After transmigrating into the book, I replaced the innocent-looking girl and became the Crown Prince

The way Rong Shi frantically shielded Lu Wanting behind her made Fourth Aunt feel incredibly satisfied.

Unexpectedly, Rong Shi, who had always bullied the fourth branch of the family, would have this day.

The fifth sister was also deeply moved; she never imagined that her fourth sister would also be disliked by her grandmother.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and tie her up!"

"The Lady of the Marquis has arrived!"

Just as the group was at an impasse, Lady Hou was helped in by Granny Qiu and Qingwen.

She looked haggard and her face was swollen.

Logically speaking, Liu Shi did not want anyone to see her in her current state.

But it was also because she had never suffered such a humiliation before that she couldn't swallow her anger if she couldn't witness the arrest of the scoundrel who had wronged her.

Lady Hou looked at Lu Wanting, who was struggling, and asked, "I heard that the culprit has been caught. Was it you?"

Liu looked up at the fourth young lady, her gaze chilling.

"No, it wasn't me, Madam. It was Wu Weiwei who harmed you, it has nothing to do with me..."

Even when her own maid pointed it out on the spot, the Fourth Miss still refused to admit it.

"is it?"

Lady Hou looked at her and said, "My steward Zhang just caught a maid who was trying to escape."

She said her name was Qianyun, and wondered if Fourth Miss knew her?

Upon hearing that Qianyun had been arrested, the Rong mother and daughter's expressions changed.

"No, Madam, Qianyun has no intention of running away. You must have misunderstood."

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you'll know once she arrives and you ask her."

"Manager Zhang, bring her up."

Qianyun was brought up by Steward Zhang from the Hou's courtyard.

Seeing that she was holding a bundle in her hand and looking at her with a panicked expression, Lu Wanting understood everything.

"Fourth Miss, I, I..."

"Qianyun, is it because your mother's illness has relapsed, and you were afraid that Ting'er wouldn't let you leave, so you ran away on your own?"

Rong interrupted her before she could speak.

Upon hearing this, Qianyun immediately knelt down before the old lady and begged for mercy, saying, "Old lady, the fourth young lady is usually quite harsh on the servants in the courtyard."

"I had no choice, which is why I decided to leave the manor without permission to go back and visit them."

Qingwen grabbed Qianyun, "Qianyun, you didn't say that in front of our Lady Hou just now, did you?"

"Sister Qing, I was afraid of the Lady Hou's authority just now and could not say what you wanted. That was against my will."

Qianyun's indenture was still in Rong's hands, so how could she dare to really betray her master?

"Hehe, that's really a clever tactic."

Lady Hou looked at Madam Rong, never expecting that even in this dire situation, she would still be thinking of clinging to life.

Just then, Butler Li came in.

Looking at the scene before him, with the Rong mother and daughter surrounded by several servants, the situation was completely different from when he had just left.

He was momentarily confused and was about to report what he had discovered to the old lady.

But then Aunt Ping scolded Lu Wanting, "Fourth Miss, stop making excuses. You've already silenced He Yaya."

Silence?

Butler Li was taken aback.

He caught a glimpse of Aunt Ping giving him a meaningful look, and knew that she had broken ties with the third branch of the family.

"Li Yannian, explain what you have found out."

However, the old lady ignored their intricacies and instead asked Li Yannian.

"Your Majesty, I have done my duty and have just found the foreman from yesterday."

I learned another piece of information from him.

At this point, he looked at the Rong mother and daughter who were looking at him with hope.

He resolutely said, "The foreman said that when his apprentice came back to get his tools, he saw a little maid wearing a purple dress with a black birthmark on her face carrying away a small bucket of raw lacquer."

The young monk is waiting outside the courtyard now. Should the old lady summon him in?

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanting swayed precariously, and Rong Shi's face turned deathly pale.

She wore a purple dress and had a black birthmark on her face.

Everyone looked at the evasive Qianyun.

That's exactly what I'm talking about...

Qingwen grasped Qianyun's hand: "Qianyun, what else do you have to say?"

"Grandma, spare my life!"

When Qianyun realized that the truth had been exposed, she had nothing to say but to kneel down and beg for mercy.

"Qianyun, I'll give you one more chance. Who is instructing you?"

Lady Hou looked at her, her eyes flashing with a stern expression as she asked.

"Old Madam, Madam Hou, all of this was instigated by Concubine Rong. It was Fourth Miss who ordered me to apply raw lacquer to Fifth Miss's zither."

She said that only if Fifth Sister was allergic and unable to perform could she replace her on stage and steal her marriage to the eldest son of the Lin family...

Qianyun spilled Lu Wanting's plan in a very straightforward manner.

Hearing this, Fourth Madam was furious and stepped forward to yell, "Rong Shi, have you lost your conscience?"

For the past ten years or so, I have been tolerant of you, and for the sake of our children, I have never argued with you.

I never expected you to resort to such underhanded tactics against Qing'er. Are you and your daughter even human?

"You're talking nonsense. Madam Lin had her eye on me from the start. If Lu Wanqing hadn't interfered, how could she have gotten a chance..."

Now that she knows, what is she still hiding?

The old lady's hands, which were leaning on her cane, were now bulging with veins.

She never expected that her fourth granddaughter would cause such a commotion over a man.

Even so, Sister Ting, you must not poison all the noble ladies in the capital.

"All the love and care I've given you since you were little has been for nothing! Do you even have any respect for your grandmother? Do you even care about the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion?"

The old lady slammed her cane heavily on the ground, feeling her blood rush through her body and her heart pounding wildly in her chest.

"Grandmother, I didn't. I didn't poison them."

I didn't do it, I swear..."

Lu Wanting knelt before the old lady, tugging at her clothes.

"Grandmother, please forgive me, please forgive me."

I only had someone apply raw lacquer to my fifth sister's zither, I admit that, but I really didn't do anything else..."

She vehemently denied it.

Upon seeing this, Wu Weiwei immediately gave a wink to Sizhu, who was standing next to the Fifth Sister.

Sizhu understood and quickly said to Lu Wanting, "Fourth Miss, He Yaya just admitted that you were the mastermind behind all of this."

He Yaya is now dead, and you killed her, so there's no way to prove it.

Besides, even if it wasn't you, she was still your maid.

Every event has a cause and an effect.

You must treat your maids harshly, which is why He Yaya poisoned the guests in order to get revenge on you.

Ultimately, all of this is still the result of your own actions…

Madam Rong glared angrily at Sizhu, "Old Madam, all of this is just Sizhu's wild speculation. Now that He Yaya is dead..."

Ting'er said she didn't do it, and I believe her.

Seeing the commotion, the old lady felt that if things got any worse, things might not end well.

"Stop arguing."

The old lady's voice was heavy.

"It all started because of Ting-jie; she is a sinner in the Marquis's household."

Now that she has committed such a grave offense, Steward Li, she shall be immediately sent to the family nunnery and never allowed to return to the manor.

As Lu Wanting was dragged away from Yong'an Hall, Wu Weiwei cheered inwardly.

"Grandma, please don't! Ting'er is still young, she doesn't understand..."

Rong kowtowed and begged for mercy.

The old lady looked at the Rong family member in front of her; it was all the same Rong family member.

If it weren't for my son's greed for the convenience of the Rong family's imperial merchant status, we wouldn't have brought such a troublemaker into our lives.

“Mrs. Rong, you indulge your daughter’s mistakes and don’t know how to teach her properly.”

The third young master and the sixth young lady under his name will be sent to be raised by the Liu family starting tomorrow.

As for you, you are confined to Yan Gui Lou and are not allowed to step out of the courtyard for three years.

After saying this, the old lady closed her eyes and waved to everyone.

The matter ended here.

Upon hearing the old lady's punishment, the Lady of the Marquis frowned.

It's really a good deal for the Rong family; I actually have to raise their children for them.

Qingwen helped Lady Hou carefully step out of the courtyard gate.

Looking at this scene from behind, Wu Weiwei felt that the figure seemed familiar.

Several images flashed through her mind.

Yes, she remembered.

is her.

That cloaked person.