"Crown Princess?" Song Qingshu was startled. Only then did he vaguely recall Han Tuozhou mentioning some time ago that the Crown Prince had reached marriageable age, and the palace was urgently selecting young ladies as candidates.
Whether officials, great scholars, or wealthy merchants, all of them were extremely enthusiastic about it. Anyone with a daughter of suitable age and both beauty and talent submitted her name, hoping the position of Crown Princess would ultimately fall to their family. After all, she would be the Crown Princess now and the Empress in the future. The entire family would share in the glory—not only gaining wealth and honor for generations, but also bringing prestige to their ancestors and elevating the family's standing.
But Song Qingshu had been busy rescuing Ren Yingying, Huang Rong, and the others some time ago, so he had paid no attention to the selection of the Crown Princess.
Song Qingshu's heart stirred as he suddenly thought of something. With a strange expression, he asked, "What is that Miss Shen's name?" Back when he was in Shanyin, he seemed to have heard of a Miss Shen, a renowned beauty throughout the city. He wondered if they were the same person.
The Yellow-robed Woman rolled her eyes at him irritably. "Are you always this interested in beautiful women? How could the name of the Crown Princess be casually known by a man?" Though she said so, considering Song Qingshu's remarkable abilities, she thought he might be able to help, so she eventually told him.
"Shen Biqun?" Repeating the name the Yellow-robed Woman had given him, Song Qingshu felt utterly disoriented. First, Xue Yiren, the Number One Sword Under Heaven from Chu Liuxiang, had appeared. Now came Shen Biqun, the Number One Beauty Under Heaven from Xiao Shiyilang. Had his transmigration