The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

"Maoze, do you think Third Sister... is capable of becoming Empress?"

He was taken aback when he said those words.

I suddenly felt my heart beating extremely fast.

It was as if something had awakened them.

Yes.

Why can't the Third Sister be the Empress?

Minister Wang was a graduate of the imperial examination system and served as an official for nearly twenty years. He had an extremely upright reputation and was a true pillar of the clean government.

Third Sister is his youngest legitimate daughter, born into a prestigious family. She is impeccable in manners, poise, and appearance.

Why can't she be the empress?

Once this thought arose, it spread like wildfire, instantly burning away all the previous anxieties.

Seeing that the emperor's expression had changed, Zhang Maoze smiled as well and continued:

"Miss Wang comes from a noble family, is dignified and graceful, and is a first-class noblewoman. What's even more rare is her kind heart and understanding of others. She and the official are a match made in heaven."

Zhao Zhen felt a surge of warmth in his heart upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

But in an instant, something occurred to him, and his smile froze for a moment before slowly returning.

His eyes darkened, and he asked in a low voice, "Then tell me... is she willing?"

Enter the palace.

To become empress.

I'll stay with him, within these deep palace walls, for a lifetime.

When Zhao Zhen recalled the occasional liveliness and ease she showed when she was with the children, he knew that although she appeared dignified on the outside, she might not actually be a rigid person at heart.

That's why I know how to find a small opening within the rules.

Would someone like that really want to enter the palace?

Would you really be willing to spend your whole life with him in such a deep palace?

Zhang Maoze stood with his hands hanging down, paused for a moment, and then whispered a reminder:

"Why doesn't Your Majesty ask the Third Miss yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen remained silent for a long time.

-

Ah Chang brought back the news.

One afternoon, Langhua was sitting by the window flipping through account books when Achang quietly lifted the curtain and came in. He first dismissed everyone outside, and then whispered about everything that had come out over the past few days.

"The young lady first met a young man surnamed Sheng on the street."

"While walking on the road, she deliberately dropped her handkerchief. When the young master of the Sheng family returned the handkerchief, the young lady's face covering fell off. After she left, the young master of the Sheng family stood there for a long time."

"The next day, the young lady repeated her trick at the Xiangguo Temple, this time targeting a young man surnamed Kang."

"The young lady pretended to sprain her ankle, and the young master of the Kang family happened to be nearby and called for help for her. She thanked him and, before leaving, deliberately left a handkerchief behind, which the young master of the Kang family picked up."

Langhua's hand, which had been flipping through the account books, slowly stopped.

Ah Chang's tone turned somber as he spoke.

"The men Zong Dalang sent overheard that Liu Yun, who was beside the eldest young lady, called her 'Third Young Lady' instead of 'Eldest Young Lady'!"

The room fell silent for a moment.

Langhua gently closed the account book in her hand, but her expression did not change significantly.

Yes.

Wang Ruoyu did not suddenly change her personality.

She knew more.

Either they are the same as me, but a different person.

Either she herself or someone else.

But at least we now know how the original story went.

That's how I learned about Sheng Hong and Kang Haifeng.

That's when I realized I shouldn't have gotten involved with Qin Yanwan at this point, and that Qin Yanwan shouldn't be about to marry into the Prince of Yan's household...

But instead of confronting her or exposing her, she chose to seduce Sheng Hong while simultaneously using her name to get involved with Kang Haifeng...

A hint of coldness slowly surfaced in Langhua's eyes.

Wang Ruoyu was unaware that she was no longer Wang Ruofu, yet she wanted to marry Sheng Hong.

Then he pushed Kang Haifeng onto himself.

Thinking of this, Langhua couldn't help but chuckle.

Wow, you're such a good older sister.

What kind of person is Kang Haifeng? They both passed the imperial examination, but while Sheng Hong rose through the ranks, Kang Haifeng just stayed in the same place.

He took one concubine after another, and had one son and one daughter born out of wedlock. In the end, he even dared to touch Wang Ruoyu's dowry.

That's all there is to it.

Wang Ruoyu, however, was thinking of pushing him towards her.

Ah Chang stood to the side, his face already pale with anger.

"Young lady, we can't let her act recklessly like this! We should go and inform the mistress..."

Langhua looked up at her.

"What's the use of reporting it? Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence? Even if you do, the only punishment she can give Wang Ruoyu is confinement to copying scriptures."

Even being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment is not guaranteed.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch her build up her bad reputation? Are we just going to watch her act recklessly and push this girl into a fire pit?"

Ah Chang's eyes welled up with tears.

"Of course not."

Langhua's voice remained gentle as she took her hand and smiled, "Good girl, remember this. If you know people are biased, don't try to seek justice. No matter how much you beg, you'll only chill your own heart."

"But……"

"Let her be." Langhua raised her eyes, her gaze gentle yet resolute: "Just watch and see who ends up in the fire."

Ah Chang was taken aback.

"We knew that people's hearts are biased, and that we had to seek some justice ourselves."