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

An eerie silence fell over the hunting grounds. Despite the large number of people present, everyone who looked at Song Ruozhen in the crowd felt a strange unease.

The Empress witnessed the entire scene, and Song Ruozhen's calm response somewhat changed her opinion of him.

Unlike those from humble backgrounds who are timid and hesitant, they remain calm and collected in the face of criticism, and are able to pinpoint the crux of the problem.

However, swearing an oath to heaven is never a very powerful thing, but when this girl said it, it stunned everyone.

Everyone present recalled Song Ruozhen's abilities in metaphysics, and after lighting the talisman, they felt even more mysterious and eerie, and dared not speak recklessly.

Seeing that the group was hesitant to speak, Tang Xuening said, "You have nothing to be ashamed of, so what is there to worry about? Just say it!"

Yunzhu and Peiyun exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with unease, neither daring to speak first.

He Xiangning urged softly, "What are you afraid of? I'm just trying to scare you. Do you really believe me?"

Countless people swear oaths every day, but none of them come true. Song Ruozhen is just putting on an act to scare people; wouldn't it be foolish to believe her?

Upon hearing this, Yunzhu and the others also felt that this was indeed the case. They had made many vows since they were young, but none of them had ever come true.

"As long as you get things done, you'll get your share of the benefits," He Xiangning whispered.

Yunzhu couldn't help but be moved. In fact, he hadn't planned to betray Miss at first, after all, Miss had treated him well over the years, but He Xiangning had given him too much.

Rather than working hard all my life and still not earning much money, I might as well just do this one thing against my conscience and then I'll live a carefree life from now on.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm just telling the truth!"

Yunzhu stepped forward and declared, "I swear to God that if anything I just said is even slightly false, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

Pei Yun was anxious when she saw Yun Zhu take the lead. How could she just watch such a good opportunity slip away?

"I swear, everything I said is true, or may I be struck by lightning!"

Seeing the two vying to make oaths, the others also came to their senses and kept looking up at the sky, waiting for divine retribution to appear.

However, the sky was clear and unchanged, so I couldn't help but sigh, "That's it?"

“Song Ruozhen, they have sworn an oath but it hasn’t come true. Shouldn’t that prove that everything they said is true?”

Tang Xuening looked smug, her eyes filled with triumphant satisfaction. "Now, shouldn't you confess your guilt and give Miss He justice?"

He Xiangning burst into tears, as if the pain she had been holding in for a long time had finally been witnessed, and she completely broke down.

"Finally, someone knows the truth about my grievances. Even if I die, I won't feel bad!"

Naturally, someone from the He family also came today. When He Chengyang saw He Xiangning appear, he originally didn't want to pay any attention to her, but now that he realized he might really be wronged, he had other ideas.

If they can clear their name today, then the Song family will feel indebted to them; in other words, they must make amends!

This compensation will naturally all end up in the hands of the He family!

"Xiang Ning, your family misunderstood you before, and you suffered so much injustice." He Chengyang's eyes were full of tenderness.

He Xiangning was overjoyed and rushed over crying, "Big brother, I was really wronged. I know that the family had no choice but to abandon me for the sake of the greater good."

I have never harbored any resentment towards you, but Song Ruozhen is truly despicable. I hope my elder brother can uphold justice for me!

He Chengyang glared angrily at Song Ruozhen, "Indeed hateful! If we cannot bring you to justice this time, how can we face Xiang Ning?"

The Song family must give us an explanation; this is tantamount to trying to kill Xiang Ning!

Tang Hongji naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity, and immediately said, "Song Yi'an, it's not me who needs to give you an explanation now, but rather your Song family that needs to give an explanation to the world!"

In the blink of an eye, the He and Tang families had already put on their act in the short time since Yunzhu and the other person made their vows.

Chu Junting and the four Song brothers were not in a hurry, because they had witnessed Ruozhen's abilities and knew that if she said so, she would definitely be able to do it.

"What's the rush? Even if lightning strikes on a clear blue sky, it still takes some time," Song Zhiyu said, dissatisfied.

This remark drew laughter from Tang Hongji and He Chengyang. "Song Zhiyu, you'll say anything to protect your sister. This is the first time I've heard of lightning taking time to strike someone!"

The people around couldn't help but laugh, wondering why Song Ruozhen would humiliate herself for no reason.

A direct defense would have left a sliver of hope, but now it's like shooting yourself in the foot; there's no way to salvage the situation!

Yunzhu was even more smug, "I never lie, and today I can finally say I have a clear conscience!"

However, just as he finished speaking, everyone noticed that the originally clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, and then, to everyone's astonishment, a thunderclap suddenly rang out.

A beam of light suddenly cleaved down from the sky and struck Yunzhu directly.

"Crack!"

Everyone saw a flash of lightning, and Yunzhu stood there blankly, the smug smile on her face, before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

"boom!"

Yunzhu fell down.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone stared in horror, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

Even the Empress, who was sitting, couldn't help but stand up when she saw this scene. Who could believe such a thing if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?

The sudden appearance of thunder on a clear day, and the fact that it struck Yunzhu, was no coincidence!

"Go and take a look," the Empress instructed the eunuch beside her.

The eunuch rushed forward, reached out to check the person's breath, and found that there was no sign of life. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the person has been struck dead."

"This……"

Tang Xuening and the others all changed their expressions. Everything in front of them was like a dream. How could such an outrageous thing happen?

"My God, he died just like that? That was so quick!"

"Being struck by lightning is no joke; it's an instant death!" Everyone was stunned, never expecting that this would come true and lead to death.

Pei Yun's face was filled with panic. They had just sworn an oath together, but now that Yun Zhu was dead, what was she to do?

"Miss He, you have to save me! I can't die!"

When He Xiangning saw Pei Yun rush to her side, grabbing her tightly with both hands and kneeling on the ground pleading, she was also flustered and quickly shook her off.

"Let's talk this out, don't pull me away!"

However, just as He Xiangning shook the person off, another bolt of lightning suddenly struck!

"He Xiangning, you will die a horrible death!"

Pei Yun had a bad feeling the moment He Xiangning threw her away, and before she died, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength to shout out a sentence.

Everyone watched in disbelief as Pei Yun knelt on the ground, her eyes wide with rage and her expression vicious, but she was already lifeless, and they were plunged into deep fear and silence.