Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 527 - 274: Adding to the Dowry_2

Chapter 527: Chapter 274: Adding to the Dowry_2

Old man Qian was more spirited than anyone else, but he too had to be carried in a sedan chair. Riding in a sedan chair for less than half a mile was a blessing he could hardly have dared to dream of before.

Yixiu spoke a few words with them and then directly entered the bedroom. Grandfather Sangui was already feeling somewhat better, able to sit up and lean against the headboard for a chat.

Seeing his granddaughter, he pulled her over to sit beside the bed and said, "Your grandfather’s body is so weak, I can’t even enjoy such good fortune. Living here, I’d only be a burden to you folks, making others laugh at you. Once everything is settled here and your great-grandma’s health improves a bit more, I still wish to return to my hometown. Besides, it’s more spacious there, and there are more people I can talk to..."

Before he could finish his words, Old man Qian who followed in spoke disapprovingly, "I tell you, third brother, you’re really trading sugar for bran—you don’t know how to enjoy good fortune. How great a blessing this is! You’ve entered the Palace, seen the Emperor, others are calling you uncle, you don’t have to attend court and still get a stipend, and so many people are serving you. And about this courtyard, this house, it’s so much better than Guiyuan..." He counted the benefits on his fingers, then added, "Not knowing how to enjoy the good life here, what’s the point of going back to the countryside? Anyway, I’m not going back; when I die, you can just ship my old bones back and bury me in the big family grave."

Qian Sangui had wept with excitement the last time he met the Emperor, but he also saw the disdain in the eyes of the other officials and their imposing presence, which made him feel somewhat inferior, fearing that he would embarrass his children and grandchildren.

Yixiu understood his thoughts; she could not bear to be parted from Grandfather Sangui. She held his hand and persuaded him, "Grandfather, we’ve just arrived, and we’re bound to face many difficulties, but are they any worse than the hardships of the past years? We’ve endured those times, and we will overcome these difficulties as well. Rest assured, things will get better. Please stay in the Capital City for a while longer; our family has finally reunited after so much difficulty. If you leave, not to mention my discomfort, my father and mother will also be saddened."

If Grandfather Sangui and Grandma Wu returned to the countryside, Father Jiang might cope, but mother would definitely not adjust. It was said that during her days in the Palace, she begged every day to return home, missing her daughter and in-laws, and it was only after much persuasion from the Empress Dowager that she agreed to stay in the Palace for a few more days.

Because of Pan Yue’s commotion, the Empress Dowager further warmed up to Qian Sangui’s couple.

On the twenty-eighth day of September, Manjiang finally returned with Pan Yue and their two children. They also brought back more than a dozen carts of belongings.

The moment Pan Yue saw Yixiu, she took her daughter’s hand and said, "Yixiu, mother missed you so much, thought about you every day."

Mingming also rushed over to hug her sister’s leg, saying, "Ming Wa missed you too, Ming Wa missed you too."

Yixiu smiled and patted Mingming’s head, then turned to look at Jingjing, who was biting her lips and giving her a smile, and playfully asked, "Doesn’t Jingjing miss her sister?"

Jingjing nodded her head and said, "Sister, Jingjing missed you."

Even though it was just a few words, one could clearly hear the pure Capital City accent, without a hint of the countryside dialect.

After speaking, she glanced at a woman who looked like a nursemaid and then couldn’t help but walk up to her sister. Holding onto Yixiu’s clothes, she said, "Jingjing dreamed of sister too."

Her voice was soft, but the little one stood incredibly straight.

Yixiu glanced at the unfamiliar nursemaid; surely she was also given by the Empress Dowager. It seemed that the Empress Dowager wanted to mold Jingjing into a true lady of an aristocratic family, which indeed required starting from a young age.

Although the Qian family’s roots were shallow, her mother came from the Royal Family and an aristocratic family with a centuries-old heritage. With her mother’s excellent genes, if Jingjing was well nurtured, she would surely become an authentic and consistent lady of distinction both inside and out.

Once she became a real lady, only then would she truly integrate into the social circles of the Capital City.

Unlike herself, who had to put in the effort to pretend. As a child, she had to pretend in front of her mother, and as an adult, she had to do so in public. Living life behind a mask was also a tough ordeal.

Yixiu consciously ignored the bit of grievance and reluctance in her eyes, touched her head, and said, "Sister is becoming more and more beautiful."

Jingjing loved beauty the most; upon hearing her sister’s praise, she smiled again with pursed lips, and the earlier grievance and reluctance in her eyes dissipated.

Sister Hu, seeing that Yixiu was looking at her, bent her knees slightly and said, "My surname is Hu, the Sister etiquette teaching for Sister Jing."

Yixiu smiled and nodded her head, responding, "Sister Hu has taken much effort."

Sister Hu quickly said, "Miss, you are too kind; Sister Jing is extremely bright."

Yixiu nodded again and added, "My little sister is still young. While Sister Hu instructs her, don’t be too strict with her; after all, being happy is the most important thing."