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

In less than five minutes, Tingyao saw Zhao Siwei hook his arm around Zhang Zhan's shoulder and lead him out.

"The things have been returned, what are you still doing here? Aren't you afraid of ruining the girl's reputation?" Zhao Siwei led the person out of the courtyard and waved to his wife.

Tingyao found it funny and even winked at her. What was she so happy about?

"He's so annoying." Meng** walked out angrily, pointing at the people walking away arm in arm. "This is a heterosexual romance novel, not a pure love novel. The two of them are being so affectionate, what do they need us for?"

Seeing the four maids staring blankly at Meng**, Tingyao waved her hand, signaling them to leave.

She pulled Meng** inside and stared at her for a long time.

She still has the same carefree, simple, and straightforward personality I remember.

"It's just our original skin, what's so great about it?" Meng** walked to the bedside, lay down, patted the side, and invited her best friend to lie down with her. "It's rare for a country bumpkin to come to the city and be a pampered young lady, let's enjoy the life of a noblewoman in this book!"

"Hey, hey, hey, did you see that just now? One is Zhao Siwei, and the other is the second male lead. Who do you think is more handsome?" Meng**'s eyes sparkled, and she leaned to the side, propping her cheek up, looking rather resentful. "Why didn't I dress up as the female lead or the second female lead so I could see handsome guys up close?"

She didn't think much of the same lines during her first viewing, assuming she was just sighing, but actually she had entered the stage of being love-struck.

Tingyao sat down next to her. "Our existence is to drive the plot forward. Now we've suffered a setback at the start. I didn't get Zhao Siwei's favor. You can't swim, so what were you doing jumping in?"

Meng** was puzzled. "Right, shouldn't you be in the water and I be watching from the railing? As soon as I regained consciousness, I felt a force push me down!"

She moved her head to rest on her lap, her crossed legs trembling.

“Baozi, my storyline has also been interrupted. Zhao Siwei came too fast, and the second male lead didn’t even have a chance to invite me to the suburban banquet. If I don’t go, the carriage won’t break down on the way. If the carriage doesn’t break down, the female lead can’t stay to help me and then meet Zhao Siwei again, so that they can go to the banquet together and be seen as a perfect couple!”

"I'm not good at using my brain, you need to think of something quickly."

Just as she expected, her headache and Zhao Siwei's rapid movements hindered the smooth progress of the plot.

Tingyao blinked, and a snap of her fingers rang out right before her eyes.

You still haven't said who's more handsome!

Tingyao gently patted her hand, "They're all ugly."

Meng** yelled, shaking her hands to cover her face and pretending to be in pain, "You actually hit your number one friend! I'm so upset, I'm in so much pain, I can't get over this without three cups of milk tea!"

“Don’t forget our purpose.” Tingyao stood up. “We can’t see each other every day right now, so we need to make it clear what happened and what didn’t happen every time we meet.”

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say!" Meng** said with a grin.

Tingyao continued, "As for the banquet in the suburbs, I will handle it. You go back to the Ming Mansion today and spend a few days getting familiar with the area. Don't have any unpleasant encounters with anyone from the Meng family."

Meng shook her finger, "My script is that of a beloved character, but yours is that your biological mother is dead, your stepmother doesn't care for you, your father is practically useless, and your grandmother is going to die in six months—"

Tingyao interrupted her, "I'm fine, I'll be going now."

She had to hurry, as her stepmother, Madam Sun, was coming to find her.

If it were the same as the first time around, just because she spoke a few more words to Meng** here, giving Sun** time to arrive and confront Meng**, Meng** couldn't stand seeing her being ridiculed and insulted, so she raised her fist and started fighting.

She knelt in the ancestral hall for three days after returning to the Ning family, and even made her grandmother sick for half a month out of worry.

Tingyao reminded her, "Remember, you are now a lady from a respectable family, so be more mindful of your words and actions."

Meng** gave an OK sign.

***

Tingyao, accompanied by two maids, left with lightning speed and, as expected, encountered Madam Sun on the bamboo path.

"Greetings, Madam," Tingyao greeted her.

The book devotes most of its attention to the main characters, leaving the plot about her, apart from a few words of character introduction, entirely to her own interpretation.

"I heard you wanted to jump into the lake to save someone? What? You think you can hook up with the Xu family's only daughter like that?" Madam Sun said coldly. "You've ruined your sister's matchmaking today. Don't blame me for dealing with you."

Tingyao immediately grabbed her skirt and knelt on the ground, her expression filled with fear. "You're overthinking it, Madam. I just wanted to save Sister Ayuan. As for trying to curry favor with Miss Xu, how could I dare..."

It's not written in the book, but the original owner of the book, "Tingyao," must have thought the same thing.

Everything she did had a purpose. She had to think about the future. Once the old lady died, she would be an orphan. If she could get a good relationship with Xu Tutu, it would be a lifesaver.

Seeing her kneel down, Madam Sun had nowhere to vent her anger. The nanny following her tugged at her sleeve, reminding her that they were outside and there might be eyes and ears around.

"Get home now!" Mrs. Sun said with extreme disgust.

Tingyao quickly stood up, saying, "I've caused trouble for Madam." With that, she ran away with her two maids.

Great, we've successfully avoided the hair-pulling conflict between Meng** and Sun** in the first playthrough. Now we need to revise the plot.

The simplest way is to have Zhao Siwei go ahead and wait for Xu Tutu on the road so they can go to their destination together.

In this way, Meng** wouldn't need to appear, nor would he need to have any private contact with Zhang Zhan.

Okay, here's the question.

How can I meet Zhao Siwei?

After all, she was just an unfavored girl, while Zhao Siwei was the emperor's most beloved youngest son; the difference in their status was too great.

She rolled her eyes, beckoned to her maid Shishi, and feigned pain, saying, "I twisted my ankle."

In the first playthrough, after her marriage, she was blocked and harassed by Xu Tutu's cousins. Zhao Siwei was so frightened by this that he arranged for someone to secretly follow and protect her.

Therefore, as long as he is still Zhao Siwei from his previous life, his habits will definitely not change.

Knowing she twisted her ankle, they will definitely come to see her.

Shishi was anxious. "This servant will go find a doctor."

Tingyao refused, "What are we looking for? If Madam finds out, she'll definitely say I'm making a fuss." She coughed, raising her voice so that the person watching her could hear clearly, "There's a Taoist temple on the way here. Let's go there to find the ointment."

Thank you so much for the extra voice emotion report from the system.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to summon Zhao Siwei like that.

Is Zhao Siwei love-struck, or is he just in love with her? If so, could we use this to make him listen to us in everything?

It should be fine, right? Isn't Meng** just a love-struck fool who listens to Zhang Zhan in everything?

**

After arriving at the Taoist temple and requesting a vegetarian room, Shishi went out to find some ointment, while Ruyi was lighting the stove to brew tea.

Just as the teacup was placed beside Tingyao, the door was pushed open.

Zhao Siwei strode in, panting as he looked at Tingyao sitting there.

"Ninth, Ninth Prince." Ruyi was so frightened that she stood up.

"Go outside first, I need to talk to His Highness the Ninth Prince," Tingyao reassured Ruyi. "Nothing will happen."

As soon as the door closed, Zhao Siwei immediately went up and squatted down to look at Tingyao's feet. When she dodged, he grabbed her calf and asked, "Is there any part of your body that I haven't seen?"

Tingyao pushed his hand away. "It's nothing. I just wanted to see you. I know you had someone spying on me, but I wasn't sure, so this is the only way I can pass on my message to you."

Zhao Siwei blinked.

His wife is saying she misses him a lot!

"It was my oversight. The one following you is still Jingzhe. You can just call her that."

Seeing his wife staring at him, Zhao Siwei simply sat down at her feet, nuzzled his head against her knee, and said, "Once I am made a king, I will go to the Ji family to propose marriage."

“No!” Tingyao said.