Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 604 - 304 Lady Cui_3

Chapter 604: Chapter 304 Lady Cui_3

Wu Zuzhi simply sighed, "What a pity."

Wu Qingshu called out to him, and he stopped talking, embarrassed.

After dinner, Qian Yixiu returned to Xiangxue Courtyard and went straight to her bedroom, where the warm air and gentle incense dispelled the chill from her body. She took out a cinnabar-lacquered flower-engraved box from the drawer of her vanity, containing more than half a box full of items. These were gifts from Uncle Liang and letters he had written to her over the years, including toys, palace flowers, combs, and the recent "Uncle Liang" doll. These objects bore witness to the growth of her body from a six-year-old child to a fourteen-year-old maiden. The salutations on the letters changed as well: little girl, girl, Yixiu. The content too, from playful teasing with a little child to heartfelt talks with a young adult, and then to his bold confessions as she grew up.

Uncle Liang wasn’t always by her side, yet he was with her as she grew up, providing her with much assistance.

It was just that... their destiny was so brief, and in the end, they had to part ways sadly.

She stared at these items for a long while before sighing, closing the lid, and putting the box back into the cabinet.

Turning to Liang Jinzhao, he hurried back to Liang Mansion, first washing up in his courtyard before going to the main house to see his mother, Lady Cui.

By then, lanterns had just been lit, and the main house was quiet, with tree branches on the roofs of the courtyard covered in snowflakes, creating a vast expanse of white. Only the few fiercely blooming red plum trees in front of the upper room windows were illuminated by the faint light shining through, revealing a hint of red.

The snow on the plum blossoms must have been regularly shaken off by the maids at his mother’s behest.

His mother was like this, maintaining elegance and refinement each day, no matter how desolate or hurt she felt, just like the proud and beautiful plum blossoms.

Sister Cui, on seeing Liang Jinzhao’s return, was overjoyed, shouting loudly, "Oh my, the young master has returned. Madam, Madam, the young master has come to see you in such heavy snow."

With that shout, the courtyard suddenly became noisy.

Lady Cui was having her meal in the side room when she heard her son had come, she hurriedly got off the heated brick bed and came out to greet him. Liang Jinzhao had already entered the room, and Lady Cui, holding his hand, said, "Zhaozhao, you were on duty today. Why have you come back to the mansion in such heavy snow?"

Qian Jinzhao smiled and said, "I came back to the Capital City for some matters, so I stopped by to see mother. I’ll return to the camp early tomorrow morning."

Mother and son went hand in hand into the side room where a few delicate light dishes were placed on the rosewood carved heated brick bed table. Lady Cui pulled Liang Jinzhao onto the bed and ordered, "Take these dishes away and ask the small kitchen to make some of the dishes the young master likes, and warm up a pot of wine as well."

Sister Cui laughed, "I’ve already given the orders. The young master likes meat, and the kitchen is always stocked with it. It won’t take long to prepare."

His mother did not like rich and heavy foods, preferring a lighter diet, so if the small kitchen was always stocked with meat dishes, it was probably for his father, right?

Liang Jinzhao felt uncomfortable, feeling his mother was wronged because of him. Not only was she reprimanded by the Empress Dowager and the elders, growing estranged from her family, but even his father began to neglect her.

Lady Cui was wearing a lilac embroidered plum blossom satin small jacket with a pomegranate red sprinkle flower long skirt, her makeup meticulous. She was beautiful and dignified, not resembling a woman nearly forty. Sitting cross-legged in front of the brick-bed table, she held her son’s hand, her face radiant with a smile.

But Liang Jinzhao could see that his mother had become much more haggard than before the incident. Although her makeup was exquisite, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes had deepened. Even as she smiled happily, there was always a fleeting look of resentment in her eyes.

Twenty-some years ago, Cui Suying was the most renowned beauty in Capital City. At that time, The five aristocratic families were not as destitute as now; despite being suppressed by the Emperor, there were still many high-ranking officials from these families in the court. Lady Cui’s now deceased grandfather was the Minister of Appointments.

Back then, many families sought to marry daughters from these aristocratic families, including Princes. Cui Suying was the most beautiful and dazzling among these aristocratic women, highly sought after by many.

Girls from those Aristocratic families often looked down on military families, considering them uncultured brutes without artistic talent or elegance. What they adored most were young gentlemen, like Prince Consort Pan, who possessed both talent and good looks, as well as a gentle and refined demeanor.

Yet Lady Cui fell in love with Liang Yiqian at first sight at a plum blossom viewing party, and against the mockery of her sisters, she married him.

However, Lady Cui had trouble with childbearing. Although she became pregnant as soon as she entered the door, due to the oversized fetus, she nearly died along with the child. After giving birth over three days and two nights, the child was born alive, but Lady Cui, having lost a lot of blood, found it difficult to conceive again. More unfortunately, when her son was two years old, he nearly died of a severe illness, and was found to have epilepsy. With this condition, not only was he unable to inherit titles, or pursue a career in civil service, but there was also a high likelihood of an early death. Lady Cui was devastated and even thought of death.

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