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

"Madam, I don't have it..."

Qingwen stared wide-eyed, she hadn't expected the Lady of the Marquis to say such a thing.

However, Lady Hou ignored her and instead gave Granny Qiu a wink.

After receiving the order, Granny Qiu nodded to the young master and went out.

Lu Hanting's face darkened as he watched Granny Qiu's figure disappear.

A short while later, Manager Zhang came up with two other people.

Upon seeing the two people, Qingwen suddenly turned pale.

Lady Hou's face was gloomy.

"Qin pays respects to the Lady of the Marquis and the Heir Apparent."

"He Xiuer greets the Lady of the Marquis and the Heir Apparent."

The mother and daughter said in unison.

"Get up."

Lady Hou looked at them with a cold expression.

These two women were Qin and her daughter, who were locked up in the woodshed in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion.

He Xiuer looked up and saw that the prince's handsome face was covered with a layer of frost. She wondered who had offended him.

Although she was a little intimidated by him, she was overjoyed.

Although they were confined to the woodshed for some time, the servants in the mansion did not mistreat the mother and daughter, apart from the lack of freedom.

If she hadn't been released today, she would have thought that she and her daughter would spend their whole lives in the woodshed of the Marquis's mansion.

Lady Hou looked at the kneeling Qin mother and daughter with a deep and mysterious expression.

At this moment, Qingwen lowered her head unconsciously, her heart pounding with fear.

As expected, Lady Hou found out what she had done.

She brought up the Qin mother and daughter today so that they would testify against her in front of the Crown Prince?

However, this would expose the fact that Lady Hou had been keeping it a secret from the heir apparent, threatening the young lady and even helping her to fake her death and escape.

……

Qiu Xinyuan.

He Yuyan was discussing the shop's location with Dingxiang.

Then Mo Yu came to report that Qiu, the maidservant of the Marquis's wife, had arrived.

Granny Qiu?

He Yuyan looked surprised.

Soon, Granny Qiu entered the room.

"Greetings, Miss. I hope you are well."

He Yuyan pursed her lips. "Granny Qiu, may I ask what brings you here?"

Since returning to the Marquis's residence, she has not yet paid her respects to Madam Liu, and she has no idea why the Marquis's wife sent her trusted nanny over.

Upon hearing this, Granny Qiu felt a surge of displeasure.

Although both came from humble backgrounds, Miss Biao's magnanimity and temperament were in no way comparable to Aunt Wu's.

Not only do they not know how to speak in a flattering way, they also have no temper.

However, now is not the time to argue with her.

"Miss, please convey my master's message to come to Qiushui Pavilion immediately."

He Yuyan frowned.

Although she was unwilling, she was now living and eating in the Marquis's mansion, and had no choice but to obey the Marquis's wife.

"Got it, let's go!"

Qingwen, kneeling there, felt uneasy as she learned that Lady Hou had invited Madam Qin and her daughter over.

She thought to herself that the Lady Hou was probably going to abandon her.

Fortunately, the Qin mother and daughter never saw her true face.

"Qin Shi, do you recognize this maid of mine?"

Upon hearing Lady Hou's words, Madam Qin looked up at Qingwen, who was kneeling.

A moment later, she shook her head.

How could she easily meet a maidservant from a wealthy family?

He Xiuer, however, felt a strange unease as she looked at Qingwen's figure.

"Madam Hou, I have never met this lady before."

Although He Xiuer had never met her, she felt that the figure looked somewhat familiar.

Hearing He Xiuer's words, Lady Hou's haggard face revealed a cold smile.

The Qin mother and daughter were invited to the capital by Qingwen.

She couldn't let her maid, whom she had trusted for many years, live.

Lu Hanting listened to the questions asked by the Lady Hou, then looked at Qingwen's pale face.

Thinking back to the day of the spring banquet, when Qingwen came to tell her about what happened at the inn with Qin and her daughter, there was still something she didn't understand.

Just then, Granny Qiu led He Yuyan in.

"Yan girl?"

"Cousin?"

The Qin mother and daughter stood up, looking at the people who came in with astonishment.

Upon seeing them, He Yuyan's eyes revealed a hint of disgust.

"Greetings to the Heir Apparent and Lady Marquis."

He Yuyan saluted the two of them.

“Mr. He, you’ve come at just the right time.”

Tell Ting'er the truth, how did you escape from the Marquis's mansion back then?

He Yuyan stared wide-eyed, utterly astonished.

She looked at the people in the room, then at the prince. Was this some kind of interrogation?

When she looked at Lady Hou, she saw the latter staring at her with cold, sharp eyes.

Back then, Ting'er said he wanted to take He Yuyan as his concubine.

She outwardly agreed, but secretly sent Granny Qiu to deliver a message.

Let alone a noble concubine, she wouldn't even agree to let her have an ordinary concubine.

Who would have thought that He Yuyan was actually a woman of principle?

She said she already had someone she loved and asked me to grant her wish.

Ha, I never expected her to be so aloof, actually looking down on Ting'er. At that moment, Liu felt a lump in her throat.

However, she did not intend to let her son take her as a concubine, but Ting'er was determined to bring her into the Marquis's mansion.

In the end, she had no choice but to agree to help her escape from the mansion.

He Yuyan promised her that she would never return to the capital in this lifetime.

But who would have thought.

Qingwen, that girl, actually got jealous because Ting'er favored Wu Shi, and secretly tricked Qin Shi and her daughter into coming to the capital.

This further reveals the truth behind He Yuyan's faked death and escape.

Lady Hou looked at Qingwen, thinking, "What a treacherous maid!"

If we're talking about finding a concubine for Ting'er, she once intended to send Qingwen to be his maid.

Unfortunately, she herself was not good enough, and Ting'er did not take a liking to her, so he had no choice but to choose Wu Weiwei.

If it weren't for Madam Wu's reminder that day, she would probably still be kept in the dark by this wretched girl.

He Yuyan looked at the Crown Prince.

But in her heart, she recalled what Granny Qiu had said to her on the day she escaped from the Marquis's mansion.

"Miss, my master asked me to convey a message to you."

Please remember, Miss, that you escaped the Marquis's mansion today on your own merits.

If you dare to make accusations, you know the consequences...

He Yuyan looked at Qingwen, who was kneeling on the ground trembling.

She still remembered that when Qingwen was bitten by a poisonous snake, she almost lost her life, and it was she who sucked out the venom and saved her.

But just now, Granny Qiu told me that if Qingwen hadn't revealed to the prince that she was still alive...

She's probably still living a peaceful life in Tongzhou.

She was, after all, Qingwen's savior, yet Qingwen repaid her kindness with enmity.

He Yuyan stared at Qingwen's frightened face, and had already made up her mind.

Seeing that He Yuyan didn't reply for a long time, Lu Hanting's eyes gradually turned cold.

"Yan'er, I also want to know how you escaped from the Marquis's mansion that day?"

He Yuyan slowly walked up to the Crown Prince.

Pointing at Qingwen, who was kneeling humbly on the ground.

"Qingwen said she was the head maidservant of the Marquis's wife and that she had the ability to help me escape from the Marquis's mansion."

It was she who arranged for a carriage to meet me outside the manor, and it was she who set the Rose Pavilion ablaze after I left.

He Yuyan's accusation made Qingwen's face turn pale instantly.

She knew that the Lady Hou must know that she had betrayed her, and now she was probably going to push her out as a scapegoat.

She crawled up to Lu Hanting and begged for mercy:

"Young Master, please don't listen to Miss's nonsense."

"I...I'm just a lowly maid, how could I possibly have such great abilities..."