"I think I've seen her before."

Ye Lanyin's heart was entirely with the children. Reminded by Hua Mei, she turned back to look at the locust tree again.

Upon closer inspection, it does indeed look somewhat familiar.

"Yes, it looks somewhat familiar to me."

"Could she be the daughter of some minister?" Huaxin asked.

She's the legitimate younger sister of the fake heiress who was switched at birth with the female lead's stepmother!

She's Liu Ruyan's parents' biological daughter!

What?

Ye Lanyin's breath hitched, and her pupils slowly contracted.

As far as I can remember, Minister Shen did have a first wife, but she died young.

Not long after she married the Marquis of Zhenbei, she attended the full-month celebration of the Princess's daughter and saw the child.

It turned out to be Minister Shen's daughter. When she saw the child being scolded by a lady, she thought he was her biological daughter.

It turns out that's not the case.

...

Noon.

Zou Shuang'er dismissed the maidservant, then set up a table in the due west direction and placed some simple offerings on it.

At this moment, Zou Wanqing finished drawing the talisman. She waved her hand, and the bright yellow talisman in her hand burst into flames.

She placed the burning talisman in the bowl, and after it burned out...

"Brother, have a drink."

Lin Shixuan was already stunned by her professional demeanor.

Without the slightest hesitation, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"Kneel down and kowtow three times."

Lin Shixuan knelt down and kowtowed three times.

The once clear blue sky was instantly obscured by dark clouds.

Lin Shixuan exclaimed in surprise, "Wanqing, this..."

"Brother, changing one's fate requires an exchange; defying destiny is unpredictable."

“I’ve done the calculations. Lin Rui’an was born in a Yang year according to his birth chart. He carries a hidden dragon aura in his destiny, which is unmatched in the entire Holy Kingdom.”