His tone was calm, as if he were just making a joke.

However, as their eyes met, Yu Qingwu read a chill in those deep black eyes.

But now, she was no longer as frightened and cautious as before.

Perhaps it was because she knew of her brother's existence and felt she had someone to rely on, or perhaps it was because of her candid conversation with Xie Jin Yan that day.

At this moment, facing Xie Jin Yan's question, she simply smiled and retorted, "Can't Your Highness tell the truth from lies?"

"It was just words to humiliate Shen Ke, does Your Highness really believe it?"

Hearing this, Xie Jin Yan hummed, "That's hard to say…"

"What's hard to say?" Yu Qingwu rolled her eyes at him, unable to help but complain, "Xie Jin Yan, you really are very suspicious and like to eavesdrop on people's conversations."

"In the past, you either complained that I wouldn't soften up, or you felt that I was too reserved. Now that I'm not so reserved with you, you're dissatisfied again."

"Just kidding, why are you getting angry so quickly?" Seeing that Yu Qingwu was truly upset, Xie Jin Yan quickly stopped, changed the subject, and said seriously, "Just now, I also heard you talking to Shen Ke. It seems that Qin Yiliu's so-called foreknowledge is true."

"I didn't understand before, if she had foreknowledge, why couldn't she foresee the Shen family's prison disaster? Now that I've heard what Shen Ke said, I suddenly understand."

Xie Jin Yan straightened his body, stopped halfway through his words, and didn't continue. He just narrowed his eyes as if he was thinking about something.

Yu Qingwu was listening with great interest. When he stopped halfway, she became anxious and quickly asked, "Your Highness, why?"

She moved her body and simply sat next to Xie Jin Yan, tugged at his sleeve, and said, "Alright, Your Highness, stop being so mysterious."

"Why else? Naturally, because she's stupid." Xie Jin Yan chuckled, turned to look at her, and said with disdain, "Shijie (Senior martial sister), look at what methods Qin Yiliu used to plot against you. The most common is to draw a portrait and hunt you down, but she even drew the wrong outfit. Anyone with a brain knows that you were a girl five years ago, but she drew you in the Empress Dowager's attire. As a result, she searched high and low but couldn't dig you out."

"If she really lived a second life and had a grudge against you, she should naturally know you very well. How could she fight you for a lifetime and not figure out which sect you belong to? It's simply because she's too stupid and never figured out your details, or rather, she only knows what most people know. Now that I think about it, your mixing with Shidi (Junior martial brother) in Shu, and your killing Yang Cheng, these rumors must have been spread by her."

Yes, how could she not have thought of that?

Being reminded by Xie Jin Yan like this, Yu Qingwu suddenly realized.

While she was thinking, the man beside her gently put his hand on her shoulder and continued in a mocking, joking tone, "Furthermore, after the assassination failed, the best way she could think of to plot against you was to use the Shen family, to seduce all the men who are interested in you, but she didn't seduce any of them. They were all with her because of her so-called 'foreknowledge'."

"Apart from these, she would only think of using Shen Rou to hit you, or splashing hot water on you, methods that anyone could see through."

"It can be seen that this Qin Yiliu is a fool. Even if she really lived a second life and pretended to be a bit fox-like, she is still a fool at heart. A fool's vision and mind are just like that. Even if God gave her the ability to foretell the future, she may not be able to break the situation. Maybe, because of her stupidity, some disasters that didn't happen, or some things that would only happen many years later, will happen in advance. For example, the Shen family's prison disaster, she obviously didn't expect it. But Shen Ke's meaning clearly proves that Qin Yiliu had foreseen it. Since she foresaw it, but was caught off guard, it can be seen that perhaps this matter was brought forward, or the defenses she made were broken."

Xie Jin Yan's long analysis made Yu Qingwu a little confused.

After staring at him for a while, she slowly sorted it out. At the same time, she couldn't help but admire Xie Jin Yan in her heart.

Such an absurd thing, she would find it absurd just by listening to it, but Xie Jin Yan not only had a strong ability to accept it, but also quickly analyzed the cause and effect.

Raising her eyes and looking at the man's calm and deep eyes, Yu Qingwu slowly raised her thumb to him, "This concubine... admires Your Highness."

"No... Your Highness, how did you think of these things? Don't you think it's too absurd?"

After thinking about it, Yu Qingwu couldn't help but ask.

Although she was acting proud in front of Shen Ke just now, she still felt like she was dreaming.

Rebirth, living a second life, it sounded too absurd. She hadn't even seen it in storybooks.

The more Yu Qingwu thought about it, the more absurd she felt. She simply couldn't understand it.

In contrast, Xie Jin Yan, as the crown prince of a country, had seen more strange things and was more able to accept it.

Seeing Yu Qingwu frowning in confusion, Xie Jin Yan smiled and stroked her hair, "Shijie, I've heard even more absurd stories than this. Just our Great Wei Dynasty's Qintianjian (Imperial Observatory), that old man with a goat beard, he has a lot of stories in his belly. I used to think he was talking nonsense, but now it seems that's not entirely true…"

"However... this matter has reminded me of a way to deal with those aristocratic families. Embezzlement may only hurt their vitality, but if they commit other major crimes, they may not be able to escape."

Xie Jin Yan's lips curled up, and his eyes gradually darkened and sinister as he spoke.

Seeing his expression, Yu Qingwu knew that he must have thought of an idea.

She quickly asked, "Your Highness, are you going to use that Qin woman?"

"Heh, doesn't she like to spread the word about her rebirth? Then let's... let her spread it well..."

Xie Jin Yan sneered and said meaningfully.

Hearing this, Yu Qingwu vaguely guessed his idea.

Looking at Xie Jin Yan's increasingly gloomy face, she felt a little cold in her heart.

It was cold for Qin Yiliu...

The matter of foreknowledge, once spread, would have only two results: one would be a god, and the other would be evil.

Even if she were a god, she might become a demon overnight, and the result... would be unknown.

Yu Qingwu lowered her head and said nothing more.

Unknowingly, the carriage had arrived at the Crown Prince's residence.

The carriage slowly stopped, and Qingwu stepped down on the small stool. As soon as she stepped down, she saw a familiar figure, an... uninvited guest.

It was Qin Yiliu...

After all, she was the daughter of the Duke of Ying, and it had been proven that she was completely unrelated to those matters, so her treatment was naturally different from that of Shen Ke and the others.

At this time, she had changed into clean clothes and dressed plainly and appropriately.

But the moment she saw Yu Qingwu, she couldn't help but reveal a petty attitude.

She stepped forward with a smile and bowed to Xie Jin Yan very娇柔 (jiaorou, delicate and charming), "This humble woman greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and thanks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness in saving me."

As she spoke, she glanced at Yu Qingwu out of the corner of her eye, as if she wanted to make Yu Qingwu angry.