The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

"My lord, my lady, help!"

It was Chun Tao, Qin Nanyan's head maid.

Upon hearing this desperate shout, the expressions of the people in the hall varied.

The smile in Shilan's eyes vanished instantly, her heart sank slightly, but she remained expressionless.

Qin Zhengyang also changed his foolish fatherly demeanor upon learning that Wang Ruofu was pregnant. His eyes turned slightly cold, and his expression was indifferent yet revealed a hint of disdain.

He carefully wrapped his arms around Wang Ruofu, and quietly moved back a little. When Wang Ruofu looked over in confusion, he whispered, "My older sister is probably going to cause trouble again. Let's stay away."

Qin's parents were greatly alarmed and hurriedly instructed their maids and servants to go out and greet the guests.

A moment later, two mothers helped Chun Tao stagger in. Everyone immediately noticed her clothes covered in mud stains, her head covered in sweat, her hair disheveled, and her once pretty face now streaked with tears and snot, her expression one of utter panic.

"Chuntao, what happened to you?!"

Ying Qiongfang was startled by Chun Tao's disheveled appearance, and her heart pounded with anxiety: "Where's Yan'er? Could something have happened to my Yan'er?"

Qin Muchuan's reaction was exactly the same as hers.

Chun Tao cried out, "My lord, Madam, the young lady has gone into labor early! The midwife says she's already weak, and this pregnancy is premature; she's likely to have a difficult delivery!"

"What?!"

Ying Qiongfang's mouth was agape, her face drained of color, and she couldn't catch her breath, falling straight backward.

Qin Zhengyang caught his mother with lightning speed, but everyone in the hall was still startled. Some called for a doctor, while others rushed to take care of her, and the room immediately descended into chaos.

Finally, Qin Muchuan shouted to quell the situation, coldly asking Chun Tao, "What exactly happened? Tell me the truth! I've raised you for years; if you can't even deliver a message properly, what use are you?!"

Chun Tao calmed down, quickly suppressed her tears, and said clearly, "Today, the imperial envoy came to the manor to announce that the Marquis's manor must pay off its old debts. All the masters in the manor were shocked by the news and lost their composure. The fourth and fifth branches of the family argued so fiercely that the two masters even came to blows."

"Did you hurt Yan'er?" Qin Muchuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Chun Tao shook her head: "When the young master saw that things weren't going well, he immediately had us take the young lady back to her courtyard. Later, Xia Zhu went to the front to find out what was going on and heard the eldest mistress say that she was going to divorce our young lady!"

"Why should I?!"

Ying Qiongfang realized what was happening, her eyes turning red with hatred: "My son is now carrying her Gu family bloodline!"

"Because, because..."

Chun Tao hesitated, watching the servants in the room warily.

They all lowered their heads, seemingly obedient and well-behaved, but as fellow servants, Chun Tao knew that they were all listening intently, waiting to hear their master's private matters.

"Get out of here!" Qin Muchuan once again displayed the authority of the head of the family: "Prepare the carriage, and then pack up all the good medicines from the storeroom and take them with you."

Everyone readily agreed.

As soon as the last person stepped out of the room, Chun Tao couldn't wait to say, "The eldest mistress already knows about our young lady's false pregnancy and miscarriage last time. Xia Zhu heard the eldest mistress say that if the young lady hadn't been carrying the little prince in her belly, she would have already sent her back to our Dongchang Marquis's mansion with a letter of divorce."

Upon hearing this, Ying Qiongfang immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly looked at her husband, who indeed looked at her with disbelief and suspicion: "What false pregnancy and miscarriage?"

Chun Tao abruptly stopped talking, looked up at Qin Muchuan with a face full of surprise.

Qin Muchuan felt a throbbing vein on his forehead. Looking back at his wife, he realized with ease that she was also in the know after nearly twenty years of devoted companionship.

"Was Yan'er's miscarriage last time faked? Just to frame her mother-in-law?"

Qin Muchuan spoke with difficulty, each word distinct and deliberate.

Wang Ruofu, who was in the corner, covered his mouth in disbelief. Good heavens, what kind of commotion is this!

The eldest sister-in-law who can make her husband and her sister-in-law Shilan united in their hatred and guard against each other is indeed no pushover!

Ying Qiongfang didn't answer, but looked at Chun Tao: "Since she knew about this all along, why did she wait until today to make a move?"

Chun Tao said with difficulty, "The Gu family owes a huge debt of one million taels of silver. Even if the Gu family sells all their property, they will not be able to repay it. They know that the third young lady is good at making money and has probably accumulated a lot of wealth in the past two years. Therefore, they want to send the young lady home to borrow money. If she can help the Gu family get through the crisis, they will never mention the false pregnancy again."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shilan, his eyes filled with hope.

Ying Qiongfang seemed to be suddenly awakened, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, and she also looked at Shilan.

Wang Ruofu, who was in the corner, changed her expression drastically and hurriedly reached out to tug at her husband's sleeve, but the latter stepped in front of Shilan first and blocked her behind him.

His stern gaze fell upon Chun Tao like a sharp knife, causing her to flinch and quickly lower her head.

"That was just a little prank my sister played around with when she was bored, a mere ten thousand taels of silver. Is it really worth the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion coveting it?"

Facing the young master, Chun Tao dared not say a word, and only replied in a muffled voice that these were the original words of the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.

Ying Qiongfang quickly pulled Shilan, who had remained silent throughout, over and said, "Good child."

Her voice was gentle, yet pleading: "Quickly tell Mother how much silver is left in the house."

Shilan gazed at their tightly clasped hands for a moment, her mind filled with images of how, over the years, after Qin Nanyan got married, the two of them had grown closer and even more tacitly understood each other.

He sighed inwardly.

Her calm voice echoed in the room.

"What if it's only enough for us to pay off our own debts and keep the plaque of the Marquis of Dongchang's residence at our gate?"

Ying Qiongfang was taken aback, unsure whether to be happy or worried: "Is it just right?"

"It's still not enough for a million taels."

Shilan added that sentence casually before looking at Chuntao on the ground:

"Does the Gu family mean that since our Qin family can't afford a million taels to avert disaster for him, we're going to divorce our eldest sister and send her home?"