After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

When Qin Wanyou arrived at the courtyard, she saw the two of them busy tidying up.

Upon seeing Qin Wanyou, Feng Ling hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, "Miss! I..."

"Come in and let's talk," Qin Wanyou said before walking into the house.

Upon entering the house, Feng Ling immediately knelt down, "Please forgive me, Miss. I brought Uncle Li home without your permission."

"Who is he?" Qin Wanyou asked. It seemed that she had never seen this person in her previous life, even before Feng Ling's tragic death.

Feng Ling immediately replied, "He was injured and fell in our village before, and my father and mother saved him. Later, in order to avoid affecting our family and being gossiped about, he opened a blacksmith shop in the next village, repairing tools for people in our village and nearby villages. A while ago, he heard that something happened to our family, and he kept asking around about us. A few days ago, he even planned to sue my stepmother's family, and his house and shop were smashed because of this. He has difficulty walking due to an old leg injury, and there is no one to take care of him at home. After I buried my mother, I planned to say goodbye to him and come back, but when I saw him like this, I took the liberty of bringing him back."

After listening to Feng Ling's words, Qin Wanyou thought for a moment, "Is he reliable?"

Feng Ling nodded repeatedly, "He was a very good person. He had been secretly helping us all along. He let my father and mother know the true colors of that old woman. After my father died, he also took care of us and gave us a lot of advice. I just didn't expect that old woman and those beasts to be so cruel."

Qin Wanyou suddenly asked, "Did he teach you your lightness skill?"

"Lightness skill? No, I learned it when I was a child. I accidentally wandered into an old man's house while chopping wood on the mountain. He taught me after I helped him with some work for a few days. But the old man died not long after I started teaching him." Feng Ling answered truthfully, without any doubt as to why Qin Wanyou knew she knew lightness skill.

Qin Wanyou nodded, "I'm not trying to doubt him, I'm just afraid you'll be deceived. You have to remember, never believe a man's sweet talk, especially what a good-looking man says. One second he's spouting sweet words, the next he might be stabbing you in the heart."

Feng Ling nodded emphatically, "Yes, this servant understands."

Qin Wanyou emphasized again, "You must remember that since ancient times, no man can be relied on. It is better to earn millions of gold yourself. Only when you have money and power can you exchange gold for a husband at any time."

"I will definitely keep that in mind. Men are unreliable, so I will work hard to earn money! I can buy whatever I want in the future!" Feng Ling replied confidently.

Then she took out a piece of animal hide or something similar. "Miss, this is what my mother asked me to retrieve from the old man's grave before she died. Do you think it's useful?"

Qin Wanyou took it and looked at it. "This is the incantation for a spiritual energy cultivation method, but I don't need it. You can practice it yourself."

After saying that, he looked at it carefully again and touched it.

Could this be...?

"After you write down and memorize the incantation above, hide this thing immediately and don't reveal it to anyone to avoid bringing disaster upon yourself." After saying that, Qin Wanyou used her spiritual power to seal it.

Feng Ling looked at the solemn Qin Wanyou and immediately replied, "Yes."

He took it with a solemn expression.

"The mental cultivation method here is alright, but the martial arts moves are not suitable for you. You can practice the mental cultivation method, and I will go and find some martial arts that are suitable for you," Qin Wanyou added to remind Feng Ling.

"Do you know how to sew?" Qin Wanyou asked again.

"Yes, my mother is very good at needlework, and I'm not bad at needlework either," Feng Ling replied.

Then Qin Wanyou gave Feng Ling two pieces of cloth, "Take them and make me one exactly like this as soon as possible."

Feng Ling took it and looked it over. "Okay, this will take two days."

"Alright, copy down that cultivation method and hide it well. I'll come back for it in a couple of days." After saying that, Qin Wanyou walked out of the house and headed towards the old man.

"I don't know your surname?"

Limping Li bowed to Qin Wanyou and said, "Greetings, Miss. I am just an ordinary commoner with no famous name. Everyone calls me Limping Li. On behalf of the deceased Lu family, I thank you for your great kindness."

Since she wasn't going to tell the truth, Qin Wanyou didn't press the matter. "Now that you're here, live well and hopefully don't do anything to hurt anyone."

Limping Li assured Qin Wanyou, "Miss, rest assured, I would never do anything to harm or betray anyone."

Qin Wanyou didn't say much and left to return to the Right Prime Minister's residence.

The next day,

Gu Siyuan arrived at the Regent's Palace early in the morning.

"Uncle Wang, I've searched most of Yandu City but haven't heard of any girl whose spiritual power suddenly disappeared. Do you think it's possible that she has already left Yandu?"

Murong Xiao looked at the book, not wanting to speak.

Mo Xi spoke up, "Young Master Gu, perhaps it wasn't used by the young lady herself. Maybe it was for a child in the family to use, to prevent their abilities from being exposed too early and being targeted."

Gu Siyuan looked up, stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then nodded. It really might be true!

Then the topic shifted, "Uncle Wang, when will you announce that you've woken up? Soon the palace will hold a banquet to select consorts for the Crown Prince and the princes. If you don't wake up soon, that old witch in the palace might arrange a marriage for you to bring good luck."

Everyone in the room looked at Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao remained calm as he read his book. "No rush, let's check again in a few days. Has the Ministry of Justice found out anything?"

Mo Nan replied, "Master, the Ministry of Justice will definitely not reveal the mastermind. The Emperor also took this opportunity to get rid of many of the Empress Dowager's people and plant his own people."

As expected, Murong Xiao threw the book on the table and said, "Arrange our people to enter the Ministry of War as soon as possible, and keep a close eye on Yan Lingjun's side as well."

The subordinate replied, "Yes."

Murong Xiao stared intently at half of the crystal swallow in his hand, lost in thought.

This is a token from Yan Lingjun of the Regent's Palace.

Back then, before his death, the late emperor divided the Yanling Army under his command into three parts, giving one-third to the then young emperor Murong Qi.

One-third was given to Regent Murong Cheng;

The remaining third was surprisingly given to the former empress, who is now the empress dowager, which surprised everyone at the time.

Eleven years ago, the Jiang Dynasty and the Chu-Yue Kingdom joined forces to besiege the Great Yan Dynasty. The emperor threatened the Empress Dowager with the life of her son, and only then did the Empress Dowager hand over the Yanling Army. The three of them then joined forces to resist the invasion of the enemy country.

Finally, the Regent returned and led the Yanling army to a great victory over the combined forces of the two countries, but he himself died on the battlefield, with only a small portion of the Yanling army surviving.

The Yanling army that returned to the city after the war, who were under the Empress Dowager's command, had already been taken away by her people.

However, the Emperor entrusted the remaining majority of the Yanling Army to Murong Xiao. One reason was that the Great Yan had been protected by the Regent and his wife with their lives, and Murong Xiao was their only son, so of course he had to be protected. Another reason was that most of the court officials and generals also suggested handing the Yanling Army over to the Murong heir, mainly to protect Murong Xiao.

Therefore, most of the Yanling Army is now under the command of Murong Xiao.

Of course, over the years, the Yan Emperor has not mistreated Murong Xiao, and has earnestly invited a Grand Scholar to teach him, and even dotes on this little cousin.

The great war between the two sides during the Three Kingdoms period caused immense suffering and death, bringing great hardship to all the people.

After the war ended, everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt. During these ten years, everyone was recuperating and developing their own businesses.

However, what no one expected was that the Empress Dowager had actually kept a portion of the Yanling Army in her possession and had not sent them all to the battlefield.

She did consider usurping power back then, but all the officials in the court disagreed. If another coup were to occur, the Great Yan would surely be divided up. Moreover, it also depended on whether the Yanling army, which had returned from the battlefield, would agree.

After enduring for so many years, I'm finally about to lose it.

"Uncle, have you taken a fancy to any young lady? I'll let my uncle the emperor know, otherwise they might try to match you up with someone else."

Gu Siyuan interrupted Murong Xiao's thoughts.

Murong Xiao was momentarily stunned, "I..."