She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Maternal Aunt Liu saw Ye Hongyang turn another page of the storybook, showing no intention of putting it down, and couldn’t help but ask softly, "Crown Prince, Old Master Qi is visiting today. Don’t you plan to go and have a look?"

Ye Hongyang moved his gaze slightly from the edge of the storybook, glanced at Maternal Aunt Liu, then returned to reading, but said, "What’s there to see? He’s just a country bumpkin. I heard he’s a mason, probably hasn’t even cleaned the dirt from under his fingernails. If it weren’t for relying on that scourge’s influence, he would never have the chance to set foot in a noble and prestigious house in the capital even if he lived another ten lifetimes."

But Maternal Aunt Liu wanted him to go and have a look, "Nevertheless, it seems the Duke is planning to receive him with respect. Didn’t you say, yesterday the Duchess mentioned that there would be a banquet today to welcome the wife of the heir apparent, the Young Misses, and the Qi family’s grandfather and grandson?"

Annoyed by the persistent topic, Ye Hongyang threw the storybook aside, sat up, and said, "That’s the old man being muddle-headed. I really don’t understand what he’s thinking, attaching such importance to some backwoods clodhopper. He must have forgotten that he is a high-ranking noble of the court. By doing so, he’s even losing the court’s face."

Maternal Aunt Liu quickly glanced toward the window and said in a low voice, "Crown Prince, please speak more quietly, lest someone overhears."

This courtyard was no longer just her residence; Maternal Aunt Zhao was there as well.

Now Maternal Aunt Zhao was in good standing with the Duchess, and having completed her confinement, she had started to manage household affairs again. If Maternal Aunt Zhao were to speak ill of her to the Duchess, the Crown Prince would naturally be unaffected, but it would be different for her.

When Maternal Aunt Liu thought of Maternal Aunt Zhao, she couldn’t help feeling indignant. She hadn’t expected this despicable Zhao to be so cunning.