Consort Zhang, who was always prone to jealousy, didn't react much.
Only when he was calm could he contain his excitement. "Great! This day has finally come!"
This was a golden opportunity bestowed upon him by heaven, and there was no reason not to seize it.
On the evening the banquet ended, Shen Tunan went to the newly acquired beauty to lift her veil.
For the next ten days or so, Shen Tunan stayed at Ying Meiren's Xiangying Pavilion, and was not even allowed to see Consort Zhang, who was still enjoying great favor.
The women in the harem were all talking about it, saying that this beautiful lady Ying must be some kind of fox spirit who had cultivated herself into human form, otherwise how could she have bewitched His Majesty so much?
Shen Tunan even exempted Ying Meiren from paying her respects, thwarting the plans of the concubines who wanted to see what kind of "demon" she was.
After hearing these rumors, even Empress Wang couldn't help but admire this beautiful lady, Ying.
The only person who could have captivated Shen Tunan, that heartless and selfish bastard, so completely was Consort Zhang.
The rumors were incredibly exaggerated. "Master, do you think that Sakura beauty is as beautiful as the rumors say?" Even Qingyu, who was standing next to Shen Shi, couldn't help but ask.
While in Guangyang Palace, Chen Shi hadn't heard any rumors and asked in confusion, "What are the rumors like?"
"It's just... talking like she's a fairy from heaven, some kind of fox spirit..." Qingyu stopped talking as she realized it wasn't appropriate.
"Not quite that exaggerated, but close enough," Shen Shi said after carefully recalling the situation in his mind.
"Oh." Hearing this ambiguous answer, Qingyu scratched his head in even greater confusion.
Looking up, I saw that Peony had placed some snacks on the table, so she must have been inside for a while.
Seeing that Peony ignored him expressionlessly, Qingyu secretly thought to himself, "This is bad! How come I didn't notice it earlier!"
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