She was shivering as she lay in the cell, her messy hair never leaving her face, wetted by the painful tears. A drop of tear streaked across her cheek, making her want to grab it with a stinging pain.

The clothes that were intact as before were already in tatters, leaving whip marks everywhere.

After an unknown amount of time, she slowly opened her eyes, and her hazy vision gradually became clear. Everything around her was so bright, not as dark and strange as in the prison. All of this was extremely familiar to her, yet so unreal.

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She forced herself to sit up and opened the curtain to realize that this was not an illusion.

How could she lie peacefully in Qinlan Palace when she was clearly in prison?

The wounds on his body had already been covered with medicine. He touched the whip marks on his face with his trembling hands, and let out a hissing cry of pain.

She can be strong in front of others, but she chooses to be weak when no one is around.

The moment she heard the door open and saw Caifeng, she felt truly at ease.

"Your Majesty, you are finally awake."
Chapter completed!