Sun Siniang's plan was to make it a quick trip. After all, she wasn't really on official business. She had a mountain of paperwork to deal with and wasn't in the mood to waste time.
But Chen Sheng persuaded her otherwise, suggesting they didn't need to hurry and could enjoy the scenery along the way.
His real reason for asking Sun Yuzhi to come along was to turn the tables on the assassins from White Tiger Hall. If they moved too quickly, the enemy might not have time to react. He had to give them a chance to send their messages.
You can't spend a lifetime guarding against a thief who only needs to succeed once.
Now that he had an opportunity, he naturally had to solve this problem once and for all.
Sun Yuzhi was, of course, unwilling, but she couldn't resist Chen Sheng's insistence. In the end, she could only agree with a resigned sigh. Her concession also brought Chen Sheng a certain kind of joy.
The joy of being a kept man who still called the shots.
