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

Many people in the group heard her words and their eyes fell on the well. Sure enough, they saw steam rising from the well.

You can still faintly hear the gurgling sound of the water in the well.

Zhou Yanran's slightly mocking voice came from among the crowd.

"Tch, how ignorant! That steaming water is called a hot spring!"

"When I was in the palace, I heard people say that the water there was supposedly warm, not too hot or too cold, just a comfortable temperature. People could take a bath as soon as they went in."

This kind of thing isn't found everywhere, not even in the imperial palace. Surprisingly, it's everywhere in small Yuncheng.

Xie Mohuan didn't respond to her. She had never seen anything called a hot spring before, and she found it very strange that hot water could come out of a well.

Ji Yunshu listened to Zhou Yanran's words without saying a word. She knew about hot springs. In modern times, she often went to hot springs. However, what she couldn't understand was why the hot spring in Yuncheng was built as a well.

Don't they usually bathe in the hot springs, and only use the water to drink?

With that thought in mind, they passed through several streets, each with wells filled with hot water, and the gurgling sound growing louder and louder.

Ji Yunshu suddenly frowned; something seemed amiss.

She shook her head, not wanting to think about it anymore. Perhaps she was overthinking it; the people of Yuncheng had always been drinking this hot water.

She looked away, her eyes catching a glimpse of a fiery red cloud not far in the distance.

It's evening now, the sun is setting. In ancient times, there was no air pollution, and the sky was incredibly beautiful from morning until evening.

Today, the sun hung halfway up the mountain, and the setting sun almost dyed the entire sky's clouds red, so red it looked like it was about to bleed, exuding an eerie and abnormal aura.

The sky was filled with countless birds flying back and forth, a cacophony of black.

The birds kept flapping their wings and flying away, looking somewhat anxious.

Ji Yunshu felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen. But when her gaze fell on the faces of the common people, she thought she was just overthinking it.

She shook her head, looked away, lowered the carriage curtain, and listened to the chattering noise outside the carriage, which calmed her down a little.

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Moyao asked, noticing that something was off with her.

Ji Yunshu shook her head. "It's nothing. I don't know why, but ever since I entered Yuncheng, I've felt a little uneasy."

After thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask another question.

"By the way, Xie Moyao, you've been away from home for so many years, have you ever heard of hot springs in Yuncheng? We just came in from the city gate and saw many wells with steam rising from them. Zhou Yanran said they are hot springs."

But I've never heard of such a thing, nor have I seen it in any book.

Ji Yunshu felt a little regretful. If she had known she would be transmigrated into this book, she would have read it carefully from beginning to end.

I flipped through it when I was bored, and when I finally wanted to see the ending, I flipped directly to the last page, which was still about the eldest prince Chu Jinsheng and Ji Yunyao!

As for the process in between, she didn't watch any of it. She only knew that several major events had occurred and many people had died, but she didn't see any of the specifics of what happened or when!

They were perfectly separated.

Xie Moyao lowered his eyes; he was also somewhat puzzled by this matter.

"I am not familiar with Yuncheng, but I have heard of it. I had never heard of Yuncheng having hot springs before."

"That dog emperor is a man who knows how to enjoy life. Yuncheng isn't close to the capital. If he had known that Yuncheng had such wonderful hot springs, he would definitely have built a summer palace here. Since we've never heard the emperor mention it, then the hot springs here must not be naturally occurring; they must have been created recently."

Ji Yunshu nodded and didn't say anything more. She planned to ask around among her neighbors during her rest time. If it really was a hot spring, she would put two of them into her space. There was plenty of space in her space, so putting two wells in wouldn't be a problem.

If she puts it in her space, it will be much more convenient when she wants to soak in a hot spring in the future.

Soaking in this kind of natural hot spring must be very comfortable.

Just as she was thinking this, the carriage gradually came to a stop. She lifted the carriage curtain and saw Ling Yun leading them to a street that looked a bit dilapidated.

The surrounding area consisted of dilapidated thatched huts; the slightly better-off homes had mud walls.

The streets were also more chaotic than when they first entered the city, and there were quite a few children running around in the streets.

The people were busy with their work, and everyone's face was full of smiles. Their clothes were a little worn, but they looked very clean.

This must be a slum; the gap between the rich and poor in a city is always enormous.

The rich spend their days playing with cats and dogs, indulging in delicacies, and wearing extremely expensive fabrics, while the poor can only stay in their own small courtyards and live a hard life.

Having witnessed many such stark differences between the rich and poor in her previous life, Ji Yunshu didn't feel anything particularly strong. However, seeing the smiles on everyone's faces made her feel much better.

Just then, Ling Yun jumped off the carriage and entered a courtyard next to it. There was a woman in the courtyard who started chatting with Ling Yun when she saw him go in.

A short while later, Ling Yun came out of the courtyard and waved to everyone.

"You can rest in this courtyard for the next few days. Aunt Wang's house has several rooms. If you have money, give Aunt Wang some money to stay in a room. If you don't have money, just make do in the courtyard."

After Ling Yun finished speaking, he walked up to the officials and asked them to chip in some money. Although Aunt Wang's house was not a luxurious inn, it was still someone else's home to stay at. He had stayed here before.

I always stayed at Aunt Wang's house, and I would give her some money, though not much, it was always a token of my appreciation.

This time there are so many of them, and they'll be staying for several days. Ling Yun felt bad for not giving them any money. They didn't have much money on them, but he gave them whatever he could, as it was a token of his appreciation.

Ji Yunshu knew that Ling Yun was borrowing money for Aunt Wang's lodging, so she didn't stay in the carriage anymore. She jumped down from the carriage, took out a few pieces of silver from her pocket, and came to the two of them.

"Aunt Wang, we'll be in trouble with you these next few days. We might be staying here for quite some time. I have some spare change here, so could you please prepare a few rooms for me and the officials?"

As she spoke, she stuffed the silver into Aunt Wang's hand.

This wasn't the first time Aunt Wang had hosted Ling Yun and his group. Seeing how generous Ji Yunshu was, she glanced at the heavy silver in her hand and knew that Ji Yunshu must be someone who wasn't short of money. She smiled and stuffed the silver back into Ling Yun's hand.