Chapter 277 Han Mansion Birthday Celebration
After arranging the gifts, Qianhuan washed up and went into bed.
She lay on the bed thinking about what had happened in the two days since she was kidnapped. She couldn't help but feel a little scared. She had finally traveled to this era and lived a new life, so she still cherished her life very much.
She thought of Zi Yu who was far away in the capital. She didn't know how he was doing now. Eleven should have delivered the Xuefu Fruit safely to Prince An's Mansion. If Zi Yu woke up and knew that he had fallen into the hands of an assassin, he would probably be very worried. She wanted to fly back to the capital to find him immediately.
Unfortunately, the assassin kept targeting her, so the safest option for her was to follow Commander Qian back to the capital.
As she thought about it, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally she fell asleep.
On the other side, the Crown Prince and Chi Ying and his group were still tracking Qianhuan's whereabouts. They heard that Qianhuan was kidnapped and taken to the west, and the Crown Prince was extremely anxious.
He kept repeating in his heart: Qianhuan, you must not be in any harm. I can't live without you, so you must be safe and wait for me to save you.
Afterwards, the prince led everyone and rushed westward without stopping.
Eleven and Wang Kai and other personal guards kept walking eastward. The further they walked, the more Eleven felt something was wrong, because the further east they walked, the less clues they could find about Miss Qianhuan, as if she had disappeared out of thin air.
Eleven raised questions several times, but Wang Kai always found excuses to evade them. Finally, after receiving a signal from the Crown Prince, Eleven led his men westward, intending to meet up with the Crown Prince's men as soon as possible.
The next day, the servants of the Han Mansion hung up lights and decorations early in the morning, making the whole house look festive. Mr. Han planned to celebrate Old Madam Han's birthday properly.
The Han family is quite famous in Yizhou City, and many local gentry, wealthy people and prominent families have come to visit.
When the banquet was about to start, Mr. Han and Mrs. Han wished old lady Han a happy birthday and took the lead in presenting gifts. Although the gifts from Mr. Han and Mrs. Han were not very expensive, they were thoughtful. Old lady Han had always had trouble sleeping, so Mrs. Han made a Chinese medicine pillow for her.
The old lady was very happy to receive the pillow. "You are so thoughtful. This pillow is exactly what I want."
The next gift was Qian Bolin's birthday present. The gift was a pair of jade ruyi brought from the capital, and it was obvious from their quality that they were worth a fortune.
Qian Bolin said, "Grandmother, although mother has been secluded for many years and has not been involved in the affairs of the mansion, this time for your sixtieth birthday, this pair of jade ruyi was personally selected for you by mother. Mother hopes that you will be in good health and everything will go well."
Speaking of her daughter, Mrs. Han's eyes couldn't help but become moist again, but today was a happy day, so she suppressed her emotions.
She smiled and said kindly, "Your mother is thoughtful. I like this pair of jade ruyi very much."
Next it was Miss Han and Young Master Han who came to pay their respects. Miss Han presented Old Madam Han with a birthday picture she had embroidered herself, and Young Master Han presented with a small gadget he had made himself, and Old Madam Han accepted them both with a smile.
After presenting the gifts in the past few days, Qianhuan stood up from her seat. She took out the brocade box that the servants had brought her early in the morning and said to Old Madam Han,
"Grandmother, I don't know what to give you on your birthday. I heard from the servants that you believe in Buddhism, so I had someone prepare a jade Buddha for you overnight. I wish you good fortune and a long life."
After saying that, Qianhuan handed over the brocade box. Old Madam Han didn't expect that Qianhuan also prepared a birthday gift for her.
She didn't ask anyone to take the brocade box. Instead, she said a little embarrassedly, "Child, this is your first time in the Han Mansion. Grandma didn't prepare a gift for you, but you prepared such a thoughtful gift for an old woman like me. How can your grandmother feel embarrassed?"
"Grandma, this is just in time for your birthday. This is Qianhuan's gift from the heart. Please accept it."
Seeing this, Madam Han stopped being pretentious. She motioned to the personal maid beside her to bring the brocade box over, and said kindly to Qianhuan, "Good child, since it is a token of your kindness, then your grandmother will accept it."
Qianhuan immediately said, "I'm glad that grandma doesn't mind. Can you open the brocade box and take a look at this jade Buddha? Is it to your liking?"
Madam Han smiled and replied, "Okay."
So the nanny beside her opened the brocade box, and saw that the jade Buddha lying in the box was carved vividly and lifelike, and the color of the jade looked extremely smooth, as if it was made of the finest Hetian jade.
Old Madam Han fell in love with the jade Buddha at first sight, but she was shocked to think that this gift was so valuable.
She asked Qianhuan, "Qianhuan, this jade Buddha should be carved from Hetian jade. I'm afraid you spent a lot of money to buy it."
Qianhuan smiled and nodded, "Grandma really has a good eye. This jade Buddha is indeed carved from Hetian jade. As long as you like it, the money is not important."
Seeing that the item was so valuable, Old Lady Han originally wanted to refuse it, but she really liked the jade Buddha and was reluctant to let it go. Then, thinking of Qianhuan's sincere look, she stopped being pretentious.
Qian Bolin didn't expect Qianhuan to be so generous to her family. Their claim of recognizing each other as siblings was actually just a temporary lie, and there was no need for her to do this.
Originally, he wanted his grandmother to refuse the gift, but when he saw how much his grandmother loved the jade Buddha, Qian Bolin chose to remain silent.
After presenting the gifts, Master Han asked the servants to serve the dishes and start eating.
After dinner, Madam Han and several people of the older generation drank tea and chatted in the front hall. Madam Han said to Qian Bolin and the Han siblings, "Bolin, you young people don't have to sit here with us. Take Mingzhu, Minghui, and Qianhuan to the back garden to play."
The young lady of the Han family and the young master of the Han family are called Han Mingzhu and Han Minghui respectively. Han Mingzhu originally thought it was boring to drink tea and chat with the elders. When she heard Mrs. Han speak, she stood up and clapped her hands before Qian Bolin could speak, saying, "Okay, okay. I just want to go to the back garden to get some fresh air. Grandmother, I will take Qianhua there first."
Having said that, Han Mingzhu pulled Qianhuan and ran out the door together.
Old Madam Han had long known that her granddaughter was a lively and active person. Seeing her impatiently pulling people away, Old Madam Han looked at her back and smiled silently.
Han Mingzhu ran to the door, and she turned back to Han Minghui and Qian Bolin and said, "Cousin, brother, you guys come quickly too."
Han Minghui and Qian Bolin stood up at the same time and saluted to Madam Han, "Grandma, I will take my leave now."
Madam Han waved her hand and said, "Go, go."