The Substitute Maid Fights Back

Name: The Substitute Maid Fights Back
Author: Li Muzhou

替身丫鬟反了

by Li Muzhou (李沐舟)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 157k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient Romance High-Concept
Updated: 5mo ago
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[Two powerful leads + System + historical romance] On her first day as a maid framed to take the blame in the Chancellor’s household, Shen Yuan was forced to kneel on shards of broken porcelain. The legitimate daughter, Liu Yinshuang, held out a cup of tea. “Confess, and I’ll give you a clean death.” Shen Yuan looked up, blood at the corner of her mouth, and smiled. She pulled out the Crown Prince’s jade pendant. “His Highness gave this to me.” The whole household erupted. Even more shocking, the System chimed: [Face-slapping mission activated. Make Liu Yinshuang kneel and beg for mercy within seven days.] Liu Yinshuang sneered. “You’re crazy.” Shen Yuan said, “Want to make a bet? If I win, I get my emancipation papers. If I lose, you can take my life.” Seven days. On the first day, she made Liu Yinshuang break out in red welts all over, itching so badly she couldn’t sleep. On the third day, she exposed Liu Yinshuang’s crimes in front of the Crown Prince. On the fifth day, everyone around Liu Yinshuang switched sides. On the seventh day, Liu Yinshuang knelt before her and wept. “Shen Yuan, please let me go...” She hadn’t expected the biggest wildcard to be Crown Prince Xiao Yan. In her previous life, he was the exalted heir to the throne. In this one, he was her greatest backer? By day, she did laundry in the washroom while he dragged over a wobbly chair and sat beside her. “How do you plan to repay me for my jade pendant?” At night, she wrote novels. He finished reviewing memorials and came over to take a look. “Done writing? Let me see.” Shen Yuan: “Your Highness, stay away from me.” Xiao Yan: “Too late. The marriage contract has already been issued.” Shen Yuan: “...” Xiao Yan: “You signed it yourself.” The maid had no idea that the last thing her predecessor did before she arrived was accidentally splash the Crown Prince’s boots with her foot-washing water while he was traveling incognito. From a maid framed to take the blame to the founding empress, it took her only one

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