She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Ye Xinyan’s carriage had just entered Duke An’s Mansion when the housekeeper Qiao Laiyun came out to greet them from the gatehouse.

The coachman stopped the carriage, and Qiao Laiyun stepped forward, approaching the side of Ye Xinyan’s carriage and bowed deep towards the compartment, saying, "The Duke is waiting in the study for Young Lady, may Young Lady visit now?"

Ye Xinyan lifted the curtain, and Qiao Laiyun, dressed in a deep grey cotton robe with a leather hat, was standing beside the carriage waiting for Ye Xinyan’s response.

Ye Xinyan asked, "Did the old master mention what it’s about?"

Qiao Laiyun replied, "The Duke only asked to have a word with the Young Lady, he didn’t mention the matter." The Duke had listened to reports from two scouts who had checked on the Railway Carriage service, so it seemed he wanted to discuss the Railway Carriage business with the young mistress. But since the old master hadn’t given any specifics, naturally, he couldn’t be too talkative.

Guan He, who had followed the carriage back, had been forcibly tasked by Ye Xinyan to deal with a few hooligans and was in a bad mood. Having already entered the mansion and seen that the housekeeper of Duke An’s Mansion had come to receive them, he couldn’t be bothered to enter the mansion again. He said to Ye Xinyan, who was sitting inside the carriage, "I’m going out to drink with old friends."

Without waiting for Ye Xinyan’s reply, he simply clasped his hands in a salute towards Lian Gui and Qiao Laiyun, grabbed the reins, and turned to walk away.

Ye Xinyan poked her head out to look in Guan He’s direction, thinking to herself, Is that necessary? It was just a matter of playing the role of an enforcer, and a high-ranking one at that. The conflict was resolved before it even began. With such effectiveness, why the temperament...