To be precise, it was on a huge ship.

Su Xuerong looked out the cabin window and saw the vast, boundless sea, and her heart sank.

If she and Yuanjie were still in Quanzhou, Xiao Yuan's men would surely be able to find them.

But now, the mother and daughter, along with Xiuchun, have been captured and thrown into the sea. How is Xiao Yuan supposed to find them?

"What about Haifeng and those guards?" Su Xuerong asked again. "Is Xiao Hong alright?"

Xiuchun sighed, "Lord Hai fought to the death with those people to protect you and the young prince. I was captured, and I don't know how they are now..."

Su Xuerong's heart sank to the bottom.

Hai Feng and all the bodyguards who followed her were gone?

Wasn't Xiao Shiyan dead? How did he escape and acquire such a group of highly skilled followers?

"Did they mistreat you?" Su Xuerong looked Xiuchun up and down again.

"No, that young master had someone bring me along, saying that I should take care of you along the way."

Su Xuerong breathed a sigh of relief and gradually calmed down.

"Go and call him over, I have something to say to him!"

Xiao Shiyan captured her and Yuan Jie'er, probably to deal with Xiao Yuan.

Although she didn't know his purpose at the time, given his personality, he would definitely not let it go after being dethroned and having his wife and daughters taken away!

Xiuchun immediately got up and went to the cabin door, calling out, "Quickly go and call your young master, my lady has woken up!"

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps could be heard outside the cabin.

The sound of a lock being opened came from outside the door, and Xiao Shiyan walked in looking nervous.

Su Xuerong looked at him coldly: "How come you're not dead?"

Since things had come to this point, she was too lazy to play along with him anymore.

Xiao Shiyan was initially very happy, but upon entering, he heard her cold words, and a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Xiuchun quickly stepped forward to protect Su Xuerong.

"Get out!" he immediately shouted at Xiuchun.

Su Xuerong said to Xiuchun, "You go out first, I want to talk to him alone for a while."

Xiuchun also learned Xiao Shiyan's identity at this time; he was the "dead" husband of the Empress before he married His Majesty.

She looked at Su Xuerong with some concern.

"It's alright, don't worry." Su Xuerong felt that if Xiuchun were there, she might anger him, and he might take it out on Xiuchun.

He had done the same thing in his previous life in the palace.

Unable to bring himself to physically harm her, he punished Xiuchun instead.

Xiuchun had no choice but to go out, but she didn't leave the cabin; she just stood at the door.

Xiao Shiyan impatiently slammed the cabin door shut, turned around and strode towards Su Xuerong, angrily saying, "You still want to ask me? Why did you insist on divorcing me back then? Were you already having an affair with Xiao Yuan?"

Su Xuerong laughed in anger: "You're utterly shameless!"

"If it weren't for your future crown princess's repeated attempts to harm me, why would I have had to flee Suzhou with my entire family?"

Xiao Shiyan, his face flushed, roared, "I've inquired. Xu Songnian did indeed go to Suzhou to look for you, but the Xu family didn't do anything to you afterwards. Yet you couldn't wait to run to Hangzhou and throw yourself into Xiao Yuan's arms. Do you think I'm dead?"

Su Xuerong opened her mouth, but could not explain herself.

After all, that was what the Xu family did to her in her previous life, and since she avoided the disaster in this life, it naturally didn't happen.

But she didn't want to explain to Xiao Shiyan, and sneered, "Don't tell me that if I had taken my daughter with you to the capital back then, would that crazy woman Xu Wanjing have let us go?"

Xiao Shiyan was speechless for a moment.

Of course not!

"But what makes you think I can't protect you when nothing has happened?" Xiao Shiyan's eyes reddened as he grabbed Su Xuerong's wrist and yelled at her, "If you hadn't hooked up with Xiao Yuan, why would he have gone to such lengths to deal with me?"

"That bitch surnamed Fang poisoned me every night, which caused me to lose control in the court, and the throne that was within my grasp was snatched away!"

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him, Xiao Shiyan couldn't bring himself to hit her, so he could only vent his anger by shouting.

Su Xuerong was also frightened by his crazy appearance and hurriedly said, "You, you're hurting me..."

Her voice still carried a coquettish reproach, and a surge of wicked anger suddenly rose in Xiao Shiyan's heart.

He grabbed the back of her head and kissed her fiercely.

But soon a sharp pain shot through his lips. He quickly let go, reached out and wiped his lips, and saw a trickle of blood.

Su Xuerong casually pulled the hairpin from her hair and pressed it against her neck: "If you dare touch me again, I'll die right in front of you!"

She was gambling, gambling that Xiao Shiyan still had some feelings for her.

He probably still couldn't bear to see her die.

Sure enough, when Xiao Shiyan saw the determination in her eyes, his gaze suddenly turned to unbearable sorrow. He staggered back a few steps, letting out a bitter laugh: "For a traitor, you're even willing to risk your life..."

Su Xuerong said coldly, "Since we are divorced, let's part ways amicably from now on. Why bother with this?"

Xiao Shiyan's eyes turned bloodshot as he stared intently at her: "Isn't your goal to become Empress? When I reclaim the throne, I can still give you the Empress's position!"

Su Xuerong frowned and said, "Xiao Shiyan, can you please wake up? It was because you levied exorbitant taxes and allowed the Xu family to commit all sorts of evil deeds after you ascended the throne that you lost the country. What virtue or ability do you have to seize the throne again?"

If Xiao Shiyan still has powerful backing, if he wants to reclaim the throne, it will inevitably cause a bloodbath. In times of chaos, it is always the common people who suffer.

A surge of anger rose in Xiao Shiyan's chest: "What kind of bewitching drug did that person give you? How could you think I'm inferior to him?"

"If he hadn't occupied the best fertile land in Jiangnan, how could he have the power to contend with me?"

"Su Xuerong, let me tell you, you just wait!"

"I will personally drag him down from the throne, and then I'll see if you'll still want to die with him!"

Xiao Shiyan stared intently at Su Xuerong for a long time before clenching his fists and turning to leave.

Xiuchun rushed in and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Su Xuerong was safe and sound.

But soon men in black rushed in and dragged Xiuchun away.

Su Xuerong was shocked and hurriedly chased after him.

Xiao Shiyan stood on the deck with a sinister smile: "Su Xuerong, aren't you just taking advantage of the fact that I still like you to stab me in the heart without restraint?"

"Today I'll see if I make your maid suffer everything you deserve, and see if you dare to talk back to me again next time!"

"Guards, strip this maid of her clothes and throw her into the sea!"

Su Xuerong was shocked and rushed forward to protect Xiuchun, crying out to Xiao Shiyan, "Xiao Shiyan, what are you doing?"

Xiao Shiyan stared at her coldly: "You are my wife. If you serve me well tonight, I will let her go!"