Chapter 90 Abandon the horse, board the ship!
Dozens of ships boarded at the dock, either to dock or to depart.
The two merchant ships had already set sail and weighed anchor, but they did not move an inch.
The deck was packed with people, some even climbing up the mast to get a better view.
"Did you see that?"
"No."
"Why haven't they arrived yet? Has something happened?"
"Pah, shut your mouth. Before they arrive, who needs to get off the ship to buy things? Hurry up and go buy them."
Who disembarked?
The above conversation has been repeated dozens of times since before dawn. Not to mention food, they've even bought toilet paper several times over.
There's really nothing to buy. The main problem is that they're worried that the young master will return as soon as they disembark, and they won't have time to board the ship.
Suddenly a cheer came from the mast.
"Here it comes~"
Several horse-drawn carriages came rushing from afar and arrived in the blink of an eye.
Shen Lanxi had already changed out of her eye-catching clothes in the carriage. After the carriage stopped, it was Young Master Lan who got out!
"Dismount the horse and board the ship!" This was her first order after jumping off the carriage!
Liu Laohu felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this. The carriage and the horses cost a considerable amount of silver; every tael of silver earned from selling them was a penny earned!
When he wanted to send someone to sell the horse, Shen Lanxi had already strode onto the ship and announced that it was time to set sail.
"What a pity!" Liu Laohu stamped his foot, glanced at the boat, and then turned to board it.
Liu Yan asked, "Young master, if we leave the carriage at the dock, won't that leave a trace?"
As Shen Lanxi walked towards the cabin, she said, "No, the dock is a place where all sorts of people gather!"
Without them even lifting a finger, the carriage could change hands several times in less than an hour!
After the order to set sail was given, the two passenger ships set sail simultaneously and quickly left the port.
"My lord, my fifth brother brought back many seriously injured people, and I have already asked Zhang Niu to treat them!" Wei Dongzhu said respectfully.
Hearing his address, Liu Yanhui raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi sat in the superior position, her eyes deep and reserved, her aura imposing without being angry.
"Take them all with you to Dongchuan!"
"yes!"
Liu Yanhui once again felt that her status was threatened.
"My lord, we haven't been able to find a suitable place to settle the women from Liuzhao Village. Should we take them to Dongchuan as well?"
Shen Lanxi: "Were they well-behaved along the way?"
Liu Yan reported truthfully: "They practice martial arts with the Shen family, studying diligently every day. A couple of days ago, they even helped kill the spies hiding in the group!"
Shen Lanxi simply replied with four words: "Consider applying and retain me!"
Liu Yanhui understood the meaning: whoever was not qualified would be expelled!
"I arranged for them to be placed on the grain ship at the back, and settled them together with the people my fifth brother brought back!"
Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"
Wei Dongzhu had another worry: "Will the Second Prince and the Third Princess send people to hunt us down?"
Shen Lanxi: "I have bought us time. As long as we leave Zhou Qiwu's territory, they will not dare to openly attack us!"
She wasn't just making things up when she told Zhou Ru'an she was going to Jiangnan. There were several merchant ships heading to Jiangnan at the dock today, departing around the same time as them. Even if they were incredibly shrewd, they couldn't have imagined that these "fugitives" would end up in Dongchuan and walk right into their trap.
By the time Zhou Ru'an and Zhou Qiwu's men caught up with the merchant ships heading to Jiangnan and then turned back to pursue them, the ships had already left the Third Princess's fiefdom.
Furthermore, even if they were to split their forces into two groups, it would be impossible for them to locate the merchant ships heading north so quickly!
Once outside the Third Princess's fiefdom, they openly went to other princes' fiefdoms to wage war, which was tantamount to rebellion!
This is the ultimate purpose of the truth and falsehood, the illusion and the reality!
When Liu Yan saw that he addressed Shen Lanxi as "Lord," he was not rebuffed or scolded, and he continued to report.
Looking at the two people standing on either side of Shen Lanxi reporting, Liu Laohu opened his mouth several times. He had a lot to say before, but now that he was about to speak, his mind went completely blank and he couldn't say a single word!
Realizing he was standing there unnecessarily, he quietly withdrew, also pushing Shen Yuanjing and the others who were about to enter the room out as well.
He can't understand anything. He's just a kid, so he shouldn't go in and cause trouble!
While Shen Lanxi was arranging things in an orderly manner, some members of the Shen family started to huddle together and whisper among themselves.
"Mother, my eldest brother has returned, but he didn't bring any of his family members to pay their respects to you and Father. Could it be that he resents us for pushing them out before?"
"Nonsense! If they don't go, are you suggesting that Father, Mother, and our whole family go?"
"Father and Mother did it all for the sake of the entire Shen family. Do we have to die with them so that my elder brother won't resent us?"
"Fourth brother, go and call the eldest brother. I want to see how much the eldest brother resents his mother!"
"...Second brother, you go. Eldest brother complained before that the child in my room was talking nonsense. I called him, but he definitely wouldn't come!"
Shen Conglian looked unwilling: "Why don't you go? You angered Big Brother and want me to go and get rejected. You're quite the schemer!"
Shen Congyi: "Second brother, ask third brother, among us, isn't your relationship with the eldest branch the best?"
Shen Congli: "Second brother, you should go. Among us, you have the best relationship with eldest brother. You get one more pastry every day than the other brothers!"
Shen Conglian was too ashamed to explain that it was a gift from his children in his room.
"My mother wasn't calling for me anyway, so whoever wants to go can go!" Shen Conglian turned and went back to his room.
No way, he'd be crazy to give up a comfortable life and go and provoke the first wife.
He's not like some people who eat their fill and then complain. These days, he knows perfectly well who's protecting his family and who's feeding him.
Lanxi had made it perfectly clear before. When she sent the eldest son's family members fishing, she didn't even blink. Those were her own parents! If she treated her blood relatives like this, one can imagine how she would treat her uncles and aunts.
As Shen Congyi watched his second brother's retreating figure, a dark look flashed across his eyes. Thinking of the valuables on the two ships, his expression immediately turned worried.
"My elder brother and the others must have suffered terribly these past few days while they were captured by the Third Princess. Lanxi is really cruel to them~"
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen's face darkened instantly.
"Mother, let my eldest brother and the others rest first. My eldest brother is a filial son; once he's rested, he'll definitely bring his family to see you!"
Old Madam Shen felt a pang of heartache as she recalled the scene of her eldest son's departure.
"Your eldest brother's family has suffered. You all come with me to see your eldest brother!"
Shen Congyi's eyes flashed and he immediately said, "Mother, the valuables on these two ships were all purchased by our Shen family. My elder brother is not feeling well, and even if he wanted to manage them, he would definitely be unable to. Why don't we let a few of us share the burden for him?"
Shen Congli's eyes lit up, and he chimed in from the side: "Mother, Lanxi is still a woman. It's one thing to manage the inner quarters, but when she's out in the world, she still needs a man."
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