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

Song Ruozhen had long since lost interest in Song Biyun and the other two; her gaze was now fixed on Huang Qingqing.

"If Lu Huai'an dares to bother you in the future, take this jade pendant to the Chu Prince's mansion to find me."

Song Ruozhen's eyes were serious. Since she had offered to help today, she would help to the end!

Lu Huai'an is such a despicable person. Who knows, after I leave, he might use the Lu family's power to threaten Huang Qingqing again.

She had seen these underhanded tricks many times before; this is the reason why the common people don't fight against the officials.

If she only shows up today and then ignores everything else, who knows, Lu Huai'an might revert to his old ways and even hold a grudge against Huang Qingqing for the beating she received today. Wouldn't that not only fail to help the girl but actually harm her even more?

Just then, Qing Teng rushed over in a hurry.

"princess."

"Qing Teng, what brings you here? Has something happened at the manor?"

Song Ruozhen's eyes narrowed slightly. Today, she only brought Baizhi and Chenxiang with her to the Song family, while Qing Teng stayed in the mansion.

Qing Teng shook her head repeatedly, "Your Highness, I rushed over here after hearing that my sister had an accident."

"Your sister?"

Qing Teng pointed to Huang Qingqing beside him and said, "Qingqing is my sister."

Upon hearing this, even Chenxiang and Baizhi were surprised. They had indeed heard Qing Teng mention that she had a younger sister who now made a living selling vegetables.

Unexpectedly, Huang Qingqing in front of me is actually Qing Teng's younger sister. What a coincidence!

"So it's your sister. No wonder she looked so familiar when I saw her earlier."

Song Ruozhen suddenly realized that Huang Qingqing looked familiar when she first saw her, which was why she subconsciously wanted to help her. She didn't expect that she was Qing Teng's sister. What a coincidence!

"Thank you for your help, Your Highness!"

Qing Teng knelt down.

Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, she knew that if the princess hadn't been there, her younger sister would definitely have been bullied!

“You’ve always been one of my people, so helping your sister is only right. Besides, it’s fate.” Song Ruozhen smiled faintly.

Qing Teng's eyes were filled with gratitude before she looked at her younger sister and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Huang Qingqing then recounted what had happened, "If it weren't for the Princess's help, I'm afraid I would be..."

Qing Teng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with rage as he looked at Lu Huai'an, who was being beaten not far away.

She only had one younger sister. She worked in the Prince's mansion, while her sister had to take care of their parents.

Back then, her family was so poor that they were on the verge of starvation. Just then, the Prince of Chu's mansion was recruiting people, so she went there on her own.

She was lucky, to be chosen by the prince to serve the princess. The princess treated them very well, and their salary was higher than that of the other servants, which gave them the opportunity to go home and visit.

"You can't marry a beggar!"

When Qing Teng learned that his younger sister had said she wanted to marry a beggar in a moment of desperation, he became anxious.

She had been saving money, hoping that her younger sister could find a good home and take good care of their parents. Now, however, she had been forced to ruin her reputation by Lu Huai'an. It was truly hateful!

The beggar standing to the side glanced at Huang Qingqing before saying, "I understand. I was just acting rashly. I would never dare to have any designs on you, Miss."

Song Ruozhen and the others all turned to look at the beggar. The beggar was very young, and after wiping away the dirt on his face, he revealed a handsome face.

"Judging from your voice, you've been to school?"

The beggar nodded, a look of helplessness on his face. "I was originally a scholar, but my family fell into poverty, and I ended up like this."

Seeing the sympathy on everyone's faces, he quickly said, "It's alright, it's all fate. I just haven't been able to find a job, which is why I'm... rather unkempt."

When the word "slovenly" came up, he seemed a little embarrassed. "There are a lot of beggars around here. If I'm not slovenly, I'll easily be bullied."

Chenxiang couldn't help but laugh. "I've actually heard that before. He's good-looking, and if he doesn't dress sloppily, he's likely to be noticed by brothels and taken back to be a performer."

beggar:"……"

Song Ruozhen and the others suddenly realized that this was probably the real reason!

After all, quite a few people do like that fair and handsome face!

"You saved me just now, and so many people saw it. Lu Huai'an also publicized it so that everyone knows. If I don't marry you, I'm afraid no one will be willing to marry me in the future," Huang Qingqing said.

Hearing this, the beggar's eyes showed worry. "I really saw that you couldn't swim and was afraid something would happen to you, so I jumped in to save you. I really didn't mean to ruin your reputation."

"I know."

Huang Qingqing nodded, and said with a smile, "So I want to ask, would you be willing to marry me?"

As Huang Qingqing landed, Song Ruozhen and the others exchanged bewildered glances. Could it be... that Huang Qingqing had really taken a liking to him?

"Qingqing, do you know what you're saying?" Qing Teng exclaimed anxiously, "How can marriage be treated like a child's game?"

"Sister, I'm not joking. Now that things have escalated like this, everyone knows about it."

Although everyone knows he did it to save me, Lu Huai'an had already harassed me a lot of people, so no one else would risk offending Lu Huai'an to marry me.

Huang Qingqing's face showed seriousness. "Besides, this isn't the first time he's saved me, nor is it the first time he's helped me."

"What?" Qing Teng asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, the beggar looked up in astonishment, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

"A few days ago, I was followed when I went home at night, and someone helped me chase them away."

Although it was dark, I remember his face.

As Huang Qingqing spoke, she looked at the man in front of her and said, "That day when I got up early to sell vegetables, the cart almost tipped over because the goods were too heavy. You helped me. You have helped me many times."

The beggar opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"I remember you. You were Brother Yi who lived not far from my house when we were little."

When I was little, you helped me. Later, I heard that something had happened to your family, and when I tried to find you, you were nowhere to be found.

The beggar's eyes reddened, and his voice became hoarse, "You still remember me?"

Huang Qingqing nodded, a smile appearing on her face, but her eyes involuntarily reddened.

“Back then, my family was almost starving, and you secretly brought me food.”

A look of surprise flashed across Qing Teng's eyes, as if she too had recalled this past event. "Is he the young master who helped us back then?"

“It’s him, sister,” Huang Qingqing said.

Qing Teng recalled that when her parents wanted to arrange a marriage for Qing Qing, Qing Qing refused, saying that she already had someone she loved.

She said that she had been betrothed to someone for many years and was going to marry the young man who had saved her.

So many years have passed, and the other person's family has fallen on hard times and they have disappeared without a trace. I thought I would never have the chance to meet them again in this lifetime, but I never expected... that we would meet again!