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

As Ji Yunshu looked at it, she felt a tightness in her chrysanthemum.

Fortunately, she woke up first and moved the people from the Prince's Mansion away. Otherwise, these people would have been biting indiscriminately like mad dogs. If they had bitten anyone from the Prince's Mansion, she would have had to give them rabies vaccines!

The two women were still groggy and it took them a while to come to their senses. Ji Yunyao glared at Ah Cai with disdain.

If she had known she had just bitten that stinky man's ass, she would never have done it, it was disgusting.

"Hmph, who told you to sit on my head? If you hadn't, would I have bitten you? If I'd known it was you, I wouldn't have even opened my mouth. I'm being kind by not disliking you!"

Zhou Yanran bit her lip. Unlike Ji Yunyao, she didn't scold A Cai. She had no backing now and relied on A Cai to protect her. If she offended A Cai, she would probably suffer a lot.

Ah Cai's buttocks were bitten raw and in excruciating pain. Seeing Ji Yunyao's disgusted expression, his anger flared up.

"What did you say? Ji Yunyao! Don't go too far! You're nothing but a prisoner, a lowly woman, and you dare to look down on me? Don't you even look at the state you've become? Do you really think you can go back to the high and mighty days in the capital? Dream on! Never! I advise you to be sensible!"

"Oh, really? Don't forget what I told you last time. Someone's got their eyes on me. Do you think you'd be alive if anything happened to me?" Ji Yunyao looked at Acai with a mocking expression.

The two of them talked back and forth, neither willing to give in.

Ji Yunshu...

Is this the protagonist's halo from the book? Even in this state, she still firmly believes that someone will come to save her.

In this situation, instead of thinking about how to save themselves, they actually have the energy to argue with the officials.

This protagonist's aura is something that cannon fodder like her can't compare to.

The two were speaking louder and louder, and Ji Yunshu couldn't help but call out to remind them.

"Hey, you two, keep your voices down. We're being dragged to the bandits' house by them right now, and we haven't figured out how to escape yet. Are you so loud because you're afraid the bandits outside won't know you're awake?"

"If they found out you woke up halfway there, would they just kill you and dump your bodies in the wilderness?"

As soon as he said that, the two of them fell silent.

As time passed, the rest of the people in the carriage gradually woke up.

After understanding the current situation, everyone fell silent.

What should we do now?

This was the first time they had encountered a kidnapping by bandits. The key point was that while other bandits usually robbed people of money or sexually assaulted them, these bandits wanted men, women, and children.

Besides, they didn't have any money on them, so why did these bandits tie them up and take them back to the village?

Are you forcing them to become bandits?

Ah Cai, enduring the pain in his buttocks, looked at Ling Yun.

"Hey, what do we do now? We can't just let these bandits drag us into their den, can we? We're government officials, you know. If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off!"

He was going to return to the capital to get promoted and make a fortune, but if this got out, his future would be ruined!

A high-ranking official, captured by bandits!

"Hmph, how should I know? Don't you always defy me? Now figure it out yourself!"

"Aren't you the leader appointed by the imperial court? Who else would they turn to if not you? Otherwise, what use is a leader like you! Why don't you go out and talk to them and tell them that we are officials from the imperial court and ask them to release us? Otherwise, if the imperial court finds out about this, they will be in big trouble too!"

They're bandits, they don't really want to risk their lives. Going against the imperial court won't end well. If you tell them this, they should let us leave."

Ling Yun rolled her eyes and didn't respond. It seemed that Ah Cai's brain was just for show.

They were wearing their official robes; how could these bandits not know they were government officials?

Don't they know what crimes robbing and kidnapping government officials are?

To put it bluntly, they weren't afraid of being tied up at all.

Moreover, even if the imperial court found out, they were already overwhelmed with the famine and wouldn't be so willing to go to war for a few bandits!

I guess I can only accept my bad luck for what happened today.

"Hey, Ji Yunshu, have you thought of a way?"

Amidst the commotion, Ji Yunyao suddenly looked at Ji Yunshu seriously and asked.

The carriage wasn't very spacious, and when Ji Yunyao asked this question, everyone's attention turned to Ji Yunshu.

Ji Yunshu ignored her and remained silent.

Whether she has a solution or not is none of her business.

"Ji Yunshu, have you come up with a plan? Tell me quickly what it is! Don't think you can run away alone!"

Ji Yunyao felt as if she had grasped at a straw.

Ji Yunshu said in a calm tone, "How can you be so sure that I have a way?"

Ji Yunyao said with absolute certainty, "You definitely have it. We've witnessed your abilities along the way. If it were truly a dead end, you would have desperately tried to find a way to get the people from the Prince's Mansion away. But look at you now, so calm and composed, not flustered at all, as if you're not worried about what's to come. What else could it be but that you have a plan!"

"I'm warning you, we all came together, and we'll leave together. If you don't take us with you, believe me, I'll tell those bandits outside right now that you're trying to run away! Anyway, your people in the Prince's Mansion are either injured or young and old. Once they're under strict guard, they won't be able to escape even if they want to."

Ji Yunshu………

Damn, he's really born with a belly full of bad ideas.

Those two scoundrels, Aunt Zhou and Minister Ji, how did they raise Ji Yunyao to be like this?

Is this really the female lead from the book?

How did this level of intelligence and resourcefulness enable the eldest prince to reach the pinnacle of his life?

At first, Ji Yunshu couldn't understand, but as Ji Yunyao finished speaking, everyone in the car turned their attention to her, staring intently at her as if they were worried that she would run away.

In her heart, Ji Yunshu cursed Ji Yunyao's ancestors for eighteen generations.

"I really haven't thought of a good solution yet. It's just that it's not convenient for my family to escape, so I plan to wait and see what happens first."

In our current state, we can't escape. We'll try to escape when we get to the bandits' hideout. They can't just kill us as soon as we arrive, can they?

Also, these bandits are ruthless and desperate thugs. If you want to survive, you'd better not fight with them and keep quiet.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, no longer chattering as before. Seeing this, Ling Yun also spoke up.

"The situation is a bit difficult now. Try your best to save your lives later. After all, you are only being exiled, not sentenced to death. It would be best if you could survive. If you can't, I will send a letter to the court."

However, please don't even think about running away; your household registrations are still in Beijing.

"The capital has issued an order that exiled prisoners must be found alive or dead. If your bodies cannot be found, we will send a letter to the court saying you have defected. As for your fate, you should know the answer in your hearts."