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Chapter 257: A Mother's Love, A Daughter's Devotion
Chapter 257: A Mother's Love, A Daughter's Devotion
"Bao Zhu Zhu."
Taner picked up the little one and immediately noticed the bracelet in her hand, asking curiously, "Where did you get this?"
"No way."
Bao Shu quickly hid the bracelet behind her back.
Taner pouted, "It's not even edible, I don't want it."
At that moment, Liu Changsheng came upstairs.
Bao Shu immediately wiggled her chubby body and got down, then walked towards Liu Changsheng with her arms outstretched, "Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu."
Although she was still a bit wobbly, her steps were much quicker.
Liu Changsheng smiled warmly, "Miss Bao Shu."
Bao Shu hugged his leg, "Uncle Cricket."
Understanding her, Liu Changsheng pulled out a small grasshopper from his wide sleeve as if by magic.
"Wow!"
Bao Shu threw the shell bracelet aside and grabbed the small grasshopper made by Liu Changsheng himself.
Children are like this, constantly 'loving the new and hating the old'.
Liu Changsheng smiled, picked up the shell bracelet, wiped it with his sleeve, and put it into Bao Shu's small pocket.
Bao Shu took her little grasshopper and went off to play.
Taner's mouth was pouting up to the sky.
"Miss Taner," Liu Changsheng handed a lifelike little dragonfly to Taner, "This is for you."
Taner's eyes lit up, and she immediately took the dragonfly, "Wow, what a beautiful dragonfly!"
Suddenly, Bao Shu felt her grasshopper was no longer appealing. She threw the grasshopper aside, thought for a moment, then picked it up again, and said sweetly to Taner, "Let's trade."
Taner giggled, "You little rascal, I don't want to trade!"
Bao Shu's face darkened, "Taner, you're not cute."
The shop was bustling with business, and Meng Qianqian didn't get to chat much with Liu Changsheng before he had to leave again.
Meng Qianqian said to Liu Qingyun, "Mother, there are many shops on East Street. Let's go for a stroll."
Liu Qingyun didn't refuse.
Bao Shu didn't want to go, so she stayed upstairs with Taner, fighting over the grass dragonflies.
Ever since seeing the clothes at Smoke and Rain Pavilion, Liu Qingyun had lost interest in other cloth shops, so she focused on browsing jewelry stores.
In Miaojiang, silver accessories were common, but when it came to gold, nothing could compare to the Central Plains.
"So rustic."
Liu Qingyun complained while buying out the shop's cabinet, "Send them all to the Governor's Mansion."
Meng Qianqian said, "Ask the Governor for the bill."
"Why ask him for the bill?" Liu Qingyun glared at her daughter-in-law and said to the shopkeeper, "Ask the King of Miaojiang!"
As the King of Miaojiang left the palace, he felt a strange chill down his back, as if something was being emptied from him.
After browsing the gold shops, they went to a store selling jade and emeralds.
To Meng Qianqian's surprise, they ran into Yu Shi there.
The shopkeeper was patiently introducing several jade bracelets to Yu Shi, and from their conversation, it was clear that Yu Shi was a regular customer of this shop.
Beside Yu Shi was a girl around Meng Qianqian's age, holding Yu Shi's arm affectionately, as if they were a real mother and daughter.
"Mother, this one is pretty."
The girl pointed at one of the bracelets.
"Okay, we'll buy this one."
Yu Shi looked at the girl with doting eyes.
Meng Qianqian had never experienced such treatment in her memory.
Suddenly, a wave of hidden pain surged in her heart.
Are you feeling sad, Meng Qianqian? She knew that it wasn't her own sadness but that of the original owner of this body.
Even though the real Meng Qianqian was dead, the longing and regrets for her mother were forever imprinted in her heart.
Liu Qingyun noticed Meng Qianqian's unusual behavior and gave her a strange look, then followed her gaze to Yu Shi, "What's wrong?"
Meng Qianqian shifted her gaze and calmly said, "Nothing."
Liu Qingyun had never met Yu Shi, so she naturally didn't know that she was Meng Qianqian's birth mother, but she was aware of Meng Qianqian's background.
Liu Qingyun thought that the mother and daughter she saw were the ones she knew, and the sight stirred up her emotions, reminding her of her own mother.
"These are just some broken stones, I don't like them. Let's go somewhere else."
Liu Qingyun left the shop with Meng Qianqian.
Yu Shi subconsciously turned around and looked towards the entrance.
Xie Ling'er asked in confusion, "Mother, what are you looking at?"
Yu Shi shook her head. "I must have misheard."
How could it be such a coincidence to run into that girl here? The shopkeeper said with exaggerated humility, "Our family has been in the jade business for decades. Not everyone can afford our goods. People like you, born into a wealthy and prestigious family, and married into a noble house, are truly above others."
Meng Qianqian handed the medicine to Liu Changsheng, "Take one pill internally in the morning and evening, and apply the ointment once a day before sleep for ten days. I'll come back after ten days."
Liu Changsheng's expression became complicated. "Miss, it's really not necessary to go to such trouble. It's fine if my leg can't be cured."
Meng Qianqian said, "You can help me test the medicine. If there are any uncomfortable symptoms, note them down and tell me."
"Ah... Yes."
At this point, Liu Changsheng couldn't refuse anymore.
He was truly a humble person, and even if his leg wasn't cured, he would still be grateful and do his best.
Meng Qianqian seemed to remember something and said to Liu Changsheng, "By the way, there are too many books at home, and we can't fit them all. It's still the same; you can help me put them in the study."
"Yes, Miss."
Liu Changsheng agreed.
After leaving the shop, Meng Qianqian and her group returned to the Governor's Mansion.
Bao Zhu Zhu went to find her grandfather to ride a horse, making up for not getting the grass dragonfly.
Liu Qingyun accompanied her.
Taner followed Meng Qianqian back to the main courtyard.
As soon as they entered the room, Li Mumu handed a note to Meng Qianqian, looking somewhat troubled.
Meng Qianqian took the note and looked at it, understanding why Li Mumu was troubled.
She smiled faintly. "So it's a banquet at An Yuan Marquis Mansion."
Taner looked up. "An Yuan Marquis Mansion? What a familiar name!"
Ban Xia spoke softly, "The lady of the Marquis of An Yuan is the mother of our Miss."
Taner realized, "It's her!"
Li Mumu sighed, "The old lady of the Marquis of An Yuan is celebrating her 60th birthday. Miss and her husband sent a wedding invitation to them, and according to custom, it's only right for them to send an invitation to the Governor's Mansion."
No wonder Yu Shi was choosing bracelets there; she was probably selecting a birthday gift for Xie Old Lady.
Ban Xia grumbled, "They know Miss's identity, so why send an invitation to the Governor's Mansion? If Miss doesn't go, they'll say she's unfilial. If she goes and sees their complete family, who will she offend?"
Li Mumu also became upset when this was mentioned.
She sighed.
Ban Xia couldn't help but complain, "When they found out that the husband was the Grand Governor, they came to acknowledge him. But when he got into trouble, they immediately kept their distance. Now that he's rising again and has the King of Miaojiang as his father-in-law, do they want to curry favor with him again?"
Taner sat on the stool, swinging her legs. "How shameless!"
Li Mumu spoke sternly, "Miss is already having a hard time; you two, stop talking!"
Ban Xia immediately closed her mouth.
Taner looked up at the sky.
Li Mumu said, "Miss, why don't you just not go? I guess they sent the invitation just for formality and didn't expect Miss and her husband to actually attend."
Meng Qianqian rubbed the note in her hand, her calmness hiding a surging frenzy. "According to seniority, I should call Xie Old Lady 'Grandmother.' For her birthday, as her granddaughter, I should naturally go and pay my respects."
(End of Chapter)
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