Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 754 - 743: Substitute Younger Sister

After Prince Li returned to the capital, he became extraordinarily busy. Ye Xia had originally intended to speak with him before Ye Qiu returned to the capital but never found the opportunity. After dragging on for several days, Ye Qiu finally arrived, providing Ye Wangshi and Ye Xia with an excuse to visit.

"Princess Consort, Lady Ye and Second Miss Ye request an audience," the new butler said respectfully.

"Second Miss Ye, ah!" Ye Qiu laughed lazily, "Didn’t you tell them I was feeling unwell?"

"We did, but Lady Ye said she just wanted to see you and wouldn’t disturb you too much."

"Oh? Then let them in." She wanted to see how her dear mother and dear sister would react upon seeing her.

Ye Wangshi and Ye Xia walked all the way here, passing through the glittering front hall and the long, beautiful corridor before they finally reached Ye Qiu’s courtyard. Along the way, jealousy continuously surfaced in their hearts.

"Princess Consort, Lady Ye and Second Miss Ye have arrived," Eunuchs led the mother and daughter in then withdrew.

Ye Wangshi and Ye Xia stood below, staring blankly at Ye Qiu, unsure of what to do.

"How dare you, see the Princess Consort and not pay respects," Shao Yao suddenly scolded tenderly, glaring at them with fierce eyes.

"I..." Ye Wangshi looked at Ye Qiu unsure of what to do, but Ye Qiu gave no sign of helping her out.

She lazily played with the ring on her finger, saying with a smile, "Mother, by the rules, you should be the one to pay respects to your daughter. Although as a daughter, I shouldn’t have my mother do this, yet I am now Princess Li, and if I were to prevent you from paying your respects, I might actually harm you!"

"Such arrogance you have," Ye Xia said angrily, her eyes full of longing and restlessness, unhidden.

"Oh, isn’t this my dear sister?" Ye Qiu called out softly, "Sister, as your elder, I should remind you, you shouldn’t be so disrespectful to Princess Li, otherwise you might be dragged out and beaten."

"You..." Ye Xia pointed at Ye Qiu, glaring furiously, but, seeing the defiant eunuchs and nannies around, she felt helpless.

"My sister must not be impulsive. You should help your sister persuade our mother; times have changed," Ye Qiu smiled faintly, but her eyes radiated authority.

Ye Xia was so scared by her gaze; thinking of her plans, she reluctantly pulled Ye Wangshi to kneel and pay respect to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu sipped her tea as she allowed it, then instructed the servants to bring chairs: "Mother and sister, please sit. Stay for a simple lunch at noon. It’ll be good for me, Princess Li, to spend some time with my mother and sister."

Hearing Ye Qiu repeatedly calling her sister, Ye Xia felt intense hatred; everything should rightfully be hers.

How hateful that a momentary lapse back then led to such a bizarre twist of fate today. Ye Qiu, that sickly person, what right does she have to shout at her? Isn’t everything she has today because she allowed it? She should be grateful and return the position to its rightful owner.

She thought of Prince Li’s handsome features again - if she had met him, she definitely wouldn’t have let Ye Xia take her place. How unjust fate was, based on Ye Qiu’s health, could she properly attend to Prince Li? Could she bear heirs for Prince Li?

It’s all her own fault, her mind was muddled back then, letting Prince Li erroneously gain the reputation of a wife-cursing husband.

No, there’s still room for maneuver, Ye Xia’s eyes lit up.

Ye Qiu came to marry as her, and only their own family knows about it. If Prince Li takes a liking to her, maybe she and Ye Qiu can continue to swap identities then! After all, it was "Ye Xia" who married Prince Li, not Ye Qiu.

Ye Xia grew more excited the more she thought about it, feeling that it was not impossible. Prince Li probably wouldn’t want a constantly ill Princess Consort, and now with so many social obligations at Prince Wang Mansion, what could Ye Qiu possibly do?

"What is my little sister so happy about?" Ye Xia was fantasizing when Ye Qiu suddenly said, "Could it be that my sister has a beloved, speak up and let your sister hear, maybe your sister can make the decision for you!"

Ye Xia’s heart jolted, and she forced a smile: "How could I possibly have a beloved, the Princess Consort jests."

Ye Qiu sighed deeply: "It turns out my sister really estranges me, not even willing to call me sister. If that’s the case, maybe we should..."

"Not at all, sister is overthinking," Ye Xia hurriedly said, fearing that Ye Qiu would suggest they see each other less in the future.

However, Ye Qiu was not willing to let her off so easily, and looked at her sarcastically, "My sister looks much healthier, has Doctor Liu seen you? After all, it’s a deficiency from birth, you should rest more, how can you go out so casually?"

Ye Xia resented Ye Qiu for feigning ignorance, and also forced a laugh: "I am fortunate, sister, to have encountered a Jianghu doctor with excellent medical skills, who has gradually improved my condition this year."

"Oh? Where is this Jianghu doctor from? What’s his name? I, as your sister, have been unhealthy since going to the Northwest, tell me so that Prince Wang can send someone to find him."

Ye Xia lied without blinking, innocently saying: "I already said he’s a Jianghu doctor, met by chance, who left after giving a prescription, it would be difficult to find him."

"Difficult as it may be, we must still try, right? Sister, why not describe what he looks like, and which direction he went? I heard the Holy Emperor is also not feeling well, if it’s truly a Divine Doctor, then the contribution my sister could make to the World would be enormous."

"That man looks ordinary, in his forties or fifties, the servants said that after leaving Ye Residence he headed westwards, sister also came from the west, did you by chance encounter such a man on the road?" Ye Xia said bitterly.

Ye Qiu showed a look of pity: "There are many such people, alas, it’s just not my good fortune. Sister, knowing he was a Divine Doctor, why didn’t you stop him at the start!"

"I didn’t think that much."

"You, always so well protected by our parents, so indulged, everything so muddled. Never mind, you are grown up now, saying so much is useless, you must think more for yourself when you encounter things in the future." Ye Qiu ignored Ye Xia’s attitude, with a tone of admonition.

The wet nurse and Furong Shaoyao watched as the once high-ranking Eldest Lady seemed stifled, and they couldn’t feel more satisfied internally, thinking about how the Eldest Lady lacked discernment back then!

But thinking of Ye Qiu’s health, and Prince Li’s distant attitude, they started to worry immensely, Eldest Lady’s visit to Prince Wang Mansion obviously had some motives, can the Princess Consort maintain her position?

Ye Wangshi, who had been sitting quietly, saw Ye Xia continuously put in a difficult position, and somewhat pleasingly said to Ye Qiu: "Princess Consort, could you let these servants leave, so the three of us, mother and daughters, can talk alone?"

Seeing Ye Wangshi with such an attitude, Ye Qiu’s heart suddenly twitched, for Ye Xia, she was willing to do anything, even if it meant hurting herself, another daughter of hers.