The whole family is obsessed with love? The princess woke them up one after another.

The ladies and young misses looked at each other blankly, wondering what Princess Chen'an meant by this.

"You have to be sincere to pray for blessings," Qi Zhiyu sighed.

"Are you truly praying for the soldiers, or for something else...? Are you even sure of yourselves?"

Qi Zhiyu's words caused the ladies and young women to change their expressions.

Seeing that things were not going well, Jiang Shuyi immediately spoke up: "Your Highness is joking."

"We've come here to pray for the soldiers, of course. How could we possibly have any other intentions?"

Jiang Shuyi emphasized, "Furthermore, no one would spend a large sum of money on useless work!"

She paid!

Qi Zhiyu accepted silver from the Jiang and Wei families, as well as from the King of Wu!

If Qi Zhiyu reveals anything now, that would be a breach of trust!

Qi Zhiyu could represent Prince Rui.

Qi Zhiyu should at least consider Prince Rui's reputation, if not her own.

Without credibility, who will follow Prince Rui in the future?

Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly: "I was just reminding you, I didn't say anything. Mrs. Wei, why are you so nervous?"

Jiang Shuyi said with a stern face, "Your Highness is mistaken."

"Everyone comes here to pray for blessings, naturally with sincere hearts."

"Then why did the incense you lit go out?" Qi Zhiyu asked.

Jiang Shuyi gritted her teeth.

"I'll try again," a lady stepped forward.

Her husband has gone to the battlefield.

Jiang Shuyi glanced at her and couldn't quite remember which family's lady this was.

It's probably because her husband's official rank was too low to catch her eye, which is why she didn't remember him.

The lady went over, took out an incense stick, lit it, bowed devoutly, and placed it in the incense burner.

Everyone watched nervously.

"Hey, it's not dead!"

"It's not dead!"

The people shouted excitedly first.

The lady who was offering incense was also excited, her earlier gloom vanished, and her whole demeanor brightened.

"What's going on? What were you thinking about just now?" asked someone who knew the lady well.

The lady glanced quickly at Jiang Shuyi, then mumbled, "Sincere."

Others don't quite understand.

How can one be truly sincere?

If someone succeeds, does that mean they weren't sincere if they still can't light the fire?

If word gets out that they weren't sincere in praying for the soldiers... what would that look like?

So, the family members of those who had gone to war went to light incense; some succeeded, while others perished.

The ladies whose incense would go out were almost in tears.

They were really worried about their husbands.

What will happen to their family if their husbands get into trouble on the battlefield?

Those whose families had no one to go to war were also anxious.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, I feel that my heart is not sincere. What does this mean?

Do they have no shame?

Qi Zhiyu glanced at the abbot, who clasped his hands together and said, "Fellow benefactors, the auspicious time has passed."

His meaning was clear: there was no point in burning incense anymore.

Those who were burning incense breathed a sigh of relief.

The incense went out as soon as it was lit, and each of them looked ashen-faced.

The abbot smiled slightly and said, "All of you need not worry."

"If you are sincere and wish to pray for the soldiers, you can take the prayer charm home."

"After you go back, wear it close to your body, keep the person you care about in your heart, and pray for peace. It's the same thing."

No matter how many times Jiang Shuyi tried, the incense would go out. Upon hearing this, she hurriedly said, "Abbot, I need to request a prayer talisman."

"I wonder if the temple still has enough prayer charms?"

The abbot was puzzled: "If the lady needs it, it should be enough."

"It's not just a few tickets," Jiang Shuyi said, turning to the other ladies beside her. "We can't just buy them ourselves, so let's buy one for the people too."

They just lit incense and it went out. If we don't do something now, and if word gets out about what happened here... it will be too disgraceful.

The ladies immediately understood Jiang Shuyi's meaning and offered to pay for it.

As a result, the prayer charms that were just made in the last few days were all sold out instantly.

After Jiang Shuyi finished talking with the abbot, she glanced at Qi Zhiyu.

Qi Zhiyu didn't quite understand what Jiang Shuyi meant by that provocative and smug look in her eyes.

Jiang Shuyi instructed, "Everyone can go over there and get a prayer charm."

The people expressed their gratitude, and Jiang Shuyi raised her chin even higher.

Even though there were some minor flaws in this prayer ceremony, the people will still remember her in the end.

As Jiang Shuyi accepted the people's gratitude, she turned around and found that Qi Zhiyu was no longer there.

She snorted coldly; she hadn't lost to Qi Zhiyu this time.

Qi Zhiyu wanted to ruin the blessing ceremony, but unfortunately, she managed to control the situation.

In the end, Qi Zhiyu only said a few sarcastic remarks.

Qi Zhiyu also felt bored and slunk away.

Jiang Shuyi took a deep breath, feeling a sense of relief she had never experienced before.

She did manage to beat Qi Zhiyu in one way.

Qi Zhiyu has disappeared somewhere, feeling depressed.

Jiang Shuyi felt increasingly pleased with herself, and she no longer thought much of the expensive prayer charm she had bought.

Anyway, they achieved their goal of becoming famous.

In the courtyard behind the temple, Qi Jingxi was so happy she couldn't stop smiling: "Sis, we're rich, we're rich!"

"Tens of thousands of copies, all sold out."

"We don't sell them for much," Qi Zhiyu said casually. "One tael of silver apiece, that's very cheap."

"Moreover, this prayer charm really works."

"As long as their family members sincerely pray for them, it is indeed possible to ward off disaster for those going to war."

Qi Jingxi was taken aback, then asked worriedly, "Sis, will making this wishing talisman have any effect on you?"

"No," Qi Zhiyu said, taking a sip of tea. "It's just about connecting with the rules of heaven and earth to achieve a genuine blessing effect."

"It's very simple."

Qi Jingxi: "...Okay, that's good."

He didn't want to discuss simple issues with his sister.

Because he didn't understand how to connect with the rules of heaven and earth.

He wouldn't force himself into a field he had never been exposed to before.

It's pointless!

Anyway, he knew he couldn't do it.

"Of course, considering the cost, one or two taels of silver is acceptable." Qi Zhiyu reluctantly accepted the profit this time.

Qi Jingxi: "...Sister, that prayer talisman with cinnabar and yellow paper doesn't cost much."

He knew it was extremely profitable.

However, he had only ever seen his sister make such exorbitant profits.

"It's a zero-sum game," Qi Zhiyu said. "The money that the King of Wu and his men spend goes into our pockets; it's all our father's future capital."

"Actually, that's not the most important thing," Qi Zhiyu chuckled.

"I know, it's about military power!" Qi Jingxi nodded knowingly. "Isn't this border war all about..."

"That's what Father did with you. I just did something too, to win over people for Father," Qi Zhiyu said with a mischievous smile.

"Sis, what did you do?" Qi Jingxi looked at his sister's familiar smile and felt that something terrible had happened, but he didn't know it.