Hua Qiyue knew what the Second Madame was up to. She wanted her to marry someone with a bad reputation.
"Second Madame, I know you're joking. How could I marry your nephew when he has such a strong reputation? Grandma, this is about my marriage, so I humbly ask that I be allowed to make the decision!"
Madame Hua wasn’t an idiot. When she saw Qiyue’s confident smile, she knew that her granddaughter had a plan. Besides, she’d become such a boon to the Hua family in recent weeks.
If Hua Qiyue could provide yet another pleasant surprise, she would be happy to accept.
Madame Hua nodded. "I suppose it depends on what you have in mind, Qiyue.”
After departing the main hall, Hua Qiyue spent some time with Tianci. Looking down at his happy, pink face, Hua Qiyue promised herself she’d be a perfect mother in this life.
Later on, Lvxin and Youshui served dinner, joined by Qiuyun, who appeared to be well-rested. The y
Later in the evening, Princess Huizhen noticed Huiling staring at Cuilian from time to time, as if she trying to signal something. She narrowed her eyes slightly, but didn’t say anything.After dinner, Princess Huizhen returned to her palace. Once the doors were shut, she whirled around, slapping Cuilian sharply across the face.Cuilian shrieked and staggered backward. Her eyes welled with tears, but she didn’t dare retreat."Princess... what… what did I do wrong?"After getting shouted at by her mother, Huizhen was in no mood to deal with a traitor."What did you do wrong?” she shouted. “You bitch! Why are you hanging out with Huiling? Did you betray me for her? Do you want to spoil my relationship with the queen?"One side of Cuilian's face was red and swollen, and the corner of her mouth was bleeding slightly. "No, no... you've got it wrong, princess, I wouldn’t betray you!"Princess Huizhe
"I’m honored you’d skip the tournament because of me!” Hua Qiyue replied. “Jing, would you like to come to Hua Mansion?"Ji Jing's eyes lit up. She winked at Ji Feng, and said, "That sounds great! I'll visit you at Hua's Mansion with my brother sometime."As the ladies chatted, Ji Feng eyed Hua Qiyue with curiosity. He’d been floored when he’d heard about her personal garden of Long Red. She hadn’t exactly kept it a secret. If Yun Shimo was correct, and she had only entered the tournament to win the Purple Lotus Phoenix Ice to cure her son, why not simply offer to trade some Long Red for it?When the conversation died down, Ji Feng said with a smile, "Qiyue, I heard that Tianci needs Purple Lotus Phoenix Ice to heal his throat. We would like to give it to you in advance."Hua Qiyue was taken aback by the offer. Was he certain she would win? Was he trying to bribe her with a gift?She desperately wanted to accept, but k
Hua Qiyue grabbed Tianci's hand to leave. When they were in the outer corridor, they met with Third Madame and Hua Xiaoyi.Hua Xiaoyi's entire face was veiled by a black mask, except for her sharp eyes.Xiaoyi wasn’t happy to see Hua Qiyue. She was all anyone at the mansion was talking about these days. Hua Qiyue had won a tournament match. Hua Qiyue had divine herbs in her garden. Hua Qiyue had gained the emperor’s favor."Older sister, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you really going to marry the crown prince?"Hua Xiaoyi was, surprisingly, much better behaved these days and no longer called Hua Qiyue a “bitch” right off the bat.The Third Madame smiled slightly, then looked at her daughter proudly. Over the past two weeks, she had been constantly keeping a close eye on her daughter in an attempt to change her manner of speech. It appeared her teachings had finally produced some results.Hua Qiyue s
The whole table of food arrived. Yun Shimo ignored Hua Qiyue, giving food only to Tianci as if he was the closest one to him as if he was the one that he was going to discuss matters with. Hua Qiyue ate a bowl of rice and ignored Yun Shimo as well. She was alright as long as he was nice to Tianci. Sipping on the soup, Hua Qiyue peered at Yun Shimo, who was still sending food to Tianci. The smell of the soup... seemed to have implied that Seven Ultimate Ginseng was added into it. Seven Ultimate Ginseng was a fascinating type of spiritual medicine. Hua Qiyue only recognized it as she had smelled its fragrance in that special world. She did not expect Wangyue Restaurant to have such an excellent soup. Hua Qiyue looked at the menu discretely and did not notice any soup with Seven Ultimate Ginseng in it. "Waiter, what soup is this, it's delicious!" Hua Qiyue smiled faintly and asked the waiter.
He didn't expect this woman to be angry. "There is a natural spiritual qi within Tianci's lower abdomen." Yun Shimo sipped on his he looked at Tianci lovingly. "A natural spiritual qi?" Immediately, Hua Qiyue understood what that meant. That was because only those who have learned Qi Art will have spiritual qi. If one has spiritual qi during birth, that means... Tianci will become an incredibly strong master at Qi Art. Hua Qiyue pulled Tianci over with delight as her eyes reddened. It was not a long term strategy for her to be strong. Only when her son was strong can he protect himself even after her death. With natural spiritual qi inside his body, Tianci can progress twice as fast as ordinary people, which meant that he can progress two levels when any ordinary man can only progress one level! "Thus, I want to keep him as my disciple." Yun S
Old Madame Hua took over a silk box from the hands of Nanny Luo before opening it gently, revealing the blood ginseng inside. The rest were shocked as they did not expect such precious medicine from the Hua family, especially since many were unaware of the Long Red in Hua Qiyue's garden. However, for the Emperor and the Queen, they had definitely heard of such a big incident. Emperor Changlong stared at Hua Qiyue. The woman lowered her head and kept quiet, her respectful attitude hid her acuteness. Second Miss Hua Mengshi lowered her head and did not speak. It seemed that both First Miss and Second Miss were educated well, however, many heard rumors that First Miss Hua Qiyue was a slut and a weakling who barely left the house. It was the first time that she appeared in front of the officials. As it was the first time that Old Madame Hua brought Hua Qiyue into the palace for her birthday party, many h
However, Hua Qiyue avoided every single dangerous moment. Without a master's guidance, it'd be impossible for Hua Qiyue to have such mysterious footwork. Thus, Changlong Emperor wanted too entice Hua Qiyue as he was sure that this woman was no normal woman. "Qiyue, I didn't expect the Emperor to crown you as Princess Jinghua. Your father will be glad to hear that." On their seats, Old Madame explained excitedly to her. Hua Qiyue smiled lightly. From her memory, Hua Liting was someone who loved his dead wife and did not abandon her because she was useless. However, the general was a careless man and did not notice that his daughter was bullied by those in his court. Furthermore, he went to defend the border for years, knowing not how Hua Qiyue was bullied in the family. However, he did pass off as a good father. "Grandmother, being crowned as the princess... might not be a blessing. Thi
Everyone felt their hairs stand on end when they heard the tale. Mrs. Zhou was tortured to death in such an extremely ruthless manner. So if the nanny had dared to put the blood jade in the mouth of the deceased, then... "The nanny witnessed how cruel my sister could be and feared that her niece Cuilian, and herself might end up sharing the same fate. In fact, Cuilian's face was scratched by my sister with her plum hairpin all because I had praised her hairpin that night. My sister had disfigured her and broke her plum hairpin!" Princess Huiling spoke extremely confidently and her crisp and cold words shook everyone's hearts. The Emperor's fists clenched and his Empress' face turned very pale. Cold sweat filled her palms but she couldn't do anything to save her precious daughter. "So, the Nanny secretly put the princess' blood jade into Mrs. Zhou's mouth in order protect herself and Cuilian. This also ensured that
The Fiery Divine Tree wrapped its branches around the white jade vial. It was greatly shocked. "Is this... an Essence Pearl? Are you... are you imparting all your powers to her?" Tianpi raised his brows. "She's my disciple. So why not? If you won't do it, I still have enough energy to destroy this forest. You must know that I'm half-demonized. Even you won't be my match." The Fiery Divine Tree went silent. Then it sighed lightly. "Ah... Very well then, I shall make this trip for you. But... I'm still shocked by your act. This must be a penance over the Peach Fairy?" "Old fellow, you're a busybody!" Tianpi raised his brows, very displeased. A wicked smile hovered over his diabolically handsome face. "Set off at once. And don't tell her it's from me. Tell her it's your gift to her. That bird and that stinking lad won't know what it is..." The Fiery Divine Tree silently departed. Once it left, Tianpi leaned against the gigantic tr
"Mom, what's wrong?" While Hua Qiyue was frantically searching for Tianci, a familiar boyish voice made her turn her head at once. She saw Hua Zun pulling Tianci and watching her curiously. When he found Hua Qiyue all drenched in blood, Hua Zun was greatly shocked. Tianci hurriedly threw himself forward. Hua Qiyue saw him and embraced Tianci fiercely in her arms. "Go at once... go quickly. In a moment, he will be here, he will be here!" Hua Qiyue cried out in terror. Night had fallen. All around in the forest were dense, overlapping shadows. It seemed that Tianpi's figure was everywhere! He seemed to be here everywhere. His presence drove Hua Qiyue to extreme panic. "Qiyue, what's wrong? What happened?" Hua Zun was frightened and stunned. It took him a long time to recover. By then, Hua Qiyue had already lifted Tianci up and raced away from Hua Zun's sight. Hua Zun followed closely behind. They left
"Qiyue is not willing to consummate our relationship, nor am I willing to hurt her. Even though I've demonized... I still retain a shred of sanity. Yun Shimo, don't you have a whiff of Qi from the Purple Primordial Chaos Bead? Force that Qi out for me now!" Tianpi cruelly curled up the corners of his lips. He was laughing smugly, his bloodshot eyes glittering with chill. "Otherwise, I will do something you won't want to see..." After he said this, he kissed Hua Qiyue's raven hair. Yun Shimo suddenly and tightly clenched his fists. Hua Qiyue was gasping slightly. She had never expected Tianpi to act this way. If Yun Shimo refused, would he kill her? "Didn't you say you are unwilling to hurt her? So release her now! You want the Qi from the Purple Primordial Chaos Bead? I'll let you have it!" Yun Shimo did not hesitate at all. Although he hated Tianpi for acting so wickedly, he was even more afraid that Hua Qiyue wo
She had said repeatedly that she would not marry Yun Shimo but Tianpi. Yet right now, she could not but be concerned over him. She was really a cheap slut! Hua Qiyue took a step back and left, heading for Ice Palace in a distraught state. She was afraid she would involuntarily go near him if she had stayed another second. Only after Hua Qiyue ran away did Yun Shimo slowly turned his body. He watched the direction from which she had left and smiled a bitter smile. He thought that she would still show him some care. But she could not overcome the hurdle in her heart. Forget it then! Let her do what she likes! Yun Shimo was already under the tree for a day and a night. His whole body had turned numb thanks to the cold. It it weren't for the anima energy inside his body, he would have frozen to death. After thinking for a day and a night, Yun Shimo came to a conclusion. Let Hua Qiyue live her life as she
On his arm was his blood-drenched robe. Hua Qiyue silently took them. "Let me wash it for you. Have a good rest." A blissful smile unfolded on Tianpi's pale face. "Haha, lass, you're so understanding. Thank you." Hua Qiyue rolled her eyes at him. They were already at their wits' end and yet he had the gall to joke with her. After washing his robe, she lay it out to dry in the sun. Then she went into the kitchen to heat up the tonic he had yet to finish and brought it to him. Tianpi had not yet fallen asleep. He was sitting cross-legged silently on his bed. When he heard the noise, Tianpi opened his eyes. He found Hua Qiyue had already brought him the soup. Pursing his lips, he gave a light smile. "Lass, you're more and more virtuous. Why don't we get married? After all, you won't accept Yun Shimo." It was a joke but it made Hua Qiyue crease her brows softly. She gave no answer, serving him the soup i
The Sun Moon Deity fumbled inside his Storage Ring and finally fished out a scroll. Hua Qiyue immediately unfurled it. It contained a rune sealing art. Since she, Yun Shimo and the Sun Moon Deity all understood runes, it would not be too difficult to execute such a sealing art. "The requirement is that you must have reached the first level of Great Deity. I've just reached that level. So it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Hua Qiyue glanced at the scroll and then threw it to Tianpi. When Tianpi saw the procedure inside, his wan face showed indifference. "It doesn't matter. Let's try it." Hua Qiyue heard him and was exceptionally happy. After Tianpi had been resealed, he could come out after the demonic energy in his body cleared. Hua Zun was rather suspicious. "Will it work? The rune sealing art 10,000 years ago was very powerful. Hare, are you sure your scroll isn't a counterfeit?" The
Was that... the demonic energy? Wasn't there only a slight whiff of it? It seemed there was a lot of demonic energy. Hua Qiyue's heart began to worry. As Tianpi gave a muffled snort, her nerves began to tense. Red hair began to sprout slowly on Tianpi's face. He seemed like a monkey. He gave another muffled snort and a white circle of light condensed desperately in his hand. Tianpi struck that white light forcefully on his head. Instantly, the crimson light on his body waned somewhat. But his striking hand had opened up a large gash on his face. Blood trickled down... Hua Qiyue could not bear to look. She turned away her head forcefully and headed out. Tianpi claimed that he was fine in the day, but he was lying. He must have wanted her not to worry. After Hua Qiyue left, Tianpi managed successfully to curb that layer of demonic energy. But he knew that every midnight, he would suffer from its attack! When the dem
Hua Qiyue was gasping. She shook herself free of Yun Shimo's hand and her eyes were full of mounting anger. "He's already so poorly. So how can I not worry? Please get lost, Yun Shimo. It's none of your business!" Yun Shimo watched the exceptionally vexed Hua Qiyue and heaved a deep breath. "I will find him back." The moment Yun Shimo said this, Hua Zun also stepped out. "I will go too." He was afraid Yun Shimo would try some wicked scheme on Tianpi. Tianci pulled Hua Qiyue's hand. "Mom, I'd like to find Grandmaster too." "Be good, Tianci. We will stay here. In a moment, dad will bring your Grandmaster back." Yun Shimo glanced at Hua Qiyue and then departed Ice Palace with Hua Zun. Watching them disappear in an instant, Hua Qiyue's heart was disconcerted. Tianpi had left because he did not wish to harm her. But she was, after all, indebted to him for her reborn life. So how could she ju
Hua Qiyue frowned and said, very displeased, "Do you guys have the habit of voyeurism?" Tianpi gave a light snort. "I merely can't stand you two. Since you won't accept another man, you might as well be with him." Hua Qiyue's emotions were suddenly stirred. "Who says I can't accept another man?" "You can? If you can, why treat Hua Zun so coldly? Why reject the others so completely?" Tianpi flatly curved up the corners of his lips. "Because I owe you too much in your former life, I won't force you now. I will respect whoever you choose. But you don't need to mind the past so much." Mind? Hua Qiyue's face sank. In Tianyuan Continent, women regarded their chastity as more important than their lives. Could Tianpi's mere words make her forgive the past? Tianpi started to wave his fan coquettishly. Hua Qiyue cursed him as a nutcase. The weather was so cold and yet he was playing with her Drunken Flower Fan!