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Xiuying and Zhou Zhen stayed at Marquis Xuanwei Residence for more than two hours before returning home. As she left, Xiao Yan held onto the little girl's hand, reluctant to part with it.

Xiao Yan's mother was married to Jian Ning's Dushi Protector, who was a third class official in the imperial court. He held military power in one province and held actual power in the other. In that place