Chapter 567 - 565 Wishing He Was Your Son
Xiuqin suddenly thought of Miss Ye, the smile that lingered on the corners of her mouth abruptly halted. It seemed that Miss Ye’s attire wasn’t particularly fine, nor had she seen her wearing any jewelry. Miss Ye’s clothing appeared to be made of plain fabric, just like hers.
She mustn’t allow for the same mistake as Miss Ye’s, to have clothes made from plain fabric for her and her aunt.
Everyone had their lunch in their own rooms, and not long after Qing Min had cleared away the dishes, Nanny Huang arrived with Cui Zhu and two other young maids in tow.
Cui Zhu and the two maids each held two bolts of silk fabric in their arms.
Upon seeing those splendid fabrics, Xiuqin’s lingering anxiety immediately settled in her stomach. They were indeed fine materials, the likes of which could not be found in the town’s fabric shops.
Afterward, Lady Zhao and her niece began their leisurely stay at the Qi family, witnessing firsthand how the Qi family prepared their New Year’s goods and food, a spectacle they had never seen before in their lives.
Although Lady Zhao had lived comfortably for two years with Wong Qi, that period was short-lived, and before she learned how to enjoy prosperous days, misfortune had befallen her.
Before coming to the Qi family, she had pondered how her son and the Qi family lived. She had to have someone read the letters Wong Qiao brought her since they generally only conveyed safety and mentioned little of the day-to-day details.
Moreover, Cheung Wusi maintained correspondence with his former home, occasionally bringing her Silver, but owing to Lady Zhao’s widowhood and in order to avoid trouble, Qi Younian had not allowed Wong Qiao to bring her the full amount of Silver Tael, hence the information was naturally limited.
Over the last two years, her son had sent her not an insignificant amount of Silver, and she had not lacked for clothing or food; she no longer needed to toil for a living as in the past, yet she had never imagined that the Qi family whom her son served would possess such wealth.