577 Background (second update)
"Is life in the borderlands always so harsh?" Gu Jiao, who had visited the borderlands, naturally knew of the people's suffering there, and had heard that Princess Ning An did not carry the burdens of royalty and suffered alongside the common folk.
But wasn't this a revelation of Ning An's true nature? It inevitably led to suspicion that her supposed hardships were performed for show.
"I do not find it harsh," said Huangfu Xian.
"Indeed," responded Gu Jiao.
She recalled how, even in their poorest days in the countryside, Jingkong had never complained about the hardships at home.
Sometimes, what a child desires can be very simple.
Huangfu Xian looked towards the inscrutable expanse of the night sky, "But then, everything changed."
Gu Jiao looked at him.