Liao Tingyan sat in the courtyard, reflecting on her previous behavior, thinking that she might have had a brain short circuit. She thought to herself: "Why did I say noble consort? Why not just say Im an ordinary person who was caught by bad people and wants to escape? If someone could help me get a ladder, it would be fine. After that, I can give them a few taels of silver as thanks and were done." Her mistake was that she shouldnt have told the truth. Indeed, one of the truths of this world is that when you tell the truth, others will never believe you.

  My wife blackened her face and moved down that pile of tables and stools. She also passed by Liao Tingyans side with a dark face, saying in a bad tone: "I didnt expect the young lady to have such great strength, moving so many things must be tiring, I advise you not to think about escaping, you are in an unfamiliar place here, even if you run out, without ID and road guide, you cant even enter the nearby city, if you walk alone into the wilderness and encounter some mountain bandits, it wont be good, now is the time when mountain bandits are numerous, if youre not careful, your life will be gone.

  Liao Tingyan: Auntie, do you have something to say? Make it clear, youre the kidnappers and Im the victim. If I dont run, wont that make me look very passive?

  This servant girl was changed by Chen Yun after Liao Tingyan moved into this courtyard. She watched her very closely, and even when the doctor came to change her dressing, she stared at her, not allowing her to say a word more to the doctor. Now that she tried to escape and was discovered, she found that this servant girl watched herself even more tightly.

  Mistake.

  However, Liao Tingyan was not one to give up easily. She quietly waited for an opportunity, prepared her luggage and observed the womans habits. Then on a certain day, she took advantage of the woman dozing off and knocked her unconscious with a stick. As it was Liao Tingyans first time hitting someone, she held onto the stick tightly and anxiously checked to see if the old lady was still breathing.

  She hit lightly, fearing that if she hit too hard, she would knock her out cold. She had carefully measured the force of her blow. Who knows how the characters in those literary works could be so sure about hitting someone unconscious without killing them?

  After all, it was the first time she had taken the initiative to hit someone, and she still didnt hit hard enough. When Liao Tingyan bent down to check on her, the servant woman groaned and opened her eyes, grabbing at Liao Tingyan with her hand. Without hesitation, Liao Tingyan struck again, and this time the servant finally passed out.

  He took out a rope that had been prepared long ago and tied up the servant woman with it, using a turtle shell binding method, one end tied to a pillar.

  After finishing this, she took a deep breath and pressed the wound on her arm again. Then, without wasting any more time, she took out her own luggage, put on her veil, searched for the large door key from the maids arms, opened the large door and walked out calmly.

  She calculated the time, Chen Yun should not be coming here today. The people who delivered food and firewood this morning had already come, and no one would come in the afternoon, so she should have enough time.

  Just like what that maid said, she couldnt leave the city alone, this era was not like modern times, even in modern times a girl going out alone would inevitably encounter danger, let alone this era. She was now equivalent to an undocumented resident without an ID card, and couldnt even get out of the city gate.

  Therefore, Liao Tingyan thought left and right, feeling that the only way out now was to go to the Governors Mansion.

  Although it was the fief of King Qin Nan, there were still people from the imperial court here. This is natural, whether openly or secretly, the emperor must arrange eyes and ears around kings with different surnames. When he was with Sima Jiao, he mentioned King Qin Nan to Gao Taibao without avoiding her, so Liao Tingyan remembered that the governor of Yaozhou should be Sima Jiaos person. She only remembered this one.

  The wayfinder asked for directions to the Governors Mansion, and Liao Tingyan easily found the heavily guarded mansion.

  Then, unexpectedly, she was caught immediately after revealing her identity.

  The governor was not the same as before, the previous governor had been killed by King Qin Nan when the emperor announced that he wanted to attack King Qin Nan. Liao Tingyan did not expect King Qin Nan to be so quick, how could the news travel so fast between Yaozhou and Luojing? And why didnt King Qin Nan even struggle a bit, shouldnt he have hurriedly submitted a memorial to express his loyalty and innocence, asking the emperor to reconsider and value peace over war? Why did he directly enter the stage of rebellion? This was too clever.

  In short, Liao Tingyan fell into the enemys hands. The newly appointed governor was a direct descendant of Qin Nanwang, and as a result, before half a day had passed, Liao Tingyan and others arrived at the daughter of Qin Nanwang, Qin Wuyue.

  The female lead of the original work.

  "Are you Liao Tingyan? A woman like you, apart from your face, what else can make my Chen Lang unforgettable?" Qin Wuyue looked down at her with disdain and hummed in disgust.

  Liao Tingyan took one look at her reaction and immediately understood. It seemed that this person had also taken the original route, treating her as a love rival. How unjust! She was different from the female lead in the original story; she didnt have any feelings for Chen Yun whatsoever!

  Are you brave enough to fall in love without involving innocent bystanders?

  Qin Wu looked at her love rivals pale but still beautiful face, that air of nobility and elegance despite being down on her luck, and those large breasts, and was so angry she wanted to hit someone. She pushed Liao Tingyan to the ground with one hand, pointing at her and scolding loudly: "Shameless! You followed that tyrant Sima Jiao, and now youre trying to seduce my familys Chen Lang. I knew why Chen Lang has been so busy lately - it was all because he went to see you, this little slut! Golden house and hidden beauty? Great, you cheap woman, today I must teach you a lesson!"

  Liao Tingyan cursed in her heart, looking at Qin Wus jumping appearance, thinking that it was true that being in love lowered ones IQ. Looking at this delicate and lovely girl, her brain was almost eaten away by Chen Yun.

  Thinking about it again, in the original book, this girl took a liking to Chen Yun and used her family background to force Chen Yun to marry her. She then followed him all the way into the palace, competing with the female lead for his attention, giving birth to his children, only to be discarded by him after he was done using her. Even on her deathbed, she had to watch as he and the female lead were together, its enough to make one feel a little sympathetic towards her.

  Why make things difficult for girls? Unfortunately, Qin was too busy and didnt want to listen to her talk about reason.

  Liao Tingyan thought for a moment, covering her face and sobbing: "Are you the princess? Please take me back to the emperors side. Although others think the emperor is cruel, I truly love him and cannot leave him. Princess, please show some kindness and let me return. I heard that Qin Nanwang has some misunderstandings with the emperor. As long as I go back, I will definitely help persuade the emperor!"

  Of course its fake.

  Its unclear whether she has improved her acting skills over this period of time, or if Qin Wu Xues sister really has been blinded by love, but surprisingly, after listening to her with mixed doubts and beliefs, he actually believed her nonsense.

  "Whats wrong with your eyesight? You actually fell in love with Sima Jiao, that pretty boy?" Qin Wu You scorned.

  Liao Tingyan: Your eyesight is really worse... Suddenly I have confidence in my own IQ.

  "Dont say that, Your Majesty has been very good to me. We... we are mutually in love." Liao Tingyan wiped away her tears. How about it, big sister? Are you reassured now? I wont compete with you for Chen Yun! This man who is not much different from the original male lead can be yours alone.

  Liao Tingyan did not expect Qin Wuyues brain circuit to be so peculiar, and after hearing her words, Qin Wuyue was not reassured, but instead became even angrier. She gritted her teeth and said: "Chen Yun that scoundrel has deep feelings for you, his heart is always thinking of you, and he even brought you back especially for me. This man I like so much, how can you still look down on him?!"

  Liao Tingyan: No, sister, I dont like Chen Yun. You should be happy that theres no rival in love, but instead youre even angrier. Whats going on?

  Qin Wu Huan: "No matter if you have that kind of intention towards Chen Lang or not, since Chen Lang has feelings for you, you must die!"

  "You two, go and strangle her to death!" Qin Wu Yu casually pointed at the two slaves. Behind her were more than twenty slaves, one of whom was secretly showing a look of anxiety, quietly retreating backwards without making a sound.

  Its pointless to reason with you, if one road doesnt work, take another. Liao Tingyan saw Qin Wus determination to kill herself and calmly wiped her face, saying: "If you really kill me and Sima Jiao finds out, youll die miserably, the entire Qin Nan Wang Fu will die miserably. So, whether or not to kill me, I advise you not to make a rash decision."

  Its a shame that she still has this realization. To be honest, if she really dies here, its entirely possible that Sima Jiao will raise an army and conquer Yaozhou.

  Qin Wu You was blocked by her for a moment, his chest heaving with rage.

  "Why dont you ask Qin Nan Wang first?" Liao Tingyan thought to herself, someone like Qin Nan Wang would definitely not kill her easily, after all she had value that could be utilized.

  Qin Wu stared at her, screaming: "You dare to threaten me! Im going to kill you now! Anyway, Sima Jiaos country will perish sooner or later, what am I afraid of him!"

  Liao Tingyan: "......" Whats going on, I feel like the female supporting character is even more stupid than in the original work. In the original work, at least she had a bit of self-restraint, but now shes just arrogant and willful, taking it to another level. Its really the result of not having been tempered by setbacks.

  "What are you waiting for? Go quickly!" Qin Wu You kicked those two servants.

  The two servants had no choice but to slowly and reluctantly approach Liao Tingyan.

  Liao Tingyan: No problem, can hold on! Generally at the last moment someone will come to rescue!

  She was forced into a corner, with no way out. Just then, a figure strode in and shouted, "Halt!"

  Its Chen Yun. He lives up to being the male lead of the original work, always having his own affairs whenever he saves someone.

  Liao Tingyan let out a sigh, watching the quarreling couple. In the end, Chen Yunqi was one step ahead and coaxed Qin Wuyue out to talk outside.

  "I didnt bring her back because I have feelings for her... but to fulfill Fathers wish. Now is not the time to kill her, she has another use."

  "Whats the point? I think youre just making excuses, you clearly still have feelings for her, so youre using public matters for personal gain!"

  "Its not that, we dont have time for leisure. You should know that the great army is approaching Yaozhou, and the current situation is not optimistic. Father plans to design a way to kill Sima Jiao, at which point the morale of the army will collapse, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to win. In order to kill Sima Jiao, Liao Niangzi is indispensable." Chen Yun said in a low voice: "Isnt it said that Sima Jiao is very fond of her? Cant we use her as bait to lure Sima Jiao over?"

  Qin looked at him suspiciously: "Is everything you said true?"

  Chen Yun sighed: "I didnt want to use this unscrupulous method, but Father insisted. For the sake of the great cause, I have no choice but to do so."

  Qin Wu had no time for emotions, "Since thats the case, Ill spare her for now. But youre not allowed to see her again! Lock her up in the Qin Nan Wang Fu, Ill personally send someone to keep an eye on her!"

  Watching Qin Wu Xian leave, Chen Yuns eyes revealed a few points of disgust. If it werent for still needing to rely on the power of King Nan of Qin, he would not have tolerated this arrogant and disobedient woman any longer.

  Forget it, it wont be long. Half of the people have already been pulled in, and soon he will be able to make Qin Nan Wang die unexpectedly, and then naturally take over all power, and wait for Sima Jiao to die, the ending is still the same as before.

  "Sorry to have startled you, and Im afraid theres been a misunderstanding about our relationship. Thats why I was rude to you earlier, but Ive already explained things clearly to her. I think you must have misunderstood something, which is why you ran out on your own. If you dont like living there, you can move into the Qin Nan Wang Fu instead - its much bigger and Im sure youll like it."

  Liao Tingyan was then transferred to the Qin Nan Wangfu, where Qin Wu and the male lead Chen Yun walked along the original route with great diligence. He was extremely hostile towards her, coming over three times a day to insult her. Liao Tingyan remained calm and let him scold her.

  What is meant by quarreling, its not that the louder one wins, but rather who gets angrier in the end. Whoever gets angrier loses. Every time Qin Wu You comes to quarrel, he scolds until his mouth is dry and his tongue is parched, but when he sees Liao Ting Yans calm and collected demeanor, as if she didnt even hear him, it makes him so angry that smoke could come out of the seven orifices of his head.

  Finally, one day, Qin Wu couldnt bear Liao Tingyans provocations anymore and said harshly: "You love your Majesty so much, dont you? It wont be long before he comes. When the time comes, hell fall into the trap, and then you can die together as a pair of mandarin ducks!"

  Pitfall, bait? Two words that can almost fill in the blanks of a conspiracy plot - how trite and clichéd! Or rather, a plot that didnt exist in the original work.

  "Hows that? Your time is almost up, anything else youd like to say?" Qin Wu You was triumphant, thinking of his love rivals outcome made him feel like he had finally gotten revenge.

  Liao Tingyan: ……Thanks for the spoiler?