Her years in the Outworld court weren't for nothing, Tsung's presence reinforcing them. She kept her face calm as she took a seat by her father and the 'other man'.
"Thank you, I wasn't certain that my marks were that high, but I would love to be accepted into the program."
As talented as she was in soul reading, she couldn't really tell what Shang Tsung was up to. She understood this was as set-up and thus could easily play along, but that was the extent of it.