Chapter 398 - 397: Someone’s Coming
The journey from Qingyuan County to the capital was long, and Ye Xinyan and the others would surely travel by carriage, a journey that would take at least half a month. According to Ye Xinyan’s own plan, half a month to go, one to two months to stay in the capital, and half a month to return, that would be a total of three months’ time.
In her hands, she was managing the business of Jinrong and Jiang Yifan, and she had to arrange everything for these three months. There were also two small eateries in the county and prefecture cities, which Ye Xinyan had planned as a retirement business for Nanny Jin, and these also needed to be well settled.
While arranging things for the cattle farm and the dairy product workshop, Ye Xinyan sent Qi Ercheng and the Zhou Nanny from the royal mansion to Yuyuan City, bringing back Nanny Jin.
The household matters were left to Nanny Liu. Qi Younian, who had been busy all year, was supposed to rest at home this winter, but since Qi Ercheng went to the prefecture city, the small eatery had to be left to a young servant who followed Qi Ercheng, and Qi Younian would check on it from time to time.
According to Nanny Liu’s instructions, Ye Xinyan must take attendants with her, for if she had no one by her side upon arriving in the capital, it was hard to guarantee that the Duke’s Mansion wouldn’t assign people to her.
Ye Xinyan thought about it and realized that it made sense. Even as a guest staying in Duke An’s Mansion, she would need attendants. If she didn’t have any, she would have to comply with the arrangements of Duke An’s Mansion. Even if she disliked having too many people and the inconvenience of finding lodgings on the road, she should still bring two maids and an old woman servant.
After much consideration, Ye Xinyan decided to bring Bi Ning with her. Although Bi Ning was from Jinrong Residence, she had been with Ye Xinyan long enough to develop a significant rapport. When moving around Duke An’s Mansion, it was essential to have a well-behaved maid by her side to keep up appearances.
She was accompanied by Bi Ning, Jiu Yue, a servant from Song Ping’s household, and Nanny Jin, who was also following her. As for Qi Jiaer, Guan He would take care of Qi Jiaer, Qi Sanshun, Jiuhua, and Zi Ning.