Hua Manman was kept locked in the room.
Unable to see the changing sky outside, she had lost track of how many days had passed.
She could only guess at the passage of time by her three meals a day.
Princess Consort Zhen would come to see her every day and chat for a while.
But most of the time, she was alone.
To pass the time, she opened the journal she had brought from the Regent Prince Mansion and read it over and over again.
Every time she read the journal's contents, Hua Manman was able to relive the events of her childhood.
At the very end of the journal was a color drawing.
It was something Hua Manman had drawn as a child. The picture showed her, her maternal grandparents, and a charmingly naive-looking Three-colored Cat.
The brushstrokes were very childish and the colors were bright, giving it a happy, warm feeling.
Hua Manman's fingers traced over the drawing. Along with nostalgia, she was also filled with many questions.
