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

Gu Nanzhi smiled and nodded. The air was really nice this morning; it wasn't fully light yet, and everyone else was still fast asleep.

Now that she was awake, Gu Nanzhi planned to find an excuse to go into her large villa to wash up. She noticed a water pouch placed to the side.

Got it.

"While everyone is still asleep, I'll go fetch some water and come back."

He then took their water pouches as well, saying he'd give them water while he was at it, and also informed Jun Yanchen and the others.

When Jun Yanchen saw this, he only told her to "be careful." Cang Ling thought that they should handle such matters themselves; how could they let the madam do it? Besides, the master seemed to treat the madam quite differently.

"Madam, I shall proceed."

Gu Nanzhi had been looking for an excuse to leave alone for a while, and she was determined not to let him take it from her. Getting water was just an excuse.

Then, a sliver of a healer's instinct flashed within him, and he casually pointed at Jun Yanchen, "No need, you take care of him."

After saying that, he took the five water bags and left alone;

The two paused for a moment after hearing the word "care," then understood the meaning behind it. Yes, Jun Yanchen's leg was injured, and he was unable to take care of himself in some aspects of daily life, and Cang Ling had always been by his side taking care of him.

But upon hearing her say it at this moment, Jun Yanchen felt a pang of bitterness rise in his heart, and the hand hidden in his sleeve clenched slightly.

Gu Nanzhi, who had already walked away, was unaware of the subtle changes in the two. She walked step by step towards the stream, heading towards a distant place, until she was sure she couldn't see it anymore, and then vanished from the spot in a flash.

Upon entering the space, she went straight to the bathroom in her bedroom on the third floor, quickly stripped off her clothes, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and put the clothes in the washing machine to wash.

Then he returned to the bathroom and entered the bathtub that Xiaobai had prepared in advance.

Instantly enveloped by the warm water, he let out a comfortable sigh.

After taking a shower and washing my hair, I went to the sink to brush my teeth. Looking at my face in the mirror, which resembled mine by about 70%, I was quite satisfied.

The little girl's features were exactly the same as her own, the only difference being that the original owner's malnutrition and poisoning had resulted in a sallow complexion, emaciation, and dull skin.

But it's okay, she'll take good care of herself and regain her peak beauty.

After a relaxing shower, I wrapped myself in a bathrobe and went downstairs. Since I still had a few minutes to get dressed, I decided to make myself breakfast.

A simple bowl of noodles was cooked, and Gu Nanzhi sat at the table, eating contentedly. After she finished eating and drinking, she found her clothes had been washed and dried.

She took her clothes back to her room to change, but her long hair was still wet, though not dripping wet anymore. There wasn't time to dry it slowly; she'd been in there long enough, it was time to go out.

Gu Nanzhi kindly filled the five water bags with spiritual spring water. Since they were a small team and all of them respected her, she let them drink the little bit of spiritual spring water. With the help of the spiritual spring water, traveling during the day would be easier.

She also brought out some cherries and strawberries. She had been out fetching water for so long, so she should take something back with her. She was full, but the five poor little ones had nothing to eat.

After a relaxing shower and a hearty breakfast, Gu Nanzhi, in a good mood, carried her water pouch and some strawberries and cherries she had casually gathered from leaves, and headed back to the camp with her hair down.

Just as she was nearing the camp, she suddenly remembered, oh right, she'd forgotten to put her shackles back on. Oh well, to avoid trouble, she'd just have to put them on for now.

We need to find an opportunity to get the guards to agree to take it down. How can we achieve this?

As she pondered this, she casually took out shackles from her spatial storage and put them on her wrists. These things were really heavy, weighing ten pounds.

Tu

After doing all this, they continued on their way back. When they got close to their camp, they saw the escorts at the place where they were resting. Were they trying to cause trouble?

Gu Nanzhi quickened her pace slightly, and as she got closer, she could hear the conversation between the group. It turned out that they had woken up and found that she was no longer asking about her whereabouts, fearing that she would run away!

Just as Qian Laosi was about to raise his hand and crack the whip after failing to get any answers, a cold and unfriendly voice entered his ears.

"What is Lord Qian trying to do, hmm?"

"Miss, Miss, you're back! Why wouldn't you let me go fetch water? What if I encountered danger?"

Upon Gu Nanzhi's appearance, Xia He was overjoyed and, no longer afraid of the guards, rushed directly to her young mistress's side.

The familiar voice came from the right, causing Qian Laosi to freeze in place, his raised hand trembling. His head turned mechanically to the right, and sure enough, he saw the figure that terrified him, its eyes now fixed on him with icy coldness.

The look in his eyes was exactly the same as when he took out the hidden weapon and pointed it at him yesterday.

Qian Laosi's heart skipped a beat, and he almost dropped the whip. He thought this young lady had really run away; after all, she was carrying such a powerful weapon, and escaping would have been easy for her.

However, since the person he was in charge of allowed her to escape, he couldn't escape responsibility either. Although everyone insisted that Gu Nanzhi had gone to fetch water, people from other districts who were fetching water didn't see her.

Two quarters of an hour had passed, and he could no longer contain himself and went forward to press her for answers again. Unexpectedly, it was at this moment that the young lady returned.

Fortunately, the whip in his hand hadn't fallen yet.

He was already terrified inside, but with so many people watching, he was forced to maintain a facade of dignity, so he could only feign fierceness and say something.

"It's good that you didn't run away. Next time, don't leave the group without permission, otherwise..."

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare; he just wanted to save face.

If he angered this young lady and she pulled out that hidden weapon, he'd be in big trouble.

The tougher they appear on the surface, the more cowardly they are inside.

Seeing Gu Nanzhi return safely, Jun Yanchen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as did Butler Li and the others.

They didn't expect the lady to escape while fetching water. After all, if she wanted to run away, she wouldn't have argued with Lord Gu Honglang and then been exiled with the Prince's mansion.

Besides, entering the woods last night was a perfect opportunity to escape, and the lady didn't run away, so why would she run away this morning?

They were simply afraid that the lady had encountered some danger;

However, Gu Nanzhi didn't give him any face. She took a step closer and said casually, "Lord Qian didn't say that we weren't allowed to fetch water, or does Lord Qian want to help us fetch water?"

Qian Laosi's face was also grim. He could easily swing his whip or even draw his knife from his waist if it were anyone else, but he dared not do that to his aunt.

If he had just swung his knife, this young lady might have pulled out her deadly hidden weapon on the spot;

However, Qian Laosi held back, but Chen Gang next to him couldn't help himself and started cursing, "You bastards, realize that you're nothing but exiles now. You just asked me to fetch water for you, are you looking for a beating?"

"Ah"