I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?

Chapter 464: The Finishing Touch

Sang Yan rose. "I have to get back and report, so I won’t trouble you any further."

"Won’t you stay a little longer, Third Prince?" Zhan Yi asked, also rising to his feet.

"I can’t. The thief who robbed the Imperial Palace still hasn’t been caught. After I report, I have to go stand watch at the city gates." Sang Yan was perceptive. ’With such a great honor bestowed upon them, he probably just wants to hug his little girl and celebrate.’

"You’re a busy man. I will see the Prince out." Zhan Yi gestured for him to lead the way.

Sang Yan nodded. "Chi, Minister Qian, I’m off. We should get together another day."

"Alright," Zhan Chi said with a smile.

Qian Fanji also gave a slight nod.

Sang Yan smiled and walked out the door, sighing to himself. ’Thanks to Ye Qianning, the relationship between our four families has really changed a lot. Maybe it won’t be long before the four of us can be like we used to be.’

’Drinking and laughing together... though this time, we probably won’t be talking about grand adventures with our swords, but about raising a child.’

The palace maids and eunuchs laid out the items they carried one by one in the main hall, then bowed and withdrew.

The moment Sang Yan left, Zhan Chi couldn’t sit still. He didn’t spare the rewards a single glance, instead trotting over to Ye Qianning’s side.

"When did you go to Immortal’s Drunkenness yesterday?" ’How did I not know about this?’

"Around noon."

"But I saw you in the garden around noon."

"That was after I got back." Ye Qianning had seen him yesterday when she returned to Yuehua Small Building.

"..."

Zhan Chi was stunned. ’In just a couple of hours, she managed to pull off something so huge? The Emperor sent rewards and an imperial decree... Is her luck just too ridiculously good?’

"Grandma, see if you like anything. Pick whatever you want." Ye Qianning offered the pair of earrings she had just received to Madam Zhan.

Madam Zhan was delighted but didn’t accept them. "Grandma doesn’t care for these things. You should keep them."

"This is my gift to you, Grandma. You don’t like it?" Ye Qianning tilted her head.

Madam Zhan was taken aback for a second, then her smile widened even more. "I love it. Grandma loves anything our Pangtuan gives her."

’Anything my granddaughter gives me is a treasure.’

"Let me put them on for you, Grandma, alright?" Ye Qianning offered.

"Yes, yes, of course." Madam Zhan’s heart felt as sweet as honey. She crouched down, tilting her head slightly to the side.

"Mother, you can’t wear—"

Zhan Chi had just started to protest when his mother shot him a sharp look.

"Hm?" Ye Qianning turned her head, puzzled.

"Don’t pay any mind to him. If Grandma can wear the earrings her granddaughter gave her, I’d be happy even if it took a few years off my life." Madam Zhan was truly, deeply happy.

"Grandma, you have to live to be a hundred! From now on, Pangtuan will make all kinds of earrings for you, so all the ladies in the Capital City will be envious of you." As she spoke, Ye Qianning put the red jadeite earrings on her grandmother’s ears.

Madam Zhan was a woman of great charm, as elegant as an orchid. She always wore accessories on her wrists and in her hair, but she had never been seen wearing earrings.

’At first, she’d found it strange. But a few days ago, she discovered that the skin on Madam Zhan’s ears was extremely sensitive. She couldn’t wear anything on them, be it gold, silver, or any other material. Whenever she tried, her ears would itch and suppurate.’

’Ever since that discovery, she had been secretly adding some medicine to the water Madam Zhan used to wash her face and ears. After seven days of this treatment, she could now wear earrings.’

"Are they beautiful?" Madam Zhan reached up to touch them and shook her head slightly, feeling the earrings brush gently against her cheeks.

"The red jadeite really suits you, Grandma. It’s so, so beautiful." The vibrant red added a touch of splendor to her refined elegance—it was the perfect finishing touch.

It was the first time Zhan Chi had ever seen his mother wear earrings. ’She looks so beautiful.’

’It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a happy smile on her face.’

’But, even though she’s happy, her ears can’t handle earrings.’ He felt a deep sense of worry.