She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 237 - 236 Getting More and More Complicated

Chapter 237: Chapter 236 Getting More and More Complicated

The Old Master’s overall message was just one line, "Put our hearts together and our strength in unison, let’s work hard toward a better life."

Ye Xinyan listened and secretly rolled her eyes, you would like to treat everyone as your own family, but that’s Jiang Yifan’s elder martial brother, would they be willing to be as close as family with you?

The current Qi Younian could tell what expression Ye Xinyan was making just by looking at the back of her head, "Enough with the eye-rolling, just tell me what you mean. I think Lord Jiang is quite trustworthy, a man of good character. The people he recommends surely can’t be wrong."

Cheung Wusi couldn’t help but let out an unkind chuckle as he listened to Qi Younian speak. Big brother is old but still as sharp as ever, and Ye Zi is just too sincere. With such a high status, she never puts on airs, just behaves like an ordinary child.

Ye Xinyan muttered to herself about how her current behavior was so transparent that even a little movement or glance was instantly seen through, and with a feeling of helplessness, she pursed her lips and said, "I’ve been so busy these days I can’t even tell east from west, let alone worry about these matters. Grandad and Grandfather Cheung have been through the wringer over the years, you two handle it, whatever you decide is fine. But I’ll remind Grandad,"

She did trust that Jiang Yifan had no bad intentions, but she didn’t want to deal with him either. It was better to keep contact with the former husband of the original owner of the body to a minimum.

Ye Xinyan glanced at Nanny Liu and the servants from Anshun’s Household, and said, "Our house isn’t short of people now, but they are all from other families. At any time, at a single word from their original households, our house would be left with no one, and the yard would be empty."

In the Qi family nowadays, Qi Younian, Cheung Wusi, Wong Qiao, and Ye Xinyan as siblings, sat together at the dining table. The rules of the Duke’s Mansion and royal households were strict; at most, they could tolerate Ye Xinyan dining with Old Master Qi, but there would never be a time like before, when only Nanny Jin was around, when the whole family would eat together.

Therefore, when Qi Younian and others dined, Nanny Jin, Nanny Liu, and the rest would wait on them indoors and out. Only after the head of the household finished eating and everything was cleaned up would they start to see to their own meals. When Ye Xinyan spoke these words, two chief nannies from the Duke’s Mansion and royal household were present in the room.

Nanny Jin silently gave herself a facepalm. Her young miss’s nature had not changed much, had it? Who speaks their mind so directly in front of others?

She quickly smiled and made peace, "The Old Master should just follow his own judgment, what Ye Zi said is just like her usual chatter, nothing special meant by it."

The servants from Anshun’s Household didn’t watch or care about what Ye Xinyan said. Having observed over the last few days, the young miss’s actions and words were much more reliable than in the past. These few remarks were nothing in comparison to before. Seeing this, serving the young miss for a year or half wouldn’t seem so difficult after all.

They also secretly admired Nanny Jin’s good fortune. Look at Nanny Jin now, living so comfortably. Managing all the business by herself, having the final say in everything and also guiding the young miss. Whether the young miss listens to her guidance is a different story, but as long as Nanny Jin speaks, the young miss would agree with the quickest and most sincere attitude, even if she doesn’t plan on following through.

Look at the influence, even the kindest master doesn’t treat their servants this way. Nanny Jin’s dedication to the young miss had not been in vain.

As for Nanny Liu, there is even less to say. Ever since she witnessed the Sixth Master’s attitude toward the young miss a couple of days ago, let alone the young miss’s frank remarks, even if significantly more outrageous, given the Sixth Master’s tolerance toward the young miss, she did not dare to object, right?

Qi Younian was also at a loss for words when looking at Ye Xinyan. Ye Zi was not wrong in her thoughts, but he couldn’t tell her in front of all these people that Lord Jiang had already spoken to him about staffing matters. He could only go along with Nanny Jin’s lead and lightly brush aside the implications of Ye Xinyan’s words.

Although Nanny Liu and Nanny Qiao of the Duke’s Mansion were wholeheartedly devoted to Ye Zi and immensely kind to Xiao Jiajia, still, always relying on servants from other households was indeed not a solution. Having one’s own servants was imperative.

Qi Jiaer spoke up after the adults had finished their conversation, "Grandfather, I met Lord Jiang today and even spoke with him."

Ye Xinyan had already heard about it from Zi Ning; she glanced sideways at the child but did not interrupt him. For a young child to strike up a conversation with the County Magistrate was noteworthy—children present would surely relay the event to their parents at home. Such affairs couldn’t be kept from spreading.

Qi Younian had been busy working at the construction site and was surprised to learn that Qi Jiaer had encountered Jiang Yifan, he asked in astonishment, "Xiao Jiajia even spoke with Lord Jiang? When you met him, did you pay proper respects?"

Qi Jiaer lifted his chin proudly and said, "I did pay respects. Lord Jiang even praised me for being sensible."

"Oh? And what did Xiao Jiajia talk about with Lord Jiang?"

"Lord Jiang asked if we would be punished by the adults at home for being covered in dirt, and we all said no. He also mentioned that when he takes time to bathe and rest, he’ll take me rabbit hunting. He boasted of his rabbit hunting skills and said that later we could grill and eat them."

Ye Xinyan’s gaze flickered. Jiang Yifan said all that? What did he mean? First, he recommended his elder martial brother to her family, and now he wants to take Qi Jia hunting rabbits—could it be that, seeing her bright prospects, he couldn’t wait to plant someone in her household to curry favor with her family?

She subconsciously rubbed her cheek; such speculation seemed somewhat narcissistic. After Jinrong’s bestowment incident, she was determined not to assume others would harbor... those kinds of thoughts about her, especially not someone like Jiang Yifan.

However, if it wasn’t for those reasons, what else could it be? Could it be to station a skilled individual close by to keep an eye on her household, to ensure they wouldn’t leak Jinrong’s ambitions?

She firmly believed in Qi Younian’s integrity and discretion, and she didn’t need to mention her own. Even for the sake of self-preservation, she would never treat such matters as casual conversation. As long as no one had any ill intentions, the arrival of someone new didn’t seem to be a problem, but then, wouldn’t her family become an assembly of various individuals, while her own relatives were the least in number? Ye Xinyan frowned at the thought.

"Oh? Lord Jiang is taking Xiao Jiajia rabbit hunting?" Qi Younian looked for Nanny Jin’s reaction to the news and exchanged a glance with Cheung Wusi. Lord Jiang intended to... take a bunch of kids rabbit hunting? No matter how one considered it, the image was rather unsettling.

Cheung Wusi cast a quick glance at Wong Qiao and shook his head helplessly at Qi Younian, signaling his inability to deal with the situation, and continued eating his meal. With more people paying attention to his elder brother’s household, the household affairs were becoming increasingly complex. Fortunately, although there were many people here, none seemed to have sinister intentions; otherwise, it would have been rough.

Qi Jiaer nodded vigorously, "Exactly, upon hearing that we couldn’t catch the rabbits, Lord Jiang said he would take us hunting and then grill the rabbits to eat. Lord Jiang is so kind."

Anshun’s Household listened with sparkling eyes and a series of question marks popping up in their minds.