Inside the Prince Muan Estate, the servants going about their duties all knew that Prince Muan was now in his seventies and had recently fallen gravely ill, meaning his remaining days could likely be counted on one hand.
Because of this, the older servants who had served in the estate for many years could not help feeling a sense of sorrow. As for the young newcomers, while they did not feel much connection to Prince Muan—the only surviving junior prince of the Great Xing Dynasty—they were nevertheless influenced by the gloomy atmosphere hanging over the household and went about their work quietly and with the utmost caution.
In a small side room not far from where Prince Muan lived, an elderly woman was speaking to her granddaughter about the Prince. With a head of white hair, she seemed to look back and see how Prince Muan, once a handsome, dashing, and romantic young man, had walked step by step to where he was today.
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