Long Xiurong had never seen anyone so devoted to a man before, and since she had been living within her Emperor Father's harem since she was born.
Thus, she usually could tell when a woman in the harem was trying to look like a white lotus; pure, innocent, and devoted, to seduce her Emperor Father. However, it mostly didn't work, as her Emperor Father only cared for a woman when she was beautiful,
Long Xiurong also knew that Princess Swan wasn't faking it. She genuinely wanted the best for His Majesty.
'Her eyes tell everything I need to know…' Long Xiurong thought. She couldn't help but ask, "Princess, do you love His Majesty that much?"
"I—" Swan paused for a moment. She didn't understand why Long Xiurong asked this all of a sudden, and she was thinking of the right answer. 'Do I love him? I think the answer is obvious, but do I have to tell her?'
After a long silence, Long Xiurong asked again, "Princess?"