Just as Princess An was about to speak, Qi Yu leaned on her shoulder with her eyes closed: "Mother, I'm so sleepy. I'll take a nap first. You can wake me up when we get to the palace."

Princess An knew, of course, that she was deliberately avoiding the issue, but she didn't say anything and let her be.

Upon returning to the Prince An's residence, Qi Yu heard that someone had come to visit her and was waiting at the side gate.

Upon hearing that the person was at the side gate, Qi Yu immediately assumed that the person was a young lady from a humble family who had come to curry favor with her, which was why she only dared to wait at the side gate.

She didn't want to see him, but the guard at the gate presented her with a pearl flower, saying it belonged to the woman.

Qi Yu was slightly taken aback when she saw this, and after a moment she instructed her personal maid: "Invite the person to my courtyard. Remember, don't let anyone see them, especially Consort Liang's people."

"Yes!" the maid replied and hurried off.

Not long after, the maid arrived with her entourage.

After the people inside left, the young woman removed her veil, revealing herself to be Qi Xuan.

"Sister Xuan'er, why are you back?" Qi Yu looked at Qi Xuan and pretended to be worried. "Were you having a hard time in Jiyuan Kingdom? Since you've come to rely on me, of course I can't just ignore you. Although you're not Ninth Uncle's daughter, you are Eighth Uncle's daughter. Even if Eighth Uncle was expelled from the royal family, our sisterly bond remains. Don't worry, I'll arrange a place for you to stay."

Qi Xuan hadn't expected her to say that, and after a moment she said, "I also went to the Kingdom of Jiyuan with my father, and that's when I found out that I was actually his biological daughter. To be honest, when I first arrived in the Kingdom of Jiyuan, I was actually quite prestigious. My grandmother was a princess of the Kingdom of Jiyuan, and the emperor of the Kingdom of Jiyuan even bestowed upon me the title of princess. It's just a pity..."

As Qi Xuan spoke, she suddenly began to wipe away tears: "It's a pity that my grandmother was murdered last month. Although my father was made a king and I am still a princess, my grandmother's revenge cannot go unavenged. I came back secretly without my father's knowledge this time. I want them to pay the price!"

"Consort Yi is dead!" Qi Yu had not heard of this before, so she was naturally quite surprised.

“Yes, a powerful demon came to our manor to deliver a message, saying that my grandmother… was killed by that vile woman Ye Xianya. It said that… Ye Xianya was the reincarnation of a Xuanshu master from the Taiyi Sect, and that she colluded with the people of the Taiyi Sect to kill my grandmother,” Qi Xuan said with great heartache.

"Since she is a member of the Taiyi Sect, how will you take revenge?" Qi Yu felt that Qi Xuan's thinking was too simplistic.

She was starting to have second thoughts about taking Qi Xuan in.

If something goes wrong, she'll definitely be in trouble too.

She didn't think Qi Xuan could handle Ye Xianya.

"I have my own methods, but it involves some secrets that I can't tell you yet, Sister Yu," Qi Xuan said with a troubled expression.

"This is too risky. You should think it over carefully before you speak." Qi Yu said with a smile, "I have an estate in Jiangnan. It is nestled against the mountains and by the water, with beautiful scenery. It is an excellent place to go. Xuan'er, you can stay there as long as you want. As long as I am here, I can guarantee that you will live a life of wealth and honor."

Jiangnan is two or three thousand miles away from the capital. By arranging for people to go there, Qi Xuan would naturally have no chance to harm Ye Xianya, and naturally, she would not be implicated.

"I have a place to stay in the capital, so I won't trouble you, Sister Yu," Qi Xuan shook her head.

"Alright, if you have any difficulties, please send someone to tell me," Qi Yu said softly.

"To be honest, my uncle, the emperor, has been on the throne for many years but has no children. He wants my father to inherit the throne of Jiyuan Kingdom. At that time, I will be the princess of Jiyuan Kingdom. I will not joke with my own life. If there is no suitable opportunity to avenge my grandmother, I will leave." Qi Xuan sighed.

"Uncle Ba has such good fortune, then I congratulate Uncle Ba and Sister Xuan'er in advance!" Qi Yu felt a little bittersweet.

After her eighth uncle failed to seize the throne, he was still able to inherit the throne in the Kingdom of Jiyuan. Her father was clearly the most outstanding prince, but he could only be a prince, subordinate to her ninth uncle. God is really too unfair.

"On the way here, I heard some rumors that Qi Yanchang wants to make your brother Qi Chengyuan the crown prince. Is that true?" Qi Xuan asked with a smile.

“It’s not even close to being decided yet!” Qi Yu shook her head: “Although my brother is one of the best in our generation, the Emperor’s mind is unpredictable, and I don’t know who Uncle Jiu will choose to make.”

"That's easy! If I were you, I'd go see Ye Xianya for a fortune telling tomorrow and get to the bottom of this." Qi Xuan smiled. "Didn't Ye Xianya say she's incredibly accurate? Do you think she'd dare to do this for you?"

Qi Yu's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but after a moment she suddenly shook her head: "Forget it, she doesn't like me, so I won't bother."

“If Sister Yu had known about this beforehand, Uncle Wu could have made some arrangements sooner. Actually… my father also really wanted to help Uncle Wu,” Qi Xuan said meaningfully.

Qi Yu smiled upon hearing this: "What Sister Xuan'er said makes sense. I will consider it carefully. Sister has demon blood, so you should be careful when traveling in the capital. Recently, people from the ten major Taoist sects have been patrolling the capital every day. I heard that they have caught quite a few demons and monsters."

Qi Xuan wasn't frightened at all, and still had a smile on her face: "To be honest, Sister Yu, I didn't deliberately awaken my demon bloodline, so... I don't have any demonic energy on my body, so naturally I won't be captured and taken back."

The two cousins ​​exchanged a few more pleasantries before Qi Xuan left.

"Send someone to follow her, find out where she lives, and then report back to me," Qi Yu instructed in a low voice.

"Yes!" the maid replied and hurried off to make the arrangements.

Qi Yu didn't believe that Qi Xuan's risky return to the Great Yan Dynasty was truly to seek revenge against Ye Xianya.

Because she simply doesn't have that ability.

So what exactly was the purpose of her trip?

Qi Yu was filled with doubt.

But it's alright, she'll send someone to investigate, and I'm sure we'll have results soon.

As for Qi Xuan's previous suggestion, she could give it serious consideration.

Ye Xianya sets up a fortune-telling stall, claiming to be the number one fortune teller in the world, and even boasts that there is nothing in this world that she does not know.

If he were to ask her who the future crown prince is, would Ye Xianya answer or not?

If she doesn't answer, it means she's undeserving of her reputation.

If she answers but her prediction is wrong, it will ruin her reputation.

For Qi Yu, it was a very pleasant thing to make things difficult for Ye Xianya.

Qi Xuan, that girl, did remind her.

"Tomorrow afternoon, send someone to the princess's residence to get a number for fortune telling. If you can't get one, buy one at a high price. I want the princess to help me with my fortune telling!" Qi Yu turned to her maid and instructed her.

Little did she know that Ye Xianya had never claimed to be the world's number one fortune teller, nor did she care about such empty titles.