The concubine, a former cannon fodder, becomes pregnant, and the childless prince spoils her rotten.

At the time, she was cursing the maid for trying to seduce the prince, and deliberately bumped into the prince's arms, eventually blinding her with a needle.

Lin Zhizhi was so frightened that she thought the person she was trying to blind was actually her own eyes.

Even if she wanted to please the concubine, her eccentric and ruthless behavior still carried the shadow of the concubine.

Her personality has long been distorted, likely due to her own selfish motives.

Now that she is taking the blame for the concubine's crimes, all I can think about is the day she will take advantage of the situation and become arrogant and domineering. I should have expected to suffer such a backlash.

Mu Yuan was dragged away crying, and there is no news about what happened to her in the end.

The princess always did things cleanly and efficiently, leaving no room for people to gossip behind her back, which is why Lin Zhizhi always thought she was an excellent person.

The concubine, unable to hold on any longer, staggered away with the help of Granny Li.

Lin Shangya, standing to the side, turned pale with fright. In her eyes, the concubine was of noble birth and generous.

She was the undisputed ruler of the mansion, and no one dared to contradict her. Unexpectedly, she also lost her composure after angering the prince.

Before she did this, all she was thinking about was money. Before she even got involved with the Fifth Prince, she was accused by others of conspiring with them to harm the prince.

Seeing the darkest scene in the mansion, he no longer had the strength to get up.

She prayed in her heart that her second uncle would plead for her in front of his master, out of consideration for their kinship.

"This servant dares not disturb you. I will take my daughter and leave." Lin Feng said, preparing to leave with Lin Zhizhi and Lin Shangya.

The princess said, "It was too chaotic just now. I already believed you wouldn't have slept with that servant. But I was worried that the prince would be unhappy with my lax management, leading to such an embarrassing situation, so I forgot to put in a good word for you with him. Will you blame me?"

If this were her previous life, when she was still in a daze, Lin Zhizhi would surely be flattered and surprised that a princess would treat a servant so gently.

She even thought the princess had truly forgotten her, but now she knew in her heart that the princess was doing it on purpose, saying these things only to see that she had not been affected.

Because her father had provided valuable testimony and gained the favor of the prince, the prince came to try and win her over.

Her face still held an expression of ecstatic joy, and she responded in a seemingly flustered manner, "How could this servant dare? I am already very grateful that the Princess did not directly convict me. If Father hadn't caught Mu Yuan's mistake, I'm afraid I would have..."

Lin Zhizhi's tone was filled with grievance and lingering fear, and she seemed completely unaware of what had happened.

They seem to be kept in the dark, unaware of the gravity of the situation.

At this moment, she somewhat rashly approached the princess, knelt lightly on the ground, and asked, "Will my association with the Fifth Prince's concubine cause the prince to dislike me? I don't want to lose favor because of this. Aren't the prince and the Fifth Prince brothers? Why can't they associate with each other privately?"

The concern in her eyes carried a hint of hope, as if she wished there was some brotherly affection between the prince and the fifth prince, and that her interactions with her "sister-in-law" would not affect their relationship.

The princess gently took Lin Zhizhi's hand and helped her up.

Leaning slightly forward, exuding a unique fragrance, she whispered, "The relationship between Your Highness and this Fifth Prince is like that between you and your cousin. You are truly devoted to your cousin, but she wants to kill you."

Lin Zhizhi opened her mouth in astonishment, as if she had suffered a severe blow, and said helplessly, "How could this be? What should I do? The prince must hate me and won't want to talk to me anymore."

The princess looked around, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "You are so lovable, the prince won't hold it against you."

Moreover, Lin Zhizhi did not say much except to defend herself.

She was more astute than she had expected. The princess looked at Lin Zhizhi with a meaningful expression and said, "I'm tired. You may all leave."

Lin Shangya was forced out by the guards. Seeing that the princess did not punish her personally, she relaxed.

Still shaken, she said, "Second Uncle, how could someone die? It scared me half to death. Thank you so much for saving me. If I had fallen into the master's hands, I probably wouldn't have fared any better than Mu Yuan."

"Your skin is so thick you could cut it off and use it as a rag." Lin Zhizhi stared intently at Lin Shangya. With such a vicious mind, how could she think that her father and she would let her off so easily?

With her masters all around, she didn't want to be too conspicuous, so she held back.

Now that she no longer had those reservations, she said softly, "Father, Lin Shangya and Aunt almost killed me. We can't let them stay in the manor any longer. We need to take back that tainted silver. I also think Lin Ye shouldn't continue his studies; he's simply not cut out for it."

In his previous life, Lin Ye did not pass the high school entrance exam and caused a lot of trouble.

This was much better than Mu Yuan being sold off. Lin Ye, who had been following behind, was somewhat dejected.

Upon hearing that he was also involved, she immediately retorted, "Lin Zhizhi, you shameless wretch, don't you deserve a beating? What does this have to do with me? If it's because of you that my mother was prevented from becoming an imperial consort, she'll fight you to the death. It was Lin Shangya who harmed you in the first place; we sold her off to settle the matter, so why won't you let me continue my studies?"

He just came along to watch the excitement and didn't do anything.

Lin Shangya was a little flustered. She didn't want to actually be exchanged for silver. Judging from Mu Yuan's desperate expression, she knew that being sold was not a good thing.

"Lin Zhizhi, if it weren't for you swindling me out of my money, why would I have helped the concubine harm you for money? You're the one who offended the concubine and is suffering this misfortune. If you had just worked honestly and hadn't been thinking about climbing into the master's bed, how could you have gotten yourself into so much trouble? You can't punish me!"

Lin Shangya's voice rose a few decibels, then she looked at Lin Feng, "Second Uncle, you can't sell me. My parents will hold a grudge against you if they find out."

At this moment, he pretended to be calm and refused to back down in the slightest.

Her heart was in turmoil. If her family were really kicked out of the mansion because of what she had done, wouldn't her mother skin her alive?

Looking at Lin Ye, she urged, "Go find your parents quickly and tell them to talk to your second uncle. I can't be sold, and you have to continue your studies. They can't kick us out."

"That's not up to you," Lin Feng snapped.

He was usually very kind to Lin Shangya, and this was the first time Lin Shangya had ever seen him so angry.

He immediately shut his mouth and dared not say another word.

Lin Ye tried to run away, but the guards held him back. They couldn't let him go back and report the news, so they could hide the silver.

He used too much force. He was usually pampered and would only eat when his food was served to him. He had never suffered such an injury before.

He immediately let out a pig-like scream, his face covered in sweat, his frail body unable to withstand such restraint.

The guards were all skilled fighters, and seeing how useless he was, their eyes were full of disdain. They hit him even harder, saying, "Behave yourself."

"Why are you arresting me? Why won't you let me leave? Is there no law anymore?" Lin Ye shouted, then something was stuffed into his mouth. He didn't know what it was, but it smelled like swill.