She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Ye Xinyan glanced at the time and knew she didn’t have much to waste. She had agreed with Steward Zhang of the estate being reconstructed that she would bring the construction blueprint prepared by the construction business to his master’s house tomorrow.

There was already not much time, but yesterday she spent half a day attending to a royal decree, and Jinrong played host to Zhou Biyao’s visit, which further delayed things by nearly another shichen.

"Biyao, have you settled all the matters at home?" Ye Xinyan asked.

"Ah?" Zhou Biyao looked at Ye Xinyan, not understanding what she meant.

This girl, not even grasping such a simple concept, and she had the nerve to tease her earlier, saying it’s better not to know about certain things than to know them! Where did that wisdom go when she said that?

But since Second Miss Zhou did not know, it was her obligation to clarify. All right, she would explain it once more clearly; after all, she was counting on Biyao’s help.

"It’s like this, the construction business took an order yesterday, and we promised our customer to show them the estate layout tomorrow morning. But because of the decree yesterday, we lost half a day. It’s getting late today, and I’m afraid we won’t finish in time. Do you have any free time?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Biyao bit her lip and said, "There’s mother at home, and many servants, so it doesn’t matter whether I’m there or not. I’ll have Nanny Zhong inform my mother, and come over to help you today. If the construction business needs urgent help, I’ll start working at your place tomorrow."

For the last half year, she had been itching to do something, and the feeling of having work was simply amazing. She was ready to face her mother’s scolding, just so she could start working as soon as possible. Didn’t she notice the way that scholar and craftsman looked at her earlier? If she delayed any further, the foundation she had worked for over the past few years might be taken by someone else.

Ye Xinyan, of course, knew how dedicated Zhou Biyao was to her work, and that was why she had asked for her help. Seeing that Biyao didn’t disappoint and agreed to help without hesitation, she was overjoyed.