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

Ruan Niantang had a happy smile on her face; she really liked Song Ruozhen.

She had helped her the first time they met, and Ruozhen was not only beautiful and capable, but most importantly, she was intelligent and had saved her brother's life. She was truly grateful.

Song Ruozhen smiled slightly and gave Song Yi'an a teasing look.

Looking at his younger sister's sly eyes, Song Yi'an smiled indulgently. He knew how clever his sister was; no matter what, she could never hide anything from him anyway.

But... why did you suddenly appear now? Could it be that something's wrong?

"I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation, but I happened to be out buying something and noticed that Nian Tang's face looked dark and something seemed wrong, so I came over to ask."

Upon hearing this, both Song Yi'an and Ruan Niantang were filled with astonishment.

"A dark complexion?" Song Yi'an frowned slightly. He only felt that Ruan Niantang looked more haggard than usual today, but his fifth sister's words clearly indicated that the situation was more serious than he had thought.

Ruan Niantang was also surprised and somewhat frightened. "Does a dark complexion mean that something bad will happen to me?"

"You've come into contact with death energy. If you stop coming into contact with it, your condition will improve in a few days. I just find it strange that you shouldn't have come into contact with these things."

After Song Ruozhen approached and observed, she found that the situation was not very serious; it seemed that the person had been infected somewhere.

"Death energy?" Ruan Niantang was startled; the word itself was terrifying. "How could I have come into contact with something like that?"

Song Ruozhen pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you been to a cemetery recently?"

She was no stranger to this deathly aura. Usually, the place with the most deathly aura was the cemetery, but even when paying respects to the deceased, one would usually only be slightly affected.

Ruan Niantang's condition was rather strange, as if she had taken a nap in a cemetery.

A young lady from a wealthy family would certainly not sleep in a cemetery.

"A cemetery?" Ruan Niantang shook her head. "No."

"That's strange. If you haven't been to the cemetery, where did this deathly aura come from? Think carefully about where you've been these past two days."

"I only visited my second brother these past two days, and I haven't gone anywhere else."

At this moment, Song Yi'an recalled what Ruan Niantang had said before, that she felt uneasy after staying there for one night, and even had nightmares in the eerie night, and couldn't help but say:

"Could it be... that this stuff came from your second brother?"

Song Ruozhen looked at her second brother, then asked, "Has your second brother been acting strangely lately?"

“Nothing seems wrong.” Ruan Niantang thought for a moment and said, “I just feel that my second brother has looked much more haggard lately. He looks listless and seems to have no energy.”

My second brother is usually in good spirits, but it's not surprising that he looks haggard and downcast because he's had a recent argument with his wife.

She was shocked when she saw her second brother yesterday. He was usually full of energy and high spirits, but yesterday he looked like he had aged several years. He had no energy and even his eyes seemed to have dimmed.

That's why she felt uneasy, so she didn't go home yesterday and stayed at her second brother's place for the night.

Song Ruozhen and Song Yi'an exchanged a glance. They had already guessed that the problem must lie with the second son of the Ruan family. However... it was really strange that there was death energy in the place where he lived.

Ruan Niantang quickly realized this as well, and asked nervously, "Is there something wrong with my second brother?"

"It's not certain yet, but given your situation, I'm worried there might be a problem. Just to be on the safe side, it's best to go and get it checked out."

Song Ruozhen looked serious. If it were an ordinary person, she would naturally not be interested, but Ruan Niantang would soon be her second sister-in-law, and her second brother would be her second brother's brother-in-law. Naturally, she had to care and make sure nothing happened to her!

Seeing this, Ruan Niantang thought that today was Song Ruozhen's homecoming day, and couldn't help but say, "Is it inconvenient to go on such an important day?"

Seeing that the girl looked anxious but was still thinking about her younger sister, Song Yi'an smiled slightly. She was indeed a kind-hearted girl.

"Fifth Sister, do you think this matter is urgent? If it's not urgent..."

Song Ruozhen waved her hand, "Let's go and take a look now. If it's really a problem with the accommodation as we suspect, and Nian Tang got infected with this deathly aura after only staying there for one night, then her second brother has been staying there for quite some time now, which might be quite troublesome."

We should go there as soon as possible to make sure everyone is safe and sound. Every day we delay could worsen the situation.

Anyway, we've already had our homecoming dinner today, so if we go now, we can be back quickly and should still be able to have dinner in time.

“Then let’s go,” Song Yi’an replied.

Gu Ruyan and the others were watching the commotion, but as they listened to Song Ruozhen's words, they felt something was amiss, and they immediately stopped caring about anything else and came out.

"Since something might happen, we should find a solution as soon as possible. Zhen'er, wait a moment, and have your third brother inform the Prince. Don't go on your own," Gu Ruyan said.

Song Ruozhen nodded slightly, thinking that Jun Ting would definitely go with her.

Originally, Song Zhiyu and Song Jingshen also wanted to go and see what was going on, but considering that Ruan Niantang had not yet become their second sister-in-law, it seemed inappropriate for so many people to go together, so they gave up the idea.

Chu Junting had just given Song Lin another game. Back in the military camp, he knew that General Song's chess skills weren't very good, yet he still liked playing chess.

Whenever he had nothing to do, he liked to stop people in the military camp to play chess together. He could often hear other soldiers complaining. He never thought that now it would be his turn to play chess with General Song.

Sitting in the carriage, Chu Junting looked at his wife and asked, "Where are we planning to go?"

"I plan to go find the second son of the Ruan family." Song Ruozhen raised her eyebrows slightly. "Your Highness, you are so familiar with the eldest son of the Ruan family, do you also know the second son?"

"I know him," Chu Junting replied. "The second son of the Ruan family is highly skilled in martial arts. If he were on the battlefield, he would definitely be a formidable opponent. I once invited him to join me, but he declined because he said he had someone he loved waiting to marry and did not want to leave the capital."

Song Ruozhen understood. It seemed that her third and fourth brothers were right. Ruan Lingfeng really liked that girl, and was even willing to give up his future for her.

But... even after going to such lengths, his wife still doesn't want to have children with him. Could it be that he forcibly took her from her?

"Nian Tang, are you sure your second sister-in-law married your second brother willingly?" Song Ruozhen asked.