However, after these invitations were sent to the inner courtyard, they turned into sinking stones without a trace, with not a peep of reaction.
Those merchant families waiting for word couldn't figure out what was going on. On one hand, they considered that since the Marquis paid them no mind, it was even more unlikely that the Madam from a noble family would.
Perhaps they simply look down on merchant families like theirs.
Lin Youning, however, doesn't actually look down on them, which is why she hasn't sent them responses. It could be due to acclimatization issues, and the fatigue from the journey, that she felt weak and unwell by the second day at Marquis Mansion, her whole body lacked energy, and by evening, she had developed a slight fever.
