The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi ignored the smug matchmakers and went inside to check on He Ye, presumably she had heard what Yu Hua had said.

Sure enough, He Ye was lying on her side on the table, crying.

Shang Xi stroked her head to comfort her, "Why are you crying? You should have said you were interested in Qingsheng sooner. If you had said it sooner... maybe it would have been settled sooner."

Shang Xi had no confidence at all when she said this. She was just trying to comfort He Ye. Chen Qingsheng was quite unfamiliar with He Ye, and Yu Hua was against the matter. No matter how you looked at it, the chances of this going to happen were slim.

He Ye hugged Shang Xi's waist and cried, sobbing, "Auntie, Chen Qingsheng doesn't like me."

"...That's not necessarily true. The matchmaker will find out when she goes to the Chen family tomorrow."

“Auntie, it’s no use. No matter who goes, it won’t make a difference. Chen Qingsheng is avoiding me. When I go to his house to see him, he won’t let anyone open the door for me. Now it’s difficult for me to even see him.”

Shang Xi frowned. "Is that so? Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. Why didn't you tell me sooner? I'm going to settle accounts with him."

"Auntie, don't go to anyone, not even the matchmakers. If it weren't for the matchmakers pressuring me today, I wouldn't have spoken my mind. I couldn't resist and blurted out the truth. Auntie, don't blame Chen Qingsheng for avoiding me, and don't blame Aunt Yuhua for looking down on me. I know in my heart that I'm not good enough for Chen Qingsheng, so I won't try to climb this high branch. I won't cause them any more trouble."

He Ye cried pitifully, and Shang Xi could tell that this person really liked Chen Qingsheng. Thinking back on He Ye's past behavior towards Chen Qingsheng, she should have realized it sooner. "He Ye, don't worry about this matter. Whether it succeeds or not is another matter. If it succeeds, that's best. If it doesn't, we won't lose anything. Listen to your uncle and me. Your uncle and I will handle it for you."

After comforting He Ye, Shang Xi went to comfort Yu Hua, who was sitting in Shang Xi's room with a cold face, waiting for her.

Yu Hua has rarely had a stern face in all these years. Shang Xi felt inexplicably guilty. She smiled apologetically and sat down next to Yu Hua. "Yu Hua, they are not young anymore. Let them decide their own affairs!"

Yu Hua held up her index finger for Shang Xi to see: "Shang Xi, He Ye and I are about the same age, but she always calls me Aunt Yu Hua, so I treat her like a junior. Do you think I've treated her badly all these years?"

Shang Xi said truthfully, "No, you care about her far more than I do. Because of feeding her medicine, your finger almost got bitten through the bone, and your foot was crippled by her more than once. You treat her far better than I, your own aunt. I am ashamed of myself."

"Then tell me, I've been so good to her, why is she eyeing my mistress?"

Faced with Yu Hua's questioning, Shang Xi's tongue also became clumsy, "Yu Hua, how can you say such a thing? He Ye taking a liking to your Qing Sheng only means that Qing Sheng is pleasing and has something special about him."

"Shang Xi, don't try to say nice things. The two of them are not suitable. My mistress is weak and can't lift a chicken. He can't marry He Ye."

"Yuhua, Heye knows about Qingsheng's situation. Heye is kind-hearted and has no bad intentions. She won't let your Qingsheng do any heavy work. Besides, what heavy work could there be at home!"

"Shang Xi, is this what I meant?"

Yu Hua's shout startled Shang Xi, who quickly poured Yu Hua some water and apologized, "Calm down, calm down. It was my fault for not speaking properly. Please forgive my rudeness. Have some water and calm down."

"Shang Xi, it's not that I'm saying He Ye is bad, but even if my mistress is crippled or injured, she can't be with your He Ye. Others may not know what He Ye's situation is, but don't you know? She's been married before, she's been to brothels, and the scariest thing is that she's mentally ill. If she goes crazy, she'll beat my sickly mistress to death!"

Shang Xi nodded repeatedly at Yu Hua's words, "Yu Hua, what you said makes sense. Putting aside her background, He Ye's madness is the most troublesome thing. However, as long as He Ye takes the medicine properly, this madness can be controlled to some extent."

Yu Hua slammed her hand on the table, the impact causing her hand to ache and her fingers to go numb. "Shang Xi, I'm trying to reason with you, and you're trying to appeal to my emotions. I'm trying to appeal to your emotions, and you're trying to reason with me. Can't we even have a proper conversation?"

"Yes! Yes! Why not!" Shang Xi quickly steadied the teacup on the table and calmed Yu Hua, who was glaring at her. "Yu Hua, I understand how you feel, but this also depends on Qing Sheng's opinion. Maybe Qing Sheng will agree. If they are in love, we can't break up this ill-fated couple."

Yu Hua suddenly stood up and said angrily, "Shang Xi, I have nothing to say to you!"

Shang Xi pulled Yu Hua aside: "Don't be angry, I don't know how to talk."

Even if Shang Xi clung to Yu Hua, she couldn't hold back the angry Yu Hua. The two of them dragged each other out the door and bumped into Cheng Feng. Yu Hua glared at him coldly, "Cheng Feng, did you already know that He Ye had her eye on my little mistress?"

"Yu Hua, you're wronging me. If I had known that He Ye was eyeing your mistress, would I have considered her and Constable Sun?"

"You don't need to explain so much to me. I don't believe any of what you're saying. You're the most scheming person. You instructed me to set up the lotus leaf stall in front of my mistress, didn't you? Cheng Feng, you really have ulterior motives. You deliberately created opportunities for your niece to come into contact with my mistress."

"Yuhua, can you be reasonable? If this matter was caused by you, it's because of you. Who was it that delivered meals to Chen Qingsheng every day? If she hadn't delivered meals, how could she have gotten involved with your Qingsheng?"

“Cheng Feng, I wouldn’t have remembered this if you hadn’t mentioned it. It was your niece who offered to deliver the food. It seems that my little mistress was already being watched by He Ye when she first arrived at the Prince’s Mansion.”

“Yuhua, when did you become so unreasonable! Your mistress is a sickly man. Does he have that much charm? Look at him, what a horrible sight he is. His face is sallow like he has tuberculosis, and his dry, yellow hair is like weeds. If you put him in a crowd, he would be the most inconspicuous one. With a sickly, weak body like him, even if you disagree, I, Cheng Feng, would not agree. My niece would be better off marrying anyone than marrying your mistress.”

Shang Xi screamed, "Cheng Feng, run!"

Cheng Feng darted into the inner room and locked the door from the inside. Yu Hua kicked and pounded on the door, yelling, "Cheng Feng, you bastard! How dare you belittle my mistress like that? My mistress calls you 'Brother Feng' and treats you like royalty. How could you speak ill of her like this behind her back? Get out here right now, or I'll chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs..."

Cheng Feng lay on the couch, plugging his ears with his fingers, ignoring Yu Hua's shouts and cries of violence outside.