"Mother, don't worry. I was enlightened by an immortal in my dream and learned the profound arts of the Taiyi Sect. If I ever really have nowhere else to turn, I can join the Taiyi Sect as a master of profound arts. At that time, dealing with Jiang Mingtao will be a piece of cake." Jiang Xianya reassured Ye Miaoyun.
"A mystical arts master!" Ye Miaoyun nodded quickly.
In the Great Yan Dynasty, mystics held a supreme position.
Ordinary cultivators can only be called Taoists. Only those from the Taiyi Sect, who have the potential to attain immortality through the practice of mystical arts, are called mystical arts masters.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these people are absolutely extraordinary.
"Xianya, if you really become a Xuanshu master of the Taiyi Sect, can you come back?" Ye Miaoyun suddenly asked.
“According to the sect’s rules, once you enter the Taiyi Sect, you must cultivate diligently. Unless there is a very important matter, you are not allowed to leave the sect. If I really leave, I’m afraid I will only be able to come back a few times in my life.” Jiang Xianya did not hide anything from her.
Upon hearing this, Ye Miaoyun immediately grabbed Jiang Xianya's hand: "Then let's not go. Your mother can't bear to see you leave. We're not in a hurry to go to the capital to seek revenge on Jiang Mingtao. We can take it slowly."
"Okay." Jiang Xianya nodded with a smile.
"That bastard Jiang Mingtao, for the sake of wealth and glory, not only did he abandon us, mother and daughter, but he also refused to see his parents who gave him life for many years and even faked his death... Why doesn't that dog just die?" Ye Miaoyun couldn't help but curse.
Because of Jiang Mingtao's death, she was burdened with the reputation of being a jinx to her husbands. In order to raise her daughter, she had to endure everything, which was really too suffocating.
Originally a feisty person, her edges were gradually smoothed out.
But things are different today.
She seemed to have returned to her youth, becoming that fierce, shrewish woman who forgave all grudges.
"If I could, I would chop him up and feed him to the dogs myself," Ye Miaoyun said viciously.
If it weren't for that bastard, she and her daughter wouldn't have had such a difficult and miserable life all these years.
It was all Jiang Mingtao's fault, and Ye Miaoyun hated him to the core.
"There will be opportunities, Mother, don't worry," Jiang Xianya quickly said.
Ye Miaoyun was so angry that she continued to curse for a long time until she was too hungry to continue.
"Mother, I'll go find you something to eat," Jiang Xianya said as she got up when she heard Ye Miaoyun's stomach rumble.
"I'm really hungry, so hungry my stomach is practically sticking to my back!" Ye Miaoyun didn't stand on ceremony with her daughter.
However, Jiang Xianya had only reached the door when Ye Miaoyun called her back.
"Xianya, you sit down. I'll go by myself. I feel much better now that I've coughed up blood. I feel very relaxed. I'll go make two bowls of noodles so we can eat together."
"No need, Mother, please rest well. I'll go. In the past, it was Mother who protected and took care of me. Now that I've grown up and have my own skills, it's my turn to protect and take care of you," Jiang Xianya said softly.
Now that she has taken over this body, she must take good care of Ye Miaoyun for the sake of the former Jiang Xianya.
There were steamed buns in the kitchen. Jiang Xianya told her second aunt, Tian, who was preparing dinner inside, and then gave Ye Miaoyun two large buns.
"Xianya, you eat too!" Ye Miaoyun stuffed one of the steamed buns into Jiang Xianya's mouth.
Jiang Xianya wasn't actually hungry, but seeing Ye Miaoyun eating with great relish, she started eating as well.
The mother and daughter were enjoying their meal when, unbeknownst to them, an unbelievable marriage was about to befall Ye Miaoyun.
In the main hall, Ye Jinghuai, dragging his frail body, was talking to Qi Jiu. Apart from Tian Shi, who was cooking in the kitchen, and Jiang Xianya and her daughter, everyone else in the Ye family was present.
“Qi Jiu, that day you and my daughter were lying on the straw mat together when the Jiang family caught you red-handed. My daughter’s reputation is ruined. You’re a man, you have to take responsibility, otherwise she won’t be able to face anyone in the future. My daughter is soft-hearted and can’t take a blow. If she takes her own life because of this, I, this old man, won’t be able to go on living.” After Ye Jinghuai finished speaking, he coughed hard a few times and coughed up blood again.
"Old man," Hua said with great concern.
"Father." Ye Xianwen and Ye Xianzhang were also very anxious.
"Old man, let's not talk about anything else for now. Your body is in such a state, let's see a doctor first," Hua said urgently.
The doctor had arrived, but Ye Jinghuai refused to let the doctor treat him and insisted on seeing Qi Jiu first.
"I'm so sorry to Miaoyun. If I hadn't made her stay at the Jiang family to remain chaste for that bastard Jiang Mingtao, she wouldn't have had to suffer so much, and she wouldn't have been falsely accused of adultery. If she doesn't have a good future, I won't be able to die in peace." Ye Jinghuai said, spitting out blood again.
“Old man, you can’t blame yourself entirely. It’s all because of that beast Jiang Mingtao who lied to us. You couldn’t bear to see your daughter suffer. It’s the Jiang family that’s gone too far…” Madam Hua quickly tried to persuade him.
"Qi Jiu, think it over again. As long as you become the son-in-law of the Ye family, I will never treat you unfairly. Even if you divorce in the future, you will have land to divide and you won't go hungry." Ye Jinghuai said while coughing.
Qi Jiu, who was sitting opposite Ye Jinghuai, remained silent upon hearing this.
He is indeed an exiled criminal now, but royal blood flows in his veins.
He is a prince, formerly the Prince Rui, a member of the imperial family. How could he marry a widow?
He used to be the most beloved child of his father and mother, receiving countless rewards every year. Even tributes were often sent to his residence by his father and mother.
Although he had long since left the palace to establish his own household, his father had always kept the place where he lived in the palace when he was a prince for him. Occasionally, he would stay overnight in the palace if he had a few extra drinks with his father. This was something that other princes could only dream of.
His elder brother was the crown prince, who was much older than him and always doted on him. At that time, he could get whatever he wanted, and no one in the entire capital dared to offend him.
If he were to actually listen to Ye Jinghuai and marry Ye Miaoyun today, his father would probably be furious.
However... he didn't care whether that old man lived or died.
It was clearly his elder brother who rebelled, not him, but because he and his elder brother were brothers born of the same mother, the emperor punished him as well.
In fact, Qi Jiu didn't believe that his older brother would rebel.
How could someone as upright and honest as my elder brother rebel?
My elder brother is the crown prince, and our father is getting old. If he waits a few more years, the throne will be his. Why should he rebel?
Qi Jiu believed that all that evidence was fake.
But Father Emperor believes it.
Overnight, he was stripped of his title and exiled, losing everything.
To protect her family, the princess divorced him, and the concubines in the backyard disappeared without a trace. Her only daughter was also adopted by her father to her eighth brother.
Everyone else is still doing well, only he has fallen into the dust.
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