"Qi Yanchang, do you have to talk to me like that?"
Pei Qinglan's face immediately darkened: "Xuan'er is still young. Even if she said something wrong, you are her biological father and shouldn't hold it against her. But you got angry because of it and even had Qi Chengyue report the matter to the Emperor, causing Xuan'er to be punished. Is this how a father should act?"
Qi Jiu's eyes widened upon hearing this!
He did not allow Qi Chengyue to file a complaint.
Besides, can we blame him for this?
It was clearly Qi Xuan who went astray!
He'd rather not have a daughter like that!
"I know you're doing this just to get our attention, but you need to understand, what's done is done!"
Pei Qinglan didn't notice Ye Xianya and Qi Jiu's gazes at all, and said to herself, "Back then, you didn't listen to me. The Crown Prince had already been deposed, but you still stood on his side and spoke up for him. That's why you lost your title of Prince and were exiled."
“You chose to protect him and abandon us, mother and daughter, so don’t blame us for cutting ties with you.” Pei Qinglan said, adopting a superior attitude: “Now that you are a commoner and have a wife, live your life well and stop bothering us, mother and daughter.”
"No matter what you do, we will never come back to you. Let's part ways amicably." After saying this, Pei Qinglan turned and left.
Qi Jiu pointed at her departing figure, so angry that he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
"Your former princess, do you only ever see yourself?" Ye Miaoyun said with a laugh, "I've never seen such a confident person before."
"Is that confidence? That's shamelessness." Qi Jiu snorted coldly: "You are right about one thing. She is a selfish person who only sees herself. My wife, I want to discuss something with you."
"Please speak, my husband!" Ye Miaoyun nodded with a smile.
"From now on, whenever this woman comes to our door, no matter how much money she offers, we won't do business with her anymore. Let her get lost!" Qi Jiu said, his eyes wide.
Before Ye Miaoyun could nod, she heard her older brother's voice: "I've disliked her for a long time. If she dares to come again, I'll chase her away with a big broom."
“You’re a man, it’s not right for you to argue with a woman. Let me and my second sister-in-law go instead,” Zhou said with a smile.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, my wife and sister-in-law." Ye Xianwen quickly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"That damned woman is gone. It's not dark yet, and we still have an hour before closing. Let's keep the shop open and do business. Don't let someone like that ruin your mood. We still need to make the money we're supposed to earn," Qi Jiu said with a smile.
"Of course, my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law bought a lot of vegetables and meat today, all in the amount they usually need. They made a meal for that Pei guy, and there's still a lot left over. We can't waste it," Ye Miaoyun said with a smile.
"Alright, I'll tell the waiter to greet the guests at the door right away." Qi Jiu said as he went.
"Xianya, why did you bring a little bird back?" Ye Miaoyun then noticed a small bird perched on her daughter's shoulder, which looked like a sparrow.
“Mother, its name is Zhengzheng. It’s not a little bird, but a golden eagle,” Ye Xianya said with a smile.
"Aren't you kidding me? Your mother has never seen a golden eagle, but I've heard people say that even if a golden eagle has only recently hatched, it's still bigger than this little bird!"
Ye Miaoyun smiled as she spoke: "But upon closer inspection, this little fellow on your shoulder really doesn't look like a bird at all."
"Zhengzheng, shrink to the size of a normal golden eagle and let my mother see you," Ye Xianya said softly, gently stroking the little golden eagle's head.
"The Hundred Beast Pill!" Zhengzheng tentatively asked.
Ye Xianya reached out and gently flicked his little head.
“Then I want to drink the wine from next door!” Zhengzheng immediately changed her condition.
"Although I don't hit children, you're only a year younger than me..."
Before Ye Xianya could finish speaking, Zhengzheng immediately shrunk to the size of a normal golden eagle and began to circle around the hall, looking extremely majestic.
Ye Miaoyun, Ye Xianwen, and the others were completely dumbfounded.
From the moment Zhengzheng began to speak, their eyes widened and their mouths gaped open, and they remained so, completely bewildered.
"Fairy... Fairy Sprout... This... This... Could it be a demon?" Ye Miaoyun swallowed hard and asked cautiously.
This golden eagle can not only change size, but it can also speak, so it's definitely not an ordinary golden eagle.
"No!" Ye Xianya shook her head: "Mother, don't be afraid. Zhengzheng is a spirit beast and doesn't eat people."
Ye Miaoyun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's good, that's good. I've heard that spirit beasts are quite extraordinary. Each of the ten major Taoist sects outside the city has a spirit beast. Many people who go to the Taoist temples to burn incense and pray for blessings will go to worship the spirit beasts, but... nine times out of ten they will never see one."
“Spirit beasts are indeed rare. If you like them, Mother, please look at them a little longer.” Ye Xianya said, extending her hand. Zhengzheng quickly flew down and obediently landed on her hand.
Ye Miaoyun took a look and noticed that the golden eagle's feathers were particularly bright. Although she had never seen any other golden eagles, she was certain that this one was the most extraordinary, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to become a spirit beast.
"It looks really good!" Ye Miaoyun praised with a smile.
Zhengzheng "..."
Is it pretty?
"Zhengzheng, do you want to eat Hundred Beast Pills every day? And as many as you want?" Ye Xianya asked with a smile, stroking the little golden eagle's head.
"I want to eat it." Zhengzheng nodded quickly.
It did not acknowledge Ye Xianya as its master, nor did Ye Xianya force it, but it still chose to stay by Ye Xianya's side, even temporarily forgetting about its precious Zhu Guo Tree.
Because the Hundred Beast Pill refined by Ye Xianya was a delicacy to it, it wanted to eat it every day, and even more.
“Only when I earn money can I buy those precious medicinal herbs to refine the Hundred Beast Pills for you. I was busy in Zizhu Village for so long yesterday, and I only earned one hundred taels of silver from the yamen. I spent it all on you.” Ye Xianya said, taking out a small porcelain bottle she always carried with her: “One hundred taels of silver only refined six Hundred Beast Pills. You ate one, so now there are five left.”
"I understand, we need to make money!" Zhengzheng said quickly.
"You're a promising child!" Ye Xianya patted its head again and said softly, "Then go to the door and grow bigger, and learn from the waiter to help attract customers. When you earn some money, I'll have my mother give you some. I'll save it for you and buy more medicinal herbs to refine the Hundred Beast Pill for you."
Zhengzheng "..."
Has this dignified spirit beast really reached the point where it has to resort to attracting customers to make money?
However, the smell of this Hundred Beast Pill made it feel refreshed all over.
"Here, have one!" Ye Xianya tossed out a Hundred Beast Pill.
Zhengzheng immediately flew up and ate it, instantly growing several times larger. It imitated a human, walking on two legs and wobbling away.
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