To be honest, he really couldn't bear to leave the Ye family.
Although he used to be a prince, enjoying immense wealth and privilege, and everyone indulged him, and he and his princess were considered a harmonious couple, Qi Jiu couldn't help but wonder in the quiet of the night if he weren't a prince, would others still treat him well? Was he no different from a good-for-nothing?
As it turns out, that's really the case!
However, after staying in the Ye family for more than a month, he learned to do many things. No one in the Ye family treated him like a prince, not even Ye Miaoyun and Jiang Xianya, who knew his true identity.
It's a pretty strange feeling.
At least Qi Jiu felt that he was no longer a useless person, and that others were kind to him not because of his status as a prince.
Unlike those people in the former royal palace, including his former queen, Pei Qinglan, who were nice to him on the surface but actually looked down on him.
He would never forget the words Pei Qinglan said to him after their divorce.
He was furious and called Pei Qinglan a heartless ingrate, while Pei Qinglan called him a good-for-nothing who couldn't do anything.
The woman pointed her finger at him and berated him, saying that if he weren't a prince and if the emperor hadn't bestowed the marriage upon him, he wouldn't be worthy of her at all, and she would never have married him.
Thinking back on all this, Qi Jiu really didn't want to go back to the capital. He would rather stay in Weiyang County forever and live with the Ye family.
Although life was poor here, he lived a carefree and comfortable life. No one tried to curry favor with him because he was a prince, and no one looked down on him because he had never done anything before.
But Ye Miaoyun and the others are going to the capital, and it's quite boring for me to be left here alone.
The key point is that although Ye Miaoyun looks formidable, she's actually quite stupid. If she really goes to the capital, she'll definitely be bullied by her ex-husband.
Regardless, Ye Miaoyun has already married him, and as a man, he has to protect his woman.
If that bastard surnamed Jiang bullies Ye Miaoyun and her daughter, where will he put his face?
As soon as Qi Chengshuo returned, Qi Jiu pulled him into the house, coughed lightly, and said, "Chengshuo, Xianya said that they will set off for the prefectural city in two months, and then go to the capital. I'm a little worried. Can you do me a favor?"
Qi Chengshuo thought Qi Jiu wanted to ask him to take care of the Ye family, so he quickly said, "Uncle Jiu, don't worry. I will write a letter to my grandfather and ask him to send someone to take good care of the Ye family and make sure they are safe and sound in the capital."
“That won’t work either. Your grandfather is too old to care about such things. It would be better if I went back with the Ye family,” Qi Jiu quickly said.
Qi Chengshuo: "..."
Uncle Nine is probably just daydreaming. He's currently under investigation and, according to the imperial decree, he can only stay in Weiyang County and is not allowed to go anywhere else.
"Uncle Jiu, are you reluctant to part with Aunt Jiu?" Qi Chengshuo teased with a smile.
Uncle Jiu is a strange person. The former Ninth Princess was quite gentle in front of others, but she was rather aloof in front of Uncle Jiu. However, Uncle Jiu liked to fawn over her and dote on her.
Even though the Ninth Prince's wife had only given birth to one daughter after many years of marriage, Ninth Prince did not take a concubine.
Now, Uncle Nine has married Ye Miaoyun. Although Ye Miaoyun is not a cold and arrogant person, she is not like the Ninth Prince's wife, who says one thing to people's faces and another behind their backs.
But Ye Miaoyun was quite feisty. She didn't hold back when ordering around Uncle Jiu, and Uncle Jiu seemed quite happy about it, always following her around helping out.
Sure enough, they've only been married for a little over a month, and haven't even slept in the same bed yet, but Uncle Jiu is already reluctant to part with her.
Qi Chengshuo was at a loss for words.
"Can't bear to part with her? She's a shrew, how could I possibly be unable to bear to part with her?" Qi Jiu had barely finished speaking when Ye Miaoyun's voice came from beside him.
"Qi Jiu, Xianya said we can go back now. Come with me to the river to check the net we cast this morning. If there are any fish in it, we can make fish soup for dinner tonight."
"Okay!" Qi Jiu replied and hurriedly ran towards Ye Miaoyun.
However, he only realized after running a few steps that he hadn't finished explaining what he needed to say.
"Chengshuo, please pass on a message to your grandfather and ask him to put in a good word for me before my father. I've only been in Weiyang County for three months and I've already been to several assassination attempts. My father might worry and issue an order for me to return to the capital."
Before Qi Chengshuo could reply, Qi Jiu had already obediently followed Ye Miaoyun.
Qi Chengshuo: "..."
He turned to look at Jiang Xianya walking towards him and couldn't help but whisper, "Miss Jiang, could you help me calculate how deep the bond is between my Ninth Uncle and your mother? How far can it go?"
“We cultivators will not tell fortunes for our relatives unless absolutely necessary. Firstly, it won’t be very accurate, and secondly… it will damage our cultivation.” Jiang Xianya shook her head with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Qi Chengshuo took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it over.
Jiang Xianya glanced at it.
One hundred taels!
They're quite generous.
"It's not that this is impossible, but..."
Before Jiang Xianya could finish speaking, Qi Chengshuo added another silver note.
"Although revealing heavenly secrets is not good, I will make an exception and calculate it for you because of your sincerity." Jiang Xianya smiled and accepted the silver note.
She's short of money right now.
Since someone had offered it to her, she decided it wouldn't be polite to refuse.
“My mother and your ninth uncle have a deep connection. If nothing goes wrong within this year and they don’t get divorced, they can stay together until the end and grow old together. But if something happens within this year, then there will be no future for them,” Jiang Xianya said calmly.
Actually, Jiang Xianya had already done the divination for Ye Miaoyun after she married Qi Jiu.
Because Ye Miaoyun was her blood relative, even though Jiang Xianya used a secret technique, she still saw two possible outcomes.
One is to grow old together, the other is... to go their separate ways.
Therefore, there are too many uncertainties in the future, and where they go from here depends on their own choices.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Qi Chengshuo said, handing over another silver note. "Could you please tell my fortune as well?"
"What's it?" Jiang Xianya asked with a smile as she took the silver note.
"Let's calculate my marriage!" Qi Chengshuo said casually, not knowing what to calculate.
“You’ve come to the right person for this kind of thing.” After Jiang Xianya finished speaking, she carefully examined Qi Chengshuo’s face and made some calculations. However, she found that her vision was blurry and she couldn’t see who Qi Chengshuo’s future bride was at all.
This is unprecedented.
Jiang Xianya refused to believe it and did some more calculations with her fingers. This time, she vaguely sensed something.
"You will get married in two years. As for who you will marry? I haven't seen it clearly yet," Jiang Xianya said, shaking her head.
There must be something wrong with Qi Chengshuo, otherwise why can't I see his future or who his bride is?
Qi Chengshuo thought that there wasn't enough silver notes, so he quickly handed over another one.
This time, Jiang Xianya didn't reach out to take it. Instead, she glared at him and said, "You wouldn't be deliberately making up an excuse to give me money, would you?"
Qi Chengshuo goes to the Ye family to see Qi Jiu every day, so he must know that she is short of money.
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