Quick Transmigration: The main focus is on speed.

The Liu family has two sons. The eldest, Liu Zhongren, is proficient in both literature and martial arts, while the second, Liu Zhongyi, is a notorious figure in the capital for indulging in all sorts of vices, including drinking, gambling, and whoring. The two brothers are worlds apart, so different that it's hard not to notice them.

Even the current emperor couldn't help but pay attention to Liu Zhongren when he first entered the court. As Liu Zhongren's official position rose higher and higher, the emperor would occasionally ask about Liu Zhongren's recent situation. Each time, Liu Zhongren would shake his head helplessly, with a hint of doting in his eyes, without any sense of reproach.

To outsiders, the two brothers might seem like sworn enemies, but in reality, they have a very harmonious relationship. In particular, Liu Zhongyi is fearless except when his brother is silent, and he is extremely devoted to Liu Zhongren.

Thanks to Liu Zhongren's efforts, a marriage was finally arranged for Liu Zhongyi. In Liu Zhongren's eyes, this marriage was indeed excellent. He repeatedly told Liu Zhongyi to treat his wife better, and Liu Zhongyi agreed readily, but then turned back to his debauchery. This caused Liu Zhongyi's wife to be very envious of Liu Zhongren's wife, and it also showed in her upbringing of their children.

Liu Ruyan, the legitimate daughter of Liu Zhongyi, was deeply envious and even resentful of her uncle Liu Nianci, the legitimate daughter of her eldest uncle's family, under her mother's guidance since childhood. She secretly tried to compete with Liu Nianci several times, but was always suppressed in the end.

Liu Nianci wasn't stupid; how could she not know Liu Ruyan's hostility towards her? However, out of consideration for their kinship, she didn't hold it against Liu Ruyan, thinking that once she got married, she could stay far away and avoid these troubles.

Little did anyone know that as Liu Ruyan grew older, she became increasingly outrageous. Fortunately, fate was not on Liu Ruyan's side either. When Liu Ruyan tried to scheme against Liu Nianci's fiancé, Qi Zhian, she ended up having an affair with Qin Shou, who was then a top scholar.

Qin Shou was no better. Although he was a third-ranked scholar, he was a true "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success). When he visited the Liu family, he took a liking to Liu Nianci at first sight, but he did not expect that Liu Nianci already had a fiancé, Qi Zhian, the son of the current Duke.

In order to have someone help him in his official career in the future, Qin Shou planned to force himself on Liu Ruyan, who also had the same idea. By a twist of fate, the two became a pair of resentful lovers.

After their marriage, the two couldn't stand each other. Qin Shou was alright; as a man, he could take concubines if he didn't like his wife. But this was a hardship for Liu Ruyan. She wasn't a princess and couldn't keep male concubines. She watched helplessly as Qin Shou brought one concubine after another into the mansion.

Seeing Liu Nianci's happy married life, Liu Ruyan became increasingly resentful. After learning that Liu Nianci was one month pregnant just one month after her marriage, Liu Ruyan had a sudden idea and drugged Qin Shou, thus bringing about their marriage.

Liu Nianci gave birth after ten months of pregnancy, while Liu Ruyan planned for nine months. Seeing Liu Nianci about to go into labor, she was given a bowl of labor-inducing medicine and gave birth at the same time. Afterwards, their sons were switched. Thus, the original owner, who was born a prince, became Qin Shou's unfavored legitimate son; Liu Ruyan's son became Qi Yuan, the heir of the Duke's mansion, enjoying everything the original owner had.

If it were only this, there would be no resentment.

After the original owner finally endured Liu Ruyan's harsh treatment and suppression and grew up, just as she was about to enter officialdom and get away from her unscrupulous parents Qin Shou and Liu Ruyan, she somehow got involved in the love story of Qi Yuan and Princess Yueyao, and ended up disfigured and crippled.

It wasn't until the original owner was on his deathbed that he was told that everything was a conspiracy by Qi Yuan and Princess Yueyao, all to eliminate the original owner, the true heir. After the original owner died, Liu Nianci and Qi Zhian were also assassinated by Qi Yuan one after another, and the huge Duke's mansion eventually fell into Qi Yuan's hands.

Because Liu Ruyan was Qi Yuan's biological mother, Qi Yuan took care of her as his aunt for the rest of her life.

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"Congratulations, Your Excellency! Your Ladyship has safely given birth to the young heir..."

How could things not be peaceful? Qi Yuan wasn't like Qin Yuan, who was prematurely born a month early. He was born at full term. I don't know how no one noticed anything was wrong after the babies were switched.

Qi Yuan felt something swaying in front of him, but couldn't see what it was. The next moment, something was stuck to his face. Sensing the bond of blood, Qi Yuan quickly threw a dream-making talisman over and then revealed a toothless smile.

When Duke Qi saw his son smiling at him, his heart melted. In a daze, he followed Qi Yuan back to the delivery room.

The maids in the delivery room were busy serving Liu Nianci and did not notice that the Duke had followed them in. It was Liu Nianci who noticed something was wrong and looked up to see the Duke staring blankly at Qi Yuan.

"Husband?" Upon hearing the voice of her mother from this life, Qi Yuan did not let her off the hook and threw another dream-creating talisman at her.

Qi Yuan wouldn't wait until she was switched to her own before turning the switch back on. She had to show this to that naive couple, so they wouldn't be sold off without even knowing it. Expecting Qi Yuan to stay by their side forever? Don't even dream about it!

"Madam, you've worked so hard!" Qi Zhian only came to his senses when he heard Liu Nianci's voice. He looked at Liu Nianci and saw that her face was pale and her lips were bloodless. Qi Zhian felt a sharp pain in his heart. He didn't care about anything else. He sat on the edge of the bed, held Liu Nianci's hand, and began to pour out his heart.

Seeing that their masters had poured out their hearts to each other, the maids dared not linger and hurriedly withdrew, leaving only the three of them in the room in an instant.

It was better to be early than late. With the help of the sleeping potion, both of them were drooping their eyelids, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the couple lay flat on the bed and fell fast asleep. Qi Yuan was also too sleepy to keep his eyes open, and he leaned against Liu Nianci, sleeping soundly.

An hour later, the couple woke up one after the other. The first thing they did upon opening their eyes was to check if Qi Yuan was there. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Qi Yuan was still there.

"Husband, you..."

"Madam, you..."

They both spoke at the same time, and then stopped speaking at the same time.

"You speak first!"

"You speak first!"

Once again, we're on the same wavelength.

"I just had a dream..."

"I also……"

Finally, at Liu Nianci's prompting, Qi Zhian recounted his dream, with Liu Nianci adding to it as needed.

As the dream was gradually described, the couple became increasingly convinced that it was a warning from God.

"Your cousin, she..."

"I don't have a cousin like that!"

“Alright, alright. According to the dream, Liu Ruyan will be here in less than half an hour. Are we really going to let her give birth here? What if… I mean, what if she takes advantage of our inattention and swaps our son…” Qi Zhian always played open games, but he had never seen such dirty tricks before. His first reaction was to prevent this from happening, but he was also furious.

Liu Nianci also saw through Qi Zhian's thoughts and thought for a moment before saying, "Let her give birth here. If she can be switched, we can switch back..." Liu Nianci's words made Qi Zhian's eyes light up, and he couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"My lady, please rest. Leave everything to me. I will handle it perfectly and make Liu Ruyan believe that the baby swap was successful!" Qi Zhian was extremely excited and wished that Liu Ruyan would give birth right now so that the baby swap could happen immediately. He wanted to see the miserable end of the mother and child in the blink of an eye.

Qi Zhian was reliable; he remained undetected by Liu Ruyan throughout the entire process. That evening, when Liu Ruyan left with the child, she glanced longingly in the direction of Liu Nianci's delivery room. Qi Zhian almost burst out laughing, but he gritted his teeth and managed to suppress his laughter as he saw Liu Ruyan off, who thought she had successfully switched babies.

That night, Qi Zhian slept in the delivery room again. The couple looked at the small red mole on Qi Yuan's wrist and smiled happily. Only in the instant they looked at each other did they reveal a meaning that only the other could understand.

It's not that I'm afraid of teammates who are as stupid as pigs, it's that I'm afraid of teammates who are saints. Seeing his parents' wicked faces, Qi Yuan couldn't help but look forward to the ending of Liu Ruyan and her son.

Qi Yuan held a grand full-moon banquet. Liu Ruyan, who had just finished her confinement period, came to congratulate him with generous gifts. Qin Yuan, who was born on the same day, was not only unlikely to receive a full-moon gift, but he was also worried about whether he could even get a full meal today.

Eleven months later, Qi Yuan was carried to a table filled with a dazzling array of items, and all eyes were now on her.

"Ah Yuan, get the dagger. That dagger with the gemstone inlay was specially gotten for you by your grandfather. It's so shiny and pretty!"

"That book is wonderful, and it's a unique copy!"

"Choose a seal! The seal is great!"

...Qi Yuan looked left and right, picking up whatever others said, then putting it down again in the blink of an eye, much like a bear breaking corn cobs, breaking one cob and dropping another, which made these people quite anxious.

"His Majesty has arrived!" Just then, the Emperor arrived in person. No one was surprised. Everyone knew that the Duke of Qi and His Majesty had been friends since childhood. The Duke of Qi had saved the Emperor many times. Even the old Duke of Qi died saving the Emperor. If the Emperor hadn't come today, everyone might have been a little curious.

"What did A Yuan choose?" The word "A Yuan" was enough to show the Emperor's affection for the Duke of Qi.

"Your Majesty, A-Yuan hasn't decided yet..." Qi Zhian couldn't very well say that his son was fickle, could he? After a moment's hesitation, he still spoke tactfully, praying more than once in his heart that Qi Yuan would choose one quickly, anything would do, just don't pick one up and put it down again.

Qi Yuan received his father's signal and crawled directly to the emperor's side using both hands and feet.

At this moment, the emperor was still some distance from the table, but Qi Yuan seemed not to see him. He put his hands on the ground, stood up shakily, and stretched out his hands, lunging towards the emperor.

The Emperor kept looking at Qi Yuan, wondering what his best friend's son would grab. The next moment, he saw Qi Yuan pounce on him. The Emperor reacted quickly, catching Qi Yuan's little bottom with one hand. Qi Yuan also took the opportunity to hug the Emperor's neck, revealing an innocent smile.

At that moment, you could hear a pin drop, followed by an overwhelming chorus of congratulations.

Liu Ruyan stood in the crowd, genuinely happy for Qi Yuan.

At this moment, in the Qin residence, Qin Yuan, dressed in tattered clothes, crawled on the ground, licking the scraps of food scattered around him, while the laughter of the old women nearby filled the air.

"Tsk, I don't know what Madam was thinking, saying this would strengthen the young master's willpower..."

"Why should we, as servants, concern ourselves with such trivial matters? We will do whatever the madam tells us to do. No matter what, the young master is still the master, which is better than us servants whose contracts of indenture are in the madam's hands!"

At the age of three, Qi Yuan insisted on going to the palace with Liu Nianci. As a result, he stumbled upon the scandal of the princess being switched at birth. He heard that a palace maid had an affair while out shopping and that it could no longer be hidden. Just then, a concubine in the palace became pregnant, and Qi Yuan made a mistake.

The switch was discovered, the palace maid died in childbirth, and the fake princess was sent out of the palace and raised by a family, where she was named Li Yueyao.

Qi Yuan was treated like a treasure in the Duke's mansion. Even after Liu Nianci gave birth to another son, she could not surpass Qi Yuan's status in the mansion, nor could she share the parental love that Qi Zhian and Liu Nianci had for Qi Yuan.

Qin Yuan grew up in the Qin family mansion like a dog and was filled with hatred for everything in the Qin family mansion.

As the emperor's only princess, Princess Yuanqi was naturally pampered and became a little tyrant in the palace. Even the crown prince had to give her some leeway.

To say that would be a bit of an exaggeration is an understatement. In reality, all the princes, including the crown prince, doted on Princess Yuanqi. They had no choice but to spoil her, as she was their only younger sister/older sister.

Although Li Yueyao outside the palace didn't live a life worse than that of a pig or a dog like Qin Yuan, her treatment was still far inferior to that of a princess. From the time she was old enough to understand, Li Yueyao had to do laundry, cook, and cut pig feed. There was no other way; poor children learn to be independent early. This was true for all the children in the Li family, let alone Li Yueyao, who was adopted as a child.