Chapter Thirty-Five Who is the Auspicious Person

  Fang Wanru has always had her eye on the marriage with Jia's family, wanting to marry off her own legitimate daughter into the Jia household. However, unexpected twists and turns arose in the middle of it all. Although the Jia family also intended to form an alliance with the Qin family through marriage, Mrs. Jia had set her sights on Qin Daiyun, a younger sister from a secondary branch of the Qin family.

  This matter has always been a source of trouble for Fang Wanyu, and in order to preserve the marriage of the second young lady, she even went so far as to consider getting rid of Qin Dai's heart. She had someone tamper with the carriage, but unexpectedly, the third young lady survived against all odds, causing her plan to fall through. Fortunately, this girl's nature was hard to change, and after recovering from her illness, she again became arrogant and disdainful of others. The old lady, in a fit of anger, sent her to the countryside, giving Fang Wanyu time to maneuver.

  She had always suspected that Mrs. Jia's fondness for Qin Daihe was not just a coincidence, but rather because they had met somewhere before, or perhaps she had seen him with the second master of the Jia family, which is why she had entered the Jia family's eyes and gained favor. If so, as long as she could grasp Qin Daihe's weakness, she could accuse her of having a private meeting. However, after investigating for a long time, there was no clue to be found. Later, Li Mama accidentally discovered that one of the maids in the Jia family was from the same hometown as herself, and under this pretext, she drew closer to her and also managed to find out the reason behind everything.

  Mrs. Jia was a Buddhist, and when she had nothing to do, besides reciting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, she would also regularly fast and abstain from meat. Regarding the marriage of the second master of the Jia family, she had gone to the temple many times to ask for guidance, but never got any clear instructions. It was said that later she had a dream, in which a auspicious person appeared, marrying the second master of the Jia family and bringing blessings to the whole Jia family.

  From then on, Li's mother didn't say anything else, and Fang Wanru also understood that the auspicious person who appeared in Madame Jia's dream was probably Qin Daihe.

  For this matter, Fang Wanru was worried, and looking at Jia Furen's expression also knew that she was very satisfied with Qin Daihe. The ancients have always been respectful of the gods, and dreams are also considered to be the enlightenment of the gods. Without mentioning how good Qin Daihe's reputation is, just saying that she is a auspicious person in her dream, it is not something that Qin Qianqian can compare with.

  After Qin Daihe's incident, Fang Wanru felt it was an opportunity and had someone spread the news of her being stabbed at midnight. It was also said that she had eight characters with a curse, which temporarily stabilized the Jia family.

  After learning that Qin Daihe had been stabbed, Mrs. Jia's attitude also changed. She had always thought that the lucky person who was destined to bring good fortune would protect the Jia family from top to bottom, but now the lucky person himself had encountered disaster repeatedly, and although he had finally escaped each time, she had also drawn a big question mark in her heart.

  The other people in the Jia mansion had originally disagreed with the second master marrying a concubine, but she had strongly advocated for it, thinking that Qin Daihe was really good. On the day of the plum blossom viewing party, Qin Daihe's poem also made her gain some fame, although Zhang Shi appreciated her literary talent, she always felt that her status as a concubine did not match with propriety.

  Once the events before and after were linked together, Madam Jia's heart was shaken. If that dream wasn't a divine revelation, then her own decision would have harmed her son.

  Mrs. Jia's loosening of her will gave Fang Wanru a good signal, and the number of times she went to Rongguo House also increased. Finally, on a certain afternoon, Fang Wanru took Qin Qianxin to meet the second master of Rongguo House.

  Handsome young man, bright future. How can Qin Qian not be moved? After returning from the Jia Mansion that day, she had Fang Wanru arrange Qin Dai's marriage as well. She was afraid that if something unexpected happened and Mrs. Jia changed her mind again, wouldn't it be another advantage for Qin Dai?

  Fang Wanru also thought it was for the best, but that girl had just recovered from a serious illness and it wasn't good to arrange her marriage so soon. She might as well go see her and get to know her better.

  When Fang Wanru arrived, Qin Dai was lying in the outer room resting. Although she had already received the news early on, when she saw Fang Wanru, she still felt a little surprised. Her face was delicate, her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, could it be that her purpose had been achieved?

  "Mother." Qin Dai pretended to get up, but in fact she didn't move at all.

  Fang Wanru hastily signaled for the maid beside her to come over and support her, letting her lie steadily on the kang.

  "Just saw you're doing well, how can I be tired? I didn't know you were resting, otherwise I wouldn't have come." Fang Wanru sat beside her, with a kind motherly expression, holding Qin Dai's hand and saying: "Poor child, hopefully in the future you'll be blessed with good fortune."

  Qin Dai Xin didn't bother with small talk and directly asked: "Mother, is there something on your mind?"

  Fang Wanru thought for a moment and said, "Nothing. I didn't come to see you in the past few days because I was afraid of disturbing your rest. Now that I've seen you today, I know you're much better, so I'm at ease."

  "Don't worry, Mother. I'm fine. Although my body is still a bit weak, as long as I rest and don't exert myself too much, I'll recover soon." Qin Dai paused for a moment before continuing, "I hope it will be as you said, Mother. From now on, I will be safe and sound."

  "It will be alright." Fang Wanru asked again: "Do you need any supplements? I'll have someone bring the card to retrieve them from storage.

  "Mother is at ease, the doctor has come to see many times, Fangzi also opened and changed, now even medicine is not needed." Such hypocritical perfunctory treatment of people is really more tiring than practicing qigong.

  "This way I can rest assured." The two of them chatted for a while longer, but unfortunately they just didn't click. Fang Wanru pretended to comfort her with a few words before getting up and returning to her own courtyard.

  "Madam, from what I see, the third young lady will probably need some more time to recover. It shouldn't affect the young lady's big affair." Haitang noticed the color on Fang Wanjun's face and knew she had a plan in mind before speaking up.

  "Heaven bless." Fang Wanru was in a good mood and didn't bother to think about anything else. The most important thing was that she didn't have the ability to disturb Qianxin's good things at all, which was more important than anything else, and she could also breathe a sigh of relief.

  Qin Dai Xin also felt relieved, and after sending away Fang Wanru, she too felt a sense of relief. At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the courtyard had already lit up the lights. Qin Dai Xin called over Ai Lian and instructed her: "Get dressed and go to Auntie's place for dinner tonight."

  Ai Lian called over Xiao Yatou to wipe Qin Dai Xin's face, and then instructed another servant girl to go to Lan Garden to inform Qin Dai Xin that it was time for dinner.

  This was Qin Dai's first visit to Su's place since the incident. It had only been half a month, but Su's belly was already slightly bulging.

  "It's almost four months now!" Qin Dai Xin was also happy for her and hoped she could give birth to a healthy baby.

  "Yes!" Mrs. Su thought it was a bit strange to discuss these things with her unmarried daughter, and quickly changed the subject, asking: "Are you feeling better? Do you need any more medicine?"

  "It's almost healed, Auntie doesn't need to worry, the medicinal soup has stopped, just still taking some tonic medicine." She tried to downplay it as much as possible, omitting many of the true circumstances, not wanting Madam Su to think too much about her situation and lose sleep.

  "It should be like that, at that time so much blood was shed, but it's good to make up for it." Now thinking back, Su Shi still has lingering fears.

  The wet nurse smiled and said, "Third Miss has survived a great calamity, she must have good fortune in the future. I knew you were coming, so I specially stewed some of the best black chicken and braised some pork ribs, Miss should eat more."

  "Auntie, how's your appetite lately?" Qin Dai asked while eating with a small mouth.

  Su handed a piece of pork ribs into Qin Dai's bowl and replied, "Much better, no nausea, no dizziness, everything tastes good, and seeing the fat rising."

  "This is good."

  The wet nurse was feeding Qin Dai Xin soup, and hastily added: "Thanks to Third Miss, if you hadn't discovered that servant girl Xiu Mei, Madam might not be as calm as she is now."

  As for Xiumei, Qin Dai's heart naturally asked: "How is that thing arranged?"

  "The doctor said it's a serious injury, but as long as she rests well and takes good medicine, there won't be any lasting damage." The wet nurse snorted: "That little brat got off easy, not only did she harm us, but now we have to spend money to treat her illness."

  "Nanny, don't be angry, we still have to find out who is behind her!"

  Su said: "That's right. I've got her mother-in-law keeping an eye on her, and every day is a struggle to take even a single step, so I don't think anything else will happen."

  "Let's not mention this matter again, after a while, I will naturally help my aunt to handle it well." Qin Dai Xin took over the nanny's soup and drank a mouthful, praising: "Nanny's soup is really delicious."

  The wet nurse heard this and a big smile bloomed on her face, and the meal was spent in such a warm atmosphere. Qin Dai's heart was reluctant to leave, saying she was too thirsty and wanted to stay for tea, Su naturally was overjoyed, instructing the wet nurse to personally go brew some.

  Only two women were left in the house, Qin Dai's heart took out the pendant on her chest and showed it to Su Shi.

  "Auntie, is it pretty?"

  Su saw this pendant and her eyes sparkled with nostalgia.

  "I also thought about why you didn't wear the accessory I gave you, it turned out that you chose it."

  Qin Dai'er said with embarrassment: "Aunt's jewelry is all too expensive, only this one looks inconspicuous, but feels very intimate."

  In Su's eyes, nostalgia almost overflowed as he smiled and said: "This is probably the bond of kinship! This pendant was passed down to me by my mother, it's not worth much. According to my mother, this was also passed down to her by her mother, and so on, for many years."

  "Was it always like this, passed down all along?"

  "Yes, the color is strange, black and white intertwined, you have me in you, I have you in me. My mother said that this might be a symbol of a perfect match, never to be separated, so it's always passed down to daughters."

  You have me in you, I have you in me.

  Qin Dai Xin felt a little moved, her hand gently grasping Su Shi's: "Auntie, do you think I look good with this on?"

  "It's beautiful. In the future, if Ali has a daughter, she'll give it to her and let her pass it down." This was her wish; in her lifetime, she feared that she would never hear her daughter call her "mother".

  "I will." The tone was firm and warm.

  Just then, the wet nurse brought in tea. Qin Dai stopped talking and drank the tea, then got up and returned to her own Changxiao Garden.

  "Miss, shall I help you with your toilette?" Ailian's voice was very soft, she had always been careful when attending to Qin Dai.

  "Uh-huh." Qin Dai's mind was elsewhere, letting Ai Lian help her fold the laundry, and herself mechanically washing her face and feet. She lay down on the bed but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

  Ai Lian occasionally heard sighs coming from inside while she was outside, wanting to comfort but not knowing how to start, and unknowingly fell asleep.