Dongling City.
At the city gate.
To enter Dongling City, all carriages and horses had to be inspected by the gate guards, and everyone had to dismount and enter the city on foot.
This was Dongling City's rule, and the rule of all major cities.
At this moment, everyone in the Su Family caravan had disembarked from their carriages and was slowly advancing alongside them, submitting to the gate guards' inspection.
At the front of the caravan.
The Su Family's legitimate daughter, the caravan's owner, looked at the queue ahead and could not help frowning.
She had not expected that, with the weather only just turning warm, there would already be so many caravans and travelers entering Dongling City.
The stench caused by the overly dense crowd around her, coupled with the vicious winter sunlight beating down from overhead, made irritation rise in her heart.
Then, she glanced at Liu Guangqi beside her.
"Old Liu!"
"Miss, this subordinate is here."
"Old Liu, I have to say something to you. When you travel abroad, don't be so softhearted!" As the Su Family's legitimate daughter spoke, her gaze flicked twice toward the rear of the caravan.
But her line of sight was blocked, and she saw nothing.
The moment Liu Guangqi saw where his mistress was looking, he understood whom she meant.
Liu Guangqi had not expected his mistress to bring this matter up at such a time. He immediately bent at the waist and smiled apologetically.
"Miss, it was this subordinate's fault."
"Mm!" The Su Family's legitimate daughter nodded. "It's good that you know. Because you handed out kindness so recklessly, our caravan had to pay several dozen taels of silver extra to cross Twin Suns Mountain."
Taking advantage of the wait to enter the city, she chose to give Liu