Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 761 - 750: The Substitute Younger Sister

"So, Prince, are you here at this time to ask me to give the position back to my sister?" Ye Qiu did not say what Duan Huaijin thought, nor did she expose Ye Xia’s tricks, but simply asked this lightly.

Without waiting for Duan Huaijin to speak, Ye Xia urgently said, "That’s right, that’s exactly what the Prince means. Second sister, you have occupied my place for so long, it’s time for things to return to their rightful owner."

Duan Huaijin did not speak, he thought that with Ye Qiu’s character of despising the poor and loving the rich, she surely feared death and would not give up her current life. So, he was waiting, waiting for Ye Qiu to beg for mercy, waiting for her to beg for his forgiveness.

This way, he would have leverage to suppress her in the future, and he could ensure she would change her ways and stop thinking about other things obediently.

But obviously, he had miscalculated from the beginning. Ye Qiu, with eyes full of heartbreak, said: "Everything I have today was granted by the Prince, so since the Prince wants it back, I have nothing to say. I only ask the Prince to grant me one thing, to forgive my wet nurse and two maids, they are innocent."

"Is that all you wanted to say?" Duan Huaijin said, holding back his anger.

Ye Qiu kneeled straight: "Yes."

"Good, you’re really something." Duan Huaijin was thoroughly infuriated, "Since it is so, let everything return to its original owner. Don’t worry, I’m not so petty as to want the lives of a few servants. But though capital punishment is avoided, lesser punishment cannot escape. They will live with you in the manor, and without my command, none of you may leave that manor."

Ye Qiu kowtowed, her forehead hitting the floor, her voice muffled: "I thank the Prince for his grace."

"Take care of yourself." Duan Huaijin prepared to leave with a flick of his sleeve.

Ye Qiu called out loudly: "Prince!"

He stopped his steps, seeming to still be expecting something.

"I can no longer deliver meals to the Prince at night, those recipes, I will send them to the main kitchen."

"You... That’s really all you want to say?" Duan Huaijin’s face turned livid, he inwardly cursed Ye Qiu for being foolish, why bring up such trivial matters at this time?

If only she admitted her wrong, if only she showed her sincerity, he would forgive her. Must she be so stubborn?

"Second sister, would you shut up? Why utter so many useless words? Do you want the Prince to continue punishing you?" Ye Xia urgently said, still unable to understand the situation, she also realized something was off, and absolutely could not let the Prince have second thoughts about Ye Qiu.

"Prince, let us leave first, don’t you still have important matters to deal with? Let the housekeeper take care of the second sister here, they surely won’t treat her unfairly."

Duan Huaijin also thought so, his beloved brother started to suspect him too, he absolutely could not make a mistake at this time, indeed there were many matters to attend to beforehand. As for Ye Qiu, let her think it over, when she’s had enough of crying, she will come back to beg for mercy.

Duan Huaijin snorted coldly and left, Ye Xia triumphantly turned back to look at Ye Qiu, preparing to enjoy Ye Qiu’s distressed expression, but she saw that Ye Qiu started to get up unconcernedly, not even giving her a proper look.

"What are you still proud of? My dear second sister, look at how you disregarded me before, making me kneel for you. Now what? Fortune has turned, now I am the master of this Prince Wang Mansion." Ye Xia said very proudly, with a victorious expression on her face.

However, Ye Qiu did not show the hatred, sadness, and unwillingness that Ye Xia anticipated; instead, her expression was calm, seemingly mocking as she looked at her.

"You can still laugh at a time like this? How audacious!" Ye Xia was about to slap Ye Qiu, but was pecked on the back of her hand by the Little Golden Crow that flew over, causing her to retract her hand in pain.

"Damn beast, I must have you flayed alive, come on, someone, catch it for me," she commanded, and the guards hurried over, but their eyes were on Ye Qiu.

Ye Xia’s face was distorted with anger, yet she refrained from saying much. She still wore the maiden’s hairstyle, while Ye Qiu was dressed in the Princess Consort’s attire. It was understandable for the servants to mistake them, but once Ye Qiu truly left for the countryside estate, she would be the sole Princess Consort of the mansion.

That very night, Ye Qiu hurriedly left the Princess Consort, taking only a few simple trunks, accompanied by her wet nurse and the maids Furong Shaoyao, with Qi Feng being the one to send them off.

Qi Feng couldn’t comprehend why, given that it was clear that the Prince cared for the Princess Consort and she seemed to like him too, even if it was a substitute marriage, things shouldn’t have deteriorated to this current state. Could it truly be because of the Princess Consort’s sister?

He looked disdainfully at the haughty Ye Xia, doubting that the Prince had fallen in love with the Princess Consort’s sister as others assumed. What exactly had occurred that prompted the Prince to switch their identities back?

The estate was in the countryside, also being the smallest and poorest among those owned by Prince Li. It seemed Prince Li wanted Ye Qiu to give up by facing hardships, thus compromising with him.

By the time Ye Qiu and her company arrived, it was deep into the night. The estate was shrouded in darkness. Due to its small size, aside from one family of tenants, there was only one old housekeeper who, due to his age, couldn’t manage everything efficiently, resulting in the estate not only being dilapidated but also filled with dust.

Recently, Ye Qiu’s health was declining, and upon arrival, she was immediately troubled by the pervasive dust in the house, incessantly coughing. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"There are no doctors around in these wild hills and ridges, Princess Consort! What should we do?" the wet nurse exclaimed anxiously.

"I will go seek one immediately," said Qi Feng as he was about to leave.

"No need," Ye Qiu stopped him, "It’s nothing serious, a breath of fresh air outside will do me good."

"But the dew outside is so heavy..."

"It’s fine."

Unable to persuade her, the wet nurse turned to Qi Feng, saying: "Mr. Qi, could you help us move the table and the bed first? We would like to clean up to let the Princess Consort rest."

"No problem at all," responded Qi Feng readily.

"Thank you so much," the wet nurse thanked him profusely.

Qi Feng sighed internally, his actions efficient and tidy: "No need for thanks, wet nurse."

After Qi Feng left, Ye Qiu lit an oil lamp and began writing a letter under the dim light. However, after finishing the letter, she didn’t send it but instead sealed it in a box already filled with letters.

"Alas, what misfortunes, why must my lady suffer so much..." the wet nurse lamented from a distance, looking at the lamp light, unable to dispel the sorrow.

Back at Prince Li Mansion, after Ye Qiu moved out, Ye Xia couldn’t wait to move in, yet Duan Huaijin never showed up as she had hoped.

"How is the Princess Consort?" Duan Huaijin asked Qi Feng in the study upon his return.

"The Princess Consort seems very calm," replied Qi Feng truthfully.

Duan Huaijin was infuriated again, not even waiting for Qi Feng to report about the estate’s situation and Ye Qiu’s coughing, he waved his hand, signaling Qi Feng to leave.

Qi Feng opened his mouth but eventually shut it. For some reason, he always felt that the Prince would regret this eventually, but as a servant, it wasn’t his place to comment on his master’s matters.