Madam Yuan, however, found it utterly disgusting.

Even though Liu Shen had his reasons for beating and scolding her all these years, she still hated him in her heart.

She didn't want to stay in this place for even a moment longer, much less see Liu Shen off in his final moments.

"Whenever I think about how you two have humiliated me these past few years, and how I actually lived with a demon like you, a person who should have died long ago, for five years, I feel nauseous and want to leave immediately!" After saying this, Madam Yuan stood up, ignoring Liu Shen who was lying on the ground, and quickly walked out of the village.

It was getting dark, and she was still very scared as she waited for her brother alone at the village entrance.

But she preferred to wait outside rather than look at Liu Shen again.

"Wife...wife...are you really going to be so heartless?" Liu Shen's voice came from behind.

Madam Yuan did not turn around.

Fifty acres of fertile land, eighty acres of mountain land, and a small shop in the capital city, together are worth about two thousand taels of silver.

Add to that the two hundred taels of silver in the wooden box, and if all of this were given to her, she would have nothing to worry about for the rest of her life and could live a life of luxury with someone to serve her.

Even if she didn't want to remarry, her family wouldn't dare force her.

This couldn't be better.

But she would rather work every day, even if it was hard, than look at Liu Shen's face again.

Even if it were only three days, she was unwilling, and even less willing to see him off in his final moments.

...

The next morning, Liu Shen woke up from his coma, forced himself to get up, went back into the house, and carrying a wooden box, left Liu Family Village step by step.

He could have lived for another three days, but because of this ordeal, he only lived for two days before dying from exhaustion.

However, when Yuan Niangzi returned to her parents' home, she received a wooden box from the officials. Inside the box were land deeds, land deeds, and the two hundred taels of silver.

The land deeds and land contracts all bear the name of Madam Yuan.

Liu Shen knew he had wronged her. Even though Madam Yuan was unwilling to attend to his funeral, bury him, or pay respects to him, he gave her everything he could before he died as compensation.

...

When Qi Xuan was taken away by the officials in her own courtyard, she was completely dazed.

These officials said she was a spy from an enemy country.

Qi Xuan was filled with doubt.

Could it be that Qi Yu betrayed her?

Upon arriving at the yamen, she made a huge scene, claiming that she was Qi Jiu's daughter and a princess of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Only members of the royal family knew that she was not Qi Jiu's biological daughter.

Qi Jiu was, after all, the emperor, and to save face, the royal family did not make the matter public.

The officials in the government office dared not punish Qi Xuan, so they reported the matter to higher authorities.

When Qi Jiu heard about this, he was having lunch with Ye Miaoyun and Ye Xianya.

Qi Xuan's arrival in the capital was reported to Qi Jiu by Qi Chengshuo. Qi Chengshuo was in charge of the Divine Vanguard, and his men discovered Qi Xuan's whereabouts.

Qi Jiu had Qi Xuan arrested and taken to the yamen, intending to keep her locked up indefinitely. However, she started making a scene, claiming that she was a princess of the dynasty and Qi Jiu's daughter.

Qi Jiu was furious.

"Since she wants to be a princess so much, then send someone to bring her to the palace!" Qi Jiu said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eunuch standing behind him quickly responded and went out to make the arrangements.

"If my husband doesn't want to see her, he can simply send someone to get rid of her. There's no need to let her enter the palace, lest she get angry!" Ye Miaoyun said softly.

She assumed that Qi Jiu didn't want to kill Qi Xuan, so she figured she could just drive her away.

Little did they know that Qi Jiu, now an emperor, was completely different from the one he had been before.

He is now considered decisive and ruthless.

However, in front of Ye Miaoyun, he was always a gentle and kind husband, and in front of Ye Xianya, he was also an extremely loving father.

He always granted the mother and daughter's requests.

In fact, you could say that Qi Jiu would do his best to fulfill their every wish, even without them asking.

"I'd like to see what Qi Xuan is up to!" Qi Jiu said coldly.

Since it was still early before the fortune telling, Ye Xianya stayed to watch the show.

About half an hour later, the palace guards brought Qi Xuan over.

As soon as Qi Xuan saw Qi Jiu, she shook off the guards who were holding her and rushed over, kneeling in front of Qi Jiu: "Father, your daughter has finally seen you!"

She hugged Qi Jiu's leg, tears streaming down her face, "Father, I almost died in the Kingdom of Jiyuan. I barely escaped with my life. Please, Father, don't send me away. Everything in the past was my fault. Father loves me the most. You won't abandon me, right?"

Looking at Qi Xuan's pitiful face, Qi Jiu thought of her mother, Pei Qinglan.

The mother and daughter have deceived him for years, treating him like a fool.

Even on her deathbed, Pei Qinglan was still thinking about deceiving him, about ousting Ye Miaoyun, and becoming his legal wife, his crown princess, and his empress.

Even now, Qi Xuan is still lying to him.

"Don't you know how your mother died?" Qi Jiu kicked Qi Xuan away, his face cold.

Qi Xuan knew, of course, that her mother had been killed by Qi Jiu's men.

She also knew that she was not Qi Jiu's biological daughter.

She was born to her mother and Qi Yanping.

But this matter was a secret of the dynasty, known only to members of the royal family.

Even as an emperor, Qi Jiu had his pride and would never make this matter public.

Then she would still be Qi Jiu's daughter, a princess of this dynasty.

Since her grandmother Yan Qingwu died, her father Qi Yanping's life has not been easy, and she has also suffered a bit as a result.

All the things she said to Qi Yu before were lies.

My father's uncle did not have any children, but he had many brothers and sisters. Even if someone had to be adopted to inherit the throne, it would definitely be his brother's son, not Qi Yanping's nephew.

In other words, Qi Yu was too stupid and didn't understand the situation in Jiyuan Kingdom, which is why she believed it.

She fled back to the Great Yan Dynasty to continue being Qi Jiu's daughter, a princess of the dynasty, and to enjoy wealth and luxury.

She didn't want to stay in the Silent Abyss Kingdom.

"Father, Mother did something wrong, that's why you punished her. But I'm different. I've always listened to you. As long as you allow me to stay in the Great Yan Dynasty and in the capital, I will definitely take good care of you!" Qi Xuan said while kowtowing.

If Qi Jiu had kept her, he would have definitely given her the status of a princess, bestowed upon her a princess's mansion, and had servants to serve her.

Previously in Jiyuan Kingdom, after the news of the death of Grandmother Yan Qingwu was brought back, the emperor took back the mansion where they lived and expelled them from the princess's residence.

She, her father, and her brother had no choice but to pawn their valuables for some money, which allowed them to temporarily rent a small courtyard house.

Because they were short of money, the father and brother did not buy any more maids to serve them.