Chapter 11
Edward Quan ·
And of course, I had switched out the medicine Granny Qian prepared for Qinghe long ago.
Qinghe had only pretended to die.
When her coffin left the Lu residence through the side gate,
the Empress Dowager’s people took her away and secretly settled her in the outskirts of the capital.
Through all the years I fought for my life at the frontier, she stayed in the capital, waiting for her daughter to come home.
Our new residence was spacious and far more imposing than the Lu family’s.
Qinghe stood at the gate, looking for a long while. Her eyes slowly reddened.
She rushed over and pulled me into a tight embrace.
“My child, how much have you suffered all these years?”
I wiped away her tears.
“Mother, I promised I’d take you away and give you a good life.”
“This time, I kept my word.”
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