The Marquis Mingyi's Mansion is, after all, a legitimate noble family. As the eldest daughter, Chen Mingzhu certainly received an invitation.
The trouble is, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Sun Jingjing, who has always been at odds with Chen Mingzhu, also attended.
Chen Mingzhu's reputation among the noble ladies is not particularly good. First, the Marquis Mingyi's Mansion has long since fallen into decline, with no successors, retaining a first-grade title only because the current ruler remembers the merits of those old ministers.
Second, Chen Mingzhu herself is notoriously domineering and flamboyant within the Circle of Noble Women. She once, during Lady of Duke Donglin's birthday banquet, forcibly pushed a girl from a minor sixth-grade official's family into the water just because her dress was the same color but looked more vibrant than Chen Mingzhu's.
