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

Ji Yunshuang didn't sleep for long.

She woke up after sleeping for just over two hours.

Although I didn't get much sleep, I felt completely refreshed and full of energy.

She came out of the space and found that it was still dark outside. Since she hadn't ridden a horse, she simply called Tianrui over and rode Tianrui towards Hongdu.

Ji Yunshuang then realized that Tianrui had deliberately kept his speed low while leading the way.

It no longer needs to worry about whether the horses behind it can keep up; it runs at an astonishing speed.

It also takes shortcuts.

Ji Yunshuang lay on its back, crossing the cliff again and again.

When they returned to Hongdu, the genius Mengmengliang was surprisingly there.

This was more than half again as fast as when she rode a horse.

Ji Yunshuang was a little incredulous. She then made a bowl of milk with honey and gave it to the animal, saying, "Wow, that's amazing! This is a reward!"

Tianrui sniffed the milk in the basin, smelling an aroma several times stronger than usual, and immediately nuzzled against Ji Yunshuang in a fawning manner.

Ji Yunshuang looked at it in surprise and said, "You can actually smell it?"

Tianrui looked at him like he was an idiot.

Ji Yunshuang leaned in to smell the milk, but couldn't smell anything else besides the milk itself! Perhaps animals have more sensitive senses?

When Tianrui saw that she had actually gone into the milk basin, he immediately became wary and, forgetting all about being cute, hurriedly started drinking the milk in big gulps!

A bowl of milk was quickly consumed, not a single drop left.

Ji Yunshuang: "..."

She wouldn't possibly fight a tiger for milk!

As for?

Well, it was a great contributor today.

"You've worked hard these past two days!" She patted its head and said, "Go and get some rest first, I'll ask for your help again later."

After saying that, she put Tianrui into her spatial storage, then led out another horse and rode it to the manor where the grain seeds were stored.

The villa is located in a relatively remote area, and the original residents have long been relocated to other places, making it an ideal place to store things.

Ji Yunshuang put all the captured meat and grain into the warehouse, planning to have people transport it from the manor later.

In addition to the captured meat and grain, she also added several thousand kilograms of coarse grains. These coarse grains came from the Qi army's granaries; their quality wasn't great, but they were enough to fill their stomachs.

After putting everything away, Ji Yunshuang entered the space to check on Xia Biao's interrogation.

Inside the space, Xia Biao had already woken up. The first thing he did after waking up was to sit down at the table and eat the leftovers from before.

Xu Xi and the others struggled for several hours, but not only did they fail to loosen the rope, they also became exhausted.

Watching Xia Biao eat and drink heartily, my throat involuntarily started moving as well.

"Have you thought clearly?"

Xia Biao looked at him and said, "If you confess honestly and pledge allegiance to my master from now on, you will not only have food and water, but you will also enjoy endless wealth and glory. But if you don't know what's good for you, then you will only starve to death."

Ji Yunshuang came in and heard his words. Xu Xi and the others, though thirsty and hungry, stubbornly persevered.

After observing everyone's reactions for a while, Ji Yunshuang walked out from behind the tree.

Seeing Ji Yunshuang, Xia Biao was filled with shame. "Master, I failed to complete the task you assigned me."

Ji Yunshuang looked at Xu Xi and the others and said, "Are you really ignorant? Or are you pretending not to understand? Do you know what your actions mean? Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, instead of fighting alongside us against the Qi army, you are doing such despicable things behind our backs. Do you have any respect for the soldiers who risked their lives on the front lines?"

Xu Xi and the others all lowered their heads.

In fact, they were not unaware of what their prince's actions represented.

However, a soldier's duty is to obey orders. These are orders issued from above, and they have no choice but to carry them out.

“You all have families, don’t you? If the Qi army breaks through Yi’an County and annexes Jiangzhou, do you think your families will still be able to live a peaceful and prosperous life?”

Jiang Liu said stubbornly, "Our prince will not allow the Qi army to reach Ningxing Prefecture."

"Is that so?" Ji Yunshuang said, "If Prince Rui cannot hold out in Jiangzhou, then after the Qi army occupies Jiangzhou, the next place they will attack should be your Ningxing Prefecture! Can your prince withstand the Qi army's attack?"

Jiang Liu retorted, unconvinced, "Our prince has a strong and well-equipped army, so how could they not withstand the Qi army? What do you know, you're just a woman? How dare you talk so eloquently about state affairs? It's truly a joke!"

Xia Biao slapped him on the head and yelled, "How dare you talk to my master like that? What's wrong with women? Weren't you born of a woman? How dare you look down on women!"

Jiang Liu was so dizzy from the beating that he could no longer speak.

Xu Xi, however, was not like Jiang Liu, who only knew a little bit. He knew much more about the princes of Zhou.

In his opinion, even if Prince Duan became emperor, the people might not necessarily have a good life.

You can tell from the lives of the people in Ningxing Prefecture.

However, he felt in his heart that even if Prince Duan became emperor, he might not necessarily be a good emperor.

But he didn't think highly of the other two princes either.

As for the Crown Prince who is currently on the throne, he secretly felt that he was incompetent and that the throne should not have fallen to him.

He looked at Ji Yunshuang and said, "Do you think that if Prince Rui becomes emperor, the people will live a good life?"

He would never have said that under normal circumstances.

But now, he doesn't know how much longer he can live, so he's decided to just go with the flow.

"I can't guarantee that!" Ji Yunshuang said, "But with me here, I will lead the team and work towards that goal. So, do you want to join us?"

Xu Xi hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "Join!"

Ji Yunshuang smiled slightly and said to Xia Biao, "Untie the ropes binding him."

Xia Biao immediately followed Ji Yunshuang's instructions and went to untie the ropes binding Xu Xi.

Ji Yunshuang then looked at the rest of the group and asked, "What about you?"

Seeing that Xu Xi had decided to follow this woman, Liang Zhonglin hesitated for a moment and then nodded, saying, "I'll join too."

After Liang Zhonglin also submitted to Ji Yushuang, some people in the group said they wanted to join Ji Yushuang's side as well.

Soon, Xu Xi's entire team expressed their willingness to submit to Ji Yunshuang.

Shen Ling also abandoned his previous insistence and eventually led his team to submit to Ji Yunshuang.

"Tell them to untie the ropes binding them." After instructing Xia Biao, Ji Yunshuang left the woods, brought back a lot of steamed buns and water, and distributed them to them, saying, "Eat up! I never mistreat my people."

Although Xu Xi was starving, he didn't immediately reach for the steamed buns. Instead, he asked, "What do you need us to do?"

Before Ji Yunshuang could answer, he added, "We hold low positions and may not be able to help you much."