Jiapingguan Chronicle

"Making a big fuss?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Song Yaojia with a half-smile, raising an eyebrow at him. "Your Highness, isn't this making a big fuss a bit excessive? They're liars!"

"So what if they're swindlers?" Song Yaojia knew what she meant and smiled faintly. "Swindlers also have ambitions. They also want to change their image, right? They also want to make a name for themselves in the capital. Besides, they don't admit to being swindlers. They are experienced fortune tellers who come to help people solve their problems."

"Solve their problems." Merlin rolled her eyes and muttered, "They really like to pat themselves on the back. They just want whatever they lack. If it's about solving problems, they shouldn't charge money or charge less. They're always thinking about taking money from other people's pockets, yet they call themselves saviors of the world. Pshaw! Shameless!" She poked Jin Miaomiao, "Sister Miaomiao, don't you think so?"

"Hmm!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "It really is shameless, and they don't even have any self-awareness!"

"You two really are..." Seeing the two girls glaring at her, Song Yaojia quickly swallowed the rest of her sentence, nodded at them, and smiled, "You're both right, they're shameless!"

Seeing Song Yaojia's expression, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha exchanged glances, trying hard to suppress their laughter.

Song Yaojia glanced at the two gloating people, rolled her eyes at them, and didn't intend to argue with them. She snorted and said, "They're just thinking that Gongsun Yue's deal is a big one. If they do well, they'll become famous in the capital, which would be better than expected."

“It’s true that everyone knows you can make money, but what kind of place is the capital?” Jin Miaomiao rolled her eyes. “If a vase falls from the sky and hits ten people, nine of them will be rich and powerful. Who knows who’s behind these people? Didn’t they ever think about that?”

“If they had that kind of brain, they wouldn’t have done something so stupid. You’re overestimating them,” Song Yaojia said, spreading her hands. “They can only see the little bit in front of them, or at most one or two steps ahead. That’s all they can see. In this case, they can see that if they become famous overnight, more people will hire them and they can earn more money. So, they have to create a buzz. After all, when you’re out in the world, your status and reputation are something you earn yourself.”

"Brother Yaojia just said that they arrived at Jinyang Lane with great fanfare?" Jin Miaomiao raised an eyebrow. "How great a fanfare? They can't possibly come with all that fanfare, like playing music and banging drums, can they?"

"It's not that exaggerated, it's just that there are a few more people. Besides Gong Sheng and Gong Wu, there are people from the Ma family, and" Song Yaojia looked at the other people, "those who betrayed the Yun family, and a few so-called fortune tellers from the wild, there are about eleven or twelve people in total."

"There were quite a few people there. They didn't seem to be there to look at the feng shui; they looked more like they were there to fight."

“That’s right.” Song Yaojia looked at Jin Miaomiao. “What are you thinking about?”

"I was thinking, just as the advisor predicted, those traitors from the Yun family have come along too." Jin Miaomiao sighed helplessly, "People, after all, are always curious."

“They’re not just curious; they’re thinking that if this employer’s family really has some problems that those useless people from the Gong and Ma families can’t handle, they can just snatch the job.” Song Yaojia raised an eyebrow at Jin Miaomiao. “The Yun family at least has some ability; they’re not really swindlers.”

“I know,” Jin Miaomiao nodded. “The reason they betrayed the Yun family is because there are too many capable people in the Yun family, and their so-called abilities are simply not enough to get ahead. If they want to gain a foothold, there is no other way but to leave the Yun family. But leaving the Yun family…” She looked at Song Yaojia, “is it difficult?”

“It’s not that it’s difficult, but if they want to take the legitimate path, it’s practically impossible. The Yun family has never had any outside disciples; they either marry into the family or are adopted into it. They’re basically all Yun family members. If they want to leave,” Song Yaojia gently shook her head, “it’s unless it’s like Master Qingsong’s situation, but in the end, he still returned to the Yun family.”

"Really, none of them succeeded?" "Yes, very few." Song Yaojia thought for a moment, "I heard my uncle and father mention that there were two branches that actually left the Yun family."

"Two?"

"Yes, if you want to leave, the entire branch must leave. If even one person disagrees, it's not allowed."

"So strict?" Jin Miaomiao frowned. "This isn't just strict, it's...too harsh!"

“Who can argue with that?” Song Yaojia sighed. “My uncle said that the Yun family’s conditions are indeed very unreasonable, and it’s only natural for them to want to leave and go it alone. But the Yun family has their reasons for leaving, after all, there are many secrets of the Yun family that cannot be revealed. Even when Master Qingsong and his family were in seclusion, there were Yun family spies all around them.”

"Is it to monitor them?"

"It's both protection and surveillance." Song Yaojia nodded. "That's why the Yun family members tried to leave secretly, but they were still discovered."

"If the Yun family is so difficult to leave, why were they able to succeed?"

"They took a job, and after the job was done, they were supposed to go back, but they didn't go back at all. They disguised themselves, fooled the people watching them, and secretly ran away."

"So that's how it is." Jin Miaomiao sighed. "If they had lived in hiding and kept a low profile for a while, they might not have been caught so easily. It's a pity." She spread her hands. "They finally escaped, but they were so high-profile. It's no wonder they were targeted. I just didn't expect that my advisor would have to come and catch them personally."

"Because it's in the capital, it's not easy for anyone other than your advisor to take action."

"I guess that's the reason too." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "They came with such a grand entrance, yet the residents of Jinyang Lane didn't react at all?"

"Yes, there were people who came to watch the excitement, but as soon as they saw that it was heading towards Gongsun Yue's house, they all retreated."

"Are they afraid of Gongsun Yue?"

"It's not that they're afraid, it's just that they're somewhat wary. And it's not just Gongsun Yue they're wary of, but also the families associated with him. After all, they're all involved in criminal law, either from the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice, and their aura is quite intimidating. These weak, bookish people who can't lift a finger tend to stay away," Song Yaojia said, rolling her eyes. "Plus, these people who came seem to be the same kind of eccentric as Gongsun Yue, so they're even less interested. So, after one glance, they went back to what they were doing. They just didn't expect..."

"You were only one step away from the major case from back then, weren't you?" (End of Chapter)