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

Seeing his most beloved concubine turn against him the moment he fell from power, Xiang Hongbo felt a chill run down his spine.

However, he also understood that this was the only way to save his son.

"They were forcibly brought back by me, they are all innocent, please, Your Highness, spare their lives!" Xiang Hongbo said.

Seeing that Xiang Hongbo was also speaking up for her, Sun Miao'er felt a glimmer of hope. As long as her master admitted it, she thought the prince wouldn't blame her and the child.

It's such a pity that after finally living such a good life, their home is now being raided...

"It seems that you really dote on the child, Master Xiang. You can even turn white into black. If you knew that this child was not your biological son, would you still say the same thing?"

Song Ruozhen found Xiang Hongbo's demeanor—as if he were willing to sacrifice anything for his own son—utterly laughable.

She had seen what had just happened. Anyone with eyes could see that Sun Miao'er was the one causing trouble. The Third Miss was completely innocent, but Sun Miao'er was so self-righteous. Clearly, this wasn't the first time this had happened.

Even at the moment of annihilation, he did not consider his own daughter at all; all he could think about was the son he was raising for someone else. How ironic.

Xiang Hongbo was slightly taken aback, not understanding why the princess would say such a thing out of the blue, and immediately said:

"Why do you say that, Your Highness? Yuan'er is my own son, there is no doubt about it."

Song Ruozhen chuckled lightly, "Take a good look at your son, do you see any resemblance to him?"

Gu Huan'er and the others all knew Song Ruozhen's capabilities, so when they heard her say these words, how could they not understand?

I never expected Xiang Hongbo to be such a sucker!

"Upon closer inspection, this child really does not resemble Master Xiang at all!"

Chu Muyao looked surprised. "Before Sun Miao'er, you had eight concubines, and none of them gave birth to children. Only Sun Miao'er did. Don't you find that strange?"

Xiang Hongbo's expression changed, and he subconsciously said, "How could it not be mine? This is clearly my son!"

Actually, he had considered this idea before. In fact, after taking eight concubines in a row, none of whom could conceive, he even wondered if there was something wrong with him.

Because he had consulted doctors who examined all the concubines and found no problems with their health, and Sun Miao'er became pregnant not long after arriving at the mansion, he finally put aside his doubts.

It's just that these concubines' bellies are useless!

Sun Miao'er didn't expect Song Ruozhen to discover the problem with the child as soon as she arrived. Her heart skipped a beat. They had kept it a secret for the past few years.

No one in the entire manor knew about it. The princess was a newcomer; how could she possibly know?

"This is the child that I had with the adult!"

Sun Miao'er immediately burst into tears, "Ever since I was forcibly brought back, I have been staying in the mansion. Before I became pregnant, I hardly ever left the house. If this child is not an adult's, whose child is it?"

"I am an innocent girl, Your Highness, you cannot wrong me like this!"

Sun Dashan was terrified. He wanted to speak up for Sun Miao'er, but he knew he had made a grave mistake today. If he dared to say anything bad about the princess now, he feared his life would be in danger later. So he remained silent.

“Since you’ve been staying in the manor all along, then it makes sense.”

Song Ruozhen chuckled softly, her gaze falling on the butler who had arrived from behind.

“Take a close look, doesn’t this child resemble that steward in terms of his features?”

As Song Ruozhen finished speaking, everyone turned their gazes and saw the silent butler behind them.

Chu Yungui's eyes were full of surprise. He had witnessed his sister-in-law's ability to tell fortunes and find people before, but he never expected that she could reveal the child's biological father without even doing a fortune telling. She was truly amazing!

He glanced at him and sighed, "They really do look very alike. Lord Xiang doesn't seem to be the biological father, but this one does!"

Sun Miao'er and the steward exchanged a glance, a look of horror appearing on their faces. The Princess Consort of Chu actually knew!

Seventh Aunt and Third Miss were watching at the same time. When they learned that the mansion was going to be raided, both of them were overcome with grief.

When the First Madam arrived, she happened to hear Princess Chu say that Sun Miao'er's child was not the master's biological child. A cold smile flashed in her eyes, but she was not surprised.

She had found it strange from the beginning; since the master was injured, he had taken so many concubines, but none of them had gotten pregnant.

Although Sun Miao'er was young, the other concubines were no less impressive, and she was the only one who quickly became pregnant.

She had previously witnessed the butler getting close to her and had even reminded the master, but the master believed that she was jealous and intolerant.

Since then, she has never mentioned it again. In any case, she and her daughter were not important in the master's eyes. Now, seeing this result, she felt both sorrow and indescribable satisfaction!

"This is impossible."

Xiang Hongbo spoke subconsciously, but his gaze fell on the butler and Yuan'er, and the more he looked, the more he noticed the resemblance between the two.

He had never thought of this before, but after being reminded, he immediately realized the problem.

"This is impossible! Miao'er would never betray me, right?!"

Xiang Hongbo looked at Sun Miao'er, trying to convince himself, but the thoughts in his mind were completely beyond his control.

The seventh concubine scoffed, "Master probably doesn't know why the ninth concubine is targeting the third young lady. It's because the third young lady caught Steward Wang having a secret rendezvous with her."

When the other concubines who rushed over learned that Sun Miao'er's child was not the master's biological child, they all joined in to kick him while he was down.

“I saw it last time too. A figure came out of Sun Miao’er’s room in the middle of the night. Doesn’t it look just like the housekeeper?”

"The steward is living a really comfortable life. He eats the food and lives in the mansion, sleeps with the master's concubine, and has the master help him raise his son. What's the difference between this kind of good thing and a pie falling from the sky?"

The concubines' eyes were full of sarcasm. They stayed in the mansion all day long, and they might not notice it once in a while, but if it happened too often, they were bound to run into it eventually.

Therefore, when people saw Sun Miao'er's smug look, they just found it laughable.

Sun Miao'er was surprised that these people were all telling the same story about her, and quickly said, "Master, don't be fooled by them! They're just jealous that I gave birth to a son, so they've conspired to frame me!"

The steward also knelt down, "Master, my relationship with Ninth Concubine is completely innocent, and there has never been anything improper between us!"

However, after hearing what these concubines said, how could Xiang Hongbo not understand?

"boom!"

He raised his hand and slapped her, then kicked her hard!

"You bitch! I've been so good to you, and you betrayed me!"

Sun Miao'er's face turned pale. She never expected that her secret would be exposed today. Was she doomed?

"And you traitorous wretch, I've treated you well all these years!"