Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 2026 - 2034: Proposing Marriage in Person (Part 3)

"Yanran, this is Lord Mu from the Capital, and this is Madam Mu. Come quickly and meet them." Lady Cui called out, introducing the couple’s identity to Yanran.

Yanran was taken aback, no wonder they seemed familiar to her, they turned out to be his parents. However, his father was a second-ranked official in the court, and his mother was also personally given a title by The Emperor. Why would they condescend to come to this small county town?

Indeed, it was Mu Zhongqing and Lady Du who had come. They were eager to propose a marriage for their son, but couldn’t find a suitable matchmaker. After much deliberation, they decided to come to Tongzhou in person. First, to see their future daughter-in-law and propose, and second, to take it as a chance for a little relaxation.

Since their family moved to the Capital, the couple had been staying there for more than ten years without going anywhere. During the New Year, they heard their son speak of the various scenery he saw while traveling abroad, which sparked their interest. As they grew older day by day, they thought that if they didn’t come out now, when they eventually had a grandson, they would be even more reluctant to leave.

Upon seeing Yanran, Lady Du immediately took a liking to this delicate yet dignified girl. The little girl was of short stature, still with a childlike body, with a slightly budding chest, appearing somewhat youthful in appearance. She was dressed plainly, wearing a moon-white hi-neck shirt with an ivory moon georgette skirt, styled in a peach heart bun, without any complicated gold or silver head decorations, only a magnolia flower hairpin inserted in her hair, standing gracefully, as light as lotus seeds.

"Yanran pays her respects...!"

"Oh, so this is Yanran. Poor thing, she’s so gentle and dainty, come over quickly, let Auntie have a look!"

Before Yanran could finish the formal greetings, Lady Du had already left her seat, grabbed Yanran’s hand, and pulled her to her side. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Yanran nodded slightly and said with a bit of shyness, "That’s right."

"This child is quite capable. She’s only had her shop open for a few months, and it’s already become the most famous rouge shop in Nong’an County. Nowadays, when the Wényàn Pavilion is mentioned in Nong’an City, there’s not a single madam or miss who doesn’t know it."

Shen Luming praised, his expression full of admiration for Yanran.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhongqing nodded in satisfaction and said, "By what you say, she does resemble my eldest daughter."

Mu Zhongqing’s eldest daughter was naturally the Empress of the Great Jin Nation. Yanran, upon hearing Lord Mu compare the Empress to her, hurriedly said humbly, "Lord, you flatter me. How can my humble candlelight compare to the Empress’s moonlight? It’s an honor truly undeserved."

Mu Zhongqing and Lady Du saw that Yanran was aware of her position and maintained her manners. Their fondness for her grew, and Lady Du said, "Yan’er, do not belittle yourself. In my eyes, Yan’er is truly excellent. To have such ability at such a young age, I heard you can not only improve a person’s complexion but also their health."

This was something she heard from Lady Cui. In the North, Lady Cui had not protected her body well and suffered from rheumatism. Her knees would ache whenever it rained or was overcast, like worms crawling. Despite trying numerous internal and external medicines over the years, nothing helped. When Yanran learned of this, she used a concoction made with the stem of Impatiens flower, platycladus seed, potassium nitrate, and papaya, boiled into a concentrated essence, and mixed it in hot water for foot soaking. Surprisingly, the effects were extraordinarily good, and she hadn’t experienced pain these past few days.

Yanran humbly said, "It was something I saw in some prescriptions during my childhood, not something I came up with myself. I just borrowed the wisdom of our predecessors, nothing worth commending."

Mu Zhongqing and his wife found Yanran to be gracious and courteous, humble yet sensible, and were very pleased with her. However, since she was a young girl with a tender face, they didn’t broach the subject of the proposal in front of her but entrusted the matter to the Juhua mother and daughter, asking them to help mediate the discussion.