Chapter 401 - 225 Birthday_2
Lady Wu advised, "Your third uncle and I both know you’re a good child, so stop being sad. You need to take good care of yourself now and strive to give birth to a big, healthy baby boy..."
At that moment, Lady Wang came in. Hearing what Lady Wu had said, she too began to cry, "Younger sister, this is all my fault, and Auntie Die is blameless. It was a foolish mistake I made on impulse, and it will never happen again."
Lady Wu ignored Lady Wang, patted Qian Mandie’s shoulder, and then rose to leave.
The Wan family’s feast was extremely lavish; everyone ate their fill and took home a return gift.
Both the Qian and Yu families were happy, for today they had finally seen Qian Sangui and had the chance to chat and drink with him. Although Qian Sangui was much more distant than before, it was nonetheless an improvement.
The fifteenth day was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Today was also an important day, since it was the seventieth birthday of the Empress Dowager, to be celebrated by all under heaven. Except for the Yamen required to be on duty, all Yamen and schools were closed, while lantern festivals were being held in county, prefectural, and provincial cities.
Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu also had the day off. Mr. Yu was off to the county city to join a poetry gathering and had left early in the morning.
This era too had many poems describing the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially as the current Emperor’s policies were enlightened and the country was at peace, resulting in the emergence of a great many poets who had written countless poems. There were even more poems celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Qing Ming, Mid-Autumn, Chongyang, and Lantern festivals, many major restaurants would hold poetry contests, attracting scholars and young talents to compete in poetry.
Qian Yeejin also wanted to accompany his teacher to the poetry gathering to experience it, but Mr. Yu said he had other matters to attend to and didn’t take him along.
Throughout the day, the siblings stayed in Wangjiang Building, chatting with Cheng Yue. Qian Yeejin even recited several contemporary poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival, composing one himself to add to the merriment.
In the evening, Qian Sangui and Lady Wu also arrived, and the family planned to enjoy a reunion dinner together. In the afternoon, Qian Yishan came to invite Qian Sangui’s family for a reunion dinner on behalf of their grandfather, but Qian Sangui declined.