Chapter 301: Banquet (1)
17th November.
To make the banquet as realistic as possible, the Jiang family had invited several aristocratic figures.
Lanni, who was waiting in one of the rooms in the hotel, was speechless when she peeked and saw regal figures litter the hall. She looked up at Madam Jiang with worry written all over her face. "Aunty, aren’t you concerned that you will offend too many people? After all, if they find out that I am fake and that they have been used as a pawn to make my identity more believable, they will not be happy in the slightest bit!"
Madam Jiang passed a gown to her. "Don’t worry. Since I dared to do something of this sort, I naturally put everything into consideration and ensured that there will be no repercussions."
Lanni felt reassured. She then took the gown carefully and her eyes widened when she saw it. "Is this..."
Madam Jiang knew why she was so shocked. She sat on the bed with a smile. "This is the gown I wore during my coming of age banquet." Although that was almost almost three decades ago, the gown was still beautiful, elegant and could not be considered as out of style. She had kept it carefully so it was still perfectly new as well.
It had been designed by the most famous designer from all those years ago, an elderly man at the time. Since it was his mpst treasured piece of work as well as the last before his passing, it had garnered tremendous fame and was considered as a treasure. Alas, after Madam Jiang wore it those many years ago, no one had seen it ever again. In fact, Lanni had only seen it in pictures.
"I had always wanted to give it to my daughter and let her wear it to her coming of age banquet. But... you know what."
She didn’t end up having any. Lanni finally understood why Madam Jiang was especially nice to every young woman she found to be obedient and likeable. It appeared that her desire for a daughter was stronger than it was rumored. Luckily, she had a son so she could have a daughter-in-law and granddaughters.