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

Song Ruozhen had actually chosen her candidates from the very beginning, namely the two people recommended by Zhou Li, both of whom were people of good character. However, to play the part completely, she still met with several people.

Sure enough, when they met, she didn't need to say much; the other party had already lowered the price on their own initiative.

When he offered five times the price and she remained unmoved, he immediately changed the price to four times. She nodded calmly, indicating that she would go see the next person and they would discuss the details after she made her decision.

She had already learned from the information she had gathered that these people had agreed to set the price at four times the normal rate, so that they could make the most money.

Unfortunately, everyone wanted to make that money, so someone directly reduced the price to three times its original value.

In the end, Song Ruozhen bought the grain from Boss Yu and Boss Jin, who were recommended by Zhou Li, at twice the price, but made one request.

They were told to tell the public that they bought it for four times the price.

The two were already worried that if word got out about the double price, others would ostracize them. So when they learned of Song Ruozhen's request, they were overjoyed and readily agreed.

When the others heard the news, their faces turned very ugly. However, they also knew that these two were familiar with Zhou Li, and it was likely that Zhou Li had helped them. They could only look on with envy.

"Father, how's the investigation into the Shi family head going?"

When Song Ruozhen saw Song Lin return looking travel-worn, a hint of interest flashed in her eyes.

"That guy is worse than a beast. He has taken back seven or eight concubines from his mansion, and some of them were beaten to death before. If you count carefully, he has taken quite a few lives!"

Some families refused, and when their relatives came to their door, the perpetrators broke their legs. Others suffered even worse fates, losing their lives.

The county magistrate, Yang, colluded with him to cover up all of this.

Song Lin's face was ashen. He didn't consider himself a good person. He had stained his hands with countless blood while fighting on the battlefield, but he had never oppressed the people.

After the Shi family head's numerous misdeeds were exposed, they were posted throughout the city, and now he is universally condemned. He is scheduled to be beheaded tomorrow as a public example.

Not only that, the son of the Shi family head was no better; he was just like his father.

The Shi family was completely finished, and their stockpiled grain was naturally confiscated.

Listening to her father's arrangements, Song Ruozhen smiled and said, "Father is really amazing."

Song Lin's initial agitation was almost completely calmed by his daughter's words. He smiled and said, "Don't worry about these fighting and killing. Father will handle it. Don't tire yourself out."

"I rest all day long, so I'm never tired."

Two days later, Chu Junting and Gu Huaixu arrived.

Everyone was surprised to see how fast they arrived. They had thought they would arrive after Song Jingshen, but Song Jingshen hadn't arrived yet, and they had arrived first.

Hearing the praise from everyone, Gu Huaixu couldn't help but glance at Chu Junting. He wasn't unfamiliar with the Chu King's decisiveness, but this time the speed was far faster than before.

That look... clearly shows she wants to finish everything this morning so she can come find Zhen'er!

It must be said that the King of Chu's act of making an example of someone to scare others was extremely effective. Moreover, his judgment in the case was so brilliant that no one else could escape, and by following the clues, a group of people were arrested.

After returning to the imperial court, quite a few people will lose their official positions.

The people of Pingyang were overjoyed to learn that General Song had dealt with the wealthy and unscrupulous Shi family. In their eyes, General Song was a hero who had protected Pingyang for many years, not to mention that he had finally punished the Shi family and brought good to justice.

They finally filled their stomachs, and the arrival of the King of Chu and Grand Tutor Gu gave everyone hope of rebuilding their homes.

When Song Jingshen arrived, he brought a whole ship full of rice, flour, and cooking oil, which Chu Junting bought at a high price. After that, more grain was transported in, and the city was no longer short of food.

Seeing the Shi family suffer misfortune, and the Cao and Yao families also being hit one after another, the wealthy merchants of Pingyang City dared not hoard grain anymore and began to sell it at lower prices.

Song Ruozhen watched as Chu Junting gathered some people to study how to rebuild the bridge.

Because of the previous floods, not only were houses and buildings destroyed, but bridges were also washed away.

Although Song Ruozhen didn't know much about this, she was a transmigrator from a book, so she had at least seen some of the theories.

Later, he simply took out paper and pen and drew the shape of the bridge.

It has to be said that the people Chu Junting found were all very capable. As soon as she drew the design, the others immediately saw its advantages.

"I never imagined that Miss Song was so knowledgeable about bridges. Adding this sharp corner to the front of the arched bridge can reduce the impact of water flow on the bridge surface, and it will not easily collapse if another flood occurs!"

"Or, digging more arches would not only speed up drainage but also reduce the load on the bridge!"

"Not only that, it looks even better than ordinary stone bridges!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they kept praising how wonderful it was. They immediately began to study how to rebuild the bridge.

When Chu Junting saw the bridge drawn by Song Ruozhen, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes. The girl he liked really did bring him surprises every now and then.

"Your Highness, no matter how busy you are, don't forget to eat, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable."

Song Ruozhen noticed that both Chu Junting and Song Lin, due to their irregular diets while on the battlefield, inevitably experienced stomach discomfort.

Seeing everyone else busy these past few days while she had some free time, she realized this.

When they got busy, they couldn't care about anything else. They also learned from Qi Wu and others that Song Lin had a serious stomach ailment, and Chu Junting's condition was obviously not much better.

With nothing else to do, she prepared some medicinal cuisine, and decided to give everyone a good boost. She was quite skilled at treating stomach ailments, but stomach ailments are different from other illnesses and require proper care.

Chu Junting looked at the medicinal meal that Song Ruozhen had brought, a smile in his deep eyes. He usually disliked the smell of medicine, but the medicinal meal that Ruozhen made was different from ordinary medicinal meals. He could not detect the smell of medicine, but the taste was excellent.

He had always known that Ruozhen was a good cook, but seeing her taking such good care of him now filled him with an unprecedented warmth.

Accustomed to going hungry on the battlefield, the taste of food often didn't matter to them; as long as it filled their stomachs, that was enough.

Only when he was with Ruozhen did he feel what life was, and he finally understood the happiness that everyone unconsciously showed when they talked about their wives in the military camp.

Nothing can compare to that.

The thought of marriage spread through his mind, and he couldn't help but think: When will I be able to marry this girl and see her every day?

Even if I do nothing, just seeing her makes me feel incredibly satisfied.