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

"I didn't expect Prince Xie to be so open-minded. In that case, I was just being nosy."

But what do these disaster victims have to do with me? Wasn't it my older brother who found them first? Even if we need to help them find shelter, that should be my older brother's job; I shouldn't worry about it."

He came here on important business, why would he bother with these trivial matters?

Did Xie Moyao really see him as a savior?

Looking at Chu Jingrui's smiling face, Xie Moyao suddenly remembered something. After thinking for a moment, he simply asked directly:

"I wonder what brings the Second Prince to the Northwest this time? Hasn't the Second Prince always been focused on the border? Yet I've never seen you set foot in the Northwest before. Surely, you must have come on an important occasion?"

The emperor favored Chu Jingrui and usually kept him at the border, giving him military power. He rarely transferred him to other places, but this time he actually sent Chu Jingrui here from afar.

The reasons behind this are probably not simple.

Chu Jingrui's expression stiffened, and he glanced at Xie Moyao without making it obvious. This Xie Moyao was indeed somewhat different. He would never have bothered with such matters before.

But it must be said that this person is really smart. He didn't show anything, but Xie Moyao guessed that he had another purpose for coming to the border this time.

He tugged at the corners of his lips and gave Xie Moyao a faint smile: "Your Highness, what are you saying? I was just taking a stroll around when I had nothing to do. Now that the border is peaceful, there's nothing for me to worry about. I heard that the people in the Prince's mansion were raided and exiled, so I came here to see you all."

"I might accompany you for a part of the journey ahead and take care of you. I hope Your Highness won't mind?"

Xie Moyao snorted coldly. He knew he wouldn't get the answer he wanted, but he didn't expect Chu Jingrui to be so shameless as to say he wanted to travel with them.

This guy must have sensed something was wrong. Xie Moyao could only pray that Ji Yunshu wouldn't throw anything out of the space anymore.

This Chu Jingrui is like a piece of chewing gum, impossible to shake off, always sticking to me. If he suddenly sees something extra on my body...

Xie Moyao's heart pounded as he pondered how to send a message to Ji Yunshu and, incidentally, get rid of Chu Jingrui.

He couldn't be bothered with Chu Jingrui, so he simply turned to look at Madam Chen and Madam Li.

"Sister-in-law, it's getting late, you should get some rest. Also, it gets quite chilly at night, so try not to leave the tent. We have a few thick clothes in our packs to cover ourselves with."

"Alright, third brother, you should get some rest too. I've already set up the tent and made the room. Don't worry, I'll take good care of sister-in-law, little dumpling, and mother."

As Chen spoke, she led Li, Xiao Tuanzi, and the old princess into the tents respectively, then turned around and helped Xie Moyao into another tent.

It was very cold outside, but once I entered the tent, it felt warm and cozy.

"Second sister-in-law, you go back first, I'll handle the rest myself."

His legs have recovered a lot, and he can move around freely with his hands supporting him on the ground.

Chen didn't say anything more, just told him to zip up the tent that night, and then went back to her own tent.

They only had two tents; the rest had been given to other villagers. So the three women had to squeeze into one tent, while Xie Moyao had his own.

As soon as Chen left, Xie Moyao prepared to pull up the tent to rest.

The zipper was only halfway up when it was stopped by a pair of large hands.

"Oh, Your Highness, look how cold it is outside. I feel quite warm in your tent. It seems you'll be resting alone again tonight. I'm tired from the journey, so I'll make do with you tonight..."

"No." Before Chu Jingrui could finish speaking, Xie Moyao interrupted him.

Xie Moyao looked at him coldly, as if he were a fool.

"Second Prince, you are of noble birth and wealth. How can you rest in the same place as an exiled prisoner like me? Go back to your precious carriage."

Without hesitation, he slapped away Chu Jingrui's hand that was blocking the zipper opening and zipped it up in one go.

The tent zips up from the inside, and he also fastened the safety buckle, so it can't be opened from the outside.

Chu Jinrui's face flushed red and then turned pale with anger. He tried for a while but couldn't find the tent switch, and his expression gradually became more and more unpleasant.

Chu Jingrui didn't not want to go back to the carriage, but the supplies in his carriage had mysteriously disappeared. Apart from some miscellaneous old clothes and some useless things, his carriage was now completely empty.

In such cold weather, if he went back to sleep in the carriage, he would only be freezing.

He had originally planned to share a place with Xie Moyao and find out the secrets of his tent that night. Apparently, they had encountered quite a few interesting things on their journey, and he wanted to get some information out of Xie Moyao. However, Xie Moyao was unyielding and kicked him out.

good good!

He finally understood why Chu Jingshen had suffered such a setback.

Since Xie Moyao is unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, he has plenty of ways to deal with him. He's not like that guy Chu Jingshen.

Chu Jingrui was furious. Just then, Liu Zi walked up and glanced at the tent behind Chu Jingrui. Liu Zi spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Second Prince, I have just asked my men to ask the other villagers for some tents. Why don't you move over there to rest? We can talk about the rest tomorrow."

Chu Jingrui nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad. I will reward you when we return to the capital."

As expected of someone who has always been with him, Liu Zi knew what he was thinking even before he spoke.

Liu Zi lowered his head and led Chu Jingrui to the outside of several tents. The tents were already set up and the bedding inside was laid out. Although they were somewhat simple, they were much better than sleeping in a carriage.

Chu Jingrui opened a tent and crawled inside. Outside, the cold wind was howling, but inside the tent it was warm and cozy.

He looked at the tent with surprise; this thing was truly amazing.

If the soldiers in the barracks had these tents, wouldn't the army be able to fight wherever it went?!

Never worry about not sleeping well again!

The main advantage is that this thing is thin and easy to store.

He turned and went out, instructing Liu Zi, "Have you found out where this tent came from?"

"Your Highness, I have just inquired and it seems that the tent was given to them by the Princess Consort. She said that the Princess Consort bought it on the street when they were in Yuncheng."

I heard there weren't many tents in total. The princess and her entourage kept a few for themselves, and distributed the rest to the villagers.

"I was worried the Second Prince wouldn't sleep well at night, so I brought this over."

They not only set up tents for the Second Prince, but also set up several tents for themselves. However, Liu Zi did not say anything more.

The second prince was usually quite lenient with his men, and knowing that he had asked the villagers for a few extra tents, he certainly wouldn't blame him.