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

"The plague in Yaoguang County is indeed very dangerous. If it weren't for Lord Ji, I'm afraid nine out of ten households would have been wiped out."

The young man said, "However, I heard that Lord Ji brought medicine with him and saved many people."

The man looked at the young man suspiciously and said, "Really? What kind of medicine is it? It can even cure the plague?"

Not only did he not believe it, but many people around him also did not believe what he said.

After all, no one had ever heard of a cure for the plague.

For a long time, plagues have been seen as incurable and contagious diseases.

If an epidemic breaks out, everyone will be in danger.

That's why everyone has been very uneasy these days.

After hearing that Ji Yunshuang burned down Ningcheng and was being punished by Heaven, and that Heaven would take back the plague once Prince Rui and Ji Yunshuang atone with their deaths, many people resented and blamed Ji Yunshuang.

Hopefully, she can admit her mistakes, appease the wrath of heaven, and allow them to return to a peaceful life.

Now, some people can't help but suspect that the young man has been bribed to deliberately speak well of Ji Yunshuang.

Seeing that the young man was well-dressed, some people guessed that he was not an ordinary person, but dared not openly express their suspicions. They only dared to whisper to the people next to them.

But some were bold enough to voice their doubts directly to the young man's face.

"You suspect I've been bribed?" the young man roared. "Me, a descendant of the prestigious Cui family, bribed with money? Are you insulting me, or the Cui family?"

Hearing that he was a descendant of the Cui family, those who had suspected he had been bribed and were deliberately speaking up for Ji Yunshuang looked uneasy.

Everyone knows that the Cui family is one of the five prominent clans, and its ancestors produced many prime ministers and great scholars.

In addition, the Cui family had strict family discipline, and many talented people emerged from their descendants, giving them a good reputation among the people.

Someone hurriedly came out to apologize, and then said, "Young Master Cui, where did you get this news? Is it true that Lord Ji can make a medicine to cure the plague? With the medicine, are we all safe?"

Cui Hongyi said, "How could this be false? If Lord Ji hadn't actually made a medicine to cure the plague, would the villagers of Yaoguang County have survived?"

"Are the villagers in Yaoguang County really alive? Are they really not dead?"

Cui Hongyi said, "Whether the villagers of Yaoguang County are alive or not will be clear when the time comes. Why would I lie about this? Besides, I've already told you that I am a descendant of the Cui family. If I were lying, wouldn't I be ruining the reputation of my Cui family?"

After hearing him say this, the villagers no longer doubted him.

Someone said, "Lord Ji also understands medical principles? Could it be that Lord Ji is truly a celestial being descended from heaven?"

Some people were also concerned about how much medicine was available, whether Lord Ji would distribute it after someone contracted the plague, or whether they would have to buy it themselves.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the medicine was distributed free of charge by Ji Yunshuang.

They felt that even if the plague spread, they wouldn't be beyond saving, and everyone wasn't as panicked as before.

The fire in Ningcheng had nothing to do with Ji Yunshuang; it was all the work of people arranged by Prince Xuan who spread rumors behind the scenes. News that Ji Yunshuang had been busy rescuing people also spread like wildfire.

Many refugees were ashamed after learning that they had fallen for King Xuan's conspiracy and misunderstood Ji Yunshuang. At the same time, their dissatisfaction with King Xuan reached its peak.

They were already in such a terrible state, yet King Xuan still took advantage of them. It was truly despicable.

The key point is that he actually sent people to spread rumors, causing them to say so many bad things about Lord Ji and even cause trouble, thus delaying the reconstruction of Ningcheng.

If we hadn't fallen for King Xuan's trick and delayed the reconstruction of Ningcheng, perhaps many houses in Ningcheng would already be completed by now...

The more people thought about it, the more regretful they became, and their resentment towards King Xuan reached its peak, causing his reputation to deteriorate further.

Now, King Xuan also learned that the people he had sent to Ningxing Prefecture had been arrested.

In the recent battle with the Qi army, not only did we lose five cities, but we also suffered a significant loss of troops.

He had originally hoped to overthrow King Rui, annex all of King Rui and King Duan's forces, and wipe out the Qi army in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, the first step failed.

King Xuan was so angry that he smashed his teacup and cursed, "A bunch of useless people! They can't even handle this small matter."

Instantly, the servants knelt on the ground, trembling as they admitted their mistake.

After King Xuan lost his temper, he summoned his advisors to discuss countermeasures.

Now, the strategists of Prince Xuan's mansion also know that Prince Rui's side has thwarted their plan, not only causing their scheme to fail but also damaging Prince Xuan's reputation.

Lin Chu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, we should first get rid of that woman, Ji Yunshuang."

“Father, I have also recently discovered some new information.”

Fu Weiyi clasped his hands in a salute to King Xuan, then looked at the other strategists and said, "Do you remember that King Rui initially struggled to deal with the Qi army, but then suddenly became a brilliant strategist, utterly crushing the Qi army?"

Before anyone could speak, he looked at King Xuan again and said, "Father, I have found out. The reason why King Rui was able to defeat the Qi army so decisively was entirely due to that woman, Ji Yunshuang."

King Xuan's brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. "Your information is correct?"

Fu Weiyi said firmly, "There is absolutely no mistake. Your son sent people to Jiangzhou to investigate for a long time, and lost a lot of manpower in the process. Only then did he find out that Ji Yunshuang was leading people in the army to make a very powerful weapon."

With this weapon, new recruits only need a short period of training to reach the skill level of a well-trained archer.

That is why the Qi army suffered repeated defeats against them, and turned to attack us instead.

King Xuan still didn't believe it. In his mind, women were just tools for warming the bed and for men to reproduce.

Women don't have the brains to make weapons.

He had previously secretly mocked Prince Rui and Xie Liang for being foolish enough to bring a woman into the army.

I felt that sooner or later, trouble would break out in their army because of her. Then, the soldiers would fight over her, and no one would even know who the father of the child was…

Now tell him that all his ideas are wrong?

He asked again, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? That weapon, was it really made by her alone with her men?"

Could it be that old man Xie Liang is using his most secret skills to pave the way for his apprentice?

Fu Weiyi said, "Father, my information is absolutely correct. I can confirm that those weapons were all Ji Yunshuang's idea, and have nothing to do with Xie Liang. Moreover, Ji's martial arts skills seem to be quite high. I suspect that she was the one who burned down the Qi army's granary earlier."

"Impossible!" King Xuan said without thinking. "The Qi army camp is heavily guarded. No matter how good her skills are, it is impossible for her to enter the Qi army camp alone and burn down the Qi army's granary."

Regarding the matter of Ji Yunshuang burning down the Qi army's granary, Fu Weiyi only suspected it and had no substantial evidence to prove it. He did not argue with his father much about this matter.

Instead, he went on to share his own thoughts.

“Father, I think that Ji Yunshuang is too capable. We should either recruit her to our side or we can use her for our own purposes.”

"Either destroy it or..."

"Otherwise, it will surely become a great disaster."