Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 589 - 299: Eldest Princess Mansion_1

Chapter 589: Chapter 299: Eldest Princess Mansion_1

Huang Lingling was not the Eldest Princess’s blood granddaughter; she was Huang Jinyu’s cousin. Moreover, this cousin relationship was somewhat distant, as she was the great-granddaughter of the younger brother of Old Prince Consort Huang. Because the Eldest Princess Mansion was lacking in heirs – Old Prince Consort Huang had only one son, Marquis Huang; Marquis Huang had only one son, Sir Huang; and Sir Huang had only one son, Huang Jinyu – it was truly a case of a solitary male heir for three generations.

The Eldest Princess felt the mansion was too quiet, so she took Huang Lingling from a young age and raised her as if she were her own great-granddaughter.

On the day of the plum blossom appreciation banquet, Huang Lingling had also composed a poem; as it wasn’t particularly stunning, Qian Yixiu didn’t pay much attention to it, only remembering that she was a pretty young girl with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes.

The Sister who delivered the invitation also mentioned that this time only three young ladies of similar age were invited, apart from Qian Yixiu, there were Liang Mansion’s Liang Jinyu and the Fu Mansion’s Fu Minglan. The Eldest Princess had expressly instructed that Qian Yixiu bring Monkey Sister along.

The Eldest Princess really had put thought into this, as both these young ladies were close to Qian Yixiu.

After receiving the invitation, Qian Yixiu began her preparations earnestly. She, too, hoped to make a few good friends with whom she could frequently visit, correspond, and avoid the desolation of loneliness. Naturally, this excluded the Liang Family.

Nowadays, the thought of making male friends like she had in her childhood was impossible, there wasn’t even a chance to meet.

And those friends from her childhood, Uncle Liang, Zhang Yang, and Song Huaijin, had become rare to encounter. With Uncle Liang, their relationship had developed such that it was better not to meet, as meeting would be awkward. Zhang Yang lived far away, making it difficult to meet on a whim. Song Huaijin, now with a wife and children, had met her only once after coming to the Capital City and seemed to have less to say than before, not as relaxed as he was in his youth.

After some thought, she decided to give the young lady a set of Gold Lotus Fen cosmetic products, which were a new release yet to hit the market. The main feature was the inclusion of a lip rouge, a pioneering product in ancient cosmetics. Previous cosmetics consisted only of rouge and not lip rouge; the same rouge was used for applying cheek color and lip color. This lip rouge, unlike modern stick lipsticks, also came in a box and was applied with a fingertip.

In the afternoon, Qian Yixiu went to Prince Ning Mansion, where the House of Animals was located. While picking up Monkey Brother, it was a good opportunity to see the Princess and Zhu Sujin.

She went directly to the main courtyard to see the Princess. Just as she stepped out of her sedan chair at the Drooping Flower Gate of the main courtyard, she encountered Lady Jin and her two daughters. They also came to visit the Princess. Servants informed them that the Princess was resting and did not allow them to see her. After waiting in the east wing guest room for nearly an hour, they no longer wished to wait and were leaving just as they ran into Qian Yixiu.

Lady Jin’s eyes lit up at the thought that the Princess favored Miss Qian and would surely meet with her, so she led her two daughters to return to the main courtyard with Qian Yixiu. The servant, seeing the clueless mother and daughters trio, had no choice but to tell Qian Yixiu that the Princess was feeling unwell and still resting, asking her to wait.

Qian Yixiu, who found these three annoying, said, "Since the Princess is resting, I won’t disturb her. I’d like to see my cousin and take Monkey Sister back home."

Eunuch Guo came out with a smile and said, "The Princely Heir has taken Monkey Sister, along with Shan Dian and Yin Feng, to visit the Heng Prince Mansion. Only Monkey Brother and Tiaotiao remain in the mansion."

The Heng Prince was the Fourth Prince Zhu Xiangyan. Though he was also out of favor, his circumstances were far better than those of Prince Ning. His mother was one of the four consorts but had passed away earlier. He had never liked reading serious texts since childhood, preferring the company of operas and music. It was said that the top courtesan of the Capital City, the leading lady of the Brothels, Qin Meimei, had him as her exclusive patron.

Of the Emperor’s seven sons, only the eldest, Prince Ning, the Third Prince Prince Li, and the Fourth Prince Heng Prince were titled as princes.

In the eyes of the world, a titled Prince had little chance of becoming the Crown Prince.

Zhu Sujin taking Monkey Sister and the others to the Heng Prince Mansion was surely practicing animal diplomacy, trying to win over those he could. As for Monkey Brother, given his more volatile nature, he was generally not taken to meet outsiders, especially those who were not to be trifled with.

Qian Yixiu thought to herself that although Monkey Brother could be aggressive, he usually listened to her. Besides, he liked to watch beautiful women and tended to be more courteous towards them. Since Monkey Sister was helping Zhu Sujin with diplomacy, she decided to take Monkey Brother with her.

Qian Yixiu followed the servant to Zhu Sujin’s courtyard and took Monkey Brother and Tiaotiao back home.

It had been a long time since Tiaotiao visited the Qian family, and it received star-like treatment. Especially Mingming and Jingjing, who rode on its back and refused to come down. Tiaotiao was a good parent, gentle by nature, and very patient with children; it lay on the ground, allowing the two of them to frolic about on its back.