Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.

As a mother, Wei Shuyu was worried that Qi Chengshuo was focusing all his attention on her but getting no response, wasting his time and emotions in vain. It was only natural for her to be afraid that her son would get hurt.

“Princess, you might as well think it over carefully. If you don’t have Chengshuo in your heart, I will keep an eye on him and not allow him to bother you anymore. If you do have Chengshuo in your heart, I will personally go to the palace to propose marriage in a few days. I wonder what you think?” Wei Shuyu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xianya glanced at her and then disappeared from the house.

"This brat is really hard to fool. Luckily, I was prepared!" Wei Shuyu sneered and waved her hand lightly. The maids serving in the room seemed to be frozen in place, standing there blankly.

She herself vanished from the room in an instant.

When Ye Xianya met Qi Chengshuo, he was indeed having dinner with the old prince in his room.

The old prince looked unwell; he was genuinely ill, not faking it.

"Xianya!" Qi Chengshuo looked at Ye Xianya, who had suddenly appeared in the room, with a big smile on his face.

"I heard from your mother that the old prince is ill. How is he? Has he seen a doctor? Should I take a look at him?" Ye Xianya asked.

"We've already consulted the imperial physician. Let's talk in the next room." After Qi Chengshuo finished speaking, he reached out to pull Ye Xianya, but Ye Xianya dodged him.

"You're not Qi Chengshuo, so who are you?" Ye Xianya frowned immediately.

"Xianya, what's wrong with you? If I'm not Qi Chengshuo, who else could I be?" Qi Chengshuo said helplessly.

Ye Xianya stared at him without saying a word.

As for the old Prince Duan, apart from smiling at Ye Xianya when she came in, he had been eating the whole time. Even though Ye Xianya and Qi Chengshuo were arguing, he didn't even glance at them and continued to eat with relish.

Ye Xianya didn't know what was wrong, but she felt that everything in the Duanwang Mansion was strange today, from top to bottom, including Qi Chengshuo in front of her.

This man always seemed happy to see her, but his smile just now looked so fake. Besides... Qi Chengshuo was very well-behaved in front of her; he wouldn't hold her hand unless there were special circumstances.

"Is there some misunderstanding? Let's go to the next room to talk!" Qi Chengshuo said gently.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xianya placed her hand on Qi Chengshuo's chest. She could feel that Qi Chengshuo's heart was still full of power, just like before, and it was an inexhaustible power.

Ye Xianya then examined Qi Chengshuo's soul and found nothing unusual.

This proves that the person in front of us is indeed Qi Chengshuo.

Ye Xianya pulled Qi Chengshuo outside and whispered, "You're acting strangely today, and your mother and grandfather are also acting differently than usual. Your palace is unusually quiet today, with no one around. What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengshuo's eyes flashed with an unusual light, but he quickly concealed it.

At this moment, he still looked as gentle as ever.

“Grandfather is ill and somewhat delirious. He almost didn’t recognize me just now. My mother and I had an argument, and she got very angry. All the servants in the mansion were afraid of getting into trouble, so I sent someone to tell everyone to behave themselves for the next two days.”

Qi Chengshuo looked at Ye Xianya as he spoke: "It's nothing serious. Mother's temper flares up quickly but subsides just as fast. She'll be fine in a couple of days."

"Is it because of me?" Ye Xianya asked.

"No!" Qi Chengshuo quickly shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with you. It's just a misunderstanding between my mother and me. Once it's cleared up, everything will be fine!"

"That's good!" Ye Xianya breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

No wonder something was off about the entire Prince Duan's residence, but she couldn't figure it out.

It turned out that the mother and son were having a fight.

"However, some of what your mother said makes sense. I know you always like to stay by my side because you like me..."

Before Ye Xianya could finish speaking, Qi Chengshuo's voice rang in her ears: "Mother's reprimand is correct. I shouldn't have kept hanging around in front of you and annoyed you. Xianya, starting tomorrow, I will work hard in my cultivation and also help Uncle Jiu with his worries. I may not be able to come to see you for a while..."

"I'm not annoyed with you!" Before Qi Chengshuo could finish speaking, Ye Xianya interrupted him: "Actually, I'm quite happy that you come to the princess's residence every day to accompany me to tell fortunes."

Upon hearing her words, Qi Chengshuo was overjoyed and didn't know what to say.

He knew then that his efforts had not been in vain.

"Your mother is right. If I didn't like you, I shouldn't have let you stay by my side, lest I hold you back. But... I do like you being by my side, so... let's go back to how things were before!"

Under Qi Chengshuo's somewhat incredulous gaze, Ye Xianya continued, "As for your mother's suggestion to go to the palace to propose marriage, I don't think there's any need to rush. We're not ordinary people, so there's no need to get married so early. Why don't we wait until my strength is fully restored, go find the Demon Emperor first, and then go to the Underworld? We can talk about marriage later. What do you think?"

She's only just reached marriageable age this year; there's really no need for her to get married so early.

Besides, she still has unfulfilled wishes.

There are some things she has to do!

"Okay!" Qi Chengshuo nodded quickly. He didn't know what else to say besides that word.

Because all of this happened so quickly and suddenly.

"Then it's settled. If you're busy lately, go ahead and do your thing. You can come to the Princess's residence to find me when you have time!" After saying that, Ye Xianya prepared to leave.

"Xianya!" Qi Chengshuo mustered his courage and grabbed Ye Xianya's hand.

Ye Xianya had never thought about romantic relationships before, and even when Qi Chengshuo touched her, she didn't feel anything unusual.

After saying what she needed to say, she seemed to suddenly have an epiphany, and her face turned red as he held her hand.

"I...I'm going back now!" Ye Xianya gently pulled her hand out and disappeared instantly.

Qi Chengshuo looked at his hands, and after a moment he suddenly smiled.

However, he quickly sensed something was amiss and immediately suppressed his smile.

"Shuo'er, this is where you're wrong. You're so wary of your mother. We are mother and son. If it weren't for your mother's help, you wouldn't have gotten what you wanted so quickly." Wei Shuyu's figure slowly appeared in front of Qi Chengshuo.

"You've been eavesdropping the whole time?" Qi Chengshuo's face darkened immediately.

"She's just a mortal woman who hasn't yet attained immortality. It's her good fortune that you're interested in her, a blessing she's accumulated over many lifetimes. Why be so cautious for a mere woman? It breaks my heart to see her like this."

Wei Shuyu laughed as she spoke: "You've been too good to her, too indulgent. I just pushed her a little, and she agreed to marry you. Isn't that great?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengshuo threw a punch.