Transmigrating into a book to save her best friend, her sickly husband vies for her affections every

Fifteen years have passed, and she still has to face these things.

When she reached the entrance, guards were already waiting for her, holding umbrellas for her and leading her inside.

Ding Xiayu was already waiting for her under the eaves. When she saw her approach, she asked, "Do you want me to tell you what you should do, or are you going to do it your own thing?"

Wei Yu's gaze was frank. "What do you want me to do?"

Ding Xiayu glanced at her and felt sorry for Weiyu. "Let's go inside and talk." She then instructed the maid beside her to prepare hot water and clean clothes.

Yu could understand; it was for her to ask for.

She followed Ding Xiayu inside and heard her ask herself, "Do you know who you are?"

"I know." Wei Yu looked at her and said, slowly and deliberately, "Wife."

In the north, the young lady or mistress of a household is called "Niangzi" (娘子).

Her calling her "wife" was a tribute to the last surviving member of the Ning family, the true "Ning Weiyu".

He was also her former master.

In the face of the emergency, in order to preserve their last bloodline, the Xie family sent away the first and second-class maids who had grown up with the Ning family's youngest daughter to different directions to distract the enemy.

All the chosen children were dressed in the clothes of the Ning family's youngest daughter to distract the pursuers and ensure that the real Ning family's youngest daughter could reach a safe place to settle down.

In other words, they were all scapegoats.

As for her, because she was the maid who played best with the Ning family girl, she was handed over to the people sent by the Xie family.

Thus, he managed to survive.

The moment she was rescued, she realized that the Xie family wanted to protect the Ning family bloodline. Over the years, facing the pitying and sorrowful gazes of Old Madam Xie, Xie Zhiyi, and Jiang Yunchang, she dared not tell them her true identity.

She kept hiding it, feeling anxious inside, yet still had to act obediently on the surface. Every day was torture. The more the Xie family treated her well because she was a daughter of the Ning family, the more panicked she became.

She even secretly wondered if all the members of the Ning family had died over the years.

So, does that mean she can live with the Xie family for the rest of her life under this identity?

Ultimately, I was overthinking things.

It's not that it's not coming; it's that it's always on its way.

Now, the dream has been shattered.

Her identity was shattered.

From beginning to end, she was just a maid, nothing more.

Ding Xiayu smiled. "The name Weiyu is quite nice, I like it very much, it's a pity I can't use it myself, but I'm happy to give it to you, you can use it well for the rest of your life."

As she spoke, she looked Yu Xiao'er up and down again, "You didn't just recognize me now, did you?"

She recognized Wei Yu the moment she saw her, but she wasn't sure, so she kept testing her.

Yu didn't hide anything, and gave a mocking smile, "No, I was just unsure. I didn't expect my wife to admit it herself."

Ding Xiayu remembered something, "First of all, I never intended to hurt the Xie family. Xie Tinglan was purely an accident, and she's also a stupid woman who only loves men and wants nothing else."

"What, you can't speak ill of Xie Tinglan, or is it that in your heart, she is your master?"

"If the Duke's mansion knew your true identity, how do you think they would treat you? And how would they treat me?"

She pursed her lips for Yu.

She knew better than anyone that the Duke's Mansion had always sought to help and protect the orphans of the Ning family.

"My parents are the ones who have been kind to the Duke's mansion, not you. The one who has been kind to your parents is me, the one who bought you. Ever since you came with me, you haven't suffered a single day of loss, have you?"

She doesn't remember things from her childhood clearly, and some she even intentionally forgot. But these days she's been tempted to remember quite a few things.

She couldn't quite remember what Ding Xiayu looked like when she was little. The only thing she could remember was Ding Xiayu holding her hand, leading her through the streets and alleys, breaking off half of her delicious food and giving it to her, sharing her pretty dresses with her...

She also vividly remembers the things that happened as she grew up, all thanks to the kindness of the Xie family.

"Yes, without my wife, I could not have lived such a life of luxury in the Xie family."

Ding Xiayu sat down, gesturing with her chin to signal her not to stand, "Do you like my identity?"

He remained silent for the sake of jade.

Ding Xiayu chuckled, "If you like it, you can have it for now. But suddenly another orphan of the Ning family appears, which makes it harder for the Duke's mansion to trust you. The Xie family trusts you, and I trust you too. Are you still loyal to me?"

Yu remained silent.

"I know you're conflicted right now. Xie Yugui still doesn't know who I am, and I suppose you're partly to blame. You seem to be in a lot of pain?"

Yu remained silent.

“If you don’t want to stay here, I’ll arrange for you to return to the North.” Ding Xiayu poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Weiyu. “I still have a little bit of goodwill towards you. After all, we are friends.”

The words "master" and "servant" were not even used.

"Go change your clothes first."

Seeing that she didn't seem afraid, Wei Yu asked, "Xie You has left. What are your plans?"

"What are our plans?" Ding Xiayu said with a smile. "Let's go change our clothes first."

After taking a hot bath and changing her clothes, Wei Yu refused the maid's offer to dry her hair and instead sat by the window with a dry towel.

Ding Xiayu is no longer the Ning family lady she knew fifteen years ago.

Right now, all she can think about is revenge.

Keeping her around was definitely not because Ding Xiayu was kind-hearted.

Rather, she is very useful.

What do you mean by temporarily letting her continue to wear the hat of Ning family orphan?

They just want to use her as a smokescreen.

She was being held hostage by this, and she was afraid that if the Xie family found out, they would become completely subservient to Ding Xiayu.

However, Ding Xiayu was wrong about this.

She always knew that secrets couldn't stay hidden forever, and sooner or later the Duke's mansion would find out who she was.

The later she arrives, the more uncomfortable she will feel.

This poses no threat to her.

If we make it clear, Xie Zhiyi and Jiang Yunchang, being compassionate, will still take pity on her and spare her life.

But she and Xie Yugui could only part ways in this lifetime.

To put it bluntly, she just couldn't bear to part with Xie Yugui.

I'm so reluctant to part with it.

Xie Yugui truly still doesn't know her identity.

I simply like her completely as a person.

She missed it, perhaps for the rest of her life—

No.

They had already missed their chance; Xie Yugui had become the young master, and the two had already parted ways.

Fifteen years of wealth and fifteen years of being cherished are enough for her to savor in the future.

The movement in Yu's hand stopped.

She has one more thing to do.

She needed to find out whether Ding Xiayu would be detrimental to the Duke's Mansion.

The Duke's Mansion would not rebel against the court, so on this point, they are not on the same side as Ding Xiayu.

A person blinded by hatred cannot be a friend; then he is an enemy, and an enemy must die a horrible death.

She didn't understand the past grievances between the Zhang and Ning families, and Ding Ruguo and Ding Xiayu wouldn't talk nonsense about such things.

My thoughts became a jumbled mess.

There's just one point that Yu is very clear about.

For Ding Xiayu, she still had some value.

Therefore, she could also use this value to set a trap for Ding Xiayu.