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

On the riverbank, there were still crayfish and crabs she had taken out. After saying a few words to everyone, she had to go back.

Everyone nodded hurriedly, and the group entered the main room.

Xie Lin and Xiao Lan quickly put down their work and followed them into the main room, closing the door behind them.

There was firewood burning in the house, which was a little pungent, but barely tolerable.

As soon as they entered, Ji Yunshu brought Xie Moyao out of the space.

At that time, Xie Moyao was still asleep. When Ji Yunshu brought him out, she put him directly into the quilt.

Originally, Ji Yunshu wanted to let him rest in the space a little longer, but seeing the worried look in the old princess's eyes, she hesitated and decided to bring Xie Moyao out after all.

Anyway, he had been resting in the space for quite some time. Besides, he needed to show his face. Otherwise, if the people in the shadows couldn't see him for a long time, they would probably become suspicious.

Xie Moyao was very alert when he rested, and he could detect even the slightest change in the surrounding temperature.

Ji Yunshu had just brought him out of the space when he opened his eyes the next second.

Back in his familiar home, his expression softened considerably. When he looked up, he saw everyone staring at him.

He was still wearing his pajamas, but he didn't feel embarrassed. He took a piece of clothing from the side, put it on, and slowly got up.

"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I'm back, and I've found Wang Zheng too."

"Thanks to Yun Shu this time, otherwise, Wang Zheng and I would probably be in grave danger."

The old princess nodded repeatedly.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. We've just heard the gist of it, but we don't know the specifics yet."

"Tell us quickly, and also, where's Wang Zheng? Has he woken up yet?"

The whole family was familiar with Wang Zheng. When Xie Moyao was at the border, besides his two older brothers and his father, he was also close to Wang Zheng.

They often went in and out with Wang Zheng, and were like brothers. When they learned that Wang Zheng had left the army, they were both saddened.

Now that they know the reason, and that they have returned with Xie Moyao, they are very happy.

"Wang Zheng is fine, but his injuries are quite serious, especially his leg. He fell off a cliff and suffered a comminuted fracture of his leg bone, Yun Shu said."

He needs to rest and recover properly during this time. Yun Shu and I discussed it, and we decided that he should stay in the space to recuperate and not come out for the time being.

Hearing this, the group was all taken aback.

"How could this happen? Wang Zheng was fine, how did he fall off the cliff?!"

A comminuted fracture of the leg bone—he's probably just pulled off a miracle!

Xie Moyao frowned. "It's a long story. When I met him today, he was being chased."

I didn't even have a chance to meet him before he fell off a cliff. It's all my fault. If I had found him sooner, this wouldn't have happened.

Xie Moyao sighed and briefly recounted the events of the day to everyone.

As everyone listened to his words, they became increasingly shocked. They then realized that Wang Zheng had jumped off the cliff himself in order not to implicate Xie Moyao!

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment. Ji Yunshu glanced at the sky outside; it had gotten even darker. Realizing it was getting late, and with crabs and crayfish still on the riverbank, she turned to everyone and said,

"You guys chat here for a bit. I'm going to the riverbank. When I came back from the woods today, I took some crayfish and crabs from my spatial storage to raise in the fishing nets."

By the way, Xie Lin and Xiao Lan, come with me to catch some fish from the other two fishing nets so we can sell them to Er Mao tomorrow morning.

I plan to use those two empty fishponds to raise crayfish and crabs.

Upon hearing this, Xie Lin and Xiao Lan didn't dare to delay and quickly followed Ji Yunshu outside. Halfway there, Xie Lin even turned and went to the woodshed.

I carried the big basin that Er Mao brought back this morning on my back.

Ji Yunshu had checked the fish in the second and third fishing nets this afternoon, and there were quite a few scattered around.

First, you have to put the fish in a basin, then carry it back and put it in the water tank at home to keep it.

Just as the group reached the main entrance, Xie Moyao also came out of the main room.

"I'll go with you."

Xie Lin and Xiao Lan looked at each other, their eyes turning to Ji Yunshu.

Ji Yunshu's expression remained relatively calm. Although she wanted Xie Moyao to rest at home, he hadn't appeared in front of everyone all day, so it was time for him to show his face.

"Can your body handle it? If you're not feeling well, just rest some more. Anyway, it's only one night, and no one else is going to come looking for you here."

"No need, I've rested enough. I need to go out. The First Prince and the Second Prince were looking for Wang Zheng in the woods today, they definitely won't find him."

If I don't go out and show my face, they might link it to us and cause trouble for everyone for no reason.

Rather than doing that, I might as well go out and show my face. Anyway, this place is far from where Wang Zheng fell off the cliff.

Even if they can't find Wang Zheng, they shouldn't suspect us.

It would take several hours to get here from where they fell off the cliff, even at top speed. Ji Yunshu had been using teleportation the whole way, which is why they were able to get home so quickly.

Even if he was highly skilled in martial arts, it was absolutely impossible for him to return to Anjia Village in such a short time, given the distance and the fact that he was carrying an unconscious person.

Even if the eldest and second princes were to guess, after considering the distance, they probably wouldn't attribute the matter to them.

Ji Yunshu nodded. Xie Moyao was right. If Xie Moyao went out with her now, it would be a ready-made alibi.

She emerged from the woods alone, empty-handed. Even though the First Prince and the Second Prince sent people to Anjia Village to question and investigate, they couldn't find any clues.

As they talked, they slowly walked towards the riverbank.

There were far fewer people on the river. It was too cold at night, and many people couldn't stand the cold and went home to rest.

Although fish is a delicacy, it cannot compare to good health.

In this Anjia Village, resources are scarce, and they have no money. If they freeze to death, it could be fatal.

When Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao arrived, the only miner closest to them was Tie Tou, who was guarding the ice with a few other men.

It was too cold, so Tie Tou and his men built three or four fires. They sat in the middle of the fires, surrounded by flames, but they were still shivering from the cold.

Fire, though warm, is too hot to get close to; it feels like your skin is being burned. But if you're far away, it's not warm enough.

Perhaps because they were afraid of the two things Ji Yunshu brought back, everyone kept their distance and didn't take a step forward. They just craned their necks to see what they would do next.