At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Yu Yunxuan almost laughed out loud when she heard this. Even though her set of gold-inlaid headgear was not worth much, it was worth five hundred taels after all, which could be considered a presentable gift today.

"Sister, you have just been conferred the title of a second-rank princess, and the emperor has also rewarded you with a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry. How can you be so petty as to only give you a pot of Phalaenopsis?" Yu Yunxuan just said.

The moment Qiu Shuang took off the red silk cloth and opened it, it blocked everyone's mouth.

Everyone in the audience was also shocked. Oh my God! What did they see? A scent of flowers came out, and immediately everyone in the hall gathered around to see.

Even the eldest princess, who was calmly drinking tea on the side, stood up and looked over at the Phalaenopsis on the table after smelling the fragrance of the flowers.

"Oh my god, why does this Phalaenopsis look like a jade carving? Could it be a jade carving?"

"How is that possible? There's the scent of flowers!" Everyone sniffed, and a fragrance filled the entire hall. Everyone smelled the fragrance of flowers.

Yu Yunxin said, "I found this in the mountains of Nanling County. It's not worth much. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Miss Ye and Madam Ye."

"No, I have never seen such a fragrant and color-changing flower. Princess Xingguo, you are so thoughtful." Ye Qingqing said excitedly: "This pot of flowers is a priceless treasure."

Everyone started to say, "Yes! It's a rare and exquisite flower in the world!"

"This is the best gift I have received today." Ye Qingqing said, "Xiao Tao, put it in my yard." Xiao Tao moved the flower away immediately after hearing that.

No one cared about the gifts given by the next person, as everyone wanted to take another look at the Phalaenopsis.

After the gifts were given, the girls who had reached the age of 15 began to have their hair combed by their youngest relative. Mrs. Ye had just picked up the comb.

Ye Qinghe suddenly cried out: "Ouch! Mom, my stomach hurts so much!"

Mrs. Ye immediately put down the comb in her hand and ran to Ye Qinghe, began to comfort Ye Qinghe, and sent Ye Qinghe back to the yard.

Everyone waited for a long time but Mrs. Ye didn't come out. The guests looked at Ye Qingqing with sympathy.

"The Second Miss's wife will temporarily stay in the Eldest Miss' room to take care of her. Let this old servant take your place to complete the coming-of-age ceremony for you!" The maid next to Madam Ye came over from the backyard and said.

"How can a young lady's coming-of-age ceremony be performed by a servant?" Bai Yan stood out from the crowd.

Then she looked at Ye Qingqing and said, "Qing'er, I am your future mother-in-law and half a mother in the future. Let me comb your hair!"

When the ladies heard this, they thought it made sense and said, "Yes, Mrs. Lin is of noble status, and she is also the future mother-in-law of Miss Ye. I think it's okay."

Ye Qingqing looked at Bai Yan and nodded, "Thank you for your help, Aunt Bai."

Bai Yan walked forward, picked up the comb and started combing Ye Qingqing's hair. After she put her hair into a bun, the ceremony was completed.

Bai Yan said softly: "Child, when you enter my general's mansion, although there are many people in our Lin family, there is no intrigue. Don't be sad."

When Ye Qingqing heard this, she glanced at Bai Yan and couldn't help but shed sad tears.

"Don't cry! You won't be beautiful if you cry." Bai Yan said as she stuffed a candy ball into Ye Qingqing's pocket.

Yu Qingqing stopped crying immediately after eating the candy.

Yu Yunxin looked at the two and thought to herself, "Second Aunt is really considerate. She is worthy of being the eldest lady of Baiyun Villa."

The dinner started quickly and everyone took their seats. After two hot dishes were served, Mrs. Ye and Ye Qinghe came out. Mrs. Ye helped Ye Qinghe sit down first.

He stood up and said, "Everyone, Qinghe suddenly felt unwell just now. I have to excuse myself."

"Mrs. Ye, you don't need to apologize to us, you should apologize to your second daughter.

Madam Ye smiled and was about to speak when Ye Qinghe said, "Everyone! Mother, you stay here with my second sister. After all, today is my second sister's coming-of-age party. I shouldn't be sick at this time. I'll let my second sister accompany you."

After Ye Qinghe finished speaking, she stood up, adjusted herself, and left.

Madam Ye wanted to get up and chase after her eldest daughter, but the maidservant beside Ye Qinghe said, "Madam's daughter is fine now. She told you to stay with the second daughter and the guests. After all, there are many guests."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye sat back in her seat, next to Ye Qingqing, and began to greet the guests.

Halfway through the banquet, Yu Yunxin saw Yu Yunxuan's maid Xiao Cui secretly come to Yu Yunxuan and seemed to be saying something.

"The Second Miss and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in the front hall. He is now resting alone in the small building in the middle of the lake in the Ye Mansion." Cuihua said to Yu Yunxuan in a low voice.

When Yu Yunxuan heard this, she immediately stood up and said she wanted to go to the toilet.

Another master and servant were making plans by the lakeside cottage.

"You go to the lakeside cottage and serve this cup of tea to the prince. After he drinks it, I will go to the lakeside cottage." Ye Qinghe said as she asked the maid beside her to pass the tea to a servant.

The maid took out a silver ingot from her sleeve. After taking the tea and silver, the boy walked towards the cottage in the middle of the lake.

"Miss, I will call someone later, don't worry!" said the maid.

At this time, Xiao Cui and Yu Yunxuan had just walked out of the door and the master and servant got lost.

Yu Yunxin couldn't help but laugh at the brainless master and servant.

Although she had never been to the Ye Mansion, she was familiar with the location of the big houses in the capital. Soon she came to the small house in the center of the lake and heard all of Ye Qinghe's conversations.

On the other side, the prince's secret guard also knew Ye Qinghe's conspiracy and immediately reported it to the prince.

Upon hearing this, the prince said with cold eyes, "Ye Qinghe is really lawless. If you dare to plot against me, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The servant knocked on the door carrying tea.

The prince said, "The door is not closed, come in!"

He looked at the servant who came in with a gloomy face. The servant was a little frightened by the prince's stare, and handed the prince a cup of tea with trembling hands.

"Put it where I'll drink it later?" asked the prince.

He pretended to drink the tea secretly. The servant left the cottage immediately after seeing this.

The secret guard jumped down from the roof and asked, "What will the prince do next?"

"Are there any male guests in the front hall?" asked the prince.

"There is only Lindenyu here. How about I bring Lindenyu here?" asked the secret guard.

“No, Lin Dengyu has already made an engagement with Qingqing. If he were to marry two cousins, it would not benefit the Ye family at all. Instead, it would make the Lin family further away from the Ye family.” The prince replied.

"It's about that boy just now! Ye Qinghe asked for her own death, so don't blame me. He just ruined the reputation of a daughter of the Ye family." After the prince said this, he jumped onto the roof of the small building in the middle of the lake.

At this time, Ye Qinghe secretly walked towards the small building in the center of the lake.

Yu Yunxin looked around and thought it would be best to watch the show from the roof. She used her Qinggong to jump onto the rockery in the lake, and with the help of the force of stepping, she jumped onto the roof. As soon as she got onto the roof, she was discovered by the prince. The prince jumped to Yu Yunxin's side and asked softly, "What are you doing here?"

Yu Yunxin glanced at the prince and said softly, "I heard the conversation between Ye Qinghe and his servant."

"Are you worried that I'll fall into a trap?" the prince asked.

"I..." Before Yu Yunxin could utter a word, the prince covered her mouth and pulled her to a secret place in the cottage.

"Do you want to see a good show?" asked the prince.

"Does the prince also like to watch the good shows of his uncle's family?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"I wanted to leave, but I saw you, so I will accompany you to watch this good show."

As soon as the prince finished speaking, he saw Ye Qinghe had already entered the small building in the middle of the lake.

As soon as Ye Qinghe stepped into the threshold of the lakeside cottage, she was knocked unconscious by the secret guards beside the prince from behind, and was carried to the couch. Then the secret guards knocked unconscious the servant who had just poured tea for the prince and brought him in.

The secret guard wanted to take off the clothes of both of them, but after thinking that she was the prince's cousin and this was the Ye residence, it was better not to do it so as not to make it too embarrassing, so he carried them to the soft couch and only took off the boy's shirt. He also put away the kettle.

On the way back to the back hall, Ye Qinghe's maid met Yu Yunxuan and her servant and deliberately asked, "Have you two seen my young lady?"

Yu Yunxuan and Cui'er shook their heads in confusion.

The maid immediately went to report to Madam Ye: "Madam, the young lady said she was not feeling well and disappeared after returning to her room. Madam, let's go look for the young lady together!"

Mrs. Ye was shocked when she heard this and immediately stood up and hurried to find Ye Qinghe. Ye Qingqing saw that her mother left her again because of Ye Qinghe, and she felt empty again. As expected, she and her sister and mother would go to find her sister without hesitation. She also stood up and followed Mrs. Ye, starting to look for her elder sister.

Everyone soon arrived at the lakeside cottage. The first to arrive was Yu Yunxuan. Just as she was about to open the door of the lakeside cottage, she was stopped by a boy.

"stop!"

Ye Qingyan quickly walked in front of Yu Yunxuan and said, "Second Miss Yu, this is where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rests. No one is allowed to approach."

Yu Yunxuan turned around and said, "Ye Shaoqing, I really don't know."

Just as she finished speaking, the maid brought the female guests to the lakeside cottage.

Ye Qingyan looked at the female guests curiously and asked, "Mother, what are you doing here?"

"Yan, your sister is missing. We have looked for her everywhere but couldn't find her." Mrs. Ye said anxiously.

"But this is where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rests and you are not allowed to barge in." Ye Qingyan said.

"Master, knock on the door and see if the young lady is inside." said the maid.

When Ye Qingyan heard this, he was about to knock on the door when he heard Ye Qinghe screaming from inside.

"Ah! Your Highness, what did you do to me?"

Ye Qingyan didn't care about anything else and immediately pushed the door open. The lights inside were not on. When people turned on the lights, they were stunned by what they saw.

"How dare you, a lowly servant, do this to my sister?" Ye Qingyan immediately stepped forward and began to whip the servant who was lying on Ye Qinghe.

Ye Qinghe was incredulous when she heard this. Where was her cousin the prince? How could she not remember what had just happened? She looked at everyone again, but she did not see the prince. She immediately hugged the boy's shirt and covered her face.

"What a misfortune for our family! How could I give birth to a rebellious daughter like you?" The Minister of Rites Ye Liang immediately rushed out from the crowd and ordered his servants to surround Ye Qinghe to block everyone's sight.

The maidservant beside Ye Qinghe was squeezed in the crowd and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, Miss." She was about to go out of the crowd to find Ye Qinghe.

Ye Liang immediately slapped him and said, "What nonsense! It's not the eldest lady, it's the third lady."

The little maid was confused. But how could so many guests not understand that Ye Liang wanted to find an unknown concubine to take the blame for the Third Miss? They had never heard of it before.

The prince turned his head, glanced at Yu Yunxin and asked, "Aren't you going down after the show is over?"

Yu Yunxin looked at the handsome face of the man in the dark and nodded. The two of them jumped quietly together and blended into the crowd.

The prince pretended to come from the front yard and asked, "What's going on? Why are there so many people here?

As soon as Ye Liang heard the prince's voice, he immediately understood. He turned back and looked at Ye Qinghe. Now he understood everything.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to disturb your peace." Ye Qingyan apologized.

"No need, uncle. It's getting late today. I have to go back home too. Someone please take me back home." After the prince said this, he turned around and left.

Ye Qingyan wanted to follow but was stopped by the secret guards. He took out the teapot from the lakeside cottage and said, "This is the tea that the eldest lady prepared for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If this is used on the Crown Prince, I'm afraid the Queen will not be able to protect the Ye Mansion."

Ye Qingyan took the teapot and immediately asked the court doctor to check what was in the teapot. He immediately understood. He did not expect Ye Qinghe to be so bold. The current emperor hated people who used such means the most. No matter who was behind it, the emperor never showed mercy when dealing with these women, even his eldest sister. Until now, the eldest princess and Marquis Anyuan have never been allowed to appear at the royal banquet because of the drugging incident.

The banquet for the female members was also coming to an end. After watching such a good show, there was no point in staying any longer, so they said goodbye to Mrs. Ye and left.

Only the Ye family members were left in the lakeside cottage to clean up the mess.

Ye Liang first had the servant dragged out and beaten to death with sticks.

"Dad, I was wrong!" Ye Qinghe kept begging for mercy.

Now Ye Qinghe's face was swollen like a pig's head after being slapped several times by Ye Liang.

"It's already a great achievement for the Ye family to have a queen. Qinghe, how could you do such a rebellious thing and dare to drug the prince? The reputation of the women of the Ye family will be ruined by you." Ye Liang said angrily.

"But I really like my cousin the Crown Prince too much. He ignored me these past few days and didn't let me enter the mansion, so I..."

"Shut up!" Ye Liang immediately shouted.

He looked at Ye Qingyan and asked, "What did the prince say?"

"The prince's secret guard gave me the teapot from the lakeside cottage. I sent the court doctor to check and found that it was an aphrodisiac." Ye Qingyan said.

"What?" Ye Liang also looked at Ye Qingqing in disbelief. "Originally, I was planning to fulfill your wish after the Crown Prince married the Crown Princess, and let you be the Crown Prince's concubine. This was also the Queen's idea, but why were you so impatient that you dared to drug the Crown Prince? Do you know that if the Queen knew about it, I'm afraid you would never be able to enter the palace again?" Ye Liang looked at Ye Qinghe with red eyes.

Ye Qinghe, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, looked at Madam Ye again, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I really didn't know the consequences would be so serious."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ye immediately walked over and hugged Ye Qinghe and said, "Master Qinghe knows that she is wrong, so don't blame her. Things have already happened, and she is still a virgin! We can find a way to keep it secret."

"But how do you plan to hide this from the Crown Prince and the Queen? If the Crown Prince didn't still miss me as his uncle, I'm afraid he wouldn't let her go so easily. She has ruined the reputation of the Ye family's daughter, so she should suffer the consequences! I will find a husband for her in the future! She has been spoiled by you." Ye Liang looked at Mrs. Ye helplessly, waved his hand and left.

"I don't want to marry anyone. I want to marry the prince." Ye Qinghe cried.

"You still have the nerve to marry the prince. You will never be able to enter the palace again." Ye Qingyan said and left without looking back.