"I...I twisted my ankle. I wanted to dance, but I'm afraid..." Qian Youxue finished speaking and started to cry softly, which made the palace maid who brought them over frown.

Qian Yingxue's eyes darted around, and she took out a jade pendant from her body and stuffed it into the maid's hand: "Please trouble you, beautiful sister, to find a place for me. It looks like my elder sister's leg injury is quite serious!"

The young palace maid paused for a moment, then, remembering the instructions to treat the second and fourth young ladies of the Qian family well, she tactfully led the others to the side courtyard.

Qian Yingxue, arm in arm with the limping Qian Youxue, followed them. After entering the house, the little palace maid made an excuse and left the room.

As soon as the person left, Qian Yingxue's face fell: "Quickly take off your clothes and put them on for me, so as not to embarrass the Qian family later."

"You!" Qian Youxue deliberately widened her eyes in anger.

Qian Yingxue didn't intend to give Qian Youxue a chance to argue. She quickly stripped Qian Youxue of her clothes and put them on, and pulled off the silk scarf from Qian Youxue's face. She would remove the silk scarf after the performance, adding another layer of mystery, which would surely make the Crown Prince remember her more deeply.

Qian Youxue's face without the scarf looked terrifying. Fortunately, she was prepared and pulled another scarf from her clothes to cover her face.

"You'd better stay here quietly until I go on stage. If you ruin my plans, I'll whip you to death!" After giving this stern warning, Qian Yingxue, afraid of missing the appointed time, quickly left the house without looking back.

The young palace maid had been waiting respectfully. When she saw the young lady of the Qian family come out, she didn't bother with anything else and led her people forward.

At this moment, Qian Muxue and Qian Yuexue were anxiously searching for Qian Youxue backstage. After making a few inquiries, they learned that Qian Youxue had twisted her ankle and had been taken to a room in the side courtyard by a palace maid.

Qian Muxue decided to go and see what was going on. When she came out of the door, she saw a palace maid leading Qian Yingxue, who was dressed in Qian Youxue's clothes, towards her.

"Second sister, eldest sister is over there!" Qian Yuexue looked at Qian Youxue with jealousy. If it weren't for her status as the legitimate daughter, how could this ugly girl have gotten to the stage?

Qian Muxue glanced at it with half-closed eyes, understood, and pulled Qian Yuexue aside to whisper, "Fifth sister, would you like to show your face in front of the prince?"

"Second sister, are you telling the truth?" Qian Yuexue was very excited when she heard this.

"When has your second sister ever mistreated you?" Qian Muxue smiled slightly, patted Qian Yuexue's hand, and whispered something in her ear.

Qian Yuexue was overjoyed upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly to Qian Muxue.

Immediately, Qian Muxue went up to the palace maid and said, "Please trouble Sister Qing'er to find a quiet place. Muxue has a few words to tell her elder sister."

The palace maid named Qing'er was actually a maid who served Consort Liu. She was very familiar with Qian Muxue and knew her status in the Qian family, so her attitude was naturally much more polite: "Please follow me this way, Miss!"

Qian Yingxue was startled, realizing that her second sister must have seen through her trick. She wanted to go backstage first, but her second sister forcibly pulled her into a room next door.

After entering the room, Qian Muxue deliberately kicked Qian Yingxue from behind, causing her to fall to the ground as soon as she entered.

"Big sister's legs aren't strong enough to go on stage. Yuexue, you wait here, I'll help your big sister inside to rest." Qian Muxue said with concern, secretly giving Qian Yuexue a wink.