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Upon seeing Aqian, the Princess finally understood what Yu Yang meant by those words.
The world seemed to darken before the Princess's eyes; where was her fair and tender daughter? How had she become so much darker after just one trip to Guangxing County?
"Mother." Aqian ran excitedly over, but when she saw the Princess sickly and weak, her eyes immediately reddened, "Mother, are you alright?"
"Mother is fine." The Princess responded indifferently as always. She wasn't used to being too close to Aqian.
"I pay my respects to the Princess." Si Minzhi approached nervously to offer her greetings.
The Princess nodded slightly, signaling her to rise.
"Let's go inside first." With that, she led the way into the house.
Aqian kept asking Yu Yang with her eyes what exactly had happened to the Princess.
Yu Yang gestured for her to be at ease and followed her inside.