Ying Chenbi said somewhat awkwardly, "To be honest, Chenyu... wasn't very good at studying."
"She worked very hard, but when it came to schoolwork, she just never seemed to get the hang of it."
"We all wanted to get her a recommendation slot, and we could have done so."
"Nobility has privileges in this regard."
Xia Chujian felt a pang of bitterness, but her impression of Ying Chenyu improved considerably. Despite having privileges she could use, Ying Chenyu had refused to use them and insisted on preparing for the college entrance exam instead.
She was a beautiful underachiever.
Xia Chujian was an underachiever herself, so she had no negative impression of Ying Chenyu whatsoever.
Besides, Ying Chenyu was a beauty. She was far better off than an ordinary underachiever like herself.
Composing herself, she said, "So you all thought she had simply gone to the Beichen Star Imperial City to repeat her final year."
Su Yanxing and Ying Chenbi nodded together.
Su Yanxing said, "Of course, it was only after the Ying Clan Manor was attacked that we learned that her time in the Beichen Star Imperial City was probably about more than simply repeating her final year."
Xia Chujian gave an "Oh" and asked, "What did you discover?"
Su Yanxing said, "At the time, every servant in the villa where she lived in the Beichen Star Imperial City had died unnatural deaths."
"They were all poisoned to death."
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Even Huo Yushen had never mentioned this! Huo Yushen, too, sat up straighter in surprise and asked, "...I don't think I've ever seen this in the news."
Su Yanxing said, "Every news report related to the Ying Clan Massacre was reviewed by Chenbi and me and released with our permission."
"We didn't want the public's attention to focus