Her mother-in-law had a good relationship with the neighbors and liked to visit them. Although she was not young and was a widow, she loved to dress up every day before going out. Although she didn't dress in bright colors, she was much neater and cleaner than the other women in the village.
The mother-in-law only associated with other women and didn't interact with men. Although she was a widow, she had a good reputation.
The princess said that her mother-in-law was already dead, and she really couldn't believe it.
"I ask you, in the five years since you married her, have you ever touched her?" Ye Xianya asked with a faint smile.
Madam Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this: "No...no, she is in good health. Although she uses a cane when she goes out, she doesn't allow me to help her. My husband, on the other hand, will occasionally help her."
"Your husband is actually neither human nor ghost," Ye Xianya said calmly.
There are truly countless wonders in this world.
She has witnessed it all today.
"Have you ever heard of a ghost giving birth to a child?" Ye Xianya poured a cup of tea for Madam Yuan, placed it in front of her, and asked in a low voice.
Madam Yuan stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
She grew up in the countryside and had heard many of these strange stories.
The old people in the village loved to tell these scary stories to the children, and she loved listening to them when she was a child.
“Your husband is just like that.” Knowing that she was very afraid, Ye Xianya specially cast a small spell to help her calm down.
“Some women can’t endure childbirth and stop breathing. For a short time afterward, the baby in their womb is still alive. Midwives in rural areas are quite bold and dare to do it. If the woman offers a lot of benefits and begs for help, they will decisively perform a cesarean section to save the baby’s life.”
"But your husband was born more than a month after your mother-in-law died. He absorbed too much death energy, and he was neither human nor ghost. He shouldn't have been able to grow up smoothly, but your mother-in-law helped him steal yang energy from others to prolong his life."
Seeing the terror on Yuan Niangzi's face, Ye Xianya couldn't help but sigh: "The reason your husband married you is because your birth chart is extremely auspicious, a pure Yang destiny, which means you are not affected by the Yin energy in his body and may even bear him a child. However... you have been married to him for five years, and even if your birth chart is pure Yang, it will soon be too late. They... want to force you to marry again."
"That's why... they beat me and scolded me even more, and said I was useless all the time!" Madam Yuan touched her swollen face and couldn't help but shed tears.
She has been living a life worse than death for the past two years.
"Go and rest in the next room first. I'll accompany you after I finish my divination!" Ye Xianya said softly.
Her tone was gentle. Madam Yuan, who was both angry and afraid, suddenly felt relieved after hearing Ye Xianya's words. She nodded quickly and followed Furong out.
Ye Xianya was about to call in the next fortune teller when she heard a commotion outside.
She walked to the door and frowned immediately.
It turned out that Qi Yu was getting impatient, feeling that Ye Xianya was taking too long to tell Yuan Niangzi's fortune.
As a princess, she lost her patience and, who was originally at the back of the line, wanted to cut in line and come in first.
The person in front refused to give way, which led to the argument.
“Sister Xianya, I have something I'd like to ask you to do a divination for, but these lowly people are blocking my way. It’s just in time that you came out, let’s go in together!” Qi Yu said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xianya looked at the guard beside her and said, "Send the princess away. My little temple cannot accommodate such a great Buddha as her."
"Please, Princess!" the guards said hastily.
They've been guarding this little courtyard for over a month, and this is the first time they've encountered someone cutting in line and causing trouble.
Because Qi Yu was a princess, they didn't dare to shoo her away. Unexpectedly, the princess showed no courtesy to this princess at all.
It seems that even if royalty and nobility come to visit in the future, they will still have to follow the rules.
They know what to do now!
"Sister Xianya, I have a number plate. I'll ask you to tell my fortune later!" After saying that, Qi Yu returned to her previous position, but in her heart she cursed Ye Xianya.
She was a princess, yet she had to queue in the courtyard with these ordinary people; it was an insult to her status.
As a result, that brat Ye Xianya actually chased her away in front of so many people, not giving her any face at all. It was infuriating!
But when she thought about the important things she wanted to ask Ye Xianya, she held back and didn't leave.
The fortune tellers asked simple questions, and soon it was Qi Yu's turn.
As soon as she entered, she got straight to the point: "Sister Xianya, could you please help me calculate whether my elder brother Qi Chengyuan will be able to become the crown prince in the future?"
"You should ask your father to ask my father about this. Why are you asking me?" Ye Xianya said indifferently.
“Sister Xianya is the greatest fortune teller in the world, so she naturally knows all about these things. Only she can answer my questions!” Qi Yu said with a smile, “Could it be… that there are things in this world that even you don’t know?”
"I am not a god, I cannot predict the future, you should find someone more capable!" Ye Xianya said and waved her hand.
"Please, Princess!" Shen Furong hurriedly came over to shoo them away.
Qi Yu hadn't expected Ye Xianya to react this way, and couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Aren't you afraid that if this gets out, people will say you're all talk and no action?"
"Some people say that Prince An is the most intelligent and capable of all the Emperor Emeritus's sons, and that not letting him inherit the throne is a loss for our Great Yan Dynasty. How come you are nothing like your father?"
"What...what do you mean by that?" Qi Yu's eyes widened. "Are you saying I'm stupid?"
"It seems you're not beyond saving yet; you're still slightly better than Qi Xuan."
Qi Yu's face turned pale after hearing her words.
Does Ye Xianya already know that Qi Xuan has returned?
No, that's impossible!
"I didn't know Qi Xuan was back, but I just did a divination for you, so I naturally found out. I should thank you!" Ye Xianya said with a smile.
Qi Yu was so frightened that she stood up, but her legs were too weak and she fell to the ground.
How could Ye Xianya be so terrifying?
Just by looking at her, she can figure out so many things.
She regretted it; she regretted coming to see Ye Xianya today!
Ordinary people probably have no secrets left in front of this brat.
“I didn’t let Qi Xuan come back, and I didn’t take her in,” Qi Yu couldn’t help but say.
She didn't want to be implicated by Qi Xuan.
"Qi Xuan came back this time for two reasons. First, she wanted to find my father and continue being his daughter. Second... she also wanted to cause trouble for you and me, so she encouraged you to come to me for fortune-telling and humiliate yourself. It seems... the relationship between you two cousins is not as good as you think!"
Qi Yu was stunned after hearing her words!
That brat Qi Xuan actually set a trap for her on purpose!
Damn it!
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