The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

Subconsciously, Yue Li slowed her pace, and the voices of the group clearly reached her ears.

"Alas, what a pity. I wonder if Madam Yuan can still be cured."

"What can it cure? I heard it was Dr. Cheng from Yunhuitang who diagnosed her, saying that Madam Yuan will probably have to spend the rest of her life in bed."

"How could it be so serious? Wasn't it said that his two husbands were in the same carriage with him? I heard they only suffered some scratches, so how could Madam Yuan be so badly injured?"

"Yes! No matter what, when the accident happened, her two husbands would have protected her first, right? So how come her two husbands only suffered scratches, while she has to be bedridden for the rest of her life?"

The person who clearly knew more sighed and said, "Alas! When the accident happened, weren't both of her husbands protecting her? Fang Xu even dislocated his arm while protecting her. But it's strange, according to the guards who were there at the time, when Zhong Qishuo was carrying Madam Yuan out of the rubble of the carriage, for some reason, Zhong Qishuo stumbled and threw Madam Yuan out of his arms. Just like that, Madam Yuan landed right on a broken piece of wood, and I heard that she screamed and fainted."

"No way, is Zhong Qishuo that weak? He was carrying such a frail woman as Madam Yuan, and he still managed to fall?"

"How is Zhong Qishuo weak? In order to take over the family business, Zhong Qishuo has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he usually looks very strong."

"After all that you've said, what you're saying now is that Madam Yuan will be bedridden for the rest of her life and unable to move."

"Yes! You all know how skilled Dr. Cheng of Yunhui Hall is. He's famous not only in our Qingyuan Prefecture, but also in the provincial capital. I heard that Dr. Cheng diagnosed that Madam Yuan fell and landed right on a broken wooden stick, which broke her lumbar vertebrae. With her lumbar vertebrae broken, she lost sensation in her lower body, so she'll have to spend the rest of her life in bed, won't she?"

"If Doctor Cheng can't cure her, I don't know if doctors elsewhere can, or if Madam Yuan's husbands will find her an even more skilled doctor."

"A more skilled doctor can heal a broken back. Don't you think about it? Let alone a broken back, even a broken leg, can it be healed?"

"That's true. Even if your leg is broken and heals, you'll still be lame..."

After that, Yue Li and her group slowly walked away and no longer heard what they were saying.

Over the next few days, Yue Li heard many people talking about Yuan Xinyi and the others, and what they were saying was basically the same thing.

That means Yuan Xinyi's injury is incurable. Hearing these people's discussion, Yue Li felt even better.

Although she initially intended for Yuan Xinyi to spend the rest of her life bedridden, living a life worse than death.

However, she didn't really understand the medical techniques of this era, and there was also spiritual energy in this era. Who knew if a doctor might suddenly take out a pill and cure Yuan Xinyi?

At first, Yue Li thought that after crippling Yuan Xinyi and avenging herself and Xiao Yueyue, if Yuan Xinyi was lucky enough to find a medicine that could cure her lumbar spine, then she would be considered very fortunate.

From then on, their grudges were wiped clean, and she no longer cared about Yuan Xinyi.

But then she thought of Xiaoyueyue, who was angered to death by Yuan Xinyi, and how Yuan Xinyi had made her homeless. She just couldn't swallow her anger.

Now that it's confirmed that Yuan Xinyi's injuries cannot be healed for the time being, Yue Li is relieved.

As for the future, if she can cripple Yuan Xinyi once, she can cripple her twice. Anyway, when there's nothing else to do, she'll just pay more attention to Yuan Xinyi and care for her more!

Shao Qi didn't notice Yue Li's unusual behavior. He talked with Yue Li about the lively night market and the food all the way back to the inn.

Throughout the journey, Jin Chenyuan noticed every pause and glance Yue Li made.

Moreover, Jin Chenyuan specifically instructed Qingyun to inquire about the places where Yue Li paused or paid special attention.

From the moment he entered the night market tonight, he realized that Yue Li didn't just want to stroll around the night market; it seemed she wanted to find out some information there.

So when she hears others talking about it, she unconsciously slows down her pace.

Jin Chenyuan also wanted to know what information Yue Li wanted to find out.

So when the group returned to the inn, said their goodbyes and went back to their rooms, Jin Chenyuan had just finished washing up when Qingyun, who had finished asking around, returned.

"Master, Qingyun is back," Haoyun reported from outside the door.

Since it was an inn, not a prince's mansion, Jin Chenyuan was worried about strangers entering his room while he was washing up. Therefore, either Haoyun or Qingyun would always be guarding the door.

"Let him in." Jin Chenyuan, who had just washed up, had his hair still wet and it was hanging loosely over his shoulders.

Having received permission, Qingyun pushed open the door and entered, only to see that Jin Chenyuan had not yet dried his hair, which was still hanging loosely over his shoulders.

Instead of rushing to report the information he had gathered, Qingyun stepped forward, took a dry cloth, and dried Jin Chenyuan's hair.

Qingyun, Haoyun, Huanyun, and Youyun were all trained by the royal family from a young age to serve the royal family members. Therefore, they were very capable, whether it was serving them personally or going out to do errands.

So Qingyun dried Jin Chenyuan's wet hair without any awkwardness in her movements.

After drying Jin Chenyuan's hair, Qingyun brewed a pot of tea with the tea leaves Yue Li had given him, poured a cup of tea, and placed it beside Jin Chenyuan. Only then did Qingyun respectfully begin to report the information he had gathered: "The places Master instructed me to inquire about are all talking about one person, Madam Yuan. Madam Yuan's real name is Yuan Xinyi, and she is from Pingchuan County. Eighteen years ago, she married into Qingyuan Prefecture. All four of her husbands were merchants. One of them, Zhong Qishuo, was quite capable. Although he was just a merchant, he had influence in the Qingyuan Prefecture government. He was also the most capable of Madam Yuan's husbands. The reason so many people were talking about her at the night market tonight is that this afternoon, when she and her husbands, Zhong Qishuo and Fang Xu, were returning to Qingyuan Prefecture after offering incense at Putuo Temple, their carriage had an accident, resulting in Zhong Qishuo and Fang Xu sustaining minor abrasions. Unexpectedly, Madam Yuan was the most seriously injured of the three. It is said that she was injured in the lumbar spine by a broken wooden stick, resulting in a broken lumbar vertebra."

At this point, Qingyun was somewhat incredulous. Logically speaking, when the carriage accident occurred, Madam Yuan, with her two husbands protecting her, should have been the one with the least injuries.

But now the tables have turned. Her two husbands only suffered minor scratches, while Madam Yuan broke her lumbar spine. According to those present at the time, the doctor has concluded that Madam Yuan will spend the rest of her life in bed.

Qingyun knew in his heart that this Madam Yuan would probably spend the rest of her life bedridden. Not to mention the Qingyuan Mansion, even the imperial physicians in the palace couldn't cure her broken lumbar vertebrae.