Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 472 - 253: A Leaf Blinds the Eye_1

Chapter 472: Chapter 253: A Leaf Blinds the Eye_1

Because of the bonds with Ming Wa and Jingjing, Cheng Yue’s thoughts were no longer entirely focused on Qian Yixiu. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qian Yixiu finally went with Qian Yeejin to Xishan County Town to see the lanterns, having previously agreed with Cheng Yue that she would stay there and play for three days. During the day, she spent time playing at the Zhang family’s place, Qian Manchuan’s house, and Qianxiang House, and spent the nights at her own house in the county town.

The Qian’s third wife had long bought a three-section residence in the county town, not far from the Zhang family. Back when Qian Yixiu was "singing for a living," she had passed by this place. At that time, she and the young maiden Qian Manxia envied the people who lived there. Therefore, when Qian Sangui proposed buying a large residence in the county town, Qian Yixiu chose this place without hesitation.

Before the New Year, the eldest branch also bought a small quadrangle in the county town. Qian Manchuan’s family officially moved on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month and even hosted guests for a day. From then on, they would live in the county town for good, becoming bona fide residents of the town. But Qian Dagui and his wife still preferred to live in the countryside, accustomed not only to the quiet of rural life but also concerned about the lotus pond and the fields.

At first, Old Man Qian and his wife thought their eldest son’s family would move to the county town and planned to enjoy their later years at the third wife’s residence once they left. But since the eldest son and his wife did not move, they had to continue living in the main house.

Becoming town residents like Qian Manchuan’s family made Qian Manhe and Lady Xiao Wong extremely envious. Although they earned almost as much as the main house, their burdens were too heavy. First, they needed to help Qian Mandua’s Family, and then they had to support Lady Tang. If they wanted to become residents of the county town, they would need to struggle for a few more years.

On the evening of the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, Prince Consort Pan reappeared at the dining table of Qian’s third wife. In recent days, he had seemed quite haggard, occupied with either babysitting his younger siblings or burying his head in painting. Qian Sangui invited him to the main house for the New Year’s Eve dinner, but he did not attend, and he also declined several invitations from Mr. Yu.

It was only after the breakfast on the first day of the New Year that he visited Qian’s Main Courtyard, giving each of the four siblings, Qian Yixiu included, a big red envelope. Qian Yixiu and Qian Yeejin, seeing his dejected face and then watching him joyfully tear up when the younger siblings kowtowed to him, couldn’t help but feel moved.

After he left, Qian Yixiu opened the light red envelope to find a silver note worth two thousand taels, amounting to two thousand taels for each sibling. This generous act startled Qian Sangui and his wife, who kept saying the gift was too much and felt uneasy accepting it.

Qian Yixiu chuckled softly, "Father, don’t be embarrassed; he has plenty of money. One painting is worth a few thousand taels, and others beg but cannot obtain one."

Tomorrow is Ming Wa and Jingjing’s first birthday, and the Qian family had no choice but to hold a big birthday banquet. It was heard that some households from the provincial capital had already settled in Xishan County Town, including Fourth Master Song and Huang Wanchun, as well as families of several military officers.

Manjiang’s personal influence certainly wasn’t that great; those people were coming because of Prince Ning’s influence. Prince Ning led his troops to effortlessly conquer the Yuan Army, and His Majesty was delighted. When Prince Ning triumphantly returns, he will undoubtedly hold great power and is the likeliest candidate for the heir apparent. As a confidant of Prince Ning, Manjiang would definitely be put to good use. This relationship, if well cultivated, might mean they would become Prince Ning’s people in the future.

Qian Yixiu was secretly pleased. In Ji’an Province, it seemed that Little Daddy had become Prince Ning’s spokesman. Everyone wanting to connect with Prince Ning had to go through Little Daddy. However, Qian Yixiu still inwardly gave a thumbs-up to these families; their political acumen was indeed sharp, and they were on the right team!

Prince Consort Pan, disliking such lively occasions, decided to pay his respects in advance. In the afternoon, upon hearing from the boy servant Zhongcai that Mr. Pan would come to celebrate the youngsters’ birthday in the evening, Qian Sangui quickly had someone inform Old Man Qian and his wife to not come for dinner that night, while also sending them their favorite soy sauce pork knuckle and a roasted chicken.

Before dinner, Prince Consort Pan led Zhongcai carrying two brocade boxes and a painting to the upper room of Qian’s Main Courtyard, where Qian Sangui and his whole family were already waiting.

Prince Consort Pan approached the little bed of the young siblings, watching the two small grandchildren bopping up and down holding the railing, and smiling ceaselessly at him. The little ones were extremely cute, both garbed in bright crimson Gold Brocade Satin robes and trousers. Jingjing looked just like Yueyue when she was a baby, and although Ming Wa resembled his son-in-law more, his small chin was just like his.

His heart grew incredibly tender, lifting a weight off his suppressed emotions, and a smile finally graced the bottom of his eyes. He reached out to touch their small faces and took the brocade boxes from Zhongcai. First, he placed a seven treasures necklace on Jingjing, then adorned Ming Wa with a red gold chi necklace.

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