Madam Ruan had never expected him to say something like that. She had already been feeling awkward about what happened yesterday, and at those words, her face instantly flushed red.
Before she could figure out how to respond, Song Qingshu was already smiling. "I was only joking with you, Madam. Please don't take offense."
Madam Ruan was scared half to death and said irritably, "I hope you will conduct yourself with propriety, young master."
Song Qingshu smiled faintly, clearly not taking her words to heart, and directly changed the subject. "I wonder why you were not aboard the ship during such a dangerous moment last night, Madam?"
"I went into the city to handle some private business. Who could have expected those people to take advantage of the opening?" Madam Ruan was quite depressed as well. They had only just put the substitution plan into action when the enemy came knocking.
Seeing that she had no intention of saying what business she had gone to handle, Song Qingshu could not press further. He could only say, "The enemy's timing was so precise. Madam, you should be careful—there may be a spy aboard the ship."
Madam Ruan nodded. "Thank you for the warning, young master. I will keep it in mind." Once he pointed it out, she also felt it was very possible that there was an insider. She decided to have Pei'er investigate thoroughly later, while also strengthening the security around this room so that nothing happened to Ren Yingying.
"By the way, those people yesterday all seemed highly skilled. They did not look like ordinary bandits who robbed and murdered for a living. Madam, do you know why they came after you?" Song Qingshu asked as he watched her closely, trying to glean some intelligence from her expression. He