Upon hearing this news, the maidservant hurriedly went to inform Princess Changshan, "Your Highness, everyone is saying that Miss Chen's unborn child is the top scholar of this year's imperial examination..."
Princess Changshan's face looked terrible.
The Prince of Changshan's mansion had been preparing for today's peony banquet for months, but the banquet's limelight was overshadowed by this shameless act.
A noblewoman said, "Isn't Scholar Zhao engaged to the eldest daughter of the Yun family?"
Another woman chimed in, "It's not just a marriage agreement; I heard the wedding date has been set for the sixth day of next month. Whether it's true or not, hearing such rumors before the wedding is already quite upsetting."
Since it concerned the Yun family, the young ladies of prominent families avoided discussing it with Shen Wan. However, some took the initiative to approach Shen Wan. Shen Ying said, "Some people have seen Scholar Zhao frequently visiting the residence of the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy. This matter may not be unfounded."
Shen Ying added fuel to the fire, and Shen Rong rubbed salt into the wound, saying, "If this is true, then Scholar Zhao probably won't marry Miss Yun."
They were gloating, which Shen Wan could tolerate to some extent, but Shen Rong's words were far too harsh. What did she mean by saying that Scholar Zhao probably wouldn't marry a daughter of the Yun family?!
If Shen Wan could tolerate such denigration of the Yun family, it would be a waste of the Yun family's utmost love and care for her.
Shen Wan scolded, "If you can't speak properly, then shut up! What do you take the Yun family's daughter for?!"
"You knew about your fiancé's despicable character before you got married, and you were so glad you escaped that disaster. You're actually quite regretful that you couldn't marry such a morally corrupt person. Is that what your third uncle and aunt taught you? To judge a person only by their power and status, and not by their character at all?!"
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