At the entrance of Mingyue Tower, Zhang Cheng stood anxiously by the street, glancing out every now and then and muttering to himself, "Why hasn't Young Master Qin arrived yet? Could he have overslept?"
"Eunuch Zhang, shall I go and take a look?" A young eunuch leaned forward and said cautiously.
"No need, I'm here."
Qin Chuan's appearance made Zhang Cheng's face light up with joy, and he immediately said in a high-pitched voice, "Young Master Qin, get in the car quickly, get in the car quickly!"
As soon as Qin Chuan sat in the carriage, he felt the wheels immediately start rolling...
He lifted the curtain and looked outside, gazing at the Mingyue Tower and Jiangzhou streets receding into the distance, as well as the direction of the Qin family courtyard in the outer city. He slowly said, "My wife, I will be back soon..."
...
According to Zhang Cheng's planned route, they would travel from Jiangzhou along the official road, arriving in Quzhou after half a day. From Quzhou, they would take an official boat northward, crossing the Yangtze River and entering the Bian River, which would take them directly to the capital...
This is the fastest route. Of course, Qin Chuan had considered riding a motorcycle to Beijing, which would only take a day, but the journey was long and there were too many uncertainties. For safety reasons, it would be safest to have the royal guards escort him.
Since boarding the carriage, everything had gone smoothly until they boarded an official boat in Quzhou and traveled for a day. When they arrived at the Yangtze River, just as the official boat was about to cross the river, an accident suddenly occurred...
Just as the official ship was about to cross the Yangtze River, a fishing boat suddenly appeared downstream from the Bian River. At that moment, a storm arose on the river, and the fishing boat went out of control and crashed into the official ship...
Qin Chuan, who was sitting by the fire in the cabin, clearly felt a loss of balance. Then, as if out of control, the chair he was sitting on tilted to the ground at a 45-degree angle, and he himself fell onto the deck of the cabin...
Fortunately, everything was fine after that.
"Eunuch Zhang, what has happened?"
Qin Chuan found Zhang Cheng and asked him questions.
Zhang Cheng said, "Young Master Qin, don't be alarmed. A fishing boat accidentally bumped into us and capsized, but our boat is fine."
Qin Chuan was puzzled. This was a ship flying the royal flag. How could this fishing boat possibly collide with it if it wasn't careful? Did they have the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard?
Although he had doubts, he was still worried that someone might die, so he asked, "Eunuch Zhang, how are the people on the fishing boat?"
“There was an old man and a young woman on the fishing boat. The old man had fallen into the water and died, and we have retrieved his body. The young woman was rescued by our men,” Zhang Cheng said.
Just as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, two guards led a woman, soaking wet, into the cabin. The woman looked at Qin Chuan and Zhang Cheng with a nervous expression...
Zhang Cheng hesitated. This matter was extremely thorny. If the woman only wanted money, it would be easy to handle. But he feared she would not only want money but also justice, and would insist on making a scene at the nearby government office. This would not only damage the royal family's reputation but also delay their return to the capital...
This time they came out under the royal banner, and the royal family's face cannot be lost. If this matter is not handled well, how will the people view the royal family?
Qin Chuan noticed Zhang Cheng's hesitation and said, "This matter originated from me, so it is my responsibility. You can rest assured that I will handle this matter."
Although Zhang Cheng felt guilty about Qin Chuan's offer to take on the matter, he chose to avoid it in order to save face for the royal family, and even slipped Qin Chuan a few silver notes.
Zhang Cheng left the cabin and closed the cabin door.
At this moment, only Qin Chuan and the soaking wet woman remained in the cabin.
The woman, soaking wet, wore a sky-blue cloth dress and a black ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese skirt), which were now completely drenched and clung to her skin.
Her soaked hair hung down in disarray, covering half of her face...
Although her face is not visible, her wet body and the size of her breasts suggest that she has a very good figure.
Qin Chuan added some charcoal to the brazier and said, "You're all soaked. Come and warm yourself by the fire."
The wet woman remained unmoved, squatted down, and curled up as if she were terrified.
"Here are a few clean sets of clothes. Pick one and put it on. I'll wait for you outside. Call me when you're ready. I'd like to have a good talk with you about the ship collision..."
Qin Chuan obtained several expensive haute couture costumes from the system and placed them on the deck of the ship in front of her.
When Qin Chuan approached her, she was startled and took two steps back, like a frightened rabbit.
"Is it really necessary to be so afraid...?"
Qin Chuan muttered to himself as he walked out of the cabin.
I waited for a quarter of an hour but still didn't hear her voice. Could it be... that she's mute?
Finally, Qin Chuan didn't want to wait any longer. He knocked on the cabin door, waited a few more breaths, and then went into the cabin.
Looking up, I saw that she had already changed her clothes. She was wearing a long white silk dress with a cross-collar, somewhat similar to a cheongsam from the Republican era, which accentuated her full and well-proportioned figure.
Qin Chuan saw her drying old clothes by the brazier, so he walked over, and she turned her face in surprise...
Their eyes met; her gaze seemed to hold fear, while Qin Chuan's eyes held surprise.
The woman had simply swept her messy hair back to reveal her snow-white neck. Her face was beautiful, and her skin seemed even whiter and more delicate after soaking in the water. There was a red dot on her forehead, like a mole, but it did not detract from her beauty; on the contrary, it looked like a beauty mark.
Upon seeing Qin Chuan approaching, the woman instinctively took two steps back.
Qin Chuan sat down in the chair, thought for a moment, and slowly asked, "What's your name? What's your relationship to this old man?"
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