Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1098: The Hermit’s Ingenious Plan

Feng Qiu was so annoyed that he was rolling his eyes, "Raised me with so much effort? Feels like you saved quite a lot of food on me."

Feng Qianyuan: "..."

"That’s right, or how else could you be so foolish?"

Feng Qiu almost cried, "I seriously doubt I’m not your biological child, I need to ask mother where my real dad is?"

"Slap slap slap!"

Feng Qianyuan swung his shoe and whipped Feng Qiu, who yelped incessantly.

"Report..."

A general rushed in, seeing Feng Qianyuan hitting Feng Qiu was not surprising at all, as this happened every three days. They were used to it.

"War General, we’ve turned Fengwu City upside down, but found no trace of the Princess."

"No results and you tell me this? Keep looking," Feng Qianyuan shouted angrily, speaking while rhythmically whipping Feng Qiu’s behind—one word, one shoe hit.

Qin Yi’s face darkened slightly; it seemed Lady Luck wasn’t on his side this time. The Princess and Yun Mengyao might have headed to the Imperial City via another path or had already left Fengwu City.

"General Feng, keep searching, I’ll head to the Imperial City first."

Feng Qianyuan paused, saying to Qin Yi, "Young Master Qin, think twice about everything."

Qin Yi nodded with a smile and left with Jin Die.

"Idol, I’ll always support you." Feng Qiu, amid being hit, still remembered to support Qin Yi.

Qin Yi was surrounded by Purple Light, protecting him and Jin Die from the rain. Hearing Feng Qiu’s words, he shook his head—what a lively character.

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"Young Master Qin, do you think Feng Qianyuan is acting just like Song Qingfeng was?"

On the way to the Imperial City, Jin Die expressed her doubt.

Qin Yi shook his head; he had thought about it before since Liu Qingfeng was very attentive but turned out to have ulterior motives. Yet Feng Qianyuan was different—he was genuine. This could be seen in his eyes, impossible to fake.

"Feng Qianyuan’s nature means he’s not suited to schemes and intrigues. He may seem eccentric but he’s a person of great wisdom."

Jin Die muttered, "He has great wisdom? Can’t see it."

Qin Yi chuckled, Feng Qianyuan cursed at the Royal Family but still thrived—he must have some brains, right?

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Two days later, Qin Yi and Jin Die arrived at the Imperial City.

The entire Imperial City was vast beyond measure, Qin Yi couldn’t even see the full extent from above, indicating its sheer size.

After all, it’s the center of a nation’s power, in terms of area and architecture, it’s unmatched by ordinary cities.

Moreover, the Imperial City had extraordinarily good security, being under the emperor’s feet.

Walking into the Imperial City, Royal Family patrol teams could be seen everywhere.

Qin Yi was concerned about Yun Mengyao’s safety and said, "Jin Die, lead me to the Second Prince’s mansion first."

Jin Die nodded.

Riding horses and flying were forbidden in the Imperial City, it took them a full two hours before they saw a grand mansion.

"This is the Second Prince’s residence."

Looking at the vast estate in front of him, Qin Yi couldn’t help but smile wryly; the estate was as large as the Forbidden City on Earth. Finding someone here is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, before even entering, Qin Yi noticed the Second Prince’s mansion was heavily guarded.

Being the Second Prince of the Yunyue Empire, his influence was massive; there must be numerous powerful individuals hidden within this mansion.

Qin Yi felt a headache coming on.

Most crucially, he discovered the Second Prince’s mansion was protected by arrays.

Worthy of a Prince vying for the throne, hard to deal with.

Qin Yi told Jin Die to hide first while he gathered his Qi, preparing to investigate the Second Prince Mansion.

An hour later, Qin Yi emerged.

"Young Master Qin, how was it?"

Qin Yi smiled wryly, "It’s so big inside, I nearly got lost in there. I’ll need to think of another way."

More troubling was that he discovered several cultivation-strength individuals in the Second Prince Mansion. Some of the Qi was beyond his confidence to defeat. There were also deeply hidden ones he could not detect. Forcing his way in was unrealistic; he had to use cunning.

"Let’s go back to the Princess Mansion first."

Jin Die led Qin Yi to the Princess Mansion.

Qin Yi looked at the courtyard in front of him, "Are you sure you haven’t taken us to the wrong place?"

Jin Die looked a bit embarrassed, "Young Master Qin, this is indeed the residence of the Third Princess."

Qin Yi gritted his teeth; this mansion was so much smaller than the Second Prince’s, even an average landowner’s home was bigger—more like a pigeon coop.

"The Empress was deposed, and the Third Princess, as the deposed Empress’s daughter, is lucky to even have this place to call home," Jin Die explained.

Qin Yi sighed slightly, it seemed Yun Susu indeed lived a rather forlorn life.

As they were about to approach, Qin Yi suddenly stopped, "Jin Die, are the people in the Princess Mansion the Princess’s allies?"

Jin Die shook her head, "Aside from me, no one is trustworthy. There are people from the Emperor, current Empress, Eldest Prince, and Second Prince."

"Damn, aren’t you being monitored all the time then?"

Jin Die nodded slightly.

"When the Princess is around, they restrain themselves a bit. But now that the Princess isn’t here, we might face difficulties going back."

A sudden flash in Qin Yi’s eyes, pulling Jin Die, he said, "Let’s go, we’re going to get a room."

"Ah?" Jin Die was startled.

"Let’s find an inn to stay for now, I have an idea."

Jin Die’s eyes lit up, "Is it a plan to rescue Miss Yun and the Princess?"

Qin Yi nodded.

"Then let’s hurry." Jin Die was even more anxious than Qin Yi.

They arrived at an inn and rented a room.

"Young Master Qin, what did you buy this for?" Jin Die held a set of white women’s clothes, similar to what Yun Susu wore.

Qin Yi didn’t answer her question, instead muttered to himself, "Damn it, the sacrifices I’m making are really huge."

With that, his facial muscles slowly moved, his bones crackled, and he even shrunk several centimeters.

Jin Die was completely stupefied, her mouth agape enough to fit an egg. Qin Yi turned into a woman—he seemed to have transformed into the Princess, at least seventy to eighty percent similar. Even though she was familiar with the Princess, if she didn’t look closely, she wouldn’t be able to tell.

"How’s it? Do I resemble the Princess?"

It took Jin Die a long time to regain her senses, "Young Master Qin, what are you doing?"

"Don’t ask for now, a sage has a wise plan. First, tell me, do I resemble Yun Susu?"

Jin Die observed for a while, "The cheekbones are too high; the Princess doesn’t have them so high. The nose should be slightly more prominent, and the chin is too pointed."

Qin Yi adjusted according to her suggestions.

"Now?" Qin Yi asked.

"Looks similar, but something seems off," Jin Die replied.

Qin Yi picked up the bronze mirror for a glance and quickly put it down; although Yun Susu was beautiful, he simply couldn’t accept himself as a woman.

"Look closely, what’s off?"

After examining for a while, Jin Die’s eyes suddenly lit up, "It’s the eyebrows. Young Master Qin has sword-shaped eyebrows, but the Princess has delicate willow-leaf eyebrows."

"Ah, I see," Qin Yi said, but then became worried—he could change his face but not his eyebrows, he smiled wryly, "Looks like I’ll have to trouble you to fix my eyebrows."