Chapter 403 - 403 Changing Fate

403 Changing Fate

In the alley, a carriage stopped. Mo Yu watched coldly as Chu Feng’s carriage left.

He turned to the car and said, “Young Master, they’ve left.”

Ji Yunxi smiled. “Go and investigate why Xuanyuan Ce came to Great Xia.”

She had also seen the person in the car clearly just now. Although it had only flashed past, she could not be wrong about that white hair.

Moreover, the Valley of Heavenly Secrets was in the Xuanyuan Kingdom, so she naturally knew a lot about the royal family of the Xuanyuan Kingdom.

Xuanyuan Ce did not look like someone who would come all the way to Great Xia for a king’s birthday banquet.

Moreover, as far as she knew, the diplomatic party had yet to arrive.

At night, the family sat in the courtyard to cool down after dinner. Song Jingchen told them about his decision to send the children to the academy.

The couple had discussed this matter in the afternoon. Apart from Bruiser and Lin Shao, who were slightly older, the other three were still young. What could they do without going to school?

“What? We have to study?” Sister Huan was shocked. Even the ice bowl in her hand was no longer delicious.

The ice bowl was described by Shen Yijia. Mo Yuan made it and broke the ice. She sprinkled a layer of candied plums and peanuts on it.

Although the ingredients were simple, the family liked to eat it.

Shen Yijia nodded with a smile. “Of course you have to study. Look at the generals in the book. Those who have studied are called brave and resourceful. Those who haven’t studied are called boorish. Do you want to be a boorish person in the future?”

Sister Huan liked to play with knives and sticks. She said every day that she wanted to be a general when she grew up. Even Madam Li could not do anything to her.

Shen Yijia hit the nail on the head.

Sister Huan was speechless. She did not want to be boorish.

Brother Hao did not dare to have any objections.

However, Lin Shao did not want to study. Studying in Qingping Town required a few taels of silver a month. It would definitely be more expensive in the capital.

“Sister-in-law, I don’t want to study. Didn’t you want to do business to earn money previously? I’ll help you guard the shop.”

Shen Yijia paused. Before she could speak, Lin Shao said, “I already know a lot of words. I’m not partic.i.p.ating in the imperial examination, and I don’t want to be a general. It’s meaningless to continue studying.”

Shen Yijia tilted her head. “You really don’t want to study?”

Lin Shao nodded quickly. “I like to earn money.”

Bruiser had the same thoughts as him. It was a waste of money to let him study. Previously, he had slept in school.

Shen Yijia actually didn’t like to study. Seeing the two of them insist, she looked at Song Jingchen inquiringly.

Song Jingchen asked the two of them a few questions. Seeing that they were indeed not in the mood to study, he didn’t force them.

Bruiser was fifteen this year, and Lin Shao was only a year younger than him. The two of them were at a sensible age, so Song Jingchen didn’t want to interfere too much in their lives.

He only said that if they changed their mind, they could tell him.

The two of them promised repeatedly under Brother Hao and Sister Huan’s envious gazes.

Lin Miaomiao opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Sister Huan covered it. Sister Huan said indignantly, “Are you still my good sister? Are you going to leave me to study alone?”

Lin Miaomiao stayed silent.

She was clearly a year older than Sister Huan, but why did she look like the younger one in front of Sister Huan?

In the end, only Bruiser and Lin Shao escaped the fate of continuing their studies.

The best academy in the capital was naturally the Imperial Academy. The quotas for admission were distributed according to the rank of the officials.

Even if the children could enroll, Song Jingchen didn’t intend to send them in.

He chose Autumn Deer Academy, which had a good reputation.

Autumn Deer Academy was divided into male and female schools. The official positions in the capital were not high. If a family didn’t have enough slots to send all their children to the Imperial Academy, they could send their children there. The same applied to families with no official positions.

However, no matter what, they had to take the entrance examination to enter. With Brother Hao and the other two’s standards, there was no problem at all.

After settling the matters of the academy, it was getting late. They each took a shower and returned to their rooms to rest.

In a manor on the outskirts of the capital.

In the dark study, Ji Yunxi frowned at the note in her hand. Opposite her sat a man in white.

“Is something wrong?” the man asked.

Ji Yunxi did not say anything. She placed the note aside, picked up the turtle sh.e.l.l on the desk, and threw in three copper coins.

Looking at the hexagram inside, she shook her head and muttered, “That’s not right.”

With that, she picked up the three copper coins and threw them again. The outcome was the same as before.

She was about to reach out and try again when the man in white grabbed her wrist. He sighed and said gently, “You said it before, don’t do it three times in a row.”

Ji Yunxi was stunned. She felt that the place the man was holding was hot.

The man also sensed that something was wrong and quickly let go. “I’m sorry.”

Ji Yunxi blushed. “I’m fine.”

Then, looking at the divination, she frowned again. “I saw Song Jingchen today. Are you sure this is his birth chart?”

The man nodded. “That’s right. It’s indeed his.”

“No, his physiognomy doesn’t match his birth characters,” Ji Yunxi said firmly.

As the young master of the Valley of Heavenly Secrets, she had learned divination since she was young. Even the elders praised her for her talent.

Under normal circ.u.mstances, she could more or less see through someone’s physiognomy.

However, Song Jingchen was like a fog, and she couldn’t see anything.

“From the looks of it, this person should have a weak body now. He’s a lonely star. Most importantly, this person won’t live past his prime.” Ji Yunxi explained the results of her divination.

Although Song Jingchen was supported by someone when she saw him today, it had nothing to do with being weak, right?

The man was stunned. He clearly did not expect it to be like this. He was sure that the eight characters could not be wrong.

“Are you sure?” he asked.

Ji Yunxi was a confident person. She hated it when others questioned her.

However, she did not fly into a rage when facing the white-robed man like she did in the valley. However, she did not look too good.

She reached out and put away the copper coin. She said indifferently, “My divination has never been wrong.”

The man in white could tell that she was unhappy. He shook his head and smiled. “Of course I believe you. It’s just that he’s only a year away from coming of age.”

Not only that, but his mother and sister-in-law were also alive and well. He even had a delicate wife in his arms. How did his fate show up as a lonely star?

This was also what Ji Yunxi didn’t understand. She had found out about Song Jingchen when she investigated Mo Xu’s death, so she naturally knew about his situation.

Actually, even if it wasn’t for the person in front of her, she wouldn’t have let him off.

The people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets were not so easy to kill.

Killing intent flashed across Ji Yunxi’s eyes.

Thinking of what the elder had once said, she muttered, “There’s only one possibility for this to happen.”

“It’s a change of fate!

“Someone beside him changed his fate.”

This way, what this fortune-teller deduced had become invalidated. This also explained why she couldn’t see through Song Jingchen’s physiognomy.

“A change of fate?”

The man in white smiled. Destiny was really a mysterious thing.

He wondered if the person who changed his fate could do it again.

If not for Jiajia, the heir would have fallen ill and his legs would not have recovered after being released from prison without treatment.

On the way back to Xiagou Village, Madam Li, Brother Hao, and Sister Huan would die from the a.s.sa.s.sination attempt of the men in black.

The heir would walk the path of rebellion and end up in failure.

This was also Ji Yunxi’s calculation.

However, Jiajia was a variable.

“They’re all my biological sons and daughters. I definitely won’t torture them.”

“Also, don’t worry. No one can s.n.a.t.c.h what belongs to Jiajia.”

“Finally, there won’t be much about divination because I don’t understand. I made up everything about divination. Don’t take it too seriously.”