Zhao Shu kept thinking about what the old man had said earlier. Lin Xiuxue was pregnant. Such a huge scandal would definitely make the Lin family suffer. In addition, Yang Shixuan was now labeled as a member of the Yang family, and with the Huo family, Xie family, and others stirring things up behind the scenes, this scandal would not be suppressed. No wonder these two had disappeared from the news after the Hundred Flowers Banquet. It turned out that this was for this day. However, it seemed that the timing of Lin Xiuxue's pregnancy was inconsistent, as the Hundred Flowers Banquet had just ended.
Before he could figure it out, they arrived. Sun Benxian pointed to the large ship moored on the water ahead and said, "Honored guest, we have arrived."
The ship prepared for Zhao Shu was the largest cargo ship owned by the Sun family in Tianjin Port. It was over 30 zhang long and about 15 zhang wide, with eight masts, making it extremely magnificent and massive.
She looked around but didn't see Wei Tingsi. He must have his own boat. But wasn't he supposed to wait for her at the horse's head? Why wasn't she there?
Looking around again, they found nothing, but a boatman got off a small boat, seemingly in a hurry to get home. He wasn't paying much attention to where he was going and bumped into Xiao Guozi.
"Are you blind?" Little Guo scolded coquettishly.
After cursing, he patted the spot where he had been bumped in disgust, stomped his foot, and approached Zhao Shu. "Young master, this place is so dirty, let's hurry up and leave." He placed his finger in a delicate gesture on the tip of his nose, his face heavily made up, and feigned coquettishness.
Others who saw him like that turned their heads away in disgust.
During this brief moment, a note was slipped into Zhao Shu's hand. She casually opened her folding fan and began to read the note.
There were only three words on it: 'Danger.'
Could the news have leaked so quickly? Zhao Shu stiffened, her sharp eyes scanning her surroundings. There were many people on the horse's head, each one looking like an enemy. Zhao Shu took a step back, and Su Xiu and the Sun family surrounded her.
Meanwhile, in the capital city, within the imperial palace, Huo Baichuan walked along the long palace path, stepping on the glow of the setting sun, and appeared in the study where the princes were studying.
“You should feel honored, because your opponent is me.” He said it very casually, yet with an undeniable power, as natural and justifiable as a stream flowing through a riverbed.
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