Wanyun Palace
The Imperial Directorate of Dietary had sent over a lavish banquet to celebrate the Monarch taking a new beauty into his harem. Yet deep into the night, there was still no sign of the Monarch.
Having taken Chu Wan into the inner palace that day, Song Xuanren finished handling state affairs in the Imperial Study, then cheerfully made his way to Zhou Mengxi's Kunning Palace. He had hoped that Zhou Mengxi would feel a sense of crisis on account of Chu Wan and thus shower him with the attentive care she once had. For this reason, he did not hesitate to leave the new beauty out in the cold.
Chapter 56