No walls are impervious to the wind, and though the Han family did not publicize Su Wenyue's refusal to attend the general magistrate's wife's banquet, somehow word got out. People had various opinions but mostly felt oppressed by her actions. After all, the general magistrate was the second-in-command in Yiyang Prefecture, and even though his authority had waned, his dignity was not something those beneath him could challenge. Some admired Su Wenyue's boldness, others thought her overconfident, and many saw her as a fool. She was just a newly promoted Deputy Lieutenant's wife and yet so brazen as to refuse the general magistrate's wife!