She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Jiang Yifan turned his horse’s head and saw Ye Xinyan approaching unrushed and unhurried.

Attendant Shi Yu and Attendant Shi Shu, along with a few other young servants, saw Ye Xinyan coming and exchanged glances before quietly sliding off their horses and standing behind Jiang Yifan, holding the reins.

"This humble woman pays her respects to Lord Jiang," Ye Xinyan stopped a few steps away from Jiang Yifan, delivering a perfunctory courtesy, and asked, "Is there a matter that brings Lord Jiang to this place?"

From his elevated position on his horse, Jiang Yifan looked down at Ye Xinyan and suddenly remembered the scene when he had encountered her on his way to his post at the beginning of the year.

At that time, Ye Xinyan had looked up at him just like this, lacking the usual haughtiness of a Duke’s Mansion’s young lady, her appearance unkempt and shabby in patched and worn clothes, and her words contained a hint of restraint and nervousness. Yet, after only a few sentences, she could not suppress her nature, her brows knitting and her eyes widening as if she was about to reveal her true self.

Half a year had passed, and Ye Xinyan was still looking up at him, but the distress and embarrassment from that time had vanished, replaced by much more composure and steadiness.

Now, although she lacked the domineering presence of the Duke’s Mansion, without the surrounding silks and jewels or the bevy of maids and servant women, she stood alone before a crowd of people, yet she didn’t seem out of place at all, shining even brighter than she had in the capital.

Jiang Yifan squinted and took a long look at Ye Xinyan before finally asking, "I remember that the cattle farm raises dairy cows, so why do I see that there are only a few cows left in the pen?"

Ye Xinyan tilted her head slightly to look up at Jiang Yifan, but feeling the angle was still too steep, she stepped back a few more paces.

Because she had moved even farther away, she had to speak up, "The dairy cows in the cattle farm that produce less than five kilograms of milk have all been taken out to help with the harvest. After the autumn harvest, they will also be raised as ordinary plough cattle and bred..." She glanced at Jiang Yifan’s frown that had suddenly deepened, and after a mental turn, retracted the word "bred" upon noticing the county officials and government officials standing behind him.