"Okay." Zhengzheng nodded with a smile, picked up the box with her little paws, and flew over to the cabinet.

Ye Xianya smiled as she looked at Zhengzheng's cautious manner.

The little guy is so well-behaved and adorable.

Because it's so obedient, I have to teach it and train it properly.

"Zhengzheng, when we are stronger, we will go to Taiyi Sect." Ye Xianya said softly.

"Taiyi Sect." Zhengzheng's eyes lit up. This was a legendary place that it had long wanted to visit.

"Although Taiyi Sect is the head of the righteous path in the world and cannot tolerate evil and heretical paths, the sect has rules and reason. However... in the path of cultivation, it has always been a matter of who has the bigger fist. Only if we are stronger can we take Tangtang away and get everything I want." Otherwise, even if she revealed her identity and said that she was Ye Xianya in her previous life, no one would buy it.

Neither the current sect leader nor the elders want to welcome back an "old relic" to be treated like an ancestor.

Those in positions of power can never tolerate having a mountain pressing down on them.

Unless she regains her strength and can crush some people and shut them up.

"Don't worry, sister, I will definitely work hard to improve my strength." Zhengzheng nodded quickly.

Just then, Ye Miaoyun's voice came from outside the door.

"Xianya, are you awake?"

"Mother, I'm awake!" Ye Xianya replied quickly.

A moment later, Ye Miaoyun entered with two palace maids, who were carrying food boxes.

"This is the food your mother made for you. Try it and see if you like it?" Ye Miaoyun said with a smile as she took the prepared food out of the food box.

When her daughter returned, she said she had suffered a minor injury and needed to rest. Ye Miaoyun was extremely worried and wanted to come and see her, but she was afraid of disturbing her daughter's recovery. She had lingered outside the palace several times, and only when it was almost time for dinner did she quickly prepare the food and bring it over.

"Mother's cooking is definitely the best," Ye Xianya said with a smile.

After returning, she took the medicine and slept for a while. She felt much better and should be able to fully recover after two days of meditation and recuperation.

Her injury was internal, but the condition has been brought under control and does not affect her mobility; on the surface, she appears to be fine.

Ye Miaoyun breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her daughter had eaten a lot of food.

In her view, as long as she can eat, it proves that she is not seriously ill.

"Xianya, do you really not need your mother to send a royal physician to examine you?" Ye Miaoyun asked softly.

“No need!” Ye Xianya shook her head: “My medical skills are far superior to those of the imperial physicians. I’m fine, Mother, don’t worry.”

Just as Ye Miaoyun was about to say something, Ye Xianya's voice came from beside her: "Mother, starting tonight, I will meditate and cultivate to heal my internal injuries. I will not go out for the next two days, and you don't need to bring me food."

“If I’m disturbed while cultivating, I’m prone to making mistakes,” Ye Xianya said, raising her head.

"Okay, okay." Ye Miaoyun nodded quickly: "I won't come over for the next two days. I'll have people guarding the door and make sure no one disturbs you."

Actually, Zhengzheng was watching over Ye Xianya while she was cultivating and recovering from her injuries, so there was no need to send anyone else. However... Ye Xianya knew that her mother was worried about her, so she did not refuse.

After her daughter finished her dinner, Ye Miaoyun had someone clear the table and then left.

Qi Jiu was waiting for Ye Miaoyun to have dinner together, so he didn't eat much earlier.

Back at the East Palace, Ye Miaoyun looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, but she had little appetite.

"Is Xianya badly injured?" Qi Jiu asked hurriedly.

“No!” Ye Miaoyun shook her head: “At least she looks fine on the surface, but… Xianya said she needs to cultivate and recuperate for the next two days and cannot be disturbed. I will send a few guards over later to stand guard at the entrance of Liuyun Palace and not allow anyone to enter.”

She was just a little worried about her daughter, since she needed to rest for two days, which meant the injury was quite serious.

“Miaoyun, our daughter is a cultivator, unlike us ordinary people. I know you feel bad, that you feel like you can’t help your daughter at all, and that you are very sad. But you have to get used to it. She is not an ordinary person, and it is normal that we can’t help her.”

Qi Jiu held Ye Miaoyun's hand tightly and said softly, "But we are powerful and influential, and we can provide our daughter with the best food, clothing and shelter. As long as it's a worldly thing, we will give her whatever she wants. Don't think too much about it."

He couldn't bear to see his wife sad and upset.

Hearing Qi Jiu say that, Ye Miaoyun felt much better.

Without her even giving any instructions, Qi Jiu immediately arranged for guards to watch over Liuyun Palace.

After dinner, Qi Jiu didn't go anywhere else, but stayed in the house to teach Ye Miaoyun how to play chess.

His own chess skills are mediocre, and he doesn't want to play chess with others to avoid making things difficult for himself.

It would be better to teach your wife instead.

"Miaoyun, there will be a selection of candidates next spring, probably in February. You will be in charge of this matter. The nannies from the Imperial Household Department will remind you how to do it, so don't worry... it won't be too tiring. You can just take a look."

"A selection of concubines!" Upon hearing this, Ye Miaoyu looked up at Qi Jiu: "You want to select concubines? I heard that the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace can have secondary concubines and other maids."

Before Qi Jiu could reply, Ye Miaoyun continued, "You promised me that you would never take a concubine in this lifetime. If you can't keep your promise, then let's part ways amicably. I can give up the position of Crown Princess."

Ye Miaoyun is also a person who sticks to her principles. Once something is agreed upon, she cannot go back on her word. Even if Qi Jiu is now the Crown Prince, she cannot lie to him!

Besides, she was after Qi Jiu as a person, not the position of crown prince.

Born in the mountains, she had little knowledge and skills. If it weren't for Qi Jiu's repeated persuasion, she would never have wanted to enter the palace to become the Crown Princess.

"Look at you, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Qi Jiu gently patted Ye Miaoyun's hand to comfort her: "The palace holds a selection of candidates every three years, which is the rule, and we can't abolish it. It's not like I want to select anyone. You can just pick two to stay and serve the old man. I don't think he'll die anytime soon, so we don't need to add any more people to the East Palace."

Ye Miaoyun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but after a moment her eyes widened again: "The Emperor will be seventy next year, and he still wants to choose young and beautiful girls to serve him, this..."

That's so unethical!

Although he was the emperor, his eldest granddaughter was about the same age as Qi Jiu.

"Then how about... we choose two people to bestow upon the fifth and seventh princes?" Qi Jiu said with a laugh. "Anyway, the old man is getting old and has plenty of palace maids and eunuchs to serve him, so there's no need to choose concubines."

"Okay!" Ye Miaoyun nodded in agreement as soon as she heard him say that.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I entrusted this matter to you?" Qi Jiu said softly.