Lin Jingyue exchanged a glance with Zheng Yue, who had just sat back down with a stiff smile on her face, and stood up quickly.
No matter how far the Chengyuan Marquis Manor had fallen, it was still a Marquis's household, so their inclusion in the second group of candidates was not entirely out of place.
As for Yu Qingqing, however—a concubine-born daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion who hadn't even received an invitation to the Xunfang Banquet in her own right—being arranged to go first in the second group was… Lin Jingyue recalled the words of the palace maid from earlier, caught the sharp glare Yu Qingqing shot her way, and simply smiled without a word.
Chapter 66