His gaze was filled with surprise and observed her once more. He could not tell that she was a princess for any angle. Even so, she continued her lie sincerely. "I am ill. My mother doesn't like me. She has never once touched me or hugged me and placed me in the care of the servants instead."
That young man quietened down, and the pain in his eyes was evident. After a while, he commented, "I've heard that the youngest daughter that the Xuanji Empress has is 8 this year."
Her head started to hurt. 'Why is this young kid so hard to fool?' she thought, exasperated.
"Didn't I tell you that my mother doesn't like me? My name isn't on the ancestry book, I've been hidden away." She sighed as she continued spinning her lies
That young lad glanced at her with amusement, thinking that this interesting kid did not resemble an ordinary child. After some thought, he asked, "What's your name?"
