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

The Zhao and Xiao families continued to make sarcastic remarks.

"Sir, you'd better report this to the authorities as soon as possible; if you wait any longer, the people will have already run far away."

"Sir, I suggest you report this to the authorities as soon as possible and go back to control the rest of the Yanwang Mansion. Exiled prisoners who escape midway are all sentenced to death. Since they are family members, they should be considered equals and executed as soon as possible."

"Big brother, you make the decision."

"Big Brother"

The others were now convinced that Gu Nanzhi had run away. Listening to their words, Chen Gang also felt a tinge of uncertainty, and couldn't help but suspect that Miss Gu had indeed used the shopping trip as an excuse to escape.

That shouldn't be the case. Miss Gu clearly bought clothes for the Prince and the others before, so why would she abandon them and run away alone?

Just as he began to have doubts, the figure that was thought to have escaped finally appeared in everyone's sight.

Chen Gang straightened up instantly. He knew Miss Gu hadn't lied. "Miss Gu is back!" he shouted, and then ran straight towards the direction where Gu Nanzhi had appeared.

The others who had just been brazenly proclaiming that Gu Nanzhi had escaped and should be reported to the authorities immediately for a death sentence suddenly felt embarrassed and also looked at Gu Nanzhi.

I can't believe that little bitch actually came back. What an idiot, she didn't even run away from such a good opportunity.

The men of the Qi family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the person had returned;

The other two guards were also surprised, not expecting that Chen Gang had indeed trusted the right person and had actually returned on time;

Chen Qiang also breathed a sigh of relief, but this sigh seemed to contain a hint of an expected result;

"Miss Gu, you're back! We've been waiting for you. We were just about to head back to camp."

Gu Nanzhi held a wine jug in one hand while casually pulling the reins, and a food box in the other. She glanced at Chen Gang and said, "Well? Chen Gang, I told you I wouldn't run away, didn't I? Weren't you all suspecting I was trying to escape just now?"

Chen Gang recalled the words of the others, a fleeting moment of embarrassment crossing his face, before he sincerely expressed his trust.

"Miss Gu, no, I have always believed in you. You said you wouldn't run away, and I believed you definitely wouldn't."

Gu Nanzhi did not react much to this and continued walking forward.

Chen Gang didn't want to make a fool of himself. It was best that Miss Gu was back; he'd see what the others would say. Seeing that Miss Gu ignored him, he changed the subject without feeling awkward.

"Miss Gu, this horse?"

"A horse? I bought it."

Gu Nanzhi's casual remark that she bought it made Chen Gang freeze for two seconds before he immediately followed, but then he didn't know what to say and was caught in a dilemma.

Miss Gu bought a horse, this...this...

Before he could come to a conclusion, the two of them had already arrived in front of Chen Qiang and the others. Gu Nanzhi ignored their expressions.

He asked, "Lord Chen, I didn't go over time, did I?"

What seemed like a question was actually a definite reminder, and she didn't wait for an answer. Then she handed Chen Qiang the jar of wine she was carrying in her left hand, tied with a rope.

"Lord Chen, here you go, this is Zhuyeqing liquor. I bought an extra jar; please have some."

Chen Qiang, his face cold, remained silent for a moment before uttering two words, "Not over." Of course, he wouldn't refuse such a lucrative offer, so he reached out and took the wine.

"Thank you very much"

When the Zhao and Xiao families saw that Gu Nanzhi had not only returned but was also immediately fawning over the escorts, a glint of malice and malice flashed in their eyes.

This woman hid money and fawned over them, making their lives difficult. They had to spend more money to get any favors from the guards, which was truly despicable.

The two escorts behind Chen Qiang felt a little embarrassed when they saw that the man had returned, bringing them a jar of wine. They realized they had been making assumptions earlier.

But it was only for a moment. As an exiled convict, her unauthorized solo actions and prolonged absence from the scene naturally aroused their suspicion, as it could implicate them.

Their attention then turned to the horses behind Gu Nanzhi.

"This horse?"

"Oh, I bought this horse to pull my cart."

Faced with the doubts, Gu Nanzhi remained calm and explained her intentions as if it were a matter of course, without feeling that there was anything wrong with her, as an exiled convict, buying a horse to pull a cart.

Her matter-of-fact attitude left the guards speechless; Chen Qiang knew this jar of wine wouldn't be so easy to get rid of. Gu Nanzhi was indeed well-mannered and generous, but she only offered benefits when she needed something.

This jar of wine is the same.

"Gu Nanzhi, do you know that you are now an exiled prisoner?"

Before Chen Qiang could speak, another escort behind him, unable to tolerate Gu Nanzhi's arrogance any longer, shouted loudly,

"Keep your voice down, don't get excited, officer. I'm not deaf," Gu Nanzhi said, picking her ear with a rather disdainful air. "I know, you're an exile, demoted to a commoner, so what?"

The guards were furious. Was this woman doing it on purpose? Was she pretending to be stupid?

"What's wrong? What do you mean, what's wrong? As an exile, you not only used Gangzi's life to force an exception to remove your shackles, but now you want to buy horses to pull a carriage. Why don't you just buy a carriage? What right do you, an exile, have to use horses?"

Despite the escort officer's agitation, Gu Nanzhi remained unmoved, calm and composed, even agreeing with the officer's words, "Hey, escort officer, you're right. I was originally planning to buy a carriage, but unfortunately, the carriages the stables had made are all gone."

The earliest we can expect to arrive is tomorrow, so we'll have to buy a horse first. Could you please, officers, allow us to stay another day?

Gu Nanzhi's calm tone only made the escort more agitated and furious. "Woman, do you even want to listen to what you're saying?"

"you you..."

The escort was momentarily speechless. Chen Qiang, with a stern face, said sternly, "Miss Gu, your actions are against the rules."

Gu Nanzhi, her previous nonchalant demeanor vanished, her smile fading. Her freed hand now held the black pistol she had revealed to them the previous night. She pointed it at the crowd.

They had witnessed the power of that pistol before. The escorts behind Chen Qiang took two steps back in fright. Although the Zhao and Xiao families hadn't seen it in person,

Judging from the constable's reaction, they had better stay away. Gu Nanzhi dared to openly confront the constable, and the constable would definitely not let her off easily. They didn't want to accidentally hurt them.

Chen Qiang remained relatively calm; after all, he was a leader, and he couldn't be like the others. However, facing that black thing, he was also uneasy.

Ignoring the reactions of others, Gu Nanzhi said coldly,

"I don't know about rules or not, but I'm definitely using this horse, Lord Chen. As we said before, if we get along well, we can both reach Junlan safely."

She then lowered her voice and continued in a tone only she and Chen Qiang could hear, "After what happened last night, I think Lord Chen can at least see some signs that our journey with the Prince Yan's family won't be peaceful. Since that's the case, why should we care about those rules and make ourselves suffer?"