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

I walked to the door of the middle room and knocked on it again.

"dong dong dong"

Cang Ling opened the door, and upon seeing his mistress, the excitement that had not yet subsided in his heart rekindled. "Greetings, Madam. Cang Ling thanks you for your kindness. In the future, if you have any needs, please feel free to ask, and Cang Ling will do his utmost to fulfill them."

"Alright, alright, it's so early in the morning. Here, eat quickly, we need to leave soon."

Before she could even react, Cang Ling bowed deeply to her again as soon as the door opened. She was quite helpless, and with a hint of disdain, handed him a piece of food.

"Madam, what is this?" Cang Ling looked at the food in her hand, equally bewildered.

"I had the courier do it; everyone has a share. Hurry up."

Gu Nanzhi gave a casual explanation and then headed towards her room.

"Thank you, Madam."

Cang Ling could only bewildered as he carried the food into the house. Looking at the food, he wondered if the people at the post station here had made these things.

It doesn't seem like it!

"My lord, the madam has had the servants prepare some food. Let me help you over to have your meal."

Cang Ling placed the food on the table and then moved her master over. Jun Yanchen had overheard the conversation at the door, and looking at the food before him, he was even more puzzled.

After a careful examination, even a little alarmed, a surreal thought crossed my mind: how could this possibly be made by a small post station? It seemed more suited to the food of royalty and nobility. But then, a problem arose.

Where did Nan Nan get it from?

Gu Nanzhi didn't care what these people thought. She said it came from wherever it was, and there was no evidence to prove it. There was nothing they could do about their doubts.

She took the last portion back to her room.

"Xia He, come and eat when you're ready."

"Yes, miss"

Looking at the exquisite-looking food, Xia He couldn't help but wonder where her young mistress had gotten it from. However, she had already deeply remembered her young mistress's various differences over the past two days, and she always remembered to ask as few questions as possible and just listen to her mistress.

"Miss, please have some."

"Okay, don't worry about me, I can do it myself. You eat too, we should leave after you finish eating."

"Miss, thank you so much, you're so kind to me."

"Alright, you're one of my people, so of course I'll protect you. Eat."

With Gu Nanzhi around, the group of six lived comfortably, enjoying such a sumptuous breakfast in the morning. The others, on the other hand, were in for a rough time, as the escorts showed them no mercy or consideration.

Half an hour later, the large exile caravan continued its journey. The first three families complained bitterly, while only the last six, now freed from their shackles and well-fed, were content.

They looked completely relaxed and comfortable, just like on a picnic. They leisurely followed at the very back of the group, even taking the time to chat happily.

"Has Jun Yanchen noticed any changes in his body today?"

"Yes, I feel much more relaxed."

Jun Yanchen's deep voice rang out as he truthfully recounted his feelings: today was the most relaxed he had felt in the past two months.

It shouldn't be said that his body had already changed after he was rescued by her at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) and after she administered acupuncture and medicine.

It was an expected result. How could a poison doctor like her make a mistake? She even used the Nine-Turn Divine Needles; if it didn't work, wouldn't it be as if she had wasted her entire life?

She slightly raised her chin, gesturing to Cang Ling.

"What about you?"

"Reporting to Madam, I also feel well; the poison suppressed in my body has been neutralized."

Cangling got excited when he mentioned it. If it wasn't inappropriate, he would have wanted to perform an internal force drive on the spot. After restoring his internal force, he wanted to go back and beat up those who assassinated him last night.

He was now even more confident in protecting his master.

Fortunately, he chose to trust his wife. If they had waited for Bai Zang's medicine, it could have been delivered tonight if things went smoothly. But if Bai Zang said that the missing ingredient had not been found yet, who knows how long they would have to wait.

"Okay, I'll give you another one at noon to help strengthen it."

"Yes, Cangling thanks you, Madam."

If they weren't traveling at this moment, Cang Ling would have had to kneel down to express his gratitude, but at this moment he could only bow and clasp his hands in greeting to the lady.

Gu Nanzhi stared ahead, muttering with disdain, "If it weren't for the fact that you had the foresight to make the right choice and were penniless, one of my pills would cost at least a thousand gold pieces."

Even if you beg me, I won't give it to you if you upset me.

It was only because their attitude was decent, and they were a team, and they had to get to Junlan together, otherwise she wouldn't even look at them dying right in front of her.

One hundred? Two hundred?

Is this referring to his master? Cang Ling can accept that he is penniless, but if this is about his master, Cang Ling doesn't know how Madam came to that conclusion.

"Madam, how can you tell that I am penniless?"

Cang Ling was curious about how the lady came to this conclusion, but dared not speak of his master, so he could only take the blame himself.

Speaking of which, Gu Nanzhi recalled the few things that were found in the entire Prince's mansion when the house was raided that day. She felt disgusted just thinking about it. Fortunately, she went to the Emperor and Empress to get medical fees. Otherwise, given the situation last night, she really wanted to close the door and go to sleep as soon as possible.

"Your prestigious royal residence, with only a hundred taels of silver found during the raid, what else could you call that but utter poverty? The thousand taels you gave me yesterday, wasn't that a favor from someone else?"

It feels so pathetic just thinking about it... Sigh... Luckily, I'm kind-hearted, so I'll just consider it free medical treatment for you."

Gu Nanzhi also emphasized the word "free," but her "free" meant a lot of trouble for the two people in the palace.

Cang Ling was so taken aback by the lady's words that she felt a lump in her throat. So that's the reason. It seems the lady was right after all; it really was shabby.

He knew his master's secret, but he couldn't tell, so he pretended to be penniless.

"Um...cough...Madam, you're right, it is indeed a bit shabby."

Upon hearing this, Jun Yanchen's eyes flashed with a strange light. He even found her somewhat endearing; so Nan Nan actually thought he was penniless.

Sure enough, even as Nan Nan grew up, she experienced many things he didn't know about, which shaped her into the surprising and delightful person she is today.

But she remained kind and once again extended a helping hand to him, even offering to treat his illness for free.

Gu Nanzhi said it on purpose. After she finished speaking, she seemed to be observing the two people's reactions. Hmph, they are both people with secrets. They are just passersby on a short journey. She didn't really want to find out other people's secrets.

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Because of Gu Nanzhi's visit last night, the entire palace is still not at peace. First, there was a theft in the imperial kitchen, and then there was a witness shouting "ghost!"

From that moment on, the guards throughout the palace, centered around the imperial kitchen, were gradually alerted, attempting to search the palace for this elusive thief.

The result was that the 'ghost' was not caught. Not long after, news came that Consort Xiao's Chengqian Palace had also been robbed. The guards quickly launched a search centered on Chengqian Palace, but still found nothing.