Chapter 391 - 222: Economical and Appropriate Man_1
Qian Yixiu thought that if her little mother were to become pregnant, she certainly wouldn’t dare to walk about outside, so she should take advantage of the next two months while her body doesn’t yet show signs to take her out for more walks.
During the last pregnancy, her little mother was quite young and, coupled with the poor diet at home, the child was born small and unhealthy. This time, she was determined to keep her little mother in good spirits and hale and hearty, striving to have a healthy baby.
As soon as Qian Yixiu finished her classes, she would take Cheng Yue for a stroll in the Hexi Garden. Past the Moon Gate and through a few clumps of bamboo, and over a floral path was where Qian Yeejin’s Linfeng Garden was located, while a turn to the left around a bed of flowers and a few fir trees would lead to West Lake.
It was now the time when lotuses vied with each other in bloom and magnificence. This year’s lotuses in the lake were denser than ever, creating a vista of layered green with the beads of water on the leaves glittering like pearls rolling across a green plate. Amidst the lotus leaves, countless lotus flowers stood tall and graceful, each one bending and swaying in the breeze.
Such a beautiful scene that perfectly embodied, "Endless green lotus leaves rise to the sky; the sun casts a different red on the lotus blossoms."
The rich fragrance of the golden lotuses could be smelled from afar, and as one strolled over the small wooden bridge on West Lake, the intoxicating scent made it hard to leave.
Cheng Yue also enjoyed walking by West Lake. Every day, when it was time for her daughter to get out of school, she would wait with Monkey Sister at the gate of the Wangjiang Building and then proceed to the Hexi Garden hand in hand with her, with Monkey Sister obediently following behind.
Monkey Sister was very sensible. Sister Embroidery had told her that their mother was carrying a younger brother in her womb and she should not romp around with their mother as before, especially not bump into her carelessly. Fearing she could not restrain herself, she always kept a distance of more than half a meter from Cheng Yue. This puzzled the family, who thought her even cleverer than Monkey Brother.
From exactly Si Hour to the end of Si hour each morning, Qian Yixiu would walk with her little mother by West Lake, followed by Monkey Sister in her floral dress. Half an hour before nightfall, Qian Yeejin would join them with Tiaotiao.
Qian Yixiu also had a lingering thought: Zheng Zezhong and Pan Zi’an, who had promised to visit Guiyuan, had not shown up. If they hadn’t come by now, they probably wouldn’t come this year. The Empress Dowager’s seventieth birthday was in August and the two men, holding noble titles, must be in the Capital City by then. And beyond September, the sights of Guiyuan wouldn’t be as beautiful as in spring and summer.