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

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Xiuxiu, wanting to see how she would defend herself.

Before the fake Taoist could answer, Jiang Xiuxiu continued to question him, one question after another.

“If it were my sister, she would leave the Jiang residence some time from now. But I haven’t even stepped out of the mansion lately. So where would we meet if you were to ask me to get to know her?”

Xu Leyao's eyes flashed coldly as she listened to Jiang Xiuxiu's words.

Jiang Xiuxiu was really persistent; even at this point, she didn't forget to drag her down with her.

Her words were clearly meant to tell everyone.

Xu Leyao was restless and often went out of the mansion.

In this way, the possibility that Xu Leyao knew the fake Taoist priest is significantly higher than that she knew him.

However, Xu Leyao was not one to sit idly by and wait for her doom.

"Sister, I really don't know where to begin with your words. You don't know him, but you say I do? Could it be that I'm plotting against you today?"

Xu Leyao didn't mince words and spoke frankly, throwing the question at Jiang Xiuxiu.

If Jiang Xiuxiu were to answer yes, she would be in dire straits.

After all, everyone with eyes can see!

Before Jiang Xiuxiu said these words, everyone thought that this fake Taoist priest was desperate and trying to implicate Jiang Xiuxiu.

But her words were clearly an attempt to shift the blame onto Xu Leyao.

However, not everyone is entirely a fool.

Everyone present could see that the one who had truly been wronged today was Xu Leyao.

Today should have been a good day for Xu Leyao, but this fake Taoist priest has repeatedly disrupted things, and she has not yet been able to complete the ceremony of being included in the family genealogy.

For Xu Leyao, this kind of thing is definitely more harmful than beneficial.

So why would she do something that hurts others and benefits no one?

Therefore, no one would believe Jiang Xiuxiu's forceful entanglement.

Xu Leyao's frank and open remarks are precisely for this reason.

Jiang Xiuxiu sighed helplessly, knowing that her plan was doomed to fail.

She immediately changed her expression and bowed to Xu Leyao.

"I broke my promise earlier, please don't blame me, elder sister. However, this fake Taoist priest started making accusations right away, which really made me uneasy, so I said so many things I shouldn't have."

Although Jiang Xiuxiu was apologizing, her words implied that she was blaming Xu Leyao for being unruly.

But now that things had come to this, the people at the scene simply didn't believe her anymore.

Aside from those rich young masters, who among those present wasn't cunning and calculating?

Even those spoiled young masters had witnessed the various ways women in the inner quarters competed for favor, so they could tell that Jiang Xiuxiu was just showing off her tea skills.

Therefore, they had absolutely no good feelings towards Jiang Xiuxiu.

These young men were naturally delighted to have such a supposedly "understanding" girl appear in their backyard, but in this setting, she was clearly spoiling their fun.

The matter of that fake Taoist priest hasn't been resolved yet!

The two sisters from the Jiang family started accusing each other. Who were they putting on this show for?

Indeed, in the eyes of the onlookers, it was clear that Xu Leyao and Jiang Xiuxiu had staged this performance together to divert everyone's attention.

No one expected that Jiang Xiuxiu really wanted to make a big fuss about it.

While everyone's attention was focused on Xu Leyao and Jiang Xiuxiu, the fake Taoist priest tried to sneak away.

Someone in the crowd said something, which drew everyone's attention back to the fake Taoist priest.

"That fake Taoist priest is about to run away!"

In short, everyone's attention returned to the fake Taoist priest. He was acting suspiciously, and when he was discovered, he wore an embarrassed smile.

Seeing this, Xu Leyao stopped arguing with Jiang Xiuxiu and started firing directly at the fake Taoist priest.

"It seems that everything you said was a lie, just to distract everyone."

Xu Leyao's words immediately won the approval of the onlookers.

Why did this fake Taoist priest look so guilty?

"Drag this fake Taoist priest away."

At this moment, Jiang's father finally stepped forward to take charge of the situation.

Unlike Xu Leyao, who could only prove her innocence, Jiang's father immediately ordered his men to drag the fake Taoist priest away and lock him up.

However, his words were clearly more effective than Xu Leyao's; with a single command, someone immediately took action.

After the fake Taoist priest was dragged away, Jiang's father clasped his hands in a salute to the crowd.

"What happened today has truly made you all laugh. Food has been prepared in the backyard, and we can begin the feast after my daughter's inscription ceremony. It's an auspicious day, so let's not waste any more time."

Since Father Jiang had spoken, the others naturally had to give him face.

Although there were many people in the crowd who disliked Jiang's father, the Jiang family had, after all, produced a concubine, and now Xu Leyao had inexplicably gained the Emperor's favor. Therefore, no one dared to act rashly, but instead carefully observed the situation.

Meanwhile, while everyone's attention was focused on the ceremony of Xu Leyao's inclusion in the family genealogy, Jiang's mother pulled Jiang Xiuxiu away.

Although Xu Leyao had already begun the ceremony, she was also keeping a close eye on everything around her.

Seeing Jiang Xiuxiu being pulled away by her mother, a smile flashed in Xu Leyao's eyes.

It seems that Jiang's mother still has doubts about what she said a while ago.

That's good. All the troublemakers are gone, and the ceremony of being included in the family genealogy can finally proceed smoothly. In this way, she can be considered to have repaid the original owner of a favor.

The rest of the process went exceptionally smoothly.

Jiang Yuwei's name was eventually recorded in the Jiang family's genealogy in full view of everyone.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers were momentarily at a loss for words to describe their feelings.

Perhaps there was some disappointment, or perhaps some resentment.

Now that Xu Leyao has been included in the family genealogy, those restless women must be starting to have designs on her behind her back.

The thought of the potential consequences of this matter gave the young masters of the families a headache.

At this moment, they couldn't help but feel a little resentful, wondering why Zheng Zhihe had to do such a thankless task.

However, outwardly, they offered their congratulations to Jiang's parents and Xu Leyao.

Xu Leyao and the others were also dealing with the crowd, while the other maids and servants of the Jiang family were constantly leading the guests to the banquet prepared in the backyard.

The event didn't end until nightfall.

However, the Jiang family's problems are far from over.

Upon returning to the Jiang residence, Jiang's father immediately summoned Xu Leyao and Jiang Xiuxiu, and even Jiang's mother sat on the upper floor with a gloomy expression.

"Your Majesty!"

Jiang's father stared coldly at Jiang Xiuxiu, his voice heavy.