Aunt Zhong glanced at the maid, then lowered her eyes and chuckled, "Miss Chun Tao, I wouldn't dare to make things difficult for you, but if word gets back to the Ge family that you've made public appearances before the wedding, it will be hard to explain."

Chun Tao looked annoyed but couldn't explain why, so she could only look at her wife.

A soft, delicate voice came from under the veil: "Chuntao, since Aunt Zhong is in such a difficult position, let's go back to the cabin."

Chun Tao looked dejected and could only help her wife back to the cabin, muttering to herself as they walked, "That Ge family is really going too far. Not only did they not come to welcome the bride, but all the people they sent along the way treated my wife like a prisoner..."

"Chuntao, be careful what you say!" The voice under the veil was still delicate. "It's fine if you say these words to me, but if the Ge family finds out, they might use this to make a fuss."

"My lady, I just don't understand. I've heard that Ge Huai'an is a dissolute man. He already had quite a few concubines and maids in the inner quarters a few years ago. Why does the mistress still want to marry you off to him?"

"Why……"

The two gradually walked away.

Su Xuerong, who was standing not far away, frowned slightly.

Ge Huai'an?

She remembered that name very clearly.

Xu Wanjing's younger brother, Xu Songnian, lost his life due to a scheme orchestrated by the advisors of the Prince of Fenyang.

And this brilliant advisor was none other than Ge Huai'an!

In her previous life, she remembered that Xu Wanjing sometimes called Ge Huai'an a "widower" when she was angry. Could it be that Ge Huai'an's wife died not long after they got married?

As luck would have it, she happened to meet Ge Huai'an's fiancée, whom he was about to marry, on the ship heading south.

Su Xuerong narrowed her eyes and began to ponder.

If she wants to purchase land and property in Hangzhou in the future, she will need to clarify the future boundaries of the imperial palace.

Otherwise, if one were to purchase property within the future boundaries of Xiao Yuan's palace, it might all come to nothing.

So, could Ge Huai'an know in advance the exact scope of the imperial palace in Lin'an Prefecture three years from now?