Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Xiao Huaijin didn't ask any questions before agreeing, "Okay."

But I vaguely guessed that it was related to the Yang family.

Since the prince was so easy to talk to, Gui Yao smiled and her eyes crinkled. "Then let's go back to Xuanji Tower first."

We need to extract some of the gold from the space, let Qingqing melt it into gold beans, and bring along some useful tools.

He then said to the swordsman and the lantern bearer, "You can wait for us outside the city."

The two guards no longer needed to look at Xiao Huaijin; they knew without asking that the prince had definitely agreed.

Therefore, the two immediately turned around, and halfway through, they couldn't help but look back at each other while holding up lanterns.

The prince and Gui Yao were holding hands, and Gui Yao was leading him by the arm, swaying back and forth as they headed towards the carriage.

Seeing this, Zhijian turned around and smiled, "Your Highness has been pampered since childhood, but I feel he has never been as happy as he is now."

"yes."

The lamp-bearer's lips curved slightly; seeing the prince happy made his subordinates happy too.

He held the same thought and laughed along, "Let's go, I wonder what Miss Guiyao will do today."

Lantern thought about many things, but he never dreamed that Gui Yao would lead them to dig up graves again.

She looked up at the sky. In broad daylight, grave robbing?

They stole the ancestral tomb of an official from the Dasheng dynasty. If they were discovered, the prince would be in big trouble.

Gui Yao, as if she could read her mind, laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll set up a barrier, no one will be able to find out."

However, once the Yang family confesses, the imperial court will surely arrive.

Therefore, they need to be quick.

She asked Xiao Huaijin, "Are there any other companions? Call them all out to help. Everyone who sees it will get a share. We won't let you dig for nothing."

Xiao Huaijin nodded, put his finger to his lips and whistled. A moment later, four masked men in black appeared in front of Gui Yao.

Gui Yao sized up the four people and gave Xiao Huaijin a thumbs up. He could tell they were all experts and would definitely be efficient in their work.

"Owner."

Mao Dan, who was ordered to find out where the Yang family cemetery was, also came over and said, "We've found the place."

Gui Yao smiled and said, "Then let's get started."

Yang Bokang was unaware that his ancestral graves had been targeted. He finally regained consciousness after being treated by a doctor.

He felt gratified to see his sons gathered around him, their faces full of concern.

His children are very filial; he didn't spoil them in vain.

But when his gaze shifted to the doorway and he saw a guard with an anxious expression, his heart skipped a beat.

"What are you doing here?"

This was one of the guards responsible for watching over his study; if he remembered correctly, it was his turn to be on duty today.

When questioned, the guard knelt down with a thud. "Master, the master took the young mistress to the study. I couldn't stop him."

"What?"

Yang Bokang was so startled that he sat up in bed, a movement that made him wince in pain.

He couldn't pinpoint exactly where the pain was, but he felt pain all over his body, though he couldn't care less about the pain at the moment.

He angrily questioned the guard, "Why did he go to the study? If you couldn't stop him, why didn't you ask the madam for permission and have more people escort him?"

One of the sons looked heartbroken. "Father, you don't know, Mother was also struck by lightning. Seeing you like this, I'm so worried."

Worry?

What's the point of worrying?

Yang Bokang cursed under his breath.

He asked his sons, "Didn't you see him here? Why didn't you stop your eldest brother?"

The other son said with difficulty, "Father, we are really worried about you. Besides, how can we stop our eldest brother?"

Normally, the eldest brother is the most favored by our parents. Now, something strange has happened to him; he is pregnant, and they finally have a chance to take his place.

Who would stop them? They'd love for the eldest child to make a mistake and be disliked by their parents.

He didn't voice his true feelings, but Yang Bokang saw through his sons' thoughts at a glance. Pointing at them, he angrily cursed, "You scoundrels, you scoundrels!"

Why was he jealous of the Duke of Qi? Because, although he was unwilling to admit it, deep down he had to admit that all his sons combined were no match for Qi Yu.

The only advantage these bastards in the family have is that they outlive Qi Yu.

But what good is a long life if the secret of the study is discovered?

"Quickly, help me to the study."

His face was filled with anxiety.

Why did the eldest brother suddenly go to the study at this time, and with Qi Yun in tow?

Yang Bokang felt inexplicably uneasy.

Then one of the sons spoke up again, "Father, the Duke of Qi has come to our mansion with several officials, saying they want to take my sister-in-law back to her parents' home for a few days..."

Before he could say anything to me, Yang Bokang asked urgently, "Where are they?"

"Yes, yes, I went to find my sister-in-law..."

His voice trailed off as he realized what was happening.

The guard said that the elder brother had taken his sister-in-law to the study, and that the Duke of Qi might have also gone to the study to look for his sister-in-law.

Just then, a servant rushed in, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Master... Master has been beaten... knocked unconscious by the Duke of Qi..."

"Where did you get it?"

Yang Bokang didn't care about his son's life or death at this moment and hurriedly asked.

The servant replied, "The study, outside the study."

"Quickly, go to the study, and don't let any outsiders in."

He roared at his sons.

But just as his sons carried him to the study, an official who had gone to the nearby government office to look for someone rushed in with a group of constables.

"Yang Bokang, a large amount of gold has been found in your study, which is far beyond what the Yang family could possibly possess. This matter has been reported to His Majesty, and you'd better not act rashly."

Fearing that Yang Bokang would resist, the man preemptively threatened him.

"That was money I made through private business dealings."

Yang Bokang's legs were already weak from being struck by lightning, and when he saw that his plan had been exposed, his legs lost all strength, and he leaned directly on his second son.

"You are trespassing! Men, throw them out!"

He dared not give up, thinking he should first drive these people away before looking for a solution.

But the next moment, he knew it was too late.

The Duchess held up a thick stack of letters and diaries, looking at him with a cold smile. "And how do you explain these?"

The letters are evidence that he instructed his subordinates to do evil.

And that diary...

He closed his eyes briefly, then heard the Duchess raise her voice, "This is Yang Bokang's diary. It says that out of jealousy of the Duke, he actually took advantage of the Duke's birthday that year..."

She recounted how Yang Bokang had given her the poisonous snake, and how he had encouraged his son to deceive Qi Yun into marrying her and then subjecting her to various forms of torment.

"Fortunately, my father was lucky and escaped a calamity, but my father's daughter fell for Yang Yue's trick and thought that he was sincerely asking for my hand in marriage."

The other officials all looked on with disdain upon hearing this.

This Yang Bokang is utterly unacceptable.

He even exploited a three-year-old child. Who knows how many unscrupulous things this person has done in private? People can't help but recall if they have ever offended Yang Bokang in the past.

If so, he would have retaliated when they were off guard. Conversely, the group tacitly agreed that they must crush Yang Bokang this time and not give him a chance to turn the tables.

The Duchess took in everyone's expressions and took out a piece of paper with a cold smile.

"The Yang family is so despicable that they cannot compete with the court, so they resort to dirty tricks on their children, which makes the Duke of this country truly disgusted."

"Today, on behalf of my daughter, the Duke of Qi is divorcing her husband. From this day forward, the Duke of Qi's mansion and the Yang family will be sworn enemies, locked in a life-or-death struggle."

"You want to take Qi Yun with you?"

Yang Bokang, in a fit of despair, retorted, "No way!"

If he doesn't have a good time, the Duke of Qi shouldn't expect to either. Once you enter the Yang family, you have to live and die with them.

"Whether you agree or not doesn't matter; your son, who is nine months pregnant, has already agreed."

Naturally, this was the handprint pressed by the Duchess of the State holding Yang Yue's hand.

None of the officials who saw it said anything.

The Duchess handed the letter of divorce to her trusted confidante who had followed the officials in, saying, "Go to the government office to file a report immediately."

He then raised the diary again and said loudly, "This also records many of Yang Bokang's smugness after harming people, as well as a lot of dirt on officials. Yang Bokang, do you want me to read them out one by one?"

Upon hearing this, the confidant immediately understood the Duchess's meaning.

By publicizing today's events and diary entries, all the officials will worry that they too have been implicated by Yang Bokang, and in doing so, they will inevitably harbor resentment towards him.

The Duke of Qi was someone who had seen the contents of that diary, so they didn't want to offend him and were even willing to do him a favor to facilitate the divorce.

Yang Bokang naturally understood the implication behind those words. His face, charred black by the lightning, remained expressionless, but his body grew heavier and heavier, making it almost impossible for him to stand.

Every time he accomplishes something, he wants to share his excellence with others, but there are some bad things that he cannot tell outsiders, not even his wife and children.

So I could only write down this secret joy and sense of accomplishment in my diary.

He was the Vice Censor-in-Chief, and he was used to impeaching people. Who would have thought that one day his study would be searched and his well-hidden diaries would be found...

Yang Bokang and his wife, along with their sons and daughters-in-law, were all taken away by the Emperor's Imperial Guards.

The Duchess also handed that diary to the Yilong Guard.

Imperial Censor Chen brought a message from the Emperor: the case of the Yang family would be jointly supervised by the Court of Judicial Review, the Duke of Qi, and Imperial Censor Chen, and they were to investigate everything thoroughly.

Yang Bokang was not a tough nut to crack. After being tortured once in the imperial prison, he confessed to all the places where the gold was hidden.

Upon learning that the Yang family's old residence, ancestral tombs, and gold were still there, the Crown Prince personally led the Imperial Guards there...