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

Ji Anzhi smashed everything in a frenzy, staring at Madam Sun with a hint of anger in her eyes, "I won't enter the Eastern Palace. Why should a girl from a good family become someone's concubine or secondary consort? It's just a nice way of saying it; she's still a concubine!"

Madam Sun picked up the shattered jewelry, her face flushed with anger. "The Crown Prince is the future Emperor. Even the lowest concubine is still a Noble Consort. If you gain favor and give birth to a son—"

“Mother, please be careful with your words.” Ji Anzhi interrupted Madam Sun, looked at Tingyao who was drinking tea, and said in a cold voice, “Eldest sister, could you please leave for a moment?”

Tingyao, who had been told to leave, was forcibly ushered out by two old women.

About ten minutes later, Tingyao saw Ji Anzhi come out with a slap mark on her face.

When it comes to filial piety leading to greatness, look no further than our Second Miss Ji! Wow, her mother's love is truly profound…

Tingyao politely stepped forward to offer her assistance.

Ji Anzhi glanced at her and said calmly, "I need to go to the shop in the east of the city to check the accounts today, but I can't go now. Could you please help me, elder sister, and go in my place? Is that alright?"

Tingyao took a half step back. Ji Anzhi, who had always been cold and aloof towards her, was now pleading so tactfully. Pointing at her forehead, she said righteously, "Where did this ghost come from that dare to possess my proud second sister? If you don't leave right away, I'll serve you a basin of black dog blood!"

Ji Anzhi tossed a plaque to Shishi and quickly left with her two maids, leaving Tingyao bewildered in the wind.

Holding the hot potato, Shishi called out to her softly, her words stammering, "Miss, shall we leave now...?"

Tingyao frowned as she watched Ji Anzhi's departing figure.

If Ji Anzhiruo hadn't become the Crown Prince's concubine, many crucial plot points wouldn't have been able to unfold, and these were all closely related to Zhang Zhan's power grab.

This problem can only be caused by human error.

Therefore, there is only one suspect.

Zhao Siwei.

Zhao Siwei has returned with memories of his past life; who knows what he might have done to Ji Anzhi?

**

The shop in the east of the city was a birthday gift from Madam Sun to Ji Anzhi. It was considered her private property and was managed and maintained very well. It was the foundation for her to become a wealthy woman in the future.

With brains, good looks, power, money, and leisure, Ji Anzhi is definitely a winner in life.

Upon entering the private room on the second floor, Tingyao burst out laughing when she saw Zhao Siwei waiting for her. "Your Highness is quite capable, managing to tame my proud second sister."

[Ding! Zhao Siwei's current emotional state is: 100% anxious]

Oh my, this voice broadcast system isn't so useless after all. Doesn't this indirectly admit that Zhao Siwei is guilty?

Zhao Siwei beckoned her to come and sit down, then handed her a bowl of cooled fish soup, saying, "I made it myself."

It looked like it was wagging its tail, waiting for praise.

Tingyao, after a polite but firm approach, took a small sip and said "delicious" before speaking expressionlessly: "Zhao Jiu, your only way out is to confess and be lenient, or resist and be severely punished. Don't betray the trust your comrades have placed in you."

Zhao Siwei eagerly peeled shrimp for her, saying, "Wife, there's something I didn't dare tell you in my past life, for fear you wouldn't want me anymore."

"Then you'd better not say anything now," Tingyao said coldly, yet boldly guessed, "Could it be that you and Ji Anzhi are having an affair?"

Zhao Siwei froze for a moment, "You can't say it like that—"

Tingyao slammed the bowl down on the table with a bang, her face questioning: "You really have one?"

Zhao Siwei surrendered himself to the authorities very quickly.

“In her past life, I let her go. In exchange, she used her unborn child to set up a scheme for me to deal with the imprisoned Empress. You were satisfied with the outcome and didn’t ask about the process. I was just afraid that if I told you, you would think that I had an affair with her.”

Tingyao remembered this. In her previous life, she was so worried about the plot of the Empress's death that she couldn't sleep. Suddenly, Zhao Siwei sent the Empress to her death, which allowed her to sleep soundly.

Zhao Siwei said, "In her previous life, Ji Anzhi confessed to me that she was forced into the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince. Yesterday, I prevented her tragedy. Due to time constraints, I couldn't tell her more. I only told her that if she believed me, I would bring you here today."

In this way, Ji Anzhi will remember Zhao Siwei's kindness, and Zhang Zhan will lose this strategist ally.

Having been given a second chance at life, he naturally wanted to make arrangements that would benefit him.

"What about the parts that avoid the important issues?" Tingyao asked.

Zhao Siwei met her gaze: "I don't want my aunt to have a bad first impression of you. Have you forgotten that it was because of today that my aunt's attitude towards you has remained unchanged, and that she approves of everything Ji Anzhi does?"

"You are a ruthless, vicious, and wicked woman who set up the scheme, while Ji Anzhi is a brave and resourceful heroine who set up the scheme. Furthermore, my aunt's betrayal of me and her near-death experience were largely due to Ji Anzhi's efforts."

The "little aunt" he mentioned was the youngest daughter of the late emperor, his father's younger sister, and an elder relative three years his senior, who was none other than the powerful and influential Princess Zhao Fu'er.

Tingyao experienced some cerebral hypoxia.

This means that the plotline of Ji Anzhi becoming the Crown Prince's concubine has a 100% chance of failure, and the first time the storyline of *** and Ji Anzhi intersected has been artificially terminated.

Therefore, under Zhao Siwei's current actions, Zhang Zhan is already showing signs of losing two of his strongest allies.

Zhao Siwei smugly asked, "Wife, wasn't my arrangement amazing?"

Tingyao gave her a thumbs up, "You're awesome!" She never hesitated to praise her, focusing on providing ample emotional value, "No wonder you have the brains of someone from your past life, you're really amazing."

It's okay, it's okay! None of this is the most devastating thing right now!

The most pressing matter is the banquet at the end of the month!

The real pressing issue is the romantic relationship between Zhao Siwei and Xu Tutu.

This plot is crucial to Zhao Siwei. The Xu family's open and covert selfless help in the early stages was all due to this banquet.

According to the original plot, Xu Tutu would take the initiative to express her love at this banquet. Zhao Siwei neither accepted nor rejected her, only saying that he was an incompetent prince who relied on his mother to get his current status and could not give Xu Tutu a good future. Xu Tutu then began to ask her family to support Zhao Siwei to rise to power.

This marked the beginning of the first wave of forced training, enabling Zhao Siwei to compete with the Crown Prince.

Tingyao initiated the conversation: "Are you really not going to the banquet at the end of the month?"

Zhao Siwei lowered his head to peel the shrimp, refusing to move.

After a night of deliberation, Tingyao has a plan to deal with the situation.

"If I were Xu Tutu, I would start wondering, why is my Zhao Jiu brother suddenly becoming distant from me? Did some little bitch steal my Zhao Jiu brother's heart?"

As she spoke, she rested her chin on her hand and winked at Zhao Siwei.

"Then, upon investigation, we found Meng**. Wait, no, if Brother Zhao Jiu really likes her, the two of them would be considered a barely good match. If a principal wife isn't possible, a concubine or a maid would still be acceptable. So, could it be that she's been flirting with my Brother Zhao Jiu?"

Zhao Siwei frowned again and again.

"If Xu Tutu follows the clues and discovers your feelings for me, I'll only be able to be bullied by her right now. Have you forgotten how Xu Tutu treated me in my past life?"

Tingyao offered a compromise: "The banquet is hosted by the Xu family, so they will definitely send you an invitation. If you don't go, Xu Tutu will start to overthink things. So, just go and have a look."

If you love me, shouldn't you think about me?

Zhao Siwei blinked, then continued peeling shrimp with his head down. "I'll be sick that day and won't be able to go."

Tingyao: "..."

Zhao Siwei, you're really damn good.