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

Ji Yunshu didn't say anything more. Her body gradually softened, and she leaned into Xie Moyao's arms, falling into a deep sleep.

Unbeknownst to the two, shortly after they fell asleep, two other people stealthily got up and left the cave.

Outside the cave, in the pitch-black night, Ji Yunyao and A Cai stood quietly.

Ji Yunyao had a somewhat irritable temper, and looked at Ah Cai in front of her with displeasure.

"What's wrong with you? Have you even come up with a plan? If you're not capable, I'll find someone else to do it. You should also give up the idea of ​​following the First Prince. The First Prince doesn't need useless people around him."

"Oh dear, Miss Ji, please bear with it. Haste makes waste. Those prince and princess are not to be trifled with. To get rid of them, we must devise a foolproof plan. If we fail to kill them in one fell swoop, I will be the one to die!"

As he spoke, Ah Cai looked Ji Yunyao up and down.

He had just tasted the flavor of Aunt Zhu. Although she was a bit old, she still retained her charm. In addition, she was Minister Ji's woman. Her figure and skin were the best woman he had ever slept with in his life.

This Ji Yunyao is the daughter of that Aunt Zhu. In terms of looks and figure, she is a thousand times better than Aunt Zhu. I wonder what it's like to sleep with someone like that.

As Ah Cai thought this, his eyes involuntarily began to scan Ji Yunyao, his gaze like a cold snake crawling across her entire body.

It was too dark for Ji Yunyao to see Ah Cai's eyes clearly, but she felt a chill run down her spine.

Seeing Ah Cai standing there motionless, she cursed inwardly:

How utterly useless! If you're incompetent, just admit it. Why bother finding some foolproof solution? It's nothing but an excuse for your own incompetence!

Oh well, Ah Cai is the only one she can use now anyway, so she'll give Ah Cai another chance.

Sensing the increasingly tense atmosphere around her, Ji Yunyao angrily stomped her feet twice.

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you can't deal with Ji Yunshu within three days, then our agreement is null and void, and don't come looking for me again!"

"Oh dear, Yao'er, don't get so excited. Don't worry, it won't take three days. I heard we have to cross a cliff, and the path is only wide enough for one person to pass at a time. I won't waste such a good location. These next two days will be Ji Yunshu's death day! But you'll have to make it up to me afterwards."

"How dare you! How dare you call me by my name? I will be the Crown Prince's Consort in the future, and I don't mind if you call me Crown Prince's Consort in advance! Since you know what you're doing, then hurry up and get on with it."

I don't want to see her still alive after I cross this mountain. As for what compensation you want, we'll talk about that after you've finished your business.

If you get things done, everything will be fine; if you fail, don't blame me for being ruthless!

After saying that, she snorted coldly, flicked her sleeve, and turned back to the cave.

Thinking of how Ah Cai addressed her and the tone of his voice when he spoke to her, Ji Yunyao felt nauseous.

Hmph, that ignorant and foolish Ah Cai, does he even deserve to call her name?

Once Ah Cai had finished his business, she would personally kill that lowly servant in the next second!

It was warm inside the cave, and everyone slept very well that night.

When Lin Yun woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. Everyone was exhausted from the previous day, so he didn't rush to wake them up.

When Ji Yunshu woke up, everyone else in the Prince's mansion had already woken up as well.

Xie Moyao lay beside her, already flipping through a book, his expression indifferent, as if he were at home.

Ji Yunshu silently gave him a thumbs up. This person's emotions were too stable. In this kind of environment, he could still concentrate on reading!

Moreover, she discovered that ever since she told Xie Moyao that he would be able to stand up soon, Xie Moyao's mental and physical condition had improved day by day, and he was almost indistinguishable from a normal person.

"You're awake."

Ji Yunshu responded with a faint "Mm".

I glanced at the cave entrance, and sunlight streamed in here and there.

Today, the sun finally came out a little, and the sky brightened up a bit.

She threw back the covers and got up from the floor. Xie Lin and Xiao Lan were just setting out food nearby. When they saw that she was awake, they quickly called her over.

"Your Highness, you're awake. Come and have breakfast."

Ji Yunshu nodded slowly to the two of them, got some water, washed up, and then returned to their side.

Sherin and Xiaolan got up early and cooked some porridge with the leftover rice. They also made a simple meal with the dried crocodile meat and cabbage from yesterday.

Ji Yunshu picked up a bowl of white porridge, then took a piece of dried meat, and ate it slowly, her eyes sweeping over the cave.

They noticed that the villagers' breakfasts were similar to theirs.

Finally, her gaze fell on a corner where three people were gnawing on dried meat and eating some cabbage leaves.

These three people were Ji Yunyao, Minister Ji, and Aunt Zhu.

The three sat together, wolfing down their food.

Ji Yunshu thought of what she had seen and heard last night, and her eyes fell on the food the three of them were eating.

The food they ate must have been what Aunt Zhu had traded her body for last night.

On the way to exile, it was common for prisoners to make deals with officials by offering their bodies in order to improve their lives in the ranks.

However, what Ji Yunshu didn't expect was that Aunt Zhu was Ji Yunyao's biological mother, and moreover, Aunt Zhu was Minister Ji's woman.

There were no other women in the Minister's mansion. Consort Zhu was the only lady in the mansion. She was once such a glamorous lady in the mansion. Unexpectedly, on this road to exile, she would end up using her body to make deals with the officials.

Did Ji Yunyao know about this? How could she allow her own mother to do such things?

And then there's Minister Ji, the original owner's nominal father. If he knew that what he was eating was obtained by his wife exchanging her body with the officials, I wonder if he would still be able to eat it.

Ji Yunshu pursed her lips and looked away.

All of this was none of her business, and she couldn't be bothered to care. On the contrary, she even admired Aunt Zhu a little.

He was willing to share what he had earned with everyone, having traded his own body for it. A more selfish person would probably only care about their own life or death.

This Minister Ji is really lucky.

As Ji Yunshu thought this, she finished the jerky in her hand and the porridge in her bowl was also gone.

Just then, Xie Lin also came up to her side. Seeing that her bowl was empty, he naturally took the bowl from her hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear,

"Your Highness, the Old Madam and the Second Madam sent me to ask you if you know anything about Miss Mo Huan's condition?"

The old princess and the others wanted to ask about it last night, but they forgot about it after falling asleep.

I wanted to ask her again early this morning, but seeing that Ji Yunshu was fast asleep, I didn't disturb her.

Ji Yunshu pursed her lips, drank some spiritual spring water, and rinsed her mouth.

"Tell them not to worry, Mo Huan and your older brother are both fine and safe. Just keep going slowly, they'll catch up."

After hearing this, Xie Lin didn't say anything more. He took Ji Yunshu's bowl and went to clean it up with Xiao Lan. He also told the old princess, Chen Shi, and Li Shi what Ji Yunshu had said.