Chapter 1: The Fake Daughter of the Marquis's Mansion

Lu Mingchao opened his eyes drowsily, and what came into view was an antique carved bed, delicate and soft curtains swaying and fluttering, a figure swaying outside the curtains, and faint whispers coming through the wind.

Either she is crazy or she has traveled through time.

Lu Mingchao quickly closed her eyes and opened them again. As she moved, her forehead felt a pain.

Then, she recited the famous poem "Drinking Wine" in her mind again.

It's confirmed that she is neither crazy nor stupid.

Traveled through time!

Although she did not observe fasting, chant Buddhist scriptures, or do good deeds in her previous life, she did not do any evil either.

Why has it come to this!

Why has it come to this?

There are so many people who talk big, why is she the only one who suffers?

It's no exaggeration to say that I hate time travel without a sense of boundaries.

Lu Mingchao did not alarm the people outside the curtain and continued to lie there, digesting the strange memories that suddenly flooded out.

She was transported into a book, and it was a book she picked blindly before going to bed because she was bored.

Coincidentally, the vicious female supporting character in the book, the fake daughter, is also named Lu Mingchao. Her friend even joked that she should read and memorize the name to prevent herself from traveling through time.

She shrugged it off and didn't take it seriously.

I quickly flipped through a few pages, and when I closed my eyes and opened them again, she was here.

Can she say that the deepest and clearest impression of her entire book is limited to the introduction?

If she had known she was going to be transported into a book, she would have definitely analyzed it word by word.

The wound on her forehead was caused by the original owner who, knowing the reason, was unwilling to leave the mansion and even more unwilling to give up the marriage contract with the Duke's Mansion that she was so proud of, so she threatened to die and crashed into the wall.

She didn't understand how everything changed overnight.

A respectable and honorable status belongs to others.

The relatives you rely on and trust are other people's.

The engagement of childhood sweethearts is with someone else.

She is just a peasant's daughter who is not presentable.

The original owner, who had just reached marriage age, was greatly shocked.

I can’t stand it. I can’t stand it at all.

In the book, the original owner was naturally not killed.

No matter whether it is the Yongning Marquis's Mansion or the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, they cannot afford to lose face, as reputation is face.

The original owner had finally found a way out after this collision. She was not sent back to the farm, but continued to stay in the Marquis' Mansion as the second young lady.

Sometimes it's small white flowers, sometimes small green tea, sometimes sesame balls, causing trouble.

Of course I have never fought.

The engagement that was more important than life was returned to its rightful owner. The real daughter and the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion overcame all difficulties and tied the knot.

It is said to be extremely difficult, mainly because the original owner is very energetic and restless.

The vicious female supporting character died tragically on the street, while the hero and heroine grew old together.

This is really a routine to the extreme.

Lu Mingchao sighed silently.

After hitting his head against the wall and trying to commit suicide, there was no way he could stay.

Even if he stayed, his life would be just like the original owner's in the book, he would have to depend on others everywhere and have to look at people's faces, being ridiculed, mocked and hated by people inside and outside the house.

She couldn't stand this unpleasant life at all, so she decided to just leave.

Perhaps it would also remind the Yongning Marquis and his wife of their old love, soften their hearts, and give her some money to live on.

Well, she is neither noble nor remarkable.

I just arrived and I can't take a single step without money.

As a human being, you still have to be realistic.

Lu Mingchao immediately made up his mind and pretended to have just woken up. He said weakly to the figure guarding outside the curtain, "Water..."

Partly because I couldn't think of a suitable opening line, and partly because my throat was so dry that it was smoking.

The maid in pink clothes rushed to the bed in a blink of an eye, as if she had the wind under her feet. Her almond eyes were red and swollen, and her voice was filled with tears, "Miss."

"water."

Lu Mingchao emphasized again in a hoarse voice.

This voice is uglier than a saw biting wood.

The words "Baojuan, my voice" emerged consciously in Lu Mingchao's mind.

The little maid first helped Lu Mingchao up, then quickly poured him a glass of water and held it over with both hands.

As a glass of water slid down his throat, Lu Mingchao felt that he was truly alive again.

"Miss."

Seeing that the little maid was about to burst into tears, Lu Mingchao hurriedly said, "Qiu Shi, help me change my clothes."

She had to rely on the original owner's injured body to gain sympathy from the wife of Marquis Yongning.

No matter how vicious the original owner was in the book, since she was reincarnated as Lu Mingchao in the book, she had to accept the original owner's feelings and live her own life.

Hearing this, Qiu Shi looked embarrassed and reminded him implicitly, "Miss, Madam has ordered you to stay at home and not to leave the room."

She didn't dare to say directly that the young lady had hit her head against the wall and tried to commit suicide. The Marquis's wife was furious and wished that the young lady would just die and put an end to it all.

If he hadn't been worried about what might get out, he wouldn't have even bothered to have the court doctor take a look.

“No problem.” Lu Mingchao waved his hands, revealing a sad smile at the right time, and the whole person looked a little more weak and harmless. “Qiu Shi, I have died once, and I have figured it out.”

"I'm not going to make a fuss anymore. I just want to apologize to my mother and resign."

"What is not mine will never be mine. I shouldn't force it."

Lu Mingchao caught a glimpse of the noble lady who appeared at the door of the room. Her eyes, shaded by her long eyelashes, flashed a dark color. She pinched her thigh hard with her hand under the quilt. Her voice became more choked and pitiful, and her performance became more and more exciting. "I have been living a life of luxury for more than ten years as the daughter of a marquis. I have enjoyed so many blessings that should not be mine."

"Now it's time to return the property to its original owner."

"No matter her status as the daughter of a marquis, her parents' love, or her marriage contract with a duke."

"I've thought it through."

"Qiushi, help me change my clothes."

"Lie down." The graceful and elegant middle-aged beauty spoke slowly.

Lu Mingchao pretended to be flustered and raised his head, "Mother..."

Then he changed his words to "Madam."

The beautiful middle-aged woman looked at him with scrutinizing eyes, as if she was considering the truthfulness of what Lu Mingchao had just said.

But when she saw the blood-stained cloth on Lu Mingchao's forehead and his wet eyes, her tone softened.

After all, I have raised him for more than ten years, so I have some feelings for him.

"The Yongning Marquis's Mansion is a well-off family. Your nonsense this time is just throwing the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion on the ground and making people in the capital laugh at you."

"Since that is the case, you can stay here and recuperate as the second young lady of the Marquis' Mansion."

"But don't covet what you shouldn't covet."

As long as Lu Mingchao keeps quiet, the Marquis's Mansion can afford to keep an extra pair of chopsticks.

If Lu Mingchao still has evil intentions, then after the wedding, he can give her a sterilizing drug and send her to the Duke's Mansion as a concubine, which can be considered a good thing for the Duke's Prince.

Given Lu Mingchao's embarrassing status, being able to enter the Duke's Mansion was really a high-ranking move.

As for those in the countryside, they are a bunch of low-lifes who are not worthy of being in the limelight. Just send anyone to deal with them.

Thinking of this, Madam Yongning continued earnestly, "Mingchao, you are a grown-up girl now. You should understand your mother's difficulties."

"Mother must make up for the years of debt."

"You should get along well with Minghui in the future, so you don't have to worry too much."

Lu Mingchao laughed in his heart but did not show it on his face. He nodded and shook his head.

"I understand your difficulties and hardships, and I know my own awkward situation. If I continue to stay in Shangjing City, Miss Minghui will be upset, and I am afraid that she will be obsessed with snatching the engagement again."

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