Chapter 246 - 167 Liancourt_1
Qian Manxia was inserting a door bolt while admiring the set of rouge, face powder, and fragrant cakes that Wan Dazhong had given her; these items were far superior to those sold in town. The beautiful and intricate packaging was something Qian Manxia had never seen before. Thinking of that dark, handsome face filled her heart with sweetness. Suddenly, the sobbing sounds of those three emerged. Frightened, she hurriedly ran out of the cottage.
Lady Wu had also come out. They knocked on the door of the left wing room and asked, "What’s wrong with you all? Has something happened?"
Qian Yixiu replied while crying, "Nothing happened, my brother and I just haven’t seen Mom in so long, we’re crying because we’re happy."
Lady Wu and her daughter couldn’t help but cry and laugh, muttering as they returned to their own room.
After Cheng Yueniang and the others finished crying, they went out to wash up before returning to sleep. Today, Qian Yeejin also played hooky, not returning to his room in the east wing and sleeping in the same bed with them.
Before falling asleep, the young mother tenderly touched her son’s forehead and her daughter’s little face, muttering, "Mom likes Xiu’er, likes Jinwa, likes Brother Jiang, Mom can’t be apart from you all, and you mustn’t leave Mom again..."
Her voice grew softer, gradually fading into slumber.
During the night, Qian Yixiu suffered from insomnia once more.
From the few words her mother occasionally said in her sleep, she guessed that her mother must have been desperate for the attention and affection of that "he," wishing for "him" to look at her instead of the pearl in his hand.