Chapter 1088 - 905 Banquet Seating Arrangement_3

And then she reached out and took Xiaosuisui into her arms!

She called to everyone, "The dinner banquet is about to begin. Ladies and young misses, please follow this old lady."

The crowd headed towards the back garden, meeting Zhu Xiuxiu with Li Yanyan halfway.

Seeing Season Old Madam holding Xiaosuisui, she instinctively stepped back, looking around as if trying to find the National Master!

Since she resolutely saved her master and woke up, Li Yanyan had been kept by the National Master’s side, receiving a lot of wisdom from him.

He even recounted how the Ji Family leader protected the country, upheld justice, and supported the Imperial Court, which Li Yanyan listened to muddle-headedly, understanding nothing yet feeling as if she understood something.

Finally, the National Master told her that Li Suisui was someone she could only look up to, not compare with, and certainly not bear resentment towards!

Later, returning to the Capital City, the Li Family pampered her so much, as though she were some immortal being.

She began to forget her master’s teachings, whatever the Li Family said, she considered correct, even following along when Grandma cursed Li Suisui daily, she thought Grandma was right.

While she and Grandma were cursing Li Suisui, her master suddenly appeared in front of her and a bolt of spiritual power struck her cheek.

The look of anger and extreme disappointment on her master’s face scared her.

In the end, the master took her out of the Li Family, brought her to the National Master’s Mansion, explained the current state of both the Li Family and the National Master’s Mansion, and told her, "One has very few choices in life, and when you still have choices, make sure not to choose wrong!"

This sentence, inexplicably, appeared in her mind at this moment!

Li Suisui, in Season Old Madam’s embrace, turned her head to glance at Li Yanyan, neither greeting her nor acknowledging her, treating her as if she didn’t exist.

Seeing Li Suisui ignoring her, Li Yanyan pouted, feeling anger in her heart but daring not to express it.

The National Master’s seat was rather special, not placed with the young talents’ banquet, but arranged at Season Old Madam’s side, with Princess Lianchun next to it.

On the other side of Season Old Madam was Xie Pan’Er, and as soon as everyone saw the seating, their faces turned grim.

It was understandable for Season Old Madam to hold the primary seat at her banquet, and for the National Master and Princess Lianchun to have secondary seats. But why was Xie Pan’Er sitting closest to Season Old Madam?

Would it have been tolerable if Xie Pan’Er held one of the secondary seats? Why, then, was the position nearest the primary seated with the fifth wife from the separated sect of the Xie Family?

No!

Now they had become a separate sect, and she should be called the Xie Family’s First Lady!

"What is all this?

Season Old Madam invites us to enjoy the plum blossoms, yet places an obscure little girl in such an important seat!

Among those here, the Duke’s Mansion’s wife, the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife, aren’t they all prominent figures?

Why are they not seated in the main guest seats?"

People whispered among themselves, secretly glancing at the darkened faces of the Duke’s wife and the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife.

In no time, the spectators joined in, stirring up the situation.

"Indeed! A common family with no official rank sitting in the main guest seat—how dismissive of the Duke’s Mansion and the Marquis Ting Sheng’s Mansion!"

"Exactly, if I were the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife, or the Duke’s wife, how could I face staying here now?

This is a face trampled on the ground!"

The words reached the ears of the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife and the Duke’s wife, causing them to breathe irregularly.

The young ladies of both households couldn’t hold back and jumped up to approach Season Old Madam together.

Noticing the movements of these young girls, both the Duke’s wife and the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife were slightly stunned, quickly recovering without stopping them!

As young girls, full of vigor, saying things inappropriate or not was of little consequence!

For once, the Marquis Ting Sheng’s wife and the Duke’s wife were in rare agreement, letting their children proceed.

Daring to slight them, it would indeed be good to escalate matters, letting the outside world see how disrespectful this Ji Mansion truly was!

The two ladies exchanged a glance, sharing the same thought!

Meanwhile, Xiao Ning’Er and Shi Ning quickly walked up to Season Old Madam.

"Dare I ask, Old Madam, who arranged today’s seating?"

At that moment, Season Old Madam watched as the mansion’s maids led the guests to their seats; she was just about to announce that she was taking Xie Pan’Er as her adopted daughter, but before she could speak, she was questioned by the Miss from the Marquis Ting Sheng’s Mansion!