"Yanluo, take Nian'er to the deck and make her kneel there. She's not allowed to get up until she's kneeled for a full hour!" Su Ruojin finally spoke.

Everyone was stunned. In the past, no matter how big a mistake Nian'er made, Su Ruojin would at most scold her a few times or give her a symbolic slap on the bottom as punishment. She had never punished her so severely.

One hour.

Seeing Nian'er crying her eyes out, Wu Yushan's heart softened. He disregarded everything and pleaded for Nian'er, "Madam, Nian'er is still so young. Isn't this punishment a bit too harsh? Nian'er is probably just missing her parents..."

Su Ruojin glanced at Wu Yushan indifferently, "Young Master Lin, since you care so much about Nian'er, why don't you kneel in her place?"

Wu Yushan was taken aback. He looked at Nian'er kneeling pitifully on the ground, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, I'll kneel in Nian'er's place. I hope Madam will not punish Nian'er any further."

After saying that, Wu Yushan turned around and walked out of the cabin, and knelt down on the deck.

Nian'er was taken aback when she saw this, and stopped crying.

She looked at her mother, then thought of her older brother who was being punished in her place on the deck. Suddenly, she got up, rushed out, and knelt down beside Wu Yushan.

"Big brother, one should take responsibility for one's own actions. This is Nian'er's mistake, and Nian'er will accept the punishment herself. Big brother, please get up."

Looking at Nian'er like this, Wu Yushan felt a surge of tenderness in his heart. "It's alright, big brother will kneel with Nian'er."

Seeing Wu Yushan like this, Nian'er started crying again. She looked at Yanluo standing to the side and said, "Aunt Yanluo, please tell Mother to punish Nian'er and let Big Brother get up."

Yanluo felt very sorry for Nian'er when she saw her like this, but it was her mistress's order, and she could not disobey it.

Yanluo thought for a moment and then returned to the cabin. "Your Highness, the little princess is kneeling on the deck, and Young Master Lin hasn't gotten up either. He said he'd kneel with her."

"If Young Master Lin doesn't want to get up, then let him be. Xiao Nianjin will make him kneel until the appointed time is up." After saying that, Su Ruojin got up, walked out of the cabin, and returned to her room.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yanchu hurriedly followed.

Everyone else sighed, and didn't say anything more.

Yanluo could only return to the deck to stay with the little princess.

When Xiao Yanchu entered the house, he saw A Jin standing by the window, her arms crossed, silently looking out the window.

Xiao Yanchu walked to Su Ruojin's side and gently comforted her, "Ajin, don't be angry. It's a good thing that Nian'er has been found."

Su Ruojin's eyes were red and swollen. "Actually, I'm the one who should be punished. I've spoiled her so much that she's become so unruly. She dares to do such a thing at such a young age. What if something happens to her..."

At this point, Su Ruojin's voice choked up.

Xiao Yanchu had never seen Ajin like this before, and gently embraced her.

"According to you, I should be the one kneeling on the deck. When it comes to pampering, you can't compare to how much I pamper Nian'er. Even if she burned down the palace one day, I wouldn't bear to say a word to her."

Su Ruojin rolled her eyes at him, "How dare you say that? A doting father spoils his son, that's exactly what you are!"

Xiao Yanchu rested his head on Su Ruojin's shoulder. "Alright, Ruojin, it's all my fault. Don't be angry anymore. I think after this, Nian'er has learned to restrain herself."

Nian'er is good at heart. Look at how Lin Yushan knelt down as punishment for her; she knew that one should take responsibility for one's actions, so she knelt down herself.

Su Ruojin sighed, "At least she can tell right from wrong."

How could she not feel heartache when her daughter was forced to kneel as punishment?

"Should we have Fourth Brother send Nian'er back?" Xiao Yanchu asked.

Su Ruojin's decision to let the ship sail was not because she actually intended to head to Yamato, but because she wanted to start searching for people on board after the ship left the shore.

If Nian'er really wants to go to Yamato with them, she will definitely be on the ship.

We'll find someone and send her back later.

But unexpectedly, before the ship even set sail, they got involved in Lin Yushan's search for his sister.

Su Ruojin paused for a moment, then shook her head. "Never mind, let Nian'er come with us to Yamato."

Nian'er had previously said she wanted to see the sea with her own eyes. Although the situation on this trip to Yamato was unknown, Su Ruojin was still confident that she could protect her daughter.

The fact that Nian'er was able to safely reach Beixu and sneak onto their ship on her own shows that she truly didn't want to be separated from them.

Now that things have come to this point, let's bring our daughter along.

"What do you think of Lin Yushan?" Su Ruojin asked.

Xiao Yanchu chuckled lightly, "If I'm not mistaken, his surname shouldn't be Lin, but Wu."

This time, it was Su Ruojin's turn to be surprised.