Spring Drunk Chang'an

"The day before the imperial examination, the second young master and the eldest daughter went to visit the prince. Later, I asked the cleaning boy who was in charge of the Jishan Hall. He said that after the second young master and the eldest daughter left that day, when he went into the house to clean, he smelled an especially fragrant smell..."

"He's never smelled it before!"

Liu Caodeng came close to Liu Changan, winking and sneering, "After the Crown Prince was born, the Duke almost turned the Jishan Hall upside down and investigated, but he didn't find anything unusual."

"No one offered fresh flowers or herbs to the Crown Prince, no purses or sachets, no scented nectar, and no new fabric for clothes. The Duke concluded that the food sent by the kitchen was unclean, but..."

"What if it's not an offering at all, but rather the toad leaf and the foreign object, overlapping the two, that produces the effect?"

"The eldest girl is a girl, and when she came to see her brother, she was wearing incense. Isn't it strange?"

She smiled triumphantly, then frowned again, "I just don't understand why the eldest lady wants to harm the prince? It doesn't make sense."

"The prince is the eldest girl's brother from the same mother. If he succeeds, it will also be good for the eldest girl."

"Girls, after getting married, have to rely on their parents' family!"

"why?"

of course……

The one burning the incense is not Liu Qingru, it should be Liu Wenrui!

Liu Chang'an lowered his head, his face showing no surprise, but rather understanding. It was indeed Liu Wenrui. So he had been using Liu Qingru? In his previous life, hadn't Biaobang loved his sister the most? Even if it meant hurting the Song family, hurting her, and drowning them in the mud, he wouldn't spare Liu Qingru. To protect her reputation, Liu Chang'an remained a "maid" until his death...

Now, can I use it to harm my brother and take the blame?

Really...

Everything is unpredictable.

Liu Changan pursed his lips, revealing a sarcastic arc. Without commenting, he looked at Liu Caodeng with his almond-shaped eyes indifferently, "Miss Liu, the power and influence of the young masters and young ladies in the mansion has little to do with us servants, so there is no need to delve into it. I have heard your information, it is very useful!"

"this is for you!"

After saying that, she took out two ingots of silver from her sleeve, each weighing five taels.

Hand it to Liu Caodeng.

Liu Caodeng... is a capable person. Apart from other things, she is definitely an expert at gathering information. If you want to keep her, you can't just look at the threats.

Inducement is also needed.

Every time Liu Caodeng passed on a message to her, Liu Changan would give her money based on the importance of the message. That was why she was so active in "flirting" everywhere...

Threats frighten people, but money moves people's hearts.

However, this time, Liu Caodeng did not ask for the silver, but pushed Liu Changan's hand back.

"Um, Miss Chang'an..."

She pursed her lips in joy, with a look of flattery and...

A vague calculation.

"Miss Liu, what do you mean?" Liu Chang'an raised his eyebrows, staring into her gleaming eyes, and asked, "You don't want the silver anymore?"

"We've known each other for so long and get along well. It's so hurtful to keep bringing up money!" Liu Caodeng laughed, her eyes charming and eager. She said, "Besides, I've already done so many things for you."

"Miss Chang'an, I don't want to ask you what you're secretly thinking when you secretly spy on the prince. I also don't want to know what's going on between the second young master and the eldest girl. I just want to ask you to give me a favor..."

"Help me up!"

"Help? What do you mean?" Liu Chang'an whispered, his expression becoming serious.

Liu Caodeng laughed softly, her increasingly plump body swaying back and forth, her body trembling violently.

"Miss Chang'an, don't you understand? It's spread throughout the palace that the Crown Prince has a special liking for you. Because of the Crown Prince's grace, your brother has passed the imperial examination, and you are also the sister of a nobleman!"

"You won't be a slave for many days. Sooner or later you will be released. Or, Madam will use her status as an elder to 'give' you to the Crown Prince. You will become a concubine in the Eastern Palace..."

"Me?" Liu Changan was stunned, his heart skipping a beat.

It's like a stone falling into a pond, which does not cause any huge waves but creates layers of ripples.

This was the first time in her past and present lives that someone brought her and the prince together.

The concubine of the Eastern Palace, are you talking about her?

No no no no!

No, no, no. A real man in the world, if he has never established a career, how can he talk about starting a family?

No, no, she hadn't even succeeded in her revenge, hadn't recognized her mother, hadn't regained her identity, so what was she talking about 'matchmaking'? Besides, the prince's identity, his identity...

The Honorable One of the Eastern Palace!!

The Crown Prince of the Country!!

Given her situation, even if she recognized him, she could not become the Crown Princess.

She had been a maid for so many years, who was crazy? Let her be the mother of the country?

Liu Changan's confused mind seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, and she instantly became clear. The prince was really good. He had never bullied her in his life. Instead, he saved her and helped her countless times, saving her from danger and helping her out of trouble.

After she was reborn, she could live such a comfortable life, accompanying Song every day, staying safely in the main courtyard, and occasionally going out to play with Xiaoyue, leisurely and free, all thanks to the prince.

It was he who took on 90% of the troubles that Liu Changan should have borne.

He gained the Song family's trust, exposed Liu Xiu, investigated the Qu family, and searched for evidence. He contacted Liu Yu, protected and collected evidence, searched for a midwife, and saved the Cheng'en Mansion...

Which of these things is easy for Liu Changan to do, one by one?

She was a weak woman, a slave. Could she fly to the border? Could she pull the hair of the man who framed Song Bin? She didn't even know who he was.

Or, can she investigate the feud between the Qu family, whose property was ransacked and exterminated twenty years ago, and the Song family?

How could she find the person who delivered Qu Qiutong? And how could she confirm the birthmark on Liu Wenbo's body?

She can't do any of these.

If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she would never have been able to get this far. Maybe she would still be trying her best to resist the frame-up of Aunt Lai and Liu Qingru!

It was because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince publicly expressed his appreciation for her that Aunt Lai, Liu Qingru, and even Liu Xiu and the others became so kind to her.

How could Liu Changan not be grateful to such a prince? How could he not like him?

only……

Can not be done.

Her status meant she couldn't become a Crown Princess, so she had to enter the Eastern Palace as a concubine. Even if she became a Crown Prince's concubine, a position below the Crown Princess, she would still be a concubine...

妾！

Aunt Lai, Qu Qiutong... She had witnessed with her own eyes the fate of concubines and mistresses. God had mercy on her and given her a new life. She didn't want to fall into such a predicament. Wouldn't it be good to recognize her biological mother and become a lady of the Duke's Mansion?

Perhaps, even if I can't recognize my family, it's good to have a sister who is a juren.

Why would you degrade yourself by becoming a man's concubine?

Even if that man is the prince, it won’t work!

Besides, the prince may not like her?

Liu Changan lowered her head, deliberately ignoring the increasingly fiery gaze of the Crown Prince when he saw her, as well as his repeated words of "infatuation"...