Chapter 1089 - 906: About to Slap the Face

The question raised by Shi Ning made everyone present perk up their ears!

Some even had the corners of their mouths slightly upturned, ready to watch the unfolding drama.

"Hehe! It’s the young girl from the Shi Family! What? Do you have objections to the seating arrangement I personally made?"

Old Madam Ji looked at Shi Ning with a smile.

"Did you... personally arrange it?"

Shi Ning was quite surprised.

"That’s right, I arranged it myself!"

Old Madam Ji continued to smile brightly.

"Oh! The old madam personally arranged the seating, it seems she takes this plum blossom banquet very seriously.

I wonder why you placed such insignificant people in the guest of honor seat?

Could it be that you don’t regard the dignified ladies present here with titles and decrees?"

Listening to Shi Ning’s words, others joined in concurrence.

"Indeed, the seating arrangement by Old Madam Ji is truly inappropriate!"

The faces of the Duchess and the Marchioness of Ting Sheng immediately showed a hint of satisfaction.

It’s time for the old madam, who hasn’t been active in the Capital City for years, to realize her mistake, right?

Hurry up and adjust the seating, or very soon, the Ji Family will become a laughingstock among the noblewomen of the Capital City!

"Is this Shi Family girl suggesting that this old woman lacks knowledge!"

Just as the Duchess and the Marchioness of Ting Sheng were feeling inwardly triumphant, everyone heard Old Madam Ji speak again.

However, Shi Ning did not answer her question, instead Miss Xiao Ning’Er from the Duke’s Mansion spoke up.

"Old Madam Ji, having been away from the Capital City for long, might have forgotten the rules here, allowing a mere common girl to be seated before so many ladies!

Among those present, there are quite a few ladies with titles, right!

This seating arrangement, who are you disregarding?"

After being released from the Celestial Prison, Xiao Ning’Er had heard about how her mother was humiliated at Ji Mansion.

She originally didn’t want to come here today, but her father insisted, saying it was an opportunity!

A damn opportunity, when the Ji Family first returned to the Capital City, on the day of the Double Ninth Festival Palace Banquet, the Ji Family caused her to kneel for quite some time at the gate of Cining Palace.

Later, when her cousin, the Emperor, was poisoned, she was imprisoned in the Celestial Prison, and her mother shamelessly sought help from the Ji Family, only to be humiliated by them!

Today was truly a perfect opportunity, effortlessly finding a way to humiliate the Ji Family in return; at this moment, Xiao Ning’Er was in high spirits!

However, her good mood was somewhat premature, as Old Madam Ji immediately responded.

"Miss Xiao Ning’Er is dissatisfied with the seat I arranged for Pan’Er!"

Xiao Ning’Er looked at her sideways, with a face full of arrogance.

"Old Madam Ji, please forgive me, Ning’Er is just a straightforward person, and even the Empress Dowager often reprimands me for this, but I just can’t control myself, I always have to speak up against injustice!"

Xiao Ning’Er’s words were undoubtedly leveraging the authority of the Empress Dowager to pose grandly!

To Old Madam Ji and others, her behavior seemed nothing short of a joke!

"Oh! Then I understand, you think my family’s Pan’Er is not qualified to sit here! Is that it?"

Old Madam Ji calmly turned her head to glance at Xie Pan’Er, who looked quite uneasy and flustered!

"Indeed, we all know that Chang Rongshun and Princess Shunhe favor this unconventional girl, but no matter how much they like her, she is merely a common girl!

She essentially doesn’t even have the qualification to dine with us, so how does she deserve a position higher than ours?"

Xiao Ning’Er’s words made everyone burst into laughter, mocking the Ji Family’s ignorance of proper etiquette, and laughing even harder at Xie Pan’Er’s low status!

"Oh! Look at me, I almost forgot the most important thing, thank you for the reminder, Miss Xiao Ning’Er!"

Old Madam Ji spoke while directly standing up and leading Xie Pan’Er to the center of the banquet!

Her actions left many people confused, they didn’t understand what scene Old Madam Ji was creating?

The crowd’s confusion was soon answered.

Old Madam Ji held Xie Pan’Er’s hand, stood in the very center of the banquet, and in a full voice loudly declared.

"Everyone, I hosted this plum blossom banquet today because there is something I want to tell you all, and I wish for everyone to be a witness for our Ji Family, as witnesses to an event!"