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

The old woman took a breather, handed a sheepskin scroll to Ji Yunshuang, and carefully explained how to open and close the entrance before saying, "I am now handing over the entrance to the Witch Clan to you. From now on, the lives of the entire Witch Clan will be in His Majesty's hands."

Ji Yunshuang stroked the parchment scroll in her hand, staring at him and said, "You're handing me something so important, what do you want in exchange for?"

The old woman said, "Your Majesty, could you please spare their lives, considering that this old woman has taken the initiative?"

She was already in poor health, and forcibly sealing the entrance exhausted all her life force.

She knew her days were numbered and there was nothing more she could do.

She was disappointed with the Witch Clan.

No matter how disappointed she was, they were still her roots. She couldn't just stand by and watch the entire Witch Clan be destroyed, nor could she watch those few wretches of the Witch Clan turn this world into hell.

However, she had limited abilities and was powerless to do anything when she realized something was wrong.

We could only watch helplessly as so many innocent people perished.

Fortunately, Ji Yunshuang came out later, turned the tide, and saved the world.

otherwise……

She has no face to meet her ancestors.

Ji Yunshuang said, "I cannot agree to that. I dare not risk the lives of all people."

The old woman's expression was calm, showing no disappointment. She had already expected this.

Ji Yunshuang: "However, I can promise you that as long as they don't do anything reckless that harms the common people, I will not take action against them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The old woman was about to kneel down again, but Ji Yunshuang stopped her and told her to sit down and talk.

In her heart, she still had many doubts.

For example, why is this old woman guarding this place? And what exactly happened to the witch clan in the past?

When Ji Yunshuang asked about the past, a self-deprecating smile flashed in the old woman's eyes.

She was originally a holy maiden of the witch clan, but she fell in love with a man. For that man, she gave up her status as a holy maiden and wanted to bear children for him.

This decision could be said to have gambled away the rest of her life.

The holy maidens of their witch clan are incapable of bearing children.

If she has children, her supernatural powers will be severed, and she will no longer be able to be a saintess.

She originally thought that even if she lost her supernatural powers, it wouldn't matter for the sake of her beloved.

Little did she know that the man for whom she had given up half her life was just a scumbag.

When she was six months pregnant, the man who had promised to be with her for life was having an affair with another woman.

She was so shocked that she went into premature labor.

She lost her child, so she couldn't be a saint anymore; she became a laughingstock.

Heartbroken, she left the witch clan. She no longer cared about or thought about the witch clan.

She started living a normal life outside.

I thought that's how she would end her life.

Unexpectedly, the new Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan would later cause so much trouble.

She also began to suspect that her falling in love with that scumbag was a setup. However, her health was deteriorating, and she lacked the strength to investigate.

And even if it's found out that someone plotted against us, so what?

She told Ji Yunshuang about these things, and also explained in detail what was happening within the Wu tribe.

After saying that, the old woman closed her eyes.

Ji Yunshuang reached out to check, but she had stopped breathing.

She sighed and instructed her attendants to bury the old woman.

Ji Yunshuang personally verified the words of the former Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan, and it was later proven that what she said was true and not a lie.

Once it was confirmed that the Wu Clan's exit was sealed and they could no longer pose a threat to the outside world, Ji Yunshuang was completely relieved.

She devoted more of her energy to developing and governing the country.

Under her leadership, Daqi has seen rapid development in both agriculture and technology.

In just a few years, the official roads of Daqi were widened by two times, the distance between cities was shortened, the cost of travel for people was reduced, and commerce became more active than ever before.

The large-scale repair of irrigation canals and the distribution of seed grains have enabled Daqi's agriculture to achieve unprecedented success.

Nowadays, there are very few hungry farmers in Daqi.

In Daqi, as long as you are willing to work, you will never go hungry.

Not only do neighboring countries like to do business with Daqi, but the people of neighboring countries also greatly envy the people of Daqi. Many people who cannot make a living will flee to Daqi to settle down.

The Great Qi Dynasty welcomed all refugees who fled from abroad to settle there.

Now, the Great Qi is in dire need of manpower for its development. The predecessors of the Great Qi were the Zhou and Qi states, both of which were frequently plagued by war, natural disasters, and massive population losses.

After Ji Yunshuang became empress, she issued a series of policies in hopes of restoring the population. She even introduced policies to encourage childbirth.

However, the time frame was short, and although the population increased, there was still a shortage of manpower.

However, while she welcomed all the people who had migrated from neighboring countries, she also had her own set of laws and regulations; otherwise, things would have descended into chaos.

Lu Yanqi was a renowned prodigy who had been involved in decision-making in the imperial court since a young age.

Influenced by her brother, Lu Tiantian greatly admires him and wants to be like him, standing in the imperial court and sharing her mother's burdens.

Ji Yunshuang did not disregard her words just because she was young.

On the contrary, he often kept her by his side and taught her carefully.

Lu Yinheng was busy with matters concerning the Ministry of War, and his family rarely got to spend time together.

No matter how busy she is normally, Ji Yunshuang always tries to make time for her family to reunite during the Chinese New Year.

Ji Yunshuang returned late this year.

I missed the family reunion dinner.

An oil field was discovered on the northwestern border, and she temporarily organized technicians to study how to extract the oil.

The goal is to improve the utilization rate of oil.

However, given that it was ancient times and technology was underdeveloped, separating oil and increasing its utilization rate was not easy.

This busyness caused a delay.

It was too late when we got back.

Sweetie often followed her around, so they weren't separated for long. Lu Yanqi had the soul of an adult inside his body, and he accepted this well.

Only Lu Yinheng harbored deep resentment about this.

It should have been a happy thing that his wife's ambitions lay not in romantic relationships, leaving those scions of wealthy families who always coveted her powerless.

But she didn't really care about him. In her heart, the development of the country, people's livelihood... there were too many things that could be put above him.

He was a little jealous.

Although he was happy to see Ji Yunshuang again, he also felt a bit troubled.

Thinking that they would soon be separated again, he looked at Ji Yunshuang with resentment.

Noticing his gaze, Ji Yunshuang smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Yunshuang, I want to discuss something with you."

"You said."

"Now that Daqi is on the right track, I won't be indispensable in many places anymore. After thinking about it, I've decided not to take up any more positions."

Ji Yunshuang was a little surprised; she hadn't expected that this was what she was going to say.

She didn't speak, but gestured to him with her eyes to continue.

Lu Yinheng said, "You need someone to take care of you, and I don't trust anyone else. I'm thinking of staying by your side after I retire to take care of you."

Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow. "You're willing to do that?"

"What's there to be reluctant about?" Lu Yinheng smiled at her.

"Aren't you afraid of regretting it in the future?" Ji Yunshuang said, "You should know that if you stay by my side without holding any official position, and someone else is involved outside, it might not sound so good."

Even in modern times, if a man is a stay-at-home dad, public opinion isn't very favorable, and he faces a lot of pressure.

Especially in this era.

Lu Yinheng said, "They will only envy me. If given a chance, they would want to take my place. Even if they spread some unpleasant rumors, it's all because of jealousy."

He had thought about resigning for a long time; it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.

He considered every aspect. He felt that as long as he could stay with her forever, he wouldn't care about the gossip from the outside world.

And he didn't lie.

Countless people outside want to be by Ji Yunshuang's side and serve her. It's just that those people don't have the chance.

Seeing that his decision was not made on a whim but after careful consideration, Ji Yunshuang didn't say anything more.

She reached out and took his hand.

It's nice to have someone like that to accompany her in painting this world!

(End of the article)