The princess has no moral principles, why did you provoke her?

The last line of defense in the eldest lady's heart was completely broken, and she could only nod: "My daughter-in-law knows she is wrong, she knows she is wrong.

At the time, I was just jealous of her pregnancy. My daughter-in-law didn't have a firstborn son yet, so I couldn't let her get pregnant first. So I listened to my wet nurse and resorted to this desperate measure!"

The old Duke said angrily: "Poisonous woman, I didn't expect you to be so vicious that you actually killed the offspring of my concubine.

You have violated the seven grounds for divorce. Huaizhi is currently guarding the border, so I will first punish you by sending you to Zhuangzi. He will personally deal with you when he returns."

"No, I don't want to go to Zhuangzi!"

The Duke shouted angrily, "Come here, beat all of the Madam's lackeys to death."

"Duke, please spare us! We are following orders and have no choice but to obey! Madam, please save me!" The two maids and their mother cried.

The eldest lady knelt down and said, "Please let these three go. They have been with me for many years."

Seeing her come to plead for mercy, Duke Shen became even angrier: "Come, take the Madam away."

Then two people came up and grabbed the eldest lady. She glared at Ye Qingyan and thought to herself, "Xiao Qi, although you saved my son, you also hurt me. I will never let you go."

Shen Guogong said, "Ma, you have died unjustly. I have decided to let you enter the ancestral hall as Huaizhi's concubine and accept worship. Are you willing?"

Ma Qingqiu hesitated.

Ye Qingyan advised: "Ma Qingqiu, things have already happened. Having a final resting place after death is also a good choice. At least you won't be a wandering ghost."

Suddenly the black fog disappeared.

Duke Shen said apologetically, "Xiao Qi, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you because of the unrest at home. How much silver is it in total?"

Ye Qingyan said gently: "We have a previous relationship, and helping others handle such family matters is one thousand taels.

We won’t go unprofitable in this business, so I’ll charge you a hundred taels.”

Duke Shen took out two thousand taels of silver notes and handed them to Xiao Qi, "Take these notes. It's thanks to you that Mingxuan's illness was cured this time."

"This is too much!"

"Not much, not much. My grandson's recovery is more important than anything else."

Ye Qingyan understood one thing when she came to this era: you must accept what your elders give you, otherwise they will think that you look down on them.

"Thank you, Duke Shen!"

She casually took out two boxes of Heart-Saving Pills from the medicine box and said, "This is for the Duke. When you feel extremely suffocated and have difficulty breathing, take five pills at a time."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ye Qingyan left Duke Shen's Mansion.

The news that the young master of Duke Shen's mansion had been ill for more than two years and was finally cured by the divine fortune teller Xiao Qi spread throughout the capital.

In a short time, the reputation of the divine fortune teller Xiao Qi spread far and wide, and many dignitaries came to Baicaotang specifically to ask the divine fortune teller Xiao Qi to read their fortunes and look after their homes...

Ye Qingyan was busy every day. Later, the ghost doctor treated difficult and complicated diseases with a starting price of 50,000 taels.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, there are only a few days left before the sect competition.

In the evening, Ye Qingyan called Hua Ling'er, Feng Yi, and Feng Jiu into the house and said, "The sect competition is coming soon. I have to go back to Qingyang Sect. I'll leave this place to you.

Ling'er, will you come back to Qingyang Sect with me or stay with them?"

Hua Ling'er answered readily: "I want to stay here and help you."

"Okay, I'll be back after the competition is over."

The next morning, Ye Qingyan ordered some good wine and food, packed them in a takeaway bag, and teleported back to Qingyang Sect.

At this time, everyone gathered in the main hall, and the Great Elder began to lecture: "For so many years in the sect competition, we have always been at the bottom, and our position has never wavered. In their eyes, we, the people of Qingyang Sect, are all trash.

This time, you must be more careful and don't let yourself be tricked by the Xuantian Sect again."

Qin Feng asked: "Grand Elder, how many of us are going this time?"

The Great Elder glanced at Master Ziyin and said, "All of our disciples, except Su Li, are going to participate in the sect competition. The scenic spots in the back mountain will be closed for half a month."

"Junior sister hasn't come back yet. Does she have to go too?" Qin Feng asked.

The elder sighed: "Xiao Qi is okay in terms of witchcraft, but it would be a waste for her to go to the competition.

She sleeps all day in class, but if she puts in a little effort, she can learn almost as much. Come with her and let her broaden her horizons.

Pack up your things and leave tomorrow."

True Man Ziyin said, "Great Elder, you and the Third Elder take them there."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Ye Qingyan carried two large bags in her hands and went directly to the courtyard of the Nameless Patriarch. "Old man, where are you? Old man!"

At this time, a man with white hair and white clothes jumped down from the tree and said, "How rude! I've told you so many times to call me Grandmaster, but you always call me old man.

You little heartless person, you've been gone for several months, and finally you remember me, your old man."

Ye Qingyan smiled and said, "Old man, I brought you some delicious food. Let's go inside!"

The nameless ancestor followed him into the house like a naughty old boy.

Ye Qingyan opened the boxes of vegetables in the bag one by one and took out the wine.

"Xiao Qi, you still have some conscience. You know I like this kind of thing."

Ye Qingyan watched the nameless ancestor drinking with relish, and her mood inexplicably improved.

"Old man, I'm also going to Tianshui Temple to participate in the sect competition tomorrow. I don't know if I can win."

The Nameless Patriarch put down the wine pot and said, "Just try your best. It's not shameful to lose. They've been losing for so many years, so they won't take the Qingyang Sect seriously."

"Old man, do you think it's possible for us to reverse the rankings?"

"That depends on whether you can give it your all."

"Go find someone else to play with, and don't keep me from drinking."

Ye Qingyan left happily.

The next morning, the disciples of Qingyang Sect all wore snow-white robes, holding swords in their hands, went down the mountain, and took carriages to Tianshui Palace.

At noon, everyone ate dry food in the car and prepared to spend the night in Pingyang City and go to Tianshui Temple the next morning.

It was dusk when we arrived at Pingyang City. The carriage continued forward and finally found an inn to stay in.

The Great Elder led everyone to sit in the hall and called out, "Waiter, serve the food."

Just as they were sitting down, a voice came from the table next to them: "So it's those losers from the Qingyang Sect. How dare they come to participate in the sect competition? It's really embarrassing for them to come."

"If it were me, I would hide in the mountains and not come down. I can't afford to embarrass that person, haha!"

Others also began to laugh.

Jiang Yu was furious and stood up. "Who are you calling a waste? I think you don't want to live anymore."

The man in green laughed heartily: "You are clearly trash, yet you refuse to let anyone tell you. In every sect competition, you are always ranked last. If you are not trash, then what are you!"

Ye Qingyan took out two talismans from the space, chanted a spell, and pointed them at the two men in green clothes respectively.

The two Xuantian Sect disciples suddenly seemed frightened by something and ran out frantically, "Ghost! There's a ghost!"

No one knew how long they had been running or how far they had run, but in any case, they were not seen during the sect competition.

The others were bewildered...