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

Tingyao was awakened by the repeated calls of "A-Ting".

She opened her eyes and the surrounding scene came into view, confirming that it was the Shi'anzhai where she lived.

Meeting Zhao Siwei's worried gaze directly, Tingyao propped herself up and sat up, noticing the lights were already on in the room. "What time is it? You haven't returned to the palace yet?" She shook her head, forcing herself to regain her composure.

Although princes could leave the palace at will, they had to return before the palace gates were locked. If someone with ulterior motives embellished the situation, they could be labeled as disrespectful of palace rules at best, and at worst, as disrespectful to the emperor and father, or as rebellious.

Zhao Siwei's current status is all due to his mother's favor. He has no powerful maternal family to support him. Therefore, the Crown Prince is doing everything he can, both openly and secretly, to make him fall from grace.

The reason why the female lead in this book is Xu Tutu is this: although she doesn't have a powerful maternal family, her capable father-in-law is still quite capable.

Zhao Siwei understood what Tingyao was worried about. "It's alright, Zhang Zhan will cover for me."

Tingyao thought it was a good idea.

Today, Zhao Siwei's impatience and hostility towards Zhang Zhan were too intense. He used the excuse of not returning to the palace to ask Zhang Zhan to protect him in order to ease the tension between the two.

Just as I was about to ask her what happened after she fainted, I heard a faint sound coming from outside the window, accompanied by a light tapping.

"The community is here to warm your heart, sister! Your little darling has arrived! Who's knocking on your window? It's me, it's me, it's your dear sister!"

Tingyao stared in horror.

Heavenly Bodhisattva, what is this ancestor doing in the dark?

She immediately glanced at Zhao Siwei.

As expected, Zhao Siwei's lips curled into a sneer, his expression changed instantly, and he uttered two decisive words: "Lock the windows."

The persimmons and ruyi, huddled in the corner, dared not move.

The Ninth Prince cannot be disobeyed, and Meng** dares not provoke him either.

Tingyao, her hand on her forehead, was filled with sorrow.

Through the intense opening plot, she finally understood that if she said anything that Zhao Siwei disliked, she would suffer a terrible fate.

She is not capable of pruning autumn leaves, and therefore cannot be a suitable candidate for the position of Yixiu.

Tingyao gestured to Shishi to open the window.

Shishi tentatively moved a little, and after confirming that the Ninth Prince, whose face was icy cold, would not resist, she quickly ran to open the window.

As soon as the window opened, Meng** nimbly climbed in, turned around, grabbed an old man, and pulled him inside, saying, "What are you afraid of? At worst, just say I forced you, and I'll take responsibility for you."

Tingyao peeked in and saw that the person being pulled in was the nearly seventy-year-old Imperial Physician Li. Because there was no younger generation to take charge of the Imperial Hospital, he had to work at an advanced age to keep order.

She whispered to Zhao Siwei, "Look, ** brought the imperial physician specifically to treat me. Don't argue with her." As she spoke, she drew a smiley face on his lips with her finger, hoping he would smile back.

Zhao Siwei crossed his arms and said, "If she shuts her mouth, I won't bark either."

Tingyao: "..."

As expected of the male lead, he insults others and himself at the same time.

Physician Li trembled with fright and quickly bowed.

Meeting the Ninth Prince in the bedroom of an unmarried noblewoman in the middle of the night is worse than seeing a ghost.

Upon spotting a suspicious target, Meng** squinted, put her hands on her hips, and pointed at Zhao Siwei, who was sitting by her best friend's bedside. "Where did this madman come from, wandering around the room of an unmarried young lady in the middle of the night? Is he trying to ruin my sister's reputation?"

Tingyao's eyes showed approval.

That hits the nail on the head.

Zhao Siwei wasn't afraid to argue with her. He stood up with his arms crossed, took two steps forward, and looked down at her. "Look at yourself before you judge others. You are a well-known noble lady in the capital. Climbing walls and windows in the dark to run around everywhere not only ruins your own reputation but also causes the Meng family's daughters and sons to refuse to marry because of you?"

Meng sat down on the edge of the bed, glancing sideways at the audacious madman, "I really don't know how your parents raised you."

Tingyao noticed Zhao Siwei's suddenly cold eyes out of the corner of her eye, and a "ding" sounded in her mind.

[Ding! Zhao Siwei's current emotional state is: Impatience: 90%, Murder Intent: 10%]

She immediately grabbed Meng**'s arm, "**, you are not allowed to be rude to His Highness the Ninth Prince."

My goodness, he's practically radiating murderous intent!

Seeing the icy glare she gave him, Meng** felt a chill run down his spine and reluctantly glanced at Zhao Siwei, saying, "I'm offending Your Highness."

Zhao Siwei could certainly see Meng's disdain, but he didn't want to put Tingyao in a difficult position, so he said it was no problem.

But inside, he was seething with jealousy: all he knew was to favor Meng** and force Meng** to apologize, just because he thought Meng** would hold a grudge and retaliate. Was he a petty person?

Tingyao asked Physician Li to take her pulse. Physician Li, who was very cautious, couldn't find anything wrong. He only said that she was feeling uneasy and had a slight cold. He left a prescription and then quietly waited for Meng** to take her away.

Tingyao told Meng** to go first, as she had something to discuss with Zhao Siwei.

Zhao Siwei understood what she wanted to discuss; she wanted him to fawn over Xu Tutu, and there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

He resolutely refused: "I'm not going."

Tingyao didn't want to have a headache anymore today, so she simply said "okay".

Zhao Siwei suddenly felt uneasy, even inexplicably guilty. Was Tingyao angry? Every time she was truly angry, she would use the silent treatment, but suddenly she let him do whatever he wanted.

The air in the room froze; no one moved. In the deathly silence, a knock came at the door.

"Young lady, the old lady is here!"

Tingyao was so frightened that she slapped her knee and pointed at Meng** and Zhao Siwei, ordering, "You two, disappear right now, quick!"

If Old Mrs. Ji were to see Meng** and Zhao Siwei suddenly appear in the room, she would definitely faint from fright.

Upon hearing Old Mrs. Ji's voice, Meng** and Zhao Siwei spontaneously ran towards the window.

"You keep calling her your best sister, what are you afraid of? We're all girls." Zhao Siwei pulled Meng** back, helped Doctor Li out first, and then climbed over the wall.

In his past life, Old Madam Ji said he was not steady and therefore strongly opposed the marriage. She couldn't let him leave behind bad character in this life.

Meng** laughed in exasperation, “Baby, did you see that? Men are all unreliable. They only think of themselves when it matters. Only I love you the most, and I'll bring the best doctor to see you late at night!”

"If you say another word, I guarantee your father will be in trouble tomorrow." Zhao Siwei reached out and pulled Meng** out, assuring Tingyao, "Get some sleep, I'll personally take her home."

Grandma Ji also disliked Meng**, fearing that her unruly behavior would cause trouble and implicate Tingyao.

Seeing that everyone had left, Tingyao leaned back against her pillow. Then, Ruyi opened the door, and Old Madam Ji walked in.

Grandma Ji was nearly eighty years old. Her hair was white and she was not in good spirits. Her eyes were filled with sorrow. She sat down on the edge of the bed and heard Tingyao call her "Grandmother." Her eyes suddenly stung and reddened. She wiped away her tears and said angrily, "Your stepmother has gone too far. I will definitely teach her a lesson tomorrow."

They attributed Tingyao's fainting to the incident of Sun's punishment of kneeling.

Tingyao knew something was wrong and quickly grabbed Old Madam Ji's hand to explain, "I already had a bit of a cold, and I didn't want Grandmother and Sister Ji to worry, so I forced myself to go to the banquet today. I was thinking of being careful and taking some medicine when I got back. It has nothing to do with you, Madam."

After saying that, Tingyao nestled against Old Madam Ji's shoulder, as obedient as a little rabbit.

She didn't want her grandmother to get sick from the unnecessary argument between her and Sun.

Her self-blame and helplessness truly made Old Mrs. Ji feel even more sorry for her.

Tingyao's birth mother died early. Her son remarried, Sun, and then his official position was transferred to another place. After Sun gave birth to a daughter and two sons, she had no feelings for Tingyao, the orphaned daughter of his first wife. If she hadn't taken care of her, she probably would have sent her to the estate to fend for herself long ago.