She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Lian Gui stepped through the door and immediately saw Ye Xinyan and Nanny Jin kneeling on the ground, an expected sight. Despite his cordial relations with Ye Xinyan and Nanny Jin recently, Lian Gui knew he couldn’t greet them at this moment.

So he dared not linger his gaze and simply bowed to Duke An, saying, "Righteous Guan, who escorted the Young Lady to the capital, has been settled in his accommodations. Righteous Guan is highly skilled in martial arts, does the Duke wish to meet him?"

Duke An had learned about Guan He in the messages and, as a military general, he held great regard for such individuals. Upon hearing Lian Gui’s request, he nodded slightly and said, "Let’s meet him. With such skill as Righteous Guan possesses, having escorted our family’s Female Relatives to the capital, I must offer him my heartfelt thanks in person. I’ll go see him now and thank Righteous Guan face to face."

Duke An instructed Lian Gui to arrange a meeting with Guan He in the outer courtyard’s study before turning to Yin Xiaocheng and saying, "Xiaocheng should meet him too. Guan He is Jiang Yifan’s senior brother, and the guards who went to gather intelligence have vouched for his exceptional prowess."

Yin Xiaocheng was familiar with Guan He, and meeting such a distinguished figure from Jianghu would be more engaging than staying here, watching his troublesome niece be punished by kneeling.

Ye Hongyang had no interest in Eccentric Experts from the Jianghu but knew the old master disliked such an attitude, so he dared not show his disinterest and also rose to follow.

This meant the Duchess no longer needed to stay in the main hall. Duke An instructed his wife, "The two Qi boys are young and must be tired from the journey; take them to their quarters to rest. Call them for dinner later."

Qi Jiaer, seeing a nanny approaching to lead them away, exclaimed anxiously, "Grandfather Duke, my sister and nanny are also exhausted from the travel; they need rest as well."