Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 680 - 333: The Achievement from the Dragon_3

Chapter 680: Chapter 333: The Achievement from the Dragon_3

Qian Yixiu saw Liang Jinzhao always looking at her with a smile, which seemed to carry an unwavering certainty. A flash of an imperial yellow decree passed through her mind. It couldn’t be that he had gone to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree. If that were the case, nothing could be better.

Even the Little Monk noticed something different about Liang Jinzhao and asked, "Senior brother, why are you looking at my sister like that?"

Liang Jinzhao’s face turned a bit red. He coughed and said, "Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Yixiu." In truth, he wanted to tell Qian Yixiu about the possibility of the Emperor granting them marriage, but he felt embarrassed to say it with his junior brother present.

The Little Monk had grown up. Although living in the monastery, he understood certain matters. He pouted and said, "That’s not true. You haven’t seen me for even longer, yet you haven’t smiled like that for me."

As they were speaking, Zhu Sujin arrived. He looked even thinner than the Little Monk, his features even more chiseled and handsome.

Qian Yixiu stood up and performed a curtsey, Liang Jinzhao bowed with a fist to chest, and the Little Monk brought his palms together and bowed in greeting, performing the appropriate gestures of deference.

Zhu Sujin was not used to her doing this, but there was nothing he could do. Raising his hand, he said, "Dispense with the formalities, please, sit down."

After exchanging some pleasantries, Zhu Sujin waved the servants away.

He said in a low voice to Qian Yixiu, "I’ve already had your Second Auntie’s matter dealt with. She will pretend to be dead in three days, and her body will be discarded at Mass Graves. Your people should receive her there. After that, she should not remain in the Capital City but live under a new identity. As for rescuing her son, it’s more complicated. All the men are locked up in the Judicial Temple, and I will have to think of a solution."

He was referring to Pan Yuanfeng, whose mother had been unable to part with her husband and son when Prince Consort Pan had sought a divorce, and was thus now imprisoned. Prince Consort Pan had asked Qian Yixiu to implore Zhu Sujin for help, hoping to save her and her son. Those days, Qian Yixiu couldn’t see Zhu Sujin herself, so she had to send Father Jiang to the Eastern Palace to explain the situation.

Qian Yixiu refilled Zhu Sujin’s tea and expressed her thanks.

Zhu Sujin further explained, "Just for the crime of rebellion, perhaps the women and boys under eight years of age could be spared since they are innocent. However, they also attempted to assassinate me and indirectly caused my mother’s death. My father, the Emperor, is enraged, swearing not to allow these few families to continue to exist in this world."

Liang Jinzhao listened, his expression growing somber once more. During this time, Lady Cui, his mother, had been weeping daily. No matter how heartless the Cui family was, it was still her family. Not long after his maternal grandparents were imprisoned, they died in the cell — his grandfather from illness, which was a mercy, or his death wouldn’t have been so peaceful. Liang Jinzhao had managed to retrieve their bodies and bury them in a distant place.

A few days ago, he and his father had found a way to visit his uncle covertly in the Judicial Temple, his mother’s elder brother. His uncle had asked them to try to save at least one male of the Cui family, and the most likely candidate was Lady Pan’s son, because Lady Pan was the natural sister of Commandery Princess Zhenyue, who was the foster mother of the Crown Prince.

After hearing her brother’s wish, Lady Cui wept and pleaded with her husband and her son, and even knelt before Old Duke Liang, asking them to help save her nephew from her family.

Despite Old Duke Liang’s vast connections, he couldn’t ensure the survival of the Cui family’s men. Liang Yiqian and Liang Jinzhao had even less chance. Therefore, Liang Jinzhao had come to seek Qian Yixiu’s help. Knowing that Qian Yixiu had already asked Zhu Sujin for help, he felt relieved.

Liang Jinzhao stood up, bowed with a fist to chest, and said to Zhu Sujin, "Thank you, Your Highness. If my cousin can be saved, I will certainly send him thousands of miles away, to live in anonymity, never to return to the Capital City, and certainly not to cause any trouble to Your Highness."

Zhu Sujin nodded.

Having discussed the somber matters, the group turned to lighter topics. When Zhu Sujin found out that Master Sangui and Pan Yue were returning, he too showed a smile. He also asked, "The Old Lady Qian will come as well, right? I genuinely miss her and Commandery Princess Zhenyue."

"She will come," Qian Yixiu said with a smile, "My great-grandpa has long wanted to come to the Capital City. If he comes, my great-grandma will definitely accompany him."

She then whispered to Zhu Sujin with a chuckle, "Miss Fu and Miss Huang are close friends of mine; they have good hearts and are good-looking as well."

A blush crept onto Zhu Sujin’s face as he glared at her and muttered through gritted teeth, "You naughty girl, I’m not sure if your heart has grown at all." He then said pensively, "Perhaps it has grown, just not for me," while sneakily glancing at Liang Jinzhao. He then said, "General Liang, I should congratulate you on your wish fulfilled."

Liang Jinzhao was startled, fully aware of Zhu Sujin’s previous feelings for Qian Yixiu. He quickly stood up and bowed with his fist to chest, "Such boundless imperial grace, I am forever grateful. From now on, I shall lay down my life for His Majesty and Your Highness, till death do us part."

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