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

“There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong here right now,” Song Ruozhen said. “There’s no death aura, and according to what we heard before, no one in the Jiang family is sick.”

Chu Junting's eyes were cold. "Perhaps... they were already planning to collude, or perhaps a simple threat was enough to make them agree."

Soon, the head of the Zhao family rushed out, "Greetings, Your Highness, Prince Chu!"

Chu Junting glanced at the Jiang family head, noticing that there was no one else around him, and a playful glint appeared in his eyes. "At such an age, the Jiang family head is probably still unmarried, isn't he?"

"Your Highness, it's truly unfortunate. My wife has taken the child to visit relatives in another city and hasn't returned yet," the Zhao family head explained obsequiously.

"I see." Chu Junting's lips curled slightly. "The Jiang family head's wife and children went out of the city to visit relatives today, and I happened to run into them when I came here, so I invited them back together."

"I suppose Patriarch Jiang wouldn't mind?"

As Chu Junting finished speaking, the Jiang family head's heart skipped a beat. He saw Chu Junting give him a look, and Yun Yang had already brought everyone up.

"master!"

"Father!"

Madam Jiang and her children looked on in horror, staring at the head of the Jiang family in a panic, feeling that disaster was about to befall them.

Today, the Jiang family head hurriedly told them to pack their things and leave, and instructed them not to notify anyone after leaving the city and never to return. They were put on the carriage without even having a chance to ask any questions.

Who would have thought that the carriage would be stopped halfway through the journey? The people who stopped the carriage wouldn't tell them who they were, and wouldn't answer any of their questions.

The older brother got beaten up when he pressed them too hard, which scared them so much that they didn't dare to speak until now, when they were sent back.

"You, you..."

When the Jiang family patriarch saw that all his family members had been sent back, his heart sank. He thought he was fast enough, but he didn't expect the King of Chu to be even faster!

Finished!

Chu Junting's icy gaze was devoid of any human warmth as he glanced at the Jiang family head, as if issuing a final ultimatum.

"I'm giving you one chance. Explain everything, and they might have a chance to live. Otherwise—none of them will survive."

The Jiang family head was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

His face, which had been trying to maintain its composure, trembled slightly as he pondered. The King of Chu wasn't a bandit; he couldn't just kill them all over the place at the slightest provocation, could he?

Once this news gets out, what will become of the King of Chu?

"Your Highness, I really don't know what you're talking about. I didn't do anything!"

The Jiang family head looked innocent. Their methods were so subtle that ordinary people couldn't see through them at all. Could the King of Chu possibly see through them?

"You didn't do anything? You inflated grain prices, threatened the county magistrate, and even caused the death of the magistrate's child. You're saying... you didn't do anything?"

Upon hearing this, the Jiang family head was secretly delighted. As expected, the prince didn't know about the death aura!

"Your Highness, this is a real injustice to me! I know nothing about it!"

"Inflating grain prices—isn't that how all businesses operate? This isn't a life-threatening crime, is it?"

Seeing that the Jiang family head was about to die but still wanted to hide the truth, Chu Junting kicked him.

"boom!"

The Jiang family head fell heavily to the ground, his face instantly turning red. He clutched his stomach in pain and couldn't speak for a long time, which showed how strong the force was.

"Do you think you can deceive everyone just because others can't see the death aura? Or do you think you can use the death aura to make me die here too?" Chu Junting mocked.

The Jiang family head's pupils constricted sharply; the King of Chu actually knew!

Even Zhao Qingyuan doesn't know the reason yet, but the King of Chu only arrived today and already knows everything!

"Your Majesty, I..."

Madam Jiang and the children were all terrified, not understanding why the prince wanted to kill them all as soon as he arrived!

"Master, please tell me! Do you want our whole family to die?" Madam Jiang said anxiously.

At this moment, Chu Junting walked to Song Ruozhen's side and said gently, "Go and wander around. I'll come find you later."

Song Ruozhen was slightly taken aback. After scanning the Jiang family members with her gaze, she understood a bit. Presumably, the scene that was about to happen was not suitable for her to watch, so she nodded obediently.

"it is good."

As the woman left, Chu Junting slowly turned his head, his dark eyes filled with murderous intent. He stood there quietly, like a demon king, making people tremble with fear.

"I don't have much patience." Chu Junting glanced sideways. "Yunyang."

Yunyang immediately drew his sword and held it against one of the men, the disobedient eldest son of the Jiang family.

"kill!"

Without hesitation, Yunyang slashed with his sword.

"what--"

Terrified screams rang out, and warm blood instantly splattered on the faces of Madam Jiang and the others. Then, sharp screams echoed through the courtyard.

Chu Junting frowned impatiently, "Whoever makes another sound will be killed next!"

Everyone fell silent instantly, tears blurring their faces, yet they dared not utter another sound.

When the Jiang family patriarch saw his son being killed without a word, his face turned deathly pale. All his remaining hope vanished in that instant, replaced by deep despair.

"You haven't said it yet?"

Yunyang had already placed his sword against Madam Jiang's neck. Madam Jiang trembled with fear, crying out, "No, don't kill me! Master, save me! I don't want to die!"

"I said, I said anything!"

The Jiang family head shouted anxiously. He dared not gamble anymore and had no doubt that if he didn't speak, the King of Chu would kill everyone!

At the same time, Song Ruozhen wandered around the Jiang family's place. When she arrived, she found that there was no death aura here, nor did she detect any other evil spirits.

"who?"

Bai Zhi and Qing Teng suddenly noticed someone acting suspiciously ahead. They exchanged a glance, and Qing Teng stayed behind to protect Song Ruozhen, while Bai Zhi quickly chased after them.

Soon, the two members of the Li family were discovered.

What are you doing hiding here so suspiciously?

The Li family head and his companion never expected that a young woman could be so capable. They had originally planned to sneak away, but they were caught immediately.

“We are guests of the Jiang family. Seeing that the Jiang family head had things to attend to, we left first. Why are you holding us up?”

Song Ruozhen also walked over at this moment. She could tell at a glance that the two were dressed in extraordinary clothes and must be rich and noble. Their appearance at the Jiang family at this time made their identities obvious without even asking.

"Are you also wealthy businessmen from Haitan City?"

The expressions of the two family heads changed slightly. They hadn't expected that the girl would guess their identities without them saying anything.

"What...what does this have to do with you?"

Song Ruozhen chuckled and said lazily, "Tell me, who exactly is behind you instigating you to inflate grain prices, and how much silver did you earn?"

"What did you say? We don't understand at all!" the Li family head roared.