Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 968 - 970: Set the Date (4)

Chapter 968: Chapter 970: Set the Date (4)

Lady Du said, "Mother hasn’t read many books, you should choose, Wei’er." Cai Wei thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let the first-class maidservant take the character ’Liu’ from Liuzhu, and call her Liuli."

Upon hearing this, Liuli immediately knelt down obediently, "Thank you, Miss, for the name!"

"Regarding the other four second-class maidservants, let them be called Yuan Chun, Ying Chun, Tan Chun, and Xi Chun according to their age."

Having said that, she silently thought to herself, ’Old Master Cao, I apologize, but I am powerless when it comes to names. I am borrowing a few names from your great works; please don’t cross over to settle the score with me!’

Once the four girls received their new names, they knelt down joyfully to thank Cai Wei. She said, "There’s no need for thanks. Your best gratitude to me would be to wholeheartedly serve your master and prevent her from being wronged in the slightest."

After that, she called Chun Liu over.

"Take them to bathe first. They’ve just come from that place, so wash off the bad luck. Then find a few old clothes that you and Huan Qiu used to wear to put on them for now. I will have the embroiderer from the cloth shop come over tomorrow to take their measurements and make new ones."

"Yes!"

Chun Liu took the maidservants away, and Fei’er said, "Sister bought maids for me but only kept Chun Liu and Huan Qiu for herself. Why didn’t you buy more?"

Cai Wei answered, "I’ve always liked peace and quiet. I find many people to be bothersome. Just these two are enough for me." Lady Du said with some disagreement, "Although you like peace and quiet, you are, after all, going to be a royal consort. How can it be that you only have two maidservants to serve you? Take mother’s advice, pick out some good ones and buy another three or five later on. Our family can certainly afford it now."

Now, her mother spoke with great confidence, and she was very generous when it came to money, all because her two precious daughters were going to marry well. One was about to marry into the Royal Palace to be a royal consort, and, problems aside, had a nine out of ten chance to become the future Empress of the Great Jin Nation. The other was going to marry into the most prestigious family in the Great Jin Nation, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, and would surely become a Noble Lady. With such an illustrious background, Lady Du would no longer need to live the cautious and penny-pinching life as before.

Cai Wei vaguely agreed with a murmur, "Daughter has noted your words, but the people by my side must truly understand my thoughts. Such people are not easy to find. Once I come across them, I definitely will buy them."

Lady Du said, "Who knows how long you will have to wait to come across such people—it could be in a very long time. The day after tomorrow is Old Madame’s Birthday Feast, and if you show up with only two maids, what will it look like? Listen to mother’s words and go to the Broker House tomorrow to see if you can pick out a couple of good ones first. You can’t just buy a favored maidservant whenever you want, so keep an eye out, and when you find one, buy her then."

Cai Wei chuckled and said, "Let’s follow mother’s advice. However, the day after tomorrow is the old lady’s birthday, and I wonder what dad and mom have prepared for her birthday gift."

Speaking of the Old Madame’s birthday gift, Lady Du became worried again. She and her husband had been fretting over this for several days, not knowing what would be an appropriate gift for the Old Madame. Giving something too expensive was beyond their means, but giving something too cheap could be the subject of ridicule and embarrassing for their daughters.

In the last two days, Fei’er, nevertheless, had been working diligently from dawn to dusk, crafting two pairs of shoes and two forehead ornaments. Although the materials and embroidery were top-notch, they still seemed too simple. Because of this, Lady Du’s brows were furrowed with worry. Knowing that Cai Wei was always the most decisive, she discussed the matter with her.

Cai Wei had long prepared a lavish gift that would dazzle anyone, but she had not mentioned it to her parents until now. Seeing her mother’s troubled look and not wanting to add to her worries, she shared the news about the prepared gift.