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

Yun Nianchu couldn't hide her envy in her tone, "Luckily, Lin Zhiyue didn't marry her, otherwise wouldn't he have missed out on such a good person as the Prince of Chu?"

The King of Chu was not only handsome and powerful, but also of extraordinary status. Most importantly, everyone knew he had a bad temper, yet he treated her exceptionally well—that was truly enviable.

Yun Chengze glanced at the person beside him, taking in the envy on her face. His eyes darkened slightly, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

However, these words happened to fall into Lin Zhiyue's ears, and his already unpleasant expression became extremely ugly.

He used to think that the King of Chu was blind, but now he also thinks that he was blind, that marrying the wrong person ruined everything, but what else can he do?

Qin Shuangshuang watched helplessly as the King of Chu, whom she had chased for so long in her past life, even sacrificing her self-respect, was now treating Song Ruozhen so well. She was insanely jealous!

Why?

Song Ruozhen was inferior to her in every way. She thought that taking Lin Zhiyue away would infuriate her, but who would have thought that it would instead benefit Song Ruozhen and allow her to find someone better.

Wouldn't I become a stepping stone for them?

The next instant, she couldn't help but shout, "Your Highness, Song Ruozhen is a heartless woman, you mustn't be fooled by her!"

The sudden voice pulled everyone back from their envious mood, and they all looked at Qin Shuangshuang in surprise, not understanding what she meant.

After Qin Shuangshuang finished shouting, she met Chu Junting's icy, blade-like gaze. She subconsciously shivered, then calmed down and unconsciously looked at Tang Xuening.

Tang Xuening was just as insanely jealous.

She thought the King of Chu was cold-hearted and indifferent to all girls, but today she realized that the King of Chu was only good to Song Ruozhen!

In front of so many people, he showed no restraint whatsoever, displaying his favoritism to the fullest extent.

Just as she was about to speak and ruin the scene, Qin Shuangshuang spoke first. She glared at Qin Shuangshuang with displeasure. Did she really want to steal her thunder at a time like this?

Qin Shuangshuang dared not be the first to speak out now. Her face was still burning with pain, so she said, "I... I found out from Miss Tang."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention shifted from Qin Shuangshuang to Tang Xuening. What did this mean?

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Tang Xuening calmly walked out.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Chu, I recently heard some unbelievable news. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but I also don't want anyone to be wronged."

Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to get the truth from Miss Song.

The Emperor and the Minister of Justice were discussing matters in the tent. Consort Zhong and Consort Gao were eager to know who had sent the assassin, so only the Empress was outside at the moment.

Tang Xuening bowed respectfully, her pretty face exuding composure and confidence. Her graceful demeanor drew praise from everyone, who couldn't help but admire her. As expected of the daughter of the Prime Minister, her bearing was truly extraordinary.

An ordinary girl would inevitably panic in this situation, but she remained calm.

Looking at Tang Xuening's outstanding appearance, and then at Song Ruozhen behind Chu Junting, the Empress felt that there was a considerable gap between the two.

Unfortunately, Jun Ting's heart was completely captivated by Song Ruozhen, and he couldn't even look at the other girls.

Song Ruozhen glanced at Tang Xuening indifferently. She had long guessed that Tang Xuening would not let this go. In such a short time, she had joined forces with Qin Shuangshuang. She had connected all the people who had a bad relationship with her.

"Speak," the Empress said.

Chu Junting frowned slightly, and his gaze toward Tang Xuening was somewhat cold.

This woman still wouldn't give up!

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Chu Junting looked at Song Ruozhen, signaling her to rest assured that he would be there for her no matter what happened.

Song Ruozhen was naturally not afraid of Tang Xuening and the others' petty tricks, but hearing Chu Junting's words at this moment still warmed her heart.

Tang Xuening was afraid of Chu Junting and didn't dare to meet his gaze, but when she looked at Song Ruozhen, her attitude was very assertive.

“Miss Song, I was shocked when I learned about this. I couldn’t believe that someone would do such a daring thing right under the emperor’s nose. It’s utterly contemptuous of the court!”

That's why I wanted to get to the bottom of this today; I'm sure you understand.

As soon as Tang Xuening uttered her next few words, everyone's expression changed involuntarily. What could be so serious?

"Ruozhen, Tang Xuening and her group definitely have ill intentions, this..."

Meng Qin looked worried. She didn't know what Tang Xuening was up to, but since she dared to say it in front of so many people, she must have come prepared.

Yun Nianchu also rushed to Song Ruozhen's side. She originally wanted to ask about the situation, but the next moment she met Song Ruozhen's calm gaze, and she immediately felt relieved.

"Miss Tang, why not just speak frankly? Why keep us in suspense?"

I'd also like to know who in the capital is so audacious as to disregard the law and even manage to deceive the authorities?

Song Ruozhen spoke slowly, glancing meaningfully at the man not far away.

The son of the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture is also here today. Although Tang Xuening is not targeting his father, she is undoubtedly criticizing his father's incompetence.

How could someone get away with something like this? It's only because his father failed in his duties.

Tang Xuening hadn't thought of this. She was only trying to emphasize Song Ruozhen's ruthlessness, but she didn't expect the prefect's son to glare at her angrily, and that's when she realized what was going on.

That damned Song Ruozhen, she's definitely not someone to be trifled with!

"I'm sure everyone has heard about He Xiangning's incident, right? It caused quite a stir in the capital. As a young lady of the He family, her reputation was ruined because of this incident, and she was even expelled from the family."

He Xiangning also came out at this moment, her eyes red and her face full of grievance.

Everyone had naturally heard about this, after all, such a grand event was unprecedented in the capital.

A young lady from a prominent family, still unmarried, was caught in an affair with beggars, and the very next day, Madam He personally caught them in the act – how dramatic!

Even though it happened a while ago, it is still a topic of great interest to everyone.

"I originally thought that Miss He was immoral and did not deserve any sympathy. It wasn't until a few days ago when I saw Miss He trying to commit suicide by the lake that I found out the reason after I rescued her."

I never imagined that Miss He was framed!

The whole thing wasn't about her willingly falling into depravity; someone knocked her unconscious, drugged her, and threw her in!

Upon hearing this, an incredulous gasp rippled through the crowd.

"Really? This is indeed a bit strange. Hasn't He Xiangning always liked Xu He'an? How could she be so desperate?"

"I was surprised when I heard that, but He Xiangning had also been very persistent in pursuing Xu He'an, but he just didn't like her at all."

I think he probably suffered some kind of trauma that led him to this self-destructive behavior. Could it be that Song Ruozhen was behind all of this?