Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

Jun Yanchen expressed his concern, but he was also unable to take care of them. The food they had been eating these past few days had all been provided by Nan Nan, so they had to rely on themselves.

"There's no need to worry about not having enough money."

This was tantamount to informing the two that he would make up the difference if they didn't have enough silver.

But how could the two of them let Huaiqing worry about them?

"Huaiqing, don't worry. We hid some silver when we confiscated your property; it's enough. Take good care of yourself; you shouldn't overwork yourself."

“No problem”

Qi Su and Qi Xin left first and returned to their family. Qi Zhou Shi privately inquired about her nephew's situation from Qi Su. After confirming that he was alright, she finally felt a little relieved.

Before long, Cang Ling also brought Jun Yanchen back to the camp, and no one noticed that the two sides had met.

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Amidst everyone's anticipation, the shopping team finally came into view, each member looking at their assigned shopper with hope.

Back at the camp, the belongings of the other families were still on the escorts' carts, waiting to be collected. Gu Nanzhi, however, led her horse directly towards the group left behind. Chen Gang, ever the lackey, persisted in following them even after returning to the camp.

Only then did he hand the food box back to Gu Nanzhi, saying, "Miss Gu, here's your food box."

"Chen Gang, thank you."

"Miss Gu, you're too kind. I'll get back to my work now."

Chen Gang bowed and withdrew, while Xia He, Butler Li, and the others were momentarily taken aback by Gu Nanzhi's display of power and didn't know how to react.

How come the lady brought back a horse after going out?

Miss, why did you buy so many things, and even this horse?

"Come on, let me introduce this to everyone. This is the horse I bought, named Snowwalker," Gu Nanzhi said, ignoring their stunned expressions. She then proceeded to direct the work.

"Uncle Li, Zhou Cai, please bring everything down. These are all things I bought. Be careful, there are fragile items in the bundles."

At the same time, he handed the food box to Xia He, saying, "This contains the food I packed. Take it out after you take the table down, and we'll eat soon, otherwise it will get cold."

Gu Nanzhi brought out a truly abundant and numerous items from her spatial storage this time. She even brought out a small low table; all that was missing was a stool.

The main problem is that she only has one horse and one cart that needs to carry people, so she can't fit them all in. We need to get everything we need at once to prevent her from doing this.

If we can't buy a carriage, we'll just have to wait until next time. We'll make do for now; at least we have a table, right?

"Ah...oh...yes, madam."

The group was completely astonished by everything Gu Nanzhi had prepared, especially the fact that the lady of the house had even prepared a small table.

Realizing what was happening, they all got to work, first unloading the table from the horses, then carefully taking down the bundles and placing them on the grass nearby.

Xia He followed the instructions to set up the table, then placed the food box on it and took out the food from it.

"Alright, Miss."

"Zhou Cai, there are bowls and chopsticks, and a jar of wine in that bundle. Take them out, wash them with water, and get ready to eat," Gu Nanzhi pointed to one of the bundles.

"Yes, ma'am"

Xia He also stepped forward to help, and together with Zhou Cai, they quickly took out the bowls, chopsticks, and a jar of wine, washed them, and placed them on the table.

Everything was ready, and Gu Nanzhi invited everyone to sit on the floor around the table, preparing to eat. However, before they could even pick up their chopsticks, trouble came knocking.

"Gu Nanzhi, you little bitch, did you ruin my son's voice?"

A harsh remark enraged the men. Cang Ling, Zhou Cai, and Butler Li stood up and blocked Gu Nanzhi's path.

Regardless of what happened, the lady was so kind to them. If someone tried to cause trouble for her, they would protect her first. Xia He, the little maid, stood at the front without hesitation.

"Gu Nanzhi, don't even think about hiding, come out here right now!"

Gu Nanzhi was still sitting on the ground when Jun Yanchen glanced at her. She curled her lips into a smile and ignored him.

"You guys are pretty quick."

As he spoke, he got up and walked around the wall of people in front of him. These few people were quite united as a group. They didn't even know the reason why they stood up.

Only then did Gu Nanzhi realize that it was Zhao Pengyu who had brought his men to her door; she had initially thought it was just some barking dog.

"Is something wrong?"

"Gu Nanzhi, my son can't speak anymore. Is this your fault? You'd better heal my son right now, or I'll make you regret it!"

Among the people who came looking for trouble, a middle-aged woman started yelling like a shrew when she saw Gu Nanzhi. She acted arrogantly, but in front of the calm Gu Nanzhi, she looked like a clown.

"It was me. This is a lesson for him. And I'd also like to advise you all: if you don't want to experience a day of being mute with him, watch your mouths and learn how to speak properly."

Gu Nanzhi readily admitted that it was her doing, and then, without giving the troublemakers a chance to react, shouted at the escorts in the distance, "Officers, someone is trying to cause trouble!"

She was in a hurry to eat and didn't want to get her hands dirty, so she decided to let the escort handle it. She didn't care about the others, but Chen Gang, being an honest man, would definitely come and resolve the issue.

"Gu Nanzhi, do you still think you're a princess? You're just an exiled convict. Do you think Jun Yanchen, that good-for-nothing, can protect you? I owe you a debt! Get my son healed right now, or I'll beat you to death!"

"Gu Nanzhi, you, as a woman, had better be sensible and pragmatic."

"Ahhh"

The Zhao family ignored Gu Nanzhi's advice and her calls for the escort. Her son was unable to speak, and she had to get Gu Nanzhi to heal him. Her perfectly healthy son was now unable to speak; wasn't this going to kill her?

The escorts in the distance heard the commotion and, just as Gu Nanzhi had suspected, Chen Gang was indeed running very fast in their direction.

However, before the guards arrived, the words uttered by the middle-aged woman claiming to be Zhao Pengyu's mother were so jarring that Gu Nanzhi had no choice but to let her experience it too.

Once again, in full view of everyone, he raised his hand and flicked the same silver needle at her.

Chen Gang had already run over by then, yelling, "Get the hell back here! If you want to cause trouble, I'll whip you to death!"

The woman who had been spouting arrogant words just a moment ago wanted to retort, but the first thing she said turned into the same situation as Zhao Pengyu: "Ahhh!"

Only then did fear appear in her eyes, but this was quickly followed by malice towards Gu Nanzhi. She reached out, wanting to tear Gu Nanzhi apart.

"Ahhh"

Instead of harming Gu Nanzhi, she was lashed by Chen Gang's whip.

"Ah"

Seeing that the woman had also become speechless, just like Zhao Pengyu, a hint of helplessness flashed in Chen Gang's eyes.

Miss Gu has used her acupuncture technique again. These people deserved it; why did they have to provoke her? They just asked for trouble.

"Officer, it's not us causing trouble. It's her, it's Gu Nanzhi. Pengyu went shopping with you and came back speechless. He said it was Gu Nanzhi who did it, so we came here. But Gu Nanzhi not only shows no remorse, she's also made my wife speechless."