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

"what--"

Song Biyun quickly pulled the blanket over herself, covering herself completely.

Shen Huai'an also came to his senses at this moment. Looking at Song Biyun in front of him and the people outside, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't have time to think about anything else. He only knew that he was doomed!

Completely finished!

He was supposed to meet the princess, so why is Song Biyun here?

This place is clearly not a secluded courtyard. What is this place, and why would government officials be here?

"You must be Song Biyun, right? Your maid reported to the authorities that Shen Huai'an abducted you and eloped. Now that things are like this... do you want to accuse Shen Huai'an of kidnapping a respectable woman?" the officer asked.

Although judging from the intense passion between the two people in front of them, it doesn't seem like they were unwilling to be tied up.

"Did my maid report it to the authorities?"

Song Biyun was completely bewildered, her mind went blank, and she couldn't react for a moment. Had her maid lost her mind? Why would she report to the authorities for no reason?

Shen Huai'an was completely taken aback and looked utterly disheveled. Upon hearing that Song Biyun had even ordered her maid to report the matter to the authorities, his expression turned extremely grim.

"Are you out of your mind? Just because I didn't agree to marry you right away, you're doing something so outrageous?"

“I didn’t.” Song Biyun shook her head repeatedly. “Let me explain. I didn’t tell the maid to do that at all.”

"You didn't tell the maid to do it; she went to report it to the authorities on her own?"

Shen Huai'an didn't believe Song Biyun's words at all. Since he stopped paying attention to her, he had received a lot of letters from her, but he was so preoccupied with how to win back the princess that he didn't want to talk to her at all.

After all, if the princess is unwilling to turn back, then everything else is meaningless.

He had made an appointment with the princess today, thinking that he would become her husband and that he had no interest in Song Biyun.

But now that this has happened, he has no choice but to marry Song Biyun!

"Huai'an, believe me, I really didn't do this. How could I let a maid do such a stupid thing?"

When Song Biyun saw that Shen Huai'an didn't believe her, she felt her heart turn cold. She had always been sincere to him and everything she thought of was for his own good, but he didn't believe her at all.

"Miss Song?" The officer asked again with a cold face when Song Biyun did not answer him and the two of them suddenly started arguing.

Song Biyun then came to her senses and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, I won't report it to the authorities."

"If we're not going to report this to the authorities, then we'll leave. But we should at least tell the servants beforehand; we've unnecessarily alarmed quite a few people."

Seeing that they had made a wasted trip, the officials turned around and called the others to leave together. Although they had come for nothing, they had at least witnessed a great spectacle.

Chu Muyao stayed in the teahouse, gazing at the bustling Yuelai Inn across the street. Because the officials had all arrived, the scene was quite grand, attracting many people to come forward and investigate. At this moment, she didn't even need to go forward herself; she could tell just by listening to the discussions below.

Not only that, some people who watched the excitement came to the teahouse for tea, and they were all very excited.

"Also from the Song family, the eldest branch of the Song family is getting more and more decadent and can't compare to General Song's mansion at all. Now their daughter has caused such a scandal. I heard that Song Biyun used to look down on Song Ruozhen and was rejected by the engagement."

They broke off the engagement themselves; they didn't do anything wrong. Look at her, shameless as she is, having the nerve to criticize others!

"I heard that Song Biyun and Shen Huai'an have been having an affair for a long time. Some people have seen them before, but for some reason they have never admitted it. Now, it's hard for them to deny it."

Just then, a shout and abusive voice suddenly came from below.

"Damn you, Shen Huai'an! How dare you treat my daughter like this! I'll skin you alive today!"

After learning that her daughter had an accident, Song's mother rushed over, only to find such a scene upon arrival, with everyone looking at her with mockery.

"I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death, you heartless bastard!"

Shen Huai'an had just put on his pants when Song's mother chased and beat him, and he hurriedly ran around the house.

At this moment, Li, Shen Huai'an's birth mother and stepmother, also arrived. She knew about Song Biyun and Shen Huai'an's affair and quickly stopped them, saying, "Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! Let's talk this out. What's the point of hitting the child?"

"Your son did something so shameful, ruining my daughter's reputation, and you still have the nerve to say such things?"

Song's mother was furious. She felt that Shen Huai'an was indeed a son of a concubine, lacking even basic manners. She had heard that he had been punished with twenty strokes of the cane a few days ago for failing to curry favor with the princess.

Now look what's happened, they're treating her daughter like this too, it's utterly shameless!

“They were in love with each other, how can you blame it all on my son?” Li was furious, feeling that Song Biyun’s mother was just being unreasonable.

Mother Song scoffed, "What mutual affection? If it were truly mutual affection, would the maid have reported it to the authorities? That scoundrel deserves to die. If you dare to tarnish my daughter's reputation again, I'll send her to jail!"

"Biyun, so your mother never knew about your relationship with Huai'an?"

Li found it hard to believe; she had met Song Biyun more than once before.

The girl was so well-behaved in front of her, clearly treating her as her future mother-in-law. She thought it was fine, but she never expected that Madam Song would be so unreasonable!

"Mother, please stop hitting her."

Song Biyun hurriedly stopped her mother, her little face full of panic and helplessness. "Now that things have gotten this bad, Mother, do you want everyone to laugh at us even more?"

"You think I've made a fool of myself? Don't you even realize who's making a fool of themselves?"

"You've done something so shameful; it'll probably spread throughout the entire capital very soon. Don't you think about how angry your father will be when he finds out? He might kick you out of the house! What will you do then?"

Song's mother was furious. A young lady's reputation is the most important thing. When Song Ruozhen publicly broke off the engagement, she was not impure, but everyone still criticized her behind her back. Song Biyun even laughed along with her.

Her situation is much more serious than Song Ruozhen's. She's being condemned by everyone and will never be able to hold her head up again!

Song Biyun recalled her father's furious reaction upon finding out, and her heart sank. She felt as if she was truly doomed...

Seeing that Song Biyun had finally realized the seriousness of the matter, Song's mother turned to Li Shi and Shen Huai'an with a cold face and said, "You must give us an explanation for this matter, or Shen Huai'an will have to go to jail!"

"Let them get married," Madam Li said with a stern face.

She was unwilling at the moment, knowing that with Song's mother's temperament, there would likely be a lot of trouble in the future. But since they were in the wrong, she had no choice but to agree to the marriage.