The docks were crowded with high officials and nobles, bustling with excitement.
His Highness the Crown Prince was dressed for the occasion in a Silver Feather Plume Robe, golden boots, and a Jade Crown. He cut an exceptionally dashing figure.
The princesses and young ladies of the great noble houses kept casting him coy glances. If the Crown Prince took a fancy to one of them and made her Crown Princess, wealth and glory would be within reach.
"Huo Shiyin, go find out what's happening."
Seated in the carriage's soft, fur-lined interior, Ning Xiaochuan glanced toward the docks. The court has sent so many talented young elites to welcome someone. Could an important figure be coming to the Imperial City?
"As you command!"
Huo Shiyin jumped down from the Azure Deer Carriage and walked toward the docks.
Situ Fengwu's bright eyes kept straying toward the docks, where the Crown Prince stood in all his elegance.
If Ning Xiaochuan had not captured her, she might have become the Crown Prince's woman, the Crown Princess everyone envied. The man she had once admired and loved stood at the docks, while she could only kneel and serve another man. Becoming Crown Princess was no longer possible.
Ning Xiaochuan's appearance had changed the course of her fate completely.
Ning Xiaochuan noticed the sorrow on Situ Fengwu's face. "Still thinking about the Crown Prince?"
Situ Fengwu shuddered. She quickly lowered her head and bit her lip. "No, no. This servant wouldn't dare."
Ning Xiaochuan lifted her smooth chin with a finger. Looking at her lovely, picture-perfect face, he gently stroked her silky black hair. "The Crown Prince and I don't bear any deep hatred for each other. At most, we're enemies because our interests conflict. If you truly love him, I'll let you go. I