The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

They naturally recognized the sixth young lady; she had been imprisoned in that cellar for several years. If it weren't for the sudden stench emanating from the cellar, prompting the master and mistress to send people down to investigate, they probably would have forgotten about her altogether.

No one understood why, after going down into the cellar, the master brought this person up and wanted to acknowledge him as a member of the family.

If it weren't for the Madam's fierce reaction and the Eldest Young Master's return to stop it, this woman would probably already have a place in this mansion by now.

The final result was that she was sent to the estate. Even so, the lady broke many precious porcelain pieces in the house and even beat several maids she didn't like.

Now, the person who was invited back is naturally the lady, who is the least tolerant of this person. However, the lady is silent now. Although she is also making things difficult for him, she does not drive him away. Naturally, she will be put to use.

As for what purpose it will be used for, the gossip circulating in the mansion these past few days has given it away.

So no matter how down on his luck he was before, now that he's back, he's still the master. Don't be fooled by his gentle and weak appearance; if he were to rise to power again, it would naturally be the servants who suffer.

Now, because of the Emperor's sudden bestowal of this marriage, for the sake of the eldest daughter's future, this person is the most useful one at the moment, and naturally cannot be offended. Moreover, if they really fall ill here and delay the lady's important matter, wouldn't they be beaten to death by the lady?

But what if we just put it in like that?

The two looked at each other, at a loss for what to do. Just then, the door creaked open and a middle-aged man came out.

Upon seeing this, the two men were overjoyed and said, "Master Steward, you've finally come out! We were just wondering what to do. You see, these two insist that they are young ladies from the manor. We don't know them, and we were afraid that if we told them rashly, we would disturb the lady's peace and quiet."

The two were not fools, of course. With these words, they absolved themselves of all their guilt. The butler and the two exchanged glances, and then looked at Jian Yue.

Jian Yue's clothes were indeed tattered, her dress faded from washing, with two patches on the cuffs. Her disheveled appearance was unbearable to look at. However, her face was truly beautiful. If it weren't for her pale complexion and sickly appearance, her beauty could rival that of the young lady of the mansion.

He remained silent for a moment before suddenly realizing something and said, "It really is Miss Liu. I didn't even recognize you. How have you been these past few years, Miss? I've missed you terribly."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue smiled shyly and lowered her eyes, saying, "I'm sorry to have troubled Uncle Qiu. Thanks to my mother, I'm doing quite well."

Old man, you miss her? Sun's dog probably wishes she'd just died out there!

Uncle Qiu nodded, showing no sign of coming to pick up his young lady. He waved to the gatekeeper behind him and looked at Jian Yue, saying, "It's good that the young lady is back. These past few years, the madam and master have been thinking about how hard the sixth young lady's life has been. They wanted to bring her back, but they were afraid that her body wouldn't be able to withstand the strain, so they waited until now. Now that the young lady has come of age, she is naturally much better off than before."

"Of course I am very grateful to my mother. If she hadn't opened the cellar back then, I would have been killed by that crazy woman. So, this time when my mother called me back, I will definitely do my filial duty."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Qiu nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject and said, “Miss, please hurry back to the manor. However, Madam said that the Sixth Miss is frail and has been living on the estate for many years. The Qiu manor is too grand for her, so we’ll have to trouble her to use our side gate.”