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

Madam Jiang fell into a brief silence.

When she met Tong Shu, the girl looked innocent and harmless. She had saved Jiang Ye by chance, but had no intention of taking advantage of his kindness.

However, as a woman, she could also see that Tong Shu did have feelings for Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye's attitude was very firm, showing no romantic feelings whatsoever. He simply gave her a sum of money and asked her to help him find a place to stay in the capital, clearly to avoid suspicion.

"Does she want to marry into the Jiang family?" Madam Jiang asked.

Seeing that her longtime friend's shock didn't seem fake, Xu Rao knew that Madam Jiang hadn't lied to her, and that she was just as unaware as she was.

She said that she and Ye Ge'er had already consummated their marriage, but because Ye Ge'er had made a marriage agreement with Zhao Yuan and could not break it, Ye Ge'er asked her to keep it a secret.

She went specifically to find Zhaoyuan, trying to get her to agree to let her into the house!

“Zhaoyuan hadn’t told me about this before. I noticed that she was acting strangely, and after asking her repeatedly, I found out that this had actually happened.”

I came here specifically to ask you something. If Ye-ge'er and that Miss Tong really have a special relationship, let's be frank and clear things up.”

As Madam Jiang listened, her face grew increasingly grim. She shook her head repeatedly, "It's impossible. There's no way Ye'er and Miss Tong could have such a relationship."

Ye'er has always been a very disciplined person. Even though Miss Tong saved him, he would never fall in love with her because of it!

"Really?" Seeing that Madam Jiang's expression didn't seem to be faking it, Xu Rao couldn't help but say, "Why don't you ask her about this carefully? Maybe Ye-ge'er is worried about how to explain it to you, so he deliberately kept it a secret."

At least for now, we can be certain that the Jiang family elders did not intentionally deceive them. As for Tong Shu's situation, we'll have to ask Jiang Ye.

"I understand what you mean, and I assure you that we have absolutely no knowledge of it."

If we were to urge Ye'er and Miss Tong to marry knowing their relationship was extraordinary, leaving you to suffer in silence, it would be a terrible betrayal of our years of friendship!

Madam Jiang looked solemn and immediately instructed the nanny beside her, "Go and call Ye-ge'er here."

Jiang Ye arrived quickly.

"Greetings, Aunt Gu."

Jiang Ye bowed respectfully, his gentle and warm face beaming with a smile like a spring breeze. His eyes were bright and piercing, and his energetic appearance would earn praise from anyone who saw him. He was indeed a fine young man.

Xu Rao's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She had genuinely valued Jiang Ye as her son-in-law. He came from a noble family, had good character, and was accomplished. She only hoped that he would not disappoint her.

"Ye'er, your mother has a serious question for you today. You must answer it seriously and absolutely cannot hide anything!"

Jiang Ye was surprised that his mother was so serious and wondered what had happened. He immediately nodded and said, "I understand, Mother."

"What exactly is your relationship with Miss Tong?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye's eyes flashed with doubt, and he subconsciously looked at Xu Rao. Why would his mother suddenly ask such a question in front of his aunt?

"Ye-ge'er, I've practically watched you grow up. Your aunt hopes you won't hide anything from me; it's for your own good and Zhao-yuan's."

"I have no relationship with Miss Tong, but she once saved my life."

Jiang Ye could easily guess the reason at this point, and explained earnestly, "I can swear that my relationship with Miss Tong is completely innocent and there has been absolutely no transgression."

"The accident on my return trip—falling down a hillside and getting injured—was unfortunate, but my loyalty to Zhaoyuan is as clear as day!"

“But we heard that Miss Tong and you have already consummated your marriage, and you plan to bring her into the family as a concubine after you marry Zhao Yuan,” Xu Rao added.

"Nonsense!" Jiang Ye's face flushed red with anger. "This is complete slander! Who on earth is so outrageous as to spread rumors and cause trouble behind our backs!"

Aunt Gu, please tell me, I'm willing to confront him face to face. My only wish is to marry Zhaoyuan, and I have absolutely no relationship with Tong Shu!

He finally understood. No wonder Zhao Yuan's attitude had been so cold ever since he returned; there was such a thing!

Xu Rao and Madam Jiang exchanged a glance; Jiang Ye's demeanor clearly didn't seem to be faking it.

"But these words... were said by Miss Tong herself."

Jiang Ye was taken aback. "What?"

“Zhaoyuan was very happy that you returned to the capital. However, Tong Shu came directly to Zhaoyuan and said that you two had already consummated your marriage and hoped that Zhaoyuan would let her into the family.”

As Xu Rao spoke, she observed Jiang Ye's reaction. "Not only that, Zhao Yuan originally wanted to go and ask you for clarification, but she happened to see you and Tong Shu hugging each other."

"Men and women should be kept separate, yet you two are embracing each other. How could this be fake?"

"Hugging each other?" Madam Jiang looked surprised. "Ye'er, is this true?"

Jiang Ye's expression changed slightly as he recalled what happened that day. He never expected that Zhao Yuan would see it!

Noticing Jiang Ye's evasive gaze, Madam Jiang's heart sank. Could it be that her son had really done something to betray Zhao Yuan?

If that's really the case, they really don't know how to face the Gu family!

"Hurry up and tell me!"

“Mother, Aunt, Miss Tong and I are truly innocent. But on the day I was about to send her away, she suddenly hugged me and said she didn’t want to leave and wanted to stay in the mansion as my concubine.”

I just didn't expect her to do that suddenly, and as soon as I realized what was happening, I pushed her away!

Jiang Ye looked nervous. "Because of this incident, I haven't seen Miss Tong since. Even though she came to the manor twice, it was my mother who helped her find her relatives in the city."

I swear to God, not a single word of this is false!

I never imagined she would do such a thing. I can bring her here and confront her!

"Are you really willing to swear? You should have heard about my niece's abilities. If you dare to lie to her, you'll really be struck by lightning," Xu Rao emphasized.

However, Jiang Ye remained serious, saying, "I did not do it, I have a clear conscience, and I can swear this to the Princess Consort of Chu!"

Xu Rao finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Tong Shu was truly unwilling to accept defeat, which was why she had resorted to so many underhanded tactics behind the scenes.

Madam Jiang understood Xu Rao and, noticing her expression, knew she had calmed down. She said:

"I believe Ye'er wouldn't lie to us, but I didn't expect Tong Shu, who seems so gentle, to be so resourceful and resort to such underhanded tactics."

"It's fortunate you came to us today to get to the bottom of things; otherwise, if she had successfully instigated us, you don't know how much you would have regretted it later!"

Xu Rao nodded, "It's good that nothing happened, but Ye Ge'er's savior is really not a good person. Zhao Yuan was not only heartbroken because of this, but also almost lost his life."

I advise you to be more cautious; it's better to be safe than sorry.