In the eyes of Shen Wan'er, she was the only woman truly worthy of Yuwenzhang. Her family was a prominent clan, and with her father serving as a third-rank official in the imperial court, she was the most suitable candidate to assist Yuwenzhang. As the only legitimate daughter of the Shen Clan, her noble status was self-evident. Should she become the Crown Princess in the future, it would be a match made in heaven, with neither party burdening the other.
Before the affair with Xie Zhixue, Shen Wan'er had always taken it for granted that her marriage to Yuwenzhang was a foregone conclusion. Although many other daughters of official families in the Capital were fond of Yuwenzhang, Shen Wan'er never considered them a threat. Yet now, she found that Yuwenzhang would rather cast aside a pure, unwed maiden like her in favor of Xie Zhixue—a "second-hand" woman who had already borne another man’s child.
Shen Wan'er had completely broken down, but Princess Zhaoyang was currently even more distressed.
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