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

Moreover, she only stayed in Dongyang County for one night, in that haunted house. She barely slept a wink all night, and the next day she was in a daze, only thinking about leaving as soon as possible. She had no time or opportunity to inquire about the fate of the other people.

She shook her head in fear.

"I... I don't know anything. We only stayed in Dongyang County for one night, and we didn't stay together. Ji Yunshu and her group went to stay at an inn by themselves. I stayed with the officials, so I don't know if anything else happened when they went there."

However, when they left the next day, there was an extra carriage in their group. The carriage was packed full; it was said that it was all supplies that Ji Yunshu had asked the innkeeper to buy for her.

The eldest prince listened to these words and glanced at her casually.

What a useless piece of trash.

Being in the same team, he was completely unaware of these things. He used to think this woman was very smart and could help him a lot, but now it seems she's just a good-for-nothing.

He looked at Xiao Wu and instructed, "Keep an eye on this matter. Also, have your men keep an eye on the movements of everyone in the Prince's mansion. I have a feeling something is off, especially Ji Yunshu. Keep a close eye on her. Also, check carefully to see if she's secretly helping them."

Logically speaking, most exiled prisoners would have some injuries or disabilities. In this group, almost everyone was injured, but the entire Zhenbei Prince's family was the only one who was healthy and radiant, not at all like someone who had been exiled.

Xiao Wu accepted the order and turned to leave.

Only the eldest prince and Ji Yunyao remained in the carriage.

After a night of commotion, the eldest prince wanted to rest, so he asked Ji Yunyao to move aside and leaned against the carriage cushion to close his eyes and relax.

Ji Yunyao noticed a change in the Crown Prince's attitude towards her. She couldn't guess why, but the Crown Prince was now her only support. She had to firmly grasp the Crown Prince's heart in order to have any chance of turning things around.

After thinking for a moment, she stealthily moved closer to the eldest prince. "Your Highness, I've missed you so much on this journey. I never imagined you would come all this way to find me. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life."

As she spoke, her hands began to wander and caress the prince's chest.

Once she consummates her relationship with the First Prince, and with that thing in her hand, won't the First Prince be completely under her control?

The eldest prince was also a man of vigor and passion. He had not brought any maids with him on his journey out of the capital. Now that Ji Yunyao had come up to him, he naturally knew what she meant.

He reached out and touched Ji Yunyao's hand, which was resting on his chest. He had intended to get some exercise, but as soon as he touched it, he felt something was wrong. Looking down, he saw that the back of Ji Yunyao's hand was red, with large patches of festering flesh, oozing pus and smelling foul, with the odor of rotting flesh.

The eldest prince was startled and quickly threw her hand away, shoving her out as well.

Caught off guard, Ji Yunyao was pushed by the eldest prince and slammed against the carriage wall. Her head hit the wall with a loud thud, and she grimaced in pain, her whole body convulsing.

"Your Highness, what are you doing? You're hurting me!"

She had been staring at the eldest prince the whole time, and she clearly saw the fleeting panic and disdain in his eyes, but since the eldest prince didn't say anything, she pretended not to know.

It's just a minor cut on my hand, why is the First Prince so alarmed?

Is this person looking down on her?

"What happened to your hand injury?"

It's not some kind of infectious disease, is it?

Ji Yunyao raised her hand, looking at the large, red, swollen, and festering wounds on the back of her hand. Her nose stung, and tears streamed down her face. Her voice was filled with grievance.

"What happened? It's all that bitch Ji Yunshu's fault. You have no idea, she fought with a wolf and broke its mouth in half! She accidentally hurt me."

There was no doctor in my exile group, and we were constantly on the move with little rest. The weather was also hot. As a result, my wounds didn't receive timely treatment and ended up like this.

"Your Highness, you...you won't dislike me, will you?"

Looking at her, Chu Jinsheng really wanted to say that he was a little disgusted.

But thinking of what Ji Yunyao was holding, he casually waved his hand, looking impatient.

"No, no, how could I dislike you? It's just that I suddenly noticed your hands looked a bit strange."

Since your hand is injured like this, don't overdo it. Rest and get some sleep; your body needs rest to recover. There's a doctor in my team; I'll have him take a look and get some ointment later.

This woman might be staying by his side for a long time, and she smells like rotting flesh. What's going on?

He can't stand it!

After he finished speaking, he ignored Ji Yunyao, turned his back to her, pulled the blanket over himself, and fell asleep.

Everyone had eaten and drunk their fill before going to sleep, and they slept for a long time.

As soon as Ji Yunshu woke up, she eagerly jumped off the carriage and went to the corner of Uncle Wu's yard to check on the potato seedlings she had moved out the night before.

One night is enough to tell whether the potato seedlings have survived. She leaned closer, squatted down, and looked at the potato seedlings she had transplanted. They looked just like they did when she had transplanted them yesterday, standing straight. Occasionally, a gentle breeze would blow, and the leaves would sway in the wind. They looked very resilient. Ji Yunshu was overjoyed. They had succeeded!

Surprisingly, it actually survived!

"Your Highness, what are you doing squatting there?"

Uncle Wu came out of the courtyard, carrying a makeshift bow and arrow on his back, wearing straw slippers, and his clothes were full of holes, but it didn't affect his mood at all. He walked towards Ji Yunshu with a smile.

Ji Yunshu stood up, noticed his attire and the item in his hand, and asked,

"Uncle Wu, are you going up the mountain to hunt? Let me tell you, I've discovered something very exciting that can help solve the villagers' food problem in the future."

Hearing this, Uncle Wu perked up.

"Oh? What method? Tell me quickly. To be honest, before you came, the people in our village relied on hunting in the mountains from time to time and digging up some wild vegetables to make a living."

Our area is sparsely populated and surrounded by forests, so no one competes with us for land. We barely survive each year on wild vegetables from the forests.

Now that they have been brought back to life and the bandits have been wiped out, they naturally need to plan for their future and continue hunting to make a living.

Ji Yunshu quickly pulled him over and squatted down with him, pointing excitedly to the potato sprouts in the corner.

"This is it, Uncle Wu. Do you recognize what this is?"

Uncle Wu stared intently at the potato sprouts growing in the corner, then shook his head. "I don't recognize them."

Ji Yunshu was slightly surprised. Had Uncle Wu and the others never grown potatoes before?

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are high-yield foods; during times of famine, these two items can feed many people.

She was somewhat relieved that she had planted sweet potato and potato seedlings in her space beforehand, and they had survived. Now, as long as she could transplant the potato and sweet potato seedlings, she could solve the food problem for the entire village.