[As the matriarch of the household, if Madam Li values Li Shiyun, her life shouldn't be too difficult, right?]
"Your Fang family doesn't have these kinds of scandalous affairs, you wouldn't understand! Now that this has blown up, is Lord Li going to bring his mistress and child back to live with him?"
【yes. 】
In a household, whether a mistress can maintain her position depends on whether the master of the house gives her respect. Moreover, Madam Li has no son, and Master Li has clearly favored his concubine over his wife. The maids and servants will naturally act accordingly. If the head of the household doesn't like Li Shiyun, how can Li Shiyun have a good life? In the original timeline, Madam Li was already struggling to make ends meet, and Li Shiyun didn't want to cause her any more trouble. She only hoped that things would be better after she got married. Unfortunately, Madam Li passed away before she could marry, and what good family could her parents, who despised her, find for her?
Wow, that's so tragic!
Fang Ruotang looked at Li Shiyun with sympathy. She couldn't be as open and honest as Li Shiyun because she would never leave the Fang family, but that didn't stop her from appreciating such a person.
Can we help her? I think she's a good person; people have misunderstood her. She's not ungrateful; she's clearly a grateful and kind child.
Fang Ruotang muttered to herself.
After all, Madam Li was the matriarch of the family. Aside from the initial panic, she had calmed down and patted Li Shiyun's little hand in silent comfort.
At the same time, she thought fiercely to herself, "So what if this obedient daughter isn't her biological child, but rather the daughter of a mistress? As long as she's registered under my name, she's mine."
She will take good care of her daughter and prevent the tragedy from happening.
Changing her tragic fate is simple: she is kind-hearted, upright, and well-educated. As long as her future husband is a normal person, her life won't be bad.
Fang Ruotang silently pondered Xiao Jingzi's words, then glanced at the chubby-cheeked, fair-skinned girl in front of her.
The little girl hasn't fully grown up yet, but perhaps because her appearance reflects her inner self, she looks very endearing.
Marrying? Why must one marry? Placing all your hopes on another person, with your life's quality entirely dependent on their whims, doesn't seem like a good way to go.
Fang Ruotang smacked her lips. Perhaps due to the ideas instilled in her by her family since childhood, her first thought was not to marry a good man.
[This isn't your past life. In this world, it's fine for a woman not to marry, but in this world, even her family won't accept her if she doesn't marry. Do you think everyone is like the Fang family?]
Fang Ruotang's eyes lit up.
Oh yes, you can come to our Fang family's place.
"No." Before the little mirror could reply, the crown prince refused first.
Fang Ruotang looked up in confusion, "What?"
"Stop thinking about it; she's not worthy."
The Crown Prince looked at Fang Ruotang helplessly.
She probably has no idea how popular the Fang family's children are right now. Not to mention her own brother, even her half-brother's marriage is being watched by countless people.
After all, the two branches of the Fang family are harmonious, and anyone can find out that marrying into the Fang family would bring many advantages, which is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.
Fang Ruotang asked in surprise, "Huh? Are there such high requirements regarding one's background when I become a follower?"
"A believer?" The prince was also somewhat surprised.
Fang Ruotang said, "Yes, I am now the Grand Preceptor. It shouldn't be too much for me to accept one or two people as believers to serve me, right?"
The Crown Prince hadn't expected that Fang Ruotang was thinking about this.
Xiao Jingzi hadn't expected this, especially since Fang Ruotang had flatly refused when he asked her if she wanted to take Cao Da Gu Niang as a concubine. But now that Fang Ruotang had changed her mind, he would support her.
【Take this and let Li Shiyun try it.】
【What's this? 】
[For testing one's spiritual root.]
Fang Ruotang had heard Xiao Jingzi mention spiritual roots, but she didn't know much about them. However, she vaguely knew a little bit about them and looked surprised.
Little mirror, you're so kind to me, always helping me.
"Absolutely. I'll help you with whatever you want to do. Li Shiyun is of good character. If she has spiritual roots, you can take her in. You can also take her to the cultivation continent in the future."
Xiao Jingzi's words made the onlookers' eyes turn red with envy as they looked at Li Shiyun.
What merit or ability does she possess?
But at the same time, everyone also understood one thing more clearly.
The so-called "fate" was simply Fang Ruotang's chemistry with him.
As long as Fang Ruotang likes someone, the spirit possessing her will help them.
"Miss Li, may I hold this?" Fang Ruotang took out the spirit-testing stone and handed it over.
Neither the master nor the servant was particularly thoughtful, nor did they intend to explain the purpose of the spirit-testing stone. Fortunately, Li Shiyun knew.
Her heart suddenly raced, and Madam Li gently pushed her lower back before she withdrew her burning gaze from the spirit-testing stone.
Li Shiyun pursed her lips, her chubby face full of seriousness. She reached out and held the spirit-testing stone with trembling hands. After a while, the spirit-testing stone emitted a blue light.
[Wow, it's a single-element water elemental root.]
Didn't you say last time that having a single elemental spiritual root was good?
Yes, in the cultivation world, her spiritual root is enough for her to enter a major sect as an inner disciple.
Fang Ruotang looked at Li Shiyun with sparkling eyes.
"You're really amazing."
Li Shiyun blushed with excitement, her hands and feet almost out of control. At this moment, she had no idea about her shameful background and just stared at Fang Ruotang with a silly grin.
[You can directly take her as your personal disciple. I'll also give you some cultivation techniques suitable for water-elemental cultivators. Once the Heavenly Dao has evolved and the two continents are connected, your mortal realm will have a few geniuses, and it won't become a slaughterhouse for demons.]
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