Transmigrating into a book to save her best friend, her sickly husband vies for her affections every

Grandma Ji felt that Madam Sun was being aggressive. She took a deep breath and patted her knee. "How could all these things happen out of nowhere? You are not allowed to speak. Let Er Ya speak."

"Azhi!" Madam Sun called out to Ji Anzhi, who was about to speak, "Do you think your mother would harm you? Everything your mother has done is to make up for it. You saw it at the banquet today. Apart from Xu Tutu, which woman got close to the Ninth Prince? We can't get the prince's principal wife, but the crown prince's concubine is not bad. This is a good deal!"

Ji Anzhi's eyes flashed with hatred, and Madam Sun gritted her teeth, "Your two younger brothers are good to you! Think about them! When they get something good, who wouldn't think of giving it to you first?"

Ji Anzhi glared fiercely at Madam Sun.

“Let me explain,” Tingyao broke the silence. “Today, Madam deliberately left Second Sister alone, giving the Crown Prince a chance to approach her by himself. Second Sister’s maid noticed something was wrong and tried to stop her, but she was injured by Madam’s nanny, Diao Ma. Grandmother can investigate; this injury can’t heal in an instant.”

"Furthermore, there's no gossip about this outside the capital. It's all in the past now. If you still have a grudge, find a doctor who can soothe people's hearts to come and take a look. Or, in the future, ask your second sister to stay away from you as much as possible, so that you won't see her anymore."

Sun ignored her words and instead snorted, "We have accepted everything the Crown Prince sent. Regardless of whether this happens or not, Anzhi is going to the Eastern Palace."

A smile appeared in Tingyao's eyes, and she went along with it, saying, "The Crown Prince sent something to our family, but it was sent secretly anyway. In that case, why not just send it back secretly?"

“Send it back?” Madam Sun sneered, glancing at Ji Anzhi. “Azhi, do I need to tell you what you did? Those things are things that money can’t buy, not to mention that you damaged the imperial gifts, which will implicate the whole family.”

Ji Anzhi clenched her fingers tightly, "I'd rather die than marry him!"

Madam Sun seemed to understand the fierce nature of her daughter who had returned halfway through her life. "What, do you want to force me to commit suicide, or just die and be done with it? What a selfish thing! Even if you don't marry, we'll still accept the gifts. The Ji family will have to send a girl to the Crown Prince's Palace as an explanation!"

Ji Anzhi spoke in a hoarse voice, then tightly closed her eyes.

Tingyao patted the box in her hand and smiled slightly, saying, "My second sister got angry and threw away the things the Crown Prince sent. I think this is no small matter; it might cause a big disaster for the family. So when I got back, I told Grandmother. Since I had seen the gifts, Grandmother sent me to find the exact same ones. It cost Grandmother quite a bit of her savings, but I managed to buy them all exactly the same. Madam accepted them, but Madam can add a few more things and return them..."

Upon hearing this, both Old Madam Ji and Ji Anzhi raised their heads.

The box was opened, and inside were the same items that the Crown Prince had sent.

Ji Anzhi immediately knelt down before Old Madam Ji, tears streaming down her face, filled with gratitude and emotion. "Thank you, Grandmother, for taking pity on your granddaughter. Thank you, Grandmother, for saving your granddaughter. From now on, your granddaughter will definitely get along well with my sister..."

Grandma Ji raised her hand to help her up. "You and A-Ting are both my granddaughters. They are equally dear to me. You used to be pampered by your mother and father, and you are a sensible child, so I trust you. But you still have a place in my heart."

Now it was Sun's turn to be bewildered, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Old Madam Ji rarely utters a word in the mansion unless it involves Ji Tingyao, so why would she suddenly jump out to help Ji Anzhi?

Moreover, if Ji Anzhi marries into the Eastern Palace, Tingyao will have a younger sister who is a concubine, which will make it easier for her to find a son-in-law. Old Madam Ji is getting senile!

"Take these things and give them to the Crown Prince," said Old Madam Ji.

Mrs. Sun: "Old lady—"

Old Mrs. Ji's face darkened. "What, are you going to refute me? It's rare to see a daughter-in-law in the capital like you. You lost your own daughter first, then gave her away to be a concubine, and you turned a blind eye to the fact that your daughter was being raped by a man. What, are your two sons so incompetent that they want to eat the blood of their own sister?"

"If you can't handle this, you send your man to me. Do you really think I don't care about family matters and that you can act so lawlessly and make such a fuss?"

Old Mrs. Ji had always disliked Madam Sun, but she had endured it all for Tingyao's sake, hoping that after her death, Madam Sun would think that she, her mother-in-law, was not bad and would protect Tingyao more.

Now it seems that a mother who would send her own daughter to be defiled by men would certainly not treat her stepdaughter, who is not her own child, well.

The more she yielded, the more Sun felt afraid of her.

We absolutely cannot continue to indulge Sun Shi like this; the Ji family will be ruined by her sooner or later.

"If you don't handle this matter properly, I'll personally go to His Majesty and speak to him." Old Madam Ji didn't mince words. "What are you standing there for? Get out of here!"

Sun's face turned pale. After all, she was just a daughter-in-law. If she really disobeyed her mother-in-law too much and angered her to death, she would never be able to leave the capital again. She could only carry the box and leave.

Grandma Ji coughed and called to Ji Anzhi, "Second girl, you stay in my courtyard today and wait for your father to come before we continue talking. You were frightened, so I've had a room prepared for you. Go and rest first."

Ji Anzhi understood that the two had something to say, so she went out as well. As she passed Tingyao, her eyes were full of gratitude. "Thank you for helping me, sister."

The room fell silent.

Grandma Ji stared intently at Tingyao in front of her, her eyes deep and intense.

"These things, I'm afraid you couldn't buy even if you used all your savings."

Another part consists of designs from the imperial palace, which are extremely rare and only those with high positions and great power within the palace could likely obtain them.

She was well aware of her seemingly frail granddaughter's capabilities.

Tingyao smiled sheepishly, "I asked ** for help, otherwise my granddaughter wouldn't have been able to get it."

Tingyao knew that Old Madam Ji was not easy to fool, but telling her about Zhao Siwei's existence now would only make her more worried, feeling that she would become a thorn in Xu Tutu's side. Her health was already poor, and if she were to be angered by her, she would die young.

Upon hearing the name Meng**, Old Madam Ji's doubtful gaze softened. "This is no small sum. Send the money over later. Although you and she have a good relationship, I'll say it again: don't confide too much in her. She's too fickle and capricious."

The Ji family is a century-old aristocratic family, while the Meng family is a family of scholars. Although the Meng family holds a higher official position in the court than the Ji family, they still have to be wary of the Ji family's background and show them some respect.

However, the Ji family has no capable people left, and their two young grandsons don't seem like they can be helped. That's why Madam Sun thought of using her daughter to pave the way. She also had her own selfish motives. Ji Anzhi was sold off by Madam Sun, and the next one will definitely be Tingyao.

If a biological daughter becomes the crown prince's concubine, a stepdaughter might end up in the bed of another powerful official.

Protecting Ji Anzhi also indirectly protected Tingyao.