"Your Highness!" Mosong’s voice came through the carved wooden door. "News from the prison at the hour of the Dog! Second Young Master Xiao of the Duke's Estate has died suddenly!"
"What?!" Fu Yingzhi gasped. The celadon teacup in her hand clattered to the floor, shattering instantly into shards that scattered across the ground.
She instinctively covered her mouth. In her mind’s eye, she saw the delicate, beautiful face of Fu Jing'an. That second sister of hers, who had married into the Duke's Estate less than half a year ago, was now a widow overnight?
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