Yuan Qi felt that he was not someone who cared much about money.

no!

She earned tens of thousands of taels of silver in incense money by performing exorcisms, catching ghosts, and curing illnesses for others; there was no reason for her to collect it herself.

It's not that I feel like I'm lowering my price by following others, but rather that Li Huilin has ulterior motives.

She glanced at Li Huilin indifferently, unmoved.

Li Huilin was very displeased and pushed her: "I'm talking to you, why are you like this, ignoring me? If you don't come with me, I won't buy your amulet."

She looked at Jiang Junjing with dissatisfaction, and then complained, "Cousin Jing, did you see that? She's just a lowly concubine who's not even in the family register, yet she's putting on airs with me."

Yuan Qi pinched his chin. When did she become so easy to bully? Anyone could humiliate her.

Jiang Junjing's expression was also unpleasant. He knew about Yuan Qi's stall outside, but he just hadn't told the Jiang family. The major events Yuan Qi had recently accomplished had already spread throughout the capital, especially the matter concerning the Xiangli family, which was being discussed in secret and was considered quite miraculous.

“Cousin Huilin, watch your words. What you said is inappropriate. Apologize to my seventh sister.” Jiang Junjing stared at Li Huilin very seriously.

In Li Huilin's memory, this cousin had a very good temper, was always willing to help, and was very generous. He doted on his younger cousins.

Today, however, because of the illicit affair between her and her cousin, she suddenly realized that Yuan Qi was very important to her cousin.

Even if it was just to please her cousin, Li Huilin had to swallow her pride.

At the same time, the Li family members all looked towards Yuan Qi.

Madam Li, the eldest daughter of the Li family, was a very kind-looking woman. Li Huilin was her biological daughter. She smiled and asked Jiang Junjing, "Junjing, your cousin Huilin wants to buy her amulet. Is it wrong to have her come along to collect the money? This little girl is young, but she has quite a temper. With her 'take it or leave it' attitude, do you expect anyone to beg her to buy it?"

She smiled again and asked her three sisters-in-law, "Don't you think so? Junjing, since she's your sister, isn't she family too? Forget about money, let's just give each of us a talisman. Why be so fussy? It's too formal."

She smiled and looked at Yuan Qi, asking, "Seventh Miss, is that right? Do you still have any amulets? Take them out quickly. Jun Jing said your amulets are very effective, so let us see for ourselves. In the future, wherever we go, we'll definitely help you promote them so you can sell more."

The second wife of the Li family also chimed in sourly, "The Wuji Palace has such a great reputation, yet their amulets only sell for a few copper coins. But you, on the other hand, ask for a hundred taels of silver each. Why don't you just rob them?"

Li Huilin thought it made perfect sense and saw it as a good opportunity to put Yuan Qi down: "Exactly, you don't think that just because we're relatives of the Jiang family, we're stupid and rich and you want to swindle us out of our money, do you? Honestly, how could Cousin Jing have a sister like you who specializes in swindling his own relatives."

She glanced at him disdainfully and urged, "Hurry up and bring out all the amulets you have to give us."

Yuan Qi finally understood. The Li family were all shrewd scheming people. A talisman wasn't worth much, yet they still schemed so much.

"That was the last protective talisman, it's gone." Yuan Qi refused outright; even if he had it, he wouldn't sell it. This family is no good; they're always trying to take advantage.

She looked at Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu, slid off her seat, and made no attempt to hide her displeasure: "The air in the room is bad, it smells awful, I'm going out for some fresh air."

She didn't care whether Jiang Junjing and the others could save face, and walked out.

Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu were about to chase after her when Old Madam Li stopped them: "What are you two doing? One hundred taels of silver per note, do you think your money grows on trees? You just give it to her because she asks for it? Aren't you siblings? Why would family members need money? You're spoiling her too much."

Jiang Jiulu knew that Yuan Qi had a bad temper and didn't even give face to the old lady of the Jiang family, let alone her maternal grandmother who had just met Yuan Qi for the first time.

She chased after him, ignoring Madam Li's scolding.

Li Guiqie also felt that her family had gone too far. With a gloomy face, she scolded, "They are very capable. They can sell amulets for a hundred taels each. They must have their reasons. If you don't want to buy them, fine. But why make sarcastic remarks and offend them? When Jiu Lu brings them back later, they all have to apologize to me. Otherwise, don't even think about getting a single copper coin from my Jiang family."

The Li family members looked very unhappy, especially Old Master Li and Old Madam Li. Old Master Li was a high-ranking official, and not only would he not be humiliated by a little girl, but even the women in his family would not dare to humiliate him.

He immediately rebuked Concubine Li: "She's not your daughter, why are you helping an outsider? What can a little baby under ten years old do? Look how scared you are. Huilin is right, selling her things is giving her face. It's not unreasonable to let her give some away for free. You've protected her a lot in the mansion, haven't you? You brought such an ungrateful thing here. Don't bring people like this to me again, I'll get angry if I see them!"

Concubine Li was furious. She raised her voice and said, "Father, you are an official in the court and have access to all kinds of information. Haven't you heard about the matter of the Ninth Master of the Xiang family?"

Old Master Li immediately realized something: "Could it be that she was the one who broke Little Ninth Master's curse!"

Concubine Li said, "It's her! I brought her here today hoping that our family could get to know this extraordinary Celestial Master. But you've done the opposite, directly offending her to death."

Li Gui's concubine was too lazy to explain any further.

Madam Li was puzzled: "What's so great about it? How much ability can a girl who is not even ten years old have? Can she fly to the sky? Look how scared you are."

Old Master Li was too lazy to explain to his short-sighted wife, and directly scolded Li Huilin: "It's all your fault, you have no sense of propriety and have offended people. Go, apologize to them right now, you can even kneel down to beg for forgiveness!"

Li Huilin pouted, not wanting to go. She looked at Jiang Junjing and said, "Cousin Jing, I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't know she was so capable. Can you apologize to her for me? You're her brother, she should give you some face."

Jiang Junjing turned his head away, ignoring her.

Li Huilin simply walked over and tugged at Jiang Junjing's sleeve, shaking it: "Cousin Jing..."

Jiang Junjing pulled back his sleeve: "Stay away from me. Your cousin Jiu Lu has already gone. Go over there now and apologize to her properly."

Li Huilin pouted, not wanting to go.

Madam Li was very displeased with Jiang Junjing's attitude: "You really are something else. Your own cousin asked you for a favor, and you're making excuses like this. I was hoping you would marry her, and this is how you treat your future wife?"