Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 975 - 977 Marriage Proposal (5)

Chapter 975: Chapter 977 Marriage Proposal (5)

Mo Ziqi grunted a response, "Tomorrow, when you arrive at the mansion, go straight to the study room. I will be waiting for you there."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Fei’er’s face fell, resembling an ostrich, shoulders drooping, her entire body emanating an air of dejection. Mo Ziqi took a few steps, then paused to look back, watching the disheartened silhouette behind him. His usually indifferent face suddenly broke into an unrestrained smile.

He couldn’t help it; he just liked to bully her, enjoyed seeing her flustered and helpless. Having not teased her for several days, he felt as though something was missing in his heart, everything else seemed tasteless. Now, he was considering whether he should propose to her as early as Nangong Yi did, to marry her and take her home sooner!

Fei’er, after meeting Mo Ziqi, felt revitalized. Upon returning to her sister’s room, she was teased by her sister Cai Lian. She felt both embarrassed and angry, determined to settle the score with him tomorrow. Yet, recalling their numerous encounters and her unbroken record of defeats, she ultimately gave in to defeat, ’all thoughts extinguished’!

As evening approached, the guests within the manor began to depart one after another. Only then did the Mu Zhongqing couple have the chance to inspect the bridal gifts sent by their future son-in-law.

The gifts were displayed in the eastern chamber of the courtyard; one hundred and eighteen bearers of gifts filled the three rooms to the brim. Each set was generous, bulging out of boxes and chests. Such bridal gifts, naturally, were King Qin’s highest form of respect and honor for Cai Wei. Mu Zhongqing and Lady Du were thoroughly pleased with the sight, nodding their heads repeatedly. They ordered the Zhang Family Brothers to take turns keeping watch over the gifts every night, guarding them until Cai Wei’s marriage, when all the gifts were to be taken back to King Qin’s Mansion as her bridal dowry!

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Mu Liankui had waited all day in the backyard, yet no one came to invite his family to the front yard for the ceremony. Only at noon did Auntie Liu, accompanied by a little maidservant named Ying Chun, come to deliver lunch. When inquiring about the events in the front yard, Auntie Liu was like a sawed-off gourd, ’mum’s the word’. This frustrated Mu Liankui and his son tremendously, yet they were powerless to do anything!

The Mu Zhongqing couple felt somewhat guilty for not letting the main house participate in the betrothal ceremony. During dinner, Mu Zhongqing personally led some servants to the backyard to deliver food to the main house’s family.

Upon seeing Mu Liankui, it was apparent he had changed from his usual overbearing demeanor. He sat in the corner on a stool with his white-flecked head drooping, puffing away at his smoking pipe.

Seeing his son, he spoke sorrowfully, "Second Brother, Dad knows you’ve made it. Your daughter has the fortune to marry into the Royal Palace and become the Royal Consort. But even if Mom and I are lacking, we still gave birth to you, raised you. For such a significant event like your daughter’s betrothal, how could you not invite me to participate? I’m just here in your backyard. Where do you want us to put our old faces?"

As he spoke, he began to sob uncontrollably. Mu Zhongqing promptly stepped forward to console him.

Mu Zhongli said, "Second Brother, ever since we found out that King Qin was coming today to make the proposal, Mom and Dad got all cleaned up and have been waiting here, joyous as can be. We were saying how Girl Wei has brought honor and glory to our Mu Family. But we waited a whole day, and you didn’t invite us to attend the ceremony. You’ve wounded Mom and Dad’s hearts deeply. Despite all the poetry and books you’ve read, even an old crow knows to feed its parents, and a lamb knows to kneel for milk. How could you treat your own parents like this?"

Lady Bai wept inconsolably, chokingly reprimanding Mu Zhongqing, "We might have been harsh with you in the past, but it was because you defied the parents’ orders first, and we did so out of disappointment. Second Brother, examine your own conscience. Who gave birth to you, raised you? To support your education, did our family not tighten our belts to save money? Now that you’ve made it, you disregard us. Are these the actions of a human? Since you dislike us so much, fine, I’ll just return to Mu Family Village tomorrow and let that Madam Lü grind us down..."