Chapter 411 - 410: Beaten Back to Original Form
She still remembered that day when she opened her eyes, she was lying on this exquisitely carved luxurious wooden bed—she had actually traveled through time and was truly able to integrate into this era as a time-traveling woman.
Having crossed through time with such an identity, she had thought it impossible to return after her escape. Yet, she had returned and had so easily passed the test set by Duke An; after causing Duke An and everyone at Duke An’s Mansion to lose face, a simple punishment of kneeling seemed to settle the matter.
Moreover, her punishment of kneeling was so perfunctory—in the main hall where no one was watching over her, a place that had just received guests, with undiminished refreshments on the table, she neither thirsted nor hungered, and could even stroll around at will. Was this called a punishment?
Ye Xinyan carefully searched her past memories and could not figure out why she was treated this way. In the end, she could only attribute it to the reason Zhao Gang had given her: The old man longed for a capable and responsible descendant; he was nearly going insane.
While Ye Xinyan was puzzling over how she could pass so easily, Maternal Aunt Liu was almost driven mad by frustration.
A month ago, when Maternal Aunt Liu learned that Duke An had sent Lian Gui to bring back Nanny Jin for questioning, she felt uneasy. To her dismay, that uneasiness came true. The eldest miss, with her tyrannical and heartless nature, had not chosen to enjoy her carefree life but had taken the risk of accompanying Nanny Jin back.
Today, the news brought back by her maid shocked and infuriated her even more. That fool had not only come back but had received no punishment at all, just confined to the deserted main hall to kneel for a few Shichen. Who knew whether that rule-breaking fool had actually knelt down properly—this couldn’t count as a punishment at all.
While Ye Xinyan was leisurely strolling in the main hall, sipping tea, and occasionally tasting some pastries, Maternal Aunt Liu was alone in her room, eating a still abundant dinner without any appetite, thinking about the increasingly unbearable days since her last unsuccessful plan to take over Madam Yin’s Pastry House.