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

"I haven't heard that, I only know she's in a hurry."

Cuiyun thought for a moment.

She seemed to have heard that the manager of Wei Garden had come by. Could it be that something had gone wrong with Wei Garden, which was managed by Aunt Wu?

Cuiyun shared her guess.

Lu Hanting frowned.

These past few days he'd heard that Yan'er was busy with the matter of opening a pharmacy shop; it seemed she was preparing to follow Wu Weiwei's example and open a pharmacy in the capital.

Lu Hanting couldn't help but reflect.

It seems that all of his concubines are happy to do business and make money. Wu Weiwei is one of them, and now even Yan'er is the same.

Could it be that the Marquis's mansion has been short of food and drink for them?

Yan'er goes without saying.

Because of her stubborn nature, and because she generously gave all the family property left by her parents to Jiang Yang in Tongzhou.

He's still angry and resentful about it.

Because of this, seeing that she was recently worried about money for the shop, he pretended not to see her.

This was certainly because of his punishment of her, but more importantly, he wanted Yan'er to bow down to him and beg him for help.

As for that little woman, Wei'er...

He gave her three manors alone, which must have cost at least three to five thousand taels of silver.

Even so, she still had to go out and do business.

Not only did he not understand, even Ru Feng couldn't figure out why Wu Weiwei was so keen on making money.

Yan'er has been back from Tongzhou for half a month, but she is still stubbornly unwilling to bow down to him.

He knew her temperament; the chances of her asking him for help were slim.

Besides, he had ignored her for quite some time, so it was time to ease the tension between them.

Lu Hanting walked towards Qiu Xinyuan.

……

“Miss, Dingxiang thinks Moyu might be a mole sent by Aunt Wu. Do you think we should find a pretext to get rid of her…”

While Mo Yu went to the kitchen to get food, Ding Xiang reminded He Yu Yan.

He Yuyan frowned.

Moyu was sent to her courtyard by Aunt Ping.

The old lady originally intended to send her two maids, but He Yuyan disliked noise, so she only wanted one.

Mo Yu had only been in her courtyard for a short time.

If we deal with her now, I'm afraid it will spread that she has a reputation for mistreating her servants.

This would also displease the old lady.

"No need, let's observe further!"

Soon, Mo Yu brought the food back.

"Young lady, please wash your hands and have your meal!"

Today I specially selected your favorite dishes; I'm afraid the food at Biyunting isn't as good as what we have here.”

She was the first one to arrive at the kitchen today.

Because she had just been resented by He Yuyan, she wanted to change her image in her master's eyes.

Upon seeing the stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork that He Yuyan loved, she couldn't wait to snatch one of the dishes.

It wasn't until I walked out the door that I realized it was the dish that the person from Biyunting had paid extra to have the kitchen cook.

There wasn't much stir-fried, just two small dishes.

However, she had already moved on and had no intention of returning it.

Seeing her favorite bamboo shoots, He Yuyan finally felt a little happier.

Upon seeing this, Dingxiang felt a pang of jealousy.

What a sycophant! He figured out what the girl liked to eat and then rushed to flatter her.

Because the food suited her taste, He Yuyan ate half a bowl more rice than usual.

After the girl put down her chopsticks.

Dingxiang looked at Moyu and asked curiously, "Moyu, why are there bamboo shoots today? Did the manor purchase them?"

She asked several times in the past few days, and the cooks in the kitchen said that the Marquis's mansion had a limited budget for Steward He's daily purchases.

Bamboo shoots are expensive lately, and there's nothing they can do about it.

Whatever vegetables Steward He bought, their kitchen would cook them accordingly.

If you want to eat something else, you can pay extra to have Manager He buy it.

Dingxiang asked out of curiosity.

I never expected that a small dish of bamboo shoots would cost two taels of silver.

The girls don't have any spare money; they're all still worried about the money for their shops.

Hearing Dingxiang's question, Moyu felt a little guilty.

"I... I took it from the kitchen, I don't know why it was there."

Seeing Mo Yu like this, Ding Xiang knew that she must be hiding something from her and the young lady.

He Yuyan also knew that something was wrong. Could there be a secret behind this dish of bamboo shoots?

"Moyu, tell me honestly, where did this dish of bamboo shoots come from?"

Upon seeing this, Mo Yu immediately knelt down.

“Girl, I heard from Dingxiang that you like to eat bamboo shoots. She’s been saying these past few days that you don’t have a good appetite.”

The kitchen had just cooked two dishes today, and I asked Chef Lin if I could take them… He probably didn't recognize me, and just said yes.”

She glanced at He Yuyan cautiously.

Then she continued, "But after I left the kitchen, I heard a maidservant picking vegetables say..."

Seeing He Yuyan's face growing darker and darker, she swallowed hard.

He said with difficulty, "It seems that today's bamboo shoots were dug from Aunt Wu's estate. She paid extra for the kitchen to prepare them..."

Upon hearing this, He Yuyan gasped.

She was convinced that she wouldn't compete with Wu Weiwei for anything, and considered herself superior to her.

Unexpectedly, her maidservant would do this for a bite to eat...

This……

How do outsiders view her? How do the servants of the Marquis's mansion view her?

He Yuyan clutched her chest, suddenly finding it difficult to breathe.

"Lilac... could you pour me a glass of water?"

Seeing her daughter's condition, Dingxiang helped her to the bedside.

Then he glared at Mo Yu and said, "Hurry up and get the young lady a cup of water!"

"Oh……"

Mo Yu was terrified.

He hurriedly went to pour water for He Yuyan.

Mo Yu brought over a glass of water, and Ding Xiang glared at her after taking it.

"You should leave. The girl doesn't want to see you right now!"

Mo Yu looked innocent.

He Yuyan leaned against the headboard and saw Mo Yu's pale face, looking completely at a loss.

She waved her hand, "Moyu, I know you're trying to please me, but I don't want to see you right now. You can leave!"

Her attempt to curry favor caused her to lose face in the Marquis's mansion.

She'll probably never be able to hold her head up in front of Wu Weiwei again in this lifetime.

Mo Yu walked out dejectedly.

He Yuyan sipped the water slowly, and after drinking a cup of hot water, she felt much better.

"Girl, am I right?"

I suspect that what Mo Yu did today was intentional, just to embarrass you.

He Yuyan raised her eyes.

He hesitated and said, "I don't think so!"

Judging from how anxious she was just now, it didn't seem fake.

"Girl, I think you're just too kind. Just you wait and see!"

Mo Yu had made the young lady lose such a huge embarrassment today, and she didn't understand why the young lady was still protecting her.

He Yuyan looked at Dingxiang and said with a wry smile:

"Dingxiang, I know you mean well."

But you should know that right now, only the Dowager Madam is somewhat on my side in the Marquis's mansion.

As for others, even the heir apparent, I'm afraid he...

Just as He Yuyan sighed, Mo Yu's joyful voice came from outside: "Your Highness, you've arrived!"

Dingxiang looked at He Yuyan with delight, "Miss, the young master has arrived!"

However, He Yuyan said coldly, "So what if they're here? It's no big deal for you to make such a fuss."

Dingxiang noticed that her daughter was unhappy.

Knowing that she was not only angry about what Mo Yu had just done, the young lady was also angry with the young master.

Ever since they returned to the Marquis's residence, ever since Wu Weiwei became the new favorite of the heir apparent.

Their situation will only get worse than before.

Dingxiang was afraid that the young lady would give the prince a cold look again.

She whispered a few words in He Yuyan's ear, and He Yuyan's expression improved.

A moment later, the curtain was lifted from the inside, and Dingxiang went out.

As soon as she stepped out the door, she saw the handsome figure of the prince enter the courtyard.

"Sir."

Dingxiang stepped forward and bowed to the prince.

"Hmm, where is Yan'er?"

Dingxiang looked distressed and said sadly, "My young lady just had a heart palpitation and is resting now because she's not feeling well."

Upon hearing that He Yuyan was feeling unwell, Lu Hanting strode towards the house.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment, may I have a word to say..."

Lu Hanting turned his head, his face grim.

"Say!"

"Your Highness, due to Mo Yu's negligence, our young lady just mistakenly ate a dish of bamboo shoots from Aunt Wu..."

According to Dingxiang's account, her daughter was so frightened by being blamed by Aunt Wu that she collapsed on the bed due to a heart attack.

If she hadn't carried medicine with her, her daughter would probably have lost her life.

Lu Hanting looked suspicious after hearing this.

"Is this serious?"