Li Wanqing's words gradually erased the smiles from the faces of everyone in the Shen Family Outer Courtyard.
It was as if the child in the fairy tale had exposed the emperor's new clothes, turning the whole scene awkward in an instant.
Initially, there was an unbearable silence, as everyone in the courtyard stared dumbfounded at the two involved individuals. Then, murmurs began to spread through the crowd.
Such private whispers were usually intolerable to the instructors in the Outer Courtyard, yet even Shen Herong was too preoccupied to stop the kids' chatter. His own mind was becoming muddled.
Because a lot of what Li Wanqing said was something he could confirm to be true.
