When they heard Yan Ruyi, all the ladies from prestigious and wealthy families, who had bragged about how their family backgrounds surpassed a certain someone, were well and truly stunned.
"Elder... Elder Zhuang's granddaughter?!"
"Ning Xi is actually Elder Chief Zhuang's granddaughter?"
"What!? How's this even possible!?
So...
Ning Xi had not flown up a branch and become a phoenix [1]!
She was actually already a phoenix?
This was Imperial's number one aristocrat family. They were first-rate aristocrats in the army and the government for generations. Which of the heiresses present could compare to her status?
Eliza claimed that her maternal side had the blood of Country F's royalty running through her veins, but everyone knew that the so-called royal family sounded more like a tiger's roar. However, they did not actually have any real authority. The ones with real authority were the military!
