Thus, the feast officially began amidst the adults' lavish praise for Bai Junjun.
Bai Junjun ate the court's health-preserving dishes with the enthusiasm of chewing wax.
The Noble Ladies behind her, however, couldn't help but whisper secretly.
After all, they had wanted to know how Bai Junjun had come back, but due to Li Yanran's sudden incident, no one dared to broach such an unlucky subject at the time.
Now that Lord Ma, the Minister of Works, had asked, everyone finally knew the reason.
"Even so… wasn't she close with the Ninth Prince?"
"Yeah, she even abandoned her fiancé for the Ninth Prince back then. Who would have thought she'd see the day when she's discarded by Yuwen Jun, and in such a manner, too. It's truly ironic."
"Abandoned by her former lover, and even having her reputation ruined by him, how can she act as if nothing's wrong?"