She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 223 - 222 Annoyance

Chapter 223: Chapter 222 Annoyance

Ye Xinyan reflected on the situation at that time. Judging by the intense expression on Jiang Yifan’s face when he examined the ore cart and tracks, he must have thought of something, but she couldn’t grasp the key point.

Ye Xinyan tried hard to recall any track-related information from her memory. In her memory, the things most closely associated with tracks seemed to be only electric trains, subways, and railways. If pushed further back, there would be the steam engine, which seemed to have applications in mining tunnels. But under the conditions of this particular era, it was impossible to use these technologies. Even the mining areas that could utilize tunnels had highly modernized shafts, which would not appear in an era of such low productivity.

Being a person born and bred in ancient times, Jiang Yifan wouldn’t have such thoughts. It wasn’t that he wasn’t intelligent or lacked imagination, but his imagination was constrained by the era and environment in which he grew up.

When Ye Xinyan received the invitation, her thought was that Jinrong was up to some new mischief. Meanwhile, Anshun’s household member, who had temporarily settled in a farmer’s home in Clear Water Village and started to attend to Lady Qi closely, almost dropped her jaw when she saw the gilt invitation from the county government office.

Was this the invitation sent by Jiang Yifan, who had once been impatient with and extremely loathed Miss Ye? Although she hadn’t seen the content, she could tell from the invitation’s elegance and seriousness that Lord Jiang was formally inviting Miss Ye to his home. Could it really be for an important discussion?

But what important matter could the county head and Miss Ye possibly have to discuss?

Rubbing her forehead in confusion, Anshun’s household member thought that Miss Ye did seem somewhat different from the past, but Lord Jiang had been tormented for three whole years. Could he really have forgotten the past so quickly?

Ye Xinyan casually tossed the invitation to Bi Ning, "Put it in the inner room." She didn’t take it too seriously – once she would go tomorrow, she would naturally understand what it was all about. It was no use thinking more about it now.

Before dinner, Qi Jia was being naughty inside and outside the house. Not long after, she ran out holding the invitation, directly up to Ye Xinyan, and asked, "Sister, I saw this on your desk. What is it? It’s so pretty."

Ye Xinyan glanced at it and said disinterestedly, "That’s just for sending messages, what people call an invitation."

"What kind of way is that to teach a child?" Nanny Jin glanced at her, turning to address Qi Jia, "Let Nanny look at this; this is an invitation. It is a written request to visit, used between people of standing when they invite one another."

Qi Jia inquired further, "Does that mean, sister is a person of standing now? The person who invited sister, do they have standing too?"

"Yes, if little Jiajia studies hard and becomes learned, then you will also be a person of standing," Nanny Jin laughed, "and will use invitations like this to communicate."

"Is it always such beautiful invitations?" Qi Jia pointed at the invitation Nanny Jin was holding and asked.

"Yes, the more learned and of higher standing the person is, the prettier the invitations they use," Nanny Jin replied, noticing the content inside and expressing her surprise. "Why would Lord Jiang send an invitation to you, Ye Zi? What does it say?"

Anshun’s household member, who was by the side tidying up the dinner table, crockery, and other items, listened quietly to the conversation between Nanny Jin and Ye Xinyan. Not just her, even Nanny Jin, who had always been by Miss Ye’s side, showed the same reaction of surprise.

Furthermore, Nanny Jin’s reaction provided some reassurance to Anshun’s household member. It seemed from Nanny Jin’s words that there truly hadn’t been any interaction between Miss Ye and Lord Jiang since their separation.

Ye Xinyan curled her lip, "I have no idea, doesn’t the invitation say it’s about farming affairs or something? It might just be that, about oxen and farming."

Nanny Jin held the invitation and pondered for a moment before looking up at Anshun’s Household again, still feeling uneasy. No one knew better than she how Lord Jiang and Miss Ye got along with each other. If it weren’t absolutely necessary, Lord Jiang would never spare Miss Ye an extra glance. Even now, though Miss Ye’s temperament had changed greatly from before, Lord Jiang had never shown her a kind face.

She handed the invitation back to Qi Jia, instructing him to put it back where it came from, then said to Ye Xinyan, "How about this, tomorrow this servant will accompany Ye Zi to the county government office to see what this is all about."

"No need for that, it’s such a trivial matter. Nanny, don’t worry, our household is not the same as before. Now that we have the people from Duke’s Mansion and Sixth Master Rong, are we still afraid of a mere county magistrate doing anything to me?"

Miss Ye’s nature seemed not to have changed much after all. There she was, as soon as she gained some power, speaking in such an arrogant and disrespectful tone. Anshun’s Household quietly cleared the dining table, wondering if Miss Ye, relying on the support of the royal palace and the Duke’s Mansion, would slowly revert to her former unruly self and whether they would be able to handle such a situation.

"You child, how can you speak like this? Lord Jiang is an official of the court, handling all the affairs of Qingyuan County for the Son of Heaven. We shouldn’t speak of him like that. Not just that, considering Lord Jiang’s diligence and fairness, Ye Zi shouldn’t talk like this. Since Lord Jiang took office..."

"Nanny, I was wrong, I was wrong, all right? I get it, I’ll definitely respect Lord Jiang from now on and won’t speak recklessly again. I promise I won’t repeat this mistake in the future, I really won’t."

Ye Xinyan hastily interrupted Nanny Jin, incessantly admitting her errors. Great, Nanny Jin was proving to have the makings of a chatterbox. If Nanny Jin was allowed to continue, they would probably miss dinner.

Nanny Jin furrowed her brows and said, "Even so, speaking ill of others is unacceptable. You should know that..."

Ye Xinyan raised one hand, "I won’t do it to others either, Nanny. I respect others too, I really do, I promise."

Anshun’s Household’s eyes widened, darting back and forth between Ye Xinyan and Nanny Jin in amazement, the shock in her heart beyond words. What’s going on with Miss Ye... Can Nanny Jin actually control Miss Ye? With just a few words from Nanny Jin, Miss Ye had admitted her wrongdoing.

Nanny Jin eyed Ye Xinyan with a full face of worry, hesitating. That’s just how Miss Ye was, quickly admitting her mistakes every time she was admonished, her demeanor was impeccable. But afterwards, she would go back to her old ways and not take any of it to heart.

The invitation was sent in the capacity of the magistrate of Qingyuan County, and Lord Jiang already had plenty of distaste for Miss Ye. She couldn’t afford to be tactless and say something unpleasant; it wouldn’t just be a personal offense to Jiang Yifan, but an affront to the county magistrate.

Nanny Liu, who was originally planning to come in and arrange for dinner when she saw this scene, stopped in her tracks, stood by the door, and quietly waited for Nanny Jin to finish the topic.

Ye Xinyan felt anger rising within her, watched by the four people and eight eyes in the small room.

She glanced over each person one by one, arching her eyebrows as she spoke, "What is this, what are you doing? Watching me every day with so many people and so many eyes, can I live a peaceful life, can I breathe easily? Otherwise, I’ll tell your masters to go back, I can’t live like this anymore." Her tone was full of brewing resentment.

Nanny Liu and Anshun’s Household’s expressions changed, this was a sign that Miss Ye was about to lose her temper.