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

What puzzled him even more was that no one had any objection to the government sealing off the city gates to investigate the real culprit.

Some people even went to the government to share the information they knew, hoping to help the government find the real culprit as soon as possible.

Everyone in this city seemed to be united as one, striving to find the real culprit and clear Ji Yunshuang's name.

He couldn't understand why everyone was so bewitched, so revering a traitor.

She was just a female rebel.

Why did everyone go to such lengths?

He simply didn't understand!

He said angrily, "Father, that woman from the Ji family must have arrived in Jingyang City. She's too cunning; she reversed public opinion in such a short time."

Even if Fu Ci is dead now, our plan has failed. We need to think of a solution quickly, or our hiding place will soon be exposed.

Minister Yan's brows furrowed deeply.

Today's scene was completely beyond his expectations. He never anticipated that Ji Yunshuang would guess her plan, let alone that she would be able to respond in time.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "Did the men you sent out to scout see any members of the Ji family?"

“No,” Yan Xin said. “But now the Fu family mansion is like an impregnable fortress, and everything in the city is well-managed. There must be someone in control of all this. It must be that Ji Shi has returned and is in charge.”

Minister Yan still didn't believe that Ji Yunshuang could return from Qi so quickly. "It might not be her. Fu Ci has many capable people around him."

“If they were Fu Ci’s men, public opinion in the city wouldn’t have reversed so quickly,” Yan Xin said. “Even if Fu Ci were alive now, he’d be half-dead. How could his men possibly still trust the Ji family?”

Minister Yan said, "If it's not Fu Ci's man, it could be someone left in Jingyang City by the Ji family. The Ji family is very good at winning people's hearts."

Yan Xin did not refute further.

Although he was very dissatisfied that Ji Yunshuang, a woman, could become empress in Qi, he had to admit that she was indeed very good at winning people's hearts.

She was the one who killed Prince Duan and Prince Xuan, yet their subordinates ultimately pledged allegiance to her.

She certainly has a knack for winning people over.

Yan Xin said worriedly, "The people in this city are all incredibly united. If the city gates don't open soon, we'll be exposed sooner or later."

Minister Yan said, "The people in the city are united and unwilling to cause trouble, so we'll find a way to make them cause trouble. There are so many people in the city who need to eat and drink, and the city gates can't always be closed."

The city gates are always closed, disrupting the normal lives of the city's residents. Naturally, some will be dissatisfied. Then, if we arrange for people to stir up trouble, even if they are united, they will eventually rebel.

"I'll take care of it right away!" Yan Xin said, and immediately went out the door.

Minister Yan sat in deep thought for a long time, then called over his trusted confidant and instructed, "Continue to investigate. We must find out whether the Ji family has returned to Jingyang City or not."

"Yes!" The trusted confidant immediately accepted the order and left.

*

After resting, Ji Yunshuang left the space first.

There has been no new progress on Qiu Yuan's side for the time being, but a servant came to report that Fu Ci has woken up, and the soldiers who were poisoned by snake venom have also seen their symptoms lessen, with many of them able to move around freely.

Ji Yunshuang got up first to go see Fu Ci.

Fu Ci had just woken up when Tang Yiyang and the others were telling him about how Ji Yunshuang had saved him when he fainted that night and was almost eaten by a python.

When Fu Ci heard Tang Yiyang describe the scene when Ji Yunshuang saved him, a strange joy welled up in his heart.

But then he thought about the news he'd heard recently, and some details he'd previously overlooked...

He suppressed his joy.

Tang Yiyang said with relief, "There were too many snakes, and they all seemed to have gone mad, attacking us frantically. We couldn't even get in at the time. Fortunately, she arrived in time and then brought medicine to save the prince."

After examining Fu Ci's pulse, Doctor Qin sighed and said, "Young Master, you were bitten by five kinds of highly venomous snakes this time. If it were up to my abilities, I would have no way to cure you."

Thankfully, the Bodhisattva protected him, and the prince was successfully cured. Otherwise, I truly wouldn't know how to explain it to the Prince and Princess!

Tang Yiyang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, we all thought this was a deliberate scheme by someone to sow discord between the Prince and Fairy Ji."

If anything happens to you, the Prince will do everything in his power to seek justice for you. We must not let those with malicious intentions succeed in their schemes.

Seeing Fu Ci's somber expression and his silence for a long time, Li Mingrui and the others exchanged glances, all seeing worry in each other's eyes.

Does the prince not trust them, or...?

Ji Yunshuang walked in at that moment.

As soon as she entered, she sensed that something was off about the atmosphere in the room.

Ji Yunshuang walked over and looked at Fu Ci, asking, "How are you feeling now? Is anything bothering you?"

Fu Ci tried to sit up, but because the toxins in his body had not completely subsided, he only moved slightly before falling back onto the bed.

"Sit still and don't move." Ji Yunshuang reached out to help him lie down, but Fu Ci struggled to sit up and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ji Yunshuang, saying, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I am injured and cannot get down to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The air in the room seemed to have been sucked out all at once, and Tang Yiyang and the others unconsciously held their breath.

Ji Yunshuang said, "Third Senior Brother, are you being so distant because you believe the rumors outside? Do you think I released the plague? Do you suspect that your death is related to me?"

Fu Ci said solemnly, "I have never doubted you. If you hadn't taken out the medicine in time to control the plague, the Zhou Kingdom would have been devastated, and the people would not have the peaceful life they have now."

He gradually came to understand many things that he couldn't understand before.

Those medicines weren't from any doctor she knew in the Valley of Divine Healers. The protective suits she took out weren't because she knew any extraordinary people either.

It's not because she herself is that expert.

No, the word "expert" alone cannot fully capture her incomparably noble status. The more he thought about the details of his past interactions with her, the more he realized he had overlooked too many details.

The rumors circulating that Ji Yunshuang is a celestial being descended to earth are not an exaggeration.

However, this discovery did not make him happy.

He used to be somewhat confident.

But now...

She is too unattainable, too far away.

He felt a deep bitterness in his heart.

Ji Yunshuang had no idea what he was feeling at that moment.

After hearing Fu Ci's words, she sat down on a chair and said, "Since Third Senior Brother has not doubted me, then Third Senior Brother can still call me Junior Sister as before! We, as fellow disciples, should not say such formal things."

Fu Ci forced a smile and said, "How could I possibly doubt my junior sister?"