Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 979 - 981 Empress Arrives (1)

Chapter 979: Chapter 981 Empress Arrives (1)

Cai Wei had talked with her mother for a while, and seeing that it was getting later and later, Lady Du said, "You should rest, Mother will go back to sleep for now. Tomorrow we still need to go to Duke Li Guo’s Mansion to celebrate his birthday!"

Cai Wei said, "I have already sent someone to fetch that ginseng. They will be able to bring it back early tomorrow morning, and it won’t delay anything."

Lady Du nodded with relief, breathing a sigh of relief as she left.

As soon as her mother had left, her window opened, and Nangong Yi leaped in.

Cai Wei, leaning on the pillow, whispered reproachfully, "You are becoming bolder. What if my mother made a surprise return, what would you do then?"

Nangong Yi approached, removing his boots and then climbing onto the couch, "That would be just perfect, we could get married next month, saving me the trouble of running around for a couple more months!" Saying this, he moved closer and caressed Cai Wei’s smooth, delicate cheeks, unable to let go.

Cai Wei, docilely leaning into his embrace, asked softly, "Tell me, where did you get so much money to offer such a substantial bridal price? Did you use up all your family’s savings?"

"Hmm!" The man answered honestly, "I even had to borrow some from Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, and from both maternal grandparents."

"You fool!"

Cai Wei poked his forehead, playfully scolding, "You know I don’t need any of that, so why go to such lengths?"

The man buried his head in her neck, rubbing against her and said in a low voice, "Then what are you lacking? Tell me, and I will find it for you."

Moved, Cai Wei spontaneously embraced his sturdy waist and murmured, "I lack nothing... "

Then, she remembered the family of Aunt Liao she had bought at the Broker House yesterday and said, "Have the people from Duke An’s Mansion been executed yet?"

"Not yet, according to the laws of the Great Jin Nation, the execution of criminals must wait until after autumn, so we still have a few months to wait. Is there something you need, my dear?" Although talking about these matters at this time was somewhat morose, Nangong Yi still answered very patiently since Cai Wei had asked.

Cai Wei turned over, lying flat in his embrace, looking up at his handsome face, and said, "I want to save someone, would that be possible?"

Nangong Yi asked curiously, "Whom do you want to save?"

Cai Wei said, "Duke An has an illegitimate son, I’ve forgotten his name. He’s a limping man in his twenties. I’ve already bought back his wife and old mother. If it’s convenient for you, please save him as well, so that their family can be reunited, ensuring the old have support and the young are nurtured. Moreover, saving them serves another purpose for me."

Nangong Yi said, "That’s not difficult, but once he is freed, he’ll have to live incognito in some remote and isolated place to avoid being discovered."

Cai Wei said, "Perfect, I originally intended for them to go to Lingbei anyway. Lingbei is desolate and remote, and since that limping illegitimate son rarely socializes, few people know him. Once in Lingbei, surely no one will recognize them..."

The two talked for a while longer, and, feeling tired, they finally embraced and fell asleep...

At the fourth watch of the night, Nangong Yi left.

After he had gone, Cai Wei entered the Space and in the Forest, found a thousand-year-old ginseng, which she dug up.

Well-fellow! This thousand-year-old Old Fart was indeed different from ordinary things. The ginseng was over a foot long, humanoid, complete with limbs, its features vaguely discernible. If nurtured for a few more hundred years, it might even gain sentience!

Such a fine ginseng could not be found anywhere else in the entire Great Jin Nation. Using it as a birthday gift would surely be more precious than any other gift any guest could bring!

She then found a brocade box of appropriate size and placed the old ginseng inside. The Old Madame was kind, benevolent, approachable, and had always been extremely good to her and her sisters, so she willingly presented this old ginseng to her as a gesture of Filial Piety!