She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 690 - 688 He Can’t Raise Good Children

Chapter 690: Chapter 688 He Can’t Raise Good Children

Guan He withdrew her gaze, secretly giving Ye Xinyan a thumbs-up. Ye Xinyan might be irritating, but there was nowhere else she could be so carefree. This unreasonable woman, as long as she didn’t insist on arguing, was fine, but once she did, she would make sure not to suffer a loss, and that was not something everyone could manage.

What’s the point of living if not to live freely and do as one pleases? Ye Xinyan had that.

Jiang Yifan, hearing Ye Xinyan’s shameless words, could only helplessly let his gaze drift into the distance. There was nothing to be done about it, who can be blamed if Lord Prime Minister Han didn’t teach his granddaughter properly? It looked like the Han Family was set to swallow this dumb loss.

Han Yufang also heard what Miss Ye was plotting, and lifted her veil cap in a loss of composure, looking at the three children in front of her.

The clothes of those three children were indeed torn and dirty, but what was this Ye Xinyan talking about with top-grade fabric and top embroiderers? Was she bullying her for being unsophisticated? Could she be unaware of what constituted top-grade fabric and top embroiderers?

And those two strings of pearls on the smaller child’s hair buns. Those were thumb-sized pearls; did her child wrap a whole string around their hair buns? Could that small brat’s head even fit a string around it?

And what about that Hetian jade pendant, your children are wearing jackets and pants for goodness’ sake? Where would they hang a jade pendant?

The silver collar was indeed broken, and the maids from Duke An’s Mansion were holding two damaged pieces, with one child still awkwardly wearing one around the neck. Would your maid bother to pick up a broken silver collar but then lose valuable jade pendants and pearls? Is she trying to fool a fool?

The frustrated Han Yufang then looked at her own two protectors, who were supposed to look after the house and were naturally dressed plain, certainly not with any valuable decorations. Of course, she could not say that the Han Family’s protectors were clothed in top-grade material made by top embroiderers—how frustrating! That’s just being swindled.

Han Yufang pointed at Ye Xinyan, infuriated, "You, Ye Xinyan, you are shameless."

Ye Xinyan disdainfully curled her lips, "You might as well save the advantage in words for yourself, go back and have your grandfather prepare the silver. Especially for the pearls, since there are still two left, if you’re not sure about the quality to compensate for, I can give you one as a reference, so your grandfather can just prepare two strings accordingly."

Then, Ye Xinyan turned around triumphantly, waving to Qi Jiaer and the three children as well as the maids and protectors, "Let’s go, let’s go, we’ve seen enough of the City God Temple, it’s time to head to the Western Market."

Watching that unscrupulous woman from Duke An’s Mansion gradually walking away, Han Yufang was filled with indignation.

She had never dealt with Miss Ye of the Ye Family before; she was younger than Ye Xinyan, not in the same age group, and she had also heard many rumors about Ye Xinyan and looked down on her.

Normally, they wouldn’t cross paths, but who would have thought that after Ye Xinyan ran away, she got mixed up with His Highness Prince Yu? She heard that in the small county of Yuyuan Prefecture, they got along extremely well, just like close relatives. Prince Yu even sent his servants to Ye Xinyan and assigned protectors specifically to guard her—what kind of relationship was that?

Last time she came back, this woman made quite the splash; many people said that she had seduced His Highness Prince Yu, which was why she was so angry.

The last time at Prince Fu’s Mansion, she failed to gain the upper hand when provoking Ye Xinyan, and now she had suffered a huge loss over a single remark—how could she swallow this anger?

Looking at her two attendants, standing on one leg with a grimace on their faces. And to think about those two strings of thumb-sized pearls, the Hetian jade pendant, the top-grade...

Is there actually someone so shameless? It turns out when dealing with the shameless, there’s really no reasoning to be had.

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Although Ye Xinyan suggested they continue their visit to the Western Market, Qi Jiaer and the other two were in such a state—both their clothes and their faces—that walking down the street would surely turn heads and draw attention.

Therefore, the group found a restaurant in a busier part of the Western Market and settled in a private room overlooking the street. They ordered a table full of meals and a variety of snacks, watching the lively scene below while eating and chatting. They remained spirited until the Shen Hour before heading back.

The group first escorted Qi Jiaer and the other two children back to the Qi family.

Qi Younian was in the courtyard. He immediately noticed the varying degrees of bruises on the children’s faces, then gave Guan He, Jiang Yifan, and Ye Xinyan each a look, his heart filling with surprise. Two years ago, his grandson and grandnephew had fought with the children from the capital—it was an incident led by Guan He.

How could a fight break out amongst the children when Jiang Yifan and Ye Xinyan were present? Were the people of the capital so hot-tempered?

Guan He, meeting the old man’s gaze, casually waved a hand and said, "It’s nothing, nothing. Just kids playing around." Having said that, he turned and went back to his own room.

Jiang Yifan was a bit more reliable. He accompanied Qi Younian inside and after they sat down, Jiang Yifan roughly explained the situation. "As it turns out, it was our boy who clashed with the servants from the Han family. When all is said and done, it’s we who are at a loss, but it’s nothing serious."

Qi Younian was relieved, but the same could not be said for the Han Mansion. Upon her return, the first thing Ye Xinyan did was draw up a list of financial losses and had Song Ping deliver it to the Han Mansion.

Han Yanhui was surprised when he was informed that the Qi family’s butler had requested an audience. He became even more astonished when he heard that the messenger was sent by Miss Ye of Duke An’s Mansion. As soon as he realized which Qi family was involved, he had a bad feeling.

Although Ye Xinyan was a woman, she had always been difficult to deal with. Moreover, the butler didn’t request to see his wife but directly sought an audience with Lord Prime Minister Han—this approach carried a certain weight.

He took the invitation card handed over by the servant and opened it. The first thing that caught his eye was an attached list.

The servant presented a small cloth bag, saying, "The Qi family’s butler mentioned this contains a sample of the items listed for compensation."

Han Yanhui examined the list first.

The first item was compensation for three sets of clothing, crafted from top-quality fabric by top embroiderers, symbolizing fortune and happiness. Top-quality?

The next was for three silver collars, with noted designs. The descriptions were intricate, implying wealth and safety. Essentially, the damage wasn’t limited to the collars but extended to their invaluable meanings.

The third item was for three jade pendants. The pendants’ smoothness, glossiness, patina, and design were all meticulously described. Carvings that symbolized rapid promotion to nobility, safety in all things, and blessings of wealth, longevity, and happiness—it was indeed a comprehensive list.

The only item not detailed was the fourth: pearls. But it was written to refer to the actual object.

Han Yanhui uncovered the cloth bag and took out the pearl; indeed, it was a rare gem. To see the actual object meant to refer to this very pearl.

That old man from Duke An’s Mansion, he could never produce a good child. His son was so spineless, and finally, when there was an extraordinary granddaughter, she turned out to be so unruly!

Han Yanhui slammed his hand down on the table.