"Feng Yurou won't let me off the hook," Qin Wan said calmly.

"If nothing unexpected happens, my identity as a woman will be exposed soon..."

"Turbulence may also occur on the frontier..."

"And the palace..."

At this point, Qin Wan looked up at Qi Xiao, "Do you know which prince Feng Yurou has teamed up with?"

Facing Qin Wan's gaze, Qi Xiao replied expressionlessly, "I don't know."

Qin Wan: "..."

...

"So what? You brought me back all by yourself, and with that sickly Ji Wenruo by your side, what brilliant plan do you have?" Qi Xiao continued to press.

Qin Wan sighed softly and pinched her brow, feeling a headache coming on.

"Didn't you ever think about yourself?"

Qi Xiao looked up at her in surprise and said honestly, "No."

Qin Wan: "...I don't believe it."

Qin Wan stared intently at him, trying to find something in his eyes.

However, Qi Xiao remained calm, showing no sign of emotion.

"You want to listen to me?" Qi Xiao looked Qin Wan up and down and suddenly asked.

"Otherwise, would you listen to me?" Qin Wan retorted.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiao raised an eyebrow and pondered for a mere second—yes, only a second, no more.

Qi Xiao shook his head, "No."

Qin Wan: "...Okay, tell me, what's your plan?"

"No." Qi Xiao shook his head, quite frankly, "My plan is that I have no plan."

Under Qin Wan's clearly suspicious gaze, Qi Xiao spoke calmly.

"When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it."

"I don't need to do anything, I don't need to make any arrangements. I just need to deal with them when they try to harm me."

Qin Wan: "..." That makes so much sense, I can't even refute it.

After being inexplicably brainwashed by Qi Xiao, Qin Wan lay quietly in the phoenix carriage, enjoying the preferential treatment from everyone in the palace.

The entire Imperial Medical Academy was swarming around her...

Meanwhile, because Qin Wan returned to the capital, Feng Ming, who was stationed at the border, also encountered many difficulties.

Apart from Qin Wan, the Qin family army does not obey anyone's orders.

Even though Feng Ming came with the imperial edict, the Qin family army, a bunch of roughnecks, still knew to outwardly comply but inwardly defy it.

On the surface, they treated the newly appointed general with utmost respect, but secretly cut off his communication with Kyoto.

Fengming was sidelined and trapped on the frontier, unable to make any contact with the capital.

Not only that, but the people in Shengjing were completely unaware that something was wrong...

This was because someone secretly sent a message to Shengjing on his behalf.

As she flipped through the letters in her hand, Qin Wan stroked her chin, a faint look of melancholy on her face.

"These people are so slow," Qin Wan sighed softly.

“Indeed.” Qi Xiao nodded in agreement.

They have been in the capital for three days, but there has been no further news from the palace.

There was no welcome banquet.

They said they would recruit talented people to treat Qin Wan, but no one has appeared yet.

The Emperor and Feng Yurou would visit Qin Wan every day to offer their condolences, instruct the entire Imperial Medical Academy to cure her, and then leave gracefully without a trace.

"It seems I'll have to take action myself," Qin Wan sighed softly.

"What do you plan to do?" Qi Xiao's dark eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

"You'll find out soon enough," Qin Wan said meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiao's eyes flickered.

Two more days passed...

As Qin Wan's condition worsened, with the poison penetrating her internal organs, the entire Imperial Medical Academy was filled with unease. Meanwhile, the Emperor and Feng Yurou visited Qin Wan more and more frequently.

Looking at the two men's hypocritical faces, Qin Wan's lips curled slightly, her smile carrying a profound meaning.

"Your Majesty... cough cough cough..."

"Your Majesty... Your humble servant... Your humble servant is afraid that I... can no longer... serve Your Majesty..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Qin Wan suddenly tilted her head to the side and stopped breathing.

"ah!"

The emperor screamed in fright, his aged body trembling violently.

"The Imperial Physician!"

"Imperial Physician, come quickly!"

"Where are the imperial physicians? Where have they all gone?"

"Come quickly and save the general!"

At the emperor's urging, all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy immediately gathered around.

"Your Majesty, please step back and rest for a moment!"

"We will do everything in our power to save the general!"

"His Majesty……"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"Great General, Great General..."

"The Great General is gone..."

With a loud crash, the medicine box in the imperial physician's hands fell to the ground.

The emperor staggered backward, but Feng Yurou caught him in time to steady him.

"Your Majesty, I wish to step forward and see the General off..."

The emperor waved his hand, signaling Feng Yurou to step forward and ignore him.

Checking his breath...

Checking the pulse in the neck...

Probing the heart...

He really stopped breathing?

For some reason, Feng Yurou felt uneasy and sensed that something was wrong with the matter.

Her eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty, and her gaze towards Qin Wan shifted unpredictably.

In the very end, she couldn't resist reaching out to Qin Wan's exquisitely beautiful face...

At the critical moment, two slender, fair hands with distinct knuckles reached out and stopped her.

"Your Majesty has gone too far!"

"My beloved sister has passed away. I hope Your Majesty will grant her the last vestige of dignity!"

Qi Xiao and Ji Wenruo spoke one after the other.

Two men stood guard in front of Qin Wan's "body," their eyes filled with hatred as they stared at Feng Yurou.

Feng Yurou wasn't angry at being stopped, but stared at Ji Wenruo and Qi Xiao with suspicion and uncertainty in her eyes, her gaze filled with anger and hatred...

Is he really dead?

How could that be...?

How could a naturally beautiful woman die so casually?

Feng Yurou refused to believe it and, taking advantage of Qi Xiao and Ji Wenruo's unpreparedness, signaled to the guards beside her to step forward and stop the two.

She quickly touched Qin Wan's cheek.

No disguise?

Is it really her?

Is he really dead?

Feng Yurou still didn't believe it, and just as her hand was about to reach for Qin Wan's chest...

Qi Xiao was furious!

"Bang!"

"boom!"

With a fierce palm strike, Feng Yurou instinctively dodged, even forgetting to pretend to be gentle and incapable of martial arts.

"This is outrageous!!!"

Upon witnessing Feng Yurou's actions, even the gentle Ji Wenruo trembled with rage. Driven by anger, she snatched the sword from the guard's hand and pointed it at them.

"Who dares to come near?"

Seeing the Imperial Hospital in complete chaos, the Emperor was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed. After taking a few deep breaths, he coldly addressed Feng Yurou.

"Enough!"

"Your Majesty, stop right now!"

The emperor's cold gaze fell upon her, and Feng Yurou's heart trembled, her expression stiffening almost imperceptibly.

She forgot...

In the emperor's heart, she was always the image of a delicate and innocent girl.

In her haste, she revealed her martial arts skills, and given the old emperor's suspicious nature, he certainly won't let her off the hook.

Thinking of this, Feng Yurou's eyes darkened...

It seems we can't delay any longer!

Since Qin Wan is dead, it's time to begin some actions.

Even if Qin Wan really didn't die...

She wouldn't mind actually sending her on her way!

Thinking of this, a sinister glint flashed in Feng Yurou's eyes.