There are countless beautiful words in the world that can be used to describe a sky full of blooming flowers, and a corresponding fear lingers in the hearts of Xiao Guozi and others.

"Young master, let's take the land route." Su Xiu and Xiao Guozi stood in front of Zhao Shu. She was a little shorter than Zhao Shu, which allowed Zhao Shu to see the hydrangeas on the sea.

Purple, blue, pink, light and dark colors, densely packed, as if driven by someone, gathered on the sea. Occasionally, shallow waves surged in, and the flower clusters swayed with the waves, surging wave after wave, so beautiful that it was hard to look away.

“Someone doesn’t want me to go to Jiangnan; she wants to cover up the truth.” Zhao Shu seemed not to hear Su Xiu’s words, but instead murmured to herself.

Xiao Guozi kept his eyes glued to his surroundings, fearing a hidden attack. Upon hearing Zhao Shu's words, his heart skipped a beat. At first, he didn't know why the princess insisted on going to Jiangnan, nor did he understand why Lord Huo also wanted the princess to go to Jiangnan. In his opinion, going to Jiangnan was completely unnecessary.

However, he felt a chill in his heart. The princess hadn't even boarded the ship yet, and someone was already using such a strange method to show off. It was clear that the trip to Jiangnan was not tolerated by others.

However, he didn't understand whether going to Jiangnan was really necessary.

"Young master, the flower is poisonous!" Su Xiu exclaimed.

Zhao Shu looked over and indeed saw waves surging in from the shallows, with fish poisoned and dying, their bellies showing. "Is anyone on the boat?" she asked Sun Benxian.

Sun Benxian was already pale with fright, and his hands, which were clenched in his sleeves, were trembling slightly. However, since he had been entrusted with an important task, he still maintained his rationality and replied to Zhao Shu, "There should be, but I haven't seen it."

Zhao Shu glanced at the empty cargo ship on deck, her eyes sharp and her tone icy, "The flowers only appeared when we arrived at the dock. Go and investigate them. I want to see who's been playing tricks in the shadows."

"Young master, look, the flower has turned into a character." This time it was Xiao Guozi who exclaimed in surprise, pointing ahead, his face as white as paper.

Zhao Shu looked up and saw that the densely packed flower balls had now formed a huge character – Death!

A huge wreath encircled a giant character for "death," which immediately caused an uproar among the onlookers and sailors, who took dozens of steps back. Someone shouted, "Someone's going to die!"

As soon as the sound was uttered, everyone scattered like birds and beasts, and the previously crowded dock instantly became empty.

"Hahahaha." A chilling laugh drifted from the morning sea mist, moving swiftly. As the laughter subsided, a woman with a hydrangea mask covering her face stood on a bamboo raft, cutting through the waves.

The mask only covered her eyes and forehead, revealing her nose and chin. It was a deep purple color, and from the exposed part of her face, one could tell that the woman was very beautiful, with skin as flawless as mutton fat jade.

She wore a deep purple robe, which was very wide and looked from a distance like a huge purple cloth covering her.

"Who are you?" Zhao Shu pushed aside Su Xiu and Xiao Guozi, stepped forward, and walked onto the pier. The pier was not long, about twenty meters long. She remained calm and composed, showing no fear. She walked over step by step and stood at the head of the pier, meeting the gaze of Yao Yao, the woman in purple.

The woman in purple seemed older and taller than her, but thinner, like a bamboo pole wrapped in purple cloth, very frail.

Her long hair flowed against the sea breeze.

"Your Highness may not remember me, but I do. We met five years ago. Your Highness, why don't you try to recall? With your intelligence, you should be able to figure it out easily." Her voice was hollow, as if it came from all directions, not from her mouth.

Zhao Shu frowned, pinched herself, and it hurt. Everything was normal; she hadn't hallucinated.

"I think that's unnecessary. If I had seen you five years ago, you probably wouldn't look like this now. Since you've changed your appearance, getting to know you from today onwards makes no difference to me." She leisurely unfolded her folding fan and gently fanned herself, displaying the demeanor of a refined gentleman, exuding charm and elegance.

“Your Highness is just like your mother, equally arrogant and equally carefree. Unfortunately, you share a common flaw.” She stood on the bamboo raft, the sea breeze blowing, her purple robe fluttering in the wind.

Zhao Shu looked up at her and sneered, "Are you talking about my father? Let me give you a piece of advice: don't do anything to displease me, or I'll make you suffer a terrible death!"

"What a pity, your mother said the same thing back then." She threw her head back and laughed loudly, the sound of "hahahaha" was deafening.

The book "Gufen" that Sun Yun sent contained annotations by Prince Yong. At that time, his handwriting was still very beautiful, his thoughts were still very wise, and he was not yet an absurd prince. Looking at the annotations, there were many ideas about reform and his vision for building a new order. They were novel but not accepted by the social classes of that time.

After reading the rare book, Zhao Shu realized that her father had lost his memory.

Now that Huo Baichuan has begun reforms, and Sun Yun has presented a formula for forging weapons at a lower cost, the Crown Prince has found a gold mine, and with the preparations of past emperors, the defeat of the Wang and Sun families has made some people panic.

Or perhaps, they want to take advantage of the chaos to establish their own order.

However, as the current ruler of the world, the Great Yong Dynasty, it is not so easy to get a share of the spoils or do anything else.

However, when it comes to hydrangeas, Zhao Shu suspects that someone is seeking revenge.

It also involves the grudges between two generations.

"Hmph, now that you've come to me, show me what tricks you have up your sleeve. I hate people who play tricks more than anything else."

"That's great." She slowly raised her right hand, revealing a crossbow hidden in her wide sleeve, with explosives strapped to the bolts. "Don't worry, Princess, your father will soon be going down to reunite with you and your mother."

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