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

Ji Yunshu ignored his words and continued walking, step by step, towards him.

"Whether you understand or not, you know in your heart. I'm giving you one chance. Tell me, who ordered you to do this!"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I really don't understand what you're saying."

What instructions? Nobody instructed me!

I am an official appointed by the imperial court to escort your prisoners. If you dare to lay a hand on me, do the people of your royal palace not want to live?

The eldest prince is still here. If you lay a hand on me, and word gets out that His Majesty will find out, it will implicate the Prince's Mansion! You've already been exiled; do you want your entire family to be executed?!

At this point, Ah Cai felt a bit more confident.

By the way, he was an official appointed by the imperial court to escort the exiles. Ji Yunshu was just an exiled prisoner, so he figured Ji Yunshu wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him. Thinking of this, Ah Cai puffed out his chest, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

Even if he was the one who did it, so what? Would Ji Yunshu dare to go against an official like him for the sake of a few exiled prisoners?

Ling Yun stood to the side, and the conversation between the two clearly reached his ears.

He looked up at Ah Cai incredulously, as if he were looking at an idiot.

He knew Ah Cai wasn't very bright, but he never expected him to be so stupid. He was the one who did what just happened!

The princess is such a formidable person, where did he get the audacity to mess with the people in the royal palace?

How could Ah Cai be so stupid?

They're hopeless.

He even dared to threaten the princess now. If the princess really wanted to kill him, it would be an easy thing for her.

He seemed to see Death beckoning to Ah Cai.

Ji Yunshu chuckled lightly. Now that she knew it was A-Cai who did it, she didn't want to argue with him anymore.

As for who instructed Ah-Cai, Ah-Cai wouldn't say, and she didn't care to know.

That person is plotting against her in the shadows, and he will do it sooner or later. She has no worries about catching him.

She just had to avenge Sherlin and Xiaolan.

This Ah Cai, isn't he afraid to lay a hand on me because he's a government official? Then let him see how he'll really die.

"Ah Cai, you're so sure I won't dare to make a move, aren't you? Let me tell you, even if I don't, you're doomed to die today."

As she spoke, she waved her hands and took slow, heavy steps toward Ah Cai, her feet crunching on the dry leaves on the ground.

Ling Yun stood aside, wanting to speak up for A Cai, but seeing Ji Yunshu's cold gaze, he had no choice but to shut up.

The princess has already decided to kill him, and even if he pleads for Ah Cai, she may not listen.

If I get upset and kill him too, then it would be a loss.

Thinking of this, he simply took a step back. Since the eldest prince was here, if things really got out of control, he might as well ask the eldest prince to uphold justice.

As Ji Yunshu approached step by step, Ah Cai was soon forced to the edge of the cliff.

"Your Highness, please don't come any closer! Please stay away from me. If you come any closer, I won't be polite."

As he spoke, he took small, quick steps backward, but Ji Yunshu continued to approach him. He had no choice but to draw his sword from his waist and hold it in front of him and Ji Yunshu.

"I told you, if you tell me who ordered you to do this, I will spare your life; otherwise, today is your death day."

As Ji Yunshu spoke, she took out the pistol from her sleeve and pressed it against the tip of Ah Cai's sword.

"Don't be polite, let's see if your sword is faster or my hidden weapon is faster."

Seeing Ji Yunshu pull out a hidden weapon, Ah Cai's face turned pale with fright. His lips trembled as he stared at Ji Yunshu in terror.

He didn't expect that even after he said he was an official of the imperial court, Ji Yunshu would not restrain himself at all.

Judging from her posture, it seemed like she was determined to fight him to the death today. Ah Cai looked panicked and glanced at Ling Yun.

"Ling Yun, Commander Ling, look! Look at the Princess! They are exiled prisoners! How dare they lay a hand on me, an official! You are the commander of these officials, aren't you going to do anything about it?!"

Ling Yun rolled her eyes at him. Ah Cai, you idiot, the princess has already revealed her hidden weapons. Even if he is the commander of the officials, what can he do?

He couldn't possibly go against the princess for his sake, only to be shot dead by her.

He turned his face away and ignored Ah Cai.

"I can't help you, you have to deal with it yourself."

Seeing that Ling Yun ignored him, A Cai was still determined and looked at the First Prince not far away.

But Chu Jinsheng was only focused on getting his men to bring his carriage over, and had no time to pay attention to him.

The other guards and officers also turned their faces away. They were powerless to do anything about it. Who told Ah Cai to offend the princess of all people?

What can they do about the princess?

Although they didn't know what had happened between the princess and Ah Cai, judging from their conversation, it seemed that Ah Cai was somewhat involved in Xie Lin and Xiao Lan's fall off the cliff.

Ah Cai's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was almost in tears.

He can't catch the eldest prince here, and Ling Yun doesn't care about him there either. What should he do?

If he waited any longer, he felt that the princess would really kill him.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he looked sharply at Ji Yunyao beside him.

Things have come to this point because of Ji Yunyao. If it weren't for her advice, I wouldn't be in this situation.

"Ji Yunyao, won't you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yunyao suddenly jumped out and screamed in a shrill voice.

"Ah Cai, now that things have come to this, I advise you to confess honestly! Tell me, why did you attack Xie Lin and Xiao Lan? If you confess honestly, my older sister won't make things too difficult for you. Or are you simply jealous that they're living a better life than you?"

She had been standing to the side, but seeing that Ah Cai was trying to steer the conversation toward her, Ji Yunyao had no choice but to jump out of the crowd.

"Let me tell you, Ah Cai, you deserve to die! They didn't provoke you, so why did you have to do something to make Xie Lin and Xiao Lan die here!"

If the Crown Prince finds out that someone like you is in charge, he will definitely not let you off the hook. I will teach you a lesson on behalf of my elder sister and the Crown Prince!

As Ji Yunyao spoke, she drew a sword from a guard's waist, raised the sword, and rushed towards A Cai at lightning speed, so fast that even Ji Yunshu couldn't react in time.

At that moment, Ah Cai was standing on the edge of the cliff. When he saw Ji Yunyao rushing towards him with her sword, he didn't even have time to say a word before he hurriedly dodged to the side.

He was too close to the edge of the cliff. He had just taken a step when the stone under his foot slipped, his ankle twisted, and he fell down the cliff.

"Ah! Help! Help!"

Ah Cai thrashed about on the cliff for a while, grabbing several dry branches and some weeds.