The weather had been clear for several days, and the crops in the fields grew noticeably faster by the day.
The Grand Princess received vegetables from Huaxi Village every day and reciprocated by sending Feng Yun some tea and clothing; there were exchanges between them, leading to an extraordinary level of cordiality.
Outsiders were utterly baffled, having no clue what drama the two were enacting.
Under the sunshine, Huaxi Village was peaceful, with the farmers eagerly anticipating the season's harvest.
In Taiping Garden, the Grand Princess sat before the west window, gazing at the glint of gold on the high wall, feeling as if her heart had sunk to the bottom of a valley.
Half an hour earlier, she had received a secret report from the Western Capital: The Young Emperor Tian Shou had left the palace in disguise, escorted by the Imperial Cavalry Division and the Beiyong Army on his journey...
The Grand Princess's vision gradually blurred.