The pangs of conscience tormented him.
But in the end, he released his grip and said in a deep voice, "I have already reported this matter, but until the results are in, you will have to continue your exile."
"Okay, we understand."
The head constable clasped his hands in a fist salute, then said to Yun Zhourong, "In that case, Doctor Yun, please make your preparations. We'll depart at noon."
"Okay." Although Yun Zhourong was somewhat disappointed, she was able to accept it calmly.
Having experienced such a terrible smallpox epidemic, nothing that comes after will be as dangerous as this one.
"Yun, have you ever offended any nobles in the palace?" After the head constable left, the magistrate finally asked.
"Never."
Yun Zhourong shook her head, and then briefly explained her situation at the Earl's mansion, "Therefore, I have not made any connections with anyone, let alone encountered any noble people in the palace."
From childhood to adulthood, apart from her second wife's family, she had no friends in Kyoto.
"That is indeed puzzling." The magistrate frowned slightly.
Ji Minxiu, however, caught the key point and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is that Lady Feng's mistress someone from the palace?"
The magistrate looked at Ji Minxiu with admiration in his eyes, but did not say anything. Instead, he said, "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. I wish you a safe journey, Doctor Yun."
"Thank you, sir."
Reminded by Ji Minxiu, Yun Zhourong understood and quickly bowed to express her gratitude.
After seeing the magistrate off, Yun Zhourong looked at Ji Minxiu with concern and said, "The magistrate means that there are nobles in the palace who are targeting me, but I really don't know anyone!"
“I remember you said that your maternal grandfather was a royal physician.”
Ji Minxiu frowned and asked, "Is this matter related to your maternal grandfather?"
Throughout history, being a royal physician has always been one of the riskiest professions, as one could easily be implicated in others' affairs.
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhourong pursed her lips and lowered her eyes.
"My maternal grandfather was imprisoned because he gave the wrong medicine and caused the death of a pregnant concubine."
Yun Zhourong's voice choked as she spoke, "But before we could even ask someone to help us, we were told that my maternal grandfather had committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment, and his body was even cremated."
She was only ten years old at the time, and her maternal grandmother, unable to bear the blow, also passed away.
Originally, my maternal grandfather's family only had one daughter, my mother. After my maternal grandfather was convicted of a crime, all the relatives hid far away, and there wasn't even anyone to collect the body and handle the funeral arrangements.
By the time she received the news, her maternal grandfather's ashes had already been thrown into a mass grave.
She didn't know exactly where they were, so she could only search one by one.
Later, she fell into a trap. If it weren't for the young man who suddenly appeared and kept her warm, she probably would have frozen to death in the mountains long ago.
Seeing the little girl sad, Ji Minxiu felt bad too, and gently patted her shoulder.
He softened his tone and said, "This is clearly an attempt to destroy evidence. There must be more to what happened back then. Perhaps your maternal grandfather knew some secret, and the other party, knowing that you and your grandfather had a good relationship, was worried that you would find out the truth, so they wanted to get rid of you."
"Yes, that's what I think too. My grandfather was very meticulous in his medical practice and would never make such a mistake."
Yun Zhou calmed himself down, a determined look appearing in his eyes. "When the opportunity arises in the future, I will definitely clear my grandfather's name!"
Ji Minxiu nodded seriously, "That day will come, and I will help you then."
These words touched Yun Zhourong's heart, and she said gratefully, "Lady Snow Demon, thank you!"
“We’re good friends now, so there’s no need to say thank you anymore.” Ji Minxiu reached out and gently patted Yun Zhourong’s head.
Looking into Ji Minxiu's gentle eyes, Yun Zhourong's heart began to race. She quickly lowered her head and whispered, "Okay."
"Bang..."
Just then, the safety buckle on Ji Minxiu's hand emitted bursts of red light, and the red coils rapidly increased.
"The power of faith has increased again. It seems that this delivery of grain has inspired the villagers to make sincere offerings once again."
Yun Zhourong said happily, "These villagers are very grateful. It's worth all the help we've given them."
"Mm." Ji Minxiu nodded with a smile.
Afterwards, the two asked someone from the second wife's family to help them pack their things and prepare to set off.
However, after finishing organizing his things, looking at the pile of bags and packages in front of him, Ji Minxiu couldn't help but mutter to himself, "If only I had a personal space to store all this stuff."
"call out…"
Then, in the next second, right in front of everyone from the second branch of the family, all those things disappeared.
Instantly, the room fell into dead silence.
The members of the second branch of the family stared wide-eyed at Ji Minxiu.
Ji Minxiu was also quite surprised. He had only said it casually, how could it have actually made the thing disappear?
"Wow, Snow Fairy, you're amazing!" Yun Mingyuan was the first to come to his senses, clapping and cheering with admiration.
"sharp!"
The members of the second branch swallowed hard and gave a thumbs-up in unison, "Lord Snow Demon, what a skill!"
"Um…"
Ji Minxiu smiled, feigning composure, but inside he was panicking.
Damn it, where did all those things go?!
"Lord Snow Demon, are you going to help us carry those things?" Yun Hongcheng asked cautiously.
Having witnessed this sorcery firsthand, the members of the second branch of the family had no more doubts about Ji Minxiu's identity and were filled with awe.
Ji Minxiu's mind raced, and he finally grasped the safety buckle.
After thinking about it, I feel that only a safety buckle can do this.
I glanced at the safety buckle in my palm and saw that the red coils on its surface were no longer visible; instead, it emitted a faint blue light.
It seems that the safety buckle has undergone new changes again.
So he silently thought to himself: Send the things out.
"Whoosh..."
Sure enough, all the things from before appeared.
"Wow, it's back to normal!" Yun Mingyuan exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"Lord Snow Demon, what's going on?"
Yun Zhourong was also stunned by his move and stepped forward to ask him in a low voice.
You promised you weren't a monster!
Is this ability to suddenly make things disappear and then reappear truly something that humans can do?
Upon hearing this, Ji Minxiu pulled Yun Zhourong aside and whispered, "It's this safety buckle. It has undergone a new change. Try to see if you can put things inside it."
"Let me see!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhourong excitedly took out the safety buckle and indeed found that it emitted a faint blue light.
So she silently told herself: Pack all the luggage.
"Whoosh..."
When I turned around, I saw that the pile of luggage was really gone.
"She's gone... Lady Snow Demon, she's really gone!" Yun Zhourong couldn't help but grab Ji Minxiu's sleeve and say excitedly in a low voice.
"Hmm, it seems we can both store the items in the safety buckle. This will make it much easier to retrieve them in the future."
Seeing Yun Zhourong's overjoyed expression, Ji Minxiu also smiled in a good mood, "As for the second branch of the family, just say that I gave you storage space, but don't mention it as a peace buckle."
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