Chapter Eighty-four: What is Sacred Fruit?

  Fang Wanru was taking a nap, but suddenly received news that Qin Daihe had already woken up!

  "Old slave has been keeping an eye on Third Miss's garden according to Madame's instructions. Everything was normal until a few days ago, but today she suddenly woke up and looked at the people in the garden with an unusual expression, it seems like she really woke up." Zheng Mama thought of the rumors circulating among the Qin family members, could it be that this Third Miss was possessed by some kind of evil spirit? She had never heard of anyone who could go without eating or drinking for seven days and wake up perfectly fine.

  Fang Wanru's emotions were complex, unsure whether she was happy or sad. As a selfish mother, she had always hoped that her daughters would marry into a good family, so that not only would they have a good home, but also help their brother in business.

  The Jia family is a good match, and she has always been thinking of marrying her youngest daughter into it. For this reason, she has tried every means to prevent the Jia family from seeing Qin Daiyu, even resorting to underhanded tactics countless times. Finally, things have taken a turn for the better: not only has San Bao's idea of marrying into the Jia household been put on hold, but it seems that Lady Wang is also showing signs of willingness to form an alliance through marriage.

  If everything goes smoothly, the younger daughter will marry into the Jia family, and Sanpao will have the opportunity to climb up the big tree of the Li family. This will not only make Qin's business prosperous, but also make the two girls a great help to their son's business, which is a win-win situation for everyone.

  It turned out that the Jia family had a sudden change, and it seemed that the second son of the Jia family was promoted and would be transferred to Beijing as an official. In this way, the marriage between the Qin and Jia families might not be considered by the Jia family again.

  In order to make an early plan, Fang Wanru also meant to let Qin Xiang recognize Li Mu. The second son of the Li family had already agreed that he would come home on the eighth day of the first month to pay his respects. Fang Wanru thought this was an opportunity. If Qin Dai's heart remained unmoved, wouldn't her own daughter's chance have arrived? She heard from Old Master that this Li Gongzi was a talented and handsome young man, not at all inferior to Jia Baoyu. If she could marry off her daughter to him as his wife, she would also be able to accept it.

  But now the host has woken up. The old master wants to facilitate the marriage between the two families, and he probably won't agree with Qianxin causing trouble. What can be done about this?

  With this in mind, Fang Wanru was unable to sleep no matter what, so she hurriedly asked Zheng Mama to call over the maid to help her get dressed. Once everything was ready, she had Zheng Mama accompany her to Changxiaoyuan.

  Zheng's mother followed Fang Wanru with a humble and cautious attitude, lowering her head and eyes, not daring to show off, fearing that even an unintentional glance from herself would make the lady feel uneasy.

  The two of them went to Changxiao Garden without saying a word along the way.

  Fang Wanru had thought that perhaps it was the third girl who was afraid of her family inviting a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, so she intentionally said that San Yingtou had woken up, wanting to cover for her. But when she arrived at Qin Dai's residence, she saw a lively and energetic Qin Dai, who seemed to have just finished bathing, with her hair slightly wet and draped over her shoulders, her whole face pale, eating porridge.

  Qin Dai Xin saw Fang Wanru arrive, and hastily wiped her mouth, going forward to pay respects: "Mother, why have you come?" Then she loudly scolded towards the outside of the door: "Which good-for-nothing is standing guard at the door, Mother has arrived yet doesn't report a single sound, what kind of state is this?"

  There's a little girl outside pouting, isn't it because Madam doesn't allow it?

  Fang Wanru instantly hid her unpleasant emotions and said with a smile: "Don't blame the servants, I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I specifically instructed them not to report. Hearing that you woke up, I immediately came to see you, how's your body, is it much better?"

  Qin Dai Xin Fang Wan Ru pulled her hand to sit down at the table and replied, "Thank you, Mother, for remembering me. I was originally fine, my body didn't hurt or itch, but I don't know why I slept for so many days. Now that I've woken up, I feel no different from usual. It's just that everyone has been worried for nothing, making me feel guilty as a daughter. It's all my fault."

  Fang Wanru stared at Qin Dai, her eyes fixed on him without blinking, thinking that this girl was truly blessed with good fortune and a long life. She had encountered danger multiple times, teetering between life and death, yet each time she managed to turn disaster into safety. Was this really just fate?

  "Mother, don't worry, my daughter is really fine." Qin Dai's face lit up with a bright smile, but it stirred up a storm in Fang Wanru's heart. I suppose Mrs. Qin must be fuming inside right now?

  "It's all right, there have been too many social engagements at the mansion recently. I took a few of the younger ones to visit various mansions for New Year's greetings, but you were the only one missing. To be honest, it didn't feel right in my heart. Now that I see you're fine, I can finally put my mind at ease. Tomorrow, our family will have an important guest visiting, so you should make preparations early on. Let the maids pick out all the new clothes they made for you during New Year's and dress up properly." She spoke these words with a hint of reluctance, but this was something Qin Zhongwen had decided on early that morning, and she couldn't go against him as her father.

  Qin Dai was surprised that she would actively mention the matter of that "noble guest", but soon thought it through, this matter can't be hidden anyway, might as well be open about it, besides they came for oneself, even if Fang Wanru had ten thousand thoughts, one must show up in person to be proper.

  "Alright, mother." She was unusually obedient and didn't ask a single question.

  The two of them exchanged a few more words, and then Fang Wanru led the group back to her residence. Qin Dai finished eating her porridge and had Chunli help her comb her hair before heading to the Lan Garden at the Su's residence.

  Mrs. Su heard that her daughter had woken up and was naturally delighted, but also secretly worried, fearing that she might not be feeling well or had contracted some illness again. Suddenly, she heard the little maids report that Third Miss had come to see her, and immediately became happy, it seemed that Ah Li was all right after all.

  The mother and daughter met, sat together, and talked warmly. Su Shi couldn't help but sigh at her daughter's difficult fate and cried for a while. Qin Dai Xin and the wet nurse comforted her, telling her to put her mind at ease.

  "Auntie doesn't know, I'm not sick anywhere, nor have I gotten involved with anything unclean." This matter still needs an explanation to be settled, otherwise it's impossible to comfort Madam Su.

  "Why did she sleep for seven days without any reason?" Both Su Shi and the wet nurse were puzzled.

  Qin Dai Xin had no choice but to start making up a story: "I ate the sacred fruit that my master found, so I fell asleep for seven days."

  "What's a sacred fruit? What is that thing?" Since it was given by her high-ranking master, it should be harmless, right?

  "The aunt didn't know that this was a divine medicine in the martial arts world, which takes 100 years to mature and has great benefits for the body. Although it won't bring people back from the dead or make their bones white, it can strengthen one's physique, increase internal energy, and enhance one's skills. My master, being a high-ranking person, had no use for this fruit after consuming it, so he gave it to me. I ate it and benefited greatly, but because I couldn't digest it all at once, I fell asleep for seven days. Now that the medicine has been absorbed, I've woken up. Qin Dai's sweat! Although this story is a bit too legendary, it's still believable enough to deceive an ignorant woman like her, and she even started to believe it herself - who knows if such a miraculous fruit really exists in this world?"

  "It turns out that's how it is. I was worried for nothing these past few days." Upon hearing her daughter say this, Madam Su completely put her mind at ease. Truly, good fortune and misfortune are intertwined!

  "It was mentioned that a noble guest would be coming to our house tomorrow, but I don't know who it is. The lady asked me to prepare the reception, and I don't know if it's good or bad news." To avoid further discussion on this topic, Qin Dai Xin told Su Shi about the noble guest visiting tomorrow, and indeed successfully shifted her attention, starting to help analyze the various identities of this noble guest, and also talked about many possible unexpected situations that might arise, and asked Qin Dai Xin to be careful in responding.

  Qin Dai Xin knew that the visitor was a Mr. Li, but she couldn't very well tell Su Shi about it, so she just listened to her talking, although she was a bit long-winded, Qin Dai Xin found it warm and fuzzy in her ears.

  "Don't worry, Auntie! I'll definitely do as you say. With my skills now, they can't even bother me." Qin Dai comforted her with a smile.

  Su thought that it was reasonable, after her daughter had gone through hardships and became more clever, not to mention having a master from outside the world teaching her extraordinary skills. It's likely that ordinary villains would find it difficult to get close to her, let alone those deep-house women who relied on cunning tricks.

  Su put her mind at ease, and the tense nerves also relaxed. For many days, she had been worried about her daughter, not eating well, not sleeping well, but didn't feel anything was wrong. Now that she saw everything was fine, she naturally felt tired.

  The wet nurse hastily attended to her and put her to rest, then sent off Qin Dai with a slight expression of disapproval.