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

This night was exceptionally agonizing for Lin Ruolan and Lin Zhiyue.

"Zhiyue, your mother is going to die tomorrow. You must listen to me."

Lin Ruolan's eyes were swollen from crying, and her tears had dried up. "The Qin family members are all scourges, not a single one of them is good. Shuangshuang isn't carrying your child, and she's not truly with you."

I said before that she only wanted to climb the social ladder and was only with you because she couldn't get the King of Chu.

Now that you've been sentenced to exile, she'll likely try every means to capture Yao Jinsheng. You must not let her have an easy time!

A hint of hesitation flashed across Lin Zhiyue's face, and his gaze unconsciously turned to Qin Shuangshuang in the next cell. Would Shuangshuang really betray him?

"Don't be naive. They're only keeping an eye on you because they think you're kind-hearted and easy to bully. She's just like her heartless mother; she'll probably kick you while you're down!"

Lin Ruolan slapped Lin Zhiyue with exasperation, "You still don't understand? Are you trying to make your mother die with regrets?"

"Mother, I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely do as you say."

"From now on, pretend you've never known this woman. No, just treat them as your enemies!"

Lin Ruolan gritted her teeth, "It's all because of them that our family was destroyed!"

That night, Lin Ruolan talked a lot to Lin Zhiyue, and Lin Zhiyue didn't sleep all night. At noon, Lin Ruolan was taken away by the jailer.

"I beg you, please let my mother go!"

Lin Zhiyue knelt down and begged; he had never felt such pain in his life.

"Beheading at noon. You dare to delay? Do you want to die with us?" The jailer kicked Lin Zhiyue aside and dragged him away without saying a word.

Lin Ruolan's heart-wrenching cries still echoed in the cell, while Lin Zhiyue collapsed to the ground in defeat and despair.

Looking at Lin Zhiyue's lifeless appearance, Qin Shuangshuang recalled Gu Yunwei's words: Yao Jinsheng was now her only hope.

As long as the Yao family knows that the child in her belly is theirs, they will definitely not sit idly by. As for Lin Zhiyue... it's time to kick him out.

She couldn't understand why Lin Zhiyue had lived such a glamorous life in her previous life, but had fallen to such a state in this life!

Therefore, she didn't say a single word of comfort.

Not many people knew that Lin Ruolan had been sentenced to beheading until they saw her being taken to the execution ground and kneeling in front of everyone. Only then did they realize that the once glorious old lady Lin was about to be beheaded!

A chorus of sighs erupted.

"Old Madam Lin was so glamorous before, and many people in the capital envied her. I never expected that she would fall to such a state in just a few months."

"Lin Zhiyue used to be a marquis, but look at him now, he's a prisoner. As the saying goes, marrying a bad wife brings misfortune to three generations, and this is a perfect example of that."

"Fortunately, Miss Song acted decisively and broke off the engagement directly, otherwise she would have been dragged down to death by this whole family."

Everyone sighed in disbelief. The events that had happened to the Lin family recently had become more and more dramatic, and everyone had witnessed them. However, it was truly unbelievable that things would end up like this.

Hearing the bursts of laughter from below, Lin Ruolan felt incredibly regretful. How could she have let Qin Shuangshuang into the family in the first place!

If only I could do it all over again...

Song Zhiyu and Song Jingshen also came to see Lin Ruolan's understanding. They watched as the executioner raised his knife and Lin Ruolan's head fell to the ground. The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Those who do evil will not live long." Song Zhiyu said.

Song Jingshen sighed, "I wonder if Lin Zhiyue regrets it now? It's a real pity that I didn't let him see it for himself."

"You didn't see how Lin Zhiyue humiliated Fifth Sister before. When the red bridal sedan chair stopped at the door, he took the initiative to greet Qin Shuangshuang and helped her out of the sedan chair, but he was bossy and domineering towards Fifth Sister."

Now they've brought this upon themselves, haven't they? The child isn't even his; how ridiculous!

Song Zhiyu spat, "Anyone who has ever bullied my sister deserves it!"

"It's a real shame I wasn't there, otherwise I would have given him a good beating!" Song Jingshen immediately became angry.

Song Zhiyu raised an eyebrow smugly, "I've already beaten you. Come to think of it, you weren't much better than Lin Zhiyue before, it was like you were under a spell."

Song Jingshen: "If you don't know what to say, you don't have to say anything."

Song Zhiyu: "I really want to say something."

Song Jingshen: "..."

When Yao Jinsheng learned that Qin Shuangshuang was pregnant and that the child was very likely his, his expression immediately changed.

"Mother, are you telling the truth?"

"I heard that a commotion broke out in the prison cell, and Lin Ruolan even ruined Gu Yunwei's face in a fit of anger, which shows that the child is indeed not from the Lin family."

I brought over the doctor who had examined Qin Shuangshuang, and after asking her questions, I confirmed the time of her pregnancy—it was when you were having an affair with her.

However, it's hard to say whether Qin Shuangshuang has any other men besides you and Lin Zhiyue. I plan to go to the prison to ask.

If the child is yours, you must protect it.

Madam Yao's eyes were full of concern. Ever since her son was crippled, she had been acting like a ghost, especially when she thought about having no descendants in the future, which made her feel indescribably sad.

Unexpectedly, this news came out suddenly. If it really is Jinsheng's child, it would be the best possible outcome.

Yao Jinsheng thought that Qin Shuangshuang's relationship with him was an accident, and that the child was most likely his, so he couldn't help but feel more hopeful.

"But I heard Qin Shuangshuang was sentenced to exile? She's the one who caused this mess, I'm afraid she's..."

"If the child is truly yours, I will ask your father to come up with a plan to save the child no matter what," Madam Yao said in a deep voice.

When Madam Yao arrived at the prison cell, Qin Shuangshuang couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Her mother had indeed acted quickly; the Yao family had arrived so soon!

"Madam Yao, you should know that I am pregnant with Young Master Yao's child, right?"

Qin Shuangshuang lowered her voice, trying her best not to let Lin Zhiyue in the next cell hear what she was saying.

Looking at Qin Shuangshuang's appearance, Madam Yao sneered, but her voice did not soften at all, "You've already decided that the child belongs to the Yao family, yet you're still wary of your original husband?"

They specifically sent someone to inform us of this, isn't it just to find us to back them up? Do they expect us to save him too?

Qin Shuangshuang's expression froze. She was annoyed but dared not show it, knowing that Madam Yao was no pushover either!

Lin Zhiyue's eyes grew colder and colder. He was still immersed in the pain of his mother's tragic death and the fact that no one could even help collect her body. How ridiculous it was to see Qin Shuangshuang currying favor with the Yao family!

He used to think that Shuangshuang was the girl he had liked for many years, and even though things had ended up like this, there was still some affection between them. But now he realized that it was a complete joke!

"Qin Shuangshuang, you are shameless! I never knew you were this kind of person!"