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

Song Ruozhen smiled slightly, "That's fine then. Anyone who follows me is a dog."

Qin Shuangshuang gritted her teeth, her suspicions growing. Could Song Ruozhen have known where they were going and deliberately arranged to come along? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

She had initially suspected that Song Ruozhen might have been reborn, but after what happened later, she felt that it was unlikely.

Because... Song Ruozhen loved Zhiyue so much in her previous life, even if she were reborn, she couldn't possibly be so heartless.

"We were going this way anyway, why should you choose first?" Qin Shuangshuang rushed forward. "Go in another direction, this is the road we're taking."

"Why should I? This isn't your home. I chose this path first. You're really being domineering."

Song Ruozhen noticed Qin Shuangshuang and the other person's urgency, but she remained calm. Her goal in coming here was simply to stop these two from rescuing people.

My brother and the others should have arrived by now. If Qin Shuangshuang and the other two go now, it will only affect their plans. Anyway, we can delay them for as long as possible.

"So what if I'm domineering? Song Ruozhen, don't think you're so great. Even if you're the daughter of the Song family, my status is no worse than yours!"

Besides, your father is already dead. It will be difficult for your two older brothers to preserve the honor of your Song family.

If you offend me, you'll suffer the same fate!

Qin Shuangshuang looked at him with a sneer. At least her father was still alive. Although he couldn't compare to General Song, General Song was already dead. Her father was definitely better than a dead man!

Now that Qin Xiangheng has gained the favor of the Xiao family, he will have a bright future in the court, not to mention that Zhiyue will be able to turn his life around after today.

Once Song Ruozhen's reputation is ruined and His Highness the Prince of Chu completely despises her, she will only trample on him underfoot from now on!

"Madam Lin is truly domineering. No wonder Lin Zhiyue has been losing his official position and titles ever since he married you. Next... he'll lose his life, won't he?"

Chu Junting's cool and nonchalant voice drifted over slowly; it wasn't loud, but it sent chills down one's spine.

Lin Zhiyue originally thought Qin Shuangshuang's words were inappropriate, but he didn't expect that the King of Chu was also nearby. He hadn't noticed at all. Besides... what did the King of Chu mean by those words?

Qin Shuangshuang never expected that there were other people nearby. Her heart skipped a beat, and she turned her gaze in alarm, only to see Chu Junting with a cold face.

"W-Prince?"

"You have quite the nerve. I didn't know that the royal hunting grounds required the Qin family's permission for access. I wonder if I can take this route?" Chu Junting raised his eyebrows and his eyes were icy cold.

Qin Shuangshuang was startled and immediately knelt down, hastily explaining:

"Your Highness, please forgive me. That's not what I meant. I was just arguing with Song Ruozhen and blurted out some nonsense. It was unintentional!"

Unfortunately, Chu Junting wasn't buying it at all.

"I've heard this excuse before: 'a slip of the tongue.' Since you can't control your mouth, you might as well pull out your tongue and eliminate the problem forever!"

Qin Shuangshuang stared wide-eyed in disbelief, unable to believe that Chu Junting could be so cruel to her.

She had tried every means to appear by his side before, and even mustered up all her courage to take the initiative to express her feelings to him.

Even if he ignored her, considering that she had once sincerely liked him, he should at least have shown some mercy and not be so heartless as he is now!

Song Ruozhen noticed Qin Shuangshuang's emotional change and unconsciously looked at Chu Junting. Although Qin Shuangshuang was the female lead in the original book, she didn't seem to have any of the female lead's aura in front of him.

"Your Highness, I promise Shuangshuang will never dare to do it again. Please, Your Highness, have mercy!"

Lin Zhiyue's expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled Qin Shuangshuang to kowtow and beg for mercy.

Qin Shuangshuang finally came to her senses and dared not gamble with her tongue. She was so frightened that she kowtowed repeatedly, "I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

However, despite kowtowing several times, Chu Junting remained unmoved.

Seeing that Chu Junting's gaze remained fixed on Song Ruozhen without even glancing at her, Qin Shuangshuang had no choice but to kowtow and apologize to Song Ruozhen.

"Miss Song, I spoke without thinking just now, it was all my fault. I apologize to you, please forgive me this time!"

Although Qin Shuangshuang was extremely unwilling, this was the only way at the moment. Even if Song Ruozhen disliked her, she still had to pretend to be gentle and sensible in front of the prince.

However, Song Ruozhen clearly did not think so.

"My father's fate is indeed unknown, but no one can be sure that he is dead."

My father was a hero, yet you keep belittling him. If I forgive you like this, how can I face my father?

Lin Zhiyue's heart sank. If they couldn't get through this today and continued to waste time here, they might not be able to save the Second Prince in time.

If he misses this opportunity, making a comeback will be harder than climbing to heaven!

"Shuangshuang, you've really made a big mistake this time. I've told you so many times to be careful with your words, but you keep spouting nonsense, it's really infuriating!" Lin Zhiyue said angrily.

Qin Shuangshuang was dumbfounded. "Zhiyue, are you going to abandon me now?"

Lin Zhiyue gave a wink; they really couldn't delay any longer. Besides, as long as he saved the Second Prince, the Emperor would definitely reward them.

When the time comes, all he has to do is plead for leniency, and the matter will be forgiven.

Chu Junting quietly watched the two people's little tricks and suddenly realized that Ruozhen might not be reborn, but Qin Shuangshuang probably was.

This explains her earlier decision to become a secondary wife and the subsequent changes.

I came here today by all means to save people just like in my previous life. But if I am reborn and have the experience of my previous life, how could I still make such a mess of this life?

Qin Shuangshuang was furious, but she also understood that if Lin Zhiyue left now to complete the plan, he could indeed save her.

However, she also wanted to show off in front of the Second Prince and didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

"Song Ruozhen, please forgive me this time. I will never dare to say anything about you again."

This is all my fault, I deserve to be punished, I talked nonsense!

With that, Qin Shuangshuang hardened her heart and slapped herself across the face.

"Crack! Crack!"

The loud slapping sounded particularly clear in the woods.

To show her sincerity, Qin Shuangshuang was quite ruthless, quickly slapping the face until it was filled with hatred.

Unfortunately, while she was ruthless, Song Ruozhen was even more ruthless.

She watched Qin Shuangshuang with great interest, wondering how long she could last.

Chu Junting knew Song Ruozhen's plan was to stall for time, so since she wanted to watch, he would watch with her.

Qin Shuangshuang and Lin Zhiyue were surprised that the two people in front of them had no intention of stopping them. Since the other party did not stop them, Qin Shuangshuang did not dare to stop either.

After all, having your tongue pulled out is far more terrifying than being slapped!