Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 718 - 349 Different Ideas_2

Chapter 718: Chapter 349 Different Ideas_2

Six days later, Crown Prince’s Consort Huang Lingling was accepted, and Liang Jinzhao went to enjoy the celebration feast. Five days after that, the Excellent Beauties of the Crown Prince Cui Shuqin was accepted, and Liang Jinzhao again went to partake in the celebration feast.

Even though Qian Yixiu did not like having a junior wife, Huang Lingling was her close confidante, and Cui Shuqin was Qian Manting’s younger sister. Their common man was Zhu Sujin. Therefore, she still prepared gifts second only to those for the Crown Prince’s grand wedding and asked Liang Jinyu to help her add to their dowries.

Qian Yixiu said to herself, during these days, Zhu Sujin must be the happiest man, right? With a loving wife and beautiful concubines, night after night of springtime bliss, this is what so many men ultimately strive for.

On the twenty-ninth, after having finished the celebrations for Zhu Sujin’s three marriage feasts, Liang Jinzhao returned home. Qian Yixiu asked with a smile, "Are you envious of the Crown Prince?"

Liang Jinzhao shook his head, "What’s there to be envious of? The favor of a beautiful woman is the hardest to enjoy. The Crown Prince has even lost weight. Hehe, it’s too exhausting."

His words amused Qian Yixiu. Thinking about it, she also felt some pity for Zhu Sujin. He was not yet sixteen years old, how could he withstand laboring every night? The Emperor Qianwu was not looking after his son; he was simply overpowering a middle school student. She also blamed herself for being too careless; she should have made some foods with Jade Spring earlier to help him replenish his strength. She would make arrangements for it tomorrow and send it to the Eastern Palace.

However, people are different, and so are their thoughts. Even a father and son by nature, Uncle Liang and his father had very different temperaments.

In the afternoon, she heard Cai Yue whispering that Duke Liang had received another Maternal Aunt Xi, gifted to him by Lady Cui who had taken the initiative to offer a maid named Xi Xi to him. She mentioned Xi Xi’s name was auspicious, and she appeared very fortunate, being with Master Duke might bring a good omen. She was directly promoted to matron without even going through the intermediate step of being a concubine, as if on an express delivery.

At noon, Maternal Aunt Qin acted as the hostess for a few tables, inviting the matrons in the house and the reputable servants to the feast, and even a few from her own courtyard attended.

A series of blows must have rendered Auntie Cui nearly foolish, to resort to this move, which was utterly senseless.

Qian Yixiu could not comprehend her actions; no matter how much one loves a man, no matter how much one wants to keep a man, such a method—her dignity was trampled to dust.

Where was the proud and intelligent Beautiful Woman she had met years before? That kind of woman, who would’ve held her backbone straight and counted Buddha Beads, would not stoop to do something like this.

Qian Yixiu considered how to tell Liang Jinzhao about his father taking a new concubine today.

Liang Jinzhao’s face flushed slightly, he sighed, "My dad wasn’t like this before. When he was younger, he was very affectionate with my mom. Maternal Aunt Qin was someone my mom insisted he accept, saying it was for the sake of continuing the lineage. My dad has changed, as if he’s a different person now. Mainly because he’s in his prime but not appreciated by the Emperor, precipitately falling from high position down to a Servant, the gap is quite large, and he can’t vent his depressed feelings, so he..." He paused, not finishing his thought, then hugged Qian Yixiu tighter,"Actually, my mom’s fall from grace is even greater and her mood worse. Once your pregnancy is more stable, spend more time with her, recount more happy stories to cheer her up."

He took out his pocket watch to check the time and said, "It’s now Xu Hour, my mom hasn’t slept yet; I’ll go see her. You should sleep, don’t wait up for me."

Liang Jinzhao left the courtyard, then sighed deeply again.

Once, in his eyes, his father was a wise and composed person, his mother smart and confident. But after the shock of drastic changes, both of their temperaments had drastically changed. Even their affections had transformed.

The estate had not yet fallen, and they were still living luxuriously.

He especially couldn’t understand his own father. Grandfather had retired voluntarily from his First Rank official position and lived a content life at home. Yet when his father was coerced by Grandfather to retire, his temper became increasingly odd, and his actions increasingly absurd. Thankfully Grandfather had taken full responsibility for the incident where he had drugged his father, for if his father knew it was his own idea, even if recognizing his son’s intentions were right, a father humiliated would still beat him to the point of being unable to stand.

And his mother, who used to be so smart and capable, managed relations with her husband excellently, stayed on good terms with her in-laws, and even ran external businesses better than other women.

Now, her attitude was too submissive. Did she think that by openly presenting a concubine to her husband, showing off her virtuousness, she could tie his heart to the courtyard and prevent him from continuing to vent his anger on her?

Liang Jinzhao had inquired and learned that his father was still carrying on with a woman surnamed Lian outside, and had even bought a courtyard for her, letting her become his external consort.