"Me?"
Ye Xi was stunned.
"Will I bring harm to A Yuan? Is it my unknown background or the unsolvable Gu on me..."
"I don't know either."
Hun Yuan spread his hands and interrupted Ye Xi.
"Don't think too much about it. It may not necessarily be a bad thing. Maybe it will turn out to be good."
"Then... then..."
Not knowing what to say, Ye Xi felt so helpless for the first time. Would A Yuan suffer because of her?
Noticing Ye Xi's panic and uneasiness, Hun Yuan regretted being so blunt. He quickly patted Ye Xi on the shoulder and comforted her.
"Hey, the overall divination is 'Resolving'. Even if there are variables, it won't be too bad. Maybe it's precisely because of you that he can turn bad luck into good fortune."
"Yi Yuan is in the prison now. You have to cheer up. If there's a mistake and someone takes advantage of it, it'll be even worse."
Knowing that Hun Yuan made sense, Ye Xi calmed herself down and suppressed the uneasiness in her heart.
"Senior Brother is right. I wonder if Senior Brother has any way to get me into the prison to see him."
Hun Yuan gave a dry laugh, withdrew his hand and scratched his head.
"I really can't do anything about this. I'm guarding the palace, praying and divining for the Great Yin Dynasty and the royal family. I can't get involved in court affairs. I can't reach the prison no matter how hard I try."
Actually, this result was expected. Although Ye Xi was still a bit disappointed, she could accept it. Thinking of the many things outside, she bid farewell to Hun Yuan and left in a hurry.
As soon as she got into the carriage, she saw Yan Xuan hiding inside secretly to avoid being noticed. Seeing her, he stepped forward, saluted and reported.
"Miss, I've checked. Yan Guan is holding a banquet in one of his private mansions. He invited a few friends and some singing and dancing girls. He should be in high spirits now. It's not too late to go there."
"Okay,"
Ye Xi nodded.
"First, go to the cloth shop to change clothes."
In the Hidden Courtyard, the Glazed Hall -
"Brother Yan, you're so amazing. The Yan family should be yours."
A young man in a blue shirt drunkenly hugged the beauty in his arms and flattered.
"Exactly,"
Another man in a blue long robe did the same and echoed.
"There are so many people in your noble family, but only Brother Yan found the account book hidden by your father, catching Prince Yu'an off guard and clearing the name of dozens of people in your Yan family. If the head of the Yan family isn't given to you, should it be given to your useless elder brother?"
Yan Guan sat high on the seat. His fair face was flushed red from drinking. There was a young male entertainer on one side and a beautiful prostitute on the other, taking turns to pick up food and pour wine for him. Hearing their flattery, he laughed so hard that his back teeth were showing. He looked extremely proud but still pretended to be modest.
"Brother Jia and Brother Jiang, you're overpraising me. I was really anxious to save my father, so I paid extra attention."
"It's a pity..."
Yan Guan tried hard to look grief - stricken, but the smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
"Father didn't wait until I presented the account book. He was killed by that shameless scoundrel, Prince Yu'an."
The young Master Jia and Master Jiang glanced at each other. There was ridicule and disdain in their eyes, but they still nodded in agreement. The young male entertainer and the prostitute beside Yan Guan also comforted him tenderly, making him beam with joy.
"Miss,"
Ling Yan held back Ye Xi, who was full of hostility and about to shoot Yan Guan with her sleeve arrow, and whispered.
"If you can't endure minor things, you'll ruin major plans."
Ye Xi's eyes were as cold as ice. She was just too angry and flustered because of so many sudden things, and she lost her usual calmness.
The moment Ling Yan held her back, she regained her composure.
She nodded at Ling Yan, and the two quietly lay on the roof. When the people below were drunk and happy and left, they followed the prostitute and the young male entertainer who were sending Yan Guan to rest.
Ling Yan moved extremely fast. She quickly knocked out the two people from the pleasure - seeking world, grabbed a piece of bedspread and wrapped the still - dazed Yan Guan up. Then she quickly tore off the curtain and ripped off a strip to blindfold his eyes and gag his mouth. After making sure everything was safe, she let Ye Xi in and stood guard at the door herself.
"Where did the account book you presented come from? And who made the accounts in it?"
Ye Xi didn't waste any words. She disgustedly pointed a finger at Yan Guan. As long as she could hear his thoughts.
"Mmm... mmm..."
Yan Guan was suddenly tied up and blindfolded. Half of his drunkenness was scared away. Suddenly, he heard a voice as sweet as a silver bell. Just as a lecherous thought rose in his heart, he heard the other person asking about the account book. He immediately woke up and made muffled sounds.
In his heart, he thought -
[Who is this young lady? Is she sent by Prince Yu'an?]
[Why is she asking about the account book? Have they discovered that the account book is forged?]
[Impossible. I searched for a long time before I found the account book in the secret room. Although I did change some of the accounts, there are absolutely no loopholes! Moreover, even if the account book I presented has problems, Prince Yu'an's account book is also fake. Why can he forge evidence but I can't?]
"Why is the account book presented by Prince Yu'an fake? And where is the original account book?"
Ye Xi directly followed up with the question.
Yan Guan was so scared that his eyes widened even more. He clearly hadn't said anything, and his mouth was still gagged! How did this young lady with a nice voice know about it!?
[Is this a goddess? But why would a goddess help Prince Yu'an? I wonder what she looks like... Ah!]
Seeing that Yan Guan's thoughts were getting more and more off - track, Ye Xi didn't think twice and pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed it into Yan Guan's shoulder. It hurt him so much that he kept twisting.
"I'll ask you one more time,"
Ye Xi said coldly.
"Why is the account book fake? And where is the original account book? If you dare to think randomly again, you'll never be a man again!"
"Mmm... mmm..."
Yan Guan was extremely scared, and his muffled sounds became even louder.
[Because the accounts of my family really don't have what's written in Prince Yu'an's account book! Eighty percent of the money transactions in that account book are forged. Although my father was indeed corrupt, he was far from as extravagant as the account book showed. Otherwise, the mansion in Tanzhou wouldn't be just a few acres of land...]
[I've kept the original account book well under the blue bricks under the bed in my room. If I hadn't thought of using it to threaten my elder brother to divide the family property, I would have destroyed it long ago.]
How could this be?
This was completely different from what was investigated before. It was okay about Tanzhou, but the account book of Yan Yifan's transactions was the result she obtained by directly asking about his thoughts.
She was sure that the account book Yan Yifan was thinking about at that time was definitely not the forged one. Otherwise, she would have noticed it when she was reading his mind.
But now Yan Guan said it was fake.
Moreover, Yan Guan wasn't lying in his heart.
Then there was only one possibility: When she went to read Yan Yifan's mind, or even earlier, the account book that Yan Yifan had painstakingly hidden had been replaced! And Yan Yifan didn't know about it.
And the person who took the real account book didn't report the Yan family. Instead, they specially made a fake one and put it back. The purpose was very obvious:
It was aimed at Yi Yuan!