Yuan Qi was preparing to go out to set up her stall. She had just slung her cloth bag over her shoulder and was humming a little tune in a good mood. The capital had been relatively peaceful these days, and she didn't have much work to do. She spent her days telling fortunes and occasionally getting someone to ask for a peace charm. In short, it was a very easy life.
She also plans to go shopping after having her fortune told three times today.
Turning around, she saw Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Bailu enter. Jiang Bailu looked unhappy, and her appearance had even changed because of her depressed mood these days.
"Xiao Qi, let's go out a little later and have a few words." Xiangli Mingzhu walked over and pulled Yuan Qi to sit down.
These days, Xiangli Mingzhu has come to terms with things. This concubine's daughter is capable and cannot be offended. She has also done a lot for the mansion. She has decided not to make things difficult for Yuan Qi anymore.
Seeing this, Green Bamboo wisely went to brew and serve tea.
Jiang Bailu looked dejected and had lost all interest in speaking. In the past, she would always have a few words to say to Yuan Qi, but now she had no mood for it at all.
"What's wrong, Mother?" Yuan Qi swung his legs leisurely, seemingly unaffected by the emotions of the two.
Xiangli Mingzhu dismissed Green Bamboo and Red Fir, and Wen Zhujun also tactfully went to the courtyard. In a good mood, she teased Shen Xun. These days, she no longer bothered Tu Shanli and gave up the idea of marrying Tu Shanli. She felt relaxed and focused on learning to draw talismans from Yuan Qi and helping Yuan Qi to make the Resurrection Grass into a magic artifact.
Inside the room, Xiangli Mingzhu had already explained his purpose.
Yuan Qi's emotions remained unchanged; she stared at Jiang Bailu expressionlessly.
Jiang Bailu was trying hard to hold back her urge to cry. But as soon as Yuan Qi saw her, she couldn't hold back anymore and began to sob softly.
Yuan Qi sneered at her with a disdainful smile: "Can't you live without a man? Don't you have anything else to do in the Eastern Palace? The Crown Prince has to revolve around you all day long, can't he be busy with other things?"
Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Bailu stared at Yuan Qi in shock, unable to believe that someone as warm-hearted as Yuan Qi would utter such cold words.
Xiangli Mingzhu scolded in bewilderment, "Xiao Qi, we came here to find you a solution, how can you say that?"
Jiang Bailu was so emotional that she wanted to slap her. With a sob in her voice, she tried to reason with Yuan Qi: "It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering. I'm being neglected by the Crown Prince, and you're making such sarcastic remarks. Are you trying to make fun of me?"
Yuan Qi curled her lips, looking down on Jiang Bailu's behavior of only having eyes for men. If Xiangli Mingzhu hadn't been there, she would have said even harsher things.
She continued to "enlighten" Jiang Bailu: "Am I wrong? You only have the Crown Prince in your heart and mind, but who is the Crown Prince? He is the heir apparent of the country. He has more than just you in his heart. He has the country and the world in his heart. He has more than just personal feelings. As the Crown Princess, you have to broaden your horizons and mind. How can you only have personal feelings in your heart?"
Yuan Qi scoffed disdainfully, "All you think about is sex. What kind of future do you have? Think long-term. Did you marry the Crown Prince to live a loving life with him? You married him to become Empress, for the future of the Jiang family!"
Yuan Qi grew angrier the more he thought about it: "You're so short-sighted, you can't even understand the responsibilities on the Crown Princess's shoulders. The Jiang family has really wasted all these years raising you!"
Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Bailu stared blankly at Yuan Qi's disdainful expression.
Xiangli Mingzhu couldn't understand: "This, this, Bailu married the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince always ignores her and they only see each other once every few months. Isn't there something wrong with that?"
Yuan Qi snorted and continued to retort irritably: "What's wrong with what? What's wrong with it? Can't he be busy with other things? The Crown Prince is first and foremost the heir apparent of the country, and only then is he my sister's husband. Husband, husband, what does 'husband' even mean?"
These words stumped the two women. Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Bailu looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
Jiang Bailu felt even more aggrieved. Not only did she not find a solution to her problem by coming to Yuan Qi, but she was also scolded, which made her feel even worse.
"Then what do you mean by husband?"
Yuan Qi retorted confidently, "He's only a husband within a ten-foot radius! But beyond that, he's the Crown Prince, the heir apparent. Put away your petty womanly thoughts and broaden your perspective!"
Jiang Bailu was very dissatisfied with this answer and became even more angry: "What are you talking about? I came here to ask you for a solution on how to get the Crown Prince to get closer to me, not to have you lecture me."
Yuan Qi chuckled: "I can't help it. He ignores you, but you keep trying to please him. If you were the Crown Prince, how would you feel if someone was always bothering you? Wouldn't you be annoyed? Wouldn't you want to divorce her?"
Jiang Bailu acknowledged that Yuan Qi's words made sense and nodded with tears in her eyes.
Xiangli Mingzhu also sighed and advised Jiang Bailu: "I think your seventh sister is right. If you continue to pester the Crown Prince, he will definitely be angry with you."
Yuan Qi nodded and said, "That's more like it. If someone ignores you, just stay on the sidelines and do what you like. Why make yourself unhappy? When he's in a better mood, he'll naturally come to you."
Jiang Bailu nodded reluctantly. She admitted that Yuan Qi was right. She actually wanted to do the same, but she was worried that Tai would never come to find her.
She said it because she thought it that way.
Yuan Qi rolled his eyes: "Look at you, so pathetic. What did you do wrong?"
Jiang Bailu shook her head: "I have been careful with my words and actions and have not done anything wrong."
Yuan Qi shook his head in disappointment. "She's supposed to be the Crown Princess? Her vision is too narrow."
"Isn't that enough? You did nothing wrong, so the Crown Prince can't divorce you or punish you without a reason. He can't find anything wrong with you, so you're safe. Alright, go back now, don't think so much, do what you like, and don't bother him. If it were me, I would never take the initiative to contact him if he ignored me!"
Xiangli Mingzhu suddenly laughed. Wasn't this the same method she usually used to deal with Jiang Zhengqing? Although this girl was young, she was very insightful.
"Xiao Qi, you're so optimistic. I originally thought the Crown Prince was different from other men and that I had to be careful to please him. Now that you've said that, I know how to advise her."
Xiangli Mingzhu's mood brightened, and she pulled the dazed Jiang Bailu outside, saying, "I won't keep you from setting up your stall any longer, go ahead."
Yuan Qi was speechless. So now everyone knows she's running a stall outside?
Not long after the two left, Yuan Qi took a sip of tea, and Jiang Jiulu came in, sitting mysteriously on the other side of the daybed, and asked curiously, "Seventh Sister, is Fourth Sister not doing well? Does the Crown Prince not favor her?"
Yuan Qi knew what she was thinking and directly exposed her: "You're right, she's not doing well. Luckily you didn't marry into that family, otherwise you would be even worse off."
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