Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"You mean he is?"

Gui Yao pointed to a person not far away and asked Xiao Huaijin with a surprised expression, "That mountain god who abused Sui'er?"

Xiao Huaijin nodded. "It should be correct."

Gui Yao looked at that person again.

Dressed in snow, with a slender face, a clean and soft jawline, a high nose bridge, and extremely clear eyes.

Her long, flowing hair was neatly tied up with a white ribbon. She sat on a futon, watching ants move their nest with a relaxed expression.

When the ants couldn't move the meat, he would use a small stick to help them, and then, happy to have helped them, he would show his two shallow little tiger teeth.

He looked like a clean-cut child with a touch of childishness.

Although he looks like he's eighteen or nineteen, his expression and actions suggest he has intellectual disabilities.

Just then, he turned around, picked a large leaf, and covered the ants' new home with it, his smile gentle.

"My mother said that ants moving house means it's going to rain. Your new home isn't very rainproof. I hope this leaf can help you keep out the rain. I should go home and take shelter from the rain too."

He rose, his fine white robes flowing down his back, his flowing sleeves and graceful movements exuding an otherworldly air.

Could such a person be the mountain god who trapped the woman in bed, tortured her for several days, and then killed her to silence her?

Gui Yao found it difficult to connect the two of them.

But she believed that Hsiao Huai-Chin wouldn't make baseless accusations.

"His name is Gu Nansheng, and he is the only bloodline of Princess Chengle's eldest son."

Xiao Huaijin also came to Gui Yao's side and whispered, "She is nineteen years old this year, but her mental age is still that of a five-year-old. She usually looks very well-behaved and harmless."

Once the illness takes hold, the person becomes a completely different person—lustful, sadistic, violent, and ruthless, showing no regard for family or friends.

Princess Chengle wanted him to continue the bloodline of her eldest son, and had arranged for him to marry two women.

One was abused to death shortly after their marriage, while the other, only engaged, lost her life while visiting the Gu family.

Although Princess Chengle suppressed the matter, there are no absolute secrets in the circle of the powerful and wealthy, and no woman dared to marry her afterward.

However, Gu Nansheng's illness would flare up from time to time, and the maids in the mansion would suffer as a result.

His illness began three years ago, and for the first two years, the Gu family had to buy new maids every month.

It wasn't until someone reported the matter to the Emperor that Princess Chengle began to restrain herself, locking up the ailing Gu Nansheng. However, she would still secretly arrange for women to be brought in from outside, always choosing girls from poor families.

Sui'er was chosen by Princess Chengle.

"However, I haven't found out yet who let Sui'er go."

Gui Yao leaned closer to him, her breath sweet as orchids, "Your Highness is already very capable."

He found out so much in the time it took her to fall asleep.

Xiao Huaijin personally investigated this matter, and even if he didn't sleep all night, it was worth it to receive a word of praise from Gui Yao.

After the two left the Gu residence, Xiao Huaijin asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Gui Yao pondered for a moment, "Sui'er has no intention of revenge. In her heart, she sold herself for money."

Although the process was embarrassing, she felt it was the path she had chosen and dared not make a big fuss.

The aggrieved party has no attachments, and the return to the source will not be forced.

But Gui Yao couldn't ignore Princess Chengle and Gu Nansheng, who were causing so much harm to women.

Xiao Huaijin said, "I will continue to investigate. There will always be those who want revenge but have no way to do so."

He then became their door, leading them to Guiyao.

Gui Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

She knew he wanted to help her find a soulmate.

Once the Yang family case is resolved and Qi Yun officially returns home, her deal with the Duchess will be considered complete.

Xiao Huaijin had been keeping a close eye on the Yang family's affairs, and he had evidence of their embezzled money and crimes. The Crown Prince personally presided over the trial.

Once the relevant individuals are apprehended, the Yang family's verdict will be handed down.

Are you going to the Zhao family?

Xiao Huaijin took Gui Yao's hand. "I'll take you there first."

He needs to find other victims as soon as possible.

(Walking commentary: Even the prince is a love-struck fool.)

Gui Yao knew what he was going to do, but didn't move. "There's no rush. Since this case has fallen into my hands, the right person will come to me sooner or later."

You should get some sleep now; you won't look good if you look haggard.

Xiao Huaijin smiled, her dimples deepening. "If I'm not pretty, you won't want me anymore?"

Even after staying up all night, his smile still revealed a pair of phoenix eyes as bright as stars, skin as smooth as pearls, and a beauty that seemed like a dream.

Gui Yao thought to herself, "You won't look bad."

But what came out of her mouth was, "Hehe, Your Highness is right."

Xiao Huaijin chuckled and tapped her head, "You're such a heartless person."

Gui Yao is going to see Qi Yun; it's time to ask her about the origins of the ghost fetus.

Xiao Huaijin insisted on seeing her off.

On the way, Gui Yao asked, "Has Your Highness seen Princess Baozhu?"

"No."

Xiao Huaijin didn't know why she would suddenly ask this, so he answered truthfully, "We missed each other on the way here and didn't meet."

Gui Yao nodded. "So what kind of person is she? Does she know martial arts?"

"I've heard she's a very intelligent woman, but I've never heard that she's skilled in martial arts."

Xiao Huaijin was puzzled. "Should I write a letter to inquire?"

Princess Baozhu was a hostage sent by Dasheng to Nanyao, representing Dasheng's sincerity in maintaining peace between the two countries.

Gui Yao couldn't very well discuss such speculation with Xiao Huaijin.

He laughed and said, "No need. I was just curious after hearing the Prince of Shu's many praises, so I asked casually."

Xiao Huaijin gently patted the top of her head with his large hand. "Then let me know when you need it."

He instinctively felt that Gui Yao wasn't just asking casually, but he didn't press for details. He simply told her that he would be there for her if she needed him.

A gentle warmth settled in my heart as I returned home.

She now has not only Maodan, but also the Prince and Mingyue, and the Prince of Shu is also good to her.

Gui Yao is a very easily satisfied person; with these things, she has enough.

As for the rest, we'll think about it after acquiring Yuanli and recovering his memories.

Upon meeting the Duchess and Qi Yun, he gave each of them a string of fruit candies.

The Duchess wanted to return it to her, but she had been disguised as a man for many years and had long since stopped eating sweets.

Gui Yao took a skewer and took a bite herself. "Try it. From now on, we'll have good days ahead. It's worth celebrating with something sweet."

The Duchess liked the words and didn't refuse anymore. She took a big bite, and her eyes narrowed from the sweetness.

"When I was young, I had a sweet tooth, but after so many years of not having it, I'm not used to it anymore."

Gui Yao smiled and said, "You'll get used to it."

She swallowed the food in her mouth and asked, "How did things go?"

Qi Yun replied, "The divorce agreement has been filed with the government. Since it was I who reported it, the Yang family's affairs have not implicated me."

But my dowry is still with the Yang family, and their confiscation of property is inevitable. I don't know if I can get it back, and most importantly, there's that treacherous fetus.

She put down the fructose. "Miss Gui Yao, I'm sorry. I was stubborn and overestimated myself. I wonder what will happen to that evil child in the end?"

If he doesn't return today, she and her mother will go to Xuanji Tower to look for him.

She had realized that the ghost fetus was not what the sorcerer had said at all. Although Yang Yue was imprisoned and unable to speak, he was still alive.

But she worried that he wouldn't die like an ordinary person, or that even if he died, the ghost fetus might still remain in the world.

"The ghost fetus survives by absorbing evil thoughts. As long as the carrier cannot generate evil thoughts, the ghost fetus will perish after seven days because it can no longer absorb evil thoughts."

Gui Yao said, "I can handle this matter, but now you should tell me where you got the ghost fetus from."

Qi Yun dared not hide it any longer, "It was given to me by someone from the Luo family, the former Imperial Observatory."

"Didn't the Luo family leave Beijing more than twenty years ago?"

The people from the Imperial Observatory were practically his colleagues, so the first thing Gui Yao did upon arriving in the capital was to find out about the current situation of the Imperial Observatory.

Upon learning that Luo Xuanshu, the former director of the Imperial Observatory, had committed a crime, the emperor sentenced his entire family to exile and forbade them from ever engaging in divination or fortune-telling again.

The current Imperial Observatory is not skilled in astronomy and only performs tasks such as star observation and weather forecasting.

How could an exiled person appear in the capital? Or did Qi Yun go to the place of exile to find the Luo family?

Qi Yun, feeling exposed, said with remorse, "It was I who took the initiative to find them."

She wanted revenge, but Yang Bokang was cunning and treacherous, and she couldn't find a way to get it.

"I heard that the Luo family was capable, so I encouraged Yang Yue to take me on a trip. While he was indulging in a life of debauchery in a brothel, I secretly went to the place of exile."

The Duchess sighed helplessly, cupped her hands in greeting to Guiyao, and said, "This child is incredibly audacious. Please, young lady, clean up the mess for her. My daughter and I will certainly repay you handsomely."

Gui Yao waved her hand. "Who told you that the Luo family is capable?"

The Luo family used to work for the royal family, and even if they knew the evil art of the ghost fetus, they would never dare to reveal it easily.

Qi Yun glanced at her mother and answered truthfully, "Princess Chengle's granddaughter."

Gui Yao paused in her bite of the candy skewer. Was it related to Princess Cheng Le again?