The curtain fell, shielding the beauty's face from view. Bai Wutong chewed on a sugar figurine, but a bitter taste permeated her heart.
Seeing the bustling streets of the Capital once more, she could not help but think of her parents. They, too, had once been on a street just as lively when Jin Zhi snatched them up, thrust them into cages, and hauled them into the palace. From that day on, they had been separated by a chasm from which there was no return, never to be reunited.
Zhang Chengyan watched her furrowed brows and asked softly, "Is that sugar figurine not to your liking?"
Chapter 61