"This... I'm afraid it will be difficult." Li Zhongde didn't expect his master to be in such a hurry; it seems he suffered quite a bit of anger today.

"Ten days, at most ten days." Madam Li looked at Li Zhongde; ten days was the limit of her endurance!

"This servant will do his best." Seeing Li Shi's state, Li Zhongde knew there was no way to persuade her, so he could only respond in a low voice.

"Have someone clean this up, and don't let anyone know." Only then did Madam Li nod in satisfaction, turn around and walk into the inner room.

Meanwhile, in the main courtyard, after Yin Qingyi left, the Fujin sat at the head of the table, lost in thought.

"Master, we can't let this Lady Yin live. Even if we do, we have to do something about it." Granny Li said with a heavy expression. That face of hers was definitely a major problem!

"Granny, tell me, how can someone have such a face? Is this Lady Yin really not a demon in disguise?" The Fujin asked, somewhat dazed. That face really did look rather inhuman. She hadn't felt this way a month ago, but how could it have changed so much in just one month?

“Your Highness, you’re right! This old servant has thought of a way!” Upon hearing what the Fujin said, Li Mama’s eyes lit up, and she quickly took the Fujin’s hand and said.

"What method?" The princess didn't understand why Granny Li was suddenly so excited.

"Your Highness, you can use Prince Honghui's matter as a pretext to invite some Taoist priests into the mansion to exorcise evil spirits, and then..." Granny Li whispered in the Fujin's ear.

"Is this... feasible?" The princess looked at Li Mama uncertainly, but she was still somewhat tempted.

“Master, you know that the master is most sensitive about these things. Even if the master comes back and finds out, he won’t say anything.” The more Li Mama thought about it, the better she felt this method was.

"But..." The wife still felt something was amiss.

“My lady, of course we shouldn’t do this now. We should make some preparations and then take down Madam Yin in one fell swoop. At that time, those three children will definitely not be raised by Madam Yin. Then who in the inner courtyard is more suitable to raise them than you? By then, you will have four children in your hands. How can those women in the inner courtyard cause any trouble?” Granny Qi pulled the Fujin aside to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the success of this matter.

"Then, let's do it this way." The Fujin was moved by what Li Mama said. Her biggest weakness in this household was her children. Having only one son after so many years of marriage was her biggest worry. It wasn't that the master never came to see her; he came every month, but she just couldn't conceive. She had tried countless medicines in her anxiety, but to no avail. Seeing the women in the inner courtyard getting pregnant one by one, how could she feel good? But now, just as Li Mama said, if this succeeded, her main courtyard would suddenly have three more children. Although they weren't her biological children, they were still young and didn't recognize her yet. If she raised them well, they would be close to her in the future.

“Yes! That’s the right way for you, my lady. Don’t worry, this old servant will definitely take care of it!” When Li Mama saw that the Fujin had agreed, she immediately smiled.

"Ah Qiu~" Yin Qingyi, who was in Luoxue Pavilion, suddenly sneezed and rubbed her nose. Could it be that she had caught a cold? She had only just gone out once!

"Ah Qiu~" Suddenly, Yue'er on the bed also sneezed, just like Yin Qingyi.

"Hehehehe." Then she laughed happily, clapping her hands as she laughed.

"Oh my, my Yue'er is imitating her mother!" Yin Qingyi said with a smile as she picked up her daughter.

"Ah!" Yue'er responded loudly, though it was unclear whether she actually understood.

"Little princess is really amazing!" Granny Naqi looked at the little princess with some surprise. She was only two months old and she was already so smart. She even knew how to imitate people.

"Ah~" The two young princes lying on the bed cried out anxiously as they saw everyone surrounding the little princess.

"Oh dear, look at them, the two young princes are jealous." Granny Qi's smile never faded; looking at the three young masters, her heart was filled with sweetness, as if coated with honey.

“You’re the older brothers. You get jealous when your mother hugs your little sister more. How will you protect her when you grow up?” Yin Qingyi said earnestly, looking at her two sons on the bed.

The two little ones on the bed were overjoyed to see their mother finally speaking to them, completely unaware that their mother was lecturing them.

“My lord, the young princes are still too young to understand what you are saying.” Granny Naqi looked at her master, who was earnestly speaking to the two young princes, with amusement.

“Granny, this needs to be taught from a young age, so that they will know to protect their younger sister when they grow up.” Yin Qingyi felt that this was a cyclical process, and they would naturally understand if it was explained more often. It wasn’t that she wanted to favor girls over boys, but the world was inherently harsh on women. If their parents and brothers didn’t value them, their lives would be almost ruined.

"Yes, Master is right." Seeing how serious Yin Qingyi was, even though she still felt that the young master wouldn't understand even if she explained it so simply, she decided to let her master speak.

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In the following days, the backyard seemed to calm down. During these days, Yin Qingyi not only wandered around the children's rooms every day, but she also walked all over the Luoxue Pavilion. However, nothing happened, except for the occasional gossip.

"Have you heard? The Princess Consort says the First Prince is possessed by an evil spirit and they're going to invite a Taoist priest to the mansion to exorcise it," a maid said to another eunuch while cleaning.

"How could I not have heard? I also heard that the Princess Consort has already found a Taoist priest who will come to the mansion to perform a ritual in the next few days," the little eunuch said mysteriously.

Yin Qingyi was enjoying the cool air in a pavilion behind the artificial hill they had cleaned. She frowned slightly as she listened to what the two were saying. After they left, Yin Qingyi walked out of the pavilion and no longer wanted to enjoy the cool air.

"Granny, I have a bad feeling about this." Yin Qingyi held Granny Naqi's hand, feeling extremely uneasy today.

“My lord, this old servant also feels something is amiss. Everyone knows why the eldest prince fell ill. This princess says that the eldest prince is possessed by an evil spirit and needs to invite a Taoist priest. It just doesn’t make sense. This old servant has a feeling that the princess is targeting you, my lord.” Granny Naqi said with a serious expression.

"You think so too? I also think that the Princess Consort is after me." Yin Qingyi panicked even more when she heard what Granny Qi said. She could think that it was just her overthinking, but since even Granny Qi said so, there was no doubt that this was true.

"Don't panic, my lady. I will thoroughly search every corner of Luoxue Pavilion these next few days. I will make sure no one has the chance to hide anything and frame you." Granny Qi held Yin Qingyi's slightly cold hand.

“But Granny, I don’t think they would hide anything. If they invite a Taoist priest, he can’t just go into the backyard. He can only perform the spell on the eldest prince in the front yard. So how can he make the target me when he performs the spell in the front yard?” Yin Qingyi fell into deep thought, going through all the schemes and tricks she could think of in her mind.