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

Xie Moyao's heart pounded. Could it be that his wife took this water pouch out of that space?

But she wasn't even here, so how did she manage to deliver this thing so precisely to him?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a weight on his stomach again. Looking down again, he saw another identical water sac lying next to the one he had just seen. The water sac was still filled with warm liquid, and it was still a little hot to the touch.

Xie Moyao's pupils suddenly widened as he stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Just then, a third water sac appeared, then a fourth, then a fifth...

As more and more water sacs appeared, his belly grew higher and higher.

Xie Moyao was too shocked to react. He quickly pulled at his wide sleeves and wrapped the water sacs on his stomach tightly.

Fortunately, his sleeves were wide; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to cover the pile of water sacs that had appeared out of nowhere.

Xie Moyao's mind was about to crash. God, could someone tell him why these water sacs had inexplicably appeared on his stomach, and why there were more and more of them?

His mind raced as he considered how to conceal the water sac on his stomach if it continued to grow.

His sleeves were almost too short to cover it all.

If anyone discovers even the slightest discrepancy, the eldest prince will definitely connect all the dots and focus his attention on his wife. At that point, his wife will be in danger.

He was about to use the excuse that he was too cold to ask Chen, who was beside him, to bring him another piece of clothing, when he felt that the weight on his stomach seemed to have stopped increasing.

Xie Moyao breathed a sigh of relief, slowly opened his sleeves, and patted the water sacs on his stomach. Only after confirming that the water sacs had not increased any further did he completely relax.

Looking at the seven or eight water sacs piled up on his stomach, Xie Moyao guessed, based on Ji Yunshu's whereabouts, that the sudden appearance of these water sacs on his stomach was probably related to Ji Yunshu.

I don't know why Ji Yunshu suddenly sent him so many water bags.

Their team already had some water pouches filled with spiritual spring water from Ji Yunshu's space. Now that she's giving out so many more, is she worried that the team won't have enough spiritual spring water?

But carrying so many water bags is also a hassle for them.

Xie Moyao was at a loss. How could he take out these water bags in a reasonable way without arousing suspicion?

For the first time, Xie Moyao felt that there were things more difficult than fighting a war.

Luckily, the water bags fell on his stomach. If they had hit someone else on the head or body, the whole team would have been in chaos.

Just as he was thinking this, Xiao Ergou, who was pushing the cart, suddenly frowned and muttered a few words under his breath.

"Huh, this road seems easier to walk on than before, but why does this cart feel heavier and heavier?"

Xie Moyao paused, remaining silent. Then another villager beside Xiao Ergou spoke up.

"Really? Perhaps you've been pushing for too long and your stamina has dropped. Here, let me try."

The two talked as they switched places.

"How is it? Don't you also feel that this cart has become heavier?" It was Xiao Ergou's voice.

"Hmm, it seems like what you said is true. This cart suddenly feels heavier. I remember pushing it just now, and it wasn't this heavy. What happened? In just a short while, it seems to have gained dozens of kilograms."

"Right, right, I wasn't lying to you, was I? Or is it that our stamina has both decreased?"

Listening to the two of them talking back and forth, Xie Moyao's eye twitched violently.

Fearing that if they continued their discussion, they might suddenly discover the extra water pouches on the cart, he simply coughed twice and spoke calmly.

"It is heavier than before. My sisters-in-law were carrying some heavy loads, so I had them put the heavier items onto the cart. That's why the weight has increased. Thank you for your hard work."

Xie Moyao was a man of few words; he barely spoke more than a few words to Xiao Ergou and the others from beginning to end.

Xiao Er Gou and another villager were whispering to each other when they were surprised to find that the prince had such good hearing.

Upon hearing Xie Moyao's words, both of them were startled and quickly explained.

"No, no, Your Highness, it's not tiring at all. We just feel that this cart suddenly seems harder to push, like it's suddenly gained dozens of kilograms in weight."

I was worried the cart would break down and wanted to check it, but since that's the case, there's no need to check it.

Your Highness, please have your wives bring all the bundles up. It's fine; we have plenty of strength to move them."

Xie Moyao...

It weighs several tens of kilograms?

It's definitely several tens of kilograms heavier!

There were seven or eight water sacs in total, each one bulging.

I have no idea what Ji Yunshu put inside.

A bunch of warm water pouches were piled on him, and he felt himself starting to sweat.

Xie Moyao didn't say anything more. He subtly took a water pouch from his stomach, opened the lid, and took a sip.

He thought the water pouch contained at most spiritual spring water heated by Ji Yunshu, but he was so surprised when he took a sip that he almost jumped up.

This taste, this aroma, it's actually pork rib soup!

Good heavens, he vaguely tasted a bit of meat in the soup.

He tried chewing a few times, and sure enough, his mouth was full of pork rib flavor.

The ribs were stewed until very tender, and the soup was very rich. Xie Moyao couldn't help but take another big sip.

After a couple of sips of hot soup, he felt warm all over and couldn't help but praise his wife in his heart. How did she come up with this idea?

Put the pork rib soup into a water bag.

He took a few more sips from the water pouch, and drank more than half of the pork rib soup in it.

The pork rib soup is hot, which is perfect for drinking at this time.

He drank several mouthfuls in a row, and a little sweat appeared on his forehead. He no longer felt cold.

He had been lying on the cart with the wind blowing on him, and his body felt cold. But after drinking a few sips of soup and with so many water bags filled with hot soup on his body, he felt like he was soaking in a hot spring, which was extremely comfortable.

He covered the water pouch he hadn't finished drinking with the lid and set it aside.

Looking up, he saw Chen walking right beside him.

Chen was panting heavily and her strength was failing, but she still helped the old princess and walked forward step by step.

Xie Moyao quickly took a water pouch from his stomach and discreetly handed it to her.

"Sister-in-law, you must be tired from walking. Quickly drink some water to replenish your energy."

As they spoke, the water pouch was handed to Chen.

The water pouch Xie Moyao handed over was no different from the water pouches they usually used for drinking water. Therefore, when he handed the water pouch to Chen Shi, Chen Shi simply shook her head and refused it to him.

"No need, Third Brother, I have water here. I just drank some water."

Her water pouch was hanging in a very obvious position on her waist. From her position, the third brother could just look up and glimpse the water pouch on her waist. Why would he hand the water pouch to her?

Although Chen was puzzled, she didn't ask any further questions.