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

"Young...Young Master, are we really not going back? If we get back too late, will the Master punish us?"

The maid Xiao Cui was filled with unease, and a hint of worry appeared on her face. Even so, she still followed closely behind the person in front of her, never leaving his side.

"Xiao Cui, do you really want to go back and face those two-faced bastards? Besides, whose maid are you? Why do you keep calling me 'Master' so naturally?"

“Of course it’s the young master’s maid! But no matter what, we have to go back. When we left the farm, the steward of the farm had already sent a letter to the master.”

Xiao Cui was truly worried. Since her mistress was murdered and fell off a cliff three years ago, she seemed to have become a completely different person, even her eyes were terrifying.

“Xiao Cui, you are mine. Remember, you are not a member of the Qiu family, but only a member of Jian Yue. The Qiu family has nothing to do with you, nor with me. We have come back now only to take back everything that once belonged to me.”

The cold voice, carrying an unquestionable tone, sent a chill down Xiao Cui's spine. The woman in front of her was dressed in a white men's long robe, and her delicate face was covered with an oddly shaped mustache, making her look particularly comical.

But her eyes were calm and expressionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

This person was Qiu Lingyu, who had died once before. No, she was not Qiu Lingyu now, but the daughter of a lowly slave without a surname. In everyone's eyes, she didn't even have a name and was simply called Sixth Girl.

She has now given herself the name Jian Yue.

Her life was spared, reborn like the bright moon. So, like the bright moon, she should rise and set every day.

As for Qiu Lingyu, let it return to its true owner.

Xiao Cui was a maid who was unintentionally taken in by Jian Yue on her way to the manor. She knew some things about her young mistress's past, since her mistress had never hidden anything from her since she took her in.

What's more, three years ago, they almost died outside the manor.

Xiao Cui is simple-minded. If her mistress hadn't given her family all the money she had to pay for her younger brother and father's medical treatment, her family would be gone now.

So from that day on, she vowed to follow her mistress for the rest of her life.

"Don't worry, young master. Xiao Cui is only your person, and that will never change."

Jian Yue smiled, glanced back at Xiao Cui, and said, "I know, so you must remember to be extremely careful when we return to the Qiu family. Don't let yourself be targeted or lose your life. After all, I may not be able to protect you now."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui made a solemn promise: "Miss, don't worry. Although I don't understand anything, I know what kind of people those are in the manor. They are definitely more hateful than the stewards in the manor. Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and not let them harm you."

Jian Yue smiled, her beautiful eyebrows and eyes shining brightly in the sunlight, and even her charming little mustache was pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Cui stared blankly for a moment, then snapped out of it, bit her tongue, and muttered a complaint: "Miss is naturally beautiful, but I never imagined that she could be so captivating even when dressed as a young master. I'm completely mesmerized. How come such a young master doesn't win the master's favor?"