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

When Prince Rui first learned of what Fu Pei had been doing outside, he was indeed extremely furious.

However, upon hearing Bo Ling's words, he still frowned, "What do you mean, save his life?"

“My third young master has gone missing.” Bo Ling said, “Your Highness was able to find the mansion and our manpower. Your Highness should have some clues about the third young master’s disappearance. Please, Your Highness, save him.”

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying that the Third Young Master's disappearance is related to my young master? My young master is busy dealing with the Qi army at the front line and has no time to investigate your young master's nonsense."

The guard sent back by Fu Ci was hot-tempered. Upon hearing Bo Ling's words, he was immediately enraged and, regardless of whether the prince was present, he roared loudly.

"If it weren't for your third young master sending people to keep an eye on General Ji and intercepting his personal guards, and if your men hadn't confessed, how would we have known about these things?"

Bo Ling was startled by his words. It turned out that it was something bad that happened to the eighteenth and nineteenth.

Those two idiots, how could they be so stupid as to confess everything? That tiger is truly blind, why didn't it eat those two traitors!

He cursed the two idiots in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be surprised and kowtowed to the ground, saying, "Your Highness, how is this possible? This is a frame-up!"

Although the Third Young Master has bought a house and recruited a group of us, he only wants to do what he can; he would never do such a thing. Someone must be framing you.”

"Who framed him?" Prince Rui slammed his hand on the table, furious. "He wanted to do something within his power, but couldn't he report to me first? This sneaking around, what else could it be but malicious intent?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The guards sent back by Fu Ci all knelt on the ground and said, "We have brought back the people who assassinated Guard Zhong. If Your Highness has any questions, you can interrogate them yourself."

And then there's Guard Zhong. Although he was sent by the Crown Prince to deliver a message to Commander Ji, Commander Ji is currently in Hongdu. Your Highness can also send someone to bring them in for questioning.

Prince Rui frowned and summoned Li Dequan, saying, "Go and deliver a message to General Ji and the guard surnamed Zhong to come to the Prince's residence."

"Yes!" Li Dequan accepted the order and left.

Although Ji Yunshuang was the disciple of the strategist most valued by Prince Rui and had repeatedly achieved great feats in the army, she was ultimately a woman serving as a general in the army.

How could Prince Rui not investigate her background?

Not only her husband's family, but also her parents' home, their daily activities were investigated.

Naturally, Prince Rui instructed the person he trusted most to handle this matter.

This is not the first time Li Dequan has come to Shuanghe Village.

He arrived at the Lu family home soon.

At this moment, Ji Yunshuang was comforting Lu Yuzhu. After returning to Shuanghe Village, Yan Shi immediately told Yan Cui in private that Ji Yunshuang had discovered them.

Yan Cui didn't hesitate for long and immediately made up a reason to say goodbye to Lu Yuzhu.

Lu Yuzhu felt sad when she heard that her good friend was leaving.

Looking at the woman speaking softly and soothingly to the child, Li Dequan couldn't help but sigh. This woman looked delicate and fragile, but she did things that many men couldn't do.

How many men can rise to the rank of brigade commander in such a short period of time?

It wasn't just her rapid promotion that was remarkable; more importantly, it was her standing in the hearts of the heir apparent and the prince.

The crown prince trusted her wholeheartedly and allowed her to leave the army; the prince also valued her highly.

She's probably the only one in the entire Great Zhou who can do so much at the same time.

This person is destined for great things.

Therefore, he was very respectful when speaking to Ji Yunshuang. After introducing himself, he said, "General Ji, the Prince would like to invite you and Guard Zhong to the Prince's residence."

The Lu family and the Zhao family, who lived in the same courtyard, were all astonished by Li Dequan's words and his respectful attitude towards Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang remained quite calm.

She had suspected this possibility as early as when she received Fu Ci's letter. That's why, even though she had the antidote for the muscle-softening and bone-soothing powder, she didn't give it to Zhong Xu.

Not only did she fail to find an antidote, she also secretly went to Fu Pei's secret residence and put all the account books in his secret room, as well as some evidence related to him that she had previously received from Huang Jiayu, into the secret room.

She said, "Guard Zhong was poisoned when he delivered the letter to me. He hasn't been cured yet, and I'm afraid he will cause trouble for the Grand Steward on the way."

Li Dequan severely reprimanded the thief who poisoned Zhong Xu, and then ordered his accompanying guards to help Zhong Xu along with Ji Yunshuang.

Before leaving, Ji Yunshuang glanced at her dejected daughter and said to Li Dequan, "Grand Steward, may I take my daughter with me?"

I'm usually busy outside and don't have much time to spend with her. Now that I'm home, I want to spend more time with her.

"I'm just asking her to ride with me in the carriage for a while. Once we enter the inner city, I'll have her get off and wait for me at my shop. It won't be any trouble for you."

"General Ji has worked hard for the people of our Great Zhou, of course there is no problem." Li Dequan gave Lu Yuzhu a kind smile and personally carried her into the carriage.

Lu Yanqi watched his younger sister get into the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward and said, "Mother, Qi'er also wants you to come with me."

"Young Master, come up here too. Let's go to the Prince's Mansion to eat some cakes," Li Dequan said with a smile to Lu Yanqi.

"I'm sorry to have troubled the Grand Steward." Ji Yunshuang didn't stand on ceremony with him and led Lu Yanqi into the carriage.

The two carriages slowly started moving and headed towards Hongdu. In addition to the two carriages, four mounted guards followed behind them.

When Li Dequan arrived in the village with his men, he attracted a lot of attention. Some people were curious and secretly followed the carriage to the Lu family's house.

Although no one dared to go into the courtyard, they could still vaguely hear some things outside.

At this moment, seeing Ji Yunshuang being picked up by a carriage, many people surrounded Gu Chunzhi and began to inquire.

"Sister Gu, who was the person who picked up your wife just now? They were really impressive." Someone approached her affectionately and inquired.

Before Gu Chunzhi could answer, someone else squeezed through the crowd and said, "Why did I vaguely hear the words 'Prince's Mansion'?"

"Is your wife related to the Prince's family?"

Gu Chunzhi didn't want to answer any of the villagers' questions.

Although the head steward seemed very respectful to his wife, she was still a little worried, and didn't know what it was about.

The villagers, not receiving a reply from Gu Chunzhi, began to speculate on their own.

"The Ji family and the Prince's mansion can't possibly be related, can they? I remember the Ji family were merchants. Didn't her younger sister move to our village?"

"Is that the woman whose husband died of tuberculosis? I heard she was pregnant, but her sister-in-law pushed her to the ground and she fell, losing her baby."

The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Li, had just lost their son, and then their own daughter caused their daughter-in-law to lose their son's only bloodline. From that moment on, the couple was utterly devastated. They had no descendants left; it was truly pitiful.