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

He has already given the gold to Ji Yunshu. As for whether Ji Yunshu can keep the gold, that depends on her own abilities.

Xiao Wu understood. "Yes, I understand."

He turned to leave, but then heard Chu Jinsheng say calmly again.

"By the way, I heard the road ahead is difficult, full of cliffs and precipices. Doctor Li is getting old, and he has served me for so many years, so please take good care of him when you cross the cliff, understand?"

His tone was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger, nor any emotion, but Xiao Wu's body trembled.

Having served the First Prince for many years, even though the First Prince hadn't explicitly said anything, he could still clearly understand the meaning behind the First Prince's words.

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, I will take good care of Doctor Li along the way."

"Well, nothing else. Let the team set off as soon as possible. Let everyone rest for a while. Our destination isn't far away. Let's avoid any more mishaps."

Chu Jinsheng's voice remained calm.

"Yes, I understand."

Xiao Wu lowered his head, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.

There was no one else around the carriage, and only the eldest prince and Ji Yunyao were inside. Only the three of them knew what the eldest prince was saying.

Xiao Wu suddenly felt a chill down his back.

For years, Doctor Li has followed the eldest prince all over the country. Wherever the prince goes, he follows. He has been doing this for almost ten years.

Over the years, the Crown Prince's health has been taken care of by Doctor Li, and there have been no major problems.

It can be said that the Crown Prince's journey to where he is today owes much to Doctor Li, if not merit.

But no one knew better than him what the Crown Prince meant by asking him to take care of Doctor Li.

That's why he felt somewhat disheartened.

The eldest prince was truly ruthless, easily abandoning even Doctor Li, who had served him for nearly ten years.

Will his fate be the same as Dr. Li's in the future?

He shook his head, trying to clear these thoughts from his mind. People like them were worthless, their lives were worthless.

Since Ji Yunshu and the others left, Doctor Li had been living in fear and unease. He found a corner and tried to minimize his presence, fearing that the Crown Prince would hold him accountable. However, once the group set off, the Crown Prince seemed to have forgotten about him and did not pursue his previous actions.

Doctor Li himself breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that the eldest prince was not going to hold it against him.

The procession moved forward at a leisurely pace. Xiao Wu glanced at Doctor Li in the procession, said nothing, beckoned two guards over, and whispered a few words in their ears.

Then, he led his team to catch up with the people ahead.

As darkness fell, Ji Yunshu led everyone to quicken their pace considerably.

While traveling, she subtly transferred the thousand taels of gold from the box into her spatial storage, leaving only an empty box on the cart.

She even found a lock in her spatial storage to lock the box, so that no one but her could open it.

Sherin pushed the cart, which was very strenuous at first and he was sweating profusely, but gradually, he felt that the cart in his hands suddenly became very light.

"Huh, why does this cart feel lighter?"

Ji Yunshu walked beside him, listening to his mutterings, but pretending not to hear them.

Schelling pushed the cart, and he knew best how heavy it was. Similarly, he knew best how the weight on the cart had been reduced.

But no one knew that the gold on the cart had already disappeared.

However, if someone were to look closely, they would notice that the wheel tracks on the cart were no longer as deep as before, and were becoming increasingly shallow.

Xie Moyao lay on the cart, listening to Xie Lin's mutterings. His hand unconsciously went to the box containing the gold. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the box was locked, and then withdrew his hand.

"Xie Lin, what are you muttering about? Can you still hold on? Do you want me to get down and help you push?" Madam Chen asked with a smile as she leaned out of the carriage window.

The carriage could still move a little, but it was swaying a lot, and they couldn't sit still in it.

Xie Lin grinned and smiled at Chen Shi.

"No need, Second Madam. This cart is very light. I can push it without any effort. The road ahead is even more difficult. You can take this time to rest."

Seeing that Xie Lin seemed to be pushing the cart without much effort, Chen did not persist.

The mountain road became increasingly rugged and difficult to traverse, and the originally wide road became narrower and narrower until it could only accommodate three or four people walking side by side.

Ji Yunshu bought the largest size carriage initially. Although it could carry a lot of things and had saved many people along the way, the large carriage was no longer of much use on this kind of road.

Before long, the two carriages in front stopped. Sherlin also found a place to park his cart and looked at the road ahead with a worried expression.

"Your Highness, what should we do? It seems the carriage can't get up there."

Although I had been mentally prepared for this, when the reality was right in front of me, I still felt a heavy weight in my heart. Without a carriage, it would be very difficult for this large family to travel.

Ji Yunshu took out the map from her pocket and found their current location. There was indeed only this one road in the vicinity, which meant that if they wanted to pass through here, they had to take this road.

"There's no other way. This is the only road around here, so we have to go this way. If the carriage can't make it up, then let's abandon it and use a handcart instead."

It might be a bit strenuous on the road, but it's better than having no vehicles at all. In a few days, once your prince's leg has healed, he can get down and walk slowly on his own, without having to lie on the cart anymore.”

Her tone was somewhat solemn. She felt a little apprehensive looking at the road on the map in front of her. It was all cliffs and steep slopes, and she would have to climb over this towering mountain.

The temperature is already quite low where we are now. If we were to climb to the top, I wonder how cold it would get. The road conditions are not good either.

"Yes, I understand. Your Highness, please leave the cart-pushing matter to me!"

At this moment, Madam Chen also alighted from the carriage, a small bundle slung over her shoulder. She came to the two of them, waving the bundle in her hand.

"Is the carriage unable to move? I heard it from inside the carriage. If that's the case, let's abandon the carriage for now. Anyway, we still have some silver on us. After we get through this place, we can buy two cheaper ones."

Each of them had several dozen taels of silver on them, which Ji Yunshu had left for them in case they got lost.

Outside, a cheap carriage only costs a few taels of silver.

Ji Yunshu smiled faintly at her.

"Yes, Second Sister-in-law, the carriage can't go any further here. You'll probably have to walk the rest of the way."

Once we cross this mountain, there will be a city ahead where we can rest.

However, this mountain is all cliffs and precipices, and no one has walked through it for a long time. It is probably covered with moss.

You must be careful on the road; make sure you step firmly on each step.

Besides the poor road conditions, the rocks on this mountain have been exposed to wind and rain for many years, and many of them have become loose. If you are not careful, you may slip and the consequences could be unimaginable.