Seeing this, Li Mao immediately stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Miss Ye, are you okay? Why did you take so long?"

Ye Zirou smiled slightly: "I'm sorry to have made everyone worried. I just felt a little unwell, so I was delayed for a while."

Wu Yong snorted impatiently, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Ye Zirou, what on earth are you doing in there? We knocked on the door so hard, there's no reason why you didn't hear us."

Ye Zirou brushed her sleeves gently and said, "Master Wu, I am just a weak woman, what can I do? If you don't believe me, you can check the toilet at any time."

Wu Yong stared at Ye Zirou closely, with a gleam of suspicion in his eyes.

"Then why didn't you come out for so long? Why didn't you respond when I called you?"

Wu Yong didn't want to let her go.

Ye Zirou smiled slightly, with a hint of fatigue on her face.

"I'm already weak, and I've been walking all day. I just fainted in the toilet, so naturally I can't hear."

Ye Zirou remained calm and composed, her tone calm, as if she had already been prepared to deal with any doubts.

Wu Yong frowned slightly, but the doubts in his heart did not completely dissipate.

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat tense, Li Mao quickly tried to smooth things over: "Okay, Wu Yong, since Miss Ye said it's okay, let's not pursue it any further. Miss Ye, let's go back."

"Boss, she's lying."

"Okay, Wu Yong, our job is to send the person to Seoul. Since the person didn't escape, don't worry about it anymore. Let's go back."

After Li Mao finished speaking, he turned around and led the team inside.

Mo Tianyu half leaned against the wall, his eyes never leaving the direction of the toilet.

Ye Zirou had been gone for a long time, which made him extremely anxious, but he had no way to escape.

Suddenly, seeing several yamen runners running hurriedly towards the toilet, Mo Tianyu's heart tightened, wondering what might have happened.

He wanted to go and check it out, but he was worried about exposing his identity. Just as he was about to send Long Yi to check it out, the yamen runners had already returned with Ye Zirou.

Seeing Ye Zirou coming back safe and sound, Mo Tianyu finally felt relieved.

Mo Tianyu asked nervously as Ye Zirou just sat back next to them.

"Rou'er, where have you been? What happened?"

"It's okay, I just fainted in the toilet."

"What? Fainted in the toilet?" Mo Tianyu was shocked and looked her up and down nervously, "Are you injured? Let me take a look!"

Mo Tianyu grabbed Ye Zirou and carefully examined her body.

Xiaoqing and Xiaoling heard the noise and were also worried, but they did not dare to disturb the prince and princess, so they could only watch anxiously.

Seeing how nervous Mo Tianyu was, Wu Yong began to wonder: [Could it be that Ye Zirou really fainted in the toilet? ]

Ye Zirou comforted him softly, "It's okay, I'm just tired, not hurt." She told a little lie.

After hearing this, Mo Tianyu felt sad and blamed himself. He knew that Ye Zirou was deliberately downplaying the matter in order not to make him worry.

"Also, we are now exiled, so stop calling me prince or princess. Xiaoqing, just call me Miss, and call the prince "son-in-law". Longyi, you guys..."

"Long Yi and the others just call you Madam." Mo Tianyu smiled lightly and interrupted her.

Ye Zirou looked at Mo Tianyu, then nodded slightly.

"Yes, Mr. Mo, Madam," Long Yi and Long San responded in unison.

"Okay, miss, son-in-law." Xiaoqing and Xiaoling also responded immediately.

Master Mo, this is the respectful name they give to Mo Tianyu every time they go out.

Ye Zirou looked around and after making sure that no one was paying attention, she took out a few pieces of beef jerky from her sleeve and quietly handed them to the people around her.

"Here, this is beef jerky. Eat it. If you don't have enough, there's more."

Mo Tianyu took the beef jerky and asked in confusion: "Rou'er, where did this beef jerky come from?"

Long Yi, Long San, Xiao Qing and Xiao Ling who were standing by also wanted to know.

Ye Zirou was calm and collected, with a slight smile on her face. She replied playfully, "I brought it from the palace and hid it in my sleeves. Anyway, I have enough."

Ye Zirou talked nonsense in a serious manner.

Although they were full of doubts, they silently chose not to ask any more questions. As long as it was given by Ye Zirou, they trusted it unconditionally.

Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Ye Zirou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone took one look at the hard black buns in their hands, and instantly they lost their taste, and all of them silently gnawed on the beef jerky in their hands.

At this time, a yamen runner came over with a water bag and said, "Miss Ye, there is still some water left. You can drink it."

Just as he approached, the system alarm suddenly sounded: [Poisonous substance approaching, poisonous substance approaching! ]

Ye Zirou took the water bag silently. The system's "beeping" sound became more frequent: "Poisonous, poisonous!"

She looked up at the bailiff and found that he was looking at her timidly, as if observing whether she drank water.

"Sir, why are you shaking?"

"No, no, nothing." The bailiff stammered, his voice trembling.

"Why are you stuttering? Are you afraid of me? Or is there something wrong with the water?"

"How could there be anything wrong with this water, Miss Ye? Please drink it quickly." The bailiff tried to remain calm.

The bailiff calmed his shaking body.

Ye Zirou was quick-witted and quickly drew out the bailiff's sword, and the cold blade was instantly placed on his neck.

Her voice was low and cold: "Who are you? Why did you poison the water?"

Seeing this, everyone gathered around.

Wu Yong spoke first, with a hint of impatience in his tone.

"What are you crazy about, woman?"

"He poisoned the water." Ye Zirou looked at him fiercely.

Wu Yong's face turned pale in an instant. He snorted coldly, scratching his hands continuously, showing disdain.

"Miss Ye, you must have evidence to back up your words. Don't just speak without thinking."

Ye Zirou smiled coldly, the blade in her hand still pressed against the yamen runner's neck.

"Evidence? Then let him tell it himself!"

The bailiff was so frightened that his face turned pale and his voice trembled: "I... I don't know anything. Someone gave me this water bag and asked me to bring it here..."

Ye Zirou's eyes turned cold, and she applied a little force to the blade, forcing the bailiff to continue speaking.

"It was...a masked man gave it to me. I really didn't know the water was poisonous!"

At this time, Li Mao asked, "Who is that person?"

Ye Zirou still stared at the bailiff: "Go on, what does that masked man look like? Where did he give you the water bag?"

A trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the bailiff, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"He was wearing black clothes and a mask, so I couldn't really see what he looked like... He gave me a water bag in a forest outside the city..."

Ye Zirou's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and she did not relax her threat to the bailiff at all.

She said coldly: "The woods outside the city? Where exactly is it?"

The bailiff's forehead was covered with sweat, and his voice was trembling: "It's just outside the west city gate, in a pine forest not far from the city. I'm really only responsible for delivering water, I don't know anything else."

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