Qianmi looked at Wan Ge again, but still couldn't find anything unusual.

…

Around noon, Qi Ruyu appeared before them.

"Yu'er is here." Madam Zishu was quite happy to see her niece.

Qi Ruyu replied cheerfully, "Yes, I heard that my cousin brought his wife home, so I came to see for myself."

"The two are not yet married, Yu'er should not call you that." Zishu said this in a reproachful tone, but it didn't sound like a reprimand.

Qi Ruyu replied nonchalantly, "With my cousin's insatiable nature, she'll be my little cousin's wife sooner or later."

As she spoke, Qi Ruyu also noticed Qian Mi, who hadn't left yet. She wondered if the Taoist priest had actually discerned anything, and whether his sister-in-law was truly a demon.

My cousin was so confident in bringing the person home, so he must have thought the person couldn't be a demon, unless he wanted the Taoist priest to capture the person.

Lady Zishu shook her head helplessly upon hearing her words. It had to be said that Qi Ruyu was right; Zishu Yan seemed determined to marry her, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would definitely do so.

"By the way, Yan'er, didn't you say you were preparing for the imperial examination? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to get married at this time?" Getting married now would require preparing things, wouldn't that distract him?

Zishu Yan said confidently, "The imperial examination is no problem; getting married is the important thing now."

Qi Ruyu spoke up again at this moment: "With my cousin's talent, does your aunt really think he went to your bamboo house to prepare for the imperial examination? I think my cousin just wants to be alone for a while. Otherwise, with just a nod of his head, what official position wouldn't his imperial uncle give him?"

Yes, Qi Ruyu is a young princess. Her father is a prince who now has a fiefdom in Yunzhou. This was taken into account when her mother was granted the fiefdom because she was from Yunzhou.

Her mother was once the daughter of the top imperial merchant, and is now the sister of the top imperial merchant.

When his uncle was still the crown prince, he intended to win over his mother's family. However, his uncle and the current empress were childhood sweethearts and deeply in love, so he naturally did not want to marry anyone else, and the empress would not allow it.

So the Emperor's uncle came up with an idea: to have his younger brother, Prince Xiang, Qi Ruyu's father, marry her mother.

The Zishu family played a significant role in the struggle for the throne back then, which is why the emperor still holds them in high regard today.

Qi Ruyu spoke the truth directly, so how could Madam Zishu not know? And so it was.

…

That same afternoon, Qianmi bid farewell to Madam Zishu.

Just as he was about to leave, Qi Ruyu appeared in front of him: "Daoist Master, are you leaving already? Why not stay a few more days?"

"No, I have other matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer." After saying this, Qianmi was about to leave again.

But Qi Ruyu blocked his way once again: "Daoist Master, don't go yet. I've heard that you are no ordinary person. When you saved my aunt, you looked just like this young man. So many years have passed, and you still look the same. Could it be that you are truly not an ordinary person?"

“It’s normal for cultivators to live longer,” Qianmi replied patiently.

Qi Ruyu spoke again: "I've also heard that the Taoist priest can see other people's fates. I wonder what about mine?"

Qianmi looked at the girl in front of her carefully and said, "Miss Qi was born with a life of wealth and honor, so naturally..."