Yuan Qi knew what the two had come for, so he remained silent.

Wen Zhujun felt that since she was eating and staying at their place for free, she should do something, so she took it upon herself to start chatting with the two of them.

Seeing that Yuan Qi remained silent, Li Huilin was somewhat annoyed. What was with this concubine, whose status was even lower than hers, putting on airs?

But she didn't dare say it out loud.

She nudged Jiang Jiulu with her elbow.

Jiang Jiu looked embarrassed; she was too ashamed to say it.

That kind of tea was not only incredibly expensive, but also impossible to buy even with money. She felt she didn't have the nerve to be so shameless.

Li Huilin couldn't hold back any longer and asked Yuan Qi in a soft voice, "What will it take for Miss Qi to take out the tea?"

Yuan Qi smiled and said, "You finally couldn't resist? It's not impossible for me to take it out, but I have conditions."

She hadn't originally planned to talk about it and intended to wait for a more suitable time, but the Jiang family was already being watched, and who knew when something might happen, so it was better to talk about it sooner rather than later.

Li Huilin's eyes lit up: "Go ahead."

Yuan Qi's gaze was sarcastic: "I told you, you can't make decisions for the Jiang family."

Li Huilin was in a difficult position: "Then just say it. I know I can't make decisions for the Jiang family, but I can pass on the message to Madam for you."

Jiang Jiulu couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her, "You're not a member of the Jiang family. Look at what you're saying, that you're more capable than me. Don't act like you're not an outsider."

Li Huilin pouted: "Just say it!"

Seeing her arrogant attitude, Yuan Qi also wanted to know how far Xiangli Mingzhu would go for the sake of the Jiang family's reputation. What if she agreed?

"My condition is that my mother's remains be buried in the Jiang family's ancestral grave."

After she finished speaking, she said coolly, "Go ask."

Li Huilin never expected the other party to make such a demand. She thought Yuan Qi would at most ask for some money or to attend a tea party or something.

"I can't make this decision either." She was in a dilemma. Not only could she not make the decision, but even Xiangli Mingzhu probably couldn't make it.

She stared at Jiang Jiulu and whispered to her, "Why don't you ask her to change her terms?"

Jiang Jiulu understood a bit more. Yuan Qi wasn't giving her any face at all. Hadn't she been treating her seventh sister quite well these days? Why was the other party acting like this?

She left unhappily.

Li Huilin had no choice but to follow.

Wen Zhujun said, "Your conditions are quite unexpected."

Yuan Qi said expressionlessly, "My master said that this was my mother's last wish before she died. It doesn't matter whether the Jiang family acknowledges me or not, but my mother must be buried in the ancestral grave."

Her biological mother died shortly after she was born, so she had no feelings for her mother. Her only memory of her came from Daoist Guangcheng.

But as a daughter, she had an obligation to fulfill her mother's last wish.

Wen Zhujun was very optimistic: "With your abilities, the Jiang family should agree to your conditions. And it's not just because of two cans of tea."

Yuan Qi nodded in agreement with Wen Zhujun's statement.

Li Huilin left and never returned. Yuan Qi waited until he woke up from his afternoon nap, but she still hadn't come. He figured the matter was hopeless. The Jiang family valued lineage highly and didn't particularly care for someone as capable as Yuan Qi. The main reason was that the Jiang family had produced many talented people. For example, Jiang Juncai had made military achievements at a young age and was named the God of War General, serving as the commander of the Imperial Guards.

Jiang Junjing's business network spans the entire Rongguo region, and he has amassed a fortune that rivals that of a nation.

Although Jiang Junyu was only an editor in the Hanlin Academy, he was exceptionally talented. He refused invitations from royal families of other countries to become prime ministers.

Many of the children from the collateral branches of the Jiang family are also talented.

The Jiang family is not lacking in talent.

Getting buried in the Jiang family's ancestral tomb is not an easy task.

Yuan Qi waited until evening, unwilling to give up. She guessed that Xiangli Mingzhu would discuss the matter with Jiang Zhengqing when he returned, but Jiang Zhengqing did not mention it during dinner, as if he knew nothing about it.

She felt an indescribable disappointment.

Indeed, there are many women in the Jiang family's backyard who have been with Jiang Zhengqing for quite some time, yet they don't even have a formal title.

Yuan Qi stood under the corridor and said to Shen Xun, "Go and find out what Jiang Zhengqing's attitude is."

She couldn't help but let Shen Xun take a look.

Shen Xunfei has left, and he will have to live here for free and be at Yuan Qi's beck and call.

Half an hour later, Shen Xun returned.

"Xiangli Mingzhu told Jiang Zhengqing about this, but Jiang Zhengqing refused, saying that the Jiang family's ancestral graves are filled with legitimate wives and concubines who have been properly married. Concubines and mistresses are not qualified. The Jiang family has followed this rule for hundreds of years and has never made an exception."

To think you can bury your mistress in the ancestral grave with just a few broken tea leaves—isn't that a joke?

Yuan Qi felt an indescribable disappointment. This wicked old society was truly detestable. The concepts of social class and social hierarchy were terrifyingly strong, making it incredibly difficult to transcend class barriers.

"I don't care!" Yuan Qi cursed. "Anyway, I found a very auspicious burial site for my mother. She's been resting peacefully for so many years even though she's not in the Jiang family's ancestral grave."

Seeing her sad expression, Shen Xun didn't know how to comfort her.

Yuan Qi felt he had suffered a great blow. He, who was a powerful figure in both the Yin and Yang realms, couldn't even handle the relocation of a grave.

Wen Zhujun advised her, "Don't worry about it. Your mother has already been reincarnated. Whether or not the grave is moved is no longer important."

The next morning, Tu Shan Ang brought a lot of people to deliver medicinal herbs to Yuan Qi. These were precious medicinal herbs that Tu Shan had accumulated over many years, used to make Guiyuan Pills, Tianji Cream, Dahuan Pills, and so on. There was such a long line that even Shaoyao Residence couldn't hold them all, so they had to be placed in the open air.

Fortunately, Tu Shan'ang had packed all the herbs in a box and covered it with a waterproof tarpaulin.

Tu Shan'ang smiled humbly and fawned over a box placed beside him, saying, "Thank you for your hard work. You shouldn't go out to set up your stall these days. Yaoguang Pavilion is almost out of things to sell. The boss said it's all thanks to you making more good things. The profit sharing will remain the same as before, after deducting costs, fifty-fifty."

Yuan Qi glanced at it and told Wen Zhujun to count the money. This box contained the share of the money Yaoguang Pavilion had given her during the years she had been absent.

Wen Zhujun and Luzhu Hongshan curiously opened the box, and their eyes lit up at the sight of the bright yellow gold ingots, which almost blinded them.

Green Bamboo and Redwood were overjoyed; they had made the right choice in selecting their master! It was truly a blessing from their ancestors.

Wen Zhujun used her ghostly power to probe and found a whole box full of gold ingots. It was infuriating! How could Yuan Qi be so rich?

Why didn't she?

Yuan Qi wasn't very happy. She glared at Tu Shan Ang reluctantly: "Tu Shan is just trying to trick me into making money for him again!"

Just then, Xiangli Mingzhu heard that people from Yaoguang Pavilion had come to see Yuan Qi, so she came over out of curiosity to take a look.

What kind of place is Yaoguang Pavilion? They don't even respect the royal family, so why would they come looking for Yuan Qi?

With a flick of his sleeve, Yuan Qi produced an invisibility talisman from his cloth bag, which he then stuck to the box. The box, filled with gold ingots, immediately vanished from the spot.

She was afraid that Xiangli Mingzhu would confiscate her money.

She's extravagant and wealthy, but it's all hard-earned money, earned through countless drops of sweat.