My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Ji Wanying continued, "You didn't expect that, did you? You were the one who put the poison in that glass of wine. How could you be so stupid? Didn't you suspect anything at all?"

"You're so stupid, yet you dare to try and defile my stepsister? Where do you get your confidence? You're not even worthy to carry her shoes, do you understand?"

Lai Yiu-chung wasn't entirely without suspicion, but his symptoms were just too much like a cold.

In addition, many doctors came to examine him, and they all said that he had a cold. He had never heard of a poison that caused symptoms of a cold, so he didn't think much of it.

He never expected that the pill in Ji's hand was actually poison.

Originally, he intended to give the drugged wine to Ji Yunshuang. So, her original target was actually her stepsister?

A chill ran through Li Yaozong's body as he trembled and said, "You're too terrifying... My parents won't... let you go."

Ji Wanying almost burst out laughing. "After you die, they'll just assume you died of illness. Besides, they're all sick; it's uncertain whether they'll even make it through. Why would they not let me go?"

Lai Yiu Chung's chest heaved violently, emitting a bellows-like breathing sound.

"Oh, right, there's something else I forgot to tell you." Ji Wanying leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Do you know why I came back so late that day in the grove?"

Under Li Yaozong's murderous gaze, Ji Wanying meticulously described to him every detail of her time with Shunzi in the woods that day. She even bluntly called Li Yaozong a hypocrite.

I've been married to him for several years and haven't been able to get pregnant. It must be because he's useless.

Li Yaozong was already on the verge of death from the poison, and Ji Wanying's provocation finally caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes glaring angrily, before he breathed his last.

Seeing Li Yaozong die with his eyes wide open, Ji Wanying finally felt relieved.

She spat at him, then closed Li Yaozong's eyes before running out, sobbing, "Father, Mother, something terrible has happened... Yaozong is gone!"

The elderly couple, who had been lying in bed in a daze, burst into tears upon hearing the news of their son's death and stumbled and crawled to Li Yaozong's room.

Although she knew her son had tuberculosis and wouldn't live much longer, Li's mother still couldn't accept seeing him die right in front of her.

She angrily questioned Ji Wanying, "What happened? How did my son get away? How did you take care of him?"

Ji Wanying said aggrievedly, "I don't know either! I got up early this morning and went to Hongdu to find a good doctor for my husband so I could get the medicine for you! The medicine I got for you is still there!"

She seemed unable to support herself and collapsed to the ground, crying, "I've been running around all day, and I finally managed to find a doctor who can cure tuberculosis. My husband! Why couldn't he have waited a little longer?"

Seeing Ji Wanying covered in dirt, kneeling on the ground and crying sadly, Li's mother became even more heartbroken and burst into tears again.

Li's father, forcing himself to stand up, went to question Li Yanxiu.

Li Yanxiu felt like she had been confined to Li Yaozong's room by Ji Wanying all day and felt like she had been tainted by the stench of decay.

As soon as she left the room, she went outside for some fresh air.

She came back from outside and heard the news of her older brother's death. She was stunned and said blankly, "It has nothing to do with me. I don't know how my older brother died."

Father Li said, "I know it has nothing to do with you, but I'm just asking you, have you taken good care of your older brother, and how have you been taking care of him?"

A hint of guilt flashed in Li Yanxiu's eyes as she retorted, "There are clearly maids at home, but that ugly woman insisted on locking me in my elder brother's room and making me take care of him. She just wants me dead."

Father Li was also dissatisfied with Ji Wanying's behavior, but still said, "When the maid heard that your elder brother had tuberculosis, she would hide away. How could she take care of him as diligently as you, his own sister?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yanxiu also retorted angrily, "Even the maids are afraid of catching tuberculosis, but I'm not? Are you my own father? Why don't you care about me at all?"

Mr. Li sighed in disappointment, turned around and left.

Li Yanxiu was convinced that Ji Wanying was behind all of this. She rushed home and grabbed Ji Wanying, starting to fight.

Caught off guard, Ji Wanying was pushed against the wall and instantly knocked unconscious.

Seeing the blood slowly flowing from beneath Ji Wanying, Li Yanxiu was immediately stunned.

Just after Li Yaozong died, Ji Wanying was knocked unconscious and died by Li Yanxiu, and the house was in complete chaos.

Mother Li beat her chest and stamped her feet, saying, "What a terrible thing! What a terrible thing!"

Father Li hurriedly scolded the maid, "Quickly, fetch a doctor!"

The doctor was quickly summoned, but he delivered a devastating message to both families.

Ji Wanying was pregnant, but because of the fall, she miscarried.

Her son died, and her daughter-in-law finally became pregnant, only to have her aborted by her own daughter. Unable to bear the shock, Li's mother collapsed to the ground.

Li's father also had a throbbing pain in his temples. He ordered his men to lock Li Yanxiu up and, suppressing his grief, prepared for the funeral.

When Ji Wanying woke up and heard that she was pregnant but had been aborted by Li Yanxiu, she was stunned for a long time.

The child she had always longed for was gone...

However, she quickly realized that the child probably wasn't Li Yaozong's. Li Yaozong really was as useless as she had described him.

Ji Yunshuang didn't pay much attention to the Li family's affairs.

Today, Wan Shitong contacted her, saying that after his investigation over this period of time, he had figured out all the businesses under Desheng Trading Company.

He drew a map on sheepskin, depicting all the streets of Hongdu, and marked all the shops under the name of Desheng Trading Company with vermilion.

What pleased Ji Yunshuang the most was that, in addition to the outer city, a map of the inner city was also drawn.

Desheng Trading Company also has a few shops in the inner city, but not many.

Ji Yunshuang looked at the All-Knowing Passage: "Did you draw this blueprint yourself?"

"Wei Ge drew the blueprints, and I just ran errands and inquired about the information."

As the all-knowing man spoke, he praised, "Brother Wei is amazing. He has a photographic memory. He went to the inner city and drew all the streets, big and small, of the inner city."

Ji Yunshuang hadn't paid much attention to Wei Shen after leaving him at the manor, but she never expected him to have such abilities.

"How did you find out about Desheng Trading Company's shops in the inner city?"

Hongdu has a special rule: people living in the inner city can freely enter and exit the inner and outer cities with an iron token issued by the government.

However, those living in the outer city who wanted to enter the inner city had to apply for a permit from the government. A valid reason was required to obtain such a permit.

It wasn't that Ji Yunshuang looked down on Wan Shitong, but Wan Shitong's appearance really didn't seem like someone who could get a permit to enter the inner city.

Know-It-All scratched his head and said, "Brother Wei helped scout out the inner city. Brother Wei is really capable..."

He then proceeded to recount Wei Shen's past achievements in detail.

Actually, Ji Yunshuang could have guessed it even without him saying it.

Wei Shen was the youngest among them. If he didn't have some extraordinary talent, he wouldn't have been able to subdue the know-it-alls and make them follow him obediently.

However, he was unlucky and met himself.

Destined to be oppressed by oneself!