She Became A Downfall Noble Lady -
Chapter 640 - 638: Face Flushed Red
Chapter 640: Chapter 638: Face Flushed Red
"Is that not alright? With someone as astonishing as Righteous Guan, if he is unwilling to marry, how can anyone force him?"
Jiang Yifan smiled and said, "Who is forcing him? It’s just about settling him down. He’s over thirty years old, how long does he plan to wander? Marrying early and having children to enjoy a comfortable life is quite good. You just need to convey my master’s intention of starting a family and make the wedding arrangements for him. As for whether he is willing or anything of that sort, you don’t need to concern yourself with it."
As for the person who would coerce him, naturally, my mother cannot show her face, someone else will do. Ah Yan has long found him disagreeable and often scolds him for leading young ladies on, ruining their entire lives.
This matter should be handled by Ah Yan. Since even Ah Yan can’t stand it anymore, my master certainly needs to get married.
After breakfast, the family cleared the dining table. Mother and sons chatted idly for a while until Lady Qin asked about the half-discussed topic from the day before, "Yuanfan, explain properly to your mother, what exactly is happening with your marriage?" As she spoke, Lady Qin’s brows furrowed subconsciously—she genuinely disapproved of that woman.
Upon hearing Lady Qin’s question, Jiang Yiyuan and Nanny Hong, standing beside her, immediately fell silent and looked at Jiang Yifan.
Jiang Yifan scanned the other people in the room.
Lady Qin waved her hand at the several maids in the room, signaling them to leave.
With only Lady Qin, her sons, and Nanny Hong remaining in the room, Jiang Yifan began to speak, "That year, there was trouble at Duke An’s birthday banquet, and Ah Yan felt she couldn’t stay in the capital any longer. Unable to swallow her anger, she left the capital in secret with Nanny Jin to look for Nanny Jin’s relative. After wandering for months without finding her kin, she fortuitously met Old Master Qi and came to be recognized as his granddaughter under the Qi family name..."
Afterward, Jiang Yifan roughly recounted to his mother what had happened between himself, Ye Xinyan, and Jinrong in Qingyuan County.
"Ah Yan truly learned her lesson and has changed completely; she’s different from before. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been taken back to the capital by Duke An, much less receive such regard from him."
Lady Qin frowned and said, "How can you be sure she will always be like this? What if one day she becomes discontented and causes trouble for you again, do you think you can just divorce her once more?"
Jiang Yiyuan and Nanny Hong remained silent, only looking at Jiang Yifan, their disapproval clearly evident.
Seeing their expressions, Jiang Yifan stood up from his chair, lifted the front of his long robe, knelt to the ground, and said to Lady Qin, "In the past few years, Ah Yan has suffered a lot and been through many hardships. Not only did she help Old Master Qi with business matters, but she also single-handedly raised the Qi family’s youngest brother and educated him well. She truly understands the ways of the world now. If one day she becomes upset and loses her temper, I, as her son, will patiently deal with her, never again ignoring her and letting her go mad as I did before. I believe I can get along with her. Mother, please fulfill your son’s wish."
Lady Qin looked at Nanny Hong and Jiang Yiyuan, clearly exasperated and disapproving, yet she couldn’t voice her objections. However, she was utterly unwilling to let her son marry that woman again.
On that day, without explanation, her son sent back to the Jiang family the maid she had painstakingly sent from their ancestral home. Shocked, she inquired carefully and understood all of the misdeeds of the Ye family girl.
She felt profoundly relieved that her son was a martial practitioner, skilled in martial arts. Otherwise, if one day that wicked woman lost her temper, wouldn’t her son also be beaten to death?
Not to mention that the woman’s own conduct was questionable, with none of her actions being defensible. How could she feel at ease letting her son take such a woman back into their home again?
Nanny Hong saw that Lady Qin had something to say, and she quietly walked over to Jiang Yiyuan’s side, tugged at his sleeve, and gave him a meaningful look.
Jiang Yiyuan was also sharp-minded, noticing that neither his mother nor his brother were speaking, and his brother was still kneeling on the ground, having said a lot but not yet standing up. He followed Nanny Hong’s hints and quietly left the room.
Once the two had left, Lady Qin finally said to Jiang Yifan, "Stand up and speak if you have something to say. You haven’t done anything wrong; you just want to marry a girl you fancy. Whether it is agreeable or not, we can discuss that later. If it really won’t work out, no amount of kneeling will help."
Jiang Yifan couldn’t help but give a bitter smile as he stood up, but he didn’t sit down. Looking at Lady Qin, he said, "Mother, do you trust your son’s judgment? Ah Yan is truly a rare and good woman in this world. Please don’t belittle her because of past events. Nowadays, in the capital, there are many aristocratic clans who want to marry Ah Yan. Ah Yan’s agreement to marry me is my good fortune. I earnestly request that you fulfill this wish."
Lady Qin frowned deeply, staring at Jiang Yifan in silence. She knew her son’s character best; it was rare for him to plead with his parents, and in her memory, he had never asked for anything. Now, for a woman with no virtue, he was even making such a plea.
"Isn’t it nearly New Year’s? It’s not good to propose at this time. Let’s put it off for a bit. You should think it over carefully, and after the New Year, we’ll discuss it again."
Upon hearing Lady Qin’s words, Jiang Yifan almost jumped on the spot.
It had not been easy for him to persuade Ah Yan, and if his mother delayed it until after the New Year, then during the New Year, how could he and Ah Yan meet and exchange gifts like fiancés? What would he even do on the eighth day of the New Year, an entire day? And the Lantern Festival... During the Lantern Festival’s evening, as the brilliant fireworks lit up the sky, how desolate and anxious would he feel?
He stared at Lady Qin, not knowing how to begin persuading her.
Lady Qin was shocked by the expression on Jiang Yifan’s face. What did her son mean? With only seven or eight days until the New Year, did he intend to hastily decide on the marriage in these few days?
Lady Qin’s face darkened as she asked, "Yuanfan, do you really want Mother to propose for you before the New Year?"
"... Mother... That’s what I was thinking. I received a letter saying you could arrive in the capital before the New Year. So, a few days ago, I visited Ah Yan, and after much persuasion, she agreed to settle the marriage before the New Year."
Facing his own mother, Jiang Yifan was unusually embarrassed.
Lady Qin, holding back a heart full of doubt, asked more sternly, "What exactly is going on? The young lady, whom you once looked down upon, now you’re in such a hurry to marry. In just a few days, it’s the New Year, and everyone is busy. Who proposes at this time? And to settle the marriage within seven or eight days, where’s the sense in that?"
Lady Qin paused before voicing the suspicion in her heart, "Did the two of you do something irrevocable, which is why you’re in such a rush to marry?"
"Have we?" Jiang Yifan immediately understood Lady Qin’s implication, his face turning crimson as he hurriedly defended. If such an accusation was attached to Ah Yan, who knew how annoyed Ah Yan would become.
"That’s not the case at all. What kind of person does Mother think I am? How could I do such a thing?"
Jiang Yifan wanted to defend Xinyan’s honour but gave it a second thought and decided against it. They were both women, prone to pettiness. If his mother felt he’d forgotten about her the moment he was to get married, that would spell trouble.
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