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

The next day, after Song Ruozhen got up and washed, she saw that Chu Junting and Chu Yungui had arrived.

She raised an eyebrow slightly. "The Zhao family sent someone to deliver a message?"

Chu Yungui nodded repeatedly, with a hint of urgency, "The news came early this morning that they were terrified and didn't dare to sleep all night. The news came last night, but I only found out about it this morning."

Song Ruozhen was not surprised; the talisman she left behind yesterday was enough for Zhao Xubai to see the other party's true colors.

Water ghosts are generally considered rather unattractive.

He had initially thought she was a pitiful beauty, but she turned out to be a hideous and terrifying female ghost. His obsessive love for her naturally dissipated, and now he only wanted to live.

She had seen many of these beauty traps.

To die beneath the peony blossoms is to die a romantic death; if Chu Yungui hadn't sought her help, Zhao Xubai would have met the same fate.

"Shall we go and take a look now? That servant seemed quite anxious," Chu Yungui said.

However, Chu Junting looked at Song Ruozhen, who seemed to have just gotten up and finished washing up, and said, "No rush, have breakfast first."

Song Ruozhen turned her head and saw Chu Junting's casual and carefree appearance. He was obviously more concerned about whether she had eaten breakfast than about whether Zhao Xubai was alive or dead.

"Didn't you say that you need to eat on time every day to keep your stomach healthy?" Chu Junting said.

Song Ruozhen chuckled softly, "That's right."

Chu Yungui: "..."

Since my sister-in-law appeared, my brother has changed so much. He would never have remembered such a thing before.

Song Ruozhen knew that Zhao Xubai wouldn't die so easily, so she calmly ate breakfast before going to the Zhao family.

"Miss Song, you've finally arrived! Please take a look at Xu Bai. He's been in a daze ever since he woke up last night. He won't eat, drink, or sleep, and keeps muttering about Qian Qingmiao..."

The moment Zhao's mother saw Song Ruozhen, it was as if she had seen a savior. She hurriedly recounted everything that had happened the night before, including how Zhao Xubai was trapped in a dream and couldn't wake up until he was slapped...

"Auntie, don't worry, I'll handle it," Song Ruozhen reassured her.

Upon hearing this, Zhao's mother breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, even though she had only met Song Ruozhen once, she inexplicably trusted her.

"Xu Bai, now you know we were truly looking out for you? And you're no longer thinking about that Miao Miao girl of yours?"

Chu Yungui walked in with a mocking expression. When he came yesterday, this guy was in a hurry to kick him out. He had been trying to persuade him with good intentions, but it turned out to be Chu Yungui's deliberate slander. Naturally, Chu Yungui was unhappy.

However, when he walked into the room and saw Zhao Xubai, whose face was deathly pale and who looked like he had lost his soul, he completely forgot about his teasing.

"What the heck? What happened to you? It's only been one night, how come you look so much worse than yesterday?"

Chu Yungui was shocked. When he saw Zhao Xubai yesterday, he was already in bad shape, but now, only a day later, he was even thinner and looked even more alarming.

"Yun Gui, is what you're saying true? She really is Qian Qingmiao, and she's here to take my life!"

When Zhao Xubai saw Chu Yungui, he seemed to finally come to his senses and quickly pulled him aside, saying, "She hates me and thinks I killed her!"

You know what happened back then. I really didn't mean to. I thought she would come with us, but I was too busy having fun and forgot. I really didn't mean to kill her!

"I understand, I understand."

Chu Yungui patted his hand, "I was there back then. Everyone knows what really happened. To be honest, we are all responsible."

They were young and naive at the time, and after a quarrel, they just left without thinking that something bad would happen. They all need to take responsibility.

It's their fault.

At this moment, Zhao Xubai saw Song Ruozhen and hurriedly asked, "Miss Song, why has Miaomiao become like this? I heard that people are reincarnated after they die, so why is she still stuck in that cold river?"

Although Qian Qingmiao hadn't finished speaking, he heard her say that the water was cold.

She was so young when she drowned in the icy river, and has been surrounded by that frigid environment ever since…

At first, he did find Qian Qingmiao terrifying, but now that he understands, he realizes that it was all his fault.

"Because I have an obsession," Song Ruozhen said frankly.

Although drowning ghosts are tragic, they can be reincarnated. But she just stayed there and didn't leave, which must be because she had some obsession that kept her there.

"So she said she wanted me to stay with her, does that mean she can get rid of her obsession if I die?" Zhao Xubai asked again.

Upon hearing Zhao Xubai's words, Zhao's mother's expression changed. "Xubai, don't be foolish! That's a female ghost! You were wrong back then, but you don't deserve to die!"

A look of surprise flashed in Song Ruozhen's eyes. She hadn't expected Zhao Xubai to have such thoughts after what happened last night.

Generally speaking, when a man in this situation regains consciousness, he either tries his best to save his life and avoid being haunted by the water ghost, or he curses and hurls insults, wishing she would be annihilated.

However, Zhao Xubai was thinking about how to let her rest in peace.

"If that's the case, what do you plan to do?" Song Ruozhen asked.

Zhao Xubai was silent for a moment, but seemed to have completely understood, and said, "Then I will give her my life in return. It was my fault to begin with. If I had been more careful back then and taken better care of her, she wouldn't have lost her life at such a young age."

I'm already lucky to have lived this many more years.

"No, no!" Zhao's mother couldn't stop the tears from flowing down her face. She reached out and wiped them away. "If it really has to be a matter of life and death, then let me go! You are so young. If you die, I can't live either."

“Mother, Father actually treated you very well. Even without me, you could have lived a good life,” Zhao Xubai said.

"You're talking nonsense!" Zhao's mother said angrily. "If it weren't for you, that old man would definitely kick me out of the house and I'd be begging on the streets. I might as well die with you; at least I'd die with some dignity!"

Song Ruozhen and the others exchanged glances, surprised that Zhao's mother, who had been so gentle and delicate in front of them before, could be so blunt when she lost her temper...

"Don't worry, if you really let her take your life, she will become a vengeful ghost and won't be able to reincarnate," Song Ruozhen said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao's mother breathed a sigh of relief and said with hopeful eyes, "Miss Song, what should we do next? Whether it's burning more paper money or setting up a memorial tablet to worship day and night, we'll do it."

"This matter is probably not that simple. Let me calculate it first." Song Ruozhen took down the talisman from the bedside table, her eyes deep and unfathomable.