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

She felt somewhat upset about what happened today. She wasn't a murderer. When she poured the water on Zhou's parents, she genuinely wanted to force Zhou Yanran to hand over the antidote. However, she didn't expect that Zhou Yanran didn't actually have the antidote.

Later, when she used the spiritual spring water to cure the poison of everyone in the royal palace, she wanted to help Zhou's parents cure their poison, but it was too late.

The two were deeply poisoned and had long since died. Even if they were given spiritual spring water, it would be too late to save them.

Although they knew that Zhou's parents were no good either, otherwise they wouldn't have stood by and watched their innocent daughter, Zhou Yanran, mingle with those rough and uncouth officials. They must have agreed to it, or perhaps they knew but turned a blind eye. Such people were unworthy of being parents, and it was better for them to die.

But she was truly heartbroken. She remembered how, in the original story, everyone in the Prince's mansion died one by one on their way to exile. Their miserable state was just like that of Zhou's parents today, dying halfway through their journey, being devoured by snakes, insects, and rats, with no one even collecting their bodies.

Countless images flashed through Ji Yunshu's mind, finally settling on a scene of the Wang family sitting together happily and warmly.

She gently closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were clear again, and the melancholy look from before was gone.

After mounting her horse, Ji Yunshu didn't say a word to Xie Moyao and sat there silently.

Xie Moyao didn't say anything, but he kept an eye on Ji Yunshu and noticed that she was in a bad mood, so he didn't disturb her.

Seeing that she was in a better mood, Xie Moyao finally spoke, "What happened to you just now? And what about today? Thank you."

Recalling that dangerous scene from before, Xie Moyao's heart was still pounding.

He almost lost his loved ones, but luckily Ji Yunshu was there.

Ji Yunshu shook her head, her tone still somewhat downcast, "It's nothing. Now that we're family, I said I'd take good care of them, and I will do my best. There's nothing else, it's just that life is too unpredictable."

At this point, she glanced at Xie Moyao and said earnestly, "Xie Moyao, I think I have a way to slowly clear the toxins from your body. From today onwards, you must strictly follow the doctor's orders. I want to get your body back in shape as soon as possible. You saw the situation today; I really can't handle everything on my own. I hope you get better soon so we can work together to keep everyone safe and sound."

She paused, then continued, "When I was in the capital, I told you about a dream I had. I dreamt that the Prince's mansion was raided and the family exiled. Later, everyone in the mansion died on the road, including you and me. I don't want this dream to come true, so from now on, we must not let our guard down."

I have some money and self-defense items. I'll put some in the carriage later and send some to Sherin and my little sister so they can keep them for themselves.

"Keep some money on your person. This journey is dangerous, and if we get separated or something, having some money on hand should prevent us from suffering too much."

Xie Moyao listened quietly to Ji Yunshu's words. Not to mention others, even he now believed Ji Yunshu's words without a doubt.

Ji Yunshu is right. From today onwards, they must work together as one and take care of the safety of their own families.

"Okay, whatever you say, I'll do it."

He didn't ask Ji Yunshu where her money came from.

Xie Moyao readily agreed, which improved Ji Yunshu's mood considerably. She turned around cheerfully and pretended to rummage through a pile of odds and ends.

In reality, she entered the space with her consciousness and came to the third floor of the villa. She searched through the warehouse on the third floor and finally found a pile of silver notes and some loose silver.

They are now burdened with sins and should appear penniless to outsiders.

She didn't dare to take too much, so she simply prepared fifty taels of silver notes for each person, and also took some loose silver, divided them into ten portions, put them in a purse, and put them in a bundle. She would distribute the purses to everyone when she had time.

With silver on them, even if they were separated in the future, the silver notes and silver would be enough for them to use for quite some time.

Glancing at Xie Moyao beside her, Ji Yunshu took a purse from her bundle and stuffed it into Xie Moyao's arms.

Xie Moyao was only wearing a shirt, and there was nowhere to put it, so Ji Yunshu simply tied it to his belt.

They change their clothes every day, but they don't change their belts often because it's inconvenient for them to wash them while on the road.

Looking at the purse hanging securely on Xie Moyao's belt, Ji Yunshu nodded in satisfaction.

No matter where you are or who you are, having money on you makes you feel secure. The few dozen taels of silver she put in, though not much, were definitely not a small amount.

Xie Moyao glanced at the purse on his belt, feeling both amused and exasperated.

When he saw the large bundle in Ji Yunshu's hand, his eyes flickered slightly. Recalling what he had seen in the carriage earlier, he asked casually in a nonchalant tone:

"Where did you get the antidote from the water sac when you were outside the carriage?"

Ji Yunshu was tying up her bundle when she heard this. She paused slightly, and the smile on her lips froze on her face.

Good heavens.

I was so focused on saving the old princess and the others that when I took the spiritual spring water out of my space, I didn't even think about keeping it a secret from people and completely forgot about this matter.

There was no one else around her at the time, so when she took the spiritual spring water, she simply put her hands behind her back and took it out directly. She thought no one would see it, but unexpectedly, Xie Moyao saw it. Besides him, who else saw it?

Xie Moyao, in such an urgent situation, why was he staring at her instead of his own mother and sister?

She carefully recalled the angle at the time and concluded that Xie Moyao probably did not see her take water out of her space.

She shrugged, seemingly casually.

"Heh, why would I tell you about the antidote? It's my livelihood. If we divorce, it's how I make a living."

Xie Moyao: "But when you were squatting there, I clearly didn't see a water bag next to you, but then a water bag suddenly appeared in your hand. Is that how you survive?" Xie Moyao was still a little unwilling to give up.

Ji Yunshu's heart was pounding, but her face remained calm and she wasn't out of breath. "Yes, is there a problem? With just this one trick, I'll never have to worry about food or drink again. Others poison people silently, but I have my own unique skills in detoxifying. You don't need to ask me about that."

Fearing that further explanation would only make things worse, Ji Yunshu simply changed the subject.

"By the way, lie down, let me take a look at your injuries."

After saying that, without waiting for Xie Moyao to say anything, she directly reached out and turned Xie Moyao over so that his back was up and his face was down.