"Princess, the Consort of the Commandery Princess's life has been saved," reported the ship's physician. A look of relief washed over Princess Fengyang's resolute face. It was so close—just a hair's breadth away—that Zhao An had almost slipped away from her. How could things have come to this? Clearly, he had already bravely stepped across the threshold; clearly, they were already on their way back to the capital, expecting a child and looking forward to a life of happiness. Why?
Her mind was a tangled mess, completely unable to sort itself out. The captain of the guards urged, "Princess, you need to go rest. You are still carrying the little master in your belly. If anything were to happen, what would become of the Prince and the Princess Consort?"
Fengyang looked at him and realized he was right. She did not only have Zhao An; she still had her child, and her aging parents who had waited for her all these years. If a husband turned out to like killing her, he could be replaced, but the deep grace of her parents' nurturing was hard to repay.
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