After seeing the imperial physician from the palace out, Qin Birou adjusted her expression before seeking out her cousin, Chu Hengchuan. Ever since her maid had enlightened her, she realized that she alone held the power to change her destiny. Tears were useless, and even one’s own relatives could not always be relied upon; if she wanted something, she had to seize it for herself, by any means necessary.
"Cousin, may I come in?" Qin Birou asked, standing outside Chu Hengchuan's study.
"Cousin Birou, why have you come? Come in," Chu Hengchuan called out to her as she stood primly outside the door.
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