The majority of government officials are savvy enough to understand that Chu Suifeng's good mood was inseparable from Lin Ziyin.
In the women's quarters, the wives and favored legitimate daughters of each household treated Lin Ziyin as the center of attention. As for Li Yanran, who was so envious that her eyes had turned red, hardly anyone was willing to give her a glance. This stark contrast made Li Yanran feel even more aggrieved, and she despised Lin Ziyin so much she wished she would choke to death on a sip of water.
Lin Ziyin's display of etiquette at the banquet astonished many wives. Proper manners were something that ladies from prominent families had to learn. In large families, they would typically invite a specialized nanny to teach them when the girls were eight or nine years old.