Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

As she spoke, Aunt Wang glanced at Wang Rong, gesturing for him to go back with Ji Yunshu and escort her home.

"No need, Aunt Wang. I came alone. It's not too late now, and our houses aren't far apart. My husband is waiting for me to go back in the yard."

"It's alright, it's too cold, Wang Rong, you can go back now, no need to see me off."

After Ji Yunshu finished speaking, she ignored Aunt Wang and Wang Rong and turned to walk into the snow.

The snow in the places I had walked through before had been mostly trampled down by my own feet, so I was using it as a mat to avoid getting my shoes wet again.

Speaking of shoes, she had been wanting to take out bucket shoes from her spatial storage.

However, bucket shoes are still a bit too ahead of their time, and she hasn't found the right opportunity yet.

After walking for a short while, Ji Yunshu was looking at the snow on the ground when she looked up and saw a dark shadow flash by in front of her.

She immediately became alert, and upon closer inspection, she saw a person sneaking along the path towards the river not far ahead.

Ji Yunshu quickly took out the telescope in her space and looked over, only to find that she really hadn't seen wrong. The dark figure was actually Aunt Zhu!

At this moment, Aunt Zhu was wearing a brand new dress, which was rather thick.

The fabric isn't particularly expensive, but in winter, having such a garment for warmth is quite nice.

These aren't Aunt Zhu's original clothes; they must have been sent by the First Prince to her and Minister Ji today.

At this moment, Aunt Zhu, dressed in her new clothes, sneaked to the riverbank like a thief.

Ji Yunshu was too lazy to care about her at first, as she didn't have much interaction with Aunt Zhu. But Aunt Zhu's behavior really piqued her curiosity, making her seem like a thief.

She happened to have some fish to raise by the river, so she became more cautious.

She quickly tucked the binoculars into her sleeve, lifted her skirt, and followed Aunt Zhu to the riverbank.

There was nothing else to block the view of the river, except for the woods on the upstream side. Ji Yunshu was right behind Aunt Zhu, below her.

With nothing to hide behind, Ji Yunshu could only follow from a distance, trying to see what Aunt Zhu was up to.

I caught a glimpse of Aunt Zhu, who had already arrived near the fishpond.

She was rather muscular, and her back was to Ji Yunshu, so Ji Yunshu had no idea what she was up to.

I remembered the surveillance cameras I had installed before.

Ji Yunshu found a relatively secluded spot, squatted down, and entered the space with her mind.

View the surveillance footage on the large screen in the living room.

The last time she installed the surveillance camera, it was on the top of the tallest tree in the area.

Furthermore, the surveillance is extremely well-hidden and will not emit any unusual signals even at night. Unless a person gets very close, they will not be able to detect the surveillance.

Through the surveillance footage, she saw Aunt Zhu walk to the riverbank.

I spent some time looking at each of the fishponds.

He was muttering curses under his breath, and it was impossible to tell what he was saying.

She paced back and forth for a while, Ji Yunshu frowning the whole time, mentally monitoring the surveillance footage in the space, inwardly grumbling:

What on earth is this old man doing?

Instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, she came to this riverbank. If she remembered correctly, Aunt Zhu and Minister Ji did not have a fishpond here.

Instead of sleeping late at night, she sneaked over to the fishpond. Ji Yunshu's intuition told her that Aunt Zhu had no good intentions!

She remained quietly crouched in place, not making a sound, wanting to see what wicked scheme this Aunt Zhu was plotting.

About fifteen minutes later.

Ji Yunshu was getting a little cold waiting. She wondered if she had made a mistake. Was Aunt Zhu really just jealous because they had all caught fish, and came over to take a look?

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Aunt Zhu walk to the vicinity of her fishpond, scoop up two fish from the pond, and throw them onto the bank.

Ji Yunshu didn't make a sound, thinking that it was just two fish, and if Aunt Zhu wanted them, she could just let her catch them.

Anyway, there are so many fish in the river. Even if Aunt Zhu doesn't fish in her own pond, she'll definitely fish in someone else's. It doesn't matter where she fishes.

She didn't care about just two fish.

I found a stick and scooped up a few crayfish and crabs from the other two fishponds. Once out of the water, the crayfish and crabs were kicking wildly with their legs and their claws were snapping everywhere.

Aunt Zhu nearly got caught in the trap and angrily cursed a few times.

Immediately, he threw the crayfish and crabs he was holding onto the shore, and found some small stones to weigh them down, preventing them from running around.

Ji Yunshu watched Aunt Zhu do all this with a leisurely air, inwardly chuckling:

That old woman is really heartless. Not only did she catch two fish, but she also caught crayfish and crabs. Those crayfish and crabs were actually female crabs that she put in, just waiting to lay their eggs!

She could let Aunt Zhu take the fish, but Aunt Zhu had to keep the crayfish and the female crab.

As Ji Yunshu was pondering how to get the crayfish and crabs back from Aunt Zhu's hands, she saw Aunt Zhu turn back to the pond, carrying several large stones in her arms.

Just as Ji Yunshu was wondering what Aunt Zhu was going to do, she saw her throw several large stones into her fishing net.

Her fishing net was already strained due to the large number of fish in it, and when Aunt Zhu threw it in, several stones immediately sank to the bottom, causing the net to keep falling downwards.

The fish in her pond were startled by the sudden noise and jumped around wildly.

With splashing sounds, Ji Yunshu could see the fish leaping out of the water even through the screen.

Ji Yunshu immediately straightened up, cursing under her breath. Before she could even leave, she saw Aunt Zhu quickly pick up a few more stones and throw them into her crayfish and crab nets.

The fishing net sank sharply under the weight of the stone, looking as if it was about to break.

Not giving up after throwing away her fishpond, Aunt Zhu carried several large stones and threw them at other people's fishponds.

Many people's fishing nets were completely submerged in the water.

Many of the fish inside have escaped.

At this point, Ji Yunshu could no longer hold back.

That old woman is really wicked! She shouted at the monitor screen:

"Hey, Aunt Zhu, you're asking for it!"

The sudden sound startled Aunt Zhu, who was standing on the shore holding a stone.

In his panic, he dropped the stone in his hand into the water. When he turned around to look around, he lost his footing and fell into the water.

At this moment, Ji Yunshu also stood up from her original spot and slowly walked towards the riverbank.

He walked along shouting, "Help! Help! Someone's fallen into the water! Someone's fallen into the water!"

Ji Yunshu spoke loudly, and soon torches were lit at the door of every household.

Scattered groups of people ran out of their houses, each wearing their own clothes.