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

Ji Yunshu was quite pleased with this; it was a good thing that durian was being accepted by everyone.

Since everyone likes them so much, there's no need to hide the durians on the tree in her space anymore.

"If you like to eat them, come with me into the woods later and I'll take you to pick some. There are still plenty in the woods, and we can pick them to take with us on the way."

The durian tree in the space was tall and large, laden with fruit, hundreds more than enough, and new fruit was still growing continuously.

Xiaolan and Xielin nodded excitedly.

"Alright, alright, Your Highness, we'll go with you later and pick plenty; these things are delicious!"

Ji Yunshu looked at them with affection, said nothing more, picked up the two remaining pieces of durian in her bowl, and turned to leave.

She had only taken a few steps when Zhang Lizheng and Old Man Zhao approached her with smiles on their faces.

"Um, Your Highness, I just heard that you're taking the people from the palace to pick this fruit. We'd like to ask if there are many fruits? If there are, could we take them with us? We'd like to pick some to eat as well."

"Uh, if there aren't many fruits, we won't go."

They were quite sensible. Usually, if there were such things in the forest, the quantity wouldn't be large, and most people wouldn't tell others. That's why they asked if there were many fruits.

"Yes, of course. As I just said, there are many durians in the forest. Although there is only one tree, there are probably several hundred fruits on it. There are more than enough people for us to pick them. It's just that the tree is quite tall, so we need to find some young and strong people to climb the tree."

We still need to figure out a way to safely transport the durians down from the tree.

She was able to get the durian out of the space by relying on its power, instead of throwing it from a height to the ground, for fear of damaging it.

Xiao Ergou had been keeping an eye on the commotion. Upon hearing Ji Yunshu's words, he quickly moved to the front, patted his chest, and looked confident.

"Your Highness, rest assured, we've got this under control. We're used to climbing hills and trees in the village all year round; it's nothing new for us. As long as there's food, as long as everyone can fill their stomachs, we can climb even the tallest tree!"

As soon as Xiao Ergou finished speaking, several people gathered around him.

"That's right, Your Highness, don't worry. No matter how tall the tree is, we can climb it. We're used to climbing trees!"

"Yeah, we usually climb trees when we have nothing to do in the village. I never thought it would come in handy!"

These people usually follow Xiao Ergou around, and Xiao Ergou takes them to handle any matters that need to be done in the village.

Zhang Yuli looked at the group and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Highness, Xiao Er Gou and the others are used to climbing trees, so just leave it to them and let them figure out a way to get the durians down from the tree."

Ji Yunshu smiled and nodded. She had been a little worried at first, but seeing how united everyone was, she felt relieved.

"Alright, since you're confident, then I'll leave this to you." She waved the durian in her hand.

"I'll deliver the durians to your prince first. After I come out, I'll take everyone into the forest. You all go back and prepare."

"Alright, Your Highness, you should go quickly. We'll go back and prepare to find something."

Ji Yunshu nodded, gave them a few more instructions, telling them to be careful, before carrying the durian onto the carriage.

Xiao Ergou led the other villagers back to discuss how to cooperate in getting the durians down from the trees without hurting anyone.

The group was discussing things enthusiastically, which made the officials standing by very anxious.

They also wanted to go durian picking, but they didn't know if the princess would be willing to take them along.

The officials instinctively turned their gazes to Ling Yun.

Ling Yun glared at everyone, then felt his forehead start to hurt again.

"What are you all staring at me for? I'm half dead, you don't expect me to find you food, do you? Go over there and figure it out yourselves!"

The officials hesitated for a moment, then took out silver from their pockets. After searching for a while, each of them managed to collect a little over one tael of silver and handed it to Ling Yun.

"Well, brother, since the princess helped you treat your injuries, we promised to give her some reward. We've already raised the money for you, so please return it to the princess."

Even if you don't want to move, you can't forget the princess's life-saving grace. Besides, we're the ones who scraped together this money for you; you can't expect us to repay that debt for you."

The officials smiled obsequiously, and the eldest brother should be able to understand the meaning behind their words.

In short, they just didn't have the courage to ask the princess to take them to find fruit, for fear of being scolded by her.

Ling Yun gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat disappointed in his son.

"Useless, utterly useless! You can't even handle this small matter. No wonder you can only work under me!"

"You all watch closely. This is how I handle things. Next time something like this happens, you'd better figure out how to handle it yourselves. If you still can't handle it properly, you won't need to work for me anymore!"

As he spoke, he angrily snatched the silver from the official's hand, and, despite his ailing body, slowly walked toward the carriage.

The closer he got, the redder his face became, and his mind was filled with the image of the princess he had seen when he first woke up in the carriage, an image he couldn't shake off.

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Ji Yunshu was forcibly shoving durian into Xie Moyao's mouth. Xie Moyao was very resistant; the thing smelled terrible, and he really couldn't bring himself to eat it.

"Xie Moyao, are you going to eat it or not? I told you, this stuff is delicious. No matter what, you have to try it. If you taste it and it's really not good, then you won't eat it."

This was the first time Ji Yunshu had spoken to Xie Moyao in this tone.

When she realized in her heart that Xie Moyao had changed his attitude towards her, she stopped hiding herself from him.

Xie Moyao pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and looking at Ji Yunshu's coquettish appearance, he finally couldn't bear it and took the durian from Ji Yunshu's hand.

I kept trying to comfort myself.

It's okay, it's okay. It just smells a little. His wife said it tastes delicious!

Besides, since his wife wants him to eat so much, she would be very happy if he did.

Under Ji Yunshu's watchful gaze, he forced himself to swallow the durian.

I thought it would be greasy and sticky after taking a bite, but to my surprise, it tasted surprisingly good.

The foul smell in my nose seemed to have disappeared, replaced by a sweet durian aroma.

He glanced at the durian in his hand in surprise, then put the rest of the durian in his mouth. Just as Ji Yunshu had said, it was really delicious.

Seeing him keep putting durian into his mouth, Ji Yunshu knew he was going to eat it. She nodded with a smile, extremely satisfied.

She said it herself, most people can accept durian.

Moreover, and most importantly, she loves to eat it. She will be spending decades with Xie Moyao in the future, so she can't expect Xie Moyao to run away and hide every time she eats durian.

She has also planned to plant many durian trees in the area where they live in the future!