Little Fish Must Be Missing Him
No one knows who set the blaze, but ten thousand soldiers of the General’s Manor were reduced to ashes—no bodies left, only dust.
Among those burned to ash were not only Grandfather, but also Crown Prince Ray Gu.
When the late emperor heard, he was consumed by grief and madness, dying in a fit of rage that very day.
Afterwards, Colin Gu ascended the throne.
Upon his ascension, Evan Xiao—commander of the Imperial Spirit Army—replaced Grandfather as the top general in charge of Blue Moon Kingdom’s troops.
As for the feud between Evan Xiao and the Zhu Family, it all started with the only survivor among those ten thousand soldiers.
That man was Grandfather’s deputy general—the sole survivor of the Soulbreaker Valley massacre.
After his return, he found Zhuo Minghan and revealed that Grandfather and Evan Xiao had secretly plotted a battle plan together.
But Evan Xiao failed to support them as planned, leading to the deaths of ten thousand soldiers at Soulbreaker Valley.
From that moment, the Zhu Family and Evan Xiao became sworn enemies—never to coexist under the same sky.
Still, Evan Xiao now commands the armies of the Blue Moon Kingdom and enjoys the emperor’s full trust. Even though the Zhu Family is the kingdom’s top clan, there’s nothing they can do about him…
Now that Evan Xiao has brought Grandfather’s Signet Ring, and claims that if its existence is discovered, the Zhu Family will face ruin—what does that even mean?
Grace thought back to her previous life…
The Zhu Family and Evan Xiao reconciled, fighting side by side.
Over the next twenty years, they defeated several rival vassal states together.
Later, they even toppled the Vermilion Kingdom!
But then, her father switched sides and backed the Sixth Prince, Colin Gu, for emperor…
Why?
What exactly happened to make her father turn away from the emperor—who was also his own daughter’s husband?
Could it… be related to the Signet Ring?
And then, Grace suddenly remembered—Crown Prince Ray Gu died, and then the Second Prince, Colin Gu, took the throne… Was there something fishy about that, too?
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The more she thought about it, the more uneasy Grace felt—her heart was suddenly tossed by waves of anxiety.
Unconsciously, she took out the Heartscale, turning it over in her hand.
It was something Evan Xiao had personally put on her.
As she fiddled with the Heartscale, it felt just like holding Evan Xiao’s hand…
Inside the General’s Manor.
Evan Xiao finished breakfast and was about to head to court when, suddenly, he froze mid-step.
She was touching his Heartscale…
Shouldn’t that be dangerous?
But her touch was gentle and warm, not biting at all—more like she was caressing him…
He smiled—Lily Bai must be missing him.
He missed her too.
When she returns, he’ll never let her go again—he wants her by his side, every single moment…
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Grace thought for half the day, and finally decided she should give the Signet Ring to her father.
If the Signet Ring is tied to some hidden truth, and she destroys it, will that truth be lost forever?
Will the Zhu Family escape their doomed fate then?
Since her rebirth, Grace has learned one thing: No way!
If anything, it might bring disaster even sooner… or maybe not at all.
So, she’d better just give it to him…
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Her father basically visited her mother every afternoon.
Grace decided to drop by her mother’s place this afternoon—and hand over the Signet Ring to her father while she was at it.
Oh, right—she needed someone to watch the kid. She’d wait until her father left, then go herself.
Thinking of this, Grace turned to call for Wen’er.
But as she turned, she was so startled she almost fell off the autumn thousand rack.
Hu Mama’s wrinkled face was less than a foot away, grinning at her.
“Hu Mama, what are you doing here?” Grace asked.
Hu Mama smiled slyly and asked, “Young Miss, this old servant has a question—when you enter the palace, who will you take with you?”