It felt as if some great calamity were about to strike, chilling her to the bone. Could Yuwenzhang be making trouble for her parents? No, that shouldn’t be. After all, he was the Crown Prince; how could a man of such noble status stoop to pettiness with a mere official? Besides, the truth of her situation was so scandalous that it would benefit no one if Yuwenzhang truly made a scene. He wouldn’t be so self-destructive.
Xie Zhixue patted her chest, forcing herself to calm down. "Father and Mother must be fine. They will be fine." Although Yuwenzhang spoke with cold words, his heart was actually soft; surely, he wouldn’t push things to the point of no return. As things stood, this was the only way she could comfort herself.
"Mother," Ping'an said, suddenly waking and rubbing his eyes. "Where are we? Have we reached Jiangnan yet?"
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