It was rare to see the Commandery Princess cry. Miao Zhu's eyes reddened as she whispered softly, "Commandery Princess..."
"I'm fine," Leng Yu Yan quickly wiped her tears and said to them, "Hurry and eat something. Judging by the situation in the palace just now, I fear there's a tough battle ahead."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
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Ji Qingyu, accompanied by Leng Song, returned to the capital city and went straight to the Imperial Palace to report, but they were unexpectedly stopped at the palace gate.
An intuition told him something had happened in the palace, and he therefore returned to Marquis Jiangyang Mansion.
As soon as he arrived home, Marquis Jiangyang, Ji Liancheng, summoned him to the study.
Seeing his father's grave expression, Ji Qingyu didn't bother to take a sip of tea and asked directly, "Father, the guards at the palace gate are strict, and no one is allowed to enter or exit. What has happened?"
