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

"But you produced it in the blink of an eye. Although you always say that someone gave it to you or that you bought it, you can fool others, but you can't fool me."

Ji Yunshu: ...

day!

How can Xie Moyao be so calm!

For so long, she hadn't told him about this at all. All that carefulness in taking things out of front of him, afraid of startling him by suddenly pulling them out, was wasted. If she had known it would turn out like this, she wouldn't have pretended.

She sat on the edge of the bed, opened the bag of rice in her hand, and divided the rice into several portions.

"If I had known you had already figured it out, I wouldn't have pretended. I was worried that telling you would scare you, but I didn't expect you already knew. Since you know, I won't say any more. Anyway, you don't need to worry about my safety when I go out."

Also, there's no need to worry about food on the go. Sometimes when I go out, I just take food from my spatial storage.

Xie Moyao's thin lips curved slightly. "Okay, please be careful when you go out. Also, don't tell anyone about your space."

Ji Yunshu's treasure is simply too extraordinary. He was worried that if others found out, they would definitely focus all their efforts on Ji Yunshu. Even if she had something to defend herself, she would still be outnumbered.

There are always times when Ji Yunshu is caught off guard.

He didn't want to see anything happen to Ji Yunshu.

Especially now, the eldest prince is still in their ranks.

Who knows how long Chu Jinsheng will be traveling with their group? He's getting more and more annoyed with Chu Jinsheng, especially when that guy gets close to his wife. He really wants to strangle him.

Ji Yunshu didn't even look up, continuing with her work.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be careful. Apart from taking things out of thin air a few times in front of you, I've been very careful in front of everyone else and haven't let anyone else see it."

It was a casual remark, but Xie Moyao was completely delighted by it.

His wife said that she had never revealed this to anyone other than him. Does this mean that his wife has begun to trust him?

Even such crucial matters were discussed with him.

Xie Moyao smiled broadly, his eyes crinkling. He had never been in such a good mood since being exiled. He couldn't wait for his leg injury to heal so he could stay by Ji Yunshu's side all the time. He would kill if she killed someone, and he would help her steal if she stole something.

In short, no matter what Ji Yunshu does in the future, he will stand behind her and support her unconditionally, following her lead.

Ji Yunshu was busy with her work when she looked up and met Xie Moyao's smiling eyes. His beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with her.

Ji Yunshu was stunned, and something seemed to quietly burst forth between the two of them.

The two stared at each other for a while, Xie Moyao's gaze never leaving. Ji Yunshu coughed lightly and pointed to the bags on the ground.

"This is the rice I've distributed. After I leave, have Xie Lin distribute all of this rice to the villagers so they can cook some hot porridge to fill their stomachs. Just say I'm going to the mountains to find something to eat."

After saying that, without waiting for Xie Moyao to speak again, she lifted the carriage curtain and hurriedly jumped off the carriage.

Xie Moyao lay on the carriage, watching the swaying carriage curtains until Ji Yunshu's figure could no longer be seen. Only then did his gaze fall on the bags of rice on the ground.

It was already broad daylight outside. Ji Yunshu got off the carriage and went to Xie Lin and Xie Mohuan's side, where she gave them some instructions.

"You all start a fire first, then dry your wet clothes, take stock of their belongings, and use the remaining grain to cook some porridge to fill their stomachs. We also have some grain in our carriage, so take it down and cook it together."

"I'll leave this to you. I'll go to the woods over there and find some herbs to brew some medicine for everyone."

Upon hearing that she was leaving the group, Xie Mohuan quickly said, "Third Sister-in-law, let me go with you. There are too many people here, and there's not much I can do. If I go with you, we can look after each other."

As she spoke, she handed the pot she was washing to Xiaolan.

Ji Yunshu quickly stopped her, "No need, I'll only be gone for a short while, it won't take long, their illness isn't hard to find, medicine is everywhere."

I'll get them some medicine later, and see if I can find anything to eat. If I do, I'll come back and get you all to help me move things. You can stay here and help out for now.

"Alright then, Third Sister-in-law, I'll stay here. If you need anything, just come back to us quickly, or shout, and we should be able to hear you."

Ji Yunshu wouldn't let her go, so Xie Mohuan had no choice but to give up.

Ji Yunshu gave them a few more instructions, telling them to take good care of Xie Moyao, and then went into the woods alone.

She left quietly; the villagers were all busy taking care of themselves or others in the village, and no one noticed her departure.

The villagers didn't notice, but others did. Ling Yun, the officials, and the eldest prince all had their eyes on Ji Yunshu and her group.

They witnessed Ji Yunshu enter the woods and recalled that every time Ji Yunshu left, she would always manage to find some food to bring back.

The officials were getting impatient.

"Big brother, big brother, hurry, the princess is gone! Should we go find something to eat?"

"Yes, yes, hurry up! Every time the princess goes out, she brings back some food. She knows so much! We're in the middle of nowhere, and we left the village in such a hurry. We didn't bring any food with us. If we don't find something to eat soon, we'll go hungry at noon!"

The officials craned their necks, their eyes following Ji Yunshu as she entered the woods, their minds already wandering elsewhere.

Completely unaware of Ling Yun's ashen face, Ling Yun was counting heads in the ranks.

The officials didn't suffer any losses, but the number of exiled prisoners decreased significantly, including the Luo family, who disappeared entirely.

When he led his team away from the village, the Luo family members were still in the team, but he searched for a long time and couldn't find even a trace of them!

There wasn't a single member of the Luo family left; it's unclear whether they ran away or were washed away by the water.

Thinking about how well-behaved the Luo family had been along the way, Ling Yun figured they were probably swept away by the flood. With such a massive flood, anyone swept away would likely be dead.

Normally, if prisoners disappeared, they would simply disappear, regardless of whether they were alive or dead. He would write to the court to say that the people had died.

The eldest prince is currently in the ranks and knows the whole story clearly. If he were to write to the court now, saying that the Luo family members have died, he could easily succeed.

But now there's no sign of them alive or dead.

What if the eldest prince finds out and accuses him of making things up, and punishes him?

Thinking about all this, Ling Yun felt a headache coming on and couldn't decide whether or not to go looking for the Luo family.