Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao accompanied Zhao Mingyue to the Shu County Prince's Mansion.

The once magnificent gatehouse is now covered in a blanket of white.

The Prince of Shu welcomed them to the mourning hall, his voice low and sorrowful.

"When she came back yesterday, she asked me to help her find a place to settle down in Jiangnan, saying that she wanted to die and go to Jiangnan after a while."

I thought she was telling the truth, and since I had just gotten back and had so many things to sort out, I overlooked it.

The princess died at dawn, when everyone was most tired, after drinking oleander juice.

To avoid causing trouble for the Prince of Shu, she pretended to feel unwell last night and called a doctor.

The doctor couldn't diagnose the problem, but the symptoms of death from oleander poisoning were consistent with sudden cardiac arrest due to acute heart disease.

Therefore, outsiders would not have any doubts.

The death of the Princess Consort would save the Prince of Shu a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Even in her death, she considered the Prince of Shu's feelings so much that the Prince of Shu felt extremely guilty and regretted not noticing her suicidal intentions sooner.

Gui Yao noticed yesterday that the Princess Consort had lost her will to live, so she reminded her that Feng Youcheng had arrived. She thought of a folk saying: "A mother is strong."

But the princess still chose to die.

Gui Yao didn't quite understand. Was it worth it for a man who schemed against her?

"Perhaps part of it is for the children."

Zhao Mingyue said in a low voice, "Only after she died will the Prince treat her child well."

Gui Yao thought about it carefully and understood Zhao Mingyue's meaning.

Although the child born to the Princess Consort was in the body of the Prince of Shu, the soul belonged to Ji Linchuan.

The child carries the blood of the Prince, but is truly the child born to the Princess Consort for Ji Linchuan.

The Prince of Shu might feel disgusted when he thinks about it later.

The Princess Consort was not an independent and self-reliant woman. She did not know how to refuse her family before marriage. After marriage, she first relied on the care of the Prince of Shu, and later depended on Ji Linchuan for her livelihood.

If they were to divorce, she might not have the confidence to live the rest of her life alone with her daughter, but if they didn't divorce, she would feel guilty towards the Prince of Shu.

Perhaps the biggest reason was the deception and manipulation by her beloved, and the devastating blow of losing her love forever.

Or perhaps, she didn't want to put the Prince of Shu in a difficult position.

Gui Yao respects the fate of others, and all she can do is sincerely offer three sticks of incense for her.

Feng Youcheng walked up to her and said, "My mother said that she has a serious illness and has to go to another world to get treatment. She will not be able to accompany me as I grow up."

If I really miss her, I'll write her a letter. She said you'd help me pass the letter on to her, right?

The six-year-old child, with swollen eyes from crying, looked at Gui Yao with hope.

Gui Yao nodded. "Okay."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Occasionally, I may let her enter your dreams."

Consider it an act of merit; the Princess Consort's power of vows should be enough for her to use a few times.

"thank you."

He earnestly bowed and thanked Gui Yao.

Then she looked at Zhao Mingyue and said, "My mother said that you are my birth mother. She accidentally lost me, but has been looking for me all these years. It has been very hard for her."

She said she would live with you from now on, so could you bring me to see my sister occasionally?

My little sister is so young, I'm a bit worried about her. I still need to talk to her about our mother, so she won't grow up thinking she doesn't have a mother and envy other children.

Fearing Zhao Mingyue might disagree, he pleaded, "Don't worry, I'll listen to you from now on. I'll visit you twice a month, no, even just once a month is fine."

Seeing her son like this, Zhao Mingyue felt extremely distressed and looked at the Prince of Shu.

This is the Prince's residence; she cannot enter without the Prince's permission.

The Prince of Shu had been a father for two years and had feelings for Feng Youcheng.

Nodding to Feng Youcheng, he said, "Although you are not my biological son, you are my adopted son. The Shu County Prince's Mansion will always be your home. You can come to see your sister anytime you want."

An adopted son would not be considered to be tainting the royal bloodline, and His Majesty would not interfere.

Upon hearing his words, Zhao Mingyue hugged Feng Youcheng tightly, saying, "Mother will accompany you as you grow up, and will also come back to see your sister anytime. Don't worry, Mother will help you take care of your sister."

Feng Youcheng then burst into tears, her sobs heart-wrenching.

It turns out that before the princess took the poison, she secretly looked at her two children. Her daughter was only one year old and was still unaware of her mother's death.

But Feng Youcheng is already old enough to understand. Her sudden death will definitely be a blow to the child, causing him to overthink and affecting his relationship with the Prince of Shu, and even the rest of his life.

Zhao Mingyue is ultimately just a merchant. If Feng Youcheng can maintain a good father-son relationship with the Prince of Shu, it will be a safeguard for him.

Therefore, she woke up Feng Youcheng, talked to him for a long time, then used a calming incense to knock him unconscious before returning to her room and committing suicide.

When Feng Youcheng woke up, the Princess Consort was already dead. He was terrified and heartbroken.

But he remembered what his mother had told him the night before, so he waited until everything was settled before he dared to grieve unrestrainedly.

Zhao Mingyue was heartbroken. She wanted to stay with her son and take care of him, but the Princess Consort had not yet been buried, so Feng Youcheng could not leave with her.

The Prince of Shu felt a pang of pity and asked, "I wonder if Boss Zhao could stay at the Prince's residence for a couple of days and help take care of the child?"

He had his soul swapped for four years and was a stranger to the current Feng Youcheng, let alone his youngest daughter.

Furthermore, he also had to be honest with the emperor and handle the funeral arrangements for the princess, so he really couldn't spare any time to take care of them.

Just then, a maid ran over and said, "Your Highness, Miss is making a fuss about wanting to be the Princess Consort, and the wet nurse can't coax her no matter what she does."

Before the Prince of Shu could speak, Feng Youcheng turned and ran.

He promised his mother that he would take good care of his younger sister.

"Slow down, be careful."

Zhao Mingyue hurriedly followed.

Prince Chong Guiyao of Shu County nodded, "I'll go take a look too."

Gui Yao watched the two figures leave, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Zhao Mingyue helped soothe the crying child, but couldn't leave for a moment, so Gui Yao left the Shu County Prince's Mansion alone.

On her way back, she first went to the Zhao family to relay a message from Zhao Mingyue, asking her servants to send some changes of clothes to the Shu County Prince's Mansion.

Mao Dan came to pick her up and nuzzled against her neck. "Master, have you lost your five senses?"

"Um."

Gui Yao said calmly, "Mother and son have recognized each other; the transaction is over."

The seven emotions and six desires are gone.

"The Duke of Qi went to Qi Yu's tomb today."

Mao Dan rubbed against him again and reported what he had seen: "He was crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose. He said he regretted putting the burden of the family's prosperity entirely on Qi Yu's shoulders."

"Um."

Gui Yao took out a string of candied hawthorns from her spatial storage and started biting into them blankly.

Mao Dan, used to his master's indifferent demeanor when he had no senses or desires, continued, "That servant was beaten with ten strokes of the cane. The Duchess of Qi originally wanted to send him to prison, but the Duke of Qi stopped her."

He said the biggest mistake was made by them as parents. If they had shown more care for their child, even if the servant had embezzled something, Qi Yu would have told his parents about his feelings.

It was their excessive harshness and suppression, coupled with their attempts to control Qi Yu's life, that made Qi Yu afraid to say anything.

"Um."

"I think he is genuinely repentant, but it's a bit unfair that the world can't know that Qi Yu was killed by Ji Linchuan."

"Um."

"Fortunately, the underworld is orderly, and the Three Realms have a Hall of Merit, where good and bad deeds are all accounted for..."

Mao Dan rambled on and on, while Gui Yao replied indifferently. The man and the bird returned to Xuanji Tower.

Gui Yao was surrounded by chaos, and her hearing was maintained only by spiritual power. She found the candied hawthorns tasteless and extremely boring.

"Mao Dan, go and get some gold to melt down tonight."

Gold provides the greatest sense of security.

"Alright, does the master intend to rob a tomb, or simply raid and plunder?"

Mao Dan became interested, his beady eyes sparkling. "If we're talking about tomb raiding, General Hu from the east of the city lost his father. That old man had an affair with his daughter-in-law and forced her to her death."

If the robbery occurred, the Liu family in the south of the city would gain ill-gotten gains, while the family of the Vice Minister of Revenue in the east of the city would embezzle disaster relief funds.

Neither it nor its master knew how to make money, and they almost starved to death at first. Fortunately, the master was clever, and they found a way to make money.

Tomb raiding and robbery!

It's much easier to make money than fortune telling or ghost hunting.

"The Liu family and the Vice Minister of Revenue, I suppose."

Gui Yao rested her chin on her hands, looking dejected. "I don't want to dig up graves right now, it's too tiring."

"As you wish, Master, that hairy egg will go scout the location first."

Mao Dan excitedly flapped its wings, then flew back to remind Gui Yao, "Master, take a nap first. We'll heat up dinner when Mao Dan comes back."

The master has no sense of touch and doesn't know hot, cold, or pain. It's afraid that if the master isn't watching over it, it will burn itself.

"Has Mao Dan gone mad?"

Gui Yao waved her hand, "We have people delivering meals now, why would we need to cook for ourselves?"

"ah."

Mao Dan also realized, "Looking at it this way, the prince is actually a good thing, we can still take him."

Xiao Huaijin sneezed just as he arrived outside the Xuanji Tower.

The story of the female ghost and the scholar indeed reached the Prince Jin's mansion, and the servants all began to imagine Pei Xuan and Yu Qinghuan as the characters.

When Pei Xuan learned of this, he wanted to go find Yu Qinghuan, but everyone stopped him. So he closed the doors and windows, forbade anyone to enter the room, and refused to eat or drink.

Xiao Huaijin, still worried, forced the door open, but Pei Xuan had vanished again...