"Is it really so?" Ye Haoxuan showed no anger, while Lian Xue'er's heart was uneasy, not knowing if the prince would involve her too.
She cried out in grief, "Prince, please save me. I know I shouldn't have impersonated the Ye Family's lady. But I had no choice. County Magistrate Zhong made me do it. Madam Zhong told me I'm fortunate to have a good face, and said that as long as I bite the bullet, I would become the aristocracy, but if I didn't obey, my parents would be dead. Prince, I beg your mercy."
Li Luru, still holding Xiaobai, asked curiously, "According to what you say, you just needed to grit your teeth and say nothing, then everything would be fine. You'd have money and servants, no longer a country girl. So why did you speak out?"
Ye Haoxuan glanced at her and then shifted his gaze back to Lian Xue'er.
"Yes, why did you speak out?"
