Li Jinshuang was still in Yu Sui's room. After bathing, she had gone to rest in the room next door. She only opened her eyes when she heard a knock, thinking Yu Sui had returned.
But Yu Sui wouldn't need to knock to come in.
Li Jinshuang sat up and went to wait by the door.
This was Yu Sui's dormitory, so Li Jinshuang didn't open the door rashly.
She waited a while, then heard Princess Shangyang's displeased voice from outside. "Nangong Sui! Hurry up and open the door for me!"
At Taiyi Academy, other people would say that Princess Shangyang's relationship with Yu Sui wasn't exactly good, but it wasn't bad, either. Li Jinshuang said nothing and made no move, waiting for Princess Shangyang to leave on her own.
But Princess Shangyang wasn't the only one outside. Besides her group of close friends, County Princess Wei Jianing of Dan was there, too.
Wei Jianing watched Princess Shangyang lose her temper at the door. She raised a hand to cover her face as she laughed. "Your Highness, it seems she doesn't want to deal with you."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Princess Shangyang turned and glared at Wei Jianing. "She's obviously not inside! Otherwise, how would she dare ignore me?"
Wei Jianing rolled her eyes and smiled. "Then we've come all this way for nothing."
"Are you close with Nangong Sui?" Princess Shangyang turned to size her up. "Why did you suddenly think to give her an invitation to the Golden Pearl Banquet?"
"Every year, there are newcomers. This year, one of them just happens to be our County Princess Nangong." Wei Jianing still had her face covered, revealing only her smiling eyes. "She went from a Normal Practitioner to a Nine Schools Practitioner, and as soon as she entered