The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

"Your Highness... Your Highness went to the embroidery room in the middle of the night and entered Hailan's room. Hailan didn't recognize him and beat him with a stick. Wang Qin went in to rescue her and was also beaten."

Ruofu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He repeatedly asked, "Really? Did he succeed?"

Shen Guang was taken aback: "What?"

"It's that lecherous fellow." Ruof had to be more explicit: "He broke into that girl's room, did he succeed?"

Shen Guang then understood and quickly shook his head: "It shouldn't be. Everything happened extremely fast. The prince had only been inside for a short while when screams came from inside, and Wang Qin rushed in afterward. Our men immediately came to report that the princess had released—"

Before she could even finish saying "Don't worry," Ruofu clapped her hands, beaming, and exclaimed, "Good girl!"

Shen Guang: ...

Ruofu threw back the covers and got out of bed, urging, "Quick, help me change! There's such a commotion, I have to go see!"

Seeing that she looked eager to try, Shen Guang knew that it was no use trying to persuade her, so he could only ask someone to light a lamp and fetch her clothes.

As he tied her sash, Shen Guang hesitated for a moment, but finally whispered a reminder: "Madam, the Prince is so badly injured right now, you must hold back and not laugh in front of him."

Ruof nodded seriously: "What are you talking about? I used to uphold justice, not watch people make fun of me."

Shen Guang: ...You'd better be.

Upon arriving at their destination, the first thing Ruof saw was Hailan, who was being held down by two eunuchs on either side of her.

She was only loosely draped in an outer robe, and the stick in her hand had already been taken away and left a few steps away, with what appeared to be a little blood on the stick.

She kept her head down, her whole body still trembling, but she didn't cry out. She seemed to have resigned herself to her fate and quietly waited for her turn.

Ruof was taken aback for a moment, a fleeting look of pity crossing his eyes.

However, the next second, they saw Hongli's servant again.

Wang Qin was applying medicine to Hongli on the ground. Of course, he himself was not much better off. He had a bruise under his left eye, a cut on the corner of his mouth, and a bright red mark on his forehead.

Hongli was in a sorry state, his face bruised and swollen, rubbing his right shoulder with his left hand. Every time Wang Qin applied the ointment, he would grimace.

The most noticeable thing was the large, swollen lump on his forehead.

Seeing this, Ruof's lips almost immediately curled into a smile.

She quickly cleared her throat, suppressing her smile, and seeing that everyone in the room was looking at her, she slowly said, "How lively! It's the New Year, and after eating and drinking, instead of going home to sleep, you're all gathered in this little house putting on an opera? Let me see what kind of show this is?"

The room fell silent for a moment.

Wang Qin bowed and greeted him, then shrank back as far as he could.

Hongli glanced up at her, a fleeting look of embarrassment crossing his face before he turned away, his tone stiff as he said, "It's nothing. I couldn't refuse the drinks at the palace banquet, so I had a few too many. On my way back, I lost my bearings and accidentally wandered into this girl's room... Little did I expect that she would hide a weapon there and attack anyone she saw!"

As he spoke, a throbbing pain returned to his temples, and his expression grew even colder: "So ruthless, who knows if he had been plotting this all along? Such a person cannot be kept alive. It would be better to sell him off and save him from future troubles."

Hailan's shoulders trembled slightly, and her hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched involuntarily.

"Your Highness is too kind."

Ruo Fu helped Chen Guang to a seat, her tone even carrying a hint of amusement: "That stick was given to her by me, not something she kept for herself. Not only does she have one, but every young maid in this manor has one, and it's all registered. She's just an embroiderer, only used for needlework; how could she be an assassin?"

Hongli suddenly turned his head: "You gave it to me?"

"I gave it to you!"

If Fu answered frankly.

"Madam!"

Ruofu, however, seemed not to hear him. His gaze shifted to the two eunuchs still holding Hailan down. His eyebrows shot up, and his voice rose: "What are you doing? It's the New Year, and two grown men are holding down a young lady like this! What kind of behavior is this! Get your dirty hands off her! She's a perfectly innocent young woman, and it's already bad enough that someone has broken into her house in the middle of the night. If you continue to offend her like this, what will become of her reputation? How will she live after this?"

"Madam!"

Hongli's face grew increasingly grim. Did he not realize that she was blatantly making veiled accusations?

The two eunuchs were also terrified. They looked at each other, and although they didn't dare to release the person immediately, they did loosen their grip a little.

Seeing this, Ruofu snorted and said slowly, "Your Highness doesn't know, does he? A month or so ago, I summoned all the young maids serving in the manor and had the matrons teach them a few self-defense techniques. They were guarding against those lecherous men who are lustful, infatuated, audacious, dissolute, and reckless, who dare to break into the young ladies' rooms in the dead of night!"

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Wang Qin lowered his head, wishing he could shrink into the medicine box.

The two eunuchs also lowered their eyes, not daring to breathe loudly.

Hongli stood up abruptly, gritting his teeth, and said, "I've come to the wrong place!"

"You didn't go to the wrong place! Your Highness was drunk and your eyesight is poor. You may have mistaken this embroidery room for one of your concubines' rooms."

If Ruo Fu readily agreed, "Since the prince made a mistake, then this young embroiderer made even less of a mistake. She was a weak woman, peacefully asleep in her own room in the dark, when suddenly a drunken, arrogant thief barged in and lunged at her bedside. She didn't know who he was, and to protect herself, she swung a stick a couple of times. What crime is that?"

Hongli's face was already incredibly dark. He held back for a long time, but still gritted his teeth and said, "I spoke!"

Ruo Fu scoffed, "What sound? Don't drunkards, lechers, and princes all speak in the same voice?"