Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

At this moment, Xia He was still unaware of the unfamiliarity that the young lady she spoke of showed towards her.

Judging from this little girl's behavior, it seems that Prince Yan is quite a formidable figure. However, no matter who he is, Gu Nanzhi has no intention of sneaking away from the palace. Running away is useless; she has to face him directly.

She didn't understand what this society was like, but in the historical dynasties she knew, people needed a travel permit or identity document, which is equivalent to a modern ID card, no matter where they went.

Without this thing, she'd be an unregistered resident and could be arrested and sold. Although she figured most people wouldn't be able to catch her, not having it would still be inconvenient for her to travel the world.

Now that she's entered the Prince's residence, even without a formal wedding ceremony, she's considered a member of the Yan Prince's household by all outsiders. Therefore, if she wants to leave, she'll have to resolve the issue with Prince Yan himself and leave openly and legitimately.

Therefore, Gu Nanzhi had no choice but to forcefully pull the little girl into the house, saying, "Don't rush, let's go inside first. I have something to ask you, and then we can discuss the escape."

Hearing her mistress say she had questions for her and needed to discuss how to escape, Xia He calmed down from her initial nervousness. Yes, they needed to discuss it. Besides, her mistress was still wearing her wedding dress; if they went out like this, they definitely wouldn't be able to escape.

She's really confused.

"Yes, yes, Miss, I'll listen to you. I got so flustered that I confused myself. You need to change your clothes too."

Having calmed down a bit, Xia He took the initiative and led Xia He precisely into the master bedroom of the courtyard.

"Miss, please have a seat. What do you want to ask me?"

A table was placed near the entrance, with tea prepared on it. Xia He pulled the young lady to a stool and sat her down, then poured her a glass of water from the table and placed it in front of her.

Gu Nanzhi glanced at Xia He, then looked down at the tea, picked it up and took a sip. "Please sit down first."

Upon hearing this, Xia He did not sit down. As a servant, how could she sit with her mistress? This was the rule, and no matter how good her mistress was to them, the rules still had to be followed.

"Miss, I'll just stand here. Please tell me what's on your mind, and then we'll quickly change our clothes and leave the palace before the Prince returns."

Gu Nanzhi realized that this was the rule, so she didn't insist and let her have her way.

"You're my maid? What's your name?"

Xia He waited for her mistress to ask her the question she wanted to ask, but to her utter surprise, her mistress's question left her completely dumbfounded.

He immediately stared wide-eyed at the young lady.

Gu Nanzhi met Xia He's gaze, her eyes filled with unfamiliarity.

After their eyes met, Xia He finally reacted. She immediately disregarded etiquette and knelt beside her mistress, her eyes reddening as she pulled her close.

"Miss, Miss, what's wrong? Don't scare me! How could you not recognize me? You were the one who gave me my name... Miss..."

Gu Nanzhi: "..."

Is this made of water? How can it cry so easily, tears falling so readily? Even Oscar-winning actors don't cry this quickly.

Unexpectedly, this little girl, who had just been so determined to run away with him, burst into tears in front of him the next second because of a single sentence.

Gu Nanzhi coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Um, if you are my maid, you should know who hurt my head. Because of the injury, I don't remember anything from before, which is amnesia. I only know that I woke up in the bridal sedan chair. So, can you tell me everything you know about me now?"

Judging from this little girl's behavior just now, if she were the original owner's maid, she should know everything about the original owner, right?

Having someone who understands me and is genuinely kind to me perfectly fulfills my needs, saving me from aimlessly searching around.

Upon hearing that her young mistress was injured and had lost her memory, Xia He cried even more bitterly. Her poor young mistress!

"Waaah...Miss, Miss, it's all my fault for being so useless, I couldn't protect you...Waaah..."

Gu Nanzhi: "..."

This completely baffled Gu Nanzhi. Shouldn't the little girl be telling me everything she knows right now?

Why is she crying even louder? Crying doesn't help at all!!!

"Um... don't cry yet, hey, calm down, calm down, control yourself. Crying won't help right now. Calm down and tell me everything you know so I can deal with it, understand?"

Gu Nanzhi was really at a loss. This was the first time she had faced someone who started crying right in front of her without saying a word, especially since it was someone she didn't know well. She wasn't very good at comforting people either!

Xia He was truly heartbroken for her young mistress. Thinking of all the suffering her mistress had endured, and now that she had been harmed and suffered amnesia, how could she possibly control herself?

But she wasn't stupid either.

Therefore, upon hearing the young lady's words, she tried her best to control herself, calm down, and wipe away her tears with her sleeve.

Looking at the little girl with red eyes, Gu Nanzhi felt a pang of heartache. If this little girl were in modern times, she would still be a carefree student at school.

Gu Nanzhi helped the person up from the ground and sat them on a stool.

Xia He was clearly too overwhelmed by the news of her mistress's amnesia to care about anything else.

Suppressing his excitement, he began to recount Gu Nanzhi's short life.

“Miss, my name is Xia He, and I have been by your side since I was five years old… Miss, your name is Gu Nanzhi, and you are the legitimate daughter of the Minister’s family…”

Gu Nanzhi: "..."

What a coincidence, Gu Nanzhi, the same name? So is this the reason I transmigrated here?

Through Xia He's narration, Gu Nanzhi also gained an understanding of the original owner's situation.

Simply put, just as Gu Nanzhi had guessed, she was a pitiful little girl, a pampered princess by her parents from birth until she was three years old.

However, she also had a formidable grandmother. The old lady didn't hide anything from the original owner's biological mother, Lin Youqing, about not having given birth to a son. When the original owner was three years old, she finally managed to force her scumbag father to bring a concubine into the family.

Her mother was deeply troubled and her health deteriorated. Her scumbag father doted on his concubine, and gradually the original wife lost her position. The original owner of this body, the legitimate daughter of the original wife, also found her life becoming difficult.

After her mother passed away when she was six, life became increasingly difficult. At the affiliated high school, she no longer held the status of a legitimate daughter; her situation was even worse than that of a servant.

Because at this time, the scumbag father and his concubine brought back a daughter who was only three months younger than the original owner of this body, as well as a four-year-old son.

So, this concubine was a mistress that the scumbag father kept shortly after marrying Lin Youqing.

The scumbag father kept it a secret until Lin Youqing died, at which point he had no more scruples.

Hearing this, Gu Nanzhi became suspicious.

"Then...my...mother, who are my family members?"

I almost called him the original owner of this body. It seems I'll have to get used to this sudden change in identity.