Watching as the figure walked further and further away, gradually disappearing from sight, Ah Zhao finally reined in her thoughts and looked up at the sky above the courtyard again. She had heard that Prince Cheng and Zhaode General had clashed on their way back to the capital, and the outcome was still unknown. She wondered where her father was now, and her sister... As she thought about this, she couldn't help but feel disheartened. Princess Yongning had once said while tormenting her that even if Xue Fangfei died, she would not let her sister stay alone in Yanjing City. She would take her sister's coffin back to Tongxiang, even if only ashes remained.
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Day by day, news of the warfront kept returning to Yanjing, seemingly with one victory report after another. Prince Cheng's carefully planned rebellion seemed like a joke under the invincible bravery of the Zhaode General, crumbling at the first blow.