Chapter 576 - 574 A Very Bad Direction
Lady Zhao couldn’t help but frown, deeply blaming her son for his unreliability. How could they involve the wife of the heir of Duke An, a woman of such status, in an affair that wasn’t yet settled? If something went wrong, wouldn’t it tarnish the wife of the Princely Heir’s reputation?
However, matters had progressed to this point, and it seemed that the only option was to have a proper conversation with the wife of the Princely Heir. It would not be better to bypass her.
"You see, you child, you’re still too young, your actions are not reliable. How can you trouble the wife of the Princely Heir with a matter that is still so uncertain?" Lady Zhao sighed, "There’s no other way, we can only apologize to the wife of the Princely Heir and explain the situation clearly. Your mother will go with you; having an elder present to admit mistakes is always a sign of respect towards the wife of the Princely Heir."
In the rear courtyard’s hall, upon seeing Lady Zhao and Wong Qiao and with a somewhat embarrassed glance from Lady Zhao as a cue, Madam Yin ordered all the maids and old woman servants out of the room, save for Nanny Huang.
Ye Xinyan, who had come upon hearing the news, remained seated, utterly composed. Madam Yin gave her several hints, but to no avail.
With no other choice, Madam Yin said, "Ah Yan, Madam Zhao has something to discuss with your mother. It’s not appropriate for a young girl to listen in; can you go and tend to your affairs?"
"No, I can’t." Ye Xinyan appeared quite innocent, "How am I still a young girl? I am already a married woman. Madam Liang from the Prefectural Magistrate’s Residence is awaiting a reply from Wong Qiao’s side. Madam Zhao is surely here to talk about the matter regarding Biyao and Wong Qiao. Of course, I want to hear."
Madam Yin glared several times at her daughter but couldn’t bring herself to say anything further, and instead turned to Madam Zhao with a smile, "Please excuse my daughter; she has been spoiled terribly.