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

Chapter 986 The Unspeakable Matter

A royal banquet.

Song Ruozhen accompanied Chu Junting to the banquet, and learned the reason for the event while in the carriage.

"You mean the palace suddenly held a banquet at night to select a princess for the Prince of Liang?"

Chu Junting nodded, "It seems that they want to keep Wu Yue'er's child, so they can't wait to find a Princess Liang so that they can directly hand the child over to Princess Liang to raise."

Upon hearing this, Song Ruozhen pursed her lips, her expression showing a hint of disdain.

"This Princess Liang really has it tough. After getting married, she has no children of her own and has to raise other people's children."

"After all, she is a princess. Many people need this status and wealth. As for other things, there are always some people who don't care."

Chu Junting was not surprised by this situation at all. He had grown up in the palace and had seen similar things many times.

Many women are merely pawns in their families' games, used to elevate their maternal families to a higher level. No one cares whether they are actually living well or not.

If these women can make a living after marriage, they can live quite well; but if they can't, then there's really no hope for their lives.

Song Ruozhen understood the reason behind this; everyone's pursuits are different.

However, the Prince of Liang is really not a good choice.

"Prince Liang is still under house arrest. Will he attend the banquet today?" Song Ruozhen asked curiously.

Chu Junting raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps."

Song Ruozhen looked at him suspiciously, "You don't even know this, do you?"

"This news was sudden, and I guess the daughters of those ministers have just received the news. If it weren't for the fact that Wu Yue'er's matter happened so suddenly, and the fact that the Emperor planned to keep the child because she was a member of the royal family, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to choose a consort for the Prince of Liang."

It seems many people are still completely confused and don't know what exactly happened.

Chu Junting chuckled lightly, "Even the Prince of Liang probably only realized at this moment that he was going to marry a princess again."

"Wouldn't it be strange for others to find it odd that they're suddenly choosing a consort for the Prince of Liang?"

Wu Yue'er's matter is being kept very secret, and no one knows about it yet.

The Emperor ordered a silencing of the accusers; anyone who dared to speak out would be courting death.

However, these people in officialdom are all old foxes, each one smarter than the last, and they can certainly keenly perceive the problem.

Even if you can't guess the real reason, you can still get a general idea.

A smile flashed in Chu Junting's eyes. "So we need a plausible excuse."

Song Ruozhen was slightly taken aback. Looking at Chu Junting's smiling face, she seemed to gradually understand.

"You mean...it wouldn't happen to be Prince Xiao, would it?"

"Madam is truly intelligent!"

Song Ruozhen: "..."

Prince Xiao previously favored his concubine, which eventually led to a mess that he couldn't clean up.

Since the loss of the princess, many people have been eyeing Princess Xiao's position. However, having learned from his mistakes, Prince Xiao has temporarily given up on this idea after experiencing what happened before.

Therefore, the position of Princess Xiao remains vacant to this day.

Now that the King of Liang is choosing a queen, he has no choice but to bring up the Prince of Xiao in order to cover up the scandal.

"It seems that two princesses might appear tonight."

Song Ruozhen smiled slightly; today's drama was quite lively.

As the two arrived, the banquet had already gathered a large number of people, making it extremely lively.

"Ruozhen!"

"cousin!"

Meng Qin and Gu Huan'er waved to Song Ruozhen together, their faces beaming with joy.

When Chu Junting saw that his wife immediately found her girlfriends as soon as she arrived, a smile flashed in his eyes. This was good.

In the past, he worried that his wife would find such occasions boring, but now that there are familiar faces around, he feels much more at ease.

Seeing that many people wanted to take this opportunity to chat with Chu Junting, Song Ruozhen simply followed Meng Qin and the other woman to where the women were.

"Have you heard? Tonight's banquet may seem like just a get-together, but it's actually to select a principal wife for Prince Xiao."

I glanced around just now, and each young lady had put so much effort into her attire; they were all beautiful in their own way, it was dazzling to behold!

Gu Huan'er smiled broadly. She was naturally innocent and carefree, and she had met many young ladies in the capital. Since arriving, she had seen quite a few familiar faces.

Song Ruozhen nodded slightly, "I've heard about it. Judging from your expressions, you two probably already know who will be Princess Xiao?"

"I think Bu Qingyao is beautiful, exactly the type that Prince Xiao likes, and among the daughters of noble families, she is quite outstanding."

Meng Qin chuckled, "Speaking of which, Bu Qingyao is my cousin."

Why hasn't your cousin gotten married yet?

Song Ruozhen looked in the direction Meng Qin was looking and, sure enough, saw a woman in a purple dress with a striking figure and beautiful face; she was indeed a beauty.

Meng Qin shrugged. "My cousin has been famous in the capital for her outstanding talent since she was a child. Perhaps it is because she is too outstanding that she looks down on the sons of many families."

Many men had proposed to her before, but none of them had caught her eye, so I got married, while she remains unmarried.

Gu Huan'er immediately understood, "So she wants to be Princess Xiao?"

"It should be." Meng Qin nodded. Although Bu Qingyao didn't say it, it wasn't hard to tell what she was thinking from her careful dressing up today.

"You're really something, marrying Prince Yang so quietly and becoming his consort."

Gu Huan'er nudged Meng Qin with her shoulder, her words full of teasing and sarcasm.

"Why haven't you come out much since you got married? Could it be that you've only been thinking about Prince Yang and have forgotten about us?"

Meng Qin waved her hands repeatedly, "No way!"

"Then why haven't you shown up lately?" Song Ruozhen asked with a smile.

Meng Qin has always been very enthusiastic and used to visit her often, but she hasn't seen her much lately. She doesn't find it strange, as there are many things to do after getting married.

Moreover, her relationship with Prince Yang needs to be further developed, which requires more effort.

Meng Qin hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

"I... don't know how to say it."

"What's so mysterious that you can't say?"

Gu Huan'er looked at Song Ruozhen with a puzzled expression and then said, "If it's really inconvenient, then I won't say it. I was just joking."

"I have nothing to hide from you two, but this matter is really hard to talk about, and the situation in the manor is very tense."

"Originally, I wasn't allowed to enter the palace today, but I thought I'd come and ask Ruozhen, so I came anyway," Meng Qin said.

Upon hearing this, Song Ruozhen and Gu Huan'er exchanged a glance, both realizing the problem.

"What is it? What's it about?" Song Ruozhen asked.

Meng Qin looked around and said, "Let's find a quieter place to talk."