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

No one knew what she was going to do, but at this point they were all clueless and could only do as Ji Yunshu said.

Having received their assurances, Ji Yunshu didn't waste any more time. She returned to the carriage and, with a thought, brought herself and Li Shi into the space together.

Li is currently unconscious, and it seems unlikely that she can give birth to the child on her own. Moreover, she just had an examination and found that Li's cervix was already dilated and the baby was indeed breech. No wonder Li was struggling so much to give birth.

It seems that only she could perform a cesarean section on Li and remove the child from her womb.

With that thought in mind, she didn't stop working. She started preparing the dosage of anesthesia and then got all the necessary instruments for the cesarean section ready.

Then, Li's blood type was determined, and a sufficient amount of plasma was taken from the blood bank and slowly injected into Li's body.

Ms. Li's body was too weak, and a cesarean section would cause a large loss of blood from her body. Without enough blood plasma, she dared not have the surgery.

This surgery was no small undertaking for her, especially since she had no one to assist her and had to do everything herself.

She wasn't entirely confident that she could ensure the safety of Li and her child, but now that things had come to this, she had no choice but to try anything.

She injected the adjusted dose of anesthetic into Li's body, clenched her fists, and silently cheered herself on!

"Ji Yunshu, this is the final straw! You have to do your best! Your sister-in-law is such a good person; you absolutely must pull them back from the brink of death!"

She took a deep breath, removed all of Li's upper body clothing, took the disinfectant, and began to disinfect Li's entire abdomen.

I also put on professional surgical gowns and underwent full-body disinfection.

The surgery was performed hastily, and many aspects were not prepared, but time was running out.

After disinfecting her abdomen, she picked up a scalpel from the side, her eyes instantly becoming clear and determined, and slowly cut open Li's lower abdomen with the scalpel.

After a cup of tea

The carriages of the Zhou family, the Luo family, as well as the carriages of the officials and the Minister's mansion, arrived one after another at the place where Ji Yunshu and her party were resting.

Seeing that everyone from the Prince's residence was outside instead of inside the carriage, the group of people, though somewhat puzzled, did not ask any further questions.

They are still shaken by the memory of their supplies being looted by disaster victims.

Ji Yunyao, in particular, was completely dazed. She had seen the pool of blood on the ground, but at first she hadn't realized what it was. Now, however, she realized...

It's probably Ji Yunfeng.

It was trampled into a pile of mud.

She was trembling slightly.

She never imagined that such a small matter—her kind act of giving food to the disaster victims—would escalate to this point!

It's all Ji Yunshu and Zhou Yanran's fault. If those two bitches hadn't provoked her, how could she have acted so impulsively and distributed the dry food to those disaster victims!

The seeds of hatred in her heart sprouted again. She vowed that if she ever got the chance, she would make those two people wish they were dead, tear them to pieces, and chop them into mincemeat before she could feel relieved!

The Zhou and Luo families also suffered some losses. Although they were not injured, most of the supplies in the carriages were taken by the disaster victims who climbed onto the carriages. The remaining dry food was scattered all over the carriages and trampled into a mess.

Although they were somewhat disgusted, they knew they would starve to death if they didn't collect the dry rations.

Recalling what had just happened, they all turned their gazes to Ji Yunyao, their eyes flashing with resentment and bitterness. If it weren't for Ji Yunyao's meddling, how could they have ended up in this situation!

They could have leisurely eaten dry rations and traveled slowly to their place of exile in a carriage, but now they're like beggars, struggling to even get food.

The supplies they bought yesterday cost them almost half of their money!

The officials were also stunned. They had been traveling for many years and had seen many storms, but this was the first time they had ever encountered such a situation. The disaster victims were acting like they didn't care about their lives, and they even dared to steal the supplies that the officials were carrying. If they hadn't been ruthless and injured many people, they didn't even want to imagine how far things would have gone!

Those disaster victims were starving people, all alone, and they would even risk their lives for a bite to eat!

Seeing the meager amount of dry rations left in their own carriage, the officials were so angry they wanted to kill Ji Yunyao. It was all this woman's fault for meddling in other people's business!

What kind of compassionate heart does he have? He's a prisoner himself, a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, yet he's thinking of giving alms to others!

"I'm telling you, from today onwards, none of you are to meddle in my business! If this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless and showing no mercy!"

This is fucking bizarre! I've been doing this job for so long, and this is the first time I've ever encountered a situation where I'm being robbed by disaster victims!

The official's roar reached the ears of the others, who froze on the spot, not daring to utter a sound.

Ji Yunyao also felt a little guilty. The reason why things had developed like this was also related to her.

She was terrified of being chased by the refugees, constantly glancing behind her, afraid they would catch up again. She approached the officer and cautiously asked...

"Um, sir, shall we go a little further?"

The officer glared at her but said nothing. He then turned to the people from the Prince's residence, his tone softening slightly.

"How are things on your end? If there's nothing particularly urgent, let's set off."

They want to leave this awful place as soon as possible!

Everyone in the Prince's mansion was as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Ji Yunshu was still in the carriage helping Li Shi give birth. How could she leave at a time like this?

Xiao Lan thought for a moment, then stepped out from the crowd and stood in front of the officials. "Sirs, let's rest here a little longer. We've run so far, those disaster victims definitely won't be able to catch up. My wife is about to give birth, and her life is in danger. Please be lenient and let us rest for a while longer."

She paused, then continued,

"Sir, rest assured, my princess has instructed us that we have already run quite far, and those disaster victims should not be able to catch up. Moreover, the place we found to rest is relatively secluded and has a wide view. If those disaster victims come, they can see them from where we are resting. It is not too late for us to set off again then."

The officer remained silent, his expression showing impatience; he simply wanted to get as far away from this place as possible.

He looked conflicted; he didn't want to fall out with Ji Yunshu, but at this moment, saving his life was the most important thing.

He sighed, and was about to tell the group to set off as planned, when Xie Moyao's voice came from the carriage next to him.

"Xie Lin, Xiao Lan, yesterday the owner of Haitang gave your princess a lot of food. After this journey, the officials must be tired. Give them some fried chicken and other dry rations so they can rest for a while."