Everyone couldn't help but look at her, their eyes asking Xie Pan'Er what she meant.
Xie Pan'Er chuckled. "Didn't you just say that for the Palace Banquet during the Double Ninth Festival, the Empress Dowager issued an edict inviting the wives of Fifth Grade officials and higher to bring their daughters aged thirteen to eighteen to the banquet?"
Old Madam Ji nodded. "That's right. What does this have to do with your family affairs?"
There was still an excited gleam in Xie Pan'Er's eyes.
"You may not know, but my mother's deed of sale is still in the hands of my aunt. My father is an illegitimate son recorded in the Xie Family's genealogy, so our family's position within the Xie Family has always been very awkward.
"If it weren't for my father's ability to study and his success in the Imperial Examination, my grandfather would never have so shamelessly welcomed him back.
