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

At least those beasts in the Minister's mansion are much better.

After everyone talked for a while, Ji Yunshu instructed the villagers that after they left, they should organize themselves to build a water cellar to store the water, and repeatedly emphasized that this water had different effects than other water.

Uncle Wu and the others listened attentively and wrote down all the precautions that Ji Yunshu mentioned, including how to weed, fertilize, and harvest the potato seedlings later.

They walked and talked, and by the time they returned to the village, it was almost afternoon.

The eldest prince was already quite hungry and impatient. He wanted to set off, but Ling Yun said that Ji Yunshu and her group had not yet returned. The eldest prince was both angry and anxious, and he cursed Ji Yunshu in his heart. He could only wait where he was.

Seeing her return, he couldn't help himself and yelled at Ji Yunshu from a distance.

"Ji Yunshu, are you crazy? What are you doing running around like that, you exiled prisoner! Hurry up and catch up with the group, let's set off immediately. If you keep dawdling like this, when will we ever reach our place of exile!"

Ji Yunshu rolled her eyes at him, pretending not to have heard what he said.

Is the eldest prince born in the Year of the Dog?

It bites everywhere.

What a fine prince! Instead of enjoying wealth and luxury in the capital, he comes to this remote corner to suffer, and he even wants to take his anger out on her. He must be out of his mind.

"Your Highness, are you out of your mind? This exile team isn't in your charge. What does it have to do with you when they arrive at the place of exile?"

"Your Highness, you are so busy with state affairs, so many disaster victims are waiting for you to save them. Why don't you try to solve the famine problem for the people instead of coming here to show off your power? If you have any urgent business, you should leave first."

"Hmph, if it weren't for waiting for your return, this prince would have left long ago!"

"Who asked you to wait for me? I didn't beg you to wait for me. I'm a criminal now, and you, the Crown Prince, are of noble status. We're not on the same path. From now on, we'd better go our separate ways on the road."

The two men were shouting at each other across the crowd, each trying to outdo the other in volume.

The crowd looked at each other in surprise, and then gave Ji Yunshu a thumbs up.

The princess is truly amazing for daring to challenge the eldest prince so directly!

Ji Yunshu was genuinely annoyed with the eldest prince. They had been traveling peacefully together, and she had even built a good relationship with Ling Yun and the others. If nothing unexpected happened, the people from their royal residence should have arrived safely at their place of exile under the care of the officials.

Unexpectedly, a prince suddenly appeared out of nowhere and will stay in the team from now on!

Ling Yun and the others would never dare to do her any favors again.

It's one thing if she can't get what she wants, but the eldest prince is like a surveillance camera, with so many people following them. She'll be watched wherever she goes, which makes her angry. She just wants to drive the eldest prince away as soon as possible.

"You, you, you! Ji Yunshuo, you're incredibly disrespectful! How dare you speak to me like that? You have a death wish!"

"If I don't speak to you like this, do you expect me to kneel down and speak to you? Your Highness, what's this? I just rescued your people and solved their food and water problems. Are you going to be ungrateful and kill me now?"

"If word gets out, Your Highness, you won't look good. If it reaches your father's ears, your reckless and irresponsible behavior will be remembered. Do you still expect to be emperor? Don't dream!"

Ji Yunshu became more and more enthusiastic as she cursed.

The prince choked for a moment, unable to utter a single word for a long time. He felt a suffocating pain in his chest, as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat, unable to come out or go down, suffocating him.

Someone tell him how this woman has become so formidable in just a few days, showing him no respect in front of so many people. He'll remember this!

From now on, no matter how much Ji Yunshu apologizes to him, he will never forgive her!

Neither of them spoke, and the air was somewhat quiet. Ling Yun quickly jumped in to smooth things over.

"Alright, alright, now that they're back, let's pack up and get going."

The eldest prince glared. "Set off? What do you mean, 'set off'?! I've been waiting here for so long, I haven't even had a meal, and you're telling me to leave?! I don't have the energy to walk. Quickly, find a way to get some food!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and turned back to the carriage.

Ling Yun sighed inwardly. "Sigh, this is really worrying. This mission was already difficult enough. I was finally starting to feel a little better, and now another troublemaker has arrived and wants to stay in the team. How am I going to get through this?"

The villagers were clever; seeing this, they spontaneously processed some of the chickens and eggs they had just found, and prepared some food for everyone so that they could eat their fill before continuing their journey.

Ji Yunshu initially declined, as she hadn't taken out much from her spatial storage, and if she made some more food, there wouldn't be much left. However, the villagers insisted on thanking her, and Ji Yunshu couldn't refuse, so she didn't insist any further.

With so many villagers, it didn't take long for the fragrant chicken and eggs to be ready.

Lingyun quickly urged everyone to eat.

The eldest prince didn't want to eat such coarse food, but his stomach was empty and he was so hungry that he felt like vomiting. He still forced himself to eat a few bites despite the discomfort.

It was bland and tasteless. After stuffing a few mouthfuls into my stomach, I stopped eating.

As afternoon approached, the team set off again.

This time, the First Prince's carriage was added to the procession, and Ji Yunyao naturally sat in the same carriage as the First Prince.

Seeing this, Zhou Yanran was consumed by jealousy. Why did everyone else in the team have a better life than her?

She's just as pretty as Ji Yunyao, so why does the eldest prince only fancy Ji Yunyao and not her?

There's plenty of time in the future. She doesn't believe she can't win over the eldest prince. Even if she becomes a concubine or a maidservant, it's better than being an exiled prisoner.

If one is even luckier and has a son or daughter, then one would truly be transformed into a phoenix rising from the ashes.

Not only her, but Ji Yunyao thought so too. Ji Yunyao slept in the carriage for a whole day and night yesterday, and didn't even get out of the carriage today. Even her food was brought to her by the guards under the First Prince.

This carriage is so comfortable; once you get in, you don't want to get out.

I felt very cool all over, and even the wound on my hand didn't hurt as much anymore, but it was still red and swollen, and a little oozing pus, which looked quite disgusting.

She subtly hid her hand behind her back and moved it slightly towards the eldest prince.

"Your Highness, you said before that there is a doctor in your entourage. Could you ask Xiao Wu to call him over? I need to get this wound on my hand treated. It hurts so much, my mind is blank, and I'm having spasms. I can't think of anything else."

"Yao'er, do you know that Father Emperor is angry with me this time? He said that if I don't produce some results, he will call my second brother back to the capital. Do you understand what he means?"

So, you'd better think carefully about what you promised me. If I were to take that position, the matter of the Minister's family being exiled would be resolved with just a word from me. Then, I would marry you and make you the most honored woman in the world. Do you understand?