That lithe figure had already left the banquet hall, taking Wu Bin's heart and soul along with it. From the corner of his eye, he could see the disapproving looks his father was directing his way. His father had been trying all evening to facilitate mindless conversation between Wu Bin and some of the new court officials who had recently joined the fold in the latest imperial examinations but the old fool was blind to the disdain the others held for them.
What Minister of Rites Wu Shengqi refused to acknowledge, Wu Bin saw as clear as day. Old noble clan or not, the name of the Wu Family no longer carried the same prestige as it once did.
