Chapter 4062 (o ‵-′)ノ Grandmother Jia: I'm throwing a grand banquet to celebrate my granddaughter!
Soon, once their shock had begun to settle, everyone silently turned their eyes to Daiyu, whom Grandmother Jia still held in her arms. Their astonished gazes gradually gave way to heartfelt admiration and reverence, and each of them wore an increasingly solemn, intrigued expression.
Aunt Xue and her daughter, Xue Baochai, were no different.
They exchanged a glance, and each saw the other's barely concealed shock and a complicated emotion that was difficult to put into words.
In fact, before coming to Rongguo Mansion, they had already learned from Lady Wang's letters that a granddaughter had come to seek refuge there. At the time, Lady Wang had even said, "If my sister-in-law's daughter can come, why can't my aunt's daughter?" She had urged Aunt Xue to settle right in Rongguo Mansion after coming to the Divine Capital, without bothering to find a place of her own.
They had assumed Lin Daiyu was simply a lonely, helpless orphan, barely getting by thanks to Grandmother Jia's affection.
But they had never imagined she would turn out to be such an extraordinary genius—one who had kept quiet until she stunned the world!
She was nothing like them. She hadn't even considered relying on the Jia family's power and status to establish herself in the Divine Capital. She had secured her own foothold there, entirely through her own abilities. She hadn't even let the Jia family know in advance that she was going to register and sit the exam!
Xue Baochai had always been proud and confident in her talents, believing she was as capable as anyone. She had come to the capital this time intending to try out for the