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

"What? Outrageous? How could I say you're outrageous?! In other words, we're just trying to protect ourselves."

This time we were exiled, and on the way, first the eldest prince, then the second prince, I don't believe they came here just to do other things. I'm afraid it's more or less because of us.

I suspect they've been plotting for a long time to find a place to kill our whole family. Things have come to this point, we can't just wait to die. We need to build up our own power. Once we have an army, that dog of an emperor will have to be more polite to us in the future.

If that damned emperor doesn't send anyone to cause us trouble, then we can live peacefully like this. But if that emperor can't stand to see us doing well and insists on sending people to cause us trouble, then we have troops at our disposal, so we have nothing to fear.

Ji Yunshu became more and more excited as she spoke. She loved the idea of ​​transmigrating to ancient times and starting a rebellion.

That damned emperor had better stay obediently in the capital and not provoke her, otherwise...

Seeing her excitement, Xie Moyao couldn't help but smile. What was supposed to be a serious matter sounded rather comical coming from Ji Yunshu's mouth, which made him less nervous.

"Alright, since you don't object, I'll start making arrangements gradually over the next couple of days once my foot injury has healed."

The two hit it off immediately and whispered to each other under the covers for a while, until Ji Yunshu was getting sleepy.

Xie Moyao reached out and put his arm around her, letting her lean on his wrist.

"You can sleep here tonight. You can go inside when it gets a little brighter."

Ji Yunshu nodded, nestled in Xie Moyao's arms, and muttered softly, "Okay, it's so warm here, I don't want to go in anymore. By the way, I should tell you something: I'm planning to bring Xie Lin and Xiao Lan back tomorrow morning. I'm worried about you guys staying with the team, so I'd better bring them back sooner."

Sometimes when I'm not in the group, their presence makes me feel more at ease.

Xie Moyao smiled slightly, said nothing more, and gently stroked Ji Yunshu's hair by her ear.

As the night grew darker, suddenly, several violent coughs came from outside the tent, followed by coughing sounds one after another.

Xie Moyao frowned, remembering the villagers whose tents had been taken by the Second Prince's men. He had originally planned to invite a few villagers to hide in his tent.

But now that Ji Yunshu is in the tent, he obviously can't call anyone else in.

Even if he called people in, the tent could only accommodate two or three people at a time, and there were too many villagers to take care of.

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

The coughs outside grew louder and louder with each passing cough.

In the quiet of the night, the sound of coughing was heartbreaking.

Xie Moyao carefully pulled the tent zipper down a little to check the situation outside. As soon as he opened it a crack, cold wind mixed with rain and snow rushed in through the gap.

He quickly zipped up his jacket, pulled the blanket up to cover Ji Yunshu's entire head, and then unzipped it again. He waited for the wind to subside before observing the situation outside.

The villagers huddled together, and even the officials led by Ling Yun squeezed in with them for warmth.

Several bonfires burned around them. The fires weren't big, but they did warm the area a little. However, with rain and snow falling and the temperature so low, the fires were of little use to the villagers who were only lightly dressed.

Many people were shivering from the cold.

Xie Moyao's gaze fell on the Second Prince and his entourage not far away. He suppressed his anger. This Second Prince was really too much. He had just arrived and had already robbed the villagers' tents. Didn't he think about how these villagers were going to get through the night in such cold weather, wearing such thin clothes?

He sighed and was about to zip up his jacket when he felt a movement on his wrist. Looking down, he saw that Ji Yunshu had opened her eyes at some point and was looking at him with bright eyes.

He suppressed the anger in his eyes and looked at Ji Yunshu with gentle eyes.

"Weren't you asleep? Why did you wake up? Did I disturb you? I'm sorry."

As he spoke, he subtly zipped up the tent, but the coughing sounds from outside still drifted in through the tent.

Ji Yunshu hadn't seen the villagers since she left yesterday, so she naturally didn't know what was happening outside the tent. But just as she fell asleep, she noticed someone coughing. At first, she thought it was just a few light coughs, but in her drowsy state, she noticed that the cough was getting louder and louder. Since she knew that Xie Moyao hadn't fallen asleep, she wanted to see what was going on.

To everyone's surprise, when she opened her eyes, she saw Xie Moyao with a solemn expression.

Hearing the persistent coughing coming from outside, Ji Yunshu sat up and asked in confusion:

"I didn't sleep much, why aren't you sleeping? I think I keep hearing someone coughing outside, what's going on? Didn't I leave lighters and tents for everyone...?"

As she spoke, she stood up, unzipped the tent, and before she could finish speaking, her expression turned serious.

What happened?

Didn't she leave tents for the villagers?

Why are all these villagers outside the tents instead of resting inside?

It's raining and snowing right now, and the outside temperature is several degrees below zero. Although there are a few fires burning nearby, it's still hard to sit here all night.

Seeing Zhang Lizheng, Old Man Zhao, and Aunt Zhang among them, all shivering from the cold and coughing occasionally, Ji Yunshu felt a pang of heartache. She looked at Xie Moyao with confusion:

"What's going on? Didn't I give them tents? Why aren't they resting inside?"

The tent she took was the most expensive one in the space. It was small, easy to pack up, and had a temperature control system inside. Although the temperature wasn't very hot, the tent material effectively insulated against the cold air outside.

Inside the tent, with a few blankets, the temperature can reach over ten degrees Celsius, even in this sleet-like weather, making it quite warm.

Xie Moyao pursed his lips, his tone carrying a hint of coldness.

"It's not that they don't stay in the tents, but that their tents were taken away by the Second Prince and his men. The ones sleeping in the tents right now are the Second Prince and his men."

The villagers couldn't compete with them, so they had no choice but to stay outside. Chu Jingrui had spoken to me before, saying he wanted to share a tent with me, but I refused. I thought he'd give up, but unexpectedly, he went and took over all the villagers' tents.

"To hell with that dog of a man, he's shameless! I thought Chu Jinsheng was shameless enough, but I didn't expect his brother to be even more shameless. He even stole the villagers' tents. Truly, when people are shameless, they are invincible!"

When it comes to shamelessness, the second prince of the Dongling royal family is the best! His level of shamelessness is so extreme that even a dog would be ashamed!