Having been thrown out before, Shen Ningning was sweating nervously as she once again approached the Imperial Palace gates with Mo Lingwei's Jade Pendant.
The harsh sun beat down, turning the little girl's cheeks into red apples.
Her watery black eyes held a trace of timidity.
She walked up to the gate of the Imperial City and said to the imperial guards, "Hello, guards. I want to enter the palace and find Crown Prince Brother."
The imperial guard looked down at her, his presence stern and imposing.
Afraid of being thrown out like a little beggar again, Shen Ningning quickly took out the Bixi Jade Pendant.
"Crown Prince Brother gave this to me! He told me to come find him if I needed anything!"
The imperial guard sized her up authoritatively for a moment, then said, "Wait here."
With that, he whispered a few words to his colleague and disappeared through the palace gate.
Shen Ningning felt dizzy from the sun, and sweat rolled down her fair forehead.
