Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 455 - 246: Brain Broke Down_3

Chapter 455: Chapter 246: Brain Broke Down_3

As they were talking, Jingjing woke up with a loud cry, alarming Ming Wa into crying as well. The wet nurse went upstairs, fed the children, and cleaned them up.

They couldn’t go to Hexi Garden to play now, as the family’s servants, workers, and Steward Wong were busy at West Lake.

So they took the children to cool off under the shade of the trees in front of Wangjiang Building. Cheng Yue did not go out, but the main door of Wangjiang Building was open, and she was sitting by the door, watching the children play with Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister.

In the afternoon, the Little Monk happily carted away a full load of Number One Golden Lotus Roots.

Because Qian Manjiang was a close confidant of Prince Ning, and also because Prince Consort Pan and Old Duke Liang were here, Fourth Master Song dared not be too domineering, and Steward Wong dared not be too greedy. Now that the Qian family was being openly supplied with Number One Golden Lotus Roots from West Lake, they were not affected by the Little Monk taking more.

Dinner was a lotus root feast. For some reason, Prince Consort Pan, who liked quiet and spoke little, took the initiative to invite Qian Sangui to Linxiang Courtyard for a meal. He also proactively toasted Qian Sangui several times and praised him for educating the children well.

His abnormal behavior did not stop there; he also kept casting tender glances at Qian Yijin, picking food for him from time to time.

Qian Yijin was feeling on pins and needles under his gaze. Mr. Pan was not someone with a warm heart, previously, his affability was scant and mostly directed towards his two sisters. Besides his two beautiful sisters, Mr. Pan had been indifferent to others, including Ming Wa who was clearly very cute.

So much so that Qian Yijin held the Old Duke in very low esteem and had more than once instructed his sisters to stay away from danger, dreaming of their departure soon. He was particularly unhappy with Mr. Pan’s fondness for carrying Sister Jingjing around and had discussed with Yixiu more than once how to keep this man from touching Jingjing. Yixiu would laugh it off, saying he was overthinking, and that Mr. Pan’s actions towards Jingjing were just an elder’s affection for a younger relative.

Why had Mr. Pan suddenly changed today, being so warm to Grandpa and himself as well? It was incomprehensible.

Old Duke Liang was also confused. Today, Prince Consort Pan did not come out for lunch; first, he talked privately with Wu Zhi behind closed doors, and later, he spent some time alone in his room, emerging with a slightly red ring around his eyes.

Old Duke Liang, with a double meaning in his words, said, "We martial men do not understand the thoughts of you literati. What’s gotten into you today? Don’t frighten the little ones, they can hardly eat their meal."

Prince Consort Pan retorted coldly, "If it’s about flattery, even if I tried, I couldn’t hold a candle to you. I am not as scheming as you, it is just that I think we have imposed on Landlord Qian for so long, and I want to thank them."

After dinner, Prince Consort Pan didn’t stay for tea, saying he wanted to take a walk. Qian Sangui moved slowly with his cane, and before he could even leave the courtyard, Prince Consort Pan was already hurriedly pulling Qian Yijin toward the shores of West Lake.

As Old Duke Liang walked out, he said to Qian Sangui with a smile, "This Mr. Pan has been willful since he was young after enduring a setback, caring more for himself and less for others. Brother Qian, please don’t take offense."

Qian Sangui waved his hands hurriedly, "No offense taken, no offense taken."

He already knew Mr. Pan was the Prince Consort and the Earl of Rongen; how could he dare to take offense.

Yixiu did not bring her younger brother and sister to the West Lake edge of Hexi Garden today, as there was some dirt there that wasn’t cleaned up yet.

She played with them on the porch bridge next to Lianxiang Water Pavilion instead. From afar, they saw Qian Yijin at the edge of West Lake signaling them to come over, with Old Duke Liang and Prince Consort Pan standing beside him.

Yixiu waved, indicating they would not come over.

In a short while, those three people were heading in their direction. To be more precise, it was Prince Consort Pan pulling Qian Yijin towards them, with Old Duke Liang following behind.

Yixiu was a well-mannered child and politely greeted Prince Consort Pan and Old Duke Liang with a bow, "Mr. Pan, Grandpa Liang, greetings."

Prince Consort Pan first warmly looked at Yixiu for a few moments, saying, "Yixiu, dear child, from now on, call me Grandpa Pan, not Mister, that’s too formal, too alien." His voice completely lacked the previous chill.

After speaking, he bent down to pick up Jingjing, saying tenderly, "Jingjing, come, let Grandpa hold you." He then looked down at Ming Wa, with no trace of his former disdain in his eyes and instead, a fiery intensity, "Grandpa only has two arms; I can only hold one child. Ming Wa is a boy, he should be braver."

Has he lost his mind?

Yixiu and Yijin looked at each other, Yijin shrugging and spreading his hands, meaning he didn’t know what was going on either.

Old Duke Liang looked at Prince Consort Pan as if he were a strange creature, not knowing what to make of his behavior.

As everyone was puzzled, suddenly they heard Jingjing shout loudly, grabbing Prince Consort Pan’s left cheek and twisting it forcefully, her little face turning bright red from the exertion.

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