There were three of them in all.
An Eldest Miss making a racket, a guard standing behind her, and a young maid.
Seeing that the Eldest Miss was about to speak again, Jiang Man walked over.
This Eldest Miss really was a living ancestor.
Afraid her clansmen would wear themselves out staying up late, she wanted to help them sleep forever.
"Wait," Jiang Man said.
At once, all three looked over.
The Eldest Miss at the front frowned slightly, looking him up and down before asking disdainfully, "Where did this poor brat come from?"
Jiang Man paused, then asked, "You don't even know me?"
"Should I know you? Which family's young master are you?" The girl raised her chin slightly, undisguised contempt in her sidelong glance. She looked extremely young, with no trace of the passing years in her features. Her words and manner carried the boldness and sharp edge peculiar to youth. Jiang Man fell silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm not any family's young master."
"Then what standing do you have to speak to me?" the Eldest Miss demanded as though it were only natural.
After a pause, she continued, enunciating every word. "Standing before you is an Eldest Miss of the Ji Family's direct line. If your standing doesn't match mine, stand quietly to one side and wait for me to question you. Don't speak unless you're asked."
Jiang Man was stunned. Even conversation had such strict entry requirements?
Ignoring her threshold of status, Jiang Man pointed at Ji Meng's gate. "What are you doing here?"
"Obviously, we're here to make the person inside recognize the difficulties and back down. A mere collateral branch member has the nerve to stay here. How thick-skinned," the Eldest Miss at the front said coldly.
As she spoke,