Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 474 - 253: A Leaf Before the Eyes_3

Chapter 474: Chapter 253: A Leaf Before the Eyes_3

Jingjing and Ming Wa were playing at the entrance of Wangjiang Building. The two toddlers were riding in walkers, dashing around, with Shan Dian and Monkey Sister chasing after them. Qian Yixiu and Monkey Brother stood there, giggling, while Cheng Yue sat by the door silently watching them.

When she looked up, she saw a very handsome and somewhat familiar man standing not far away. The bright red plum blossoms set off his white clothes, making them even more snow-like. Was this the man whom she felt inexplicably sad upon seeing?

He looked both like and unlike him.

Because he had tied his hair atop his head with a single piece of green jade, without wearing the Eight-treasure Purple Gold Crown. She couldn’t see the large, round pearl that adorned the crown, and his presence seemed far less objectionable than before.

Seeing his daughter staring blankly at him without leaving, Prince Consort Pan took a few more steps forward. He stopped about three or four steps away from Cheng Yue because Cheng Yue had already stood up.

Cheng Yue pursed her lips and said, "Don’t come closer. Even though you’re not wearing that large pearl, Yueyue still doesn’t like you."

Sister-in-law Huang, seeing what was happening, immediately led the servants and the two nursemaids, who were holding the children, away. She was very keen; even though she had never asked a single question, from the resemblance between Mr. Pan and Cheng Yue, as well as the demeanor of the entire household, she had discerned that these two were very likely father and daughter.

Qian Yixiu didn’t leave; she had to stay to watch over her mentally unclear mother. However, she also knew to make herself scarce, retreating to stand under the banana tree beneath the window. This was not a moment for her to steal the scene.

Prince Consort Pan looked at his daughter without misjudgment. Even though she still didn’t recognize him, even though she still harbored such aversion toward him, he was already very content. After all, his daughter was living well, had married a decent man, and had given birth to three lovely children. There would be more days to come...

Prince Consort Pan said, "Yueyue, think about it carefully. I am your father."

Cheng Yue blankly looked at him for a moment, stubbornly responding, "You’re not Yueyue’s father. Yueyue’s father lives in the main courtyard. Although his legs are broken and he doesn’t look as handsome as you, his eyes smile when he looks at Yueyue. He is kind to Yueyue, to grandma, and to the children. Yueyue likes that father."

Her speech was not quick, but the meaning she expressed was very clear. Her voice was not loud, but it was exceedingly firm.

Prince Consort Pan gave a rueful chuckle, then said, "Yes, father was not good. I’ve done many wrong things in the past. For these years, father has been in pain and sorrow, filled with regret... especially during the last half a year here, after seeing and thinking about so much, I have let go. Previously, father was blinded by a single leaf, missing the best scenery, the best times, the best people... to the point where I have sons, daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, yet not a single close relative. Father is no longer young and has grown white whiskers; I no longer care about those ambitions for fame and political aspirations... Yueyue, you have been fine here, father will return to Capital City for some time. Once your grandmother’s health improves, I will come to keep you and your grandchildren company. Now, father understands that relishing time with grandchildren, having them around, looking at scenery without care, and painting a few pictures, is the greatest joy in life."

He said quite a lot. Cheng Yue didn’t understand much of it, but it made her feel a heavy, sour sadness, as the image of a youth resembling this man before her eyes persistently surfaced in her mind. The gaze of that younger man was devoid of the warmth present in this one, cold and distressing, causing her to involuntarily shed tears.

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, weeping, "You’re not Yueyue’s father. You look too much like that man who wears the big pearl. Yueyue doesn’t like him..."

Seeing his daughter cry so sadly, Prince Consort Pan also shed tears, "Yueyue doesn’t recognize father, and father doesn’t blame you. After all, it was father who made the mistake, who lost Yueyue. Do you remember, you have a brother named Pan Yang, Yang’er. Because father lost you, he still has not forgiven me to this day..."

"Pan Yang? Brother? Who is he... oh, Yueyue has a headache." Cheng Yue clutched her forehead and began to cry out in pain.

Prince Consort Pan wanted to approach, but was stopped by Qian Yixiu. She said, "You can’t stress my mother further, some things must be taken slowly." Then, she quickly helped Cheng Yue back into the room to lie down.

Cheng Yue became confused again. The next day she had Doctor Zhang come to administer acupuncture and prescribe a treatment, and it took a few days before she began to feel slightly better.

After Prince Consort Pan left, Qian Yixiu instructed Huang Tie to temporarily leave Moonlit Lotus Pond alone and began gathering people to start the construction of Huaxi Jetty.

Huaxi Jetty was chosen to be two miles west of Moonlit Lotus Pond. There, they first needed to construct a stone bridge, because Hong River’s opposite side had many more people, and in the future, it would be the main source of customers and goods.

This jetty was not large, built to ensure convenient transport for the family, and similarly facilitate the local populace while incidentally earning some money. Once it was done well, the family might even become a kind of Ship King.

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