After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

Once Lu Zhiyuan and the Crown Prince's carriage had gone far away, Lu Jinyao raised her head and gritted her teeth in resentment.

A moment later, the maid in green, head bowed, squeezed out from the bustling crowd with small, quick steps. Seeing Lu Jinyao kneeling in the street, she was startled and quickly helped her up.

"Miss, the master has returned home and wants you to go back immediately."

Lu Jinyao rubbed her knees, taking the hand of the little maid. "I've been guarding here the whole time, and I haven't seen any carriages from the manor pass by. When did Father go back?"

"Master returned in Lord Xie's carriage." The maid helped Lu Jinyao into the carriage. "But why was Miss kneeling in the street? Did someone deliberately make things difficult for her?"

Lu Jinyao glared at the maid and said indifferently, "How dare you interfere in my affairs?"

The maidservant quickly lowered her head: "It was my fault for being so talkative. I was just concerned about you, Miss."

Lu Jinyao gave a light snort. Seeing the maid's expression change slightly, she quickly grabbed her hand and said, "I was angry just now and spoke a little harshly. Don't hold it against me; I wasn't targeting you."

The maidservant quickly replied, "This servant wouldn't dare. This servant serves Miss. If Miss is in a bad mood, you are free to take it out on this servant."

“I’m a human being too, how could I take it out on you? I was just in a bad mood and lost control of myself.” Lu Jinyao took off her bracelet and stuffed it into the maid’s hand: “If I lose my temper again in the future, don’t pay attention to me, just let me digest it myself.”

Seeing Lu Jinyao's sincere attitude and the barely perceptible hint of grievance in her voice, the maidservant felt a pang of pity. Like Wei Linglan, she was a servant girl in the Wei family. When Lu Jinyao first arrived at the Wei family, the master had assigned Wei Linglan to her side. However, after accompanying her on a trip back to the Lu family, Wei Linglan vanished without a trace.

She said that Wei Linglan and her mother Ji Wanwan were killed by Lu Zhiyuan. The master didn't believe her and sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find any clues.

The master assigned her to Lu Jinyao's side, not only to investigate Lu Jinyao's affairs in the Lu family, but also to keep a close eye on her. No matter how clever a ten-year-old girl is, she can't hide anything from others.

She took the bracelet and said softly, "In this capital city, besides the Xie and Lu families, who else would dare to make Miss suffer?"

“Your Highness,” Lu Jinyao pouted, “that short-lived Lu Zhiyuan somehow managed to get close to Your Highness and even made you embarrass me. Poor me, I don’t know who my biological father is, and my mother was murdered. I have no one to rely on except my adoptive father. My adoptive father is old, and I don’t want to trouble him, so I can only suffer this anger by myself.”

The maid couldn't help but say, "Even if Master finds out, he can't stand up for you, Miss. His Highness the Crown Prince is, after all, His Highness the Crown Prince. Under heaven, apart from the Emperor and the Empress, who dares to mistreat him?"

Lu Jinyao gritted her teeth in resentment.

What incredible luck did Lu Zhiyuan have? She was clearly the most admired and favored daughter of the capital, and when she returned from Weinan, everything was exactly as her mother had described, just as she had seen in her dream. But everything changed the moment this sickly girl returned to the Lu family before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Yes, it's because of her. Whether in her mother's dream or in her own, she should die in Chaoyun Bieyun.

Only after she died could she and Jingyuan be adopted by Xie Chaoyun and become the legitimate daughters of the Marquis of Pingnan. Only after she died could Xie Chaoyun be heartbroken, lose her original judgment, be outmaneuvered by her and her mother, and cause the Xie family to fall into ruin.

The root of all the problems lies with Lu Zhiyuan.

He clenched his fists tightly and silently prayed, "Lu Zhiyuan, only when you die can everything return to normal."

Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, the Wei family steward urged Lu Jinyao to get out. Upon arriving at the front hall and seeing Grand Tutor Wei's gloomy face, Lu Jinyao's heart skipped a beat.

"Godfather, Jinyao is back."

"Kneel down!" Grand Tutor Wei sat in his armchair without even lifting his eyelids.

Lu Jinyao pursed her lips, looked at the cold ground and knelt down: "What did Jinyao do wrong to make Godfather so angry?"

"Did you do the things that happened in the Empress Dowager's palace?"

Grand Tutor Wei lifted his eyelids: "Didn't I tell you to stay in your residence and not try to reach into the inner palace?"

"Jin Yao, no, Jin Yao doesn't know where your godfather heard these words from." Lu Jin Yao was terrified, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly. "Jin Yao has no one to rely on but your godfather. Even if Jin Yao wanted to reach into the palace, she would have to rely on your godfather."

Lu Jinyao secretly looked up, observing the changes in Grand Tutor Wei's expression out of the corner of her eye.

"Godfather, Jinyao really didn't do those things."

“I’m old, not stupid.” Grand Tutor Wei opened his eyes: “You do have some cleverness. You sent someone to the Jiang family and, through the Fang family, extended your reach into the palace. You wanted to use her to deal with Lu Zhiyuan, but by a twist of fate, you injured His Highness Prince Yue. You tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, so naturally you won’t admit that you did these things.”

"It's all Jin Yao's fault, please punish her, Godfather."

"Get up. Don't do such foolish things again." Grand Tutor Wei raised his hand: "The Emperor and Empress intend for Lu Zhiyuan to become the Crown Princess. Her appearance with the Crown Prince today is an announcement to the world. According to the royal family's procedures, her identity will be officially announced at the New Year's Eve banquet."

Lu Jinyao clenched her fists and remained silent.

Grand Tutor Wei gestured for the maid to help her up and continued, "The Prince of Yue is injured. As the concubine of the Prince of Yue, appointed by the Empress, you should go to serve him. Tomorrow morning, have someone bring you into the palace."

Lu Jinyao was so excited that she couldn't hide her feelings.

Grand Tutor Wei was disappointed and annoyed that he had taken in such a fool. Thinking of her biological father, he suppressed his disappointment and resentment. The daughter of the Prince of Yong'an couldn't possibly be very clever. If she were truly intelligent, the Prince of Yong'an wouldn't have cooperated with him.

He stood up, walked up to Lu Jinyao, pinched her chin, looked into her eyes and said, word by word, "Once you enter the palace, be a peaceful concubine of the Prince of Yue, and do not cause any trouble."

Lu Jinyao responded, but felt the pressure on her chin tighten.

"Don't get into any of your wicked schemes. If you ruin things, you'll know what the consequences will be."

Lu Jinyao shuddered: "Jinyao wouldn't dare. Jinyao will definitely serve His Highness Prince Yue wholeheartedly and strive to win His Highness's heart."

Grand Tutor Wei loosened his grip: "Not too stupid!"

Lu Jinyao quickly said, "Jinyao is dull-witted, please enlighten me, godfather."

Grand Tutor Wei closed his eyes and said, "Instead of scheming, you should improve yourself. The Eastern Palace may not belong to the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince will definitely belong to the Eastern Palace. If you want to become the most honored woman in this capital, taking good care of the Prince of Yue and his birth mother is what you should do most."

“What Godfather means is…” Lu Jinyao looked up, but immediately lowered her eyes when she met Grand Tutor Wei’s gaze: “Jinyao understands. Jinyao will definitely handle things properly and not let Godfather worry.”

“Shuixian will enter the palace with you. Discuss matters with her and do not act on your own.” Grand Tutor Wei glanced at her and said coldly, “You know better than I how Linglan died. I do not wish to pursue past matters. The palace is not like the Lu family, and Wei Shuixian is not Wei Linglan. If anything happens to her, you will not survive either.”

Lu Jinyao's heart skipped a beat as she heard Grand Tutor Wei say, "This Grand Tutor does not like disobedient pawns."