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

Grandma Ji gave Sun a cold look, "Your stepmother is stupid. She tries every means to find a good husband for her own daughter. You are the eldest daughter in the family. How can a younger sister get married before her older sister? Don't worry, with your grandmother here, no one can bully you."

Tingyao was deeply moved by Grandma Ji's words and tears welled up in her eyes. "I just want to spend more time with my grandmother."

Grandma Ji looked at her pitiful granddaughter, said some comforting words to her, fed her the medicine, and carefully tucked her blanket in so she could sleep well before getting up to leave.

It's already late autumn, and a cold wind is howling outside, as if a downpour is imminent.

Grandma Ji covered her mouth to suppress her cough and pulled her mother-in-law along quickly, afraid that her sleeping granddaughter would hear the noise and worry.

The old lady, Xia, kept patting her back, saying, "Old lady, you must take care of yourself."

Old Madam Ji said with a stern face, "I cherish my health. As long as I am alive, people in the mansion dare to bully A-Ting at will. If I were to be buried, wouldn't they skin A-Ting alive and tear her apart?"

He looked back at the desolate courtyard, paused for a moment, and then said, "We should find a good match for A-Ting."

**

Then there's Meng**, who was dragged away by Zhao Siwei.

After escorting Physician Li back to his residence, the carriage was much emptier. Meng** couldn't bear it any longer. "Don't think I can't see through your filthy thoughts about Tingyao. You simp for Xu Tutu, stay as far away from my precious girl as possible!"

With Tingyao not around, Zhao Siwei was too lazy to pretend to be nice. "You're nice to A-Ting, so you're a sister, and I'm just a simp? Fine, then I look forward to the future when Zhang Zhan and I are best buddies. If you dare to come over, whatever you insulted me today, I'll return it to you in full tomorrow."

Meng gritted his teeth and said, "How can you compare to Zhang Zhan? You can't compare to him in either appearance or temperament. You are not worthy to be brothers with Zhang Zhan."

A bright, shining moon, and a boy with will-o'-the-wisps.

“But we’re just good friends, what can you do about it? Even if I wanted the moon, he would find a way to get it.” Zhao Siwei leaned against the carriage wall, showing off his brotherhood with Zhang Zhan. “You can flaunt your wealth in front of him for ten years, but it’s not as good as a single word from me. So don’t be too presumptuous in front of me.”

Meng** was so angry that he immediately muted his microphone.

Zhao Siwei chuckled softly.

She actually shut up. It's clear she fell in love with Zhang Zhan at first sight. What a fool who only cares about looks.

Tingyao couldn't bear to scold or hit Meng**, a typical case of a doting mother spoiling her daughter. Oh well, he can be the "strict father" if he wants.

He stared at the "rebellious daughter" and said slowly and deliberately, "Zhang Zhan is the Crown Prince's study companion. Your initiative to offer yourself up will only make people think that your Meng family has chosen to pledge allegiance to the Crown Prince, so you are sent to seduce Zhang Zhan to indirectly surrender."

Once you make her understand that no matter how much you try to please Zhang Zhan, it doesn't carry the weight of my words, and once you make her realize the trouble that your actions of giving money away will bring to the Meng family, she will surely back down for a few days.

"Go home and be a dutiful daughter of the Meng family. Zhang Zhan is not a man you can handle. Stay away from him."

Meng** was forced off the carriage. Watching the carriage disappear into the night, he raised his hand and hugged himself.

Isn't Zhao Siwei supposed to be a loyal dog? Why does he seem a bit like a yandere...?

**

Ji family.

As dawn broke, Tingyao got up early to pay her respects to Madam Sun. Before she even reached the courtyard gate, she saw that her second half-sister, Ji Anzhi, had already arrived.

Wow, the spot-checking expert is already here?

She looked up at the sky, and sure enough, the sun was rising in the east.

Ji Anzhi stood quietly at the courtyard gate, wearing a light blue long jacket and a white skirt embroidered with wave patterns. She had a delicate appearance and an elegant temperament, and was a stunning beauty.

She was the eldest daughter of Sun and her father, who were both serving in other places. Unfortunately, she was separated from her family during the war and wandered with her wet nurse for ten years before being found five years ago. Sun cherished her like the apple of her eye, providing her with the best clothes and the latest jewelry. She also hired famous teachers to give her one-on-one high-level lessons. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, knitting, and cooking. Every time she performed at a banquet, her reputation in the capital grew even stronger.

Ji Anzhi looked down on her impoverished older sister from the bottom of her heart. She would ignore her if she could, but if she couldn't, she would give her the cold look of a superior.

Indeed, she soon became the Crown Prince's concubine, and even after the Crown Prince fell from power, she escaped disaster because she was pregnant with the imperial heir.

Upon seeing Ji Anzhi who had come to greet her, Tingyao first smiled politely and called her "Second Sister".

"Yesterday, Mother made my eldest sister kneel as punishment at the Xu family's house. I have already told her not to do it again." As Ji Anzhi spoke, her maid Chunqin walked up to her with a box and opened it. Inside was a pair of hibiscus jade bracelets.

Keep your distance from her. That's Tingyao's attitude towards Ji Anzhi. This woman is ruthless. She doesn't have time to provoke her. "Second sister, don't worry. I have already explained to Grandmother that what happened yesterday had nothing to do with Madam. I came today to apologize to Madam."

Despite being politely refused, Ji Anzhi's expression remained unchanged. She told Chunqin to put it away, saying, "Big sister, it's windy outside, let's go inside."

The two walked side by side into the courtyard. Suddenly, Ji Anzhi said, "My two younger brothers are still young. Our role is to provide a stepping stone. Sister, we are both of marriageable age. We are in the same boat. I don't want to be a concubine, and you don't want to be arranged by Mother either, do you?"

Tingyao sensed a trap in her words and backed away, saying, "Madam will definitely find a suitable husband for my sister. As for me, I won't trouble you and your daughter to worry about me."

After saying that, Tingyao shook her sleeves and went into the house first.

When Madam Sun saw the set of jewelry that Tingyao had sent on behalf of Old Madam Ji, she was overjoyed. She even rewarded Tingyao with a gold ruyi hairpin, saying that being a stepmother was not easy and that she should speak up if she had any grievances. She said that only mothers and daughters are truly connected and that she could not understand or guess what was going on.

Tingyao had only one big "Pah!" in her mind.

But now that they've given us the golden hairpin, we have to maximize our emotional value.

After performing a two-minute scene of tender mother-daughter affection, Madam Sun beckoned, and two old women came in carrying glittering, expensive jewelry. "Azhi, look! This was specially ordered by the Crown Prince to be sent to you. He's very pleased with you." She smiled broadly, "Young lady, take a look too."

Tingyao simply sat quietly, drinking tea and waiting for her story to unfold.

Soon, Madam Sun will be showing off to her. She will accidentally drop and break it when she takes it. Madam Sun will be furious and take the opportunity to send her away. On the way, she will meet the second female lead, who will bring her back to question her about what happened. Ji Anzhi will have a moment of brilliance with her silver tongue, making the female lead like her.

Just as she was pondering, Sun's exclamation interrupted Tingyao's thoughts.

Looking up, she saw Ji Anzhi lifting the precious hairpin high and slamming it to the ground, then grabbing another one and smashing it hard on the ground.

Tingyao was so frightened that she lifted her foot.

No, my friend, your script should be a calm and collected one where everything goes exactly as I expected.

Why are you smashing this? Damaging a gift from the Emperor! Do you want to run away from home? I don't want to move!