"I'll write a few more invitation letters later." Chen Ruoqiu said, "Get someone to send the letters to other noble ladies." The more people there were, the better.
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Two days later, at the Shen family's banquet.
Ever since Ren Wanyun went crazy, those noble ladies had cut off all contact with her. Although they did not know what happened to Ren Wanyun, none of them asked about or showed any concerns for her. It was true that when a person falls from power, his hangers-on disperse.
The ladies who were originally on good terms with Ren Wanyun gradually got closer to Chen Ruoqiu. Although they didn't want to have anything to do with Ren Wanyun, the relationship with the Shen family still had to be maintained. The Shen family had more than one madam. Compared to Luo Xueyan, who was not in the capital all year round and had a bad temper, Chen Ruoqiu, who came from a scholarly family, was obviously easier to curry favor with.
