Chu Ningshuang looked somewhat dejected as she said, "I've liked him for so many years, and we were childhood sweethearts, too. But long before I came along, someone else had already walked into his heart, and from that moment on, no one else could ever get in. I thought that as long as I persevered, one day I would touch his heart; I even would have settled for being a concubine if I had to. But even though that woman is dead, I still don't have the slightest chance..."
Zhen Wan knew who that person was, but she asked anyway, "What kind of magic did that woman possess to make him so infatuated and unable to forget her?" She also wanted to know about their past. As the saying goes, whoever tied the bell on the tiger must untie it; she didn't want to remain entangled with Zhao Qingzhuo in such an unclear way.
"That woman was exceptionally beautiful, hailed as the greatest beauty in the world. Moreover, before she died, her status was extremely noble—she was the deeply favored Imperial Noble Consort, and after her death, she was even posthumously granted the title of Empress," Chu Ningshuang said.
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