Lord of Ashes
Chapter 2533

Not Far From Giving In

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Gongsun Wudi sometimes spoke to Saine about her maidservants.

The days in the Despair World had simply been too long, too lonely.

The two had told each other nearly all of their experiences and secrets.

Perhaps because Gongsun Wudi did not mind Saine having contact with other women, whenever she spoke to him about the maidservants and beautiful concubines in her Princess Manor, Saine's thoughts always wandered elsewhere.

Gongsun Wudi had also spoken with Saine about some of the other Noble Families of the Tianming Empire.

Because of her status as Princess Zhenguo Taiping, and because she had a nephew who was the Crown Prince, Gongsun Wudi had always had little contact with the bureaucratic circles of the Tianming Empire's court.

Aside from possessing tremendous prestige in the military, Gongsun Wudi had close dealings with only the Ximen Family among the Tianming Empire's upper circles of power.

This was because the Ximen Family was her Mother's natal family.

There were even several Female Generals in the Ximen Family, and they had always been close to Gongsun Wudi.

"When Yan'er was little, she cried and fussed, saying she didn't want to leave me and that she wanted to marry the same man as me in the future." Gongsun Wudi smiled as she told Saine some amusing stories from her childhood.

Ximen Yan'er was Gongsun Wudi's Cousin Serena, close to her in age but somewhat younger.

Ever since they were very young, the two had been sisters with an exceptionally close relationship.

Unlike Gongsun Wudi, who had been strong from childhood, Ximen Yan'er had been a crybaby as a child, with a gentle and frail nature.

From then on, Ximen Yan'er had been especially clingy toward Gongsun Wudi.

As Gongsun Wudi spoke of the past, Saine could not help asking, "Then why

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