Chapter 2018: Miserable Fiancée vs. Noble Family’s Daughter (Part 53)

After he returned home, he mentioned this matter to his daughter.

Gu Shengyin thought about it, remembering what Qi Chengxuan had said to her before.

She told her father to not worry: "It’s not a bad thing."

As she expected, the next day, an imperial edict arrived from the palace.

Without any avoidance, in front of many guests, guards in palace attire carried a shiny golden plaque to the entrance of the Flower King Pavilion.

The reigning emperor personally wrote the plaque, bestowing it upon the Flower King Pavilion!

The guests present were all extremely shocked, secretly wondering what it was about the Flower King Pavilion that made the palace hold it in such high regard?

That was not all.

What truly left everyone in utter astonishment was another decree.

It came from the edict of the Lady of the Imperial Harem.

"The daughter of the Pavilion Master, Lady Chang, possesses wisdom, grace, and noble demeanor... she is conferred the title of County Princess Si Fang."

Not only were all the guests present dumbstruck, but even Gu Shengyin, who had been sitting in the inner room, was taken aback.

She had completely not expected that there would be such a decree waiting for her!

County Princess Si Fang?

The rank of a County Princess is not low. The current Imperial Family is usually quite stingy with titles, even genuine Royal Clan daughters, only the most favored ones, could hope for a formal conferment before marriage.

But now, the Imperial Family so easily awarded a civilian woman the title of County Princess?

Although everyone knew that it was essentially just a title, no matter how nominal, she was still a proper titled County Princess!

At this point, Gu Shengyin, the main person involved, had to come forward.

And so everyone watched as a young lady in a pink dress gracefully emerged from the inner room of the Flower King Pavilion.

She was very beautiful.

This was everyone’s first thought upon seeing Gu Shengyin.

Yet if asked to describe exactly how she was beautiful, no one could really articulate it.

Everyone simply felt that her figure, eyebrows, smile, and gaze were all perfectly in place.

Her sudden appearance made the entire hall feel radiantly dazzling.

Gu Shengyin gracefully performed a salutation, accepting the imperial edict.

The eunuch delivering the decree beamed and said, "Congratulations, County Princess Si Fang."

Gu Shengyin displayed a smile: "Thank you, Eunuch."

Chang Gensheng also reacted quickly and hurriedly offered the palace entourage some tea, which was courteously declined.

"We must rush back to report, so we won’t disturb any longer."

Watching the grand procession leave, the entire Flower King Pavilion instantly erupted into a buzz.

Many Madams who had maintained a reserved smile before, now looked warmly and kindly at Gu Shengyin, appearing in public for the first time:

"Congratulations, County Princess Si Fang."

"The County Princess truly lives up to her name..."

Hearing these compliments, Gu Shengyin wasn’t embarrassed. She skillfully navigated through the crowd of Madams, even agreeing to one or two invitations.

Her poised demeanor caught the eyes of those with keen intentions, naturally fueling more speculation about her origins.

After this event, the reputation of the Flower King Pavilion finally truly spread.

It also finally gained genuine recognition from high society in the Capital City.

Countless flower enthusiasts took pride in acquiring a potted plant personally cultivated by County Princess Si Fang.

And over at the Marquis Mingyi’s Mansion, after waiting for half a month, the news finally arrived that the Kunshan Night-glowing White Peony would go on sale the next day.

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Two more updates.

Two more updates before midnight...