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

Early in the morning, Tingyao heard a knock on the door and muttered that she would sleep for another quarter of an hour. She was counting down the days, knowing that Madam Sun was going to give her a big surprise today, so she decided to let herself rest and recharge a little longer.

As she turned over, she noticed an arm across her waist. She quickly turned her head and, after confirming it was Zhao Siwei, let out a soft sigh.

I poked his cheek; it was full of collagen.

Zhao Siwei nuzzled his head against her neck, very clingy, "Sleep a little longer."

"I'm going to pay my respects to my grandmother." Tingyao got up and covered him with the blankets, rubbed his face a couple of times, and her voice softened a lot. "You go to sleep obediently and absolutely cannot go out. I'll have someone go and buy your favorite food."

Zhao Siwei hummed in agreement.

"Sister, it's me. May I come in?"

Hearing Ji Anzhi knocking on the door, Tingyao shook Zhao Siwei violently, "Daddy, don't sleep, let's hide."

The "living father" buried his head in the pillow and refused to cooperate.

Ji Anzhi, not hearing any commotion, pushed open the door and went in without a second thought. "Sister, don't sleep! There was a fire in the palace yesterday, and it was the side hall of Consort Xian, the residence of the Ninth Prince—"

Ji Anzhi stopped abruptly, staring blankly at the fast-sleeping Zhao Siwei. She quickly covered her mouth, turned around and locked the door, then came back and rubbed her eyes.

"Sister, what are you doing!"

Tingyao also got out of bed and put on her clothes. Ji Anzhi frowned and said, "Your Highness, why don't you go to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence to sleep?"

Zhao Siwei covered his head with the blanket and refused to move.

"Never mind him." Tingyao pulled Ji Anzhi out the door. "Let's go pay our respects to Grandmother first."

Shishi and Ruyi knew that Zhao Siwei existed, and no one else usually came into her room.

Zhao Siwei wouldn't act recklessly; if any demons or monsters entered her house, it would be like encountering a living Zhong Kui (a legendary Chinese sage-like figure known for his cunning and ruthlessness).

Not long after the two sisters left, Zhao Siwei, who was fast asleep, was startled awake by the noise. She rolled over and hid under the bed, squinting at the people who came in.

A maid came in to tidy the bedding.

After the maid left, Zhao Siwei was about to go back to sleep when he felt that his pillow was uneven. He reached out and touched it, and found it was a man's belt.

For him? No, he doesn't like things that are so extravagant. And that can't be right either, there wasn't any just now. Was it the maid who put it there?

After a brief brainstorming session while clutching his belt, Zhao Siwei came up with an idea.

**

When Tingyao entered Cangjin Courtyard, she saw it was packed with people; the wives and sisters of the second and third branches of the Ji family had arrived.

The Ji family originally had three branches, and they lived happily together in this large five-courtyard house. After her birth mother died, Sun entered the family and did not get along well with the second wife, Yang, and the third wife, Dou. They quarreled all day long, which annoyed the old lady Ji, so she simply said that she would divide the family.

Because dividing the family property while the elders are still alive would be seen as causing unrest in the household and being unfilial, which would be bad for the family officials, Old Madam Ji simply changed her approach. She clearly divided the area of ​​the house, with each of the three households using a plot of land. Even the times when people came to pay their respects to Old Madam Ji were staggered to ensure they wouldn't run into each other.

The fact that everyone is gathered here at this moment indicates that something big is about to happen.

After exchanging greetings and sitting down, Madam Yang glanced at Old Madam Ji and, upon receiving her nod, straightened her handkerchief and spoke, "Sister-in-law, why did you have to call me here? Could it be that our family has produced an imperial concubine?"

After learning about the invitation from the Directorate of Ceremonial, she prepared valuable items, hoping that when Madam Sun went, she could bring her two daughters to broaden their horizons. However, Madam Sun declined, citing illness.

Dou didn't say anything. She was lucky; she had three sons in a row, so she didn't have to worry about the future.

Even with her makeup, Sun couldn't hide her haggard appearance, but she didn't want to lose face in front of her two sisters-in-law, so she straightened her back and said, "Last night I caught a pretty boy, and the things I found on him were horrifying, so I'm asking everyone to come and take a look."

"Does Aunt mean that my fifth sister and I are immoral?" The speaker was Ji Chunhe, the eldest daughter of Madam Yang. She had a delicate face and willow-leaf eyebrows, and her pale yellow dress made her look gentle and graceful, but her words were quite sharp.

Fifth Sister Ji Chenbi, with her baby face and slightly naive appearance, munched on a pastry and said to Ji Anzhi, "Second Sister, you've been spending more time with men lately, haven't you? I heard that you've been taking men to the outskirts these past few days. My maid said he's very handsome."

Ji Anzhi blew on her teacup, took a small sip, and said slowly, "I asked him to treat my wet nurse. Many people know about this. Just because the doctor is a man, my fifth sister suspects me. If this gets out, which doctor will dare to treat you in the future?"

With Tingyao's help, Xie Youling was persuaded to treat her wet nurse. However, the wet nurse had been ill for a long time and only strong treatment could cure her. Tingyao went to see her several times, and the wet nurse did indeed show visibly improvement.

It's mainly Xie Youling's troublesome face; if he were even a little uglier, Ji Chenbi wouldn't have said those things.

Madam Yang glared at Ji Chenbi, telling her to shut up and eat. "Sister-in-law, just say what you have to say. I have something to do later."

Sun took out a piece of ice glass lock from her sleeve. "This is what I found in that pretty boy's arms."

Even Old Mrs. Ji sat up straight.

Each of the Ji family girls possesses an ice glass lock.

Tingyao's lips curled into a sarcastic smile.

It started.

The original owner lost her piece of jewelry five years ago when she went back to the old house with Old Madam Ji. Afraid of being scolded, she found a fake one that looked real. She also said she was afraid of breaking it and refused to wear it. Old Madam Ji didn't think much of it. However, the maid who had given it to her by Madam Sun discovered it and informed Madam Sun.

Therefore, Sun's move was perfect and very targeted at her.

The truth is: Sun's younger brother stole his boss's beautiful concubine and even played him to death. He begged Sun for help. When Sun saw the corpse, she found that it looked somewhat similar to her, so she wanted to send her over.

She was, after all, a legitimate daughter of a high-ranking family. It was impossible for her to become someone's concubine, but if her reputation was ruined, she could be disposed of at will.

Ji Chunhe spoke first to prove her innocence, "My fourth sister and I never take our clothes off." Knowing the seriousness of the matter, she hurriedly pulled out the one around her neck. Ji Chenbi, who was beside her, also pulled it out and spoke again, "Second sister lost it years ago, could it be..."

All eyes fell on Ji Anzhi's face.

In her previous life, Ji Anzhi was ridiculed by Madam Yang, and her eyes welled up with tears of embarrassment. Tingyao immediately spoke up, "What can a piece of ice glass lock prove? Many families in the capital prepare this as a birth gift for their babies."

Ji Anzhi was very grateful for her sister's protection. She got up and took the ice glass lock from Sun's hand, examining it for a moment. "Mother thinks that if this thing isn't mine, it must be yours? As long as you have money, you can get things and use them to frame our girl. Do you think we're all brainless? If we ignore this matter, it won't cause any trouble."

Madam Sun: "That's what I thought too, but when we arrested him yesterday, we found his clothes were disheveled and his belt was nowhere to be found. I was just afraid..." Madam Sun said, then looked at Old Madam Ji, "Old Madam, in my opinion, it would be better to investigate further. What do you think, Second Sister-in-law?"

Seeing the look in Sun's eyes, Yang knew that if she refused, people would think that her two daughters were immoral. But she was innocent and had nothing to hide. Her daughters were both virtuous and upright. So she immediately agreed and told the stewardess beside her to take Sun's people to investigate.

Dou was just a bystander, and she even had her stewardess come along to watch, purely for fun.

“Why bother?” Tingyao stood up. “Second Aunt, why don’t you send someone with the First Madam’s people to take the madman to where he was captured? I have a way to make him confess.”

Ji Anzhi didn't know what she was going to do, but she just supported her and got up, saying, "Third sister, fifth sister, this concerns our innocence, so let's walk a little further."

Ji Chunhe and Ji Chenbi saw Yang nod and then stood up.

Seeing that her four granddaughters had all left, Old Mrs. Ji also stood up. "Let's do as Tingyao says. I want to see what kind of monsters and demons they are."