A full moon, red as blood, hung over Meridian Gate Square, staining the bluestone floor a dark crimson.
Eldest Princess Li Rongchun stood before the corpse of the Third Princess, her expression as cold as frost. She had always sneered at the concept of familial affection; ever since learning the truth of her own lineage, she had felt not a shred of kinship for any member of the Xia Clan. Even now, having personally ended Li Rongcui’s life, her heart remained entirely unmoved.
When all was said and done, Li Rongcui was nothing more than a pawn of the Merchant Gate, and discarding a pawn was the most natural thing in the world. Several priests stepped forward to carry the body away. Li Rongcui’s eyes remained open, a look of profound unwillingness and resentment frozen upon her face even in death.
Chapter 452