Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

Qian Yixiu had been mentally prepared and was not overly panicked. She hurriedly instructed, "Butler Wong, quickly have everyone in the house change into plain clothes, and then bring people to redecorate the house."

Wong Shou nodded and hurried out.

Qian Yixiu then asked, "Is there still no news from my father?"

Wong Shou stopped, shook his head, and walked away.

Father Jiang hadn’t returned, which still left Qian Yixiu deeply concerned. She didn’t know whether Prince Ning had instigated a coup or forced the palace. If so, there would surely be casualties.

Qian Yixiu and the servants all changed into plain clothes, removing their gold, silver, jade, and jewelry from their heads, replacing them with wooden hairpins.

In the Great Qian Kingdom, it was mandated that when the Emperor passed away, all civil and military officials in the capital, as well as wives of officials from the first rank to the fifth rank, had to enter the palace to mourn. Qian Yixiu had no imperial decree, and except for Father Jiang, family members with decrees were all back in the old home, so all she needed to do was to dress in plain clothes to show her grief. Of course, she also couldn’t listen to operas or eat delicacies... She wasn’t entirely sure how to observe mourning, and would listen to what Wong Shou and Sister Zeng said when the time came.

The late Emperor Qianwen had been a benevolent ruler, her own maternal great-uncle, and although she had met him only twice, Qian Yixiu still felt some sadness. She wondered how the Empress Dowager and Zhu Sujin were doing, especially the Little Monk. Despite being emotionally prepared, he would surely be very upset.

After returning to the capital yesterday, she had immediately sent the Double-Headed Golden Crow Snake to the Empress Dowager and Old Master Pan. She didn’t know if the Empress Dowager managed to eat it. At seventy-five, the grief of losing a son must have dealt her a great blow—she hoped the old lady could pull through this ordeal.

Qian Yixiu would either work on embroidery with her attendants or shut the doors to play with Pearl Kid and Sister Squirrel. Pearl Kid had now been taught by Qian Yixiu to be more obedient; he absolutely could not make noise when it was not appropriate, or else Qian Yixiu would threaten to wrap up his shell with cloth.

This was because Pearl Kid had accidentally let slip that if his shell were wrapped in red cloth, he wouldn’t be able to see or hear anything from the outside world anymore. Living in a small room was very lonely, and not being able to hear outside noises would be too uninteresting, although Sister Squirrel kept him company, she could not talk.