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

Lin Zhiyue couldn't understand why the King of Chu would support Song Ruozhen.

The King of Chu is of marriageable age, yet he has not yet married. Countless girls in the capital admire him, but none of them can catch his eye. Why is he protecting Song Ruozhen alone at this moment?

"I misunderstood you earlier, I'm sorry."

Lin Zhiyue apologized reluctantly, feeling extremely aggrieved. He was a rising star in the court, praised by everyone in the court a few days ago, and everyone he met was eager to befriend him. But since yesterday, he has been losing face one after another.

"I hope Lord Lin can learn from his mistakes and stop just emptying his mouth and apologizing all the time. I'm tired of hearing it." Song Ruozhen replied indifferently, showing no mercy.

Chu Junting's gaze swept over Sun Hanfei and the others. "It seems that Lin Hou wasn't the only one spouting nonsense just now?"

Seeing this, Liu Feiyan, who was about to hide in the crowd, stopped awkwardly and put on a fawning smile. "Ruozhen, it's all my fault for misunderstanding you. I was just worried that you would cause trouble if you said the wrong thing. You won't hold it against me, right?"

“Cousin, we’re all family,” Sun Hanfei said with a smile.

Song Ruozhen pulled her hand back from Liu Feiyan's hand. "It's funny, my maid was bribed by Qin Shuangshuang, and my aunt sent the swindler that Qin Shuangshuang brought to my house, which also sowed the seeds of trouble."

When I came to seek justice, my aunt and cousin didn't treat me like family at all; instead, they sided with Qin Shuangshuang. What kind of logic is that? Could it be... that you're all in cahoots? Otherwise, why would this swindler stay at the Liu family's house instead of the Qin family's or the Lin family's residence?

She had no intention of letting any of the scourges who had harmed the original owner's family go unpunished.

Chu Junting's appearance gave her the opportunity to escalate the situation, which she naturally wanted to seize.

The people around were already angry because they had been deceived. Now, upon hearing this news, and recalling what Sun Hanfei had said before, that Liu Feiyan had actually colluded with outsiders to bully their own people, they realized that Liu Feiyan was actually colluding with outsiders to bully their own people.

"I've heard that Liu Feiyan often goes to the Song family to beg for money. Over the years, she's taken countless things, big and small. What an ingrate!"

"Indeed. Miss Song had no choice but to break off the engagement, but what was Sun Hanfei saying just now? To me, Miss Qin seems more like his cousin."

"This is clearly a premeditated murder! They must get justice!"

Seeing the situation escalating, Liu Feiyan panicked completely, and even Lord Liu was alerted and rushed over.

Upon learning the whole story, Liu Xuyang's face turned ashen. "You really did such a thing?"

"Dad, I had no idea that this bastard was a liar. Who wouldn't have believed everything he did before? I was fooled by him too! Who would have thought that Shuangshuang was convinced that it was all my doing? I'm her aunt, why would I harm her?"

Liu Feiyan cried with such grievance, as if her good intentions for Song Ruozhen had been misunderstood in this way.

"Hold back your tears!" Song Ruozhen raised her hand impatiently. "Get to the point. If you want to waile, wait until you've finished speaking!"

Liu Feiyan was dumbfounded and forced herself to swallow her words. Her gaze fell on Song Ruozhen, wondering how this usually gentle and submissive girl could become so difficult to deal with.

"In front of so many people, Auntie, why don't you explain things clearly?" Song Ruozhen said with a stern face.

Liu Xuyang glanced at Liu Feiyan before smiling at Song Ruozhen. "Ruozhen, we're all family. Why don't we talk things out behind closed doors? I'll make sure your aunt gives you an explanation. Why let so many people laugh at us?"

Song Ruozhen sneered inwardly. She had thought that the Liu family was no good when she read the book. The reason why Liu Feiyan openly sponged off others was simply because she was spoiled by the Liu family.

Her mother had been dissatisfied with this before, but who would have thought that this family was so biased? They kept saying that Liu Feiyan was their younger sister and that as the older sister, she should take care of her more. It was clearly her mother who was wronged, but in the end, she was scolded and accused of being stingy.

Over the years, such incidents have become commonplace. Once discussed behind closed doors, they are often downplayed and the matter is simply dismissed. In some cases, they might even accuse her of a crime.

"How can this be seen as a joke? So many people are involved, and my aunt has said she has been wronged. Naturally, everyone needs to know the truth to avoid being misunderstood. I'm doing this truly for my aunt's good!"

Song Ruozhen's eyes were clear and her expression was so sincere that even Liu Xuyang believed her. But he knew better than anyone that there was any injustice involved.

“Your grandfather knows your good intentions, but your aunt is, after all, a woman, and it would be difficult for her to spread this around…”

"I would also like to hear the reason. I never knew that the Liu family and the Qin family were so close. Moreover, if Miss Song's maid was bribed, then she was either instructed by Madam Sun or used by the Qin family. We must explain this clearly."

Chu Junting's gaze swept over Liu Feiyan and the others. Seeing that Liu Xuyang seemed to want to say something but hesitated, he cut off his chance to speak.

"Rest assured, Lord Zhao, with me here, I will uphold justice for you."

Liu Xuyang was silenced, and he glared at Liu Feiyan fiercely. He knew he had to clean up the mess he had made!

"I...I..." Liu Feiyan panicked completely, her gaze instinctively turning to Qin Shuangshuang.

Qin Shuangshuang glared at her immediately, her eyes filled with threat. If she dared to involve her in this matter, she would be finished!

After pondering for a long time, Liu Feiyan gritted her teeth and said, "I was deceived by this charlatan. I thought he was highly skilled, so I snatched him from Miss Qin. I originally planned to take this opportunity to make more friends with high-ranking officials and make a name for myself in the capital."

As for Perrin, regarding her being bribed…

"I didn't bribe anyone, there must be some misunderstanding." Qin Shuangshuang argued aggrievedly, "If I were really that kind of person, I would have asked her to persuade you not to marry him, but I sincerely hope that you will marry the Marquis, I swear to God!"

"Bring Pei Lan here!" Song Ruozhen said.

As Pei Lan was brought in, her venomous eyes were fixed on Song Ruozhen. It was she who had ruined her!

“Peilan, I have found the evidence that you were bribed. The evidence is irrefutable. But Miss Qin said she did not bribe you, and your aunt also said she knew nothing about it. I will give you one last chance. If you tell the truth, you can be a concubine for Steward Liu in peace.”

"If you hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have stopped my aunt from beating you to death and throwing you into a mass grave today."

Song Ruozhen spoke casually, pointing at her and saying that she was overthinking things by thinking she wouldn't have the heart to treat a maid.

Upon hearing this, Pei Lan forgot all about hating Song Ruozhen and anxiously looked at Liu Feiyan and Qin Shuangshuang.

Neither of them expected Song Ruozhen to be so ruthless, wanting to beat Pei Lan to death in front of so many people. She must have just been trying to scare them.

"We humbly request Your Highness to bear witness in order to uphold the integrity of the Liu family!"

Song Ruozhen looked at Chu Junting. Although she didn't know why this man would help, she figured that seeing things through to the end shouldn't be a problem.