Meanwhile, the second princess, who was a step behind, was stumbling and rushing towards the imperial study.
She ran all the way, her steps hurried and flustered, her usual elegance and composure completely gone.
She already knew what had happened, and she was fully aware that her elder brother, the Crown Prince, who was always known for his kindness, gentleness, and compassion, had encountered an accident.
They have fallen into this precarious and heartbreaking situation, where their fate is uncertain.
Although she was initially filled with doubt and resistance in her heart about what King Jinrui Zhao and the two prime ministers told her.
She felt that all of this was like an absurd and unbelievable nightmare, too bizarre and strange to be easily believed, beyond her comprehension.
However, the cruel and cold reality stood like an indestructible wall, relentlessly blocking her way, leaving her no room for doubt or wishful thinking.
The lifeless appearance of her elder brother, the Crown Prince, on the soft couch struck her heart like a heavy hammer, forcing her to confront this cruel reality.
During the long journey back to Beijing these past few days, the moment she learned of this, her heart was filled with shock, pain, disbelief, and confusion.
It was as if the whole world had turned upside down in an instant, and all the beauty had collapsed at that moment.
Her mind was in chaos, a jumble of thoughts intertwined like a tangled mess, impossible to unravel.
But as time slowly passed, and after several days of reflection and contemplation, she gradually calmed down and began to re-examine every detail of her past interactions with her elder brother, the Crown Prince.
She carefully recalled every detail and every moment, and felt more and more that her elder brother, the Crown Prince, did indeed seem extremely strange in many ways.
Those subtle details she had previously overlooked are now like pieces of a puzzle, gradually piecing together a disturbing and chilling picture in her mind.
For so many years, she has always followed her father and mother closely, traveling incognito to various places.
We ventured deep into the streets and alleys of the countryside, listening to the folk tales told by the people, tales full of mystery and fantasy.
One popular belief is that twins seem to have a strange and mysterious telepathic connection.
It was as if there was an invisible, indescribable bond connecting them, allowing them to perceive each other's emotions and states to some extent.
When she was a child, she would occasionally sense her elder brother, the Crown Prince, experiencing emotional fluctuations, a feeling like a gentle breeze brushing across a calm lake.
Though not intense, it was clearly perceptible, as if some mysterious force was transmitting information between them.
She recalled one time when she suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation for no apparent reason, and the feeling was so intense.
It was as if something extremely important in her life was rapidly slipping away from her, and a deep sense of loss, fear, and unease instantly overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.
However, nothing unexpected happened at the time, and everything seemed as peaceful as usual, with life continuing as usual.
Therefore, she didn't take it to heart, thinking it was just a random emotional fluctuation or a temporary physical discomfort, unaware that it might hide a terrible truth.
Since then, she could no longer sense her elder brother, the Crown Prince's, emotions. It was as if the bond that once existed between them had suddenly broken and vanished without a trace.
At the time, however, she did not notice anything unusual about this change and continued to live a carefree life.
When she first heard people talking about the telepathic connection between twins, she secretly scoffed at it.
They felt that it was nothing more than folk superstition and legend, something for ordinary people to talk about over tea, and a sign of ignorance and foolishness.
Looking back now, I realize that I was too ignorant, shallow, and short-sighted, lacking any reverence for the mysterious forces and subtle connections in the world.
Thus, she overlooked those subtle anomalies that should have alerted her.
She deeply regretted her carelessness and negligence. Why hadn't she noticed her elder brother, the Crown Prince, earlier? Why hadn't she offered him help when he needed it most?
At this moment, she stood quietly in front of the soft couch, her eyes fixed on her brother, the Crown Prince's, lifeless body, tears welling up in her eyes and blurring her vision.
Her heart was filled with bitterness, self-blame, regret, and pain. These complex emotions, like a surging tide, overwhelmed her, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
She couldn't help but fall into deep self-blame and regret, constantly thinking that if she had noticed these abnormalities earlier and reacted sooner.
Could that stop all of this from happening? Could that save the Crown Prince and spare him from such suffering?
Would that bring back the gentle, kind, and benevolent Crown Prince to my side?
This self-blame was like a heavy shackle, tightly binding her heart and making her feel as if she had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness from which she could not extricate herself.
Every thought was like a sharp knife, piercing her heart and causing her immense suffering in pain and self-blame.
Inside the imperial study, the air seemed to be frozen by grief, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Xiao Wanxi and the Second Princess's heart-wrenching cries, like sharp arrows, pierced straight into everyone's hearts, echoing wildly in the quiet and slightly dim space.
Each sob seemed to burst forth from the depths of his soul, filled with deep-seated worry and heart-wrenching sorrow for Ning Yuancheng.
It was as if all the pain that had been building up inside was being poured out through this crying.
The cry seemed to possess a captivating magic, even affecting the moon, which hung high in the vast sky, always aloof and cold, casting its bright light.
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