After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

On her way back to Beijing, she heard that her cousin was still unmarried. Thinking of the wonderful times they had shared, she was filled with emotion.

So he devised another scheme and moved into the prince's mansion.

But when she arrived at the mansion, she noticed something was amiss.

Her cousin was quite distant from her, which was normal, since they hadn't seen each other for five years. However, she could sense that he didn't seem to like her as much as she had imagined, which made her very anxious.

Moreover, she noticed that his gaze kept following a little maid. He used to dislike desserts, but now he didn't rule out eating them.

She learned through subtle questioning from the steward that it was this little maid who had turned him into this.

That's why she approached Wushuang.

Wu Shuang didn't know why Princess Qingdai had come to see her, but Princess Qingdai's words, actions, and manners made her feel inferior.

Princess Qingdai's purpose in coming was to give her a verbal warning.

She spoke gently, without using any harsh words, but she inadvertently gave Wu Shuang a sense of oppression and shame.

Wu Shuang only learned after Princess Qingdai entered the manor that the prince had drunk too much that day and was calling out for Princess Qingdai.

She felt bitter inside, but she managed to calm herself down and couldn't help but refute Princess Qingdai.

“Princess, if you were so sure that the prince loved you, you wouldn’t have come to me today to say these words.”

Princess Qingdai was surprised by Wushuang's sharp words, which hit her right where it hurt. Her originally gentle and charming face was about to crumble.

But Princess Qingdai's years of forbearance and facial control allowed her to quickly regain her composure, and she smiled gently at Wushuang.

What happened next left Wu Shuang in disbelief.

Because they were standing on the riverbank, where there were no railings, but there was grass along the river.

Princess Qingdai suddenly moved closer to her, and her crimson lips slowly uttered a sentence in her ear.

"I want you to see who Brother Gu is."

Before Wushuang's wide eyes, Princess Qingdai staggered and swayed before falling into the water.

The maids nearby cried out in alarm, "Princess Qingdai has fallen into the water!"

Before they could call for help, Wushuang swiftly jumped into the water and swam towards Princess Qingdai.

But as soon as she entered the water, she could feel another figure breaking through the water and entering the river not far from her, creating ripples. Wu Shuang's heart inexplicably clenched.

Princess Qingdai, who was struggling on the surface of the water, was rescued by Wushuang.

But just as she dragged Princess Qingdai ashore, she suddenly felt a gust of wind to her side, and a familiar, slender figure swept past her.

Gu Xuanye hurriedly stepped forward, just as Princess Qingdai spat out a mouthful of water. A maidservant draped a prepared cloak over Princess Qingdai's shoulders.

Before Wu Shuang could react, Gu Xuan Ye anxiously pushed her away. Wu Shuang was exhausted from rescuing people in the water.

He pushed her, and she fell weakly to the bank. Smelling the mud and moss, he felt bitter.

Looking sideways, I saw that Gu Xuanye was already holding Princess Qingdai, and the two of them were embracing each other like a perfect couple.

Princess Qingdai slowly awoke, and Gu Xuanye asked her with concern how she was feeling.

Princess Qingdai is unharmed.

Princess Qingdai's personal maid, however, couldn't sit still. Wiping away her tears, she accused, "Your Highness, if it weren't for this maid..."

Then came a series of coughs from Princess Qingdai, "Greenwood!"

The personal maid could only swallow her resentment, while Gu Xuan Ye frowned, his gaze slightly shifting to Wu Shuang lying on the other side of the shore, but he said nothing.

As Gu Xuanye was about to pick her up, she leaned against him and whispered, "Brother Gu, I'm sorry, I accidentally lost my footing and fell into the river."

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone present could hear it.

Just now, only the two of them were standing on that shore. Princess Qingdai's maids were neither too close nor too far away, so they naturally couldn't hear what they were talking about, but they were just like Gu Xuanye.

Because of the angle, you can only see that Wushuang is facing away.

Princess Qingdai seemed to have heard something and looked flustered and helpless. Then she seemed to be pushed and fell into the water.

Wu Shuang seemed speechless. She wanted to explain, but could only utter, "That's not how it is..."

She saw the coldness in Gu Xuanye's eyes as he looked at her, even more unfamiliar than when they first met. Her words of explanation were stuck in her throat by his gaze, and she couldn't utter a sound.

Then she watched helplessly as Gu Xuanye carried Princess Qingdai away from the riverbank, leaving without looking back. She lay sprawled on the bank, looking utterly wretched, feeling as if she had fallen into an ice cave...

"Waaaaah~ Poor Wushuang!"

"This princess is so cunning! She actually resorted to such underhanded tactics! Our innocent and kind-hearted Wushuang has no way to defend herself! My Wushuang~"

"Your Highness, how could you do this? I misjudged you. Why does my heart ache so much too?!"

In an instant, several noble ladies in Bai Zunxing's courtyard had tears in their eyes, and some even cried their hearts out. Even the maids who were standing to their side, seemingly pouring water for them but actually secretly watching, had red eyes.

Some of the maids were even silently shedding tears; they were all deeply moved by the plot.

"How could it be over already? I wanted to read the rest! This storybook is so short. I guess I'm going to have insomnia again tonight." Bai Zunxing clutched her chest, sobbing uncontrollably, overwhelmed by the aftereffects.

After the book appreciation gathering in the backyard ended, Bai Zunxing had dinner in the main hall's kitchen in the evening.

As soon as Bai Zunyue sat down, she noticed her younger sister's red and swollen eyes and couldn't help but ask her with concern, "What happened? Who bullied you?"

That shouldn't be the case. He knew that his sister hadn't left the mansion all day and had even invited a few close female friends to a book appreciation gathering. The afternoon had been quite harmonious, so why are her eyes so red now?

Not only her, but also the eyes of her personal maid who served her food were red, leaving Bai Zunyue, who was always shrewd and calculating, bewildered.

Bai Zunxing glanced at her brother and said, "Hmph, don't pry into a young lady's affairs."

Bai Zunyue assumed that she was too old to talk about it, so he didn't press her for details. He figured he could just have her personal maid come to his study and ask her, and she would know everything!

Sure enough, as soon as night fell, Bai Zunxing's personal maidservant nervously explained the whole story. Only when Bai Zunyue waved for her to leave did the maidservant's trembling body finally relax.

Bai Zunyue's unfathomable eyes were fixed on something unseen. At that moment, a sliver of moonlight, as white as jade, fell on his slender body through the half-open window. Half of his handsome and flawless face was illuminated by the white moonlight, making him look exceptionally handsome.

He smiled, but it was brief and faint. "A storybook? Interesting..."