The beloved is reborn as a substitute, and the tyrant begs for forgiveness every night.

Eunuch Xu respectfully bowed to the Third Prince:

"Your Highness, I am here to assist Miss Jiang on His Majesty's orders."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Xiuxiu standing next to the Third Prince.

Jiang Xiuxiu was overjoyed and straightened her back without making a sound.

The third prince was puzzled and was about to ask.

Eunuch Xu shouted:

"Marquis Jiang Can of Yongning receives the imperial decree."

Father Jiang, bewildered, led everyone to kneel down.

"By imperial decree: Jiang Can has deliberately confused the bloodlines of the Marquis's family, betrayed the Emperor's grace, and is disloyal and unworthy. He is hereby demoted one rank and sentenced to half a year's imprisonment!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang's father knelt on the ground, his face turning pale with fright.

"How could this be? How could His Majesty know..."

Eunuch Xu said with a straight face:

"My lord, the Emperor is showing you leniency out of consideration for our past relationship. Why don't you quickly accept the decree and express your gratitude!"

Father Jiang knelt on the ground, his face pale, his head touching the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face.

Even after Eunuch Xu had left for quite some time, he still hadn't come to his senses.

Before Jiang's mother could react, she tried to come over and help him up.

But Jiang's father shoved him away:

"Ignorant woman! This is all your doing! I told you long ago to make them both get into their places! And you can't even handle such a small thing!"

Jiang's mother was puzzled: "Master, what does this mean?"

Father Jiang glared fiercely at Jiang Xiuxiu, who was hiding behind the Third Prince.

"Hurry up and send that disgraceful thing to the estate."

Jiang Dalang stepped forward and grabbed Xu Leyao's arm.

Xu Leyao looked at Jiang's father with a mocking expression.

"What, my dear father and brother, you still want to send me away!"

Father Jiang angrily flung his sleeve:

"Brother, what foolish thing are you doing! That's your sister!"

Jiang Xiuxiu suddenly understood the key point and burst into tears.

Now it seems that the Jiang family cannot be relied upon, so she has no choice but to turn to the most powerful man present.

"Third Prince, did Xiuxiu do something wrong? Why is she being treated like this?"

Unexpectedly, the Third Prince, who always fell for her tricks, took three steps back.

“Miss Jiang, I just wanted to clarify! I only have pity for you. We are both unmarried, so we must abide by etiquette and not overstep the bounds.”

Jiang Xiuxiu broke down and ran crying to her mother.

Mother Jiang patted her shoulder to comfort her, while giving the Third Prince a slightly reproachful look:

"Your Highness, my Xiuxiu is at least engaged to you..."

The third prince hurriedly distanced himself from the matter:

"I am only engaged to Miss Jiang, not this Miss..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuxiu turned pale and fainted.

The scene was in chaos.

Just as Jiang Dalang was about to pick up Jiang Xiuxiu and take her back to her courtyard, he was stopped by Jiang's father.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get it to the estate!"

"But she is Xiuxiu, she is the daughter you have raised for so many years!"

Jiang Dalang's eyes were red as he looked at his father accusingly.

Father Jiang frowned and coldly uttered a sentence:

"If you utter another word, I'll throw you all over the country too!"

Most of the people left in an instant.

Madam Jiang was still slumped in the chair, panting.

Upon seeing Xu Leyao, who was leisurely watching the show:

"It was you! You're the one who did this?"

Xu Leyao snorted coldly:

"So what if I am? Are you trying to kill me?"

Madam Jiang was breathing even more heavily. The nanny beside her dared not speak out in anger and could only carefully help Madam Jiang back to her courtyard.

Zhu'er moved closer to Xu Leyao and whispered:

"Miss, what do we do next?"

Miss was so impressive just now!

What was even more unexpected was that the man who came to the manor was actually the current emperor!

He even sent people to back up for the young lady.

Although he and Miss are from different generations, the extent to which he has been attentive to Miss in recent days has made Pearl unable to help but harbor some hope.

If the young lady can gain the Emperor's protection, her future will surely be brighter.

Xu Leyao glanced at the little girl with starry eyes and knew that she must be longing for the protection of a superior or a 'man'.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that love is the most fleeting thing.

Looking at her innocent and harmless appearance, Xu Leyao sighed softly in her heart.

Not wanting to shatter her hopes, Xu Leyao chose not to expose her.

She looked towards the inner courtyard.

"Next, of course, is cleaning the house!"

……

"Miss, isn't what we're doing inappropriate?"

Holding a pile of clothes, Zhu'er asked Xu Leyao nervously.

"What's this!"

Xu Leyao nonchalantly put the clothes in her hand into the brazier.

Seeing all the fine silks and brocades reduced to ashes, Granny Wang couldn't hold back any longer:

“Miss, if Master and Madam find out what you’re doing, they’ll definitely be angry. If you’re sent back to the estate again, this old servant won’t be able to help you.”

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Wang Mama's eyes. She gave a signal to the people around her, then lowered her head and pretended to try to dissuade them.

"Oh? What could they possibly be angry about?"

Xu Leyao looked at Granny Wang with feigned incomprehension.

A hint of disdain flashed in Wang Mama's eyes, but her demeanor remained very respectful.

"Miss, you grew up in the countryside, so naturally you don't know the many rules of our wealthy families in the capital. Here's what we'll do: you can forgive these clothes for getting dirty, but later you can apologize to the Second Miss and give her a thousand taels of silver."

I believe that the Second Miss will forgive and forget about you all, considering you are all daughters of noble families.

She was still calculating how much she could gain from receiving the thousand taels of silver when a burning pain suddenly shot through her face.

"How dare you hit me?"

She looked up in disbelief at the woman in front of her, who was still young but had a very sharp expression.

Xu Leyao slightly raised her chin, looking down at her with a sidelong glance:

"I'll hit you if I want to! Do I need to notify you before I hit you, you unruly servant?"

Just as she was about to lash out, Xu Leyao kicked her in the back of the knee.

Granny Wang knelt heavily on the ground, wincing in pain.

Xu Leyao grabbed a porcelain bottle from beside her and smashed it next to Granny Wang.

A shard of porcelain flew up and grazed her face, but she was too terrified to utter a sound.

Xu Leyao looked around and coldly uttered a harsh statement:

"I hope you all see clearly and think clearly who the real master of this courtyard is. Anyone who dares to take advantage of their age and bully me again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The maids nearby were so frightened that they trembled and fell to the ground, crying out that they dared not.

"Get up. I don't want to see anything in this courtyard that belongs to that imposter."

"Pile them all up in the yard, I'm going to burn them!"

A young maidservant wanted to say something, but was stopped by the people around her.

A group of people went in and out, piling all of Jiang Xiuxiu's clothes for all four seasons, rare treasures, and ancient books and calligraphy into the courtyard.

Xu Leyao looked at the pile of things that looked like a small mountain, and then thought of the little girl's simple living quarters in the manor.

An inexplicable emotion welled up inside me again.

Okay, little girl, don't be sad.

I will get back at you for everything that happened in the past, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

Gradually, the gloomy atmosphere faded, and Xu Leyao instructed Zhu'er:

"Go and fetch some fire."

Zhu'er clearly felt sorry for Jiang Yuwei, and this time she went down to look for her without hesitation.

Xu Leyao lay leisurely on the chaise longue under the tree, with a group of trembling servants standing beside her.

"Aaaaaah! Why did you touch my things?"

A scream suddenly came from the courtyard gate.

Xu Leyao opened her eyes and saw Jiang Xiuxiu with a pale face rushing towards the pile of things.

"Jiang Yuwei, you bitch! What right do you have to touch my things!"

Jiang Xiuxiu was so shocked by the drastic changes of the past two days that she lost her mind and forgot to put on a show in front of others.

Xu Leyao scoffed.

Why hasn't this imposter left yet?