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

Without thinking much, she opened the water pouch, poured out some of the water, and tried to put the spiritual spring water from her space into it. But as soon as the water came out, her pupils narrowed suddenly.

There seems to be something wrong with this water.

She quickly poured some water into her palm and carefully observed the changes in the water, and sure enough, she noticed something unusual.

Ordinary water is clear and transparent, without any impurities, but the water she poured from this water bag was yellowish in color, and there were some floating impurities in the water.

Very thin, very small.

You can't see it at all unless you look closely.

The water pouch wasn't transparent, so you couldn't see the water inside when you drank from it. If she hadn't poured the water out, she would have had a hard time noticing it.

Ji Yunshu's breath hitched. This water bag was given to her by Zhou Yanran. Could something have been put in the water?

Her heart leaped into her throat, and she gripped the water bag tightly.

Turning to look at Sherlin, he tried to make his tone sound less urgent.

"Have you drunk the water from this water bag?"

Xie Mohuan and Xie Lin exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of foreboding. Seeing Ji Yunshu's serious expression, they also composed themselves.

"We've all drunk from it. Our own water bags are empty. When Zhou Yanran brought the water, she said it was the official who sent her, so we didn't think much of it and drank some of it, but not much."

There wasn't much water left in the group, and they drank very little. After Zhou Yanran brought some water, they each took a small sip and put the rest away, reluctant to drink it.

"grass!"

Ji Yunshu cursed under her breath, her hand holding the water pouch twisting and deforming.

Although she didn't know what had been added to the water, Zhou Yanran was acting like a madwoman, and if the things she brought were strange, it couldn't be anything good.

"Third Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the water?"

This water was delivered by Zhou Yanran at the behest of the officials. Would she dare to tamper with it?

Xie Mohuan and Xie Lin also realized this, and a chill ran down their spines.

Ji Yunshu shook her head, her tone serious. "I'm still not sure what's going on, but one thing is pretty much certain: there's something wrong with the water. Normal water is crystal clear, but when I poured it out just now, it was yellow and contained impurities. It's clearly different from normal water. Didn't you notice anything when you drank it?"

As she spoke, she opened her hand, revealing the water she had just poured out in her palm.

Perhaps because it was exposed to the air, the faint yellow color was not very obvious, but the impurities settled in the water were still clearly visible at a glance, indicating that there was indeed a problem.

Xie Lin and Xie Mohuan's hearts sank instantly.

It's all their fault for being too careless. They didn't check the water carefully when it was delivered before letting everyone drink it. The key point is that the water was no different from ordinary water, so they didn't notice anything amiss.

Xie Mohuan and Xie Lin were getting a little anxious.

"Your Highness, what should we do now? Can you tell what she put in the water?"

"Yes, Third Sister-in-law, could Zhou Yanran have poisoned us? What should we do? We've all basically drunk it!"

As they talked, they shook their heads. They hadn't felt it before, but now, in their excitement, they felt dizzy and as if they were about to fall to the ground, their bodies swaying violently.

Seeing that something was wrong with them, Ji Yunshu quickly reached out and helped the two of them sit on the ground.

He reached out and felt Xie Mohuan's pulse.

A moment later, her expression grew colder and her heart sank deeper; she had indeed been poisoned.

However, neither Xie Mohuan nor Xie Lin were seriously poisoned. It was just that the incident happened suddenly, and Ji Yunshu could only find out that they were poisoned, but could not find out what kind of poison they were poisoned with.

Damn it!

She gritted her teeth. Just like the poison in Xie Moyao's body, she knew that Xie Moyao was poisoned, but she couldn't know exactly what poisoned him. She couldn't directly help him detoxify, and she had to slowly study the antidote.

"How are you two feeling right now?"

"Third, Third Sister-in-law, I feel dizzy and nauseous. I feel weak and have no strength at all."

"Your Highness, me too. Besides these, I also feel a little short of breath." In a short while, both of them looked rather pale.

Ji Yunshu was about to ask another question when she heard Xiao Lan's urgent voice behind her, "It's terrible, it's terrible, Your Highness, it's terrible! The Old Madam has fainted!"

"What did you say?!" Ji Yunshu was alarmed. She and Xie Mohuan exchanged a few words and hurriedly ran towards where the old princess and the others were.

The old princess, Granny Li, and Madam Chen sat together. At this moment, apart from Xiao Lan who still had some strength, the three of them were all limp and weak.

The old princess collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Ji Yunshu quickly helped the old princess up from the ground, gently patting her face, "Mother, Mother, wake up!"

She also felt her pulse with her other hand.

After a long while, she slowly exhaled, thank goodness.

The old lady has only fainted and is not in immediate danger of death, but she is old and her body has been overworked lately. In addition, she has been poisoned. If she is not treated properly, she may not be able to save her life.

She took a deep breath, took off her coat, placed it on the ground, and gently laid the old lady down on the coat before getting up and walking towards Zhou Yanran.

Zhou Yanran continued to chat and laugh with the officers and soldiers, laughing heartily amidst the crowd of officials.

They seemed completely unaware of what had just happened.

She didn't react much, but the other officials saw this scene. They only saw Ji Yunshu looking flustered from afar, and the people in the Prince's mansion also seemed a bit off, but they didn't know the specific reason.

Seeing Ji Yunshu walk over expressionlessly, the official who had dealt with her earlier stood up with a smile. "Your Highness, what's going on over there? Is there something you need?"

Ji Yunshu glanced at him, raised her hand, and pointed at Zhou Yanran, who was standing among the officials.

"I need to speak with her. Tell your men to make way."

The official was somewhat puzzled and glanced at Zhou Yanran in the crowd.

In the past, when escorting exiled prisoners, some women would approach the officers, but they always did so discreetly. This was the first time he had seen someone as openly approaching him as Zhou Yanran, so he didn't stop his men from having some fun.

But seeing Ji Yunshu's aggressive demeanor, he touched his nose, waved his hand dismissively,

"Scatter, scatter! What are you doing huddled together like this!"

Once someone spoke up, the officials, being quite clever, reluctantly stepped aside. As one of them walked away, he even pinched Zhou Yanran's waist, making her laugh heartily.

Ji Yunshu frowned slightly. Zhou Yanran was, after all, a daughter of an official in the capital. She was usually very dignified and generous, and she valued chastity and reputation the most.

But when the moment actually came, she was more willing to go all out than anyone else; I really underestimated her.