Mei Gongxue returned to the Marquis Manor alone, a rare occurrence.
Autumn had arrived, bringing a slight chill, and the sky was a gemstone blue. Yet, the entire manor felt empty; so many who had once called it home were gone. In that moment, Mei Gongxue felt a sudden, heavy sense of age settle over her.
She wandered through the grounds for a time before turning toward the ancestral hall, where she knelt alone before the spirit tablets of her parents. Lately, she had been plagued by dreams. But they were not of Ji Yunchu—they were of Mei Xianghan. She dreamt of the morning light falling upon her, of Mei Xianghan struggling to push herself up from the ground, only to be met with her own cold-blooded interrogation.
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