Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 369 - 214: Joke_3

Chapter 369: Chapter 214: Joke_3

She sneered inwardly; everyone said the third branch was honest and straightforward, yet they turned out to be the most cunning of all. They kept this matter tightly concealed, deceiving everyone.

After sending Qian Mandie away, she first went to the main house to share this "joke" with the senior couple, then to the second branch to tell Lady Tang the same "joke." In the end, she would always add, "Manjiang’s wife is still somewhat confused, how could she spout such nonsense? We are family and naturally know that these are her foolish words. But if outsiders hear this, it would not be good for Jinwa’s reputation."

This "joke" caused a stir in the first and second branches, splitting everyone into three different camps.

Old woman Qian firmly believed that this was nothing but a joke; every time she looked at Jinwa, she felt pity. How could there be such affection if they weren’t related by blood?

Old man Qian and Lady Tang were convinced that Jinwa definitely was not Qian Manjiang’s biological son, for the same reasons Lady Wang had analyzed.

Lady Tang raised her voice and said, "Father, you can’t ignore this. Our Qian family’s estate, how can we pass it on to a bastard..."

Qian Manhe was so angry that he yelled at her, "Mother, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Old woman Qian struck down with her walking stick, putting all her strength into it, causing Lady Tang to stagger. She spat, "Shameless woman, my son should divorce you."

Old man Qian also scolded Lady Tang, "Speaking such words, aren’t you afraid of retribution? No matter what, Jinwa was raised by the third branch, and he has mourned as Manjiang’s grandson. The third branch’s property should also include his share." He then said with sorrow, "I need to ask Sangui, with so many blood-related children and grandchildren in our Qian family, how could he think of letting an outsider to mourn for my Manjiang’s grandson, to carry on the family line? By doing this, isn’t he afraid of facing our Qian ancestors after death, isn’t he ashamed to face my Manjiang’s grandson?"

The rest harbored doubts. Qian Manhe even advised, "No matter whether Jinwa is our third uncle’s biological grandson, since our third uncle wants to treat him as his own and have him mourn for Brother Jiang and continue the family line, then we should just listen to third uncle..."

Old man Qian would not listen and stormed off to the third branch. Upon leaving, he saw that no one dared to follow him besides those siding with Lady Tang. So he turned back and scolded Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui into accompanying him, while everyone else hastily claimed they had urgent matters and fled, including Lady Wang.

Old man Qian arrived at Guiyuan and began to berate Qian Sangui, while Lady Tang added fuel to the fire with her cold sneers and hot taunts.

After Cheng Yue inadvertently blurted out the secret, Qian Sangui, Lady Wu, and Qian Manxia discussed a strategy; they would adamantly insist that Jinwa was Cheng Yue’s son. After all, only the three of them were present when Cheng Yue gave birth, and it was widely known that Cheng Yue’s mind was not clear.

In response to old man Qian’s accusations, Qian Sangui and Lady Wu of course denied them, saying that Jinwa was born to Cheng Yue and delivered by Lady Wu herself.

Old man Qian wanted Cheng Yue to come out and clarify the issue. Qian Sangui said, "Father, Manjiang’s wife is ill in her mind. Even if this matter were taken to Master County Magistrate, he would only listen to the three of us and not her. If you truly don’t believe us, you might as well go to the government office and sue us, and let Master Official judge the matter."

As Qian Sangui refused to budge, old man Qian began to waver; perhaps Jinwa really was Manjiang’s biological son?

Thinking it over, whether or not this was the case, he and the old woman decided to move and live with the third branch. Their third son was frail, and should anything happen to him, it would be better to be on hand to oversee the family affairs.

When the time came, give Jinwa a share of the property, as well as to the other Qian descendants. This way, no matter whether Jinwa was really a blood relative of the Qian family or not, the hard-earned Qian family wealth would not fall entirely into the hands of strangers.

Upon returning to the village, Lady Tang loudly spread the news everywhere, which resulted in her breaking her leg. When old man Qian moved, he twisted his own leg. Hearing the villagers’ gossip, he too became afraid and temporarily dared not move in with the third branch.

That day they argued loudly in the house, and Cheng Yue overheard them. She might have lost her memory and been slow to react, but she still had some clarity on certain matters. She knew she had caused trouble for her father-in-law and son, and she cried every day, inconsolable by anyone’s comfort.

After hearing about it, Qian Yixiu first wiped away the tears of the weeping Cheng Yue with a handkerchief, and laughed, "Mother, don’t be sad. Since you know they are talking nonsense, why be troubled? Now that Yixiu has returned, our family is together in one place, and no one can bully us."

Her daughter was Cheng Yue’s anchor; upon hearing this, she finally stopped crying.

Qian Yixiu frankly revealed how much money she had made from selling the embroidered screens and how much Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop had earned. She suggested that since her younger mother had earned the money from the embroidered screens, it should all be given to her as her dowry.

Cheng Yue did not care about the money; hearing that her daughter had sold the embroidered screens, she beamed with joy. "Brother Jiang must have seen the embroidered screens; he will surely come back to see Yueyue. Once he returns, no one will dare to bully us anymore."

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