secondary wife was a humiliation.

"I will not tell Mother about this for the time being. You should also keep your mouth shut. She is not aware of my feelings yet, so as not to put pressure on her."

Chu Junting's eyes were serious. He did like her, but from Song Ruozhen's subconscious reaction of giving up the rabbit lantern just now, he knew that this girl did not have such feelings for him.

All he wants now is for Ruozhen to like him and accept him; nothing else matters.

Chu Yungui: "???"

Third Brother has really changed!

This is something he would never say.

Before Miss Song could even understand his thoughts, he had already planned all of this.

"The Empress Dowager's hurdle..."

“I like her, so it’s only right that I handle the Empress Dowager’s objections,” Chu Junting said.

Chu Yungui quietly gave a thumbs up, "As expected of the Third Imperial Brother!"

This would have been very difficult for him to do, but his third brother always had his own ideas, and even his father, let alone his mother, would have had a hard time changing his mind.

However, even if the third prince really has this ability, it will be no easy task to get the empress to agree, and there will probably be a lot of trouble then.

You know, when a woman gets difficult to deal with, it's even harder than leading an army into battle. Not to mention the Empress Dowager and Tang Xuening together. When these women get together, some of them will give you a headache!

Tang Xuening watched as Chu Junting and his entourage left, and the Sixth Princess even more warmly clung to Song Ruozhen, making her so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder.

In what way is she inferior to Song Ruozhen?

They completely overlooked it!

"Xue Ning, what do we do now? It seems that His Highness Prince Chu's heart has been completely captivated by Song Ruozhen."

Tian Jiaojiao couldn't help but speak up. She felt a little relieved that Tang Xuening hadn't caught the eye of the King of Chu, but then she found it hard to believe that the King of Chu was so good to Song Ruozhen.

This woman has a terrible reputation; how could she possibly deserve to be looked at differently by the King of Chu?

Tang Xuening was already seething with anger, and hearing Tian Jiaojiao's words only fueled her rage. "Isn't this all your fault?"

"How can you blame me?" Tian Jiaojiao was dumbfounded.

"If you hadn't misled me with your nonsense, how could things have turned out this way?"

Tang Xuening grew angrier the more she thought about it. Originally, she hadn't thought that much about it, but Tian Jiaojiao's words had led her astray. She subconsciously felt that the King of Chu had come to pretend to bump into her, and that the rabbit lantern was bought for her, which was why she did something inappropriate.

Looking back now, I feel like a clown, a complete joke.

"How can you blame me! Didn't you mean that His Highness the Prince of Chu came to see you specifically?"

Tian Jiaojiao was so angry she almost laughed. Tang Xuening's expression at the time clearly showed that she was confident of victory, which is why she mistakenly thought that the two had an unusual relationship.

Doesn't she feel ashamed?

She even spoke up for Tang Xuening, and was even reprimanded by the King of Chu for it!

"Okay, I just said it without thinking because I was angry. Don't be angry."

Tang Xuening thought for a moment and then suppressed her anger. Right now, the most important thing was to see what tricks Song Ruozhen was playing. She also needed Tian Jiaojiao to help her.

As she spoke, she took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it over.

"Consider this jade bracelet my apology to you. Let's go solve some riddles together!"

Tian Jiaojiao looked at the jade bracelet in front of her. It was of excellent quality. She had liked it very much when Tang Xuening wore it before. She never expected that Tang Xuening would give it to her. Her anger immediately dissipated.

Before long, Song Ruozhen witnessed the lively scene of guessing lantern riddles.

Looking out, there was a vast expanse of lanterns, and crowds gathered here, moving among the lanterns and trying to guess the answers to the riddles on them.

"If you guess ten correctly, write down your answers and hand them in, you can participate in the second round of the group riddle-guessing game!"

Chu Muyao looked excited; she was quite familiar with this.

She loved participating in every lantern riddle guessing game, but unfortunately, she had no talent for it, and her fifth brother couldn't help her much either.

The reason she wanted to call out her third brother was because he was smart and would definitely guess correctly!

"Come on, let's have a competition with the four of us!"

Chu Muyao handed out paper and pens to everyone with great interest, saying, "Please hand them in after you've finished writing."

Looking at the riddles on the lanterns, Song Ruozhen couldn't help but recall how she used to enjoy guessing them. The rewards weren't generous, but the fun was in it.

She looked at the first lantern, whose title was: "Abundant food and clothing," which was a riddle from Mencius.

Song Ruozhen bowed his head and wrote: "The people are neither hungry nor cold."

The second lantern reads: "A recluse monk outside the bamboo grove, playing a line from the 'Zuo Zhuan' (a Chinese classic novel)."

She then continued writing—A gentleman does not wish to be superior to many.

Fortunately, she had read quite a bit in the past, and since the original owner had an older brother named Song Yi'an, she naturally studied with him from a young age and knew the Four Books and Five Classics.

However, since young women don't participate in the imperial examinations, they don't usually have the opportunity to show their talents.

"Mu Yao is interested in solving riddles, but I'm really not good at it."

Chu Yungui looked helpless. Every time Mu Yao dragged him to guess riddles, he felt like he was going to die. But his mother forced him to come, so he had no choice but to come!

If he really wanted that reward, he might as well just buy one and give it to Mu Yao.

Chu Junting wasn't particularly interested in solving riddles, but seeing Song Ruozhen smile stirred his emotions, and he felt a bit better, so he started looking at the riddles along with her.

Chu Yungui, who thought he could finally have a chance to vent to Chu Junting, was speechless.

Was he just abandoned like that?

When Tang Xuening saw Song Ruozhen come to guess the riddles, her eyes lit up with confidence.

"Xue Ning, you are a well-known talented woman in the capital. Song Ruozhen can't beat you at solving riddles."

Why don't you try to win the grand prize for solving the lantern riddles? His Highness the King of Chu will surely look at you with new respect.

Suddenly, Tian Jiaojiao had an idea. Although Song Ruozhen was also a well-bred young lady from the capital, she hadn't actually appeared often in recent years.

I heard that she often helps the Song family manage their business, and what she learned is how to run a shop and do accounting. She is definitely not as good as Xue Ning in terms of poetry and prose!