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

Chu Junting looked at the deeper meaning in Song Ruozhen's eyes, and the smile in his eyes deepened. "Of course."

He figured he might as well see this through to the end, and he also wanted to see what kind of explanation the Liu and Qin families would give for this farce.

Pei Lan didn't believe Song Ruozhen's words at all. With Liu Feiyan and Miss Qin backing her up, why would she need to be afraid of Song Ruozhen, who was as easy as a persimmon?

Seeing that the prince had also spoken, he realized that he would really be beaten to death with sticks, and his heart panicked completely.

"Tell me, who exactly bribed you?" Song Ruozhen asked calmly.

Seeing that Liu Feiyan and Qin Shuangshuang ignored her, Pei Lan gritted her teeth and said, "It has nothing to do with Madam and Miss Qin. I... I was not bribed by them."

Upon hearing this, Liu Feiyan and Qin Shuangshuang both breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they hadn't revealed it.

The two men looked at Song Ruozhen with smugness in their eyes; she had no way to back down now!

"Fine, then drag him out and beat him to death with sticks!"

Song Ruozhen remained expressionless, seemingly unsurprised. "Wang Lu, go and keep an eye on things. No one is allowed to interfere. After they're killed, throw them into a mass grave."

Wang Lu was a henchman that Song Ruozhen specially brought from the Song family. He had a rugged appearance and a muscular body, and ordinary people would not dare to provoke him. He was also extremely loyal to the Song family.

"Yes, ma'am."

Wang Lu stepped forward, grabbed Pei Lan's hand, and dragged her out, looking as if he were carrying a chick with ease.

"Let me go!" Perrin struggled.

"Slap! You have no right to speak when you're about to die!"

Wang Lu slapped her hard, knocking out several of Pei Lan's teeth and causing her face to swell up quickly, but no one present paid any attention.

He skillfully pinned the woman's hands behind her back, ignoring her screams no matter how much she cried out, his fierce gaze enough to terrify anyone.

"Your Highness, if Miss Song beats someone to death without getting any information, wouldn't that leave no evidence?" Chu Junting's attendant asked.

Chu Junting smiled faintly, "Not necessarily."

Pei Lan was in pain all over. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she felt like a dog without dignity. Wang Lu was someone who had come down from the battlefield with General Song. She had heard how ruthless he was. All the people in the manor who had made serious mistakes had been handed over to him, and none of them had a good ending.

On the other hand, Liu Feiyan and Qin Shuangshuang acted as if it were none of their business, not even saying a word for her. She couldn't help but feel resentful. It was clearly their decision, so why was she the one who died?

"Miss, I'll tell you everything! Please spare my life!"

"When Madam went to the Qin family, Miss Qin's maid came to bribe me. She not only gave me clothes and jewelry, but also thirty taels of silver!"

"If you don't believe me, Miss, I've already sent those thirty taels to my mother. She'll know the answer as soon as she asks!"

Perrin shouted loudly, this was her only chance, or she would die today!

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed in surprise, and their gazes toward Liu Feiyan and Qin Shuangshuang immediately changed. It turned out to be true!

Qin Shuangshuang's heart tightened, and she said pitifully, "Why would I want to bribe her for no reason? Miss Song, if you don't like her, I can just leave the Marquis. Why, why do you have to slander me like this?"

"Shuangshuang, what are you saying? How can you leave me just because of slander?" Lin Zhiyue frowned. He had finally managed to be with Shuangshuang, and he would never let her leave.

The next instant, Lin Zhiyue looked at Song Ruozhen with a voice full of anger, "You actually used such despicable means to make Shuangshuang leave! Let me tell you, no matter what, I will not let Shuangshuang leave!"

"Stop!" Song Ruozhen raised her hand to interrupt Lin Zhiyue.

"I have no interest in whoever wants to marry into your Marquis's mansion. I also hope that you two will grow old together. But you insist on scheming against me for no reason. That's just you being shameless!"

What? You two have such a good relationship that you absolutely have to marry me as a witness? Are you out of your mind?

Miss Qin is really ridiculous. Do you think you're not capable enough to be the principal wife? I've already taken the initiative to break off the engagement, and you're still here begging me to come back, all aggrieved. Being a secondary wife is just a nicer way of saying it; in the end, you're still a concubine.

In all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen someone refuse to be the principal wife and insist on being a concubine!

Jiang Jiusheng changed the subject, "Could it be... that the Marquis's mansion is currently in debt and can't even pay the servants' wages, and Miss Qin doesn't have enough dowry to make up for it, so she's hoping that I, the sucker, will marry into the family, so that you can both eat my food and get what you want, a win-win situation?"

"So that's what happened! I really didn't understand why Qin Shuangshuang would invite Song Ruozhen back. Turns out it was for the money!"

"Who doesn't know that the Song family is wealthy? It is said that after the Song family's daughter left the Lin Marquis's mansion, the mansion was left empty except for a courtyard, and it was also heavily in debt."

Lin Zhiyue's expression changed. In his mind, Jiang Jiusheng was just a short-sighted young lady. Even if everyone in the capital praised her, it was only because the Song family was powerful and wealthy. He never thought she could see through all of this and just thought she was being temperamental.

Now that everything has been pointed out so incisively, he panicked.

"Nonsense! I only acted this way because of the marriage agreement. Shuangshuang also didn't want me to be a treacherous person. How can you slander us like this?"

"If you like to put on a show of righteousness, then keep those words to yourself, Lord Lin. If you really cared about this marriage, you wouldn't have entrusted your family to me and then been messing around with other girls. You say one thing and do another."

Seeing that Lin Zhiyue was about to speak again, Song Ruozhen raised her hand to interrupt him, "These are all things of the past. I have already broken off the engagement. I hope that neither of you will mention such things again in the future. Now let's settle the matter of bribing the maid."

As she spoke, Song Ruozhen glanced at Pei Lan indifferently, "They say you're slandering them. If you want to save yourself, you'll have to produce the evidence yourself."

Seeing that the woman acted as if it were none of her business, Perrin panicked completely. Although her mistress was always soft-hearted, she would surely die if she couldn't produce any evidence.

"Yes, yes, I have evidence!"

Pei Lan took out a jade pendant from her bosom and said anxiously, "Miss Qin's maid Lan Zhi gave me a jade pendant, saying that it is Miss Qin's token. She also said that all of their personal maids have one. In the future, as long as I take out the jade pendant, the Qin family will know that I am one of their own."

The moment the jade pendant was taken out, a look of panic flashed in Qin Shuangshuang's eyes, and she subconsciously glanced at the maid beside her.

The maid instinctively tried to leave, but was grabbed by a guard from the King of Chu's side, who pulled a jade pendant from her waist.

"Your Highness, please take a look!"

The two jade pendants, placed side by side, are exactly the same style.

In an instant, the evidence was overwhelming, leaving no room for argument!

"Miss Qin, do you have anything else to say?" Chu Junting asked coldly.

"me……"