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

And so, as Yue Li continued her cultivation, the spring of the following year quickly arrived.

Yue Li's cultivation has also broken through to the second level of Qi Refining.

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Yue Li opened her eyes. Feeling the bottleneck of the first level of Qi Refining shatter, her cultivation had reached the second level of Qi Refining, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Now she finally has the ability to truly protect herself.

In the cultivation world, someone at the second level of Qi Refining is practically worthless in terms of martial prowess. But in this world?

She has no idea about the power levels in this world yet, hehe!

After breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining, Yue Li rested well at home for a few days.

Since coming into this world, she has been busy cultivating herself in order to have some ability to protect herself.

Now she can finally enjoy life.

I cooked some delicious food at home and then went to the county town to buy a lot of household goods and grains.

When I have nothing to do, I listen to my neighbors gossip and chat.

This is the only fun that women in this world have.

The men took care of all the housework and farm work.

He served these women so well that he practically cooked and fed them.

But Yue Li's peaceful days didn't last even half a month before her stepmother, whom she hadn't seen for more than half a year, reappeared.

Yuan Xinyi stepped down from the carriage, looked at the gate of Yue Li's house, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

He said to the servant beside him, "Go knock on the door."

The servant quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, Madam."

Yue Li was in the courtyard when she heard the sound of horses' hooves early on. She didn't pay much attention to it at first, but she didn't expect the carriage to stop in front of her house.

Then she heard the voice of her stepmother, who had been chattering incessantly in her ear when she first arrived.

Then came the knocking on the door.

When the knocking outside became increasingly impatient, Yue Li finally asked calmly, "Who is it?"

Yuan Xinyi had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Upon hearing Yue Li's voice, she immediately said, "Open the door quickly."

She's never waited for anyone; it's always the other way around. Once she goes in, she'll definitely teach that girl a lesson.

As Yue Li agreed, she reached the door and gently unlatched it.

Yue Li immediately took a few steps back.

Just as she expected, upon hearing the sound of her unlocking the door, someone outside immediately pushed the door open forcefully.

If she had been behind the door, it would have smashed into her face.

Given this situation, Yue Li did not invite anyone in.

Instead, he stood there, watching the woman standing outside the door.

The woman wore a red dress with a subtle pattern, the edges of which were outlined with peonies in gold thread. She wore a gold hairpin with long tassels that reached down to her neck.

At that moment, the woman was glaring angrily at him.

Yue Li glared back angrily. Why was she glaring at her?

Is it bigger than an eye?

If you really compare them, her eyes are much bigger.

Although she inherited Yuan Xinyi's fox-like eyes, compared to her, Yuan Xinyi's fox-like eyes are like a fake.

Standing at the door, Yuan Xinyi was also surprised that this brat had grown so beautiful in the past six months.

At that moment, Yuan Xinyi felt a pang of jealousy.

She didn't wait for Yue Li to invite her in; instead, she lifted her skirt and walked into the courtyard.

Looking at the furnishings in the yard, she frowned, her face full of disgust.

However, looking at the beautiful and graceful young girl standing in the courtyard...

Yuan Xinyi felt that she was suited to living in such a dirty and chaotic place.

Remembering the purpose of her visit today, Yuan Xinyi suppressed the look of disgust on her face.

He said to Yue Li, "How can you be so ill-mannered? When you saw me coming, why didn't you invite me in? It's true that people who grow up in the countryside have no manners."

"Whether I'm well-mannered or not is not for you to decide, and what are you doing here? If you have something to say, say it; if not, get out. You're not welcome here." Yue Li's voice was soft and sweet, but her words struck straight to the heart.

I wanted to give her a big slap when she first arrived, but at that time, I was simply powerless to do so.

Now, she has both the will and the ability.

However, I also learned that it is forbidden to beat women in this world, and it is also forbidden for women to hit other women, at the very least, not openly.

If you can't hit them, then you can at least verbally abuse them, right?

Getting scolded won't cost you anything.

Yuan Xinyi trembled with anger upon hearing Yue Li's words.

When has she ever been treated so rudely?

She pointed at Yue Li and said, "You really are... you really have no manners. I am your mother, how can you talk to me like that? I kindly found you six suitable husbands. Is this how you repay me? My good intentions have been completely wasted on you."

The thought of this arrogant girl in front of me, who will eventually marry six old and ugly men, is unbearable.

Yuan Xinyi's face contorted with excitement.

"Ah."

Yue Li let out a chuckle.

"You're my mother, but I don't have a mother like you who's greedy and materialistic. I only know that my father raised me from infancy, changing my diapers and feeding me every drop of water. Where were you then? Now you're here to be my mother. And those six old men, you think they're so good? If they're so good, why don't you marry them? In these surrounding villages, everyone knows that the six Shang brothers are rude, domineering, and incredibly lazy. You can praise people like that to the skies. I wonder what your husbands actually look like. Are they old and ugly too?"

Yue Li's words made Yuan Xinyi roll her eyes in anger.

Seeing that something was wrong, the servant outside the door quickly ran in to support Yuan Xinyi, "Madam, Madam, are you alright?"

Seeing Yuan Xinyi so angry, Yue Li finally felt relieved for Xiao Yueyue.

It took Yuan Xinyi a while to calm herself down. She looked at the girl standing there, looking at her with fox-like eyes that resembled her own.

He hated her even more in his heart.

It was because of her that when he sent her away, he confidently declared that if he could have one daughter, he could have a second.

However, more than a decade later, including her two husbands, she only had four sons and no daughters.

Yuan Xinyi felt it was all because of her; this girl in front of her had taken the place of her daughter.

Perhaps I can only give birth to one daughter in my entire life.

If the girl in front of her hadn't been born, her daughter would definitely be this age now.

Yue Li looked at the woman in front of her; her face turned purple and then blue, and her eyes could shoot out knives.

Ignoring her emotions and seeing that she remained silent, Yue Li directly told her to leave, "There's nothing to say, so just go back. Don't come here again. You're not welcome here. Besides, we really have nothing to do with each other."

Yuan Xinyi was amused by Yue Li's words. "It's okay. I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. I never thought I would give birth to such an ungrateful child."

Then, changing the subject, she continued, "Since you say so, I won't come anymore. But as I told you, you must marry into the Shang family in Liupu Village, who are your six future husbands. And I've already sent your birth certificates over; these are the birth certificates of your six future husbands in the Shang family."

As she spoke, she gave a wink to the servant beside her.

The servant immediately released Yuan Xinyi's hand, took out a stack of papers from his sleeve, and handed them to Yue Li.