Chapter 619: Chapter 617: So Impatient
Madam Yin, although she hadn’t said as much to Jiang Yifan, equally did not inquire about her daughter’s wishes. She simply accepted Jiang Yifan’s request with delight after receiving his promise to treat her daughter well for life.
Overjoyed, Jiang Yifan also began to worry about the next step, how to face Ye Xinyan.
The Ye Family’s eldest daughter had never been soone to be swayed by others, and Ah Yan was even more self-reliant and capable of making her own decisions now. Her marriage, she might take the opinions of her elders into account, but if she were unwilling, no one’s agreent would force her.
Now, having received approval from the elders at the Duke’s Mansion, he had only passed the most basic barrier. The real key lay in Ah Yan’s own desires.
He could only hope that what Lian Gui had said would soften Ye Xinyan’s stance. Duke An was an old man with a shrewd understanding of the human heart; often, a reliable person’s words could be more persuasive. If those words of Lian Gui’s had co from him, Ye Xinyan might not have been opposed, but she likely wouldn’t have readily agreed.
As Jiang Yifan considered this, he respectfully said to Madam Yin, “Eldest Lady, this is after all Ah Yan’s lifelong matter; it isn’t right to exclude her. I would like to speak with her myself. I wonder if the Eldest Lady could arrange for Ah Yan and to have a talk.”
Madam Yin was of course pleased that Jiang Yifan placed such importance on her daughter. Having him persuade her daughter, expressing his sincerity and cherishnt personally, she thought her daughter would surely be moved a little.
Madam Yin cheerfully replied, “Alright, Yuanfan, please wait a mont. I’ll have soone call Ah Yan over.” Having said this, she ordered Cui Zhu to fetch the miss.
Madam Yin watched Cui Zhu hurry away and then instructed Nanny Huang to replace the servant girls and old woman servants in the Flower Hall with more astute ones. Those deed astute were of course supposed to be perceptive, not to dully stand by serving while the daughter and her future husband were speaking, making it awkward for the young couple to talk.
Upon receiving Madam Yin’s order, Cui Zhu hastened to the Second Gate. She had heard early in the morning that her ladyship was set to go out for so errands and hoped she hadn’t yet departed.
With fleet steps, Cui Zhu managed to intercept Ye Xinyan at the Second Gate.
Ye Xinyan had not expected that after Duke An had ntioned the possibility of Jiang Yifan coming over, within just three or four days, the fellow really did show up.
Ye Xinyan looked at Song Ping, who waited by the carriage, and couldn’t help but feel annoyed. With the way these people were going on, would her shop be able to be secured before the New Year?
Seeing the irritation in her eyes, Song Ping quickly bowed and said, “Miss, the matter of inspecting the shop isn’t urgent and won’t take half a day. You should go and see the wife of the heir apparent. Perhaps Lord Jiang has so important business with you.”
Song Ping naturally knew about the gift-giving matter at the Marquis Jingning’s Mansion. With the shop business in the works and Lord Jiang coming to seek out the miss, even he, a servant, felt greatly relieved. When comparing a day of shop-viewing to the miss’s major life decision, naturally, her lifelong matter was more important.
Hearing what Song Ping said and looking at the expression on his face, Ye Xinyan could guess what he was thinking.
Having agreed to look at shops, which kept being postponed, when would it be ti? She was tempted to disregard it all and leave. However, considering Madam Yin’s pallid complexion and worn-out spirit these past few days, she ultimately couldn’t bring herself to do it.
And the one looking at her eagerly was Cui Zhu, her mother’s personal head maid. These past few days, Nanny Huang and the other maid heads were worried about her mother’s health, with Cui Zhu faithfully at her side every step of the way, leaving her even less inclined to get in the carriage and leave.
Ye Xinyan felt the imnse pressure she was facing even more acutely as she made her way back.
Given the current situation, aside from her own hesitations about whether or not to marry, everyone around her considered her marriage to be of the utmost importance.
Take Song Ping, for instance; when he was first bought, he did nothing more than watch over a courtyard in the Qi family. As the household grew in size and the tasks beca more complex, and as more servants joined in succession, Song Ping took on the role of the Qi family’s chief manager.
After arriving in the capital, Ye Xinyan entrusted the purchasing of shopfronts to Song Ping. Song Ping was overjoyed, as this implied the possibility of advancing further, perhaps becoming a big boss in business one day. Therefore, he devoted himself wholeheartedly and enthusiastically to the task of setting up the shops.
Even so, as soon as Madam Yin relayed the ssage that Jiang Yifan wanted to see her, Song Ping was willing to set aside his work and advised her to go back to et with Jiang Yifan first, suggesting that looking at the shopfront could be postponed.
These people were so eager to get her married.
When she arrived at the Flower Hall, this idea was confird even more.
Madam Yin, not even caring about the propriety between n and won, changed from her recent despondence and greeted her with a smiling face, then left her and Jiang Yifan alone in the Flower Hall. The small maidservants whom Nanny Huang had settled and instructed brought tea and snacks, then also discreetly left without a trace.
Jiang Yifan coming to see her alone naturally ant he had already gotten the consent of Duke An and Madam Yin. Ye Xinyan didn’t feel like exchanging pleasantries, so she directly asked Jiang Yifan sitting across from her, “I assu Lord Jiang has already t with my grandfather and mother before fetching here. If there’s anything you wish to discuss, please speak frankly, Lord Jiang.”
Jiang Yifan was quite accustod to Ye Xinyan’s direct way of speaking and went straight to the point, “You must already know that the trial docunt for the wooden railway has been presented to His Majesty. His Majesty takes this matter very seriously and has specifically inquired about your circumstances.”
Ye Xinyan’s eyes flickered but said nothing. Duke An had already inford her about this, and Lian Gui had analyzed her current predicant with her as well.
Jiang Yifan continued, “There are many in the capital who are interested in you. If your marriage continues to be undecided and drags on, the situation in the future could beco quite unfavorable.”
At this mont, as Jiang Yifan and Ye Xinyan were seated across from each other at the table, he looked earnest, “Ah Yan, I’ve already sought the opinions of Grandpa Qi, the Duke, and the Eldest Lady. I’m now here to discuss with you—if you don’t find too unsatisfactory, let’s get married. If you agree, I will imdiately write a letter ho, and have my mother take charge to fix our marriage. If you find it hard to accept for the mont, we can postpone the wedding.”
Ye Xinyan’s reaction took Jiang Yifan by surprise; her expression changed little, and after a mont of silence, she spoke, “I am, after all, a woman, and Lord Jiang raises such a question directly in front of , and my mother lets Lord Jiang ask. Do you all truly think that I would not find this situation embarrassing?”
Jiang Yifan’s face showed embarrassnt. He couldn’t very well say, “You can speak so frankly with Lian Gui; we are surely far more acquainted than you are with Lian Gui, so why can’t I ask as well?”
Jiang Yifan was silent for a long while before he said, “I don’t know what the wife of the heir apparent thinks, but I know that even if Ah Yan is embarrassed, she won’t shy away. And she certainly won’t be like other girls who beco so flustered that they’re at a loss for words.”
Ye Xinyan curled her lips. To Jiang Yifan, who was in the know, this was simply an indirect way of saying that won from the twenty-first century have very thick skins.
Then Jiang Yifan pressed, “So, Ah Yan, what do you really think? Will you agree or not?”
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