Chapter 360 - 227: How Should This Gift Be Given?
It was nearing noon, and these ladies, being well-versed in etiquette, knew that the banquet was about to begin and someone would come to invite them, so they did not bother Ran Yan with endless questions and instead found seats to rest.
Ran Yan was already parched and tongue-tied. After drinking two cups of water, she felt somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, the socializing was not as difficult as she had imagined. Ran Yan simply shared her theoretical knowledge just like explaining autopsy results at the Criminal Investigation Team, without having to talk about household affairs. She now firmly believed that the direction she had steered the conversation was extremely wise!
With a quarter of an hour left before noon, a maid reported that the old Lady had arrived.
Everyone promptly stood up to greet her.
Ran Yan observed from among the crowd. As the door dimmed, the first to enter was an elderly person with silver-white hair, supported gently by two maids. The old Lady had fair skin, her full head of silver hair was combed into a dignified low chignon, adorned with a deep emerald Ruyi Jade Hairpin, wearing a dark brown robe embroidered with golden thread longevity patterns. Although her facial skin was considerably saggy and she had a few light brown age spots on her brow arch, overall, she appeared very clean and elegant.
"Lady, in this bitter cold, why have you come here yourself?" To Ran Yan’s surprise, the person who went up to her was Lady Shangguan!
Just now, she sat here alone without many coming up to talk to her, seeming not to hold a high status.