"Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we inform my father, mother, and eldest brother so they can help us deal with the Chun family?" Qingzhi asked anxiously.
Jiang Wuwei shook her head. "The Jiang family isn't as influential as the Chun family, and with His Highness subtly suppressing us over the past year, my family can't possibly help. Although my brother has talent and cares deeply for me, this path is too perilous. I don't want to drag him into it."
Xiao Tong, who had been filled with joyous anticipation, suddenly stiffened. It felt as though a massive barrel of ice water had been poured directly into his split chest, the freezing liquid sinking straight into his marrow and filling him with piercing pain and deep regret.
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