"Your Highness, the information you had others investigate about Liang Qiuli's identity is all here."

A spy dressed in black knelt in the magnificent palace, respectfully reporting to Murong Ya, who sat on a high seat.

Although Murong Ya already believed Liang Qiuli in her heart, she still wanted to find out her background to make sure that she was just an ordinary woman and not someone with ulterior motives.

"Well, you go down first."

Murong Ya took the thin booklet and carefully flipped through it page by page.

Her gaze fell on the record of Liang Qiuli being sent to a villa outside the city by the Yongchang Marquis's mansion, and she paused slightly.

He was a pitiful person too!

After this whole ordeal, Murong Ya completely believed in Liang Qiuli.

She put down the booklet, picked up her teacup and took a sip, when another message came from someone else.

"Your Highness, someone wants to kill those men in black who are imprisoned."

A sharp glint flashed in Murong Ya's eyes. She paused slightly in her teacup before slowly putting it down.

"Oh? The news has only just spread, and you've already started talking about it. Let's follow the trail and investigate further."

……

The Yongchang Marquis's Residence.

"Xu Yuerao, you still know how to come back!"

Upon seeing Xu Yuerao, Liu was furious and immediately slapped her.

He thought Xu Yuerao could help Wu Xuan rise to prominence, so he, as an elder, tolerated her in every way. Who would have thought that it would be of no use at all.

The princess's carriage has returned, but they are still waiting there foolishly.

Xu Yuerao didn't notice for a moment and was hit so hard that her head turned to the side, and blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

"How dare you hit me, you old hag!"

Xu Yuerao was unwilling to be outdone and wanted to retaliate, but Fei Wuxuan held her back tightly.

“Yuerao, my mother is an elder, and it is only right that she teaches you. You must not talk back to her.”

Fei Wuxuan's voice was filled with anger, and he only stopped after seeing the defeated look in Xu Yuerao's eyes.

“Mother, please don’t be angry. It wasn’t all Yue Rao’s fault this time. After all, what she said about the timing of the Princess’s assassination was correct, it was just…”

Although Fei Wuxuan said this, he had already blamed Xu Yuerao in his heart. He felt that Xu Yuerao was still hiding things from their Marquis's mansion, which led to the failure of this matter.

"Hmph, you don't need to explain for her. I know exactly what she's thinking."

As Liu spoke, she glared at Xu Yuerao, her eyes full of warning.

Xu Yuerao's mind was also in turmoil. This was the first time since her rebirth that good fortune had not been on her side.

However, she knew more than just this one thing; she should first appease the two people in front of her.

She will still be living in the Marquis's mansion, and it won't do if Liu keeps causing her trouble. Also, Fei Wuxuan said he would give her money to continue opening the shop, so she has to appease him first.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and then slowly began to speak.

“Mother, Lord Marquis, we’ve already missed our chance this time, but I need another way to not only make you more popular with the Princess, but also to get the Emperor’s attention.”

Xu Yuerao's voice carried a hint of certainty, causing Liu Shi and Fei Wuxuan, who were originally angry, to look at her.

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?"

Fei Wuxuan raised an eyebrow, clearly intrigued by Xu Yuerao's words.

This only confirmed my belief that Xu Yuerao truly cared for the Marquis's family; otherwise, she would have told him these things long ago.

But Xu Yuerao is still valuable, so we can't touch her yet.

"It's like this... The eldest princess is releasing news that she was assassinated in order to lure out the person behind it all."

If the Marquis can catch the person behind this, he will surely leave a deep impression on the Emperor and the Princess, and may even receive the Emperor's reward.

Xu Yuerao's lips curled slightly. She remembered that after this incident in her previous life, the Minister of Revenue fell from power, so she deduced that the assassination attempt must have been orchestrated by the Minister of Revenue.

Fei Wuxuan felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

"This isn't just another delaying tactic, but you don't actually know who it is, do you?"

Liu felt that she should never have believed that Xu Yuerao, a fake heiress who had returned from the countryside, could have any real abilities, so she ruthlessly exposed her lies this time.

"No way! The person behind it all is the Minister of Revenue."

Xu Yuerao blurted out, and Fei Wuxuan was shocked. "How did you know?"

Xu Yuerao took a deep breath and decided to reveal her story of rebirth in order to win this trust.

"Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, these are all things I have personally experienced, believe it or not is up to you."

Fei Wuxuan and Liu Shi exchanged glances. They had never heard of such a thing before, but Xu Yuerao spoke with such certainty that they had to re-examine her statement.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Xu Yuerao continued.

"It's okay if you don't believe me. Just wait and see if the person behind this is really the Minister of Revenue."

Anyway, with your abilities, even if you know who's behind this, you won't be able to find any evidence. Consider this a test to see if what I said is true.

Fei Wuxuan was provoked by Xu Yuerao's words that he was incompetent, but he really had no better way and could only hope that what Xu Yuerao said was true.

"Xu Yuerao, who are you calling incompetent? My son is the Marquis of Yongchang!"

Liu would not tolerate anyone belittling her son.

Fei Wuxuan was afraid that Liu would really ask him to investigate, so he quickly said so.

"Let's see what Yue Rao says first, but if you're wrong again this time, you might lose your position as the Marquis's wife."

Fei Wuxuan stared into Xu Yuerao's eyes and said coldly.

Although Liu didn't quite believe it, she had no other choice, but she still had plenty of ways to make things difficult for Xu Yuerao.

"You've been married into this family for so long now, and Wu Xuan has been visiting you frequently this past month, so why isn't there any sign of pregnancy? Is there something wrong with your health?"

Liu's words also angered Xu Yuerao. Did she not want to get pregnant?

Fei Wuxuan felt a little guilty upon hearing this. Having eaten lavish meals with Liang Qiuli, he couldn't possibly stomach Xu Yuerao's thin, bland congee and side dishes.

So every time he was with Xu Yuerao, it was a fleeting moment.

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