After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Miao Xingren parted the woman's rosy lips and kissed her passionately. Just as he reached out to unbutton their clothes, his hand stopped abruptly when it touched Ye Zhuxi's abdomen.

He squinted at her flat stomach for a while, frowned slightly, and the lingering desire on his face froze!

"Of all times..."

Miao Xingren looked up and gazed deeply at the unconscious woman. He licked his lips, still somewhat unsatisfied with the kiss from earlier.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and suppressed his desire, covered her with the blankets, and angrily turned and left.

Early the next morning.

Ye Zhuxi was woken up by hunger. She touched her flat stomach, and the feeling of hunger spread immediately.

I frowned, wondering why I've been feeling hungry or lazy lately.

"Miss, breakfast is ready!"

Just then, He Ye came in carrying food.

Seeing the fragrant pork porridge on the table, Ye Zhuxi's mouth watered. She lifted the covers, went over, picked up a steamed bun, and started eating it in big bites.

"..."

Seeing her cheeks bulging from eating, looking extremely hungry, He Ye clicked her tongue lightly.

"Miss, your appetite is like that of a woman who has just become pregnant!"

Ye Zhuxi paused in her eating, glancing down at her flat stomach. She had noticed this problem recently and initially suspected she might be pregnant, but when she remembered Fu Jingyuan saying he had taken medicine, she dismissed the thought.

She pursed her lips: "No way, I just like to eat!"

Lotus Leaf pouted and whispered, "It is like that!"

……

North

"You corrupt official, you embezzled disaster relief funds and pay, you deserve to die a horrible death!"

Outside, hundreds of men carrying torches surrounded the house.

Ying listened to the curses of the people outside and felt somewhat indignant.

Who is their master? He came here to help them solve their problems, and he didn't eat or drink to find out why the crops couldn't survive. Yet he was treated like this!

Hearing the increasingly loud curses outside, Ying couldn't bear it any longer.

"Master, should I go out and drive them away?"

Fu Jingyuan was unaffected; his eyes were indifferent, revealing no emotion.

"No need, I'll go out and talk to them!"

Just as everyone was getting into the middle of their argument, the door suddenly opened and Fu Jingyuan walked out.

"You corrupt official, you are nothing but a lackey of the imperial court!"

"You have no conscience! You completely ignore us ordinary people!"

"..."

Fu Jingyuan listened quietly as everyone finished cursing, and only spoke slowly after they had finished.

"Give me time, and I can help you solve your agricultural problems!"

A voice rang out from the crowd: "Why should we believe you!"

"The food we brought has been mostly distributed. If you don't want to starve, you have to listen to me!"

"..."

Everyone fell silent; they had all experienced hunger before and knew what it felt like.

"Trust me, I swear on my life, if I can't do it, I'll suffer with you!" Fu Jingyuan said firmly.

They looked at each other a few times, but no one said a word.

Just as the crowd was gradually quieting down, someone in the crowd shouted again: "Don't listen to him, he's stalling for time to escape!"

"I saw it. They're all ready, just waiting for us to let our guard down so they can escape!"

Those who had been persuaded were then provoked into anger and began to riot.

At that moment, someone in the crowd threw a stone at Fu Jingyuan. Just as it was about to hit him, Ying quickly reached out and blocked it.

He picked up the stone and examined it. The stone was very irregular in shape and had some sharp points on it. If it hit someone, it would definitely cause injury. It was obviously intentional.

Fu Jingyuan's sinister eyes darkened slightly as he glanced at the people in the crowd who were throwing stones at him.

Upon receiving his order, Ying jumped down and grabbed the man who was making a fuss.

The man struggled and shouted, "Why are you grabbing me?"

"I've noticed you for a while now, inciting everyone to attack high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Are you out of your mind?"

"I...I didn't incite anyone. It was clearly that corrupt official who embezzled the rations. Don't make me a scapegoat!"

Fu Jingyuan looked at the man coldly, not saying anything more to him. Instead, he turned to the others and said, "I've found the problem. Give me three days, and I'll solve everything. If you don't want to die, you have to listen to me now!"

"..."

Without the men's encouragement, the crowd looked at each other, and after thinking for a moment, could only disperse helplessly.

……

Inside the house, Fu Jingyuan leaned down and looked at the man who was tied up: "If I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't be short of food. Not only do you come to collect disaster relief food frequently, but you also have a lot of rice stored at home. These were all given to you by others, right?"

The man was somewhat shocked at how Fu Jingyuan knew all this, but he still vehemently denied it.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Don't use me as a shield when you can't do things yourself."

Fu Jingyuan was too lazy to waste words with him and turned to hand him over to Ying.

After arriving in the North, Fu Jingyuan ordered Ying to secretly observe everything in private. Sure enough, all the problems that happened here were being manipulated by someone behind the scenes. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that there was both drought and soil pollution.

When he was planting crops, he immediately noticed that there was a problem with the water. Everything after that was just an act, and he wanted to see what the people behind the scenes were up to.

That person valued his life, and after being dangerously attacked by Ying with his sword a few times, he revealed everything.

He had received favors from Li Dazhao, who instructed him to put pesticides in the river to prevent crops from growing. Dazhao also ordered him to create riots and panic in the area…

The water problem had already been solved by Fu Jingyuan. He was still here to find the mastermind behind it all. He never expected that this person would be so clumsy as to dare to cause trouble in the crowd!

"Dazhao!" Ying whispered, turning to look at Fu Jingyuan, who remained expressionless.

"Write it all down and take it back to the Emperor!" Fu Jingyuan gave the order without hesitation and then turned to leave.

"..."

Shadow: Master is so heartless! He's even going so far as to destroy his own hometown just to marry Ye Zhuxi!

Fu Jingyuan's mind was only on Ye Zhuxi. What should have been a matter of a few days for him was dragged out for a month.

The next day, after making all the arrangements, he turned around, mounted his horse, and rode back home.

……

When Ye Zhuxi, who was far away in the capital, heard that Fu Jingyuan had returned, she was so happy that she almost jumped for joy, but fortunately, Miao Xingren stopped her.

Seeing his serious expression, Ye Zhuxi frowned in confusion: "What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss? I was like this before!"

"You're different now than before!"

"What's the difference?"

Miao Xingren glanced at her flat stomach, his eyes cold, but he didn't say anything. He just reminded Ye Zhuxi not to run and jump around and to be careful not to fall.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zhuxi rushed out upon hearing that Fu Jingyuan had returned. She tripped on the stone steps and fell forward.

Fortunately, Miao Xingren reacted quickly and caught him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Looking at the hard stone before her, Ye Zhuxi patted her chest with a hint of lingering fear. She turned back to meet Miao Xingren's worried gaze and smiled gratefully at him.

"Ye Zhuxi"

At this moment, Fu Jingyuan, who had just returned, saw this scene, and his face suddenly frosted over, looking cold and frightening.