The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

What an arrogant young lady.

Langhua thought to herself.

She had barely reined in her horse when the two maids the Queen Mother had assigned to her rushed over in a panic, lifting their skirts.

"Young lady! Are you injured?"

Langhua shook her head.

One of them, who had changed his name to Yuzhu, was still in shock. Staring at the departing figure, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Who is that? How rude!"

The instructor also rushed over, his forehead covered in sweat from worry. Only after seeing with his own eyes and confirming that Langhua was indeed not injured did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

As she wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, she carefully explained, "That's the third young lady from the Dongchang Marquis's household. She comes from a high-ranking family, so she's bound to be a bit arrogant, but she's not a bad person. Today's mistake was probably unintentional, so please don't take it to heart, Third Young Lady Wang."

"So what if she's the lady of the Marquis's mansion? If she's so capable, why doesn't she go to her own horse farm? Why bother—"

"Jade Beads".

Langhua suddenly spoke.

Yu Zhu choked, the rest of her words stuck in her throat.

Langhua turned her head and glanced at her.

His gaze was gentle and mild, without a trace of harshness, yet it possessed an indescribable pressure. Yu Zhu felt a chill run down her spine and unconsciously shrank back, saying, "Miss, young lady."

"I don't think this name suits you very well," Langhua said calmly. "After we return to the manor, you should use your original name again."

Having said that, he didn't look at her any longer, dismounted, and went to the changing room.

Yu Zhu, no, Zhi'er, turned pale instantly.

She wasn't particularly clever, but she wasn't truly stupid either; she could easily understand the meaning behind those words.

What the girl took back wasn't just the name, but a sign that she was no longer allowed to serve her.

Yu Die, who was standing to the side, glanced at her, shook her head gently, said nothing, and quietly followed Lang Hua.

She had given her hints several times, but Yuzhu still couldn't understand.

You should be a maidservant according to the type of master you serve.

The eldest daughter is a headstrong woman who will argue even when she's wrong, so those who serve her must be sharp-tongued, ideally able to act as her weapon and her mouthpiece.

But the Third Miss was a woman of inner beauty and composure, and she was very careful in her actions. How could she tolerate a talkative and inconsiderate maid by her side?

Moreover, that was the Marquis's residence.

Whether the Marquis of Dongchang's family had any real abilities, she, a mere servant, didn't know.

But since it was a noble family's residence, its social standing was undeniable.

How dare we servants interfere with the daughters of such families? What if we bring trouble upon them?

Langhua changed her clothes and came out. She saw Yudie waiting outside. Yudie's steps were steady, her eyes were clear, and she acted in an orderly manner. A faint sense of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

Let's use it for now.

Once the jade beads are replaced, Ah Chang should be arriving soon.

The thought flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but think of that proud young lady from earlier.

The Dongchang Marquis's Residence...

She felt like she'd heard that name somewhere before.

Before she came into this world, she had read the complete storybook.

However, Wang Ruofu's role in the story is not very large, and most of the story revolves around the affairs of the Sheng family's inner quarters.

In the end, all she understood was that the one whose destiny truly benefited was Gu Tingye, the legitimate son of the merchant's daughter in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, and Sheng Minglan, the sixth daughter of Yura, from the Sheng family.

As for the others, they will play the good cop or the bad cop, depending on the importance of the young couple and their actions, and will reap what they sow.

After coming into this world, she inherited Wang Ruofu's personal memories and feelings.

However, setting aside the infighting among the wives and concubines and the trivial matters concerning the children in the Sheng family, and the grievances that the Wang family parents clearly favored their eldest sister, Wang Ruofu's memories of the political landscape of Bianjing are actually not very extensive.

The ones that truly left an impression were those few that had been involved in scandals and were the subject of much discussion.

For example, the Marquis of Jinyang's family, in order to send their daughter to the palace as a concubine, drugged and disfigured the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jinxiang's family. After the incident was exposed, the person in charge was sent to the Shenjie Division.

For example, the Duke of Anguo's mansion neglected Duan Chengqian, who was still a former subordinate of Yuzhou, back then. They made the wrong bet, and after the Yuzhou faction came to power, they were neglected.

But the Dongchang Marquis's residence...

She had almost no recollection of it.

This shouldn't have happened.

Although Wang Ruofu was impulsive and his words and actions were somewhat crude, he was always very thoughtful when it came to interpersonal relationships.

She knew that the Sheng family held relatively low-ranking official positions in the capital, so she would always prepare thoroughly before going out, fearing that she might be impolite in the slightest.

How could someone like that possibly overlook a Marquis's mansion?

Langhua walked back home, lost in thought, until she returned to her residence and calmed down to think about it carefully. Finally, she found a few words in the book.

This, however, surprised her quite a bit.

The Dongchang Marquis's residence turned out to be the maternal home of that young lady, Madam Qin.

The third wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

Gu Tingye's stepmother.

Langhua was momentarily stunned.

In Wang Ruofu's memory, Xiao Qinshi, whom she had only met a few times, was an extremely proper and respectable person.

As the eldest daughter-in-law of a marquis's household, and even the matriarch, she was meticulous in all aspects of etiquette. She did not flatter superiors, nor was she harsh or pretentious towards inferiors. She was one of the very few eldest daughters-in-law in a noble family who could be praised by everyone.

So what she did next was indeed quite surprising.

All that is known to the outside world is that she was once driven to desperation and accused Gu Tingye in court. Later, she was punished for her evil deeds and was killed by the rebels on the night her treason was exposed, leaving no trace of her body.

But Wang Ruofu remembered that there was another reason behind it.

It turned out that this young lady Qin had been keeping quiet ever since she married into the Marquis's mansion, secretly poisoning the legitimate son left by the first wife, who was also her own sister's son and her own nephew, so that his illness would not improve in the slightest.

Later, she deliberately praised Gu Tingye to death, wanting to spoil him into a dissolute playboy that everyone feared.

Even after Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan got married, he even tried to kill Sheng Minglan and her unborn child.

A face of a bodhisattva, a heart of a venomous snake.

It's terrifying.

Unexpectedly, this young girl was neither as virtuous and considerate as everyone praised, nor as gentle and kind. Instead, she was covered in bright thorns, and from a distance, it was clear that she was not someone to be trifled with.

but……

It's not too bad.

At least they stopped to ask her if she was alright, and were willing to offer apologies and compensation first.

Thinking of this, Langhua shook her head gently and stopped thinking about it.

In the end, it was just a one-time encounter.

She changed her clothes and put the matter out of her mind, continuing to live her life as usual.

Learn to play polo, read books, keep accounts, play the zither, and make tea.

Occasionally, he would accompany the Queen Mother to banquets, show off his skills at the banquet, and earn some face for the Queen Mother.

Gradually, people in Bianjing also learned that the second daughter of Vice Minister Wang, whom he had brought back from Shu, was a woman of both literary and literary talent.

Some busybodies even added: "She is far superior to his eldest daughter."

Wang Ruoyu was almost driven mad by this.

She had caused trouble for Langhua several times at home, either by pretending to be sick to gain sympathy, or by crying and making a scene to make Langhua go back to Shu. She had also thrown a tantrum in front of the Queen Mother more than once, saying that she would never allow her to take Langhua out again.

Langhua would not stoop to her level.

I won't spoil her.