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

Chapter 864: People and people get stolen goods together

Gao Jingci saw that Chu Guixue seemed like a different person at this moment, and suddenly she stood up straight.

Unlike her usual gentle demeanor, this time, after being directly challenged, she felt incredibly aggrieved, and the next moment she burst into tears:

"Second sister-in-law, I was just asking a question, why do you have to be so aggressive?"

As Gao Jingci spoke, she wiped away her tears. "I know I come from a humble background and can't compare to you at all, so I never compete with you in anything."

As the eldest sister-in-law, I've always cooperated fully with Mother entrusting you with managing the household. What have I done to wrong you that you treat me like this?

Lu Haikuo said with a stern face, "Second sister-in-law, what good will this commotion do you? Do you really want to force your sister-in-law to kowtow and apologize to you?"

Chu Guixue gripped the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, looking at Gao Jingci who suddenly started to act pitiful, feeling an extreme anger and an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

She's always like this.

"So what if I'm aggressive?" Song Ruozhen suddenly spoke up.

Everyone turned their gaze and saw Song Ruozhen, who had been standing at the back, walk out.

"You can question me without any reason, forcing a gentle and virtuous woman like the eldest sister of the Chu family to return to her parents' home. Now that the truth is in their hands, can't we force you to answer?"

Before speaking, one should always consider one's own character. For the sake of a hairpin, one can cause others unrest. Knowing that a child has a high fever, one still insists on making such a fuss.

You are the eldest brother and sister-in-law, after all. If this gets out, not only will relatives be shocked, but any human being would be so heartless.

You've said all sorts of nice and unpleasant things, but you haven't done a single thing that a person should do!

Song Ruozhen showed them no respect from the moment she opened her mouth. Among the three Chu sisters, Chu Yingmeng was the strongest in terms of fighting ability, but after being labeled as aggressive, she didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

Since they are all future relatives, she, as the sister-in-law, should lend a hand.

Lu Haikuo and Gao Jingci recognized the beautiful woman in front of them at a glance.

Back when the King of Chu proposed marriage, it caused such a commotion that they happened to be visiting the lantern festival at the time, which left a deep impression on them.

They heard the news today that Chu Qingli was going to marry Song Jiasanlang, but they didn't expect it to be tonight, which made them quite embarrassed.

Prince Gong cannot be offended, and Princess Consort of Chu is even more untouchable!

“Princess Consort of Chu, this is a family matter, you…”

"You deliberately sabotaged the engagement between my third brother and my future sister-in-law, and you're not happy about it when I say a few words?"

Song Ruozhen raised her eyebrows as if it were perfectly natural, giving off an air of "I'm going to take charge, what can you do about it?"

"In the end, it's just a hairpin. Tell me what it looks like. I'm curious, how can a hairpin go anywhere by itself?"

Lu Haikuo glanced at Gao Jingci, who knew that she had to make things clear today, otherwise she would have no way to explain herself.

“It was a gold hairpin from my dowry, with a magnolia design on it. It was listed on the storeroom inventory list and was still there a few days ago. Today, when I went to get it, I found that it was gone.”

As Gao Jingci spoke, she explained, "I just wanted to ask if my second sister-in-law knew about this situation. I thought that things wouldn't just disappear suddenly. Maybe someone in the mansion is dishonest and stole the things."

If that's true, then we must catch the person as soon as possible, otherwise the losses will only be greater later!

Upon hearing this, Song Ruozhen turned to look at Chu Guixue, who nodded. "There is indeed this gold hairpin on the warehouse inventory list."

"Alright, since you're here today, I'll help you with your calculations."

Song Ruozhen smiled slightly; finding an ordinary object was nothing more than a piece of cake for her.

When Gao Jingci heard Song Ruozhen say she would help with the search, a look of panic and disbelief flashed in her eyes. Could this thing really be calculated directly?

She subconsciously looked at Lu Haikuo, whose heart also skipped a beat. Everything tonight had exceeded expectations, and if things continued like this, things might really get complicated.

Lu Haikuo subtly gave a wink, and the servant behind him quietly left...

Song Ruozhen did some calculations with her fingers, and a playful look gradually appeared in her eyes.

"This hairpin is really interesting. It's about to jump into the pool. Why don't we go take a look together?"

As Song Ruozhen finished speaking, everyone present was filled with astonishment.

"Princess Consort of Chu, what do you mean by that?"

Jia Yueying looked puzzled. How could a hairpin jump into a pond? Wasn't that like seeing a ghost in the middle of the night?

Song Jingshen and Song Zhiyu exchanged a glance, and then understood the reason. They said, "I'm afraid someone realized that the matter could no longer be covered up, so they wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the evidence?"

“Of course, Zanzi wouldn’t have jumped into the pool on her own, but someone wanted to throw her in!” Song Lin said coldly.

Upon hearing this, everyone's suspicious gaze immediately fell on Lu Haikuo and Gao Jingci. Now, only they could be the ones feeling guilty!

Lu Junyi glared at the two of them fiercely, having already made a decision in his heart.

“Madam Lu, you’ve made such a fuss over a hairpin for so long, you probably don’t mind if we go in and take a look together, right?” Song Ruozhen asked.

Mrs. Lu looked embarrassed. Even if she wanted to refuse, she couldn't, so she could only nod and say, "Of course."

Following Song Ruozhen's directions, the group continued forward. Upon arriving at the Lu family's pond, they saw that Bai Zhi and two of Prince Gong's men had already captured a servant.

Upon seeing them approach, the three men quickly and respectfully recounted the entire story.

"Your Highness, when the Princess Consort of Chu said she wanted to find out where the hairpin was, this guy sneaked away."

Miss Baizhi reminded us that something was amiss, so my two subordinates followed. Sure enough, we saw the servant hurriedly run into the house, grab something, and then run to the pond to throw it away!

As he spoke, the man pried open the servant's hand, revealing a gold hairpin with a magnolia design in its grasp.

"From which room did he take the things?" Prince Gong asked in a deep voice.

Upon hearing the three men's answers, Lu Junyi was immediately enraged:

"Brother, Chu Yi has been with you since he was a child. He was just by your side. Now he ran into your room and took things out. It's obvious that you framed him!"

How could you be so shameless? What have my wife and I done to deserve this, that you would resort to such underhanded tactics to frame us?

Lu Haikuo choked, his expression showing panic, "I...I don't know what happened!"