Su Pan'er did not speak, but silently lit three incense sticks, bowed twice before the Plaque of the Qin Family's ancestors, and only then did she rise to insert the incense into the burner.
Regardless of the Qin Family's past lifesaving grace towards Qin Yi and the kindness they had shown in raising him over the years, the plaques in the ancestral hall represented those who had passed away. Abiding by the principle that the dead are to be honored above the living, these three incense sticks were also rightfully hers to offer.
The Clan Leader, along with several Clan elders, also offered incense, and then invited Su Pan'er to sit down on the other side.
Su Pan'er did not take a seat but instead broached the reason for her visit that day.
"Clan Leader," she said, "I've come today to walk around the ancestral hall alone, just to look around." She emphasized the word "alone."
What was there to see in the ancestral hall? Apart from plaques, there were only more plaques, right?
