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

Seeing that Ji Yunshuang was not angry, but instead considered their needs in every way, Peng Yimeng and his sister were deeply moved.

The two knelt down to express their gratitude.

After expressing his gratitude, Peng Yimeng said, "Your Majesty, may I go back to work now? Can we slaughter this pig later?"

Ji Yunshuang said, "You can decide when to kill you. Don't skimp on food, take good care of your health. No matter what you do, you need to be healthy."

I have many important tasks for you to handle in the future. What if you overwork yourself now?

Peng Yimeng lowered his head and replied, "Yes! I understand. I will certainly not lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains, nor will I fail to distinguish between what is important and what is not."

Ji Yunshuang nodded, then took out a rope and tied the pig to a big tree.

She used her mind to survey the situation outside the space and decided to leave the space later.

She took this opportunity to spend time with her two children.

Lu Yuzhu was overjoyed to see her mother, chattering away nonstop. Lu Yanqi wanted to learn about mechanics, so Ji Yunshuang gave him a computer with many learning videos stored on it.

Lu Yuzhu wasn't interested in the profound and difficult things her brother was learning, but she was very interested in the food videos.

Since they didn't lack ingredients, she joined in and cooked some. She even proudly presented it to Ji Yunshuang for her to taste, asking, "Mother, is what Zhuzhu made delicious?"

These are hawthorn candy snowballs made from hawthorns grown in the black soil region.

This was Lu Yuzhu's first time making it, and because she was young, the sugar snowballs didn't look very appealing.

Although it doesn't look very appealing, it tastes really good.

Ji Yunshuang gave her a thumbs up and said, "It's delicious! My darling is amazing."

Lu Yuzhu said happily, "Then I'll make more and send some to my grandmother and third uncle."

Ji Yunshuang said, "Okay, I'll take you to meet them in a few days."

Lu Yuzhu had only said it casually, but she didn't expect her mother to promise to take them to see her grandmother and the others in a few days. She asked in a daze, "Really? We can really see Grandma in a few days?"

Lu Yanqi also looked at Ji Yunshuang intently.

"Of course, would I lie to you?" Ji Yunshuang smiled. "I've been busy lately, but I can take you back to Shuanghe Village once I'm done."

"That's great!" Lu Yuzhu jumped up happily.

Lu Yanqi was also a little excited.

Although they didn't live in Shuanghe Village for very long, he developed a special affection for the place.

After happily spinning around on the ground a few times, Lu Yuzhu threw herself into Ji Yunshuang's arms and said, "Mother, I love you."

Ji Yunshuang hugged her and kissed her little face, saying, "Mother loves you too."

While the mother and her children were enjoying a warm and cozy time together, Minister Yan and Yan Xin were in a state of utter chaos.

Although the two successfully evaded Qiu Yuan and his men's search thanks to their disguise, they were now faced with a dilemma: where to hide next.

Now that the city gates are closed and people are checking household registrations and identities everywhere in the city, the places they had prepared before are no longer habitable. Finding a suitable place to hide is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Yan Xin said anxiously, "Father, what should we do? If this continues, we'll be found sooner or later. If the Ji family sees us like this, it will be incredibly embarrassing."

Although they were dressed as women, they were still men. They had large frames and masculine faces. A closer look would reveal that they were men in disguise.

Clearly, pretending to be a woman is not a long-term solution.

Minister Yan certainly understood this principle as well.

He lowered his voice and said, "Let's avoid people for now, try to hold out until night, then we'll go find Fu Jiayou."

Yan Xin said in disbelief, "Father... this is too risky. That Fu Jiayou is a coward. If we go to him, won't he hand us over to the Ji family immediately?"

Minister Yan said, “You don’t understand people’s hearts. Jingzhou was originally the fiefdom of Prince Xuan. Even if Fu Jiayou wasn’t the heir apparent, he still had a place to contend for. But because of the Ji family, Jingzhou has now become her territory.”

He had no choice but to submit due to the power of the Ji family. But he was not necessarily content. Given the opportunity, he would surely retaliate and bite back at the Ji family.

Yan Xin thought about it and realized that his father made a lot of sense.

If it were him, he would hate the Ji family to death too. How could he possibly remain peacefully under their control and hold a minor position?

With Fu Jiayou's help, they will definitely be able to evade the search and escape the city.

However, he found it unbelievable that the Ji family hadn't killed Fu Jiayou and had even given him a civil service position in Jingyang City.

If it were anyone else, their first instinct would have been to kill Fu Jiayou to prevent future trouble. But for the sake of her reputation, she not only spared Fu Jiayou but also arranged a position for him, which is truly strange.

After observing for a long time, the two quietly hid in the courtyard of a house.

It seems this family went to the auction in the morning, had lunch, and then went back to the auction.

There were plenty of fresh radishes and cabbages piled up at home.

However, apart from radishes and cabbages, they did not buy any of the vegetables that were auctioned at high prices. It is clear that their family's financial situation is not good enough to afford the auctioned vegetables. They plan to buy seeds in the afternoon.

After observing the family for a while, Minister Yan scooped a ladle of water from the water vat and drank it.

After Minister Yan finished drinking the water, Yan Xin also ran over, grabbed the water ladle, and drank most of it in one gulp.

Aside from eating a few cucumbers from the auction, the two hadn't had lunch yet. Now, after quenching their thirst with water, they felt even hungrier.

Yan Xin put down the water ladle, opened the kitchen cupboard, and tried to see if there was any food left, but after searching around, he was disappointed.

There was no cooked food in the cupboard.

The two of them swallowed hard when they saw the cabbages displayed in the room.

Unable to light a fire, the two ended up each holding a radish and gnawing on it.

Yan Xin took a few bites and couldn't help but say, "Father, this radish is actually quite delicious. Could that Ji family really be a deity? Look how big this radish is! Even the radishes presented as tribute to the palace weren't this big."

Minister Yan thought about the vegetables he had seen at the auction, as well as the talking box and other novelties. His eyes were deep and unfathomable. "She definitely has a secret, but she's definitely not a deity. Once we figure out her secret, we'll capture her. Then, this world will be ours."

Yan Xin listened to his father's words, his eyes shining with excitement.

If they succeed, then his father will be the emperor, and he will be the crown prince.

Besides the world, they might also gain access to the supernatural powers possessed by the Ji family.

But now they've lost all their men, and they're still trapped in the city...

Thinking about their current situation, Yan Xin's mood sank again. He said, "Father, do you have any way to control her?"