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

"Yes, sir, I understand. I will inform Yao'er."

Aunt Zhu's face was ashen. Last night, she had made a deal with Ah Cai to get some food in exchange for it, but the master said that the food was not enough!

That means she's going to repeat the same mistake again, using her body to exchange for things with Ah Cai!

If the master found out that she had already given herself to Ah Cai, Aunt Zhu didn't dare to think any further about what the consequences would be.

She shook her head, and when she looked up again, she had returned to her previous appearance.

Minister Ji didn't notice anything amiss. After tying the vine around his waist, the two of them stayed to the side, planning to find a way to slip into the crowd when people started to leave.

With people in front and behind, those walking in the middle are always the safest.

Ahead, Chu Jinsheng, accompanied by his guards, was slowly navigating through a narrow passage. To their left lay a bottomless abyss, and the cold wind howled in their ears.

The wind was strong, and they had to hold on tightly to the loose rocks and dead trees on the cliff to keep their balance and avoid being blown away.

Two or three guards were walking at the front. They were still injured and had been summoned by the Crown Prince to scout ahead. Facing the cliffs on their sides, they were all extremely nervous and took each step with utmost care and caution.

Chu Jinsheng followed behind the three guards, and only after confirming that there was no danger in the area where the three guards had passed did Chu Jinsheng move forward.

And so, the group moved forward at a slow pace, and soon arrived at the middle of the narrow road.

Having crossed such a long distance without incident, they relaxed a bit, and their steps gradually became less cautious than before.

Following behind Chu Jinsheng was Ji Yunyao. Originally, Xiao Wu wanted to follow behind Chu Jinsheng, but Ji Yunyao moved quickly and walked behind the eldest prince first.

Seeing that the road was too narrow, Xiao Wu didn't argue with her and walked behind Ji Yunyao, followed by Doctor Wu.

Doctor Li was feeling very unwell. Seeing that everyone had left, he quickly followed Doctor Wu, preparing to leave together. However, before they even reached the edge of the cliff, they were stopped by two guards.

He frowned, looking displeased at the two guards.

"What are you two doing? Get out of my way! Don't you know who I am? How dare you block my way!"

As he spoke, he pushed aside the two guards in front of him and prepared to walk forward, but the two guards stood in front of him like two mountains.

He was old and injured, so he couldn't push it at all, which made him even angrier.

Before he could speak, the two guards looked at him with smiles.

"Doctor Li, don't worry. The Crown Prince specifically instructed us to escort you across from here, since you've suffered with him these past few days."

"Wait a minute, my brother and I will walk one in front and one behind, with you in the middle. That way, if anything happens, we can protect you immediately."

Doctor Li looked at the two men with suspicion. "Are you telling the truth? Did the Crown Prince really specifically order the two of you to protect me?"

He felt it was somewhat unlikely; the eldest prince's temperament didn't seem like that of someone who would do such a thing.

"Of course it's true, Doctor Li. You are the most trusted person of the First Prince. We are just lowly guards, acting on orders. If it weren't for the First Prince's orders, how would we dare to stand in front of you?"

The flattery made Doctor Li a little dizzy; he looked at the two of them with a smile.

"That's right, that's exactly right. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's order, why would you care about my life or death?"

Since the Crown Prince cares so much about me, then I won't stand on ceremony. Let's go, which of you two will go first, and which will go last?

It's dangerous here! You all have to protect me. If you don't take good care of me, the Crown Prince will definitely not let you off easily!

He had been narrow-minded before, thinking that the First Prince was ruthless and didn't care about his life or death. He never expected that in such a dangerous place, the First Prince would specifically instruct his men to protect him. He had misunderstood the First Prince.

The two guards exchanged a glance and then escorted Doctor Li, walking at the back of their group.

The path ahead had been traversed, and the moss on the stone steps had been trampled away, so the three of them found it easy to walk. Before long, they caught up with the Crown Prince and his entourage.

Ji Yunshu stood still, having overheard the conversation between the two guards and Doctor Li.

Ji Yunshu looked up at the sky, where a sun hung in the sky.

She felt like the sun had risen in the west today. It was truly rare that Chu Jinsheng would actually send someone to take care of Doctor Li.

Without thinking much, she stood up and focused her gaze on the area directly in front of the eldest prince and his entourage.

The three guards continued walking, feeling their way along the path, occasionally throwing up pebbles that rolled down the cliff. The sound of the pebbles falling into the valley made everyone feel uneasy.

The others remained where they were; Ji Yunshu hadn't said she was leaving, and they didn't dare to leave either.

Gradually, Chu Jinsheng and his group walked further and further away. They were about to reach the other side, and it seemed that they had already passed the most dangerous place. However, the three guards at the front were moving slower and slower.

In the end, the three of them stopped right there.

Everywhere they stepped was slippery, and they couldn't stand steadily.

Their bodies kept sliding down, and they could only desperately reach out and grab the branches and rocks on the cliff to keep their balance, while more and more rocks fell off the cliff with a rumbling sound.

Chu Jinsheng was in a difficult position, and he was only able to maintain his balance by holding onto the tree branch in his hand.

I thought we would get through here quickly, but unexpectedly, the three guards in front of us suddenly stopped.

To his left was a sheer cliff with a bottomless abyss. He glanced at it and felt dizzy.

I didn't feel anything while I was walking, but when I stopped and looked at how high up it was, my legs started to tremble.

"What are you three idiots doing? Get out of here! Can't you see I'm still here?!"

"Your Highness, it's not that we don't want to go, it's just that there are some dangers ahead, and we can't keep our footing."

The shoes they were wearing were ordinary boots, soaked in water, not slip-resistant, and covered in mud and weeds. They had to find a way to clean the mud and weeds off their shoes to prevent them from slipping.

Chu Jinsheng didn't care about any of that. He was only a few steps away from the finish line, and he just wanted to run there as fast as he could.

The longer he stays on the cliff face, the greater the danger.

"You three idiots, get your approval approved now, or I'll chop off your heads!"