Song Qingshu froze, then understood what she meant. It must have been because of the intimacy they had shared in bed before... No, there had been nothing wrong with their romantic time aboard the ship, but now that her husband had died, she could not help feeling guilty. Instinctively, she did not want him to go with her.
"The goods aboard the Jinghu Hao are safe for now. Once I have handled matters here, I will come find you, my lord, and deliver that shipment to Yangzhou as agreed." After bidding him farewell, Ruan Xingzhu rose and called for the Ruan family members to leave.
Song Qingshu was not worried. Not only had Ruan Xingzhu been afflicted with the Life and Death Talisman, but he had also taken time over the past few days to bring several key members of the Ruan family under his control. Even if Ruan Xingzhu were willing to risk her life, she would not be able to seize Emperor Yuan of Liang's treasure. Moreover, after entering Sichuan, he had instructed Ren Yingying to deploy some members of the Sun Moon Holy Cult to watch the Jinghu Hao. Any unusual movement would be reported here at once.
Of course, after the tremendous progress in their relationship lately, Song Qingshu did not think Ruan Xingzhu would betray him over this. There was a saying about how that sort of thing was built through doing it. They could not exactly be called lovers now, but there had to be some affection between them.
Watching the Ruan family depart, Ren Yingying could not help saying, "Song Lang, are you really not going to help her?"
"Even if I went, her husband would not come back to life. Why add to her sorrow? I believe Madam Ruan can handle the