Before? Hua Yuanzhao frowned. She concentrated and flipped through her original body's memory, trying to retrieve any trace of this man's existence, but to no avail.

All she remembered about him was that he was the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo, and that was all.

Princess Lin'an had just escaped death and was crying breathlessly in the arms of the Duke of Zhenguo's wife, looking as miserable as a wounded puppy.

Hugging her daughter tightly with heartache, Lady Zhenguo was also annoyed by this sudden change and had a headache. She pursed her lips and glared at Rong Xiu fiercely.

"That's enough! Your sister's health is more important, so let's stop here for today!"

She had no intention of doing anything to Hua Yuanzhao. She only wanted to capture her to preserve Lin'an's reputation.

After bringing the man back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she would give him some money and send him away far away. Isn't it better than letting Hua Yuanzhao continue to stay in that cannibalistic Prime Minister's Mansion?

"Madam, that's easy for you to say." Hua Yuanzhao sneered.

If she is branded as a murderer today, how will she survive in the future?

"I saved someone but was framed. Now that the truth is out, shouldn't the princess apologize to me?" Hua Yuanzhao stared at Princess Lin'an and questioned.

"Hua Yuanzhao!" Prime Minister Hua scolded angrily, "You were the one who behaved inappropriately first. Now that Madam Rong did not pursue the matter, it was the magnanimity of the Zhenguo Mansion. How could you be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter!"

It's not that he can't see through the truth, he's just pretending to be deaf and dumb!

Trading an abandoned daughter for the good reputation of Princess Lin'an and the secret gratitude of the Duke of Zhenguo, this deal was a good one for him.

This was the unspoken understanding between him and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but he didn't expect that Rong Xiu would suddenly appear to disrupt the situation, and he didn't expect that the usually well-behaved Hua Yuanzhao would make trouble at this time.

Ignoring Prime Minister Hua's angry shouts, Hua Yuanzhao stood straight. The light of the torch was bright, but she only felt darkness.

"Madam Rong, it's a small matter that you wrongly accuse me, but you are the commander of an army, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is full of heroes, and you have thousands of soldiers under your command." Hua Yuanzhao's voice was also hoarse. She stood firmly in the darkness, but there seemed to be a gleam in her eyes.

"If we lose fairness, how will the Rong family win the support of the people in the army in the future!"

These words were extremely serious, and the servants around and the guards who were helping to look for someone had already lowered their heads and dared not listen, but they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

——The Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion is biased and cannot distinguish right from wrong. The daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion can still be bullied. If they fall under the command of such a commander, won’t they die in vain?

Glancing at these people's faces, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo felt secretly annoyed, knowing that she had no choice today.

"Lin'an was frightened and confused, and he wrongly accused Miss Hua. I, the lady, did not discipline her well enough, and I apologize on my behalf." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said in a deep voice.

"Mother!" Princess Lin'an was horrified and anxiously grabbed the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's arm and shook her.

"Lin'an, apologize!" Lady Zhenguo ordered in a cold voice.

Seeing that even her greatest backer did not help her, Princess Lin'an shed tears of grievance and almost squeezed out an apology from between her teeth.

She really didn't understand what was so good about this Hua Yuanzhao. Not only did he bewitch her brother, but now he was even trying to snatch her mother away!

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked at Prime Minister Hua, stared into his eyes and said calmly: "Today's matter concerns the reputation of our two daughters. Please keep silent, Prime Minister."

"Don't worry, Madam Rong." Prime Minister Hua replied. The two had a brief conversation. He secretly warned those present not to spread today's events before they left.

Mrs. Rong hugged her crying daughter and tried to comfort her in a low voice. She felt uneasy, knowing that her daughter would surely fall seriously ill after all this trouble.

"Why do you meddle in other people's family affairs?" Prime Minister Hua lowered his voice and lectured Hua Yuanshan as he walked.

Everyone dispersed one after another, leaving Hua Yuanzhao standing alone in the cold wind with no one paying attention to him.

She looked at the people and the fire going away and smiled bitterly. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should envy Princess Lin'an who had her mother's protection, or envy Hua Yuanshan who had her father's guidance.

Original self, original self, no wonder I borrowed your body to revive, it turns out we are in similar situations.

A warm cloak with a faint scent of tea fell on his shoulders. Hua Yuanzhao came back to his senses and looked up, only to meet Rongxiu's calm eyes.

"Thank you for saving Lin'an." Rong Xiu looked down at her, his tone indescribably gentle.

What was this? A good bamboo shoot came out of a bad bamboo? Hua Yuanzhao laughed sarcastically. She raised her hand to push away her cloak and took a half step back to distance herself from Rongxiu.

"No need to thank me, it's just my duty as a doctor. I should thank you for clearing my name."

"It was Lin'an who did the wrong thing." Rong Xiu was silent for a moment, then said, "It's hard to travel at night, I'll take you back."

Hua Yuanzhao firmly refused the awkward thanks and didn't even bother to find a reason.

She was walking alone in front, and vaguely felt Rong Xiu following her from behind, which made her feel uneasy.

After finally returning to his residence, Hua Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the light of the lantern in the distance and walked quickly towards the light.

The maid holding the lantern saw this and ran over crying. She was frightened when she saw her miserable appearance.

"Miss! I finally found you! How did you end up like this!"

The maid Fuling had just finished asking when she looked up and saw Rong Xiu following behind her. She was so scared that the lantern in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and she looked strange, as if she had seen a ghost.

The lantern rolled twice and went out. When Fuling hurriedly picked up the lantern and looked again, Rongxiu's shadow had disappeared in the distance.

"Do you know the prince of Zhenguo?"

Hua Yuanzhao thought of Princess Lin'an's crying before, and wondered, could it be that the original body had a past relationship with the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo?