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

The capital city, Princess Chenxi's residence.

It was already broad daylight. The palace servants quietly entered the princess's bedchamber several times, but the princess kept her eyes tightly closed and had not yet woken up.

The young palace maid emerged from the princess's bedchamber once again and found the princess's steward.

She said with some concern, "Aunt, the princess has never slept for this long before. Should we ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"

Qin Qin was also somewhat worried.

Princess Chenxi and the current emperor are siblings born of the same mother.

The Emperor is young, and now foreign enemies are invading, plus several uncles who are eyeing the throne...

The princess had to put in a lot of effort.

She had never slept until this time before without waking up.

Qin Qin was also worried that the princess was sick and was about to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look at the princess when she heard a sound coming from behind the bedchamber.

Qin Qin quickly turned around and went to her bedchamber.

Inside the palace, the princess had already sat up from the bed, and was now pressing her temples with her hand, looking around at the furnishings.

Qin Qin and the palace maid rushed over and saw her pressing her temples with a pained expression.

Qin Qin immediately asked anxiously, "Princess, are you feeling unwell? I'll go and fetch the imperial physician right now!"

"No need!" Princess Chenxi stopped her, "I was just a little tired yesterday and didn't get enough rest!"

Thinking about how busy the princess had been these past few days, Qin Qin felt sorry for her and said, "Princess, don't be too anxious. Even if Prince Rui rebels, Prince Xuan won't let him take advantage of the situation. When they fight like dogs, we can take the opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

There's no rush now; the most important thing is to take good care of your health. Only when you're healthy can you better assist His Majesty.

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had spoken carelessly and used dogs to describe several princes.

They're all royalty, so wasn't she insulting the princess as well?

Moreover, no matter how dissatisfied the princess was with them, they were still her elders. It was truly inappropriate for her to scold them like that.

Just as she was about to kneel down and beg for forgiveness for her slip of the tongue, she heard the princess say calmly, "Go and invite Mr. Zhong and Mu Hui over."

Mr. Lin is the princess's advisor, often helping her devise strategies. Mu Hui is the princess's confidant, frequently dispatched by her to gather intelligence.

Seeing that the princess wasn't angry about her earlier rude remarks, Qin Qin breathed a sigh of relief. Then she advised, "Princess, why don't I help you wash up first, and then invite them over after you've had breakfast?"

"Bring them over now."

Qin Qin wanted to persuade her further, but when she looked up and met the princess's cold expression, her brow twitched, and she dared not say another word.

She felt a little strange as she left the princess's bedchamber.

Although the princess was dignified, she had never acted like this before...

The way the princess looked at her just now was utterly devoid of warmth, as if she were looking at a dead person.

How could the princess see herself like that?

It seems I spoke carelessly earlier and said the wrong thing, which angered the princess.

Qin Qin didn't think about it any other way. She quickly went to deliver a message to the princess, secretly warning herself not to make the same mistake again.

She quickly invited Zhong Boyi and Mu Hui over.

At this moment, the princess had changed out of her nightgown and was sitting on a rosewood chair in the study, flipping through the official gazette on her desk.

Upon seeing the two enter, she looked up from the gazette and addressed Mu Hui, asking, "Has the messenger you sent to Ningxing Prefecture returned with a message?"

Mu Hui bowed respectfully to her and said, "There has been no news yet."

"Make preparations, I will go to Ningxing Prefecture in person."

Upon hearing her words, Mu Hui and Zhong Boyi were both stunned, their faces showing surprise.

Zhong Boyi, having seen his share of storms, quickly composed himself and advised, "Princess, Ningxing Prefecture is currently plagued by an epidemic. It would be unwise to go there. We should wait and see!"

Princess Chenxi gave a disdainful smile. "It's alright! My mind is made up, sir. Please do not try to persuade me."

Zhong Boyi looked at the contemptuous smile on her face and assumed that the princess was mocking their cowardice and how they had been terrified by the plague.

He thought to himself that the princess was still a woman and did not know how terrible the plague was! Yet he insisted on going there himself.

Little did she know that if she went to Ningxing Prefecture in person, she might not only fail to find any useful information, but also lose her life in the plague.

But seeing that she had made up her mind, he didn't dare to persuade her any further and could only go with Mu Hui to arrange the trip to Ningxing Prefecture.

*

Ji Yunshuang and Lu Yinheng arrived very quickly, almost shortly after Xu Xi arrived at the scene.

At this moment, Xu Xi and the others were so shocked by the scene that their eyes practically popped out of their sockets.

Although they all knew about this plague and had even done a lot of practice.

But this was the first time they had ever seen such a scene.

As soldiers frantically hacked at the insects, they shouted, "What's going on? How come there are so many insects?"

They had heard that if someone contracted a worm plague and didn't take their medicine in time, worms would grow in their body. To eliminate these worms, one had to first cut off the person's head, and then kill the worms.

That sounds incredibly cruel.

However, in order to control the plague and prevent more people from being harmed, they had no other choice.

But with so many insects, how many villagers died?

The newly arrived soldiers felt a chill run down their spines, and they wished they could tear Prince Duan and the witch to pieces.

"Kill the pregnant women first! These insects were born from them! They were turned into monsters by the witch."

The soldier who arrived with Lu Yinheng and witnessed the whole incident took the initiative to reply.

Upon hearing that the insects on the ground were actually born from those pregnant women, the soldiers who had just arrived all wore expressions of horror and disbelief.

How can a human give birth to insects?

This is terrifying.

But they would never joke about something so important.

The newly arrived soldiers, though horrified and incredulous, eventually took their knives and dealt with the pregnant women first.

"Help! Killer!"

The woman dodged and screamed, her face filled with panic.

If one didn't know the truth, anyone would think they were indiscriminately killing innocent people.

Even knowing that these women had been transformed into insect-producing monsters, many of the newly arrived soldiers still couldn't bring themselves to harm them.

This delay allowed a woman to rush down the mountain.

Seeing the woman rush down the mountain and countless insects scatter in all directions, the soldiers were extremely anxious.

It was at this moment that Lu Yinheng and Ji Yunshuang returned together.

When Ji Yunshuang saw the woman fleeing down the mountain, the dagger in her hand flew out.

She had immense strength, and the dagger in her hand was incredibly sharp; the flying dagger sliced ​​off half of the other person's neck.

Instead of blood gushing out, a large number of worms emerged from the woman's neck, which had been cut in half.

The insects scrambled out, looking quite creepy.