Stepping into the Princess's Estate once again, Xie Mingyue was filled with a thousand emotions.
The Grand Princess had spoken no falsehoods that day; every flower and every tree she had once cherished in this estate remained exactly as it had been all those years ago. Yet, as time had passed and the Grand Princess had not seen fit to renovate the residence, the passing of the seasons had left the clear marks of wind and frost upon everything. The bustling, crowded gates of the past were no more.
However, Xie Mingyue knew that the Grand Princess's status now was even greater than before, for the Imperial Son-in-law had perished while shielding the Emperor. It could be said that while the Emperor had once harbored reservations about his overbearing elder sister, the Imperial Son-in-law had traded his own life to secure a future of peace and ease for the Grand Princess.
Chapter 84