She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 470 - 468 Very Worried

Chapter 470: Chapter 468 Very Worried

Qi Jiaer shook her head, "She’s not good, her eyes never smile."

Ye Xinyan was surprised, "You can tell that her eyes don’t smile? Mother, can you see that?"

Madam Yin laughed, "How could he see that? He just knows that we don’t like Ye Xinyi, so he looks at her with prejudice, and naturally he finds fault with everything."

Oh, she had thought Qi Jiaer had some special talent.

Qi Sanshun interjected, "Aunt, that’s not true, this sister smiles when she speaks, but her eyes don’t look at you. Even the way she sits is uncomfortable to look at."

Ye Xinyan looked at Madam Yin and smiled, "Even the eyes of children can be quite sharp, can’t they?" Then, she pursed her lips and said, "When she was in the capital’s ladies’ circles, she was considered to have good manners. She comes here and doesn’t even glance at the two children, which is extremely rude."

Madam Yin sighed, "In the end, she simply doesn’t regard us mother and daughter seriously."

Ye Xinyan was silent for a moment, then took Madam Yin’s hand and said, "It’s alright, Mother. Soon she will realize she cannot ignore us." Sometimes, she really was at a loss for words with Madam Yin. With such a family background and strong support from her maternal family, yet she was so miserably edged out by Maternal Aunt Liu and those few insignificant people.

Take the real Ye Xinyan, for example. What’s wrong with marrying an imperial censor? Although it’s a minor position, it’s one that allows you to move in the presence of the emperor, and Jiang Yifan, no matter what, earned his position as an Imperial Scholar with his own capabilities.

Yet the man Ye Xinyi married was only a noble son living off his parents. The couple depended on a man who was merely an Imperial Academy Libationer, respected but only that,

Education is for applying what you learn. If one reads only for the sake of respect, then there’s nothing left to do but study. Respect is just respect, but also entirely useless. That Libationer, Ye Xinyi’s father-in-law, might well keep his position until he dies. What is there for her to boast about?

Not to mention what their daily lives are like. Even Ye Xinyi herself said it: Ji Mansion is strictly governed. With in-laws and brothers and sisters-in-law above her and nephews and nieces below, Ye Xinyi’s days in the Ji Mansion are far more constrained than Ye Xinyan’s unruly life in the Jiang Family.

What she couldn’t understand was that the original owner of this body actually envied Ye Xinyi’s oppressive life. So much so that in a fit of resentment, she did such a foolish thing, bringing her from the neon-lit modern city to this vastly cruel feudal society...

Forget it, forget it, let’s not talk about it anymore, it’s all tears.

Madam Yin felt much better after being comforted by Ye Xinyan. Thinking back to before, clever and sensible Ye Xinyi, who had always held the upper hand from the moment she entered the door, was now outmatched by her daughter step by step until finally, she was driven out of the courtyard.

For how many years had this concubine-born daughter, so elegant, virtuous, and intelligent, always held the advantage? This was the first time she had been put at a disadvantage in front of them, mother and daughter.

Ye Xinyi was forcibly sent out of Morning Moon Courtyard by Ye Xinyan and felt an unusual rage in her heart, along with a faint sense of loss and worry.

Although her birth mother was a concubine, she was different from other concubines; her mother held an irreplaceable position in her father’s heart. Consequently, she and her two brothers were also dearly loved by their father, and their days in Duke An’s Mansion were very comfortable, with clothing and upbringing not at all inferior to those of legitimate sons and daughters of other wealthy families.

Yet her identity as a concubine’s child had always been her inner torment. She excelled at everything, she shone in every aspect, but just because Ye Xinyan’s foolish mother came from a marquis’ family, she was born with a lower status than Ye Xinyan. She couldn’t accept this.

Fortunately, aside from her birth, Ye Xinyan had nothing else going for her, and this fact alone provided her with some consolation.

But today, she saw a different Ye Xinyan. Although Ye Xinyan was still indecorous and ill-mannered, she had gained a composure and an air of confidence as if everything was under control. Her words were rude but extremely sharp, especially those last few sentences where she looked down on her with undisguised disdain from an absolute height.

Why? How could such an ignorant and foolish woman look down on her?

Ye Xinyi walked toward Maternal Aunt Liu’s courtyard with a smile on her face and dignified poise, but the handkerchief in her hand was wrinkled beyond recognition from her nervous kneading.

As soon as Maternal Aunt Liu heard that her daughter had returned to Duke’s Mansion, she eagerly awaited her arrival. Seeing her approach from afar, she hurriedly walked a few steps to meet her, and mother and daughter laughed and talked as they entered the room.

Once inside, Ye Xinyi could no longer maintain her light and breezy smile. With a wave of her hand, she dismissed the maids and old woman servants and her expression fell.

Noticing this, Maternal Aunt Liu hurriedly ushered her to sit on the kang, poured her a cup of hot tea, and asked, "What’s wrong? Weren’t you just greeting the wife of the heir apparent? Did she see you?"

Ye Xinyi’s eyes brimmed with tears. "Auntie, Ye Xinyan has gone too far in bullying me."

"What happened? Did she insult you? Did she lay hands on you?" Maternal Aunt Liu’s heart skipped a beat as she scrutinized her daughter from head to toe. Ye Xinyan was known to be crude and could become violent if provoked.

"She, she has abused her status to humiliate me," Ye Xinyi said distressfully.

Maternal Aunt Liu felt somewhat relieved and consoled her, "She’s just a woman whose reputation is in tatters and who has been cast aside by her husband’s family; what status does she have left? There, there, Xinyi, don’t trouble yourself with that fool. Before long, she will be sent back to that remote village in Yuyuan Prefecture. Without Ye Xinyan, the wife of the heir apparent will lose her backbone, and even with you here, she won’t have the heart to see you."

"But," Ye Xinyi said anxiously, "the Princess Fu is hosting the Spring Welcome Banquet on the eighth day of the month. Yesterday, while attending a banquet at Han Mansion with my mother-in-law, Princess Fu specifically took the time to converse with me, mentioning Ye Xinyan and suggesting that I accompany her to the banquet at Prince Fu’s Mansion."

Maternal Aunt Liu was slightly surprised. A conversation with Princess Fu was a good sign for her daughter. However, bringing up Ye Xinyan, who wasn’t present... it might be that the princess consort spoke to her daughter just to discuss Ye Xinyan or to make sure her daughter would persuade Ye Xinyan to attend the banquet.

Why would Princess Fu take an interest in Ye Xinyan?

Maternal Aunt Liu, seeing Ye Xinyi’s upset expression, guessed that she had hit a wall, "Ye Xinyan refuses to go with you?"

Finally, Ye Xinyi’s tears began to fall. "Not only did she refuse to go with me, but she also mocked me for not having received an invite from the princess consort herself, bluntly saying I am merely the daughter-in-law of an ordinary court official, while she has once again become the young lady of Duke An’s Mansion, a status far above mine."

In a burst of anger, Maternal Aunt Liu blurted out, "That shameless wretch! After committing such disgraceful acts and being divorced by Jiang Yifan, she doesn’t feel ashamed, but rather, she takes pride in it."

With tears streaming down her face, Ye Xinyi said, "When Princess Fu spoke yesterday, both my mother-in-law and sister-in-law were present, and my mother-in-law was even contemplating using this opportunity to curry favor with Prince Fu’s Mansion, hoping for additional support in my husband’s official career. But Ye Xinyan flatly refused, leaving me at a loss for how to explain this to my in-laws."

Maternal Aunt Liu also frowned. In the past, perhaps the Princely Heir could have pressured Madam Yin into making Ye Xinyan agree. But these past two years, Madam Yin hadn’t regarded the Princely Heir at all, and now with Ye Xinyan’s return, Madam Yin was even less likely to pay him any heed. This was a difficult problem to solve.

Ye Xinyi continued, "She not only refused to go with me, but she also said that seeing me would frighten her so she wouldn’t be able to sleep. If she says the same to others, even if most don’t believe it, there’s still a chance that someone with an ulterior motive might use it to slander me. I’m very worried."