Chapter 231: Eighth Uncle is not a Bad Person (Thanks to Jin Nian for the additional monthly ticket)

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.

"He even added my father to the clan register before he died. They only did it because they were afraid that one day my father would become a high-ranking official and seek revenge. That’s why they compromised.

"But not long after my parents married, my father’s legs were mysteriously broken by a few men who ambushed him with a sack, ending his path in the Imperial Examination.

"Now, my father spends his days in a wheelchair, having given up on himself, while my mother’s deed of sale is still held by my aunt.

"You may not know this, but I’ve heard that for years my aunt has been wanting to marry my cousin into a wealthy and powerful family. That’s why she has been constantly nurturing her talents in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

"This Palace Banquet is definitely a golden opportunity for them, so they will certainly try to find a way to get into the Palace."

Zhu Xiuxiu spoke, "You’re right in saying that, but as far as I know, your cousin’s face has been ruined, and she has lost an eye. Your aunt might not bring her to the Palace."

Zhu Xiuxiu agreed with Xie Pan’Er’s analysis, but she didn’t believe that the Lin Family would actually bring the girl into the Palace.

"Third Madam, you’re right, but I know my aunt. She’s headstrong and overly ambitious.

"Even if her daughter is blind and her face is ruined, she definitely won’t give up. So, I can actually use this Double Ninth Festival Palace Banquet to my advantage."

Old Madam Ji generously gave Xie Pan’Er an appreciative look.

"How do you plan to use it?"

As Old Madam Ji asked this, Xie Pan’Er promptly knelt with a THUD.

"Old Madam, Second Madam, Third Madam, Your Highness Princess, Pan’Er begs for your assistance!"

Old Madam Ji was surprised and quickly said, "Get up! What are you doing?"

Huo Xing’Er also frowned and hurried forward to help her up. "What is it that you want?"

Zhu Xiuxiu remained silent.

Xiaosuisui, thoroughly confused, looked at Xie Pan’Er, then at her grandmother and her two maternal aunts.

Xiaosuisui said, "Pretty Sister, why do you keep kneeling? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Princess," Xie Pan’Er replied, "this humble one wishes to ask for your grace. I want to borrow Your Highness’s influence and act like an opportunist for once."

Xiaosuisui didn’t understand what the pretty sister meant.

She could only scratch her head and ask, "Pretty Sister, can you explain it more clearly? Suisui doesn’t quite understand!"

Xie Pan’Er quickly explained, "Right now, Xie Yingying and Xie Yinghui should still be locked up in the Celestial Prison. If the Xie Family receives the Empress Dowager’s grace to perform before the court during the Double Ninth Festival, they’ll be desperately trying to pull strings to get Xie Yingying out."

As soon as Xie Pan’Er said this, the shrewd women of the Ji Family instantly understood her intentions.

The approval in their eyes became even more evident.

"So, what do you want us to help you with?" Huo Xing’Er asked.

"I wish to ask for the help of the Eighth Young Master."

"Ask Old Eighth?" Old Madam Ji was dumbstruck, and Xiaosuisui also couldn’t understand.

Xiaosuisui asked, "Why are you asking Uncle Eight for help? He’s not a worse villain than the Xie Family. He wouldn’t bully the Xie Family people, would he?"

Xiaosuisui still remembered her own words: the Xie Family members were bad, so they needed someone even worse to bully them. That was how they could save the pretty sister’s family.