Ye Chutang nodded slightly. "I've heard much about the Marquis."
The Eldest Princess sighed softly and gazed out the window. For a moment, a deep sorrow born from some unknown memory surfaced in her eyes, only to quickly fade away.
"Yanchuan looks a great deal like him. If you were to see him, you would recognize him at a glance."
Ye Chutang did not linger at the Princess Mansion. She stayed only long enough to see the Eldest Princess finish her medicine and chat for a little while before leaving with Xiao Wu.
Duke Dingbei had not returned to the capital in many years; surely he and the Eldest Princess had much to discuss.
Ye Chutang did not wish to intrude.
The carriage rolled slowly through the streets, which were still quite deserted.
This was partly due to the national mourning, and partly because… recent rumors had made the situation in the capital rather tense.
Suddenly, a rider galloped in from outside the city walls, shouting at the top of his lungs.
