The palace doors opened as the hem of a dark robe embroidered with gold thread brushed against the high threshold of Lizheng Hall.
The young eunuch lowered his head and hands, watching as the Crown Prince passed by, not daring to breathe loudly.
"Why have you come so suddenly?" the Crown Prince asked.
The tone was so gentle that he almost thought he had misheard.
The Second Miss Tang whispered something, but it wasn't clear.
Then the Crown Prince said, "The wind is picking up, let's talk inside."
The young eunuch stealthily raised his eyelids and took a peek, just in time to see the Crown Prince holding the Second Miss Tang's hand and leading her back.
Their steps seemed slightly slower than usual, accommodating the girl's pace.
Is that how it is...?
He watched in a daze.
Wasn't it said that the Crown Prince resented the Second Miss Tang for the humiliation and abuse from years ago?
Abusing, and then developing affection?
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