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

Xie Ningxin's face turned red.

"You're lying, how could that be?"

Seeing her exasperated state, He Yuyan did not step forward to comfort her, but simply looked at her indifferently.

After a while, Xie Ningxin finally calmed down.

She pondered the meaning behind He Yuyan's words.

The fact that she needed a man to treat her illness was obvious.

She's not some lowly woman, so why would she randomly seek out men to cure her illness?

If we talk about marriage...

She had a face full of acne and looked down on men from lowly families. So, who would marry a young master from a wealthy and powerful family?

Xie Ningxin grabbed her hand, "Besides this, you must have other methods, right?"

He Yanran frowned and pulled her hand away.

"Miss Xie, please forgive me for being unable to help."

Of course, she had other ways to treat her besides men.

But why should she treat her?

After returning from Tongzhou, she discovered that most of the people she had helped had now defected to Wu Weiwei's side.

Just now, as she was passing through the garden, she overheard several servants mocking her.

The implication was that she was a source of trouble.

She simply didn't want to be the prince's concubine; she followed her heart. What wrong did she do?

Why are they all criticizing her?

Have they forgotten the kindness they once showed them?

Watching Xie Ningxin leave in a daze, He Yuyan felt a dull ache in her heart, as if ants were biting her.

Should she trust in humanity again and help others one more time?

"Thanks……"

Just as He Yuyan was about to call out to her, she suddenly saw the handkerchief that had fallen to the ground.

Dingxiang picked it up and glanced at the staggering figure.

"Miss, this is the first time I've ever seen someone use red fabric to make an embroidered handkerchief. Could this be Miss Xie's?"

He Yuyan took the handkerchief and touched its soft texture.

"This isn't hers."

He Yuyan concluded.

She thought of Wu Weiwei, whom she had met at the entrance of the Marquis's mansion yesterday.

"Dingxiang, do you remember what color clothes Aunt Wu wore yesterday?"

Dingxiang nodded slightly, "Miss, it seems to be this color."

Seeing that Dingxiang finally remembered, He Yuyan said bitterly, "It's not just as simple as red."

She wore cloud-patterned brocade yesterday, a gift from the Emperor to the Crown Prince.

She had heard the old lady mention that the emperor had bestowed three horses in total; one was given to the old lady, one to the Lady of the Marquis, and the remaining one was kept in the warehouse.

I never expected the Crown Prince to favor Lady Wu to this extent.

"girl……"

Seeing her master's expression, Dingxiang sighed inwardly.

"Dingxiang, take this handkerchief back to Biyunting!"

Such precious material would probably be especially valued by Aunt Wu, who would send people out to find it.

Dingxiang nodded and took it from He Yuyan's handkerchief, but unexpectedly saw the words embroidered on it.

"May we have years to look back on, and grow old together with deep affection."

Dingxiang read aloud the words on the handkerchief.

"Hehe, I never expected that Aunt Wu would have such thoughts."

She's just someone else's concubine, yet she dares to dream that the prince will grow old with her.

He Yuyan found it all laughable.

"Girl, wait, this handwriting seems familiar..."

Dingxiang suddenly slapped her head, "That's right, it's on that fragment of scripture!"

"What did you say?"

He Yuyan was stunned.

She took the embroidered handkerchief, looked at the beautiful small regular script written on it, and then compared it with the words on the fragments of scriptures in her mind.

It was her.

"Lilac, let's go."

Seeing He Yuyan leave in a hurry, they asked, "Miss, where are we going?"

He Yuyan turned around.

"Go to Qingsong Courtyard."

She wanted to let the prince know what kind of woman this concubine she had taken was.

She had no grudge against Wu Weiwei.

But as soon as she got back, Wu Weiwei gave her a hard time.

In Buddhist beliefs, scriptures are regarded as the supreme Dharma treasure.

Similarly, burning Buddhist scriptures is considered a great blasphemy and evil deed against the Buddha.

Wu Weiwei had the copied scriptures burned in front of her brother's grave as a curse, a curse that would prevent him from being reincarnated for all eternity.

She would never forgive such a vicious and wicked person.

It's time to let the Crown Prince see just how vicious his favorite concubine is.

Seeing the young woman walk straight towards the Green Pine Courtyard, Dingxiang said anxiously, "Miss, wait for me..."

Qingsong Courtyard.

Lu Hanting was handling official duties assigned to him by the emperor in his study.

Recently, the price of salt in Beijing has been unstable, and many people have complained.

Meanwhile, large numbers of refugees gathered in the outskirts of the capital.

The emperor found it unusual that these two events had come together.

This is why he was urgently recalled.

Through two days of investigation, he discovered that the disaster relief grain that the emperor had ordered to be distributed from the granaries had not been delivered to the disaster victims at all.

After being stripped away layer by layer, it all ended up in the hands of corrupt officials.

Meanwhile, Lu Hanting followed the trail of disaster relief grain and discovered that most of the disaster relief funds had ended up in the hands of most of the powerful families in the capital.

They colluded with salt merchants to buy large quantities of salt for hoarding, in order to inflate salt prices and then sell it at a higher price later.

Although the emperor neglected state affairs for many years, he was still the most powerful person in the Great Wei Dynasty.

Although he had been practicing alchemy and cultivating Taoism for many years, his mind was sometimes clear and sometimes muddled.

But he had many spies under his command, so it was impossible for him not to have heard such news.

Perhaps what he feared most was not that the people had no salt to eat, but the fact that his ancestral land would be lost in his hands!

"Ru Feng, come in."

"Sir."

"Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"Your Highness, according to information gathered by our people, there is indeed a group of people in Qingzhou who are inciting the disaster victims to flee towards the capital."

"Have you found out who it was?"

"...Uh, it's Shen Bazhi from the Black Hawk Faction."

Lu Hanting raised an eyebrow.

It's him again.

It seems he can't avoid this tough battle with Shen Bazhi; they'll have to face each other sooner or later.

He Yuyan led Dingxiang hurriedly toward Qingsong Courtyard.

But she stopped just as she was about to reach the courtyard gate.

"Girl, why have you stopped?"

He Yuyan wasn't unwilling to leave, but rather she had thought of something.

Why would Wu Weiwei target me? Is it because she was someone the prince once cared about?

She is now a concubine, the highest rank in the Marquis's household.

If it was for the position of Crown Princess, that's not a position she could easily attain.

Since she wasn't the matriarch, why would Wu Weiwei need to target her?

To outsiders, she was nothing more than a dispensable cousin in the Marquis's household, not even a concubine.

Not only do they have no status, they are nothing at all.

So much so that even the servants in the Marquis's mansion dare to make fun of her now.

If she were to take this so-called "evidence" to her deceased son today to file a complaint, who would benefit?

Is it yourself?

Obviously not.

If the Crown Prince truly cares about Wu Weiwei, he might even be angry with himself because of this.

Although she didn't need the prince's favor, she also didn't want to please others.

Furthermore, will the Crown Prince strip Wu Weiwei of her status as a concubine because of her accusations against her?

She wasn't sure.

Just as she was hesitating, the new moon in the courtyard had already seen her.

"Young Master, Miss Biao is here."