Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 311 On Jealousy

Xie Axiang glanced at Zhou Jingyu not far away, then carefully gestured for Yunyi to walk a little further away before expressing his unease: "Girl, I'm straightforward, but I'm not stupid. Before, when we lived together, we were always laughing and talking, but ever since I got engaged to Miaomiao, I've felt something's off about him. Sometimes he looks at me with a sinister gaze, and even the night before last, I woke up in the middle of the night and found him standing in front of my bed. It startled me, but he said he was still half asleep..."

Yunyi nodded calmly: "Okay, I understand."

“Miss, I don’t know if it’s appropriate for me to say this, but… but I’m afraid something might happen.” Xie Axiang finished speaking and bowed to Yun Yi. “I’m leaving.”

"You believe what he said?" Zhou Jingyu wheeled himself over to Yunyi.

“I believe you.” Yunyi nodded. “People are naturally jealous. I rescued Ma Qing and Xie Axiang from the quarry. They both came from humble backgrounds and were in similar circumstances, so their relationship was bound to be good. But once someone breaks that similarity, the other person will inevitably feel jealous.”

"Not necessarily? Many people will send their blessings to their friends." Zhou Jingyu shook his head.

“That’s the difference between people,” Yun Yi smiled. “Let me put it this way: jealousy is a very normal human emotion. Some people, even if they are jealous, won’t do anything outrageous. They might even use the good things others do as motivation to improve themselves. Others are the opposite.” She paused for a moment. “You must have encountered this even more in the palace. Aren’t the concubines plotting against each other all because of jealousy? And there’s another real-life example: Ning Wushuang was disfigured by Han Lian’er, just because the Third Prince praised her talent.”

Zhou Jingyu raised his hand and scratched his head: "What you said makes sense."

“It’s not just reasonable, it’s very reasonable.” Yun Yi raised an eyebrow. “So, I believe what Xie Axiang said. However, we’ll have to see what Ma Qing will do next.”

"how do you want to do it?"

"I'm not going to do anything."

"what?"

“Ma Qing is already in his twenties, not just a few years old. Even if he weren’t a criminal now, he’s still just an ordinary citizen. If he really did something to hurt people, he should know very well that he wouldn’t survive. So, you reap what you sow, and I won’t stop him.”

"Yunyi, you said before that I had a karmic connection with you. Do you really know how to tell fortunes?"

"Yes, I will." Yunyi nodded. "Would you like a divination?"

Zhou Jingyu smiled and said, "Okay." He then raised his hand in a gesture of approval.

Feng Yang appeared and gave Yunyi a silver note.

"You, an exile, actually have so much money? It's unbelievable..." Yunyi clicked her tongue twice as she took the silver notes. "Alright, come on, what's the big deal?"

“My wife.” Zhou Jingyu’s eyes were slightly red. “When the accident happened, she was already more than seven months pregnant. She was escorted out by others, and her water broke on the way. Fortunately, she gave birth to Qibao without any serious injury. However, they encountered bandits, and the carriage overturned off a cliff…”

"Her birth date and time."

Zhou Jingyu explained.

Yunyi frowned slightly: "She's still alive."

Zhou Jingyu smiled: "That's great."

"But there's some bad news: the karmic connection between her and you has weakened somewhat."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Jingyu frowned.

"The cause-and-effect line is the bond between two people. If it fades, it means that the bond between you has faded. The reason for this situation... is probably that she has forgotten you."

"Forgot? How could we forget? We..."

“If you get injured and lose your memory, isn’t it normal to forget?” Yunyi interrupted the other person.

Zhou Jingyu fell silent.

"Although it has faded, it hasn't stopped."

"How do we do that?"

"I can only know for sure once I see him," Yun Yi smiled. "I'm human, not a god. I deduced this by observing his aura and calculating his birth chart. Also, your face shows the fortune of your other half." Although the other person's temples were dim, they were not collapsed, indicating that he had not lost his wife. However, there was a faint trace of black aura in the dimness, indicating that the other person had a serious health problem.

Perhaps for the past three years, he has been struggling on the brink of life and death.

Thinking of the elegant woman in the original owner's mind, Yunyi also felt a little sad.

Although Gu Chengyun was born into a family of military generals and had practiced martial arts since childhood, perhaps due to her personality, she was both heroic and demure. Unless it was a special occasion, she always wore a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), looking graceful and elegant like a fairy.

Among the noble ladies of the capital, she was not the most beautiful, but her temperament was exceptional.

She and the Crown Prince were childhood sweethearts, and later, with the help of the Heavenly Phoenix Maiden, she married into the Eastern Palace.

The Crown Prince was a good man; he never had any concubines or other women who would warm his bed. After marriage, he only had one Crown Princess. Especially after she gave birth to the Crown Prince's grandson, those who had been urging the Crown Prince to take concubines all shut their mouths.

However, this wonderful woman is now suffering, which is heartbreaking to think about.

"Can you pinpoint her location?"

"That's a different price."

Feng Yang frowned, glanced at Zhou Jingyu, and seeing him nod, he took out another silver note and handed it over: "Miss Fang really knows how to make money."

"Do you know why fortune telling can't be free?" Yunyi looked at Fengyang. "Because the people of the Xuanmen reveal heavenly secrets. The so-called heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, or you will be punished by heaven. Therefore, you have to pay money. The so-called toll money doesn't just refer to bandits; it's required in the heavenly realm, the human realm, and the underworld. This is the reason why money can make the devil turn the millstone."

Feng Yang's lips twitched. He had only complained a little; was it really necessary to tell him so much? He quickly took two steps back. "Your Highness, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said anything. You should go."

Zhou Jingyu smiled and said, "Feng Yang is just outspoken. If he has offended you, I will apologize on his behalf."

“No need for that, I’m not angry.” Yunyi shook her head. “Besides, it’s normal to have doubts, after all, not everyone can afford a divination costing a thousand taels.”

"So, you're only calculating for the powerful and wealthy?"

"No, the amount charged varies from person to person. For ordinary people, it might be ten coins, or it might be two coins."

Zhou Jingyu's lips twitched. So I'm the sucker?

"Write something down, and keep the matter you want to calculate in mind." Yunyi changed the subject. Since they've paid you, you have to calculate it properly; you can't ruin your reputation.

Zhou Jingyu also put his mind at ease, turned around and went into the house, and carefully wrote the character "cloud" on a piece of paper.