# HCT – Chapter 256 Do You Want to Hear a Story? (Part 1)

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- Summary: Empress Dowager Xia had been quietly watching Zhao Gao’s expression. Compared to Empress Dowager Huayang, who had lived her whole life smoothly and favored, Empress Dowager Xia—though muddled...

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