I think my luck is turning around.

An Ge listened to Mu An's explanation and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. An Ge wasn't particularly curious, so she didn't ask any further questions.

On the other side, Ji Xixi began with polite conversation, "Lord Fengyuan, how have you been lately?"

Feng Yuan's gaze quickly searched for the direction of the sound, finally landing on Ji Xixi. He then nodded slightly as a sign of politeness; in Feng Yuan's view, since her surname was Ji, she must be someone special.

"It's alright. After all, serving the emperor requires meticulous attention to detail, but it's not too tiring."

"It's good that you're not tired. Mr. Ji often talks about you! Before he left, he said he wanted to ask if you had finished your wine. If you had, be sure to tell him, and he will send someone to deliver it to you."

"It's really kind of you to think of me, Mr. Ji. There's not much wine left. But when will you be returning to the capital, Mr. Ji?"

"It will be soon, around... next month."

At this moment, An Ge stood quietly behind Ji Xixi, making no noise and trying not to attract anyone's attention.

The next sentence, without any formalities, was uttered by Feng Yuan: "It's good that you're back."

An Ge stood beside Ji Xixi with her head down, just like a maid. Zhou Dai, who was not far away, also stood respectfully. It seemed that Zhou Dai, as a true person of this world, was the one who truly feared Feng Yuan.

An Ge glanced at Zhou Dai out of the corner of her eye. Zhou Dai stood there expressionless, waiting for time to pass, for the two of them to finish their conversation, and for Feng Yuan to leave with his men.

Feng Yuan felt that things were almost settled, so he hurried to leave. He was waiting to report to the Emperor; this couldn't be delayed.

Watching Feng Yuan leave, Ji Xixi also warmly said goodbye. At this moment, the other two finally relaxed, realizing they truly didn't know how to deal with someone like him.

Although Zhou Dai was capable, he still found these things troublesome and decided not to take the lead when he wasn't needed.

After watching Feng Yuan walk out the door, Zhou Dai and An Ge relaxed their initial awkwardness. Ji Xixi then turned to look at them and asked, "Where are you two going next?"

"It's time for me to go home."

Zhou Dai had come here today to cause trouble, and once he was done, he was going home. He wanted to tell his sister, Zhou Zhi, about what had happened, and describe it to her personally.

Ji Xixi looked at An Ge again. An Ge's neck was really uncomfortable because she had been looking down; she was so tired. An Ge's hand was still on the back of her neck, and she was still twisting her neck haphazardly.

"Me? Of course I'm going back to Le Si Fang!"

What about you?

When An Ge asked a question, Ji Xixi just smiled and then said something very strange.

"Get ready to return to the city."

An Ge looked at Ji Xixi with great confusion, but Ji Xixi's smile froze on her face, then slowly faded, and she stared blankly ahead.

It took Ji Xixi a while to come to her senses and look at An Ge. "I need to go to the yamen to retrieve those bullets!"

Ji Xixi quickly started running. Now that she was in Beijing, she had to retrieve the bullets she fired, no matter what, and try her best to recover them.

An Ge naturally didn't understand, and of course, Zhou Dai didn't know either; they had no idea what Ji Xixi was talking about.