After Qing Huan left, Hua Manman remained alone in the secret chamber, staring blankly at the portrait on the wall.
Although Mu Qing hadn't said anything, Hua Manman wasn't blind. Mu Qing was clearly hiding something, something that concerned her—and it was probably not good news.
Hua Manman felt a deep sense of unease.
The system spoke up to comfort her. "Perhaps you're overthinking it. Don't worry yourself for nothing."
Hua Manman looked at the woman in the portrait and murmured softly.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it, too."
But in this world, things rarely go as planned.
Soon, Qing Huan returned.
She looked as if she had suffered a great blow, completely dazed and disoriented.
The moment she saw Princess Consort Zhao, her eyes instantly reddened, and she choked out.
"The Prince... something's happened..."
Hua Manman's anxiety reached its peak.
She pressed urgently, "What happened to the Prince?"
