When she entered the palace, she overheard it and said to Feng Zongping, "Your grandfather must know about this. Why didn't you ask him?"
Feng Zongping mumbled, "I didn't pass the exams, why would Grandfather tell me this?"
Still, he was quite happy and said to Yi Ziyang, "This way, you have shown yourself in front of His Majesty. Even if your rankings don't move up, if something comes up, His Majesty will remember you."
Even if he doesn't, there are officials who are on good terms with the Yi family who will subtly remind His Majesty. That's how social connections work.
Yi Ziyang was also quite pleased.
To thank Zhou Man for providing the information, Yi Ziyang ordered another big meatball.
Manbao happily accepted it.
Feng Zongping then asked her, "How is your experiment going?"
