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

Ling Yun instructed the officials to line up and wait patiently for Doctor Wu to come and take their pulses.

Even at the very end, the remaining members of the Prince's Mansion remained standing still, and Ling Yun frowned.

A strange glint flashed in his eyes. Since arriving in the capital, apart from the eldest prince, he was the only one who had had the most contact with the people of the Prince's Mansion.

Thinking of Xie Moyao's leg injury, a vague idea popped into his head, and he suddenly understood why the Crown Prince always had the imperial physicians examine them.

Could it be...

His eyes stared incredulously at Xie Moyao's legs, as if he had discovered some incredible secret.

Really? Really?

Could it really be the same as I thought?

He thought about how, along the way, it seemed that the prince's leg injuries, body injuries, and mental state were all much better than before.

So that was the reason. He was shocked, but dared not show any sign of it.

He kept telling himself that he was just an official escorting exiled prisoners, and that nothing else mattered to him.

At this moment, Ling Yun actually hoped that Ji Yunshu would come back soon. For some reason, he always felt more at ease with Ji Yunshu in the team.

He sorted out his thoughts and slowly walked towards the group.

"Your Highness, Madam, you must have heard what I just said, right? If you did, please hurry over there. Doctor Wu has already started examining people. This is the First Prince's order, and I really have no choice."

He kept his head down. Regardless of the truth of the matter, he only needed to do his job well. As for how things would develop, he couldn't control it, nor dared to.

"Okay, we understand. You can go ahead, we'll be there in a bit," Xie Moyao replied softly.

Now that things have come to this point, there is no room for maneuver, so we have no choice but to face the challenge head-on.

He wanted to see what the eldest prince would do once he knew his leg was almost healed.

With so many villagers around, he didn't believe the Crown Prince would really disregard his reputation and kill him on the spot.

Chu Jinsheng shouldn't be that stupid. Although he was exiled, he had fought for the Dongling Kingdom for so many years and had made great contributions.

Since the emperor hadn't ordered his execution, Chu Jinsheng wouldn't dare openly oppose him. He would only resort to underhanded tactics in the shadows. In the end, it would be a matter of who was more cunning.

Ling Yun nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

There are some things that are beyond his control, Your Highness, why haven't you come back yet?

Come back soon.

He only felt more at ease with the princess in the group.

It's embarrassing to admit, but he was the leader of this exile team, yet now whenever something happens in the team, he habitually goes to Ji Yunshu.

Ling Yun sighed deeply.

Sigh, I wonder when this will ever end.

I heard that once I cross this mountain, it won't be long before I reach the Northwest, and I'll finally be liberated.

After Ling Yun left, Xie Moyao and the others exchanged glances, subtly gathered the bundles in their arms, turned around and joined the last line of the queue, hoping to delay for as long as possible.

Inside the space, Ji Yunshu was completely unaware of what was happening outside.

She had only been there for a few hours, and according to her calculations, everyone should be on their way now.

She took out the drawing in her hand and looked at it. It was a drawing by Xie Moyao. She had made several copies, and the one in her hand was a copy.

Based on the timeline, she located Xie Moyao and the others in what was likely a relatively flat and safe place, and she didn't plan to go out to investigate.

Seeing that it was getting late, she went back to the kitchen and steamed some rice.

I took another chicken from the store, chopped it up, stewed it in a pot, added carrots, corn, and yam, turned on a low heat, and set a timer.

After cooking for about an hour, the heat will automatically turn off.

At other times, she planned to walk back outside the space to look for Xie Mu and Xie Mohuan.

With only a few people from the Prince's mansion outside, and Xiao Lan and Xie Lin not among them, she was still somewhat uneasy.

Unfortunately, Xiaolan and Xielin are still injured and cannot go out. She can only pray that Xiemu and Xiemohuan can be found. With them in the team, she will feel more at ease.

When she returned to the operating room, Xie Lin and Xiao Lan were already awake. They were lying half-reclined on the hospital bed, eating the fruit she had brought in earlier, their faces full of smiles, and praising her constantly.

Seeing that they were recovering quite well, Ji Yunshu smiled.

"How are you? Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable in your body?"

Upon seeing her enter, Xiaolan and Xielin both put down the fruit they were holding and looked at her with beaming smiles.

"No, Your Highness, I feel much better than when I first woke up. By the way, Your Highness, the fruits you brought in are delicious."

As Xiaolan spoke, she swallowed the grapes she hadn't finished eating, the movement a bit too forceful, pulling at the wound on her face, which was a little painful.

Xie Lin chimed in, "Yes, Your Highness, the wound doesn't hurt much anymore. Thank you for your concern. By the way, how are the Prince and the Old Madam doing now that we've been gone for so long? Are they alright?"

Ji Yunshu shook her head. "It should be fine. I told them everything before I left and gave them weapons for self-defense."

The path they are on now is not steep. I told the prince that you should rest for two days and then leave from here.

These next two days, you can stay here and recover peacefully.

As for the prince and the others, I'm a little worried, but it's not very convenient for me to keep going in and out. So, you all rest here for now. I plan to go find Mo Huan and Xie Mu and bring them back so they can stay with the group. That way, I'll feel more at ease."

The two nodded, both agreeing that Ji Yunshu's idea was excellent.

Thinking of the chicken still simmering on the stove in the kitchen, Ji Yunshu didn't plan to waste any more time. After telling the two of them to "get some rest," she left the operating room.

With a thought, he appeared outside the space.

Fearing being discovered, she deliberately appeared on the cliff where Sherlin and Xiaolan had fallen.

As soon as they came out, they went straight back along the road.

They had walked this road before; there were traces of it. If Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu followed their direction and searched all the way here, they should also be able to find this road. If she then followed this road back, she should be able to meet them without any surprises.

Without anyone else to hold her back, she moved quite quickly on her own, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye.

To speed things up, she rushed back while taking out a drone from her spatial storage, piloting it into the air to search for Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu.

After searching for a while, she couldn't see the situation in the woods clearly because the trees were too tall and the area was too wide, so she had to give up.