Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 389 - 221 Leaving Again_2

All this was caused by the restless Lady Wang and Lady Tang.

Old man Qian thought it over for a night, and the next day he convened a family meeting, which only the men were allowed to attend.

He didn’t dare mention that Qian Manjiang had returned; after all, it had been confirmed that Jinwa was of the Qian family’s bloodline. Moreover, even if Jinwa weren’t, as long as Manjiang’s grandson was still around, the third branch would have its own child.

He recounted the words Steward Wong had used to threaten him that day. Old man Qian cared a lot about his reputation, and when Steward Wong came to see him that day, he was too embarrassed to tell his sons that he was being threatened, even shamelessly claiming that Steward Wong was there to reminisce. Now, he could no longer care about his face and spilled everything about Steward Wong’s threats.

The gist was that the third branch’s real rise was thanks to the two children. Those two children not only had good relationships with Officials families in Capital City and Sheng City’s Officials Families but also had an exceptional relationship with Master County Magistrate and the County Lord. Even Steward Wong himself maintained good relations with the Qian family mainly because of the two children’s sake.

If Qian Sangui were indeed angered to death, the third branch would definitely file a complaint at the County Government Office accusing them of plotting for wealth and causing death. By then, they wouldn’t be talking about obtaining the property; Old man Qian himself, the eldest son and his wife, the second son and his wife, along with Qian Mandie who had been spreading rumors, might all end up in jail, where beheading or being used as a death-row substitute was not out of the question...

After making his threats, Old man Qian again emphasized that when brothers unite, their strength can cut through metal. Brothers should be united and loving, supporting each other rather than coveting what belongs to others, so that life can get better and better. Especially, they should not listen to the incitement of women...

What ancient farmers feared the most was the officials, and thinking about it now, they all felt a surge of fear. Not to mention those Master Officials, even if Steward Wong simply pointed a finger, he could completely upend the Qian family.

To serve as a punishment, he sent Lady Tang, who had almost angered Qian Sangui to death, and who had been making outrageously wild claims in the village, back to her maternal family to reflect for three months. If she failed to see sense, Qian Ergui was to divorce her outright.

Lady Wang was confined to her quarters for three months. Although she was the root cause, she did not indeed tell Old man Qian and Lady Tang to make trouble.

In regards to the punishment of Lady Tang and Lady Wang, the men did not plead on their behalf. They might have harbored thoughts of taking advantage, but they were not callous enough to wish for Qian Sangui’s death. Nowadays, the business of the Dessert House had fallen drastically, and the villagers were also gossiping about them, accusing them of neglecting brotherly affection and being willing to anger an elderly man to death and drive away a child just to seize someone else’s property. Facing difficulties both inside and outside, they were at their wits’ end. Punishing the two women who made mistakes not only answered to the third branch but also reduced outsiders’ gossip and taught them a lesson...

Old man Qian arrogantly announced his decision in Guiyuan. Qian Yixiu sneered inwardly; this old patriarch was like a searchlight, only illuminating others and never himself. He didn’t consider that if he hadn’t harbored certain thoughts himself, others wouldn’t be able to exploit them even if they tried. Moreover, Lady Wang should have received the same punishment as Lady Tang, disgraced thoroughly, yet she got off lightly.

From then on, Old man Qian almost daily shamelessly brought Old woman Qian to Guiyuan to play and eat as if the event where he had brought people over and caused Qian Sangui to fall ill twice had never happened. Occasionally, he would even bring along Duo Duo and De Wa, who was two and a half, and Nuonuo, who was one and a half.

The old man was shrewd; he was using these children to gradually soften the third branch’s hearts.

The third branch was still angry at the other two branches, but the children were innocent, and besides, these children were indeed lovable.

Duo Duo was older and knew that her grandmother had deeply offended them. She also received her mother’s instruction to improve relations with "Embroidered older sister," and she genuinely liked to play with her. So Duo Duo was afraid that Qian Yixiu would ignore her and would say, each time she visited, "Embroidered older sister, Duo Duo is really sincere in being good to you, please don’t send us away."

Hearing her sister, Nuonuo would pout and say, "No leave, no leave, Nuonuo likes eating meat at Grandpa San’s house."

De Wa, like his father Qian Manhe, was a little crafty one. As soon as he arrived, he would climb onto Qian Sangui’s luohan bed, and while massaging his back, would coyly say, "Grandpa San, De Wa will massage your back because De Wa remembers your kindness."

Even though Qian Sangui knew these were words taught by their parents, he was still very pleased to hear them and even more eager to have a true direct grandson.

As time slid into June, Cheng Yue’s mood finally began to ease a little. She wasn’t as heartbroken and despondent, and besides looking out the window, she would also do some needlework.