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

The gauze on Xie Mohe's body was casually draped on by Ji Yunshu, and it was already unstable. With the two of them dragging her, the gauze on Xie Mohe's body slipped down as soon as they reached the carriage door.

The couple were startled and hurriedly pulled out the gauze to cover her up again.

After the two left, Ji Yunshu began to draw spiritual spring water from her spatial storage to wash the carriage.

Although the spiritual spring water was precious, there was a whole river in the space that was inexhaustible. She didn't want the smell of blood in her carriage, so washing it with the spiritual spring water was the best option.

After they dry, they will have a faint, pleasant fragrance.

Not far away, Chu Jinsheng sat in the carriage, watching the commotion. As he watched Xie Zhaoting and his wife carry Xie Mohe away from the carriage again, his eyes flickered slightly.

Ji Yunshu is truly remarkable. She could clearly see the condition of Ling Yun and Xie Mohe, who were barely clinging to life, yet she managed to save them.

Where did she learn her medical skills? They were even better than those of the imperial physicians in the palace.

A person was kneeling in front of him.

It was Ling Yun, whom Xiao Wu had called over earlier.

Ling Yun was terrified. He didn't want to have too much to do with the First Prince. Based on the First Prince's indifference to his life and death, he felt that the First Prince was particularly cold-blooded. His intuition told him that getting too close to the First Prince would not end well.

Others might want to get closer to the eldest prince, hoping to rise in rank and gain promotions through his connections.

Or rather, he used to have this thought, but after what has happened during this period, he really doesn't have this thought at all anymore. He even wishes to keep his distance from the eldest prince and not get too close.

But who could tell him why the eldest prince had summoned him?

Moreover, he had been waiting here for quite a while, but the eldest prince hadn't reacted at all.

He secretly glanced at Chu Jinsheng and found that Chu Jinsheng's gaze was fixed on Ji Yunshu not far away.

Ling Yun was immediately startled and quickly lowered his head, pretending that he hadn't seen anything.

As a fellow man, he naturally knew what those emotions in Chu Jinsheng's eyes were. However, Ling Yun did not expect that the eldest prince would express his emotions so openly and without any attempt to hide them in front of so many people.

The prince is still sitting in the carriage.

If the prince were to discover that the eldest prince was looking at the princess with that kind of gaze...

what……

That scene...

Ling Yun felt a headache just thinking about it. He shrank his neck as much as possible, hoping to minimize his presence and avoid being noticed by Chu Jinsheng.

Chu Jinsheng ignored him for a long time, so Ling Yun wanted to find an opportunity to slip away.

He subtly shrank back, moving aside almost imperceptibly. He had barely taken a step when the First Prince's cold voice came from above.

"Lingyun".

Ling Yun was startled and quickly stopped. She composed herself, grinned, and looked at Chu Jinsheng with a smile.

"Your Highness, what brings you here?"

Chu Jinsheng's face was rather sour, and Ling Yun subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Well, my illness hasn't fully healed yet, and I'm worried about infecting the Crown Prince, so it's best to keep our distance."

The eldest prince has a terrible temper; who knows if he'll take his anger out on me when he's upset? It's best to keep your distance.

Chu Jinsheng was initially angry, but upon hearing his words, his anger subsided somewhat.

Ling Yun was right. They might still have the plague on them, so it would be better to keep a distance. He also stepped back a few paces, his expression still cold.

"Your injury healed so quickly? If I'm not mistaken, you were barely clinging to life before. What method did Ji Yunshu use to treat you in the carriage?"

Also, isn't that a bandage wrapped around your head? I've never seen such high-quality bandage before. Where did Ji Yunshu get these things?

His tone was indifferent, seemingly casual, but Ling Yun's heart sank upon hearing these words, and his smile froze on his lips.

What does the eldest prince mean by this? Is he asking about the princess from him?

Good heavens, what exactly is the eldest prince trying to do?

Why would I ask him? Will he tell me or not?

I've already said it, I'm sorry, Your Highness.

If they don't tell, the eldest prince might not be able to bear the consequences of deceiving him.

After much thought, Ling Yun calmed himself and cautiously said,

"To answer Your Highness's question, to be honest, I was unconscious in the carriage when the Princess Consort was treating me, and I was completely unaware of my surroundings."

When the princess treated me, I was completely unaware of it and felt nothing at all. When I woke up, the wound on my forehead had already been bandaged by the princess. As for what medicine she used, I really have no idea.

However, this thing on my forehead does indeed look like gauze. The Princess said it was left to me by her master when she was studying medicine. As for anything else, I'm already very grateful for the Princess's treatment, and I dare not ask any more questions or bother the Princess.

He was telling the truth. When Ji Yunshu treated him, he was indeed unconscious and unaware of anything.

When he woke up, his head was already bandaged. He vaguely knew from the princess's instructions that the thing on his head was also called gauze.

As for other things, he really doesn't know anything about them, so don't ask him...

After he finished speaking, Chu Jinsheng didn't react for a long time, still staring at him coldly.

Ling Yun didn't dare to look up; he could clearly feel the First Prince's gaze fixed on the top of his head.

Clearly, they were not satisfied with his answer.

"Ling Yun, it must have been hard for you to get to where you are today. I am the eldest prince, and if nothing unexpected happens, I will become the crown prince in the future. You should know what the consequences of lying to me are, and whether you can bear them."

Although Ji Yunshu possesses some skills, they are ultimately just exiled prisoners. Their life or death is entirely up to me. If you are sensible, you should tell me the truth, otherwise…”

He didn't finish his sentence, but as clever as Ling Yun was, he naturally understood the meaning behind Chu Jinsheng's words.

Lingyun was almost in tears.

Good heavens, what an ancestor!

This is wrong, that is wrong, he is just telling the truth!

He genuinely knew nothing when the princess treated his wounds, so what can he say? I'm speechless!

He muttered to himself, but still forced a smile on his face. "Hehehe, Your Highness, how could I dare to deceive you? I'm telling you the truth."

When I was put into the carriage, I was probably unconscious. It was others who carried me onto the carriage. You, Your Highness, should be well aware of this.

Moreover, when the princess was treating my wounds, she must have used some kind of medicine on me to prevent me from waking up and interfering with her treatment. That's why I slept so soundly. I really didn't know anything about the treatment process...

God.

What exactly should he say to convince the eldest prince?