Chapter 734 - 732 Consider it Practiced
If the words and actions of these noble daughters were to spread, wouldn’t the noble ladies of the capital become the laughingstock of the Great Xia Dynasty? How could these people, who have always been high above, dare to put on their proud and dignified airs in front of the commoners in the future?
If this Jiang Yifan were only a poor family’s Imperial Scholar, even if he had been a Top Scholar, with the power of their families, silencing him would not be difficult. But behind Jiang Yifan and Ye Xinyan are Duke An’s Mansion and Marquis Zhongyong’s Mansion, and now Madam Yin and Madam Sun both sit here with grim faces, which is the most difficult part.
Old Lady Li took a deep breath and said, "Lord Jiang, in all things one must not be too rigid in formality. On behalf of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, I assure Lord Jiang that I and Old Lady Pei will supervise each mansion and harshly discipline our children, restraining their future words and deeds, and we absolutely will not let today’s words spread."
Old Lady Pei also thought about it seriously. If they were to offend Duke An, the matter would probably become unmanageable. She suppressed her emotions and, following Old Lady Li’s words, said, "The young ladies visiting Shi Mansion today all have elders accompanying them. I can assure Miss Ye and her daughter that no rumors about Miss Ye will spread."
As she spoke, she looked at Madam Yin and Madam Sun, "Do you two find this acceptable?" Since the younger ones could not be persuaded, she decided to ask these two. Over the years, these two have been relatively reasonable among the noble women, and were somewhat easier to fool than Ye Xinyan and Jiang Yifan.
Jiang Yifan did not wait for Madam Yin to speak and replied, "It’s not that I do not trust the elders, but indeed, the misses and young madams of each mansion speak too unrestrainedly. If the ladies could teach them well, we wouldn’t have today’s incident."
Jiang Yifan’s eyes swept over everyone in the room and finally settled on Old Lady Li.
Old Lady Li felt this young man was not going to say anything pleasant. Her expression darkened as she stared at Jiang Yifan.
As expected, Jiang Yifan bowed to her and said, "I have heard that Ah Yan once visited your mansion after the New Year. At that time, it seemed that your mansion had also indicated that you would constrain Miss Han. However, in reality, Miss Han has not been restrained; otherwise, Miss Han would not be here today, stirring the waters, wanting to enjoy the spectacle of a subject’s female relatives as the Principal Wife of a prince."
Old Lady Li’s expression froze, and she heavily set her teacup on the table. Being questioned by a junior was embarrassing, but facing such a challenge, she was speechless!