"I learned this skill in secret and I don't want anyone to know! If anyone finds out… too much ambition might only bring me harm in the end." Back then, she had gone undercover for a year and a half when she was working on a case at the National Institute of Architectural Design. She mastered many architectural skills in order to gather clues. She knew inside-out the architectural design of Huanghe Tower, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion, Tianshou Pavilion, and the Imperial Palace...
Xiaobao tilted his head and cutely asked in return, "Addition? What's wrong with math?"
Qi Qingyao smiled. Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, she explained, "It has nothing to do with math! 'Ambition is the downfall of a wealthy man'... let me teach you this saying."
With that, Qi Qingyao took a blank sheet of paper and picked up the brush as she went. Dipping the brush in a little ink, she wrote down the phrase quickly.