Chapter 53: Eldest Princess

The water of the Qian Country canal was murky and notoriously temperamental, often capsizing passing vessels. Yet the ship currently in the middle of the river did not look like something that belonged on such waters. It was absolutely massive—so large that the trackers on both banks stopped their work, unable to tear their eyes away. The deck alone was larger than the estates of many high-ranking officials and nobles. It stood three stories high with flying eaves and upturned corners, and gilded wind chimes hung from the corners of every level.