Bei Yutang looked at her eager eyes and couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded.
When the beauties in the Beauty Pavilion heard that they could go out for a walk, many of them followed suit, leaving only a few staying indoors. When the beauties in the nearby palace heard about this, some of them couldn't help but go out as well.
The group, originally only five or six people, suddenly grew to more than a dozen people. They marched towards the nearby Imperial Garden, which boasted beautiful scenery, including rockery, flowing water, and a huge lake.
Most of the women who were chosen to enter the palace were children of ordinary families or slave girls with outstanding looks. They had never seen such a beautiful scene before. Each of them was naturally attracted by the beauty before them.
Bei Yutang didn't feel anything. She just followed them and looked around, just treating it as a walk.
"It's so beautiful."
"I have never seen such a beautiful scenery." Gesan exclaimed with a smile.
Just when everyone was mesmerized by the beautiful scenery before them, a cold voice was suddenly heard.
"Do you know the name of this lake?" The woman who spoke was a pretty girl.
Although the woman's appearance was not outstanding, the aura she exuded was different from others. It was the kind of aura that only those from powerful families could possess.
A few years ago, princes and nobles still dreamed of sending their daughters to the palace to win the king's favor and gain benefits for their families, but their tragic deaths made them completely give up the idea.
Later, women from other clans were sent in one after another, hoping to break the curse, but in the end, their efforts were in vain. Gradually, no prince or noble dared to send his own people into the palace to die.
The pretty girl in front of him was obviously from an aristocratic family. Given her status, she was mixed up with these powerless and lowly female slaves. It was obvious that she must have been abandoned by her family.
The pretty girl was named Lin Wan'er. She was the concubine's daughter of a sixth-rank official in the capital. She was not favored and was arranged by her mistress to enter the palace.
Wang Wan'er's question made the chattering beauties around her turn their heads.
"Sister Wan'er, do you know the name of this lake?" someone asked.
Wang Wan'er looked at the enchanting lake before her, a wry smile playing on her lips. "Yes, I know. It's called Beauty Lake. Do you know what Beauty Lake is?"
"I don't know."
All the beauties shook their heads and waited for her to clarify.
"Actually, this lake has another name: the Tomb of Beauties. This is because beneath the lake lie the bones of many beautiful women, lying quietly there. Among these bones, one is my own sister."
Her voice was calm and her tone was light, but her words made the beauties around her feel a chill.
"Beauty Lake is indeed beautiful." Wang Wan'er said softly with a smile on her lips.
The beauties around them unconsciously took a few steps back, putting some distance between them and the lake. A quarter of an hour ago, the lake that everyone admired had suddenly become a place everyone feared.
Lan Yuer suggested, "Let's go somewhere else."
This proposal was immediately agreed by everyone, and everyone followed Lan Yuer in the opposite direction of Beauty Lake.
Seeing her turning her head and looking behind her, Gesang couldn't help but ask, "Yutang, what are you looking at?"
Gesan followed her gaze and saw Wang Wan'er in the pavilion. She was standing there like a lifeless statue.
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