Xi Sijin changed into looser clothes to hide her pregnancy and rarely appeared in public.
However, eventually, the paper couldn't cover the fire, and the fact that Xi Sijin was pregnant was discovered.
Fortunately, the one who discovered her pregnancy was not someone else, but her brother Xi Qishan.
Xi Sijin fell to her knees with a thud before her brother, begging Xi Qishan to give her a way out and allow her to leave the valley.
Despite being disappointed in her, Xi Qishan couldn't bring himself to send his own sister to the guillotine.
Xi Qishan let Xi Sijin go.
But when Xi Sijin, heavily pregnant, arrived at the prearranged location with Ji Zhao, she was told that the Ji family had moved away with no known whereabouts.
Later, guided by feathered birds, Xi Sijin traversed mountains and waters to find Ji Zhao, only to discover that he was already married.
Ji Zhao not only had a wife but also concubines, with children in abundance.
