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

"If there's really something fishy going on here, He Xiangning is really in a bad situation!"

"This has driven someone to their death. They must have suffered a tremendous injustice. Song Ruozhen is far too ruthless!"

A chorus of accusations erupted from the crowd. Qin Shuangshuang secretly rejoiced. She had arranged everything long ago to ruin Song Ruozhen's reputation!

Chu Junting glanced at the leader in the crowd and ordered his men, "Keep a close eye on those guys, and don't let any of them escape."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Don't worry, these people have probably been bribed to say these things on purpose. We'll get the results after a thorough interrogation."

Chu Junting spoke with certainty, saying that interrogating these people didn't require much skill; a simple question would suffice to obtain the results.

Song Ruozhen couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have any doubts about me at all?"

"Why would I suspect you?" Chu Junting said calmly. "Besides, I know how He Xiangning treated you back then."

Even if you did do it, there's nothing wrong with that.

In Chu Junting's view, it would be foolish to be bullied without fighting back and to think about winning people over with virtue.

Why should we be polite to our enemies?

Song Ruozhen's clear eyes showed a hint of surprise. She hadn't expected Chu Junting to have this view, but... it was exactly what she was thinking.

She had a feeling that Chu Junting knew perfectly well that she was the one who did it, but he didn't care.

Instead of thinking she was wrong, people thought she did a good job.

He Xiangning tearfully recounted her grievances with Song Ruozhen, including how she had previously admired Xu He'an and thus offended her, even being reprimanded by the King of Chu—all of which came out without any concealment.

"I have admired Young Master Xu since I was a child. After Song Ruozhen appeared, I was indeed very jealous and even more afraid that she would steal Young Master Xu away."

But I don't understand why she would compete with me for Mr. Xu when she clearly doesn't like him. However, I later realized that even if I didn't understand, I had no right to blame her.

I thought the feud between us was just a minor unpleasantness between girls, but I never imagined she would be so ruthless as to plot and completely destroy me!

"After the incident, my parents disowned me, and everyone thought I was a despicable woman who had fallen into depravity and had no sense of shame."

Shuangshuang kept comforting me and even took me in, hoping I would live on, but whenever I thought about what happened that day, I felt like I was living a life worse than death.

That's why I tried to kill myself a few days ago, but I was saved by Miss Tang. Miss Tang is kind-hearted, and after hearing my story, she couldn't bear it and encouraged me to tell her everything!

He Xiangning cried as she spoke, especially when she talked about everything that had happened in the past, she was filled with regret.

Their sincere and heartfelt expressions made it hard for anyone not to believe them. How could they be so heartbroken if they hadn't actually experienced it?

In an instant, everyone's gaze towards Song Ruozhen changed. Her ruthlessness was truly terrifying!

"I can't believe Song Ruozhen is so ruthless!"

“The Song family girl is not a kind-hearted person. I heard that she even wanted to leave the Lin family’s house a few days ago. Lin Zhiyue and the others can only stay at the Qin family’s house for now.”

"As the saying goes, leave a way out for others; she's determined to wipe them out completely!"

Hearing the insults hurled at them from all around, the Song brothers could no longer hold back.

"You know nothing, so why are you slandering my sister based on her one-sided story?" Song Jingshen said angrily.

Song Yi'an spoke coldly: "If my fifth sister is so distraught because of your slander that she tries to kill herself, then aren't all of you here executioners?"

"Without any evidence, to convict someone based solely on her words is utterly ridiculous!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd that had been talking about Song Ruozhen immediately shut their mouths and dared not speculate any further.

Song Ruozhen looked at her second brother in surprise. As expected of a top scholar, his words had an extraordinary effect.

“Miss Tang, you brought He Xiangning along to say all this, you must have some evidence, right?”

It would be better to just present it directly. Otherwise, to fabricate such a story just to slander me, it's not always the case that whoever cries is right in this world.

My relationship with Mr. Xu is completely innocent. He Xiangning thinks I am her rival in love, but in my opinion, there is no need for us to be at odds, let alone compete for his affections.

"Tell me... why would I do anything to harm her? I can't just make up a story and then convict me, can I?"

Song Ruozhen's dark, beautiful eyes stared at Tang Xuening. Her fair and delicate face showed no sign of panic; instead, she spoke clearly and directly to the point.

Tang Xuening was somewhat surprised. She had thought that Song Ruozhen would be in a panic at this moment, and it would be too easy to find her weakness.

However, she was surprised that Song Ruozhen was not flustered at all, which made her feel uneasy and made her feel even more that Song Ruozhen was a ruthless person.

How terrifying it is to be able to do something like this and still not show your emotions!

The Empress had a somber expression. She hadn't known about He Xiangning's matter before, but now she understood from everyone's discussions.

I was initially very unhappy that Song Ruozhen was involved in such a matter. If she could really be so ruthless, she would be no pushover.

However, seeing Song Ruozhen's calm and composed demeanor, and her words being so eloquent, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

“Of course there is evidence, and I am not one to make baseless accusations. However, Miss Song, if you admit that you did all of this, perhaps things won’t have to turn out so badly. What do you think?”

Tang Xuening stared intently at Song Ruozhen. Could it be that this woman was relying on the support of the Prince of Chu? Even after she revealed the truth, she could remain so calm.

With the Empress present today, even if the King of Chu wanted to protect her, it would be very difficult!

"Miss Tang deliberately chose such a place where everyone is present, even making an exception to bring He Xiangning, who is not qualified to participate in the hunting competition. Isn't it all to take this opportunity to ensure that I will never be able to turn my life around?"

"Now that things have come to this, there's no need for pretense. Just present whatever evidence you have."

Song Ruozhen directly exposed Tang Xuening's conspiracy. It's not that simple to be hypocritical.

Tang Xuening's expression froze; she hadn't expected Song Ruozhen to think of this at a time like this.

Originally, no one had realized this, but after Song Ruozhen reminded them, they immediately realized the problem.

He Xiangning was no longer a daughter of the He family; she was just an ordinary person and had no right to participate in the hunting competition.

How could this be a reluctant or coincidental inquiry?

They clearly came prepared!

"You clearly have a personal grudge, but you pretend to be selfless. Who doesn't know that you hate Ruozhen to the core lately?"

"Maybe you specifically invited all these people to put on a show, and you've really been wronged!" Meng Qin said with a look of disgust.

Yun Nianchu also looked at He Xiangning with disgust, "If you really wanted to think about it, you would have died long ago. Why wait until now?"