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

Gu Huan'er, who had been eavesdropping nearby, perked up her ears and subconsciously turned her gaze to Song Ruozhen. "Cousin, have you noticed anything amiss?"

"I've discovered it." Song Ruozhen nodded. "My fourth brother is acting very strangely!"

Fourth Brother used to be quite the romantic, but ever since he woke up from that obsession, he's become completely oblivious to everything else, and he doesn't even glance at the girls his mother introduces him to.

He said he just wants to focus on his business right now, and will think about other things when he meets a girl he likes.

Thinking back to when they bumped into Fourth Brother and Mu Yao together at the teahouse, it was a bit strange. Now it seems that the two are obviously more familiar with each other than they thought.

At the same time, Chu Muyao and Song Jingshen stood on the deck, their eyes filled with curiosity.

"Why didn't you pack any luggage for your trip to Yangzhou? Is this your usual habit when you go out?"

Song Jingshen glanced helplessly at Chu Muyao, "I'm just here to see my fourth sister off on the ship, so naturally I didn't prepare any luggage."

Upon hearing this, Chu Muyao's eyes widened immediately. "So you never intended to go to Yangzhou City at all?"

“Not bad.” Song Jingshen nodded.

Chu Muyao: "!!!"

"Then why did you come aboard the ship with me?"

Song Jingshen spread his hands, a playful look on his handsome face. "Seeing you so upset about Shen Huai'an's marriage, I'll take pity on you and go with you."

"I'm not sad for him at all!" Chu Muyao said.

Looking at the dark circles under the woman's eyes and her slightly swollen eyes, Song Jingshen clearly did not believe it.

"Why don't you look in the mirror and see what you look like now?"

Chu Muyao immediately realized that Song Jingshen had misunderstood, and quickly said:

"Don't talk nonsense. I was just thinking last night that my brother and the others went out to play without me, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well all night because I was so excited that I could finally go out to play today!"

Song Jingshen nodded. "Understood."

Seeing that the man clearly didn't believe her, but still reluctantly said he did, Chu Muyao couldn't help but get anxious.

"I'm telling the truth! Besides, what do you mean by Shen Huai'an's marriage?"

“We happened to witness Shen Huai’an’s wedding procession when we arrived today,” Song Jingshen said.

Chu Muyao's eyes widened. "He and Song Biyun are getting married today? I didn't even know that."

Song Jingshen nodded again; he understood the girl's stubbornness.

Chu Muyao: "!!!" She was so angry! She really didn't know!

Gu Huan'er was standing quite far away and couldn't hear what the two were saying at all. However, seeing Chu Muyao's excited expression, she couldn't help but say:

"Did they have a fight?"

Song Ruozhen also looked on curiously and said, "My fourth brother is a gentleman, he won't hold a grudge against Mu Yao."

"It's time for Mu Yao to tone down her temper. Look at her in front of men, she really doesn't restrain herself at all!" Chu Yungui shook his head and said.

Only Chu Junting, who was highly skilled in martial arts and had excellent hearing, heard the conversation between the two, but he remained noncommittal.

Now that we're here, let's go to Yangzhou together.

He looked at his beloved beside him with a faint smile in his eyes, while thinking to himself how he would get rid of these troublesome guys when the time came.

……

Upon arriving at the Shen family's residence, Song Biyun immediately sensed their disdain.

"Miss, the Shen family has really gone too far. This is supposed to be a wedding, but the decorations here are far too simple!"

Song Biyun naturally noticed it as well, and her expression turned extremely ugly.

She truly began to regret it. Ever since she lost the baby in her womb, she had completely seen through Shen Huai'an's true colors.

She was truly blinded by love back then, which is why she thought Shen Huai'an was the man she loved. But it wasn't until she met his birth mother that she realized he had no sense of responsibility whatsoever!

If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have miscarried, let alone brought shame upon my family and now I'm not well-liked in the clan!

"Shen Huai'an, is this how you treat me?" Song Biyun said with dissatisfaction.

Shen Huai'an was also in a bad mood at the moment. Ever since the marriage was arranged, he had become the laughing stock of the family.

Everyone laughed at him for overestimating himself and daring to covet the princess, not to mention the shameful things he did that made the whole capital city aware of his disgrace.

Now he wants to marry Song Biyun. It should be a happy occasion, but his father thinks he is a disgrace and is unwilling to help him make proper arrangements.

He has done his best as he is now, but it is completely different from the way he imagined marrying a princess and being the envy of everyone!

"Our affair has become so ugly, I'm already being kind enough to marry you, what more do you want?"

Shen Huai'an said with a mocking smile, "You'd better tell your mother to say less of what she shouldn't say. Continuing to make trouble won't do us any good!"

"Marry me? Look at this spectacle today, it's clearly an insult to me!"

Song Biyun gritted her teeth. Although the Song family could not compare with General Song's mansion now, and their business was not as good as before, they still had some wealth.

If things hadn't turned out so badly, given how much her parents loved her, she would have received a generous dowry no matter who she married.

What about now?

She was like a hot potato that her family was eager to get rid of. Not only did she lose everything, but she was also ridiculed. Now that she had come to the Shen family, she was being looked down upon.

On their wedding day, they showed absolutely no basic respect; it was truly despicable!

“You weren’t the type to be petty before, and now that I’m having a hard time in the family, you should stop making trouble. If you keep going, it’ll be bad for both of us!”

Shen Huai'an was naturally unhappy, but what could he do?

These past few days, he was first beaten with a cane, and then subjected to family discipline after returning home. He hasn't had a single good day.

Now that he's married, not only is he being ridiculed by his family, but even his close friends are making fun of him!

Song Biyun's face turned ashen, but she dared not say anything more. Now she had no choice but to go through with the marriage. She could only hope that her life in the Shen family would become better after this period of time passed.

On their wedding night, Song Biyun was still recovering and it was inconvenient for her to share a room with Shen Huai'an.

Shen Huai'an felt only bad luck and thought that Song Biyun was useless, as a woman, she didn't even know she was pregnant.

The child is gone, it's all Song Biyun's fault. She went out drinking that night and didn't come home.

When Song Biyun saw that Shen Huai'an blamed all the faults on her, and even abandoned her on their wedding night, she cried all night.

The words Song Ruozhen had once said to her kept flashing through her mind.

She said Shen Huai'an was not a good match and told her to pull back from the brink, but unfortunately she didn't believe her at the time. Now, one wrong step leads to another, and she has no way to turn back!

The next day, staring at her swollen eyes from crying, she went alone to serve tea to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, once again becoming the laughingstock of the household.

Little did she know that just two days after the wedding, Shen Huai'an's birth mother, a concubine, began to covet her dowry...