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

All her hard work in taking care of the Wang family these past few days wasn't in vain; Xie Moyao finally showed some gratitude towards her.

"Absolutely true, I would never lie."

Ji Yunshu nodded and said nothing more. She had Xie Mu follow behind her and began to search the county government office. She told Xie Lin to look for places with valuable items and to tell her wherever he found them.

When Xie Lin led her to the outside of the house, she left Xie Lin outside and went inside alone. A moment later, she came out of the house again.

In this way, the two of them worked together and became much more efficient. Before long, they had toured the entire county government office from top to bottom.

Looking at one of the rooms on the third floor of the space, which was once again crammed full, Ji Yunshu smiled, her eyes crinkling, and waved her hand.

Let's go!

Xie Lin understood and followed behind Ji Yunshu. As they walked, he sensed that something was wrong.

Schelling...

Ok?

Didn't the princess say she was leaving?

Why are you going to the backyard?

Is she going to climb out from where she just came from?

With her skills, she shouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.

Before he could ask any questions, Ji Yunshu's figure had already disappeared around the corner. He quickly followed, and soon the two arrived at the backyard.

Ji Yunshu walked straight toward the noisy room, and Xie Lin's eyelids twitched.

What is the princess doing?

They sneaked in, shouldn't they run away now?

Why is she still getting so close to him?

They seemed eager to make sure everyone knew they had sneaked in tonight.

Ji Yunshu didn't know what Xie Lin was thinking, but she had many questions in her mind and wanted to have a word with Lord Bao.

Thinking of her current appearance, which Bao Taiyan had already seen, and worried that she would cause trouble for the people of the Prince's Mansion in the future, Ji Yunshu took advantage of Xie Lin's inattention and reached into her space to take out two extra-long cloaks. The cloaks were black and had very long skirts that could cover the whole person.

She draped the cloak over herself and put on the hat, obscuring her face in the shadows, making it impossible to see her features.

He tossed another cloak to Sherlin, "Put it on."

Schelling...

Where did the princess get this thing?

And you know what? With them dressed like this, even the prince probably wouldn't recognize them.

While Xie Lin was putting on his cloak, Ji Yunshu took out a small amount of sleeping potion from her spatial storage.

She developed this herself in the medical building, and she had excellent control over the dosage and effects.

He blew the sleeping pill into the house through the hole he had poked in the window earlier, and waited outside for a while. He heard the laughing and joking sounds inside the house gradually subside.

After a cup of tea, everything fell completely quiet, with only occasional soft groans coming from inside the room.

Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "It's done!"

She went outside, pushed open the door, and swaggered inside.

in the house

Everyone felt weak and limp, with only their eyes able to move. Suddenly, they saw the door being pushed open, and a figure completely covered from head to toe walked in. Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, another person walked in afterward.

The bag is too tight...

What happened?

His government office has always been strictly controlled, with patrols in place, and nothing has ever happened in all these years. How did these two people get in?

How long did they eavesdrop outside?

"Who are you? What are you doing, sneaking around like this? Show your faces if you dare! And how did you get into the government office?"

Xie Lin was very self-aware. Now that things had come to this point, he couldn't even ask the princess to leave, so he simply stood behind Ji Yunshu, behaving himself properly and not making a sound.

Ji Yunshu: "Who I am is none of your business, Lord Bao. You're living a really good life, indulging in debauchery here. Isn't your reputation always based on integrity? Don't you want to be a good official? Your behavior is quite different from the reputation you usually promote."

"Do you even know that the food you're eating in the house, if converted to ordinary grain, would be enough to feed the disaster victims outside the city for many days? Isn't Lord Bao a famously good official? With this money, why don't you buy some grain to help those disaster victims outside the city?!"

She deliberately lowered her voice, making it impossible for people to recognize her original tone.

Bao Taiyan had seen her during the day, and if her original voice were revealed, that bastard would definitely recognize it immediately.

In fact, Bao Taiyan was indeed trying hard to hear Ji Yunshu's voice. Ji Yunshu was wrapped up tightly, so he could only judge who she was by her voice.

Unfortunately, Ji Yunshu's voice was too low for him to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

"This, this hero, you've got it wrong. I've been eating too blandly, and my health has never been very good. The doctor told me to take some supplements, so I'm making an exception for today by gathering the brothers. It's not like this every day. Besides, I really don't have much money. This meal alone has already cost me a lot of money. How can I afford to help those disaster victims?"

"There are so many disaster victims. I can only help them temporarily, not forever. I am the magistrate of Dongyang County. My job is to ensure that the people of Dongyang County have enough to eat and wear. As for the rest, the imperial court will handle it. I can't manage that much!"

If he finds out that some fool has neglected their duty and let these two into the government office, he will definitely skin that person alive.

Ji Yunshu...

This old man is quite the smooth talker. If she hadn't known some of the reasons behind it all and hadn't personally given this old bastard five hundred taels of silver, she probably would have believed his words too.

Too lazy to waste words with him, she raised her hand and slapped Bao Taiyan across the face.

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap echoed in the room, startling everyone who stared wide-eyed. Why would this person resort to violence so suddenly?

Their Lord Bao was, after all, an official appointed by the imperial court.

Xie Mu...

The princess has a really bad temper; her husband is so pitiful.

Ji Yunshu shook her numb hand, lowered her voice, and spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

"Stop spouting nonsense. I know exactly what kind of person you are, so don't put on an act for me. Let me ask you one question: why are there Xiao family's things in your storeroom?"

"As far as I know, the Xiao family was brutally wiped out overnight. Dozens of family members perished. I heard that the killer ransacked the Xiao family's house that very night."

The government concluded that the Xiao family suffered this calamity because their enemies wanted to seize their money. But I found Xiao family belongings in your storeroom. Doesn't this mean that the Xiao family's affairs are related to you?

Too tightly wrapped!

Everyone: !!!

Bao Taiyan was truly panicked at this moment. He waved his hands repeatedly and struggled to get up from the ground.

"No, no, sir, you're mistaken. That's not how it is. How could the Xiao family's affairs have anything to do with me?"

I've been investigating clues to see if I can clear the Gao family's name. However, we haven't found evidence of the thieves yet, so I've stored everything in the government office. We'll reveal it to the public one day after the Xiao family's name has been cleared!