Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 501 - 263 Truth_3

Chapter 501: Chapter 263 Truth_3

The overwhelming sorrow of the two was interrupted by the laughter of the two little ones, once again filling the room.

Soon after, Qian Sangui with red-rimmed eyes and Lady Wu still wiping away tears arrived at Wangjiang Building, followed by Zhang Yang.

Qian Sangui asked the servants to take Ming Wa and Jingjing outside to play, then he said to Cheng Yue and Qian Yixiu, "Please sit down, I have something very important to tell you."

Then, he took out a letter from Qian Manjiang and showed it to Cheng Yue. As she read, tears streamed down her face, and she looked up to exclaim, "How can this be, how can it be that Jinwa is not Yueyue’s birth son?"

Qian Sangui said, "Do you still not believe Manjiang’s words?"

Cheng Yue cried out, "Brother Jiang would never lie to Yueyue."

Lady Wu wept, "Yes, Manjiang has not deceived you. Initially, you only gave birth to a girl, Yixiu. It was I who found a baby boy at our doorway and lied to you that he was the child you birthed while you were asleep..."

Before Lady Wu could finish, Cheng Yue stumbled backward. Qian Yeejin, prepared for this, quickly caught her and carried her back up to bed. Zhang Yang also came upstairs to take her pulse and administer acupuncture, and ordered people to prepare medicine.

Qian Sangui briefly explained the situation to Qian Yixiu, "...That’s the situation. Tomorrow Jinwa will leave for Capital City, and you must take good care of your mother."

After that, he dragged his heavy body, supported by Lady Wu, back to the main courtyard.

By then, Old man Qian and Old woman Qian had already been brought to the main courtyard’s hall.

Old man Qian laughed loudly, "Calling us here in such a hurry, has Manjiang become a high-ranking official?"

In the morning, the old man had been terrified by the sudden arrival of military men. Later, hearing that there was no trouble, and that Wan Erniu and his son knew these military officers, he considered visiting his third son’s home. However, seeing so many military men gathered in the wasteland in front of Guiyuan, he dared not approach. But in his heart, he suspected that perhaps his grandson had become a high-ranking official, and that these military men were here because of Manjiang.

Thrilled, he jogged all the way back to Qian’s Main Courtyard and told Qian Dagui and the others, "Just watch, we’re going to enjoy great fortune from the third branch. Hahaha, the Qian family is going to prosper, truly prosper."

Qian Sangui shook his head and said, "Whether Manjiang has become a high-ranking official is yet to be known. Now that the war has ended, he has returned to the capital. He says that he will return to fetch us after settling down. However, the matter I want to discuss with you now has nothing to do with Manjiang."

He stood up, walked in front of his parents, kneeled down with Lady Wu’s help, and continued, "Father, Mother, I’m sorry, there’s something I’ve deceived you about. In fact, Jinwa...is not our Qian family’s child..."

Old woman Qian said in disbelief, "Sangui, are you lying to us? Jinwa is my most dear great-grandson, how could he possibly not be a member of the Qian family?"

Old man Qian, however, was enraged. He stood up abruptly and hit Qian Sangui’s head with his smoking pipe, cursing, "I always said he didn’t look like a Qian, but you still argued with me. You scoundrel, he isn’t of Qian blood, yet you treat him like an ancestor! With a good teacher available, you didn’t consider Shan Wa, and even thought to divide so much of the family wealth to him... Has his real father come knocking? Let me tell you, not a fraction of the Qian family property should be taken away by him." Pausing to reflect that perhaps it was too heartless, considering they’d raised him for so long and felt affection for him, he added, "Ah, if his birth parents are really destitute, give him one or two hundred taels of silver to start a business or something, to honor your bond over these past dozen-plus years."

Qian Sangui sighed, "Father, rest assured, Jinwa does not need even a single thread from the Qian family. Well, under heaven, all land belongs to the King... Jinwa has kinship with the Royal Family. Those military officers outside have come to fetch him."

On hearing this, Old man Qian was taken aback, his mouth gaping wide. Once he regained his composure, his eyes gleamed brighter than the sun outside as he laughed heartily, "Fool, if he’s related to the Royal Family, that means he’s imperial kin! Hahaha, my Qian family has nurtured such a noble person, we’re going to prosper, truly prosper..."

Before he could finish, Old woman Qian, snapping out of her stupor, began to cry out loud, "Oh heavens, I don’t want to live, my precious great-grandson I cherished more than my life, you’re telling me he’s not my own..." Then her body stiffened and fell back against the chair.

They quickly placed her on the folding bed; her body was rigid, eyes wide open and unable to close, as if in a trance.

Zhang Zhongkun tried to give her acupuncture and massage, but it was to no avail. The old woman remained stiff, with her eyes unable to close. They tried to pour medicine in her mouth, but her teeth were clenched tightly shut, impossible to pry open.

Old man Qian, indignant, exclaimed, "You old woman, this is a joyous occasion, why are you upset?"

Qian Yeejin, who was at Wangjiang Building with Cheng Yue, heard that Old woman Qian was unwell, and immediately rushed over.

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