Chapter 51: Things That Will Happen Several Years Later
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As soon as the prince’s words left his mouth, Marquis Wu’an felt a pang of displeasure. Of course, he dared not show it, considering the prince’s status, but he couldn’t stay silent either. He had to defend Yu Zhi Yi.
“Your Grace might not be aware,” he began, “but Young Madam Du truly has remarkable abilities. Several years ago, when she was still a child, she looked at my wife’s face and foresaw that my son was in grave danger. Thanks to her warning, we managed to prevent a terrible accident.”
He chose to share only this story because other incidents were connected to political struggles—delicate matters that couldn’t be discussed openly. He hadn’t done anything dishonorable, but it was better not to speak of them.
Besides, none of the other stories would be as convincing as this one.
Guardian Duke’s expression shifted as he studied the young woman standing before him.
She had a gentle, beautiful face. Upon closer inspection, she was stunning. Yet, oddly, what struck him first wasn’t her beauty, but a calming aura that seemed to put him at ease.
It was this aura that made him decide to give her—and himself—a chance.
“Young Madam Du,” he said, “if you can truly see things beyond the ordinary, perhaps you could tell me what I’m thinking right now.”
Marquis Wu’an was close to Young Madam Du, so there was always a chance he had passed information to her secretly. Guardian Duke wasn’t a fool; he wasn’t about to ask a question that could easily lead him into a trap.
Prince Xiao Yao and the others quickly caught on to what Guardian Duke was thinking. Prince Xiao Yao relaxed into his chair, an amused smile spreading across his face.
You Bing Yue kept her expression blank, hiding her thoughts behind an emotionless mask. Deep down, though, she was certain Yu Zhi Yi was about to fail miserably.
The more she thought about it lately, the more she was convinced that Yu Zhi Yi’s abilities were fake.
After all, in the book titled *The Chancellor’s Beloved*, there was no mention of Du Zi Heng’s first wife having any skills related to metaphysics.
That’s right—You Bing Yue knew she had transmigrated into a book. It was a sweet romance with Du Zi Heng as the male lead.
However, she had become not the heroine, but just a stepping stone—a minor character destined to be cannon fodder in the love story of the male and female leads.
But that didn’t matter. Now that she was here, she wasn’t going to play the role of a mere stepping stone.
As for the so-called “vicious original wife” in the book—she didn’t remember much about that character, but she knew the woman was just a delicate wife who depended entirely on her husband to survive. Without him, she wouldn’t have made it on her own.
So Yu Zhi Yi must have been faking it all along.
That woman was indeed clever, fooling even her—the queen of the night—but this was where her luck would run out.
Guardian Duke wasn’t like those people from the Du household; there was no way Yu Zhi Yi could use her tricks to gain his favor again.
Yu Zhi Yi chuckled softly. “Your Grace, you’re thinking that if I’m not a fraud, perhaps I can really find your sister. And if I am a fraud, you’ll make sure I’m held accountable for trying to use you as a stepping stone today.”
Guardian Duke’s eyes narrowed.
She had repeated his thoughts, almost word for word.
Prince Xiao Yao frowned. Judging by his grandfather’s reaction, Yu Zhi Yi must have guessed correctly.
Annoying. He hadn’t expected her to be so sharp.
He had thought she would assume his grandfather wanted her help to find someone. After all, Marquis Wu’an knew her and had invited his grandfather here. It seemed like an obvious assumption.
But she wasn’t playing by the usual rules.
Hmph, probably just a lucky guess.
Guardian Duke ignored everyone’s thoughts. At that moment, he finally took the young woman seriously, his arrogance melting away.
He gave her a respectful bow and said, “Please, Master, help me find my sister. I would be deeply grateful.”
His mother had only given birth to him and his sister. When he was young, his sister had gone missing. It left a wound in his mother’s heart, one that never healed, not even in death.
It had also become his lifelong regret.
All these years, he had never given up searching for her. But the empire was vast, and even with all his resources as a first-rank duke, he still hadn’t found her.
Yu Zhi Yi nodded. “Please tell me your sister’s birth date and time.”
Just as Guardian Duke was about to speak, You Bing Yue suddenly cut in. “I know where your sister is.”
She shot a cool glance at Yu Zhi Yi. Though her expression was calm, there was a hint of smugness in her eyes.
Yu Zhi Yi looked surprised.
Before she could say anything, Prince Xiao Yao spoke up, “Bing Yue, do you really know where my grandaunt is?”
You Bing Yue nodded confidently.
She had been reading the book when she came across the part about Guardian Duke’s sister. The details were fresh in her mind.
In the story, it was mentioned that years later, Guardian Duke caught the kidnapper who had taken his sister. The kidnapper confessed that she had been sold to a small mountain village hundreds of miles away.
That village was incredibly poor, and they valued boys over girls. There were very few women there, and Guardian Duke’s sister had been sold to be a shared wife.
Thinking of this, she spoke up.
Guardian Duke’s eyes filled with pain. “Is what you said true?”
You Bing Yue nodded with certainty. “Absolutely true.”
Guardian Duke’s face hardened, trembling with anger. “A shared wife… My dear sister!”
“I will burn that wretched village to the ground!”
Prince Xiao Yao straightened up, his eyes filled with determination.
Yu Zhi Yi gave You Bing Yue a puzzled look.
Sensing the glance, You Bing Yue smiled slyly. “Master, am I correct?”
She was confident her information was accurate. No matter what Yu Zhi Yi said next, she believed the woman would be at a disadvantage.
If Yu Zhi Yi agreed with her, it would seem like she was just copying a well-known case. If she said You Bing Yue was wrong, it would prove her previous feats were just tricks.
But Yu Zhi Yi simply ignored the question. She looked directly at Guardian Duke, her expression earnest. “I need your sister’s birth date and time.”
In truth, she had already sensed something about the sister’s fate from studying Guardian Duke’s features. But to understand more, she needed precise information.
Guardian Duke hesitated, torn between his urge to leave immediately and his need to stay and listen.
Finally, he signaled his trusted aide behind him, instructing him to gather their men while he stayed to hear what the master had to say.
Suppressing his urgency, he provided his sister’s birth date and time.
Yu Zhi Yi listened, then closed her eyes, calculating.
Before long, her hands dropped, and her expression subtly changed.
Something about You Bing Yue was off.
The clues she had given matched actions that Guardian Duke would take years from now.
But in the original events, You Bing Yue hadn’t been involved at all…
Now, she could see that things were changing. And You Bing Yue’s information—it was wrong.