Yuan Qi felt that there were not many broad-minded people in the world, and the Crown Prince, who possessed the entire country and was admired by everyone, could not possibly be a broad-minded person.

Her cold eyes stared at the other person, a faint smile on her face: "Doesn't Consort Feng hold a grudge against me? Didn't she ask His Highness to deal with me?"

Xiao Yi was also furious: "Does this mean that since my mother has been humiliated, I have to put my face up to them and let them humiliate me too? Seventh Miss, haven't I been keeping quiet about you these past few days?"

Yuan Qi nodded: "That's true. So, His Highness the Crown Prince is magnanimous and won't hold it against me?"

She deliberately left a loophole in her words, subtly setting a trap for Xiao Yi. If Xiao Yi said he wouldn't hold Yuan Qi accountable, it meant that Xiao Yi felt the fault for Consort Feng being nailed there for twelve hours lay with Yuan Qi, not Consort Feng.

Conversely, Xiao Yi would think it was Consort Feng's fault.

Xiao Yi had been pondering the reason for Yuan Qi's sudden change in attitude during this period, and it was probably because he had done something that did not suit Yuan Qi's taste.

Having been immersed in politics for many years, he naturally found it easy to grasp the key point.

He replied earnestly, "Seventh Miss, please don't say that. It was my mother who started this trouble for you. You only made my mother unable to move, which is already showing mercy. If it were an ordinary person, offending you would be severely punished, if not killed."

Yuan Qi smiled sweetly, revealing a strange expression that seemed out of place for her age: "Your Highness is joking. I would never dare to cause trouble for Consort Feng. May I ask what business Your Highness has with me this time?"

After recounting the past, Yuan Qi finally got to the main topic.

Xiao Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief; Yuan Qi was finally willing to help him.

Leaving Yuan Qi was truly difficult for him, and he realized that he couldn't live without Yuan Qi.

Xiao Yi's eyes dimmed, and his expression became somewhat aggrieved: "I remember that Miss Qi said that I could keep my position as crown prince, but it would be quite bumpy. I have recently experienced this bumpy road firsthand. To be honest, Miss Qi, I have encountered some things that I can't get over."

Yuan Qi rested her chin on her hand and looked at him. She didn't know what Xiao Yi had gone through, but she knew a little about Tan Xi. Although Tan Xi had taken over Xiao Yi's body, she was wary of Yuan Qi and dared not really make Xiao Yi's soul disappear. However, she would never let Xiao Yi have an easy time either. Therefore, the time when Xiao Yi's soul left his body must have been very difficult.

She asked with a hint of schadenfreude, "Your Highness seems to be in a bad mood, as if you've been tricked."

Xiao Yi planned to resolve his inner conflict with Yuan Qi, but he didn't intend to tell Yuan Qi the truth, because it would be too embarrassing. He was the crown prince of a country, yet he had been violated by several female ghosts. If word got out, people would laugh their heads off.

So he wouldn't tell anyone about it, intending to keep it a secret for the rest of his life.

Xiao Yi stared coldly at Yuan Qi for a few seconds, secretly shocked. As expected of a Taoist with profound Taoist skills, he could actually see through it.

However, he didn't admit it, but only asked, "Does Miss Seven have a way to make me forget the time when my soul left my body?"

Yuan Qi smiled mockingly: "Yes, and it's very simple. Your Highness doesn't need to say it out loud."

Judging from the other person's expression, Xiao Yi felt that she already knew about that matter and was mocking him mercilessly. He was somewhat annoyed: "What are you laughing at, Miss Seven?"

Yuan Qi suppressed his smile: "I wasn't laughing at anything, I was just lamenting that even Your Highness, who is second only to the emperor, has his troubles. But Your Highness, rest assured, your life from now on will be incredibly smooth, and there will be no more obstacles."

Xiao Yi was actually quite happy, because he was afraid that his life would always be so bumpy.

"Thank you for your kind words, Miss Seven."

Yuan Qi had no interest in knowing what Xiao Yi had gone through during that time. She beckoned to Xiao Yi, and he leaned his head closer.

She placed her finger on Xiao Yi's forehead, and a faint yellow light instantly emanated from it, seeping into Xiao Yi's forehead little by little.

Yuan Qi said, "Your Highness can simply think about the things you want to forget. After this spell is over, Your Highness will gradually forget those unpleasant things."

Xiao Yi closed his eyes and recalled that unbearable memory. As a living soul, although he had cultivation, he was still no match for those lustful female ghosts and fierce female ghosts. He was stripped naked by those female ghosts, and several of them bullied and teased him, forcing him to do all sorts of shameful things.

Every time he thought about it, Xiao Yi felt like dying.

He had thought about seeking revenge on those female ghosts, but Xuan Qing had already made them vanish without a trace, leaving him with no way to take revenge.

I'm stuck in those painful memories every day.

He had no interest in favoring the concubines, feeling that they were simply incarnations of female ghosts.

Yuan Qi, using her magic, could naturally receive Xiao Yi's memories. She calmly examined Xiao Yi's expression, which showed pain, confusion, and a feeling of being worse than dead.

The spell lasted for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Xiao Yi couldn't hold on any longer and slammed his head on the table, falling into a deep sleep.

Yuan Qi said in a low voice, "Go to sleep. You'll forget about unpleasant things when you wake up."

Not far away, Hong Sibao saw His Highness slumped over the table and walked over, looking at Yuan Qi with a puzzled expression: "Seventh Miss, this..."

Hong Sibao didn't know what was wrong with Xiao Yi lately. He was emotionally unstable and would often get angry for no reason, punishing the servants. Everyone was about to reach their breaking point.

He witnessed the entire process of Yuan Qi performing the spell and knew that the Crown Prince had allowed the Seventh Miss to perform the spell. Because he had fainted, Hong Sibao did not dare to question it.

Yuan Qi withdrew his hand: "Your Highness is tired, let's take you back."

Hong Sibao summoned a sedan chair and had Xiao Yi carefully carried back.

Jiang Bailu, who was not far away, also saw this scene. She didn't dare to come over because she felt that Xiao Yi didn't want anyone to know about this, so she waited until Xiao Yi was carried away before coming over.

"Seventh Sister..." Jiang Bailu wasn't afraid to ask Yuan Qi, but rather she was wary of Xiao Yi. She didn't dare to ask what Yuan Qi was doing or what happened to Xiao Yi, but instead asked, "Is His Highness alright?"

Yuan Qi could tell from the other person's words that the other person had matured a lot since getting married and spoke very eloquently.

"Your Highness is alright."

Just as Yuan Qi returned to Fengyi Palace, Hong Sibao arrived, carrying a small box.

His attitude was very respectful, a stark contrast to his arrogant and unruly demeanor when he invited someone last time.

"Seventh Miss, His Highness instructed me before he went to the garden that if you were to perform a spell on His Highness, you should bring this to me."

Yuan Qi accepted it without ceremony, opened it and took a look. Inside was a thick stack of silver notes, worth at least thirty or forty thousand taels. The Crown Prince had given him the money from the previous payments.

She casually put it into the cloth bag beside her: "I accept it. Please ask Eunuch Hong to tell the Crown Prince that we should wipe the slate clean of what happened before."

Hong Sibao exchanged a few polite words and then left.

Xiangli Mingzhu could see clearly that there was a stack of silver notes in the box, and she muttered to Yuan Qi in a low voice, "You make money so easily."