Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 614 - 309 Bloodline_2

Chapter 614: Chapter 309 Bloodline_2

In the evening, Qian Yixiu went to rest in the side hall. It was her first time sleeping in the Palace, yet she felt no sense of novelty. Mainly, she had matters weighing on her mind, suffocating her breath.

One moment she wondered who her destined husband would be, Liang Jinzhao’s face frequently flashing before her eyes, and occasionally Zhu Sujin’s as well. In this world, only these two had expressed their love for her. Only they would truly be good to her. But she couldn’t choose either...

She also felt sorry for Zhu Sujin. She didn’t know how long Prince Ning would continue to be suppressed, when Prince Ning would finally seize the world, what sufferings Zhu Sujin would still have to endure...

The next day, Qian Yixiu got out of bed with dark circles under her eyes. After breakfast, Pan Yue and the others went back home.

In the carriage, Pan Yue said, "Yixiu, did you not sleep well last night? If you’re like this, next time don’t rest in the Palace."

Qian Yixiu was amused, her little mother indeed seemed a bit smarter, not voicing this offensive remark in front of the Empress Dowager.

On the nineteenth, in the afternoon, Qian Yixiu received an invitation from Liang Yujin, stating that there would be a gathering of handkerchief friends the next day, and this time it would be at her house. She invited Qian Yixiu to attend and specifically mentioned to bring the House of Animals.

Qian Yixiu was very fond of those young ladies, and although the gathering was at Liang Mansion, she decided to go.

She took out the "Uncle Liang" doll and the letter that Liang Jinyu had given her last time, which she had always intended to return to Liang Jinyu. But thinking it inappropriate to return it to Liang Jinyu the next day, as the Liang Family and Uncle Liang had just done a big favor for her family, she put the items back into the box.

Qian Yixiu decided to prepare some rare delicacies to take with her, mainly for the Old Queen Grandma to eat, as she was too thin and said she had no appetite for anything.

The rare delicacies she knew how to make were mostly pastries. She had originally wanted to make a cream cake, but considering that cream might not be digestible for the elderly, she instead decided to make a steamed egg cake, which she had made in her childhood.

That evening, she had the ingredients prepared. The next day, before dawn, Qian Yixiu got up and led a few maids to the small kitchen in the back yard to make steamed egg cakes. First, they steamed twenty for the family and the House of Animals, then made another twenty to send to Prince Ning Mansion, and finally made thirty to take to the Liang Family.

The food box was wrapped with a quilt on the outside, and together with Blue Bead and Monkey Brother, Monkey Sister, Shan Dian from the Qian family, she headed to Liang Mansion.

Wanshou Hall was a residence with three courtyards; the first courtyard was the main residence of the Old Queen Grandma, and the second housed Liang Jinyu.

Qian Yixiu went directly to Old Queen Grandma’s main room. Surprisingly, the Old Queen Grandma had gotten out of bed and was leaning on the kang in the east side room, with several people accompanying her with laughter and chatter.

Huang Lingling and Fu Minglan were already there, and the room also had the gentlemen Huang Jinyu, Liang Jinzhao, Liang Jinchen, Liang Jinhua, and the ladies Liang Jinyu and Liang Jinjing. There was also an unfamiliar gentleman who somewhat resembled Miss Fu, perhaps a son of the Fu family.

The Old Queen Grandma looked much better than the last time I saw her. Although still thin and pale, her spirits were lifted. With winter’s end and the revival of all things, even the long-beset patient had improved greatly.

Qian Yixiu approached Old Queen Grandma to pay her respects, then opened the food box and invited her to taste the cakes. The Old Queen Grandma took a liking to the plump, yellow cakes, took a bite, and found them sweet, mellow, and milky, eating one in its entirety. She wanted another, but the servants persuaded her to stop.

Qian Yixiu also smiled, "I’ll write down the recipe for the cook. If you like it, they can steam it anytime for you."

The Old Queen Grandma then curbed her appetite, looking around at the people in the room who were watching her, and laughed. She said, "Oh dear, this old woman’s craving led me to neglect you all. It shows that when one grows old, the mind doesn’t work as well." She then scolded Liang Jinzhao, "You don’t even remind your Great-grandma, making others laugh at me."

Liang Jinzhao laughed, "Seeing you enjoying the cake so much, I feared disturbing your pleasure, and making you unhappy, then my father would scold me."

His remarks made everyone chuckle.

Huang Jinyu then eagerly said, "Great-grandma, why haven’t you invited everyone to try this steamed egg cake yet?"

Her impatience made everyone laugh again. The Old Queen Grandma quickly had the maids distribute the cakes to them, and even some were sent to other masters to try. She especially instructed them to give the youngest, Liang Jinzhen, two pieces.

Huang Jinyu, while enjoying the tasty cake, kept an eye on Qian Yixiu from the corner of her eye. Seeing her hand in hand with the Old Queen Grandma, inducing laughter from her, she thought to herself that although this girl was talented and beautiful, she was too brash and cunning. If she married her, she would be overshadowed. Then, looking at Liang Jinyu, so beautiful, gentle, and charming, her face started to warm up.