Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 954 - 956: The Marriage Proposal Arrives (4)

Chapter 954: Chapter 956: The Marriage Proposal Arrives (4)

Mu Zhongqing had changed. Previously, he was always in tattered clothing with a pale face, displaying the appearance of a poor and destitute scholar. Now, he had not only gained much weight, but he also carried the confident air of a wealthy master on his plump face. Dressed in exquisite satin robes and with a finely carved, shining white jade pendant hanging from his waist, he exuded the aura of high quality at first glance!

"Second Brother, Dad has finally found you!"

Mu Liankui’s face was a mask of woe, as if he carried a deep and bitter resentment.

Mu Zhongqing was stunned; he hadn’t expected to encounter Dad and his eldest brother here. Weren’t they supposed to be at the Eight-Fortune Tavern in Qingyun Town? How did they end up in the Capital?

However, it seemed that Dad and Big Brother were not doing too badly for themselves, both dressed in satin robes. Although the fabric was not of the finest quality, for them, who could not afford even cotton cloth in the past, this was already quite impressive.

"Dad, Big Brother, when did you come to the Capital? What are you doing here? How are Mother and Sister-in-law?"

"Ah! It’s a long story; let’s open your restaurant, so Dad can come in and talk to you about it!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhongqing took out the keys, opened the door of the restaurant, and let Mu Liankui and Mu Zhongli inside...

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Cai Wei was busy comforting Lady Du’s pain of losing her mother, not leaving her side since she entered the family door, constantly accompanying her and speaking words of warmth and care.

Although Lady Du’s heart was heavy with sorrow, she had not been brought up by Lady Mei’s side since she was a child and lackwed the deep emotional bond that exists between other mothers and daughters. Furthermore, Lady Mei had been laid to rest with dignity, and Duke An’s mansion had been ransacked. For the sake of the child in her womb, Lady Du allowed herself to grieve only briefly before she collected her emotions, discussing with Cai Wei her impending marriage to King Qin.

Being born in Duke An’s family, Lady Du knew a thing or two about the marriage customs of prominent households. In such families, the bridal gifts are accumulated gradually from birth, not arranged all at once. With that in mind, she also paid attention to gathering some items for her daughters. If Cai Wei were to marry into a family like Jiujin’s, the collection Lady Du had would be considered excellent. However, her daughter was to marry the legitimate Prince of the Great Jin Nation, and the items she had gathered were not even suitable for a bridal gift for Fei’er at Duke Li Guo’s mansion, let alone for King Qin’s Mansion.

Lady Du felt a bit disappointed, but proud at the prosperous fate of her daughters. She then spiritedly began to discuss the matter of the bridal gifts with her daughter.

Cai Wei was quite indifferent about the arrangement of her own bridal gifts. She laughed and claimed that she would not bring a single copper coin’s worth of bridal gifts; just marrying herself off was cheap enough for Nangong Yi, the jerk. If she brought extra bridal gifts, it would be too much of a loss for her parents.

Lady Du was amused and exasperated by her daughter’s words, but insisted on preparing a decent set of bridal gifts for her!

The topic went on until night, with Cai Wei engaging in lighthearted banter to help her mother forget the grief of her grandmother’s passing. As they went from discussing wedding dresses to jewelry, and then to the bottom-of-the-box gifts, they were laughing and chatting animatedly when Dad, Mu Zhongqing, returned.

Dad did not come back alone; behind him unexpectedly followed the entire family from the main house!

The moment this family entered the courtyard, their eyes weren’t sufficient to take everything in. Each of them had a thieving look, scanning around everywhere, eyes brimming with surprised delight.

"Tsk tsk! Second Brother, it looks like you’ve really made it big. Look at this grand courtyard. When I used to work at Old Master Zhou’s place, his courtyard wasn’t nearly as impressive as yours!"

"Aiyo, have a look! Such a large manor now belongs to you. Old man, it seems we did the right thing tightening our belts to provide for the younger son’s education. Indeed, education does lead to success, hehe..."