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Chapter 443 Madam Dowager's Tentative Questions
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Ning Xueyan was allowed to meet guests a few days later. Of course, Ao Chenyi had left early, but he left two guards there. They stood there like two pillars in front of the door with a fierce look, and looked at anyone else with cold eyes as if looking at a dead person. Madam Dowager was deeply alarmed after glancing at them. Such guards must have fought on the battlefield and were incomparable to those from an ordinary family.
A glance from them seemed to make others feel cold from the bones and feel gloomy all over.
In the room, Ning Xueyan leaned on the bed with a pale face. Her lips were originally much paler than those of an ordinary person, and they looked ashen at the moment.
Seeing Madam Dowager come in, she struggled to get up. However, as soon as she straightened up, she fell down heavily again. Two maids hurriedly helped her up. There was a thin layer of cold sweat on her forehead, indicating that she was so weak.
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