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Chapter 557 Reward of 100,000 Gold and Marquis Title for Anyone Who Can Find the Great Elder Princess
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"You're here, Your Highness." Qingyu's eyes lit up when she saw the tall figure walking in from the gate of the courtyard. She immediately went over to greet him. It was currently Ning Xueyan's nap time.
"Where's your master?" Ao Chenyi asked lazily.
"She's taking a nap. Please wait for a moment, Your Highness. I'll wake her immediately," Qingyu said, respectfully saluting him.
"It's all right. I'm feeling pretty tired myself." Ao Chenyi shook his hand, indicating for Eunuch Zhu to wait outside. He entered Ning Xueyan's room by himself.
Qingyu hesitated briefly, not knowing if she should go in with him.
"Don't go in. His Highness needs neither tea nor a servant right now," Eunuch Zhu said gently, smiling at Qingyu. As the prince's personal attendant, he understood very well who the prince liked. It was obvious judging by how the prince had rushed to the Pear Flower Garden straight after returning from the palace.
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"Sister Ning, let's meet the prince first and plead with him. Who knows, he might spare you on the account that we never committed any major mistakes." Commandery Princess Xianyun grabbed Ning Xueyan's hand eagerly and attempted to pull her out.Ning Xueyan pulled away from her grip with force and said with a terrified voice, "I... I'm not going. I'm... afraid of meeting the prince."There was nothing unexpected about her words. Never mind a woman like Ning Xueyan, few court officials could say that they weren't afraid of Prince Yi. The Princess, an ambitious woman who believed that she would rule as an Empress in the future, was much braver but even she was cautious in front of him.Ning Xueyan was born frail and it was obvious to everyone that she was just a weak, slender woman. Even if she was more courageous than most people, how much braver could she be? Besides, Ao Chenyi had stormed out of her room in anger last night. She probably didn'
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