In her past life, she also liked good-looking people. She would sometimes stare blankly at her third senior brother because he was the most handsome person in their Taiyi Sect.

However, that's all.

When her master proposed to marry her off to her third senior brother, she did not agree.

Firstly, she only thought her third senior brother was handsome, and had no romantic feelings for him.

Secondly, at that time she was single-mindedly devoted to Taoism, only wanting to cultivate more profound mystical arts, pursue ascension and immortality, and had no interest in getting married.

The master did not force her, and later the third senior brother also married a senior sister.

So it's quite normal for a mother to want to see what her husband looks like.

My mother has been a widow for many years, so it's good that she's getting married. Maybe Qi Jiu is good-looking, and my mother will be willing to give herself to him.

Sure enough, Ye Miaoyun returned happily in just a quarter of an hour, and said softly, "Xianya, that Qi Jiu is quite good-looking. He looks very refined. Your maternal grandfather said that he is also a scholar. As for whether it will work out... we'll see in the future. I won't force it."

The man was quite afraid of her; he kept backing away as if she were going to do something to him. Ye Miaoyun almost laughed.

"Alright, whether Mother and he are destined for each other will be known in a few days. It's already 9 PM, Mother, would you like to rest now?" Jiang Xianya asked with a smile, mimicking Ye Miaoyun's tone.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep." Ye Miaoyun nodded quickly; she was already sleepy.

It was already late. People in ancient times went to bed early and got up early. If they didn't go to sleep now, they wouldn't be able to get up early tomorrow.

Upon learning the truth, Ye Miaoyun felt relieved, as if the heavy weight that had been pressing on her head for years had been lifted, and she felt more at ease than ever before. She went straight to sleep.

Lying next to her, Jiang Xianya felt uneasy. Although she closed her eyes, she did not fall asleep.

Her powerful soul force and the innate keenness and ability to sense danger inherent in those of the Xuanmen sect told her that something might happen tonight.

The night deepened.

A person dressed in black appeared in the house on the far left of the backyard, against the wall.

Qi Jiu, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, was still a little dazed when he was woken up.

He instinctively reached for the tinderbox on the table to light the oil lamp, but someone held his hand down.

"Ninth Uncle, it's me, Chengshuo," Qi Chengshuo said in a low voice.

"Chengshuo." Qi Jiu was overjoyed to hear this, but the room was too dark and he didn't know martial arts, so he couldn't see the person in front of him clearly. He only felt that the voice was very familiar and it was indeed Qi Chengshuo's voice.

"I'll light the lamp, don't worry. I always light a lamp when I get up at night to use the restroom. The Ye family won't suspect anything. Everyone is already fast asleep at this hour." As Qi Jiu spoke, he reached for a tinderbox on the table and lit the oil lamp.

When Qi Chengshuo saw that the room had lit up, he took off the bronze mask from his face.

"Chengshuo, it really is you!" Qi Jiu was overjoyed and grabbed Qi Chengshuo's arm. "How is it in the capital? Does my father know that I was implicated by my elder brother? Father is wise and powerful, he must have known long ago. He sent you to bring me back to the capital, right?"

Qi Chengshuo remained silent upon hearing this.

“I know, even my elder brother was wronged. He has been the crown prince for over forty years. If he wanted to rebel, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? If he had endured a few more years or ten years, the throne would still be his after Father passes away. Why would he need to rebel?” Qi Jiu said with certainty. “Father must know that he wronged my elder brother and me. He has already released my elder brother from the imperial prison and sent you to pick me up.”

If they had arrived a few hours earlier, he wouldn't have had to marry Ye Miaoyun.

The marriage certificate has already been drawn up; he can't deny it even if he wants to.

Qi Jiu recalled the scene of Ye Miaoyun coming to find him before he went to sleep.

The woman looked gentle and kind, but when she spoke, her true nature was revealed; she was quite shrewish.

Of course, he also saw Ye Miaoyun's appearance clearly; she was quite pretty.

Qi Chengshuo's expression was somewhat complicated after hearing Qi Jiu's words.

His Ninth Uncle is the Emperor's youngest son, and also the legitimate son. Although Ninth Uncle is already thirty-one years old this year, he actually lives a very simple life and is even more naive than him, an eighteen-year-old boy, and much more naive.

"Ninth Uncle, His Highness the Crown Prince committed suicide in the Eastern Palace half a month ago. However, the Emperor issued an imperial edict to keep it a secret. And... Her Majesty the Empress..."

"What happened to my mother?" Qi Jiu asked, grabbing Qi Chengshuo's arm before he could finish speaking.

"After learning that His Highness the Crown Prince had committed suicide, the Empress, in front of... in front of the Emperor, plunged a dagger into her chest and said she would never forgive the Emperor," Qi Chengshuo said, his eyes red.

Upon hearing his words, Qi Jiu felt his body go limp and collapsed to the ground.

"No...it's impossible. How could my mother...how could she commit suicide? And my elder brother...how could he die? No way..." Qi Jiu couldn't believe what he was hearing.

He was the youngest of all the princes, and the emperor had a son late in life.

The year he was born, the emperor was over forty and the empress was in her thirties.

His elder brother, the Crown Prince, was twenty years older than him.

Qi Jiu grew up being pampered by everyone, getting whatever she wanted.

But now, he has lost his most beloved mother and elder brother, and all of this was caused by his father, the emperor.

“Ninth Uncle, I am here to protect you on my grandfather’s orders. There are people in the capital who want to harm you.” Qi Chengshuo squatted down, gently patted Qi Jiu’s shoulder, and said in a low voice, “I know you are very sad, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. What you need to do now is to take good care of yourself and not let those who want to harm you succeed.”

“We are still hoping that Uncle Jiu will one day return to the capital, find the mastermind behind it all, and avenge the Empress and the Crown Prince,” Qi Chengshuo sighed.

His mother was the Empress's niece, and their family naturally sided with the Crown Prince and Qi Jiu.

His Highness the Crown Prince is wise and virtuous. Over the years, he has done everything a crown prince should do and has been very filial to the emperor. Unexpectedly, he has been falsely accused of treason, and the evidence against him is conclusive.

The emperor was furious and imprisoned the crown prince in the Eastern Palace, but unexpectedly, the crown prince committed suicide.

The Empress was unable to accept the news of her son's death and followed him in death.

"Revenge?" Qi Jiu pounded his head hard, his face covered in tears. "Chengshuo... how can I, Uncle Jiu, take revenge? Mother, such a smart woman, actually committed suicide in front of Father. This shows... that the one who framed my elder brother for rebellion was none other than Father. Otherwise, Mother would never have done such a thing. Tell me... how am I supposed to take revenge? Go back and rebel, and kill Father?"