Quick Wear: The Bad Girl is Reborn and No Longer Confused

Xia He held the hairpin in her hand and curled her lips in disdain, feeling very unbalanced. Why was Qiu Guo's hairpin so much more exquisite than hers? The princess was just partial. But then she thought that tomorrow was the Qiqiao Festival, and she felt happy again.

"Princess, I..." Yingchun was about to say something when she saw Xia He go out.

"Go if you want." Xu Tao knew that among the four senior palace maids, Yingchun was the most soft-hearted and cared about their childhood friendship. Xia He had changed a lot in the past two years, so it was possible that she still wanted to help her.

"Thank you very much, my master." Yingchun kowtowed three times and went out to find Xia He.

Qiu Guo and Dong Xue curled their lips but did not stop him, but in fact, they felt the same way in their hearts.

"Xia He, are you in a good mood today?

"I'm naturally happy to receive a reward, isn't Sister Yingchun happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. We grew up with the princess, and she's never treated us unfairly. Our lives are better than those of ordinary young ladies from official families. We should cherish our blessings, don't you think?"

Xia He agreed, but in her heart she was sarcastic. Who would care about that little bit of charity? She was originally a daughter of an official family, and she should have servants to serve her. If it weren't for the desire to please the Fifth Princess, why would she enter the palace?

Seeing her expression, Yingchun knew what she was thinking, so she simply shut up and went back to her room to calm down.

"Sister Yingchun, some people are just not meant to be. The princess has been so kind to us, and we should be grateful. How can ordinary servants in the palace live as comfortably as we do? Not scolding or beating her is a great favor."

“Qiu Guo, I don’t need to worry about it. I just feel angry and reluctant to leave Xia He after all.”

The two of them fell silent and said no more. Dongxue, who was standing at the door, wiped her eyes silently.

On the day of Qiqiao Festival, Xu Tao looked at the person in front of her carefully before leaving. "Xia He, do you think this princess should go out?"

"Princess, don't you want to go? I heard there are many new and interesting things there."

Xu Tao said no more. She asked just to comfort the other three maids. After all, the three of them were so loyal to her in their previous life, never leaving her and even risking their lives for her.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going, and many girls have blushing cheeks and a rosy look on their faces.

"My lady, I heard there are river lanterns flying under the banyan tree ahead. Please go and take a look. Find a husband of your choice and be sure to obey the princess's orders."

"Let's go."

Xu Tao followed the crowd and shook off the guards. When she turned a corner, she was immediately covered over her mouth and dragged inside.

"Princess!"

Xia He was a little confused. She hadn't even reached the place she and her brother had agreed to meet. But it was pitch black inside. She didn't dare go in at all. She stamped her feet and hurried to the banyan tree.

Xu Tao was not panicked at all. She pretended to be unconscious and followed people to a dilapidated courtyard. When she arrived there, she was awakened by a basin of cold water. She opened her eyes pretending to be confused.

"Who are you? How dare you arrest me? If you know what's best for you, let me go immediately. Otherwise, beware of the consequences for your entire clan."

"Hahahaha, look at this naive princess. She really thinks she's in the palace. We have a miserable life, and it would be worth it if we could taste the dog emperor's most beloved daughter before we die."

As he spoke, several men rushed over.

Seeing the shadow guards following him about to take action, Xu Tao shook her head secretly and shouted to the inside of the house, "Third brother, I know you are in there. I also know who the biological father of your four children is. If you don't come out to see your sister, the news will be all over the place tomorrow."

"Haha, An Ning is really smart. No wonder father loves you so much. Was what you did right back then?"

Xu Ze came out of the dilapidated toilet with a calm face, which was quite creepy under the moonlight.

"Third brother, you are really wronging me. How could I have such a great ability? Haven't you also experimented several times? I really can't do water, but I know who did it."

Xu Tao originally wanted to depose the third prince, but after knowing her mother's plan, she changed her mind. Why should she make things easier for others?

Seeing the man's suspicious expression, he continued, "Third brother, you should know that we have no grudges against each other. Although my ninth sister and I have some disagreements, it's not a life-and-death feud. Don't you think that our encounter that day was quite a coincidence?"

Xu Ze remained silent. It was just a natural coincidence that he had arranged, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that things were a little weird.

How could such a stupid person as the Ninth Sister come up with the plan of boating on the lake? Was it the Eighth Princess who came up with the idea? What roles did the Queen and the Crown Prince play in it?

The more he thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He had boasted about his intelligence in vain, for it turned out that he had been playing chess all along.

Xu Tao curled the corners of his mouth slightly. People like him who think they are the smartest in the world like to overcomplicate things.

"Third brother, don't you want to know how your sister knew about your impotence?"

Xu Ze's face darkened. He didn't want to hear these words from anyone.

"Third brother, please don't get angry. Getting angry is bad for your health."

"Prince."

Xu Ze used an affirmative sentence, and Xu Tao was secretly happy in her heart, thinking it was so wise.

"You followed me here on purpose. Do you want to cooperate with me?"

Xu Tao's eyes lit up, and she looked at him with admiration. She lowered her voice and leaned closer, saying, "Third brother, you are too smart. I really want to cooperate with you. Among all the princes, I think you are the most talented and strategic..."

Xu Ze accepted the flattery calmly and was very pleased with the compliments from the imperial sister who always looked down on others. He knew why An Ning switched to his camp. It was simply because the queen had offended her and she was angry because An Le had taken her mansion.

A little girl's mentality will never lead to great things. Thinking that her secret had been discovered, her eyes darkened.

The man was moody, and Xu Tao patiently dealt with him, and in the end, both parties left satisfied.

"Shadow Thirty, Shadow Thirty-One"

"My subordinate is here."

"Father gave you to me, so you are mine, right? What happened tonight?"

"Master, don't worry. You are our only master."

Xu Tao nodded in satisfaction. She brought the two of them here to test things out. The final result would depend on whether they knew what was going on.

Dongxue, who was following, felt a little sad when she saw that only her master came back. Xia He finally chose to betray her.

Xu Tao ordered some guards to find her chief maid and take her back to the palace on the pretext that she was frightened.

"peaceful!"

"Fourth sister, it's so late, are you waiting for me here?"

"You went out to play without me, so I came to find you early in the morning~"

Xu Tao left early in the morning because she knew that the other party would definitely come to look for her today. Of course, she couldn't say that and just say nice things to coax him.

An Rou felt a little embarrassed by being coaxed, so she asked the palace servants to send over a large pile of shiny gold. Sister An Ning liked these the most, so she specially asked someone to make many different styles of them.

Xu Tao accepted it with a smile, pulled the person into the inner room, took out the dagger in her arms and handed it over.