The moment Xie Jingtang, the ancient founder of the Mystic School, opened her eyes, she had become the despised legitimate daughter of a marquis's household in the Great Yong Dynasty.
Her mother had died young, her stepmother smothered her with false affection, her younger sister stole her marriage match, and even her fiancé thought her crude and ignorant.
Xie Jingtang made a quick calculation with her fingers.
Good.
Hardly anyone in this family would come to a good end.
To earn enough silver to roam the world in freedom, she decided to set up a fortune-telling stall.
On her very first day, a noblewoman arrived in tears.
“Miss Xie, my fiancé treats me very well. It's just that lately, he keeps sneaking out in the middle of the night...”
Xie Jingtang said, “I suggest you dig beneath the third locust tree in your backyard.”
Three days later, the Jingzhao Prefecture dug three skeletons out from beneath the tree.
The Minister's wife said, “My two daughters have never been close. My younger one is sweet and sensible, while the elder one bullies her at every turn...”
Xie Jingtang said, “Madam, is it possible that the elder girl isn't your daughter at all?”
The whole capital was in an uproar.
Later, everyone from imperial relatives and nobles to street peddlers lined up to have their fortunes told.
Until one day.
Prince Su, Pei Helin, who was rumored to hold power over the entire court, be cursed with a solitary fate, and not live past twenty-five, sat down in front of her.
“Tell my fortune.”
Xie Jingtang looked at him for a long moment.
“Your Highness, you really are close to death.”
Pei Helin asked, “When?”
Xie Jingtang seriously made a calculation with her fingers.
“If you marry me, there's still time to save you.”
Pei Helin: “...”
The next day, the betrothal gifts from Prince Su's residence blocked the entire length of Vermilion Bird Street.
And Xie Jingtang gradually discovered that she could calculate the fates of everyone under heaven.
Except Pei Helin's.
Because this man, who should have died young, carried the greatest secret of destiny in the Great Yong Dynasty.
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