Xiao Qingyin was startled for a moment, but remembering that she was now a palace maid, she quickly calmed down.

She curtsied to the other person and then prepared to leave.

Yi Shuihan stared at her intently.

"You're wearing your beaded flower backwards; it should be on the right side."

Xiao Qingyin: "???"

This person actually cares about a palace maid's appearance?

The next moment she suddenly remembered.

That's definitely the opposite.

When she pulled the palace maid's headdress and put it on her own head, she forgot that the two were facing each other and their left and right sides were different.

Unexpectedly, Yi Shuihan discovered it.

This person has really sharp eyes.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."

Xiao Qingyin casually moved the pearl flower to a different position.

"This servant takes her leave."

Did I let you leave?

Yi Shuihan walked up to her, raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to look up.

Xiao Qingyin: "!!!"

You living devil, how dare you flirt with a palace maid!

She secretly reached into her purse, intending to teach this man a lesson.

But the other party grabbed her wrist.

"They even replicated the little mole on her face, so how could they wear the wrong hair accessory?"

Yi Shuihan mocked.

Xiao Qingyin's mind exploded!

This person clearly knew it was her from the beginning, but was still pretending.

She slapped Yi Shuihan's hand away and glared at him angrily.

Yi Shuihan curled the corners of his lips into a smile.

"Can you explain why you disguised yourself as a palace maid and appeared here?"

As he said this, his gaze passed over her and looked toward the dark, artificial mountain pass.

Xiao Qingyin said irritably, "Didn't you already know?"

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

She thought she could get rid of the Third Princess without anyone noticing.

Unexpectedly, I was caught red-handed.

Surrendering is out of the question; she needs to resolve this problem quickly.

Should we kill him to silence him, or use drugs to control him...?

While he was still hesitating, he heard the man say, "I have already taken care of that palace maid for you."

Xiao Qingyin was astonished.

What does "handled" mean?

"They've been sent out of the palace."

Yi Shuihan replied.

Xiao Qingyin was stunned.

Is the Third Princess his biological cousin?

She killed the third princess, and he not only didn't pursue the matter, but also helped clean up the mess?

When did they become this close?

She put herself in his shoes; if Yi Shuihan had killed Yun Shu, she would definitely avenge Yun Shu.

Even though she wasn't the original owner of this body, her relationship with Yun Shu wasn't particularly deep.

What is this person thinking?

"Hurry up and change back to your original appearance, then return to the banquet. The birthday banquet is almost over."

Yi Shuihan reminded him.

"Oh, okay, thank you."

Xiao Qingyin snapped out of her daze, quickly left the area, found a secluded corner, and changed into the spare clothes she had brought.

Then I removed my makeup, redid it, and styled my hair.

Only then did he leisurely carry his bundle back to Wanshou Tower.

"Yin'er, are you alright?"

When Yun Wanyin saw that she had returned safely, a huge weight was finally lifted from her heart.

"I'm fine."

Xiao Qingyin smiled.

Are you full?

"Not yet," Yun Wanyin shook her head, "Mother has no appetite."

"Then please eat some more with me, I'm only half full."

"good."

The mother and daughter continued enjoying the birthday banquet.

Xiao Qingyin secretly kept an eye on the movements at the entrance of the banquet hall.

But until the birthday banquet ended, no one came in to announce the death of the Third Princess or the Second Prince of Beijin.

It's unclear whether it hasn't been discovered yet or has been suppressed.

After the banquet, the family of four went home.

Yun Wanyin asked Xiao Qingyin, "Yin'er, are you going to move to the General's Mansion?"

"No," Xiao Qingyin shook her head. "I'm used to living at the Yun residence, and you'll be returning to Liaodong soon anyway."

"Does my sister want to change her surname?"

Fu Weiyun suddenly interjected.

“We have no connection with the Xiao family anymore. You can change your surname.”

Change your surname?

Xiao Qingyin hadn't really considered it.

Before she transmigrated, she was also called Xiao Qingyin. The "Xiao" in her name was not the Xiao of Xiao Shengyuan, but the Xiao of the Xiao family in her previous life.

“I won’t change it for now,” she replied. “There’s more than one family in the world with the surname Xiao. It doesn’t make sense that just because the Xiao family has the surname Xiao, I can’t have the surname Xiao.”

Fu Weiyun understood immediately.

His sister simply liked the surname.

He smiled and said, "If you like it, then so be it."

After returning to the Yun residence, Xiao Qingyin took a hot bath.

While soaking in the water, she recalled what had happened that night, still unable to understand why Yi Shuihan had helped her.

When Yi Jiu came to hand in his homework, she simply asked him directly, "Do you know what I did in the palace tonight?"

Yi Shuihan paused for a moment, then replied, "I know. The young master told me that you killed the Third Princess."

"Did your young master say why he didn't arrest me and instead helped me clean up the mess?"

Yi Shuihan was speechless.

Is that even a question?

Why does this woman always make a mistake at crucial moments?

He didn't answer, but instead asked, "Why do you think that is?"

"Because I haven't taught you English yet?"

Xiao Qingyin replied.

The teacher was right; learning English well is very useful.

And just like that, it saved her life at a crucial moment.

Yi Shuihan: "..."

He reminded the woman impatiently, "I've already learned basic conversation; I can easily have those four Iraqi craftsmen teach me English."

"That's right."

Xiao Qingyin belatedly remembered this incident.

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