Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 326 - 197: Born_3

Chapter 326: Chapter 197: Born_3

The name chosen for the newborn was truly fitting as, just half a month after his birth, two joyous events reached Guiyuan, marking the third and fourth auspicious moments for the Qian family.

The third was the news that Qian Manxia, who had been married for over two months, was expecting.

The fourth was the news of Qian Mandie’s pregnancy arriving at the end of the month.

For this reason, at the newborn’s full month celebration, the eldest house and the third house each presented him with a big red envelope, leaving Lady Tang giddy and disoriented with happiness for half a day.

There was another piece of good news known only to the Qian family’s third wife; Cheng Yue’s embroidery had finally been completed.

At the beginning of the twelfth month, Qian Yijin personally took a servant and, accompanied by her brother-in-law, visited the most renowned Linglong Zhai in Xizhou Mansion to have the embroidery framed.

Upon unveiling the embroidery, the owners and shopkeepers of Linglong Zhai were stunned, immediately offering five thousand taels of silver to buy it. Fortunately, Qian Yijin had the foresight to bring Liang Shi, the steward of Sir Liang, along with her.

Liang Shi didn’t say much; he simply presented the name card of Old Master Duke Liang, which made the owner of Linglong Zhai behave himself.

At the same time, Qian Yijin also brought the Qian family’s New Year’s gift for the Song Mansion. They didn’t send anything to Di Mansion this time, as Di Shu had already been transferred to Capital City and appointed Minister of Appointments by the Emperor.

After the embroidery was framed and brought back home, Master Lu made a special visit to install it into a screen frame with solemnity.

The extraordinary masterpiece of the Great Qian Kingdom, an embroidery screen named "Hope," was finally born in Guiyuan of Huaxi Village.

Upon seeing this screen, the Qian family members all wept, and even the outsider Master Lu shed tears.

The Qians wept for Cheng Yue’s decade-long vigil over a blossoming and withering wasteland, yearning for Qian Manjiang’s return. She had woven her thoughts and feelings into every stitch and thread of the embroider, the cloth bearing all her longing and love.

And Master Lu wept because he’d framed the world’s most beautiful embroidery; his name would now be known far and wide.

Cheng Yue, who had been busy every day, suddenly found herself with nothing to do and couldn’t adapt, her state akin to those students from her previous life who, after twelve years of intense study, felt both expectant and idle following their college entrance exams.

But Cheng Yue was not waiting for test scores, she was eager to take the screen up to the North.

Qian Yixiu consoled her, "Mother, don’t worry. The New Year is almost upon us, and everyone is going home to celebrate. Who would buy a screen now? Let’s wait until next year. When spring blossoms, Uncle Qian Hua and I will go to Capital City together, and we’ll sell the embroidered screen at Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop."

Upon hearing her daughter mention Capital City, Cheng Yue didn’t like the idea and said, "Yixiu can’t go, Mother cannot bear it."

Qian Yixiu replied, "For such an important item, can Mother trust others to sell it? Anyway, I am not at ease. My brother said that when he took the piece to the shop for framing, someone attempted to buy it by force. What if we encounter such a scoundrel again? What if they buy it but don’t take it North, instead selling it in Lingnan or Jiangnan? I heard Young Master Liang is returning to Capital City next spring. I’ll accompany him, and then no one will dare to bother us."

Cheng Yue began tearing up again. Qian Yixiu fetched a handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying, "Mother, don’t cry; there are still two or three months before the trip." She added, "Mother, even if the embroidery goes North, Father may not see it or come home immediately. You must be patient and wait for Father to see the embroidery."

Cheng Yue, with tears falling, said, "Mother can’t recall how long it has been since Brother Jiang left, how many times Mother has waited for the flowers to bloom and fade. What else can Mother do but wait?"

Qian Yixiu too felt a surge of sorrow. Oh, foolish Mother, you may have to spend your lifetime slowly withering away in waiting.

Worried that Cheng Yue might overthink and worsen her condition in her idle state, Qian Yixiu sent someone to the county town to invite Little Divine Doctor Zhang Yang to take her pulse and prescribe a Calming Soup.

When Qian Yixiu had no other matters to attend to, she would take Monkey Sister to Wangjiang Building to keep her company, embroidering or gazing at the wasteland; Cheng Yue’s condition didn’t worsen.

With the New Year approaching, Qian Yixiu advised Qian Sangui to give larger red envelopes to their elders and, using the excuse of presenting New Year’s gifts, to bring them more food and other items, preferably enough to dazzle Lady Wang’s eyes. That way, the eldest house would be desperate to keep the in-laws with them.

Because Qian Yixiu often heard the Old Lady mentioning her desire to stay with the third house, and Master Duke didn’t oppose it. Qian Yixiu wasn’t afraid of the Old Lady coming over, but she feared Master Duke’s arrival. If he came, the businesses that had finally become separate from the others might get entangled again because of him.

Qian Sangui was also afraid. If Jinwa were his own child, he would have the confidence to move his parents in with him. But the child wasn’t, and if this secret were exposed, Master Duke would never allow his estate to pass to someone with an outside name—poor Jinwa would suffer.

However, Jinwa was a child they’d raised, already treated as their own. He wasn’t willing to leave his property to anyone but Jinwa.