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

He quietly tucked the blueprints into his chest. Before he had fully figured out what he was doing, he absolutely couldn't let anyone know about it!

Otherwise, we'll definitely alert the enemy!

Especially his good second brother.

"Alright, from now on, keep this blueprint with me. When you have nothing to do, think about what that gunpowder is all about."

I didn't expect you to have already drawn up the blueprints for me. Thank you for your hard work these past few days. Don't worry, I won't change my promise to you. If you find the gunpowder for me, I will immediately write a letter back to the capital and inform Father Emperor about our matter.

I will definitely help your Minister's family clear your name and free you from the label of a criminal, so that you can rightfully stay by my side.

He originally thought that after Ji Yunyao drew the blueprints for him, they would be of little use, but he didn't expect that there was something called gunpowder.

Since that's the case, he has no choice but to keep her hanging on.

Ji Yunyao breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Brother Jinsheng."

As long as the Crown Prince continues to keep her by his side, she will still have a chance to take advantage of this gap to find out the whereabouts of that book.

Find out if Ji Yunshu knows anything about the contents of the book, and try to find out the entire second half of the book.

And hopefully she'll conceive the Crown Prince's child soon.

As long as she has a child, her position will be secure.

Chu Jinsheng didn't say anything more, turned around, got into the carriage, took out the blueprints, and continued to study them.

Ji Yunyao was also very self-aware; having made such a great contribution, she naturally couldn't stay outside any longer.

She cautiously approached the carriage entrance, and seeing that Chu Jinsheng did not intend to stop her, she moved a few more feet into the carriage.

Time passed by, and outside, everyone was processing crocodile meat, the air thick with the stench of blood.

Ji Yunyao was already feeling unwell, and the smell of blood made her want to vomit even more. She got up and left the carriage, shouting at the crowd several times to take the crocodile further away to deal with it, but no one paid any attention to her.

After saying it a few times, she felt ashamed and stopped going out in the carriage.

While everyone was processing the crocodile meat, Ji Yunshu, having nothing to do, simply climbed into the carriage, taking advantage of the time to let everyone rest a bit.

The road ahead was mostly along cliffs and precipices, and a slight misstep could send them tumbling into valleys and abysses. Their carriages might have to be abandoned halfway through the journey.

What she's most worried about now is what will happen to Xie Moyao after the carriage is abandoned.

The others supported each other, and even if they walked slowly, they could at least walk gradually. But if Xie Moyao's leg didn't heal properly, he would have to be carried the whole way.

That kind of road is difficult to walk on by oneself, and carrying an adult man on one's back would only make things worse and increase the danger. Even someone like her would have to be careful and meticulous.

There are only two roads leading from Zhang Lizheng's village to the northwest: one downstream and one upstream.

In the past, people always took the downstream route, which was flat and easier to walk on, but that was only when there was no heavy rain or storm.

Now that there's been a heavy rain, the downstream route is obviously impassable, which is why she had no choice but to take this route in the first place.

Otherwise, given how dangerous this road is and how many people she's carrying, she really wouldn't want to choose this route.

But now that we've come this far, there's no turning back. So, we have no choice but to face the challenge head-on.

With these thoughts in mind, she got into the carriage.

Xie Moyao was lying on the carriage, reading a medical book she had taken out of her spatial storage.

Those medical books were full of modern terminology, but Xie Moyao read them with great interest.

"Can you understand the words and pictures on this?" Ji Yunshu asked casually, lifting the blanket over Xie Moyao's lower body to check his leg injury.

Xie Moyao's leg injury has healed more than halfway. She used the best scar-removing medicine on him, and there are no visible signs of injury on the surface of his leg. She just doesn't know how it is healing inside.

We need to find a way to bring Xie Moyao into the space and take another X-ray to check his recovery. If there's nothing seriously wrong, he can try bending over and walking gently.

Xie Moyao flipped through the medical book in his hand, but his eyes fell on Ji Yunshu's profile. He responded lightly, "Yes, I can understand most of it."

Ji Yunshu paused in her movements, then looked up in shock.

"Really? You said you can understand most of it, but can you understand all those technical terms? How did you manage to understand them? And do you recognize all the tools in these diagrams?"

Is this guy lying to her?

The technical terms in this book, along with some English words, and the operating methods and theoretical knowledge, took her several days to fully understand.

Xie Moyao had only read it for about a day and was able to understand most of the knowledge in the book. She seriously suspected that this guy was lying to her!

Xie Moyao looked somewhat bewildered, then nodded earnestly.

"Yes, I can understand most of the meaning above. As for the technical terms you mentioned, I just understood some of their literal meanings. As for the more profound ones, I looked them up in other books."

Also, regarding those tools you mentioned, you have another book here that introduces them. I read a few books together, and I can understand most of it.

As he spoke, he pointed to several other books beside him. Ji Yunshu followed his gaze and, sure enough, they were all medical books that she had taken out of her spatial storage.

Now, she was even more shocked. She was shocked by Xie Moyao's reading and comprehension speed. Each of these books was as thick as a fist. How did he manage to connect all the knowledge points so accurately in so many books?

She thought her brain was already quite intelligent, but she never expected that Xie Moyao was even more outstanding than her!

If this guy lived in modern times, he would definitely be a medical genius.

Noticing that her expression was a little off, Xie Moyao was puzzled. "What's wrong? Am I seeing things, or what's going on?"

The methods of treating patients in the books he was reading were indeed too incredible; he had never heard of them before, nor had he ever seen them.

He probably even found some methods for treating his leg injury in the book.

Considering the method Ji Yunshu used to treat her own leg, it's likely that she used some of the methods described in the book.

However, the medical skills in this book require a high level of expertise. He absolutely cannot treat people by just reading theoretical knowledge. Ji Yunshu must have gone through countless experiments and practice to develop such superb medical skills.

Ji Yunshu curled her lips and looked at Xie Moyao as if he were a monster.

"It's nothing. I just think your learning ability is too strong. It's a real pity that you weren't born in a better time. If you were born in modern times, someone as tall and handsome as you, with such a strong learning ability, could have achieved great things."

She spoke the second half of her sentence in a low voice, almost so softly that only she could hear it.

"What did you say?"