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

After a long while, Chu Jinsheng still did not speak.

Ling Yun truly didn't know how to explain it. Even the First Prince didn't believe what he said, so what could he do?!

Suddenly, he remembered Xie Mohe, who had also been treated by Ji Yunshu, and quickly said...

"Your Highness, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can have someone ask Xie Mohe. I clearly saw that her eyes were covered when she got into the carriage, so she should know nothing about the treatment process. Why don't you call someone over and ask her?"

When Xie Mohe got into the carriage, not only were her eyes covered, but her hands and feet were also bound.

Ling Yun was certain that Xie Mohe knew nothing about the medical treatment process on the carriage!

Chu Jinsheng had been skeptical of Ling Yun's words to begin with, but upon hearing this, his expression softened somewhat, and he glanced at Xiao Wu beside him.

Xiao Wu immediately understood and hurriedly walked over to Xie Mohe and the other two not far away. After talking for a while, he hurriedly walked back.

Ling Yun was on tenterhooks; those words he had just heard were just a guess.

He didn't know the specifics yet, and if Xie Mohe's account was different from his, the Crown Prince would probably hold him responsible again.

When Xiao Wu returned, he looked at Ling Yun, then at the First Prince, and shook his head at the First Prince.

The meaning is clear: Xie Mohe was also completely unaware of the process of being treated.

Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

Good heavens, thankfully the princess treats everyone equally; otherwise, he would probably be blacklisted by the eldest prince.

Chu Jinsheng's expression did not soften; instead, it hardened even more.

Now, he believed Ling Yun's words, but the more he believed this, the more agitated he became. Ji Yunshu's medical skills were so good, yet she kept them so well hidden that even the patients she treated didn't know how they were treated.

The more he tries to cover it up, the more suspicious it seems. He will definitely investigate and find out the truth.

He was determined to get hold of Ji Yunshu's weaknesses. At that point, it wouldn't be a matter of willingness; he would make Ji Yunshu shamelessly stay by his side.

"When I asked you to have someone keep an eye on Ji Yunshu's movements last time, did you notice anything unusual?"

These words were spoken to Xiao Wu, and only after saying them did he remember that Ling Yun was still there.

He gave Ling Yun a cold look. Ling Yun was also smart, so he quickly shook his head blankly to indicate that he hadn't heard anything, and then lowered his head again.

God.

After the eldest prince finishes asking his questions, won't he let him leave?

Is it possible for him to understand these words?

Although everyone knew that the eldest prince would definitely take action against the princess and that it was certain that he would send people to monitor her, they all kept quiet about it and no one said it aloud.

He really didn't want to hear about this at all!

He hunched his neck, wishing he could bury his head inside his stomach.

"Aren't you going to get lost?"

Ling Yun didn't look up, but he knew the Crown Prince was talking to him. He didn't dare to raise his head, hurriedly replied, and left quickly.

I was also relieved that my life had been saved again.

I barely escaped death, and then I was scared half to death again.

Sigh, this job is really difficult!

I don't know if he'll live to reach the Northwest and then return to the capital.

Ling Yun sighed and looked up at the sky. The sky was bright and it wasn't raining, but Ling Yun felt as if a whole dark cloud was covering him.

He knows too much about some things.

As the saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die.

He felt that his life, which he had barely managed to regain, was now halfway back to the gates of hell.

After Ling Yun left, Xiao Wu recounted how his men had been tracking Ji Yunshu during that time.

"In response to Your Highness, your men have indeed been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Princess and her entourage during this period."

The movements of the other people in the Prince's Mansion were similar to before; most of them stayed with everyone else. The only slightly different one was the Princess.

It seems that she handles and resolves everything in the Prince's mansion. Every time she goes out, she always manages to find something to eat. When our people follow her, we don't know if it's intentional on the part of the Princess or what, but every time our people are halfway through following her, they lose track of her... We can't pinpoint the Princess's whereabouts..."

At this point, Ling Yun could no longer continue.

He didn't just send one or two people to track Ji Yunshu; sometimes he sent out three, four, or even five.

But each time, the people following the princess would be shaken off. At first, he wasn't sure, but after it happened many times, he became certain that the princess was intentionally trying to get rid of them.

These guards were all handpicked by the eldest prince, and they were quite skilled. He just couldn't understand how the princess had discovered them.

And they manage to find it every single time!

And they can easily shake off their people!

This is truly bizarre!

Chu Jinsheng almost vomited when he heard Ling Yun's words!

He really felt like he was raising a bunch of pigs!

Oh no.

They're worse than pigs!

All these guards were handpicked by him to protect him, yet these grown men have repeatedly fallen into Ji Yunshu's hands!

So much time has passed, and they still haven't found out a single thing about Ji Yunshu!

Four or five people went to follow them, and they still managed to shake them off?!

Yes, just get rid of it!

His intuition told him that Ji Yunshu must have discovered that his men were following her, so she deliberately shook them off every time she went out!

He knew Ji Yunshu had some skills, but he didn't expect her to be this capable!

Is Ji Yunshu really that capable, or are his men just too useless?

If you keep such a useless person around, what guarantee is there for his personal safety?

It seems I've been too lenient with my subordinates lately, which is why they've failed time and time again!

His gaze was fixed ahead, his tone indifferent.

"I told you last time, if you mess this up again, you know the consequences yourselves. Now that things have turned out like this, I don't need to say more, you know what to do, get out!"

His tone was filled with anger, and he didn't even bother to look at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu kept his head down, knowing he would be punished this time.

He breathed a sigh of relief. He would accept the punishment if necessary; after all, they hadn't done their job well. The fact that the Crown Prince hadn't made them disappear was already a mercy.

"Yes, I understand."

His tone was bitter.

After saying that, he turned and left with the other guards.

They found a secluded spot, where all the guards stood in a group, whipping each other.

In the past, whenever they failed to perform their duties, the eldest prince would punish them in this way, and they had become accustomed to it.

However, this time was slightly different. Many of the guards had been infected with the disease before. Although it wouldn't kill them immediately, they were very weak. After being caught in the rain all night, some of the guards were still running high fevers.

In this state, if the whip is lashed again, the person will most likely not survive.