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

I thought I would be ejected from the space after staying there for a while, but to my surprise, after a while, I was still in the space. Moreover, in addition to the rice, flour and cooking oil area, the vegetable and fruit area had also turned colorful.

She couldn't wait to step forward, pick up a bright red apple, and take a bite.

Imagining the feeling of an apple bursting with juice in her mouth, she suddenly felt a change in her surroundings. When she looked clearly, her consciousness returned to the outside world, and her hands were bare. Xie Moyao was still on her back.

Ji Yunshu was a little confused. Where was the big apple she had been holding?

Oh my god!

This damn broken system, can't it give me a little more time?

Just as she was thinking of trying to get the apple out of the space again later, the voices of the soldiers rang out again from the front of the line.

"Let's rest here while it's still light, and then hurry on our way to the next post station!"

As soon as the officers finished speaking, no one wanted to take another step, and many people simply sat down on the ground.

When the officers and soldiers came to distribute rations, it was still just one cold steamed bun per person. At noon, they would give out some water, but now there wasn't even any water.

Ji Yunyao had always been pampered in the Minister's mansion and had never eaten such unpalatable steamed buns or suffered such hardship.

She looked at the cold, hard steamed bun in her hand, her eyes darting around, then she curled her lip in disdain, tossed the cold bun aside, went to the officer, took out some silver from her pocket, and stuffed it into the officer's hand, her tone soft.

"Sir, if you've used this little bit of silver to buy wine, could you please give us some food instead? Those steamed buns are really hard."

Damn it, she has never suffered like this in her entire life. Are those steamed buns even meant for human consumption?

It's so hard it could kill someone, and it also has an unpleasant smell; even a dog probably wouldn't eat it.

The official weighed the silver in his hand, glanced at her, and casually pulled a flatbread from a bundle beside him and handed it to Ji Yunyao.

"Take it."

Ji Yunyao was dumbfounded, and her voice rose a few decibels, "Why is it still this? What's the difference between this flatbread and that steamed bun! Can you see if there's anything else to eat?"

The soldiers impatiently shoved the cakes into Ji Yunyao's arms.

"Hurry up and take it, get out of here! Where are you going to get any other food? We're lucky to have any bread at all. We're eating this bread too. Take it or leave it, or get lost!"

"With this little bit of money you gave me, what, you expect to eat gourmet food?! If you don't want it, give it back!"

As the officers spoke, they reached out to snatch the pancake from Ji Yunyao's hand. Ji Yunyao reacted quickly, protecting the pancake in her arms, and turned back to her seat.

Not long after, Ji Yunfeng also sneaked up to the officer and handed him some things.

He took a few more cakes from the official and turned back.

Besides them, the Zhou and Luo families also exchanged silver for some cakes from the officials.

As Ji Yunshu watched this scene, she cursed the emperor, that bastard, in her heart once again. When the emperor's house was searched in the morning, he had said that the exiled people were not allowed to bring anything with them.

But who can tell her why people from the Minister's mansion, the Zhou family, and the Luo family can stuff silver into her clothes?!

Thinking this, her gaze met Ji Yunyao's.

Ji Yunyao waved the large pancake in her hand, looking at her with a smug expression, her eyes seeming to say,

"See? We have bread to eat, but you don't. You only deserve to eat those cold buns that even dogs wouldn't touch."

Ji Yunshu's lips twitched slightly. Ji Yunyao was the female lead in the book, so she probably had some kind of protagonist halo, which was why she was able to carry silver on her.

Seeing her smug look, she couldn't be bothered to argue with her. She looked away, staring at the cold steamed bun in her hand, and her consciousness entered the space.

On the ground in the space were the steamed buns she had made during the day, which were already a little cold.

She didn't have a habit of mistreating herself, and simply threw the steamed bun in her hand aside.

Turning her back to everyone, she used her consciousness to take out a few steamed buns from her spatial storage and held them protectively in her arms. Her clothes were white, and it was almost evening, so the light was dim. She hid a few steamed buns in her arms, pretended to have a stomachache, and came to the side of the old princess and the others while clutching her stomach.

The old princess and Xie Mohuan were gnawing on cold, hard steamed buns. Because there was no water, their lips were dry and chapped, but they were still trying their best to swallow the cold buns.

They knew very well that if they didn't eat these steamed buns, they probably wouldn't survive more than a few days.

Looking at them, Ji Yunshu felt a pang of sadness, especially for the old princess. The old princess was getting on in years, and after such a sudden turn of events, she was probably just barely hanging on by her own two feet.

She knelt down, facing the old princess, opened her hands, and whispered:

"Mother, give me the steamed bun you're holding."

The old princess was somewhat puzzled. She opened her mouth, but didn't ask why. She instinctively handed the steamed bun in her hand to Ji Yunshu, instructing her:

"This steamed bun is cold and hard, so be careful when you eat it, or you might choke."

Ji Yunshu paused, looking at the old princess with slightly red eyes. This was the first time since she transmigrated to this world that someone had cared about her.

She took the old princess's only steamed bun, and the old princess not only did not refuse her, but also told her to eat slowly so she wouldn't choke.

She hadn't heard such caring words in a long time.

She winked playfully at the old princess, and when no one behind her was paying attention, she threw the steamed bun into the bushes nearby, trying to keep her voice down.

"Don't worry, Mother, I won't eat this, and neither will you. We'll eat this!"

As she spoke, she quickly pulled out several white meat buns from her bosom and stuffed them into the hands of the old princess and Xie Mohuan, giving each of them two or three.

The group looked at the object in their hands, which resembled both a steamed bun and a mantou, with puzzled expressions. Xie Mohuan asked curiously:

"Third Sister-in-law, what's this? Is it also a steamed bun? Where did you get so many steamed buns?"

Ever since Ji Yunshu resolutely stood with their royal family this morning and decided to be exiled with them, she has accepted this third sister-in-law as her, calling her "third sister-in-law" sweetly.

The old princess was a little anxious. Although the steamed buns were a bit cold and hard, they were enough to fill their stomachs.

"Third brother's wife, where did you get so many steamed buns? We should save some. The journey is long, and later on, the officials will run out of money and probably won't even give us steamed buns, leaving us to fend for ourselves. We should save every little bit we can now. Quickly pick up that steamed bun I just had; I'll keep it."

As the old princess spoke, she prepared to get up and pick up the piece of steamed bun that Ji Yunshu had just thrown away.

Ji Yunshu felt a pang of sadness. The old princess's husband and son had both died on the battlefield. At her age, she should have been enjoying her retirement in the royal palace, but instead, she had to suffer like this.

She quickly pulled the old princess to her feet, her tone quite serious.

"Mother, don't worry. From today onwards, with me here, I promise that no one in the Prince's Mansion will go hungry. Everyone in our Prince's Mansion will arrive at the place of exile safely! Then we'll live a peaceful and happy life, and make those who want to kill us furious."