Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 955 I'm leaving!

The Empress's gaze fell on Song Ruozhen. She had previously felt that Song Ruozhen was not good enough for Jun Ting because of the girl's broken engagement.

However, seeing her speak so frankly about her past, seemingly without any sense of shame about that experience and without any attempt to hide it, made her look at her with even greater respect.

"If I didn't have such a large dowry..."

Xia Zhilan couldn't help but speak up. When she got married, in addition to the dowry her family provided, the Empress Dowager also provided a lot more.

At the time, the entire imperial city was amazed by the size of her dowry, enough to ensure she would live a life of comfort and security.

At that time, she felt exceptionally glamorous, and among the noble ladies of the capital, she was unparalleled in her prominence.

However, she never imagined that her life would end up like this...

"If you don't have that much dowry, he might not marry you at all. Everyone always says that women will do anything to climb the social ladder, but little do they know that men are often more mercenary than women."

If he marries you, he will not only be able to live a life of comfort and wealth, but with the Empress Dowager's protection, he will also be able to embark on a path to great success.

If he had just continued like this, it wouldn't have been so bad. But he wants everything, and even after getting all this, he's still not satisfied and starts eyeing other things, which is why you feel disappointed.

"The love and care our elders give us is our source of confidence. Without all of this, life would never be any better."

Song Ruozhen noticed that Xia Zhilan seemed to be thinking in the wrong direction, and directly interrupted her thoughts.

Having your own money is better than having someone else's; if you don't have any, you're not even of any use.

If she were a stronger girl, it wouldn't be so bad, but Xia Zhilan clearly wasn't. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's protection, she probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy her previous glorious days at all.

The Empress naturally noticed this as well. She was initially displeased with Xia Zhilan's idea, but her expression softened after hearing Song Ruozhen's words.

Fortunately, Ruozhen is a sensible person.

No wonder that on their wedding day, when she discovered that Lin Zhiyue was going to marry Qin Shuangshuang, she immediately proposed to break off the engagement and took everything back with her.

I'm afraid that Xia Zhilan wouldn't have such courage.

Xia Zhilan realized at that moment that what she had just said was inappropriate, and quickly corrected herself:

"I must have hit my head and gotten confused to talk nonsense today, but I've figured it out now."

Since he's determined to become Xiao Wenyuan, I shouldn't stay here any longer; I should take this opportunity to leave.

"I will have your dowry delivered to your residence. The Xiao family will not be able to keep a single penny."

The Empress looked at Xia Zhilan. The reason why the Xiao family fabricated so much, hoping that Xia Zhilan would remain chaste for Xiao Wenzhe, and also said that Xiao Wenyuan would definitely take good care of her and Xiao Chuxue, was simply for the dowry in Xia Zhilan's hands.

Unfortunately, with the royal family involved, as long as Xia Zhilan made up her mind, the Xiao family couldn't take anything away.

Xia Zhilan knew that the Empress was backing her up. Without the Empress, it would not have been so easy for her to take the things away.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll just leave today then," Xia Zhilan said.

She had originally planned to expose Xiao Wenche, but after dying once, she suddenly felt that it didn't matter whether she exposed him or not.

Anyway, he was determined to be with Lu Fei, and in order to accomplish all of this, he even said things like she had gone insane.

She might as well just leave with her daughter and be happy herself.

the other side.

When Madam Xiao saw that Xia Zhilan's courtyard was surrounded by people from the palace, she couldn't hear anything even if she wanted to find out some information, so she couldn't help but get anxious.

"You guys are really something, making such a big fuss that you've driven Xia Zhilan to the brink of suicide!"

"You all know how good that person in the palace is to her. I told you before to be careful. Now, with the Empress and the Crown Princess here, things might not be so simple."

Xiao Wenyuan looked at Lu Fei with dissatisfaction, "Zhilan has already suffered a shock, and she has been hit hard recently. Just be more lenient with her. Why do you have to make such a fuss about wanting to die?"

Now look what's happened! She acted rashly and hit a wall, and now the Empress herself is backing her up. Isn't that even more troublesome?

Lu Fei pursed her lips, knowing in her heart that she had indeed caused trouble, and could only say:

"How was I supposed to know she would act so impulsively? You are my husband, and she keeps pestering you. If word gets out, wouldn't that ruin the reputation of the entire Xiao family?"

I never thought she was so shameless, actually going so far as to try to kill herself by banging her head against a wall. If I had known, I wouldn't have done it.

She clenched her fists, truly baffled as to why Xia Zhilan was so lucky!

It was bad enough that her father was dead, but to have the Empress Dowager protect her for so many years, she actually wished that Xia Zhilan had just died.

Once she dies, all the dowry will naturally belong to the Xiao family, and there will be no more of this woman to bother them in the future!

"You should apologize to Zhilan properly later and let this matter drop," Xiao Wenyuan said.

Lu Fei was unwilling to accept it. It was truly a tragedy that the heavens were blind. The Crown Princess's medical skills were far too superb. Even though the imperial physicians said there was no hope, she was still able to come back to life!

I really don't know what the Crown Princess is doing here.

Seeing that Lu Fei remained silent, Madam Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Have you remembered everything Wen Yuan said to you?"

"Once the Empress gets angry, the consequences will be unbearable for you. You've already upset Zhilan these past few days. If you don't apologize properly, don't blame us for not warning you!"

Lu Fei thought of the Empress's serious expression when she met her earlier, and her heart skipped a beat. She dared not say anything more.

"Don't worry, I'll apologize to Zhilan properly later and make sure she's not angry."

Even if she insists on continuing to mistake Wen Yuan for her second brother, I won't hold it against her, is that alright?

Xiao Wenyuan glanced at Lu Fei helplessly, "You're still pregnant, don't be so temperamental. I'm your husband, and that will never change."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fei finally smiled, secretly pleased with herself.

"Xia Zhilan, so what if you come from a higher social class than me? Even with the Empress Dowager's protection, you're useless if you don't have your husband's favor!"

Just then, they suddenly heard a noise coming from Xia Zhilan's courtyard.

“Let’s go take a look. It seems the Empress and the Crown Princess are about to leave,” said Madam Xiao.

However, when they got to the yard, they found that the situation was somewhat different from what they had expected.

Seeing that Xia Zhilan's belongings had been moved out of her room, Xiao Wenyuan couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

Xia Zhilan's head wound was now bandaged. She looked at Xiao Wenyuan in front of her, her eyes no longer filled with emotion as before, but now only with deep disgust and hatred.