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

But he was heavy, and after a few struggles, all the dry branches broke, and the weeds were uprooted. With nothing left to grab, he rolled like a ball straight down the cliff.

His screams echoed through the valley, lingering for a long time.

This sudden scene startled everyone.

No one expected that Ji Yunyao would suddenly intervene and even drive Acai to the bottom of the cliff. Even Chu Jinsheng, who was standing aside directing the guards to move the carriage, couldn't help but look over in this direction.

His mind wasn't on this, so he didn't know exactly what had happened. He only knew that Ah Cai had apparently rolled off the cliff. He looked at Xiao Wu beside him and asked, "What just happened?"

Xiao Wu twitched the corner of his lips.

The eldest prince...

The situation was so intense just now, yet the Crown Prince's mind wasn't even on the matter; he was only concerned with his carriage. He sighed softly and said in a low voice,

"It's nothing much. It seems that Ah Cai and the Princess had a dispute, and then Miss Ji Yunyao spoke up for the Princess. While they were talking, Ah Cai seemed to slip and fall down the cliff."

He was too far away to hear what the three were saying, so he could only recount what he had seen.

Chu Jinsheng frowned, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Ji Yunshu and Ji Yunyao, finally settling on Ji Yunyao, lost in thought.

Without saying much, just then several guards carried the carriage over. The moment the carriage hit the ground, Chu Jinsheng got on and ignored everything outside.

At the edge of the cliff, everyone remained locked in a stalemate. Ever since Ah Cai fell off the cliff, Ji Yunshu's gaze had been fixed on Ji Yunyao, a half-smile on her face, making Ji Yunyao feel uneasy.

"Ji Yunshu, why are you looking at me like that? I'm trying to help you out of kindness, don't look at me like that, it's scary."

Ah Cai is dead, and that's the end of it all.

Ji Yunshu will never know the truth of today!

She only hated Ah Cai for being so incompetent and impatient!

If Ah Cai had been more careful today, it would have been Ji Yunshu who fell off the cliff, not Xiao Lan and Xie Lin.

Damn idiots! They didn't get rid of the people who should have been eliminated, and it's no use that the people who shouldn't have been eliminated died!

"Ji Yunyao, why are you panicking? I couldn't understand why Ah Cai would do this when we have no grudge against him."

Now I've come to my senses. I'm warning you, this is just a lesson. If it happens again, I guarantee you'll end up just like Ah Cai!

Ji Yunyao's face turned pale. What did Ji Yunshu mean by saying that?

Did she know that today's events were a conspiracy between her and Ah Cai?

No, impossible. Ah Cai is dead. Ji Yun Shu couldn't possibly know. Even if she did know, she has no evidence. What could she do to her?

"Ji Yunshu, what do you mean? Why are you threatening me for no reason?! Do you think I ordered Ah Cai to do what he did today?"

Let me tell you, don't make false accusations. I'm not as ruthless as you! If Ah Cai had really been helping me, I wouldn't have pushed him off the cliff. Don't take my kindness for granted!

Ji Yunyao remained stubborn, refusing to admit anything unless Ji Yunshu provided evidence!

Ji Yunshu looked at her coldly, having no intention of arguing with her any further.

Judging from Ji Yunyao's reaction, she was fairly certain that Ah Cai must have listened to Ji Yunyao and reached some kind of agreement, and that Ah Cai was doing things for Ji Yunyao.

Although she didn't have any concrete evidence, her intuition told her that she couldn't be wrong.

Now that we know who's behind it all, we just need to be more careful in the future. If Ji Yunyao tries to harm them again, we'll have plenty of opportunities to find something to hold against her.

"Ji Yunyao, only heaven, earth, you, and I know the truth about this matter. Oh, right, there's also Ah Cai. He rolled off such a high cliff, and you were the one who made him fall. I wonder if he died in peace, or if he'll come looking for you in the middle of the night?"

Instead of wasting your energy worrying about yourself, I'll say it again: if something like this happens again, you'll end up like Ah-Cai.

She spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice chilling to the bone, and the way she looked at Ji Yunyao was as if she were looking at a dead person.

Everyone else around stood silently, not daring to breathe.

The princess has such a strong presence.

Ji Yunyao opened her mouth, but under Ji Yunshu's aura, she dared not make a sound, her eyes filled with guilt.

Ji Yunshu glanced at her, but didn't say anything more. She turned around and returned to Xie Moyao's side. What had just happened was heartbreaking.

The faces of everyone in the Prince's mansion were grim; they were immersed in grief, all believing that Xie Lin and Xiao Lan had fallen off the cliff and died.

Chen and Li rushed to the two men's side.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law, let's hurry and find a place to go down the cliff to look for Xie Lin and Xiao Lan. Maybe they just fell and aren't in any danger. We have to find them no matter what."

Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao both looked rather grim. Chen and Li assumed that their bad mood was due to Xie Lin and Xiao Lan falling off the cliff.

Upon hearing this, Xie Moyao and Ji Yunshu exchanged a glance. Xie Moyao was quite curious about Ji Yunshu's space. How could she send two people who had fallen off a cliff into the space with just her thoughts? What kind of magical thing was it?

Ji Yunshu's complexion improved considerably. She had been angry and looked upset because she had discovered that the mastermind behind this incident was likely Ji Yunyao, but she lacked concrete evidence.

She shook her head. Oh well, at worst she'd just equip everyone in the team with a pistol for self-defense.

In this way, no matter how many tricks Ji Yunyao has up her sleeve to harm the people of the Prince's Mansion, she will have to be wary of a pistol.

Thinking of this, she turned her back to the others and rummaged through her bag. Soon, she pulled out a large pile of things, including three pistols and some small signal flares.

While the people behind her weren't paying attention, she divided the pistol and signal flare into three parts, put them into three packages, and then handed the three packages to Madam Chen, Madam Li, and the old princess.

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, mother, don't worry, I will definitely find Xie Lin and Xiao Lan. I believe that they will be blessed by heaven."

Here are three packages. Take them carefully. Inside is a hidden weapon that I often use. It's very easy to use. Once the crowd has dispersed a bit, Mo Yao will teach you how.

Also, keep a signal flare on your person; if you encounter danger, release it immediately.

She gave him earnest instructions.

Li, Chen, and the old princess listened attentively.

After saying that, Ji Yunshu handed one of the bundles in her hand to each of them. The three of them looked at each other, solemnly accepted the bundles, and put them on their own bodies.

"Third son's wife, where did you get so many hidden weapons and that signal flare? You gave them to us, do you have any more?"