After Jiang Yaoji finished speaking, there was a hint of imperceptible smile in her eyes.
She was eager to see how much price Hua Siyun was willing to pay to save her mother. After all, if Hua Qi'an died, wouldn't Hua Siyun become the empress naturally?
However, she underestimated Hua Siyun. Or rather, she always regarded mortals as the most despicable beings in the world.
Unfortunately, Hua Siyun didn't meet her expectations. Her tone was only full of eagerness. "Just name your conditions. As long as I have them, I'll give them to you!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yaoji ignored her and instead fixed her gaze on Feng Xingzhi. After a long while, she let out a low laugh. "I don't have any immediate needs for now. As long as you, Xingzhi, promise to fulfill a condition that doesn't go against morality."
Hua Siyun felt a bit strange. The way Jiang Yaoji looked at Feng Xingzhi... Why did it seem so familiar?
There was an infatuation mixed with a hint of provocation.
Feng Xingzhi also frowned, apparently finding this request rather difficult.
He looked at Ji Yunxi and saw that she, too, had a solemn face. But for the moment, she couldn't find the words to refuse.
Hua Siyun felt a growing dislike for this woman. Sighing, she said, "Forget it. I'll offer a huge reward instead."
Jiang Yaoji raised her eyebrows, already having a plan in mind. "Princess, you may be able to wait, but can your mother?"
Ji Yunxi had been watching her all along and had already realized that Jiang Yaoji's sudden appearance was to redeem this condition. All that talk about the doctor's benevolence was a lie. She was only after Feng Xingzhi.
As insidious and despicable as ever.
Feng Xingzhi looked at Ji Yunxi and understood a great deal. Hua Qi'an meant so much to her that even he couldn't turn a blind eye.
"I can promise you, but it must not go against morality or my conscience. If so, I'll agree."
Jiang Yaoji's hand tightened slightly. "Fine, but we need to sign a contract."
After he agreed, he immediately signed the contract with Jiang Yaoji on the spot.
"I want to see the empress wake up as soon as possible." Feng Xingzhi had lost his previous respect and gentleness.
Jiang Yaoji didn't mind. Afraid of something going wrong, she immediately prepared to set off for the Jiang family in Xirong to get the medicine in person. "Don't worry. I will. I'll go back to the Jiang family for the medicine right now."
She didn't dare to stay for a moment. Not only was Hua Siyun worried that Hua Qi'an couldn't wait, but she was also afraid herself.
After Jiang Yaoji had gone far away, Hua Siyun stood at the palace gate, staring blankly. Slowly, she closed the heavy gate. Then, with a turn, she knelt straight down in front of Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi.
"Today, I have no way to repay your great kindness."
The two reacted quickly and immediately stepped aside to avoid her grand bow.
"Get up quickly. It's not that serious." Ji Yunxi stepped forward and tried to help Hua Siyun up.
However, she stubbornly remained on her knees. "No. Mother has always taught me that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring. If it weren't for you today, I don't know where we would be. This kindness can't be repaid just by my kneeling."
She knew clearly that although Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi said it wasn't that serious, Feng Xingzhi had taken on a contract for her mother's sake. This in itself was a great sacrifice.
Ji Yunxi looked at her for a while and then suddenly lowered her head and smiled. "Alright, you've been kneeling for so long. Aren't you going to get up? We're friends, aren't we?"
The tear stains on Hua Siyun's face hadn't faded yet. Seeing her joking, she finally wiped her face.
"Although there's a way to solve the poison problem, the murderer must be found out." Ji Yunxi cared more about this.
Hua Siyun nodded. "You're right. But the servants who knelt outside the palace today have served mother for a long time. Privately, I don't suspect them."
Ji Yunxi shook her head. "Siyun, the human heart is the most unpredictable. If the murderer is really one of them, it may not necessarily be out of malice."
"You mean..."
"Maybe someone threatened them. You might as well check into their backgrounds."
Hua Siyun suddenly realized. "You're right. I'll go to the Ministry of Revenue to check their backgrounds right away!"
After several days of busyness, Ji Yunxi finally let out a sigh of relief. Although she disliked Jiang Yaoji, she had to admit that her arrival had given them a chance to catch their breath.
However, when Ji Yunxi came to her senses and thought of the contract Feng Xingzhi had signed, she felt a pang of discomfort.
"Azhi, it's all because of me..."
"Xixi, I did it voluntarily. Don't take these things to heart." Feng Xingzhi's tone was gentle as he hugged her tightly. "But you hardly slept last night. Why don't you go and rest first?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at Hua Qi'an on the bed. "Let's wait for Siyun to come back."
Hua Siyun returned shortly. Seeing one of them exhausted and the other still recovering from illness, she felt a bit guilty.
"You should go and rest quickly. I've had the side palace prepared. Have a good rest."
Ji Yunxi didn't stand on ceremony with her. She could also feel Feng Xingzhi's overwhelming exhaustion. So she led him to the side palace of Hua Qi'an's bedroom.
After closing the door, Ji Yunxi found it hard to fall asleep. So she took out the books she had brought from the library on Kunlun Mountain.
Feng Xingzhi also sat beside her, and the two of them flipped through the records of the next medicinal herb.
"By the way, Qingxuan was injured that day and hasn't come out since. Could something be wrong?" She suddenly became worried and tried to call out to Qingxuan. However, after calling several times, Qingxuan didn't respond at all.
Ji Yunxi got a bit anxious. "How could this be? He's never ignored me before. Could something have happened to him?"
Feng Xingzhi held her arm. "Xixi, don't panic. Don't worry. Qingxuan is a spiritual body now and doesn't have a physical form yet. Even if he's injured, it won't be too serious. Moreover, he's been staying in your spiritual sea and is nourished by your divine power. He just needs some time to recuperate."
Only then did Ji Yunxi come to her senses. She nodded dejectedly. "I was just too hasty."
Seeing that she was a bit sleepy, Feng Xingzhi asked in a low voice, "What does the record say about the next medicinal herb?"
"We can first look for the Blue Water Ganoderma. I checked. The Blue Water Lake isn't far from the capital of Beidi. It's in the western waters of Beidi. After Miss Jiang brings the antidote to cure Qi'an's poison, we'll set off."
After she said this, her eyelids were getting heavy.
Feng Xingzhi thought she was extremely cute at this moment. He gently pulled her over and helped her take off her outer robe. When he looked again, he saw that Ji Yunxi had already lain on her side on the couch and fallen asleep.
"You've really worked hard." He stroked his sweetheart's hair, pulled over the brocade quilt to cover her, and then left the inner room. He lay down on the couch in the outer room and fell into a deep sleep.
However, just as his breathing calmed down, the person in the inner room opened her eyes, filled with heartache and attachment.