Chapter 88

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date="2020-11-14"

title="Chapter 88"

weight="105234"

series = ["The Female Supporting Role Shows Out"]

mode = "manual"

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Hearing that her daughter was looking for her embroiderer this time, the Kou family was really relieved, and heard that the embroiderer she had invited was Lin Dan from the Lin Family Embroidery Village, which had collapsed, and almost jumped with anger: "What do you do? After looking around, I found a shabby resident? If Lin Dan's embroidery skills can surpass Meng Si, will Lin's embroidery shop still collapse? Where does her family live? Tell me, I'll go and ask for five taels of silver Come back, let's go to Mengshi Embroidery Shop and find an embroidery worker who is better than her!"

"Auntie, don't worry about it." Xu Qian seemed to be gentle, but in fact she had a very right mind, and said firmly: "I want Lin Dan to embroider clothes for me, don't worry about it. Even if you ask another embroiderer to make clothes for me , I don’t know how to wear it. Don’t waste your silver."

Although the mother and daughter lived in the Admiral's Mansion, they had no savings because they were not favored. A set of twelve or twenty taels of silver is common to other wives and young ladies in the Admiral’s Mansion, but it is a luxury for them.

Xu Qian knew that in order to marry her own daughter into the royal family, his wife would definitely try to suppress the other concubines. When everyone's clothes are made, the seventh one will definitely be the most beautiful, and the rest will only become a foil. Xu Qian didn't want to be a foil, so naturally she wouldn't want her wife to make her clothes.

Kou didn’t understand her concerns, and said anxiously, “Who is Lin Dan? I’ve never heard of this person. Can the clothes she make wear? Although we can’t please Meng Si, we can please touch her. You must know that the high-level embroiderers of Meng's Embroidery Village come from the palace, and the craftsmanship is absolutely inferior! You can tell me the address of the Lin family quickly, and I will get the deposit back!"

Xu Qian picked up a book and flipped through it slowly, ignoring her frustrated mother at all.

Kou gave her a fierce look, then whirred and gasped for a while, then lifted the curtain to go out.

Xu Qian didn't look up and said, "If you secretly inquire about the address of Lin's family and refund my order privately, I will say that I am not attending the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner day. The embroidered women you are looking for are definitely inferior to Lin Dan. I believe her. "She believes in Lin Dan more than she believes in her own eyesight.

Kou's footsteps stopped for a moment, then he slammed the door hard and walked away angrily.

The dispute between the mother and daughter soon came to Mrs. Xu's ears. She said with a faint smile, "Ling'er, look at it, even your honest Sixth Sister is thinking carefully!"

"She is playing with her careful thinking, what am I afraid of? Who is the embroiderer she looked for? Compared with Meng Si, which onion and garlic is it?" Xu Ling, the concubine of the Xu family, curled her lips in disdain. .

A servant woman hurriedly replied: "Mrs. Qi, Lin Dan is Lin Dafu's daughter. She has never learned embroidery before and is a novice. That day she embroidered Du Ruyan with a ginkgo blouse. Get the limelight. But Ms. Meng has already said that those ginkgo leaves are embroidered with the simplest stitches. Apprentices at her embroidery shop can make them casually. It is not surprising."

Mrs. Xu's eyelids closed slightly, and she lazily said: "Du Ruyan has grown up like that. She looks good in whatever she wears, and there is no credit to the embroiderer. Since she is a novice, let her do it for Liu Mai, let's just ignore it. "

Xu Ling smiled and said: "I want to see what kind of clothes she will make for Sister Six. Last time it was embroidered with leaves, this time it was embroidered with small flowers? That's fun!"

The servant women all laughed, their eyes full of mockery. The floral fabrics are already outdated, and only the people in the mansion can wear them. Isn't Miss Six still wanting to compete with the maids? If she is obedient, Madam can still make her a not too bad clothes, but if she wants to go her own way, then it is no wonder Madam made her embarrassed.

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In order to rush to make Xu Qian's clothes and Du Rusong's leather armor, Lin Dan really fought his life, even the two aunts and Cuilan were arrested by her, and they were locked in the room all day to cut fabrics for her. The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she failed to deliver the goods on time. Xu Qian sent someone to urge her. She apologized repeatedly and stayed up all night before finally finishing the clothes. Seeing Cuilan's back hurriedly leaving, she finally let out a suffocating breath.

The Admiral’s Mansion is located in the center of the city, some distance away from the suburbs. Cui Lanhua Qian hired an ox cart to deliver the clothes before sunset. At the same time, Xu Qian was welcoming a group of sisters who came to watch a good show.

"Sixth sister, your clothes are not ready yet?"

"Sixth Sister, why can't you think about it so much that you leave the clothes to a little embroidered girl who is not well-known?"

"Sixth sister, if you really don't have any clothes to wear, I still have a new one to lend you, or I will let the maid bring it over immediately?"

Xu Qian has long been accustomed to the fights between the sisters and dealt with them patiently. When everyone saw her, they didn't feel anxious at all, and felt boring, and soon left.

Kou ran in hurriedly carrying a package, "Quickly, quickly, this is the clothes I asked the embroiderer of Meng's Embroidery Village to make for you. I had expected that Lin Dan was unreliable, and I would spend money for you. You have made one, you can change it soon, the guest is coming soon!" As he said, he unfolded the package and took out the clothes and socks.

"No hurry, wait." Xu Qian waved her hand with a firm expression. For some reason, she felt that Lin Dan didn't look like the kind of talkative and irresponsible person, and she was willing to give her some more time.

"You dead girl, what are you waiting for? From noon till now, Xu Ling has been dressed up in the room, and several of your other sisters have also put on newly made clothes, and they are ready. Only you, without applying makeup, It hasn't changed, not even a decent dress. Do you really want to marry that old man and be beaten to death?" Kou said as he spoke, he began to wipe his tears. Who is she doing this for? Why doesn't the daughter appreciate it?

Xu Qian's heart was touched, so she put down the book in her hand and went to look at the newly made clothes. The water-red undergarment plus a white blouse, embroidered with a few hibiscus flowers on the skirt, the style is quite regular, not outstanding, but not ugly.

"Change clothes soon so I can comb your hair." Kou urged again.

Xu Qian stood up and was about to undress, when she saw her close-fitting maid walk in hurriedly and said, "Miss, Lin Xiuniang has brought her clothes. Take a look."

"What are you looking at, she doesn't need that one, return it, and wear my one! It took more than half a month without getting the clothes ready, and almost missed our major event. I will definitely ask for the fifty-two deposit. ......" Kou said as he said, his voice was muted, staring at the skirt in the maid's hand for a long time, and then let out a low voice of consternation.

Xu Qian also held her breath, showing her obsession.

"Miss, please change your clothes!" The maid reminded anxiously that the mother and daughter had recovered from the surprise.

Kou threw the clothes in his hands to the ground casually, and hurried to pick up the clothes made by Lin Dan, remembering that he didn't seem to have washed his hands, so he didn't dare to step forward. The dress was so delicate and beautiful that she did not dare to touch it at all.

Xu Qian immediately took off her clothes and put on a new skirt carefully.

Two quarters of an hour later, the eldest prince and his party arrived at the admiral's mansion as scheduled, and took their seats in the garden. The stage has already been set up. The male guests and the female guests are sitting at the two ends of the east and west, watching the play and eating at the same time. When they reach the middle of the moon, they can enjoy the moon by raising their heads. The old lady who was recovering from illness also came, and was talking to her granddaughters with a smile, and Madam Xu and a few wives sat aside with her graceful manners.

The eldest prince looks good, with a cold temperament, almost never looking at the female guest. However, the young ladies looked at him from time to time, and they were blushing with shame without knowing what they thought.

"Why didn't Six Girls come?" The old lady looked around and asked in a low voice.

"Daughter-in-law, send someone to see, what happened to Xu was delayed." Madam Xu said.

"Sister Six's new clothes weren't ready, I'm in a hurry right now." Old Ba said with a grin.

"How come the day of the banquet, but the clothes are not made?" The old lady gave her daughter-in-law a deep look.

Mrs. Xu explained in a low voice: "I have already asked the embroiderer of Mengshi Embroidery Village to work overtime to make clothes for the girls in the mansion. The Liuliu didn't want it, so she had to find an embroiderer from outside to do it for her. Xiu Niang is a shabby resident of the Lin family. Not long after learning embroidery, her hands were very handy, which delayed the construction period. I have already done the clothes without telling Liu Mai, and let Aunt Kou send them there. Mother, don’t worry. Six girls came soon."

The old lady slackened slightly, and sighed: "I didn't expect the sixth child to be worry-free." Hualuo looked at Xu Ling and couldn't help but praised: "Seven girl is so beautiful today, she is about to shake my old eyes. Flower!"

Xu Ling lowered her eyes and covered her mouth, seemingly shy, then quickly glanced at the eldest prince, only to find that the other party was also looking at herself.

The eldest prince has never been too concerned about female sex. The reason why he pays attention to Xu Ling is because the other party's dress is too dazzling. Today, she wore a half-arm skirt with a double front. The top was made of white tulle. The cuffs were wide and elegant. It was very elegant and beautiful. A belt studded with jade drew her waist into an uneven grip. The skirt is crimson satin. The satin is embroidered with large and large blooming peony. The stamen of each peony is made up of small rice pearls. The petals are woven with silver red silk thread wrapped in horsetail hair. The shining, graceful and luxurious under the rays of the setting sun, large and small jade flakes make up the peony flowers and leaves, the jade color is lustrous and full of texture.

This technique of embroidering by stringing jewels on silk threads is the original creation of the embroiderer of Guangdong Province, and was later brought to Zhejiang Province by Meng Si and carried forward. She seldom uses this kind of embroidery method, one is because it is too expensive for ordinary people to wear; the other is because it is too gorgeous and ordinary people can't hold it.

But Xu Ling didn't need to worry about these two points at all. She was already very gorgeous, and now she is wearing this dress tailored specifically for her by Meng Si. It is really beautiful and overbearing. Even as indifferent as the prince, he was also sucked away.

Mrs. Xu was very satisfied with this, and Xindao would give Meng Xiuniang a generous gift later.

Just at this moment, Xu Qian walked over slowly, still as silent as usual, not in a hurry, but made everyone look at her involuntarily. The eldest prince just glanced at her at random, and then his gaze froze, and an indescribable scorching heat poured out from his dark pupils.