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

"We've met before, do you remember?"

Meng Qin looked at Song Ruozhen warmly, "When I first met you, I thought you were too gentle, not like someone from a general's family like us."

Seeing you today, I realize I misjudged you. You're not weak at all; you're even more witty than me when you argue!

Song Ruozhen: "..." This is truly a unique way of praising someone.

In that brief moment, she recalled the scene from the original owner's memories when she first met Meng Qin.

Meng Qin was known for her unconventional and forthright personality, which was quite famous in the capital. However, the original owner of this body was more gentle and mild-mannered, and with several older brothers always protecting her, she never had to fight for anything, which led her to prefer to downplay major issues and let minor ones go.

When the original owner was bullied, Meng Qin stood up for her and silenced the other party, even intending to make them pay the price. However, the original owner didn't want to escalate the situation and instead persuaded Meng Qin to let it go.

Thinking about this, Song Ruozhen felt that she was being somewhat ungrateful.

Having learned from this example, Meng Qin was still willing to stand up for her, which shows her true chivalry and courage.

“When I was younger, I was always worried about being punished by my family, so I didn’t do things properly. Now that I’m older, my thinking has changed.”

Song Ruozhen explained, then added, "My thoughts are different now. Back then, you helped me seek justice, and I was only thinking about settling things peacefully. It was all my fault, and I apologize to you."

"Oh, that's all in the past, I don't care about it."

Meng Qin waved her hand, indicating that Song Ruozhen didn't need to worry about it. "I was too impulsive back then, and my father scolded me a lot for it. Now I've forced myself to tone it down a bit."

Song Ruozhen chuckled. Compared to the easily angered Meng Qin in her memory, Meng Qin's temper had indeed subsided considerably.

"By the way, I should remind you, that Ke Yuanzhi is not a good person either."

Before you came, I specifically explained that the reason you hadn't come yet was because you were talking to the young master, and you looked us all as a bunch of fools who couldn't understand what you meant!

Otherwise, I'm afraid Jiang Wenjing and the others wouldn't be targeting you like this.

Meng Qin looked disgusted. "If you ask me, when it comes to flirting, who can compare to Ke Yuanzhi herself?"

Now you have the nerve to smear me? I bet you didn't get a chance to speak with the young master today, and you got jealous when you did. But you didn't want to do it yourself, so you came up with this scheme of using someone else to do your dirty work.

"Now that's great, Tang Xuening and the others are all gone, and she's still sitting here peacefully."

Upon hearing this, Song Ruozhen was surprised to find that Meng Qin, who seemed so carefree, was actually a sensible person!

She saw through Ke Yuanzhi and her group's little tricks clearly and even reminded her that Ke Yuanzhi was someone worth befriending.

Ke Yuanzhi was already somewhat restless, and since Meng Qin's voice was quite loud, it reached her ears, and she couldn't help but say:

"Meng Qin, don't make false accusations. I only answered Tang Xuening's question because she happened to ask. I had no intention of framing anyone, much less using someone else to do my dirty work!"

Meng Qin sneered, "You know perfectly well whether you've been planning this or not. Otherwise, why not just say it outright instead of hiding it?"

Choosing what to say and appearing hesitant—isn't that just deliberately trying to mislead people?

"I can't be bothered to talk to you!"

Ke Yuanzhi knew Meng Qin's temper; despite being a girl, she had the temperament of a man and was completely unyielding!

"Ruozhen, we've known each other for so many years, do you think I would harm you?"

Song Ruozhen raised an eyebrow. Where did Ke Yuanzhi get the confidence to believe that she would speak up for her? Could it be because she had her fourth brother completely infatuated with her?

"Your fourth brother should be back soon, right? I know his temperament best. I've known you for many years, how could he possibly harm you?"

"I feel like you're trying to harm me. Otherwise, when Song Biyun offended the prince and was driven away, didn't you see it clearly from the sidelines?"

Why didn't you mention that you and Song Biyun were also there when they asked? Why did you only mention me? Why don't you explain yourself? I really don't understand what you're thinking."

Ke Yuanzhi's eyes widened. Had Song Ruozhen gone mad? Was she going to break off all ties with her as well?

Isn't she worried that Song Jingshen will scold her for this?

As Song Ruozhen finished speaking, everyone realized that Ke Yuanzhi and Song Biyun had been standing nearby while Song Ruozhen was talking to the Crown Prince.

Isn't this obviously spreading rumors?

Meng Qin immediately seized on this and said, "You still say you don't have ulterior motives? You didn't mention it at all before, but you made it sound like Song Ruozhen and the Crown Prince had an extraordinary relationship."

"Wow, your methods are truly remarkable!"

"I...I..." Ke Yuanzhi said angrily, "I was just saying it casually at the time, who knew they would make a big deal out of it?"

As she spoke, she looked at Song Ruozhen and said sincerely, "I was indeed wrong in this matter. Because Biyun offended the prince by saying the wrong thing, I also felt ashamed, so I didn't mention it when I spoke."

I didn't think much of it at the time, and I didn't expect it to cause such a misunderstanding. I apologize to you, please forgive me.

Seeing Ke Yuanzhi apologize frankly, everyone's expressions softened a bit. It turned out she had been scolded, which was why she was unwilling to speak out, which was not hard to understand.

Song Ruozhen raised her eyebrows slightly. No wonder she could be so charming to the Fourth Brother. Not only could she pretend to be innocent and weak, but she could also be flexible and adaptable. Tears came easily to her eyes, and her apologies seemed extremely sincere.

Is a character.

"Then tell me... what do you want me to do to forgive you? Do you want me to kneel down before you?"

Ke Yuanzhi looked aggrieved, her eyes slightly red, and her helpless appearance made everyone feel a little embarrassed.

Aren't they going too far?

Seeing that Ke Yuanzhi was about to kneel down, Meng Qin didn't know what to do.

She naturally didn't mind Ke Yuanzhi kneeling down. Not to mention kneeling down, she wouldn't mind even kowtowing a few times. But now they were at a banquet in the Prince Xiang's mansion.

If Ke Yuanzhi were to kneel before them in front of so many people, she and Song Ruozhen would likely be branded as bullies and unreasonable.

Just as she was getting anxious and wanted to stop her, Song Ruozhen stopped her.

Meng Qin subconsciously looked at Song Ruozhen, who slowly spoke: "Miss Ke, you kept saying you wouldn't harm me, that's why I asked you why you did this."

You said we've known each other for years, so why can't I have some doubts? I just asked one question, and you're already yelling that you want to kneel down, as if I've bullied you.

"Does that mean I can't even ask you a question after you did something that could be misunderstood?"

Song Ruozhen looked completely innocent. "I didn't tell you to kneel down. Why are you kneeling to me for no reason?"