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

Chapter 740 What a cunning scheme!

The moment Qi Qingyi heard these words, her heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the prince was very unhappy after hearing the news!

The steward was a trusted confidant of the prince, and she never dared to treat him as a servant, but rather as an elder.

"Ruozhen, I noticed that Qi Qingyi hasn't been as arrogant since she came back. She seems very uneasy. Is she afraid of Prince Liang?"

Meng Qin looked puzzled. This woman was so arrogant outside before, how come she suddenly turned into a quail after coming back?

Song Ruozhen also realized this. Back in the original book, she knew that the relationship between Prince Liang and Qi Qingyi was not very good.

They only appeared to have a good relationship on the surface; in reality, Qi Qingyi was nothing more than an ornament in his eyes.

Just then, King Liang arrived.

"Cough cough."

His steps quickened slightly, and his face was unnaturally pale, as if he had rushed over on purpose. He couldn't stop coughing as soon as he stepped into the front hall.

His pale face was flushed red from coughing, making him look exceptionally weak.

"Brother, are you alright?" Prince Yang asked with concern.

King Liang shook his head. "I'm fine. It's just an old ailment. Eighth Brother, you don't need to worry."

Upon hearing this, Prince Yang, remembering that his fourth brother had indeed been in poor health for many years, said:

"Since my brother is alright, I'm relieved. Let's talk about what happened today."

I don't know what got into my sister-in-law today, she insisted on making trouble for Meng Qin. She only accidentally stepped on her foot, and after I apologized, she still wouldn't let it go and forced me to kneel down.

If I hadn't checked and realized I hadn't seen my fourth brother recently, I would have thought I'd offended him somehow, which was why my sister-in-law was going to such lengths to bully him!

Prince Yang had been holding back his anger for a long time, and seeing that Prince Liang's body was not so weak as to be unable to withstand this small impact, he spoke up directly.

King Liang: "..."

Song Ruozhen and the others: "..." They really can't even be bothered to pretend!

"I heard the whole story from the servants when I came here, and it is indeed Qingyi's fault."

The King of Liang looked guilty, and when he turned to look at Qi Qingyi, his eyes revealed a hint of sinister and violent intent.

Qi Qingyi was startled and quickly explained, "Your Highness, we did have a quarrel today, but Meng Qin's attitude was also provocative."

You know my personality; I wouldn't deliberately cause trouble unless they went too far!

"The eighth brother is about to get married. As his sister-in-law, instead of blessing them and sending a gift, you deliberately go and bring bad luck at this time."

Besides, all I did was step on your foot, and you're forcing me to kneel? Since you enjoy kneeling so much, then kneel down and apologize today!

Prince Liang spoke these words calmly, then smiled and looked at Prince Yang, "Eighth Brother, are you satisfied with how the Emperor has handled this?"

King Yang was secretly surprised by his decisiveness, but since he had come today to ask for an explanation, it was not surprising.

Song Ruozhen and Chu Junting exchanged a glance. From Liang Wang's attitude, it was not hard to see his cold-bloodedness.

This person is inherently flexible and adaptable; as long as he can achieve his goal, nothing else matters.

Qi Qingyi bit her lip, a metallic taste spreading through her mouth, yet she felt an indescribable sense of suffocation.

Why?

Why can the King of Chu and the King of Yang protect their wives, but their own lord doesn't even have the slightest intention to protect her?

All her previous arrogance vanished the moment the prince made her kneel down and apologize!

Wu Yue'er never expected that Qi Qingyi would be so useless, as a princess, she couldn't even grasp her husband's thoughts.

She had initially thought this woman would be a good helper when she heard she was a princess, but now it seemed she was clearly a useless piece of trash!

"Prince Liang, we are both princes, yet you don't even protect your own princess. Are you even a man?"

A sudden remark elicited a variety of reactions from the crowd.

King Liang turned his gaze to Wu Yue'er and said coldly, "You are not welcome here. Show her out."

Wu Yue'er was stunned and looked at Liang Wang in disbelief. This guy just gave her the order to leave like that?

"How could you do this to me?"

The Prince of Liang's eyes were cold. "Qingyi has always been a reserved and well-behaved person, rarely causing trouble. But she did such a thing today. The princess should understand why."

Does a mere princess sent for a political marriage really think she has such a high status?

As princes, they had long held a tacit understanding: the princess sent for a political marriage was only outwardly respected; in reality, she was nothing more than a pawn.

If they were well-behaved and sensible, it would be fine; they wouldn't need to make things difficult for a woman. But if they lacked any sense of propriety and deliberately caused trouble, they were courting death!

Wu Yue'er choked. Was this a way of shifting all the blame onto her?

Although she did stir up trouble today, Qi Qingyi was the one who wanted to befriend her, so how can she be blamed for everything?

Wu Yue'er subconsciously looked at King Chu and the others, only to find that no one present paid any attention to her, as if they didn't even see her. Her face turned extremely ugly.

She couldn't help but look at Qi Qingyi again, only to see that Qi Qingyi was also keeping her head down and not saying a word, which made her even more furious.

"I really misjudged you!"

Wu Yue'er angrily threw down a sentence and turned to leave, vowing never to speak to Qi Qingyi again!

Only after Wu Yue'er left did King Liang look at Qi Qingyi, and just as he was about to speak, he coughed violently.

"Qingyi, Wu Yue'er is no pushover. You are naive, so don't let her take advantage of you."

It is truly inappropriate to disrupt the relationship between sisters-in-law for the sake of a princess from the Qi-Yue Dynasty.

When Qi Qingyi saw the Prince of Liang coughing up blood, she was immediately startled and, without even bothering to argue, quickly nodded:

"Your Highness is right. I shouldn't have let Wu Yue'er instigate me today. I apologize to you all!"

Seeing this scene, Song Ruozhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Liang Wang was indeed a smart man, worthy of being the hidden big boss in the original book.

He seemed to have offended Wu Yue'er, but in reality, he shifted all the blame onto her with just a few words.

Qi Qingyi instantly went from being the instigator to someone who was momentarily confused and instigated—a difference that is not small.

"If Miss Meng insists that I kneel down to apologize, then I will kneel!"

Qi Qingyi's eyes were red, and she made a move to kneel down. "I don't care what you do to me, but my prince's health is already poor, so please don't upset him!"

Prince Yang's expression changed slightly. They were the victims who came to demand an explanation, but now they were the ones being aggressive.

If this gets out, it will really make them look like they're being unreasonable!

Song Ruozhen and Chu Junting exchanged a glance. Unfortunately, with the two of them around, their plan was useless!