Chapter 127
The attendants looked sullen after being scolded and were left speechless.
There are plenty of vacant courtyards in the palace, but arranging such a shabby place for Shen Tang and the others was clearly intended as an insult.
However, if they asked to change it, wouldn’t it expose their petty intentions?
For a moment, they were stuck in a dilemma, not knowing how to smooth things over.
Suddenly, a soft and melodious voice was heard.
“How dare you! How can you treat noble guests like this p>
Upon hearing the voice, Shen Tang’s hands clenched tightly, and a surge of inexplicable anger rose within her, as if something inside her demanded to tear the speaker apart.
She knew it was the original owner’s emotions acting up.
Shen Tang hurriedly steadied her mind and looked up.
Shen Li and the others also looked over, visibly stunned.
The newcomer was a beautiful female dressed in white, tall and graceful, wearing a veil, with only a pair of affectionate peach-blossom eyes exposed.
Although her face wasn’t clear, one could imagine the breathtaking beauty hidden beneath the veil.
Her skin was as smooth and white as jade, and as she walked through the sunlight, her entire body seemed enveloped in a radiant glow, making it hard to look away.
This was none other than the True Princess of the Imperial Palace, Shen Qingli.
Shen Li stopped breathing momentarily, heart racing, as a strange heat surged in his heart.
It was as if some force was pushing him to feel affection for the female before him.
Shen Li quietly steadied his emotions, looked down at Shen Tang, and clarity returned to his eyes.
He turned back to the white-clad female ahead, squinting his bright, fox-like eyes, a hint of contemplation crossing his mind.
Strange, he had seen Shen Qingli before, but this was the first time he felt such emotions.
As Shen Li pondered, he turned to look at Xiao Jin and Jia Lan and found their expressions somewhat off as well, but they quickly regained composure, looking at Shen Qingli with a hint of wariness.
Shen Qingli was staring intently at Shen Li and the others, her heart blooming with satisfaction.
These Beast Husbands were exceedingly handsome, with superior physiques, each with their own unique qualities and formidable talents.
The only pity was that they married Shen Tang, this ugly creature!
Shen Qingli finally cast a cold glance at Shen Tang, her fingers hidden in her sleeves clenched, concealed with anger and jealousy, yet mixed with some doubt.
Why did this impostor not appear as fat and bloated as she imagined?
Still, seeing how she wrapped herself up so tightly, not even daring to expose her arms, one could only imagine how ugly she must be, undoubtedly covered in pimpled sores, too disgusting for anyone to see.
Thinking along these lines, Shen Qingli dismissed her doubts and felt even more smug.
That ugly toad was no match for her at all!
“Princess!” The attendants greeted with a salute.
“No need for formalities,” Shen Qingli approached and said warmly, “Why did you have a conflict with our noble guests? What happened p>
“This… these guests were dissatisfied with the residence arranged by the palace, causing some minor conflict, but it’s nothing for Your Highness to worry about,” the servant said awkwardly.
Shen Qingli glanced around at the shabby courtyard, frowning as she rebuked gently, “Prince Jia Lan and the others are honored guests of the Empire, and you arrange this kind of accommodation for them? What a disgrace p>
With that, she looked at Jia Lan and the others, her voice even softer, like a spring breeze, “It was my oversight that our guests have been treated poorly. Let me immediately arrange a new residence for you p>
Shen Tang’s mouth twitched. This female lead is quite good at playing both sides; she didn’t believe these attendants dared to neglect them without orders from above!
A cold and clear laugh sounded by her ear, “Change the residence? I don’t think it’s necessary p>
Shen Qingli looked at the noble mermaid prince with brown hair and blue eyes, her smile slightly freezing, “Prince Jia Lan, what do you mean by this p>
Jia Lan slightly raised his peach-blossom eyes, disregarding her, “I’ve experienced your country’s hospitality firsthand. This paltry little palace can’t even produce a decent room. I won’t trouble the princess any longer; we have our own place to rest p>
As the esteemed prince of New Atlantis, would he endure such humiliation? He despised this shabby palace from the moment he entered; if it weren’t for following Shen Tang, he’d have turned and left long ago.
Invite them to stay?
He felt disdain for this shabby place.
Jia Lan didn’t even look at Shen Qingli, dragging Shen Tang and striding out of the palace.
Shen Li glanced at Shen Qingli, smiling playfully, and turned to leave.
Xiao Jin followed closely, his aura sharp and domineering, allowing no one to obstruct him.
Shen Qingli looked aghast, her face turning iron blue. This was not what she had imagined.
Damn it, she had intended to take this opportunity to boost her affinity, but it seemed to have backfired.
In hindsight, she realized she had underestimated them. Jia Lan and the others were prideful and being treated like this would surely anger them into leaving.
She failed to make a good first impression, which was regrettable.
Though it wasn’t significant.
Shen Qingli touched her veiled face, looking disdainfully in the direction of Shen Tang’s departure. When they saw her face at the coronation, Jia Lan and the others would surely discard that ugly fat woman like a rag.
Meanwhile, Shen Qingli hurriedly sent someone to follow them to see where they went to settle.
After leaving the palace, Jia Lan booked the most expensive villa hotel in the Imperial City.
The hotel was even more luxurious than the palace, with a full range of facilities, extravagantly lavish, and the rooms more magnificent than the original owner’s bedroom at the Princess Mansion.
With highly-educated butlers and servants available 24/7, the service was perfect, and the experience was simply unparalleled.
Shen Tang clicked her tongue in wonder. Even as a princess, the original owner had never enjoyed this level of treatment.
This place cost upwards of tens of millions for a single night, made for the top-tier wealthy, more grandiose than the palace.
When Shen Qingli heard this news, she nearly died of rage.
Ever since Shen Tang and the others entered the city, the major powers of the Imperial City had been watching them closely, waiting to see their jokes.
No one expected the palace’s attempt to give them a hard time to backfire, with Shen Tang and the others publicly slapping their faces, becoming a source of amusement.
Amidst all the outside discussions, Shen Tang didn’t care. She was staring at the bill with endless zeros, shocked, looking at Jia Lan, “Where did you get so much money p>
Jia Lan lounged lazily on the sofa, his slender, pale hand gently swirling a glass of red wine, his gaze somewhat guilty, “That’s none of your concern. It’s my money, and you just need to stay comfortably p>
Remembering the unpleasantness at the palace, he sneered, “As a prince, I’ve only had the best my entire life. Those poor fools thought they could intimidate me p>
Shen Tang’s mouth twitched again, seeing how brazenly confident he was; this mermaid must have secretly stashed away quite the dowry!
Enjoying the hotel’s exclusive food, Shen Tang found it was a rare treat in the Beast World where such cuisine was nearly extinct.
Having grown accustomed to the food at home, Jia Lan found these so-called delicacies underwhelming, asking Shen Tang for some jerky to munch on.
Shen Tang frequently glanced at him.
Noticing her peculiar gaze, Jia Lan frowned, his handsome face showing impatience, “Is there something on my face p>
“No,” she quickly shook her head.
“Then why are you stuttering? Do you have something to ask me?” Jia Lan squinted his blue, peach-blossom eyes.
He guessed right.
Thinking it over, Shen Tang asked, “What impression do you have of the princess in the palace p>