Shen Mingshu stayed in the palace until evening before leaving.
When she was ready to go, Ling Yu packed up a generous supply of palace pastries for her, all of them exquisite and delicious. Shen Mingshu accepted them gladly, intending to take them back for Yunrou and the others to try.
Upon returning to Lingxiao Pavilion, the White Fox trotted over to greet her. It had stopped pretending now; as long as it stayed within the courtyard, its eight large tails spread out in all their glory, especially right now, fanned out like a peacock's tail.
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