Cold-faced Empress

She had no choice but to go; the guards of the Prince Mu's mansion brought her there without regard for her threats or pleas.

Mo Canglan was not there; only his guards and attendants remained in the courtyard.

A guard brought in the food: "Miss Fu, His Highness instructed us to send you this meal."

She had just eaten and was already full, so she couldn't eat anymore. Besides, she wanted to show her determination: "I'm not eating, take it away!"

"His Highness instructed that you must finish your meal."

Fu Siying said irritably, "Just leave it there."

"His Highness instructed me to watch you finish eating."

Fu Siying gritted her teeth: "What if I don't eat it?"

The guard took out a rope and gestured awkwardly, saying, "Then I have no choice but to be disrespectful."

"..."

So, if she doesn't want to eat, they're going to tie her up and force-feed her?

Succumbing to threats and intimidation, Fu Siying forced herself to eat her food, bite by bite. Leaving any leftovers wasn't enough; she had to finish it all!

"Burp!" Fu Siying, having eaten her fill, pushed her bowl and chopsticks away with difficulty. "Now, burp, is that enough? I need to rest, burp, you can all burp out!"

Seeing that she wanted to rest, the guards took away the bowls and chopsticks and brought in Miss Fu, Yunzhi.

Without a doubt, to prevent her from doing anything foolish, she was even supervised while sleeping!

"Sister, you must be strong!" Yunzhi said, her eyes brimming with tears.

Looking at her soft, cuddly little sister in her arms, Fu Siying felt like crying. No, she couldn't be strong; Mo Canglan was driving her crazy.

While Fu Siying rested with Yunzhi, the main hall of the government office was filled with a group of bandits who had been imprisoned and interrogated for several days. Sitting in the hall was Prince Mu, ruthless and merciless.

Unlike Prime Minister Fu and Governor of Pingcheng, Mo Canglan did not interrogate the bandits, but instead had them identify them.

When the elite soldiers of Prince Mu's mansion stormed into the Ji family home to arrest people, Ji Xiangrong and her wife were discussing Prince Mu's arrival in Pingcheng, with the door tightly shut.

"Hmph, she really is a vixen. She's been insulted, yet Prince Mu still came to see her." Ji Xiangrong was quite unconvinced.

Madam Ji frowned: "Prince Mu is very capable. I wonder if he will find out anything."

"Didn't you already tell Ah Si to leave Pingcheng? What's there to worry about?"

"I'm just afraid..."

Before she could finish speaking, a servant outside cried out in alarm, "Madam, something terrible has happened! Prince Mu has sent soldiers to arrest people!"

Why arrest people?

Naturally, they were brought to the main hall one by one to be identified by the bandits.

Fu Siying had previously asked if any bandits remembered the messenger, but no one answered except Huang Hu. With Huang Hu dead, the trail went cold. Mo Canglan's method, however, was deception!

They stood one by one in front of more than a dozen bandits to be identified. Those with guilty consciences would inevitably reveal their true colors.

Mo Canglan's eyes were sharp; he could detect even the slightest hint of guilt or fear in anyone's expression.

He inquired about Fu Siying's experiences over the past few days and first finalized the selections of the Bai and Ji families. After the Bai family members were questioned first and no abnormalities were found, it was the Ji family's turn.

Everyone had a guess in their hearts: if anyone was going to harm Fu Siying, it would definitely be Ji Xiangrong, whom they had made an enemy of in the past few days.

Without evidence, no one dared to voice their speculations, not even Fu Siying.

After Mr. Ji had made his identification, it was Mrs. Ji's turn.

As soon as the composed and calm Madam Ji stood in front of the group of bandits, she was immediately pointed out by Mo Canglan!

"Take it."

Everyone was surprised.

Why? There's absolutely nothing wrong with Madam Ji! Besides, how could it possibly be Madam Ji herself going out of the city to deliver a message to the bandits?!