Chapter 104: Chapter 76 Regretting the Engagement_3

Her gaze slightly sunk; perhaps it was back then that Princess Yongning had already taken a liking to Shen Yurong and began to scheme against her. She was used as a stumbling block, yet remained foolishly unaware.

Now, returning to the palace again, she would inevitably meet Princess Yongning, and if it were a palace banquet, perhaps Shen Yurong would be there too. Only this time, she was no longer a lady of the Shen family but a daughter of the Jiang family.

Who could harm whom now?

She had taken another step closer to those two people.

...

Not far from the Imperial College, in a courtyard house, the light from a lamp was lit at night.

Ye Shijie sat at a desk, writing a letter.

He had secured first place in the Imperial College's examination and would be entering the palace in a few days to receive the emperor's recognition. Before long, he would take up official post. He needed to share this good news with the relatives of the Ye family of Xiangyang.