After a day of shopping, Nian'er was tired and fell asleep in Xiao Yanchu's arms.
The group rode their horses slowly toward the villa.
"Big sister, I want to go back to the ship tomorrow," Su Muyao suddenly said.
"Hmm? Why?" Su Ruojin was a little puzzled. The conditions on the ship were nowhere near as good as those at the villa.
“I’ve seen Yamato’s ships before, and there are some very unique features. I’d like to study them.”
Su Muyao has been feeling a bit bored at the villa lately and is thinking of going to the seaside to study the Yamato ships.
Yamato is a coastal country, and it should have its own unique approach to shipbuilding.
"Will the Yamato people let you board the ship?" Su Ruojin was a little uneasy.
To study the Yamato's ships, one would definitely need to get close to them, and it's likely that the Yamato people wouldn't easily let them aboard.
"If they won't let me on, I'll just buy a boat," Su Muyao said dismissively.
Su Ruojin: ......
How could she have forgotten about this?
That's true. If they won't let you on board, you can just buy one.
Things are much cheaper in Yamato than in Chu. It's just a ship, how much could it cost?
Mu Yao's mind is becoming more and more agile.
Good, you've made progress.
Su Ruojin knew that Mu Yao's mind was on building the ship, so she didn't stop her. "Then let Shen Yu go with you."
With Shen Yu by her side, Mu Yao felt a little more at ease.
"Didn't Shen Yu want to find out news about Yamato?"
"It's alright, there are plenty of people gathering information, one more won't make a difference."
Su Muyao thought about it and didn't refuse. In any case, she wouldn't stay on the ship for long. At worst, she could run back and forth, which wouldn't delay anything.
Just then, they heard the sound of many people crying not far away.
Having experienced the assassination attempt before, Hu Qing dared not be negligent. He dismounted and quietly crept towards the source of the crying.
A short while later, Hu Qing returned.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, there is a funeral procession. It looks like several families from the same village are having funerals at the same time."
"Okay, let's go."
Since it was a real funeral, there was nothing to it, and Su Ruojin didn't take it to heart.
Back at the villa, Su Ziyang and Shen Yu also returned.
Su Ruojin told Nian'er to go to sleep first, and the group went to the study in the villa.
"How's the investigation going?" Xiao Yanchu asked.
Su Ziyang and Shen Yu split up. Su Ziyang was mainly responsible for finding out about the poisoning of Deyi Kangren, while Shen Yu was responsible for understanding the general situation of Yamato.
When Xiao Yanchu asked, the two of them told him what they had found out.
Shen Yuxian said, "Yamato is indeed currently under the control of Tokugi Yasuhito. After he was poisoned and fell into a coma, Tokugi Shingo took over the administration."
Tokugi Yasuhito is Tokugi Shingo's nephew, and he is now forty-eight years old.
This Yoshihito was a close friend of the former emperor; the two grew up together when the Yamato regime was still in the emperor's hands.
After the old emperor passed away, the throne passed to the former emperor.
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