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

Fortunately, Ji Yunyao had been watching Ji Yunshu's movements the whole time. Just as Ji Yunshu grabbed her neck, she used both of her hands to block Ji Yunshu's hand.

Knowing she couldn't reason with Ji Yunshu, Ji Yunyao turned her gaze to the officials not far away.

"Sir, help! Sir, are you just going to stand by and watch her strangle me to death?!"

"A fight among prisoners on the way to exile is a serious matter. Aren't you afraid that people will find out and say you've failed in your duties, and that you'll be punished?"

"Also, don't forget, when I left the capital, the First Prince specifically instructed you to take good care of me. If anything happens to me, don't even think about returning to the capital alive!"

Ji Yunshu gritted her teeth and increased the force in her hand. Damn it, if she wasn't worried that killing Ji Yunyao like this would implicate the people in the Prince's Mansion, she would really want to tear this woman to pieces!

Even now that things have come to this point, she still refuses to hand over the antidote. Does she really not have the antidote on her?

The officials were somewhat helpless; they didn't want to get involved in these matters.

They had just heard the whole story. It was clearly Ji Yunyao and Zhou Yanran who started it. Now that they had been dragged into this mess, it was Ji Yunyao's own fault!

But recalling that when they left the capital, the First Prince had indeed instructed them to take good care of Ji Yunyao and the people from the Minister's residence on their journey,

If Ji Yunshu really strangles Ji Yunyao to death now, and they remain indifferent, and if this gets back to the First Prince, their days of service will be over.

But, but this Ji Yunshu is quite capable. She's helped them a lot these past few days, and she's especially good at getting things done. Whenever she gets something good to eat, she always saves some for them.

Moreover, her intuition told her that Ji Yunshu was definitely not an ordinary person and would surely become a prominent figure in the future. She had a long road ahead of her, and offending Ji Yunshu would not be worthwhile for her.

But he didn't want to offend either the eldest prince or Ji Yunshu.

The other officers were also smart enough not to interfere, so they all looked to their boss for help.

There was a leader in the official corps, and whatever happened on the road was basically decided by their leader.

Faced with the gazes of the crowd, the head constable sighed and reluctantly stepped out from the crowd.

"Your Highness, my name is Ling Yun, and I am the commander-in-chief of this team. I beg Your Highness to show mercy. When we were in the capital, the First Prince did specifically instruct us to take good care of the people from the Ministry of Rites. If Your Highness kills them like this, we will be in a difficult position, and it will also implicate the people of the Prince's Mansion."

"Once news of your killing in the ranks reaches the capital, Your Highness, the entire royal family will surely be implicated and your entire clan will be wiped out."

Ji Yunshu snorted coldly, pursed her lips, and with a "bang," flung Ji Yunyao away from her grasp.

Ji Yunyao fell to the ground, her whole body cramping from the pain.

Ji Yunshu clapped her hands, her tone disdainful.

"If it weren't for this crucial factor, do you think I would have spared her life until now?! I know you're in a difficult position, and I never intended to take her life right now. But as you can see from the current situation, if we can't find the antidote, my family's lives will be in danger. So, I'm determined to find this antidote today!"

Ji Yunyao said she didn't have the antidote on her. Although Ji Yunshu somewhat believed her, she wouldn't give up until she searched Ji Yunyao's body herself.

Ling Yun opened his mouth, knowing that things wouldn't end well today. He looked at Ji Yunyao with pity. Although the eldest prince had asked them to take extra care of her, this woman had brought this upon herself. What could he do?

Of all people to mess with, why did she have to provoke Ji Yunshu? They're family, nominally sisters, so why did they have to make things so tense?

If they had just lived a good life and curried favor with Ji Yunshu, why would they have needed this official to take care of them along the way?!

He took a deep breath, glanced at Ji Yunyao on the ground again, and said in a calm tone,

"Alright, Your Highness, as long as you don't kill anyone, don't kill her, you can search if you want!"

The eldest prince's instructions were simply to take good care of Ji Yunyao. He had already made his move; if he hadn't stopped Ji Yunshu, Ji Yunyao might have been killed.

It's just a body search, it's not like it's going to kill Ji Yunyao! Even if the First Prince finds out, it shouldn't matter much.

After saying that, he turned and left, not intending to get involved in the matter any further.

As long as Ji Yunshu doesn't cause a death, everything is fine.

"Hey, don't go! Come back! Don't go! I'm back! The Crown Prince ordered you to take care of me, and this is how you take care of me?! You're ignoring me, aren't you afraid the Crown Prince will kill you? Do you not want to keep your official position anymore?!"

"Come back! Come back now! I order you to come back!" Ji Yunyao shouted, ignoring her pain, pointing at a group of officials not far away.

"I order you to come and protect me! When the Crown Prince comes later, I will bring up this matter with him, and I will make him promote you all! Hurry up and come protect me! What are you all standing there for? Are you blind?!"

"If I suffer even the slightest injury today, I will have the First Prince skin you alive, tear out your tendons, and throw your corpses into the wilderness, leaving you with no place to bury your bodies!"

She was so angry that she spoke without thinking.

No matter how much she yelled, the officers remained standing still, without moving.

Ji Yunshu crossed her arms and looked down at Ji Yunyao, who had fallen to the ground.

"Ji Yunyao, I don't want to waste time talking nonsense with you. I'm going to search your body today. I'll just ask you one question: are you going to hand it over yourself, or should I help you?"

"Pah, Ji Yunshu, you're dreaming! It's no use searching me, I told you I don't have the antidote on me, searching me won't help! They're doomed, doomed! Hahahaha, they deserve it, they deserve it!" Ji Yunyao said, laughing maniacally.

Ji Yunshu narrowed her eyes, her fists clenching so tightly they cracked.

Fine, since this person won't listen to reason and will have to suffer the consequences, then don't blame her.

She quickly leaned forward, stood in front of Ji Yunyao, grabbed Ji Yunyao's hair with her left hand, and grabbed Ji Yunyao's collar with her other hand.

There was a "sizzle" sound.

Ji Yunyao's already somewhat worn clothes were torn apart by Ji Yunshu. She was strong and quickly stripped Ji Yunyao of her outer garments.

After confirming that there was no antidote on her outer garment, she grabbed Ji Yunyao's inner garment.

Ji Yunyao was completely stunned. She never expected that Ji Yunshu would actually reach out and tear off her clothes in public!

Realizing what had happened, she desperately covered her undergarments.

"Aaaaaaah!! Ji Yunshu, you bitch, what are you doing, what are you doing!"

"Don't tear my clothes! Don't tear my clothes, you bitch! I'm going to kill you!"