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

Chapter 701 Rival or Assist?

After Song Ruozhen divided the money, her purse swelled up again.

The Song family was already wealthy, and now the business she and her fourth brother were running together was thriving, making her exceptionally well-off.

After tasting the xiaolongbao, Song Jingshen's eyes lit up instantly. His younger sister was truly a treasure; every dish she made was delicious.

I never realized there could be so many different kinds of food before, but now I've seen it for myself.

Song Ruozhen had anticipated her fourth brother's plan, so when she saw Song Jingshen arrive, she immediately took out the recipe she had prepared.

"I'll leave the location of the steamed bun shop to you. The recipe is here. Follow it and the taste won't be bad."

Song Jingshen chuckled, "Fifth Sister really knows me well."

"My brother and I both love doing business, and we naturally share the same ideas. The wine we brewed at that distillery is now quite good, and we can start selling it."

However, these wines of mine are all fine vintages. In my opinion, we should first try them out at our restaurants and teahouses.”

Song Ruozhen smiled slightly. The alcohol content of ancient wines was not high, but the wine she brewed this time was even higher, making it a rare delicacy under these circumstances.

Restaurants need no introduction; they're sure to be a hit as soon as they open. As for teahouses, while everyone drinks tea and listens to stories, some people still drink alcohol.

Most importantly, teahouses are doing exceptionally well these days, almost always packed with people. Once you get these drinks, you'll have no trouble making a living.

In this way, the distillery could open without any advertising.

Song Jingshen always agreed with his younger sister's suggestions, so he immediately nodded, "Let's do it your way!"

As they were talking, the two unexpectedly encountered Gu Huan'er.

"Huan'er?"

Gu Huan'er got off the carriage and walked up to the two of them, saying, "I just heard some news, so I came here specifically."

Song Ruozhen chuckled, "What news have you heard this time?"

"You don't know, Princess Wu Yue'er has been traveling around the capital these days, accompanied by several princes, who said it was to let them get to know each other."

She's clearly here for a political marriage, yet she doesn't look a bit aggrieved at all; on the contrary, she's the one choosing her husband.

Song Ruozhen's clear eyes showed surprise. "Really? Although Princess Qi Yue is of noble status, the princes are all proud and arrogant people. They can't possibly let her choose as she pleases."

"That Wu Yue'er is quite capable; she can sing and dance. I heard she has made all the princes very happy, especially the seventh prince."

Song Jingshen raised an eyebrow, "It has nothing to do with you which prince Princess Qi Yue marries."

"If she were really traveling with those princes, it wouldn't be a problem, but I heard that she specifically went to where the Prince of Chu is today."

Gu Huan'er looked helplessly at Song Ruozhen, knowing that this princess was no pushover.

At the banquet that night, her brother-in-law's attitude was so obvious, yet Wu Yue'er still wouldn't give up. Just for that, she's quite remarkable.

"Not only that, but Prince Wu Jingshuo of the Qi Yue Dynasty also seems to be very interested in the Sixth Princess. It is said that in the past few days, he has been trying to find ways to invite the Sixth Princess on an outing."

"The marriage alliance was the intention of the Qi-Yue Dynasty; surely we can't also send a princess there in marriage?"

Gu Huan'er came today specifically to remind her cousin. Although she felt her brother-in-law would definitely ignore it, Wu Yue'er was still up to no good, and what if she resorted to some despicable means...

She didn't mean to use such thoughts to speculate about others, but one can't be too careful. Coming from a prominent family, she had seen many similar things.

Many people will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Just think of the Liu family, who deliberately switched children so that their daughter could have a better life.

They knew all of this, yet they mistreated my aunt. If my cousin hadn't discovered the truth, my aunt would still be being exploited by them.

"A prince of the Qi Yue Dynasty is in love with Princess Mu Yao?"

Song Jingshen's expression changed slightly; he truly hadn't expected this development at all.

Seeing Song Jingshen's reaction, Gu Huan'er was puzzled. She nodded and said:

"This is what I heard. Actually, during the banquet that night, I felt that Wu Jingshuo's attitude towards Princess Muyao was unusual."

Song Ruozhen raised an eyebrow. She had reminded Song Jingshen as early as the second day after the banquet that if he really liked her, he should speed things up.

Song Jingshen didn't understand why she reminded him at the time, but he still invited Chu Muyao to the teahouse to listen to storytelling the next day.

Because this story was about the Romance of the Western Chamber, a new script that his fifth sister had sent him, he knew at a glance that the girls would definitely like it.

Upon hearing about the new storybook, Chu Muyao immediately came over. After listening to it, she was particularly happy and kept praising her fifth sister's storybook as a real eye-opener.

I was still savoring the story of the White Snake when a new story came out, and it sounded even more interesting.

"Fourth brother, I already warned you," Song Ruozhen teased.

After noticing this trend, she specifically consulted a fortune teller for Wu Jingshuo. His true love wasn't here, in other words... he couldn't pose a real threat to her fourth brother.

However, it's hard to say when the relationship between the man and woman will progress, even if they rely solely on each other.

If another person appears at this time, they may seem like a rival, but they are very likely to be a helper.

Song Jingshen thought about how Chu Muyao was so unguarded in front of him. She did trust him a lot, but perhaps too much. He wasn't even sure if she saw him as a trustworthy older brother.

After all, he was Zhen'er's brother, and Chu Muyao always called him brother.

Sometimes I feel that my judgment is correct, and sometimes I feel that maybe this girl feels that he has suffered too much at Ke Yuanzhi's hands and is standing up for him.

Just because Chu Muyao is kind and can't stand seeing him suffer doesn't mean she likes him; that would be too arrogant.

"Huan'er, where are they now?"

“I heard they went to a teahouse to listen to storytelling together. Prince Yang invited Prince Xiao, and since Prince Xiao’s brother-in-law was on official business, he invited him along as well,” Gu Huan’er said.

Song Ruozhen and Song Jingshen exchanged a glance, both showing surprise.

"Our family's teahouse?"

Gu Huan'er nodded, "If you ask where the most lively place in the capital is right now, it has to be here. Nowadays, not only people from the capital, but even those from other cities who are new to the capital have heard of the teahouse's reputation. Who wouldn't want to come and take a look?"

Whenever her girlfriends mentioned the Song Family Teahouse, they all praised it highly, saying that not only were the storybooks excellent, but the food inside was also much better than what you could find elsewhere.

Everyone says that the Song family's various novelties are first seen in teahouses, and if you don't go, you'll always be a step behind everyone else.

"How about...we go check out the teahouse?"