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

Yue Li didn't accept it immediately; she simply asked, "What if I don't marry into the family?"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xinyi revealed a ferocious smile on her face this time.

She looked at Yue Li with a malicious gaze and said, "You won't marry him, haha. The betrothal papers have already been exchanged. If you don't marry him, once the Shang family files a complaint with the government, you will be arrested by the government officials and forced into prostitution."

As she spoke, a look of satisfaction appeared on Yuan Xinyi's face.

It was as if Yue Li had already been captured and forced into prostitution by the army.

Yue Li ignored Yuan Xinyi's crazy behavior and didn't know why she hated her own daughter so much.

She was simply thinking about what Yuan Xinyi had said.

Since Yuan Xinyi said so, it means that the imperial court has this law.

She didn't believe that she alone could defy the laws of the imperial court.

So, it seems that since the two families exchanged marriage certificates, she is still obligated to marry into the Shang family?

It seems we have to put this plan into action; it's something she's been thinking about for a while now.

Having thought all this through, Yue Li immediately showed a look of resistance, saying, "Those six old and ugly men, whoever wants to marry them can marry them, I'm not willing. At worst, I'll just find a family to marry into soon. Besides, I came of age last year, and I can decide my own marriage."

She heard about this law when she went to the county town to buy things, and she never expected that such a law would exist in this dynasty.

In ancient times, marriages were always arranged by parents and matchmakers.

However, considering that this is a world with more men than women, it makes sense.

Yuan Xinyi heard Yue Li's words and looked at her in surprise. She didn't expect that a country girl like her would have learned these things.

Yes, the imperial court stipulated that after a girl reached the age of 15 and came of age, she could decide her own marriage, and her parents should not interfere too much.

If parents forcibly interfere, the matter can be reported to the authorities. After determining the severity of the matter, the authorities may punish the parents with caning or imprisonment.

Yuan Xinyi took another look at Yue Li's delicate face. If she were willing to get married in the next few days, with her beauty, there would definitely be people lining up to marry her.

No, she couldn't let that happen. How could Yue Li escape her control and enjoy a life of luxury?

Without leaving a word, Yuan Xinyi hurriedly left.

Watching Yuan Xinyi's hurried departure, Yue Li's eyes turned cold, and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

"I hope those brothers from the Shang family won't be bewitched by Yuan Xinyi." Otherwise, she won't show any mercy.

I closed the front door again and started tidying up the house.

If things go as she suspects, then the Shang family members who have been in extremely bad shape in the nearby villages these past few days will be instigated by Yuan Xinyi to come looking for her. At that time, it will be time for her to leave this small village.

Of course, if the Shang brothers didn't come, she believed that given Yuan Xinyi's inexplicable resentment towards the original owner, she would have sought out someone else.

Although the scenery of this village is suitable for retirement, and the villagers are hardworking and simple, if it weren't for Yuan Xinyi, she would really like to live in this village forever.

She could marry a few tall, handsome, and obedient men, be waited on hand and foot by them, and practically live a life of leisure.

But ever since she arrived here and heard Yuan Xinyi's words, she knew that her life could not be so peaceful.

Fortunately, I had been prepared all along. After coming to this world, I cultivated spiritual power, leaving myself a way out.

As she tidied up, Yue Li put the tidied items into her spatial storage.

She wanted to take away everything in the yard that was useful.

After leaving this time, she never planned to return to this village for the rest of her life.

While Yue Li was tidying up her house and putting things into her spatial storage.

Yuan Xinyi's carriage had arrived at the Shang family's door in Liupu Village.

This time, Yuan Xinyi did not get off the carriage. She simply had the servant knock on the door and call out one of the six Shang brothers.

While the servant was knocking on the door, Yuan Xinyi lifted the curtain of the carriage window and looked at the low and dilapidated courtyard of the Shang family.

The three Shang brothers passed away one after another a few years ago, and their mother went to live with her other husbands and stopped caring about them.

Yes, the fathers of the six Shang brothers are biological brothers.

The six brothers, left unsupervised, were all lazy, rude, and unruly. The eldest was almost 40 years old and still unmarried.

That's true, no woman would marry one of them.

She wanted Yue Li to spend the rest of her life in misery at the hands of these six brothers.

Soon, a tall, burly man, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dirt, emerged from the dilapidated courtyard.

Before she even got close, Yuan Xinyi could smell a foul odor.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "Stop, stop, stop, just stand there and talk."

The tall, strong man, Shang San, immediately nodded and bowed, saying, "Yes, Madam, Madam. Please give me your orders."

Looking at this person, Yuan Xinyi's face was full of disdain, but thinking that she still needed to use this person for a task, she straightened her expression and said, "I went to Qingshan Village today, to my daughter Yueyue's house. I gave her the birth certificates for the six of you. She is very resistant to your marriage and said that she will find someone to marry you off in the next few days."

Upon hearing this, Shang San immediately became anxious. "Madam, we had an agreement. The birth charts have already been exchanged, and I still have your daughter's birth chart in my hand."

He's over 30 years old, and it's not easy for someone to arrange a marriage for him. He really doesn't want this marriage to fall through.

Seeing his expression, Yuan Xinyi quickly waved her hand impatiently and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet, what's the rush?"

Shang San quickly apologized, "Yes, yes, I was too hasty, Madam, please speak."

"That's right, I think that for a woman to be devoted to a man, you have to make it a fait accompli," Yuan Xinyi said slowly and deliberately at the end.

Upon hearing this, Shang San looked troubled. "But Madam, that would be punishable by death."

Forcing a woman to have sexual relations is punishable by immediate execution if the defendant is brought to the authorities.

Yuan Xinyi said with a disdainful look, "Isn't that what I'm here for? Besides, you've already exchanged betrothal gifts. If she dares to report this to the authorities, I'll just say you were all willing. I'm her mother, would the authorities suspect me of harming her?"

Upon hearing this, Shang San immediately beamed with joy. "Yes, Madam. You are truly exceptionally intelligent. We will listen to Madam. But Madam, when do you think would be a better time for us to go?"

"Let's do it in the next couple of days, lest she actually gets married by then," Yuan Xinyi said worriedly.

The Yueyue I met this time was vastly different from the Yueyue I met when her father had just passed away.

This must have been the death of her father that caused her personality to change so drastically.

She was genuinely afraid that she would actually get married before things were settled.

Upon hearing Yuan Xinyi's words, Shang San quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take Lao Si and Lao Wu with me tomorrow."

Upon hearing Shang San's response, Yuan Xinyi gave the servant a wink.

The servant immediately took out two taels of silver and handed it to Shang San, saying, "Remember to buy some medicine so that you can guarantee success on the first try."

Upon hearing this, Shang San immediately took the two taels of silver and put it into his sleeve pocket.

Meanwhile, Yue Li had collected all the things Yue Cheng and Xiao Yueyue had used into her spatial storage within an hour.

Actually, all the items she's using now were things she bought after she arrived.

At that time, she put away all the things that Xiaoyueyue had used.

The main room that needs cleaning this time is Yuecheng's room.

She planned to store all the things Yuecheng and Xiaoyueyue had used in her space, and then tomorrow, under the pretext of burning paper money, she would burn all of their belongings for them.

They probably didn't want strangers to use their things after she left the village.