"The Xie family is in grave danger, and may be wiped out. A chosen one is needed to save the Xie family from this crisis."

Gu Jiangli was shocked: "A terrible omen?" She had no doubt about Shi Yan's mother's fortune-telling ability. When she heard that the divination indicated a terrible omen, she immediately became nervous. "Then what is a person destined by heaven?"

Madam Xie answered affirmatively, "The one chosen by Heaven is you."

"Me?" Gu Jiangli asked in surprise.

Yes, you.

"At that time, Shi Yan's mother said that when this destined person appeared, she would do something that would allow me to recognize her at a glance."

"She gave me a gold hairpin and told me to wear it every day. She said that if anyone could tell me to remove the gold hairpin and replace it with a jade hairpin in front of me, then that person would be the one chosen by heaven."

"Do you remember? After Shi Yan brought you into the Xie family, and everyone else left, I kept you behind for a private talk. You said that the hairpin was not a good match for me and asked me to take it off."

Gu Jiangli pondered for a moment and indeed recalled the scene when she first met Madam Xie.

She did indeed suggest that Madam Xie change her hairpin.

That was merely a small suggestion she made casually because she had already won over Madam Xie.

Unexpectedly, this became the decisive factor in determining that she was the one destined for him.

"Is it really that hasty? What if, over the years, someone else has also thought, like I have, that the hairpin doesn't suit your style, and that's why they brought it up?"

Madam Xie shook her head. "Of course, that's not all. Shi Yan's mother also said that this destined person will become a member of the Xie family and will be a woman who will continue the Xie family's lineage."

Gu Jiangli subconsciously glanced at her stomach.

Madam Xie's gaze also fell on her lower abdomen.

"Now that you are pregnant with Shi Yan's child, two things have come true, which shows that Shi Yan's mother's prediction was correct."

"When you negotiated with me, you said that you were the only one who could possibly have a child with Shi Yan. At that moment, I thought of Shi Yan's mother."

"When you said that my hairpin didn't match my clothes, I truly believed that you were the one who would save the Xie family."

"So the fact that you've been able to live in the Xie residence for so long, and that the collateral relatives, though dissatisfied with you, have never bothered you, is all because of my orders."

Gu Jiangli was stunned, then asked again, "If I were the one to save the Xie family from this crisis, what could I do? Didn't Shi Yan's mother explain things more clearly? For example, what exactly is going to happen to the Xie family?"

Since it is an ominous sign that could lead to the extermination of an entire family, it must be extremely dangerous.

If we can be prepared, that would be even better.

Madam Xie looked grave and said, "She said it's because the Xie family would commit an unforgivable crime."

Gu Jiangli was taken aback.

The first of the "ten unpardonable crimes" is "treason".

Her lips twitched involuntarily: "Could it be... another rebellion?"

Madam Xie was shocked and almost covered her mouth with her hand.

"My God, what are you saying?! Are those two words something you can just say carelessly?"

Gu Jiangli's expression was grave. "Besides this, I can't think of a faster way to wipe out the entire family."

Throughout history, the largest number of people who have been exterminated are those who committed treason or rebellion.

"Anyone who was even remotely associated with these two families was wiped out."

"Shi Yan's mother said that the Xie family is facing extermination, and I really can't think of any other way."

Considering Shi Yan's personality, although he never had any intention of rebelling against the country, his impetuous temperament inevitably aroused the emperor's suspicion.

Furthermore, he never took the Xie family seriously; whether or not the entire family was wiped out was probably not worth mentioning to him.

When the blame is finally placed on him, Xie Shiyan won't even have the ability to shift the blame.

Gu Jiangli thought about it more and more and felt that this was possible.

Madam Xie broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.

"If that's the case, how can the Xie family avoid it?"

"I don't know," Gu Jiangli answered truthfully.

Madam Xie was getting a little anxious.

"How could you not know? Shi Yan's mother said you would be the one to save the Xie family, how could you not know?"

Gu Jiangli said helplessly, "Grandmother, all the Xie family can do now is to defend ourselves."

"You can't come up with a solution to a crisis before it even shows any signs of emerging."

Although Madam Xie understood this principle, she still felt a sense of fear when she thought about what the Xie family might face in the future.

“Gu girl, I’m telling you all this today because I trust you.”

"If other women heard that the Xie family might be wiped out in the future, they might pack their bags and run away the next day."

"But I know you won't."

Gu Jiangli was somewhat surprised.

indeed.

If she were a woman who aspired to a position within the Xie family, she might have left the Xie residence as soon as possible after hearing these words to avoid being implicated.

She couldn't quite figure out why Madam Xie was so confident that she wouldn't leave.

"Does Madam Xie trust me that much?"

Madam Xie's eyes were resolute. "I believe you, because you see the same thing in your eyes as Shi Yan's mother."

"You and she are both doing this for the Xie family, and you both want the Xie family to be well, right?"

Gu Jiangli suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to Shi Yan's deceased mother.

Although she had never met Shi Yan's mother, she still felt a sense of familiarity with her.

Under Madam Xie's gentle questioning, Gu Jiangli nodded.

“I am Shi Yan’s wife. No matter what happens, I will be by his side. If he wants to protect the Xie family, I will definitely lend him a hand.”

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