Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Owner."

Mao Dan tracked him down and reported back to the leader, "It's Du Shao."

"It really was him."

Gui Yao pinched the bridge of her nose.

She learned some things yesterday, and with Du Shao's words today, she now has a general understanding of the Du family couple's situation.

After learning about it, she was somewhat troubled about how to fulfill Du Lingxi's wish.

Some truths and outcomes are too cruel for a child of Du Lingxi's age.

Mao Dan knew what she was worried about, so he moved closer to her and said, "Master, you're becoming more and more human."

The fact that the owner didn't have so many concerns before shows that the owner is becoming more and more like a normal person, which is a good sign.

Gui Yao also realized the changes in herself after coming to Beijing, and took out her hat and put it on.

"To be honest, sometimes I think being a person is quite troublesome. Let's go, let's go to the Ningguo Duke's Mansion."

Mao Dan followed up, "By the way, Little Yaksha has been put in solitary confinement by his father."

Gui Yao nodded.

Nothing unexpected happened.

In Du Lingxi's heart, Du Shao was a good father. She couldn't bear to see Du Shao suffer, so she probably took the initiative to seek him out.

Du Shao dared not expose his wife's affair, so he could only isolate his daughter, which may be why he sought out Xuanji Tower.

If even a child can discover this, how long can the Duke of Ningguo keep Madam Du's affair a secret?

When Guiyao arrived at the Ningguo Duke's Mansion, he stopped and hesitated outside Du Lingxi's courtyard.

The bald egg stood quietly on her shoulder.

A moment later, Gui Yao turned and went to Madam Du's courtyard.

Just like yesterday, Madam Du changed into a clean, plain white dress, wore a white flower in her hair, ate a vegetarian bun, and still refused to drink the contraceptive soup.

The two servants had no choice but to kneel beside her with the medicine, but she lay on the low couch with her eyes closed and ignored them.

Gui Yao channeled his spiritual energy, transmitting his voice secretly to Madam Du, "Xie Shuxian?"

The sound clearly reached Madam Du's ears. She suddenly opened her eyes and sat up, looking around. There were still only two servants in the room, and neither of them reacted at all, as if they had heard the sound.

Just as she thought she was hallucinating and was about to lie back down, Gui Yao called out again, "Xie Shuxian."

Although the voice was unfamiliar, Madam Du was certain that she was not hallucinating. She dismissed the two servants, saying, "You two, get out."

A servant brought over the medicine, saying, "Please drink your medicine, Madam..."

Madam Du took the bowl and threw it out the window. "Your breathing is disturbing me. Go outside the courtyard."

Otherwise, I will hang myself with a white silk ribbon, and then you will still be unable to explain yourselves to Du Shao.”

The servants were clearly afraid of her like this, so they had no choice but to leave the courtyard.

When Madam Du was alone in the room, she asked in a low voice, "Who is speaking?"

Gui Yao stepped out from behind the screen. "I am Gui Yao, the master of Xuanji Tower."

When Madam Du saw Gui Yao, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but then asked warily, "What are you doing in my room?"

Gui Yao didn't miss the change in her expression. "It seems that Madam has heard of me."

Moreover, Madam Du seemed to think that someone else had come to see her, so she skillfully dismissed the servants.

That person also knew Madam Du's true identity: Xie Shuxian, the daughter of the former governor of Dengzhou.

Although Madam Du's temperament was changeable, she still paid attention to outside affairs. The news of Gui Yao helping the people regain their composure spread throughout the capital, and she naturally knew about it.

But she couldn't understand why Gui Yao would approach her and even know her true identity.

The next moment, her expression changed drastically. "What do you want to do?"

"I came here on a mission..."

"You can't erase my memory."

Before Gui Yao could finish speaking, Madam Du interrupted her sharply, "Leave here, or I will call for help."

She thought it was Gui Yao, whom Du Shao had invited.

"You really know Du Shao. He did come to me, but the one I formed a bond with wasn't him, it was your daughter, Du Lingxi."

Gui Yao sat down in front of her. "Little Yaksha hopes you will no longer be in pain, even if you no longer love her."

"Lingxi?"

Madam Du's lips trembled. "How could it be her?"

"You don't want her to keep staring at you, so you're deliberately misleading her, making her think you're a monster, to scare her away, right?"

Madam Du remained silent.

Gui Yao then knew he had guessed correctly.

How familiar this plot is! Back then, Qingqing couldn't bear to hurt Pei Xuan, and she used the same trick.

"Unfortunately, she loves you even more than you think."

Mrs. Du staggered and slumped into a chair, as if all her strength had been drained away. "She should hate me."

"What you did showed no regard for her feelings or her future; she certainly has reason to hate you."

Gui Yao's voice was calm, "But she only cares about you and worries about you. Even now that you're under house arrest by Du Shao, all she's thinking about is how to save you."

"Du Shao actually locked her up."

Madam Du immediately got up and walked outside; she wanted to rescue her daughter.

Gui Yao called out to her, "Du Shao is afraid that she will reveal Madam's affairs, and he even threatened to send her back to her ancestral home. All of this is because of Madam."

The lady asked Du Shao to let her go this time, but what about next time?

He was willing to sell his child's life for his wife, so he might also be capable of killing his daughter to silence her.

Gui Yao sneered, "Madam and Lord Du have put on a show of a love-hate relationship, but it's a pity for the three children."

"You know?"

Suddenly, Madam Du bent down and grabbed Gui Yao's arm. "Do you have any way to save Ling Xi?"

Her daughter wouldn't live past ten.

This was the deal Du Shao made with the Ghost Market to erase her memories.

He pawned the lives of all his children.

A surge of willpower gradually grew from her body, and she knelt down on the ground. "You can definitely save her, right? Please save my Lingxi."

"The lady still cares about her."

Gui Yao helped her up. "Then why demean yourself?"

We need to find out the root cause of her actions in order to alleviate her suffering.

Of course, there is another very simple way to avoid suffering: death.

But this is not what Du Lingxi wants.

"It's all my own fault."

Madam Du shook her head in anguish, "I should live the rest of my life in pain, but Lingxi is innocent. Please save her."

She declined to say more about the rest.

But Gui Yao is here to solve a problem.

"But you feel that you brought the wolf into the house, causing your mother, sister, and sister-in-law to become government prostitutes, so you're punishing yourself?"

She had no intention of letting Madam Du escape.

"I have investigated and found that when your father served as the Prefect of Dengzhou, he secretly colluded with rebels in an attempt to rebel. His crime is not unjust."

The imperial court, in accordance with the law, sentenced the male members of the Xie family to death, and the female members of the Xie family to be confiscated and forced into prostitution.

After asking the Prince of Shu, Gui Yao also went to the Ministry of Justice to check the case files.

Du Shao handled the case, which led to his promotion to Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. However, the case file shows that Xie Shuxian, the eldest daughter of the Xie family, committed suicide by jumping into a well after the incident, fearing humiliation.

Madam Du was rescued by Du Shao on his way back to the capital after handling a case. Based on Madam Du's reaction, Gui Yao made a deduction about her identity.

Gui Yao guessed that Du Shao's demands at Xuanji Tower today must have involved underhanded tactics against the Xie family.

What I just said was all a test.

Mrs. Du's reaction confirmed her suspicions.

"Yes, I was supposed to be ridden by a thousand men and slept with by ten thousand, but he saved me and erased my memories."

She gave a bitter smile. "I met him right after I turned 18. I thought he was the perfect husband that God had sent to me."

Little did I know, he deliberately approached me in order to gain merit by capturing my father.

I was captivated by his sweet words and brought him home, allowing him to plunge my family into utter ruin.

My father and brothers have been beheaded, my mother, sister, and sister-in-law are struggling in hell, and I, the culprit, have been happily married to my enemy for over a decade. How could I deserve this?

"If you hate him, you can go and settle the score with him."

After guessing the truth, Gui Yao thought that Madam Du must hate Du Shao to the extreme, and also resent their daughter, which is why she took such an extreme way to retaliate.

But Madam Du's attitude just now clearly showed that she also cared about Lingxi.

If she cares, she couldn't possibly be unaware of the impact her self-degradation has on her daughter.

Gui Yao felt that she might not have grasped the real truth yet.

Madam Du sneered, "This is how I'm going to settle accounts with him. He used me to harm my family, yet he couldn't help but fall in love with me."

I will become a prostitute under his very nose, to cause him pain, and to make him remember forever that my becoming a prostitute is the fruit of his past actions.

"What about Lingxi?"

Gui Yao stared at her. "What bitter fruit has she sown this time?"

"I……"

Madam Du avoided Gui Yao's gaze, clutching her sleeves tightly. "I can't worry about that now."

"Yeah?"

Gui Yao narrowed his eyes, suddenly grabbed her wrist, and checked her pulse...