Song Qingshu froze, then realized that the situation was indeed easy to misunderstand. He hurriedly explained, "You've misunderstood. I'm..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish, a group of people surged forward and surrounded him. The tips of their blades gleamed coldly, as though they might strike at any moment.
Song Qingshu found it strange. Why were there so many people? Wasn't he supposed to be the only accompanying guard? Looking closely, he recognized from their clothing that they were guards from the merchant ship itself.
"The culprit is someone else. I only just came in," Song Qingshu said quickly. At the same time, his hand gripped the hilt at his waist as he remained alert. He had no intention of being hacked to death by a random barrage of blades here.
A fine sheen of sweat appeared at his temples. After all, he could not mobilize his inner strength right now. If so many people attacked together, he was not confident he could emerge unscathed.
Fortunately, Xiong Da was a guard of the Prime Minister's residence. These people did not know that he was merely putting up a strong front, and they were wary of him as well. That was why they had not rushed him immediately.
But that was only temporary. Song Qingshu knew this balance would not last long. They had the advantage in numbers; once someone took the lead, they would all rush him at once.
"The young madam has been drugged. Wake her up and ask her, and everything will be clear," Song Qingshu said quickly.
Taohong opened her mouth, but his words made sense, and she had no way to refuse. She could only order the others, "Keep an eye on him!" Then she ran to the bedside to wake Qi Fang.
When Qi Fang showed