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Chapter 474 The Peonies in the Foggy Courtyard
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The scenery in the garden was very beautiful. All the way, there were peach blossoms, green willows, rockeries, and flowing water. Although it was not extremely big, it had its elegance. Lanning led the way, Ao Chen Yi and Ning Xueyan followed her, and the few eunuchs with a serious expression walked after them, but they were seven or eight steps away.
Anyway, it looked strange, but if this action was done by Prince Yi, everyone could only smile and say this was common.
"I just asked you to send a few things here, but why did you come here yourself?" Ning Xueyan looked at these few eunuchs behind her and deliberately said in a whisper. Originally, she wanted to use Ao Chenyi to suppress the evil people in the mansion. As long as he sent a few things here to show that he backed her, that was enough.
Unexpectedly, this man did come here in person.
Ning Xueyan said these words extremely naturally, but after she said them, she felt a l
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