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

The people from the Prince's Mansion paused, their eyes simultaneously turning towards the Zhou family's group, before resuming eating the eggs in their hands.

As Ji Yunshu stuffed the last bit of egg into her mouth, she looked at Old Madam Zhou's grandson with a smile, and then picked up a peach and took a bite.

With this little guy around, the money in the old woman's pocket will eventually fly into her pocket this week.

Unfortunately, to avoid arousing suspicion, she didn't take out much food when she entered the woods. She even shared half of what she did take out with the officials. If she had known these people were so greedy, she would have taken out more to sell for silver.

They took the opportunity to extort another sum of money.

Old Madam Zhou's grandson had been watching them closely, and he had seen everything Ji Yunshu did. Now, he was even more displeased.

She burst into tears right away.

"Waaaaah..."

"I want to eat eggs! I want to eat peaches! I'm hungry, Grandma, I'm hungry!"

He was not young, but he spoke clearly and had a particularly loud voice. His crying was extremely abrupt in the quiet night.

The others, who were starving seeing everyone in the Prince's mansion and the officials eating, tried to convince themselves to fall asleep so they wouldn't be hungry anymore.

But the crying of Madam Zhou's grandson completely dispelled everyone's sleepiness. They all clutched their stomachs, feeling extremely hungry, and drooling.

Helpless, Madam Zhou instructed her daughter-in-law to get up and buy some food from Ji Yunshu.

Zhou hesitated, not believing that Ji Yunshu would sell them food, especially since she had seen how much food Ji Yunshu had brought back.

After distributing some to the officials, the Prince's own people were almost gone, so how could he possibly sell it to them?

But remembering that Ji Yunshu had sold them fish soup before, Zhou sighed, slowly got up, and walked towards Ji Yunshu.

"Um, Your Highness, could you sell some more of this food to...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Ji Yunshu refused, "No, I didn't find much food tonight, just enough for the group of us."

Zhou's face flushed slightly, and without saying anything more, she turned and went back.

Old Madam Zhou's grandson was initially overjoyed, thinking that his mother would be able to buy food to take back home again. However, when he saw his mother return empty-handed, he cried even louder than before.

The birds around the woods were startled, and they flapped their wings and flew around in all directions.

As the cries of Madam Zhou's grandson grew louder, others began to discuss the matter. Apart from the people from the Prince's Mansion and the officials, no one else present had eaten, so they naturally felt some dissatisfaction with the people from the Prince's Mansion who had eaten.

But because of Ji Yunshu, no one dared to speak out, and no one dared to take the lead in causing trouble.

Meanwhile, there were some faint disturbances in the surrounding woods, and the scene was somewhat noisy, but no one else noticed.

But Ji Yunshu noticed it.

She looked up, munching on the peach in her hand, but her gaze was fixed on the surrounding woods.

Her intuition, stemming from her past life as a secret agent, told her that there was danger in the surrounding woods.

However, she currently does not know whether this danger is man-made or something else.

She quickly finished the peach in her hand, then quietly called Xie Lin over and told him to be on guard about their surroundings.

Her expression was serious, and her words left no room for argument. Xie Lin's heart sank, and he instantly restrained his aura, no longer daring to act recklessly, and carefully stared at the surrounding woods.

Ji Yunshu returned to the carriage, where Xie Moyao was leisurely munching on a peach. Seeing her enter, he put down the peach, his expression serious.

"What's the situation outside?"

Ji Yunshu was a smart person, so she naturally guessed what Xie Moyao was asking.

Although Xie Moyao's body was disabled, the alertness he had developed over the years on the battlefield remained.

Ji Yunshu didn't beat around the bush with him. She slipped into a corner of the carriage, plunged into the pile of junk, and began rummaging through it.

While searching, he said, "You noticed it in the carriage, and those idiots outside are still making a fuss. I don't know exactly what they are."

"But I can tell there's more than one. I'll find some weapons for self-defense first, then I'll let my mother and the others get into the carriage."

The carriage is now their only place to hide.

Hearing Ji Yunshu's serious words, Xie Moyao dared not be careless. He reached out and lifted the carriage curtain, changed his position, and half-reclined next to the carriage curtain, so that his line of sight could just see outside the carriage.

However, due to his physical limitations, he was unable to turn around, so he could only see one side of the carriage.

"Well, it's better to be careful. Something doesn't seem right to me. I could hear some insects and birds chirping around here just now, but now there's no sound at all."

It was eerily quiet.

"Although I can't move my body and don't have much strength, my eyesight and hearing are still pretty good. I can lie here and help you check the surrounding environment. If there's anything unusual, we can evacuate immediately."

Although he was an exiled prisoner, his life was of more importance.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Ji Yunshu stood up from a pile of clutter, holding a knife about thirty centimeters long in her hand. She looked at the knife from all angles, quite satisfied.

This was the most suitable weapon she had found in the supermarket of her space.

She was quite skilled, and with a knife in her hand, she could easily protect herself. The key issue was that there were too many people in the Prince's mansion, many of whom were defenseless. She needed to protect herself while also protecting others.

A short knife is really not enough.

However, her arsenal is not yet unlocked, so for now she can only use this short knife for self-defense.

Xie Moyao stared intently at the short knife in her hand, his eye twitching violently. He had never seen this thing before. Where did this woman find it?

Could it be that there's a hidden compartment in this carriage that he doesn't know about?

"Was this knife also given to you by that Haitang boss yesterday?" The tone was questioning, but also carried a hint of certainty.

Ji Yunshu gave an awkward smile. "Yes, it was sent over by the owner of Haitang. She told me to keep it for self-defense."

After saying that, she nodded to Xie Moyao, put the short knife in her sleeve to hide it, and then jumped off the carriage.

Xie Moyao stared at her departing figure, his eyes deep and unfathomable. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Ji Yunshu was different from ordinary people.

This kind of person can truly be called an extraordinary woman.

When exactly did the changes begin? Was it like this from the beginning, or did it gradually change later?

If he had known, he would have thoroughly investigated this woman.

Outside the carriage, Ji Yunshu got off and quickly returned to the group of people from the Prince's Mansion, urging them to finish their food quickly and then get back into the carriage to rest.

Her tone was a little nervous. Everyone in the Prince's mansion was smart. They could tell from her tone that something was wrong. They didn't ask any more questions and quickly finished what they were doing, cleaning up the leftovers on the ground.

"Waaah, Grandma, Grandma! I told you I wanted eggs! I wanted eggs! Get me some eggs right now! Otherwise, I won't sleep, I'll keep crying!"

Grandma Zhou's grandson kept crying loudly.

Ji Yunshu glanced at it casually, then frowned impatiently. This kid was really annoying.

They look quite old, around ten years old, and should be sensible by now.

She casually withdrew her gaze, and as her eyes swept over the edge of the dark woods, she suddenly noticed several pairs of green eyes staring intently at them in the darkness.