When Kou heard that his daughter was looking for an embroidery lady when she went out, she was relieved. She also heard that the embroidery lady she invited was Lin Dan from the Lin family embroidery house that had collapsed. She was so angry that she almost jumped: "Why did you look for it and find a dilapidated house? If Lin Dan's embroidery skills can surpass Meng Si, will the Lin family embroidery house collapse? Where is her family living? Tell me quickly, I'll get back five taels of silver. Let's go to Meng's embroidery house to find an embroidery worker better than her!"

"Auntie, don't worry." Xu Qian seemed gentle, but in fact she had a very positive idea and said firmly: "I want Lin Dan to embroider my clothes, don't be too troublesome. Even if you ask another embroiderer to make clothes for me, I won't wear them. Don't waste money in vain."

Although they lived in the Admiral's Mansion, they had no savings because they were not favored. Ten taels or twenty taels of silver were just ordinary for the other ladies and ladies of the Admiral's Mansion, but for them, they were luxurious.

Xu Qian knew that in order to marry her biological daughter into the royal family, the wife would definitely try her best to suppress the other concubines. When everyone's clothes were made, Lao Qi's would definitely be the most beautiful one, and the rest would only become a foil. Xu Qian didn't want to be a foil, so naturally she would not ask the clothes her wife made for her.

But Kou didn't understand her concerns and said anxiously: "Who is Lin Dan? I have never heard of this person. Can she wear clothes she made? Although we can't invite Meng Si, we can invite her embroidery girl. You must know that the advanced embroidery girls in Meng's embroidery shop all came from the palace, and their skills are absolutely not bad! Tell me the address of the Lin family quickly and I'll go and get the deposit back!"

Xu Qian picked up a book and read it slowly, without paying attention to her angry mother.

Kou glared at her fiercely, then gasped for a while before lifting the curtain out.

Xu Qian said without raising her head: "If you secretly go to inquire about the address of the Lin family and return my order privately, I will say I will not attend the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. The embroidered ladies you are looking for will definitely not compare to Lin Dan, I believe her." Rather than saying that she believes in Lin Dan, she believes in her eyesight more.

Kou paused for a moment, then threw it hard onto the door and left angrily.

The dispute between the mother and daughter soon came into Mrs. Xu's ears. She smiled and said, "Ling'er, look, even your honest sixth sister has some thoughts!"

"What am I afraid of when she is trying to do her little thoughts? Who is the embroiderer she is looking for? Compared with Meng Si, which onion or garlic is considered?" Xu Ling, the eldest sister of the Xu family, curled her lips with disdain.

A servant quickly replied: "Madam Qi Bing, Lin Dan is Lin Dafu's daughter. She had never learned embroidery before and was a newbie. That day she embroidered a ginkgo leaf blouse for Du Ruyan, which made her a hit. But Miss Meng has already said that those ginkgo leaves are embroidered with the simplest needle method, and it is not uncommon for her apprentices to make them at will."

Mrs. Xu's eyelids slightly closed and she said lazily: "Du Ruyan grew up like that, and she looks good when wearing anything, but it's not the credit of the embroiderer. Since she is a newbie, let her do it for Liu Yatou, let's not worry about 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, but this time it was embroidered with flowers? That's so fun!"

The servants all laughed, their eyes full of mockery. The floral fabric was already outdated, and only the servants in the mansion could wear it. Does Miss Six still want to compete with the maids? If she is obedient, her wife can still make a dress of not too bad for her, but she will insist on doing it alone and disobeying the sun. Then no wonder her wife made her fool of herself.

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In order to make Xu Qian's clothes and Du Rusong's leather armor, Lin Dan really fought hard. Even her two concubines and Cui Lan were caught by her. She locked them in the room and cut the fabric for her. The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she failed to deliver the goods on time. Xu Qian also sent someone to urge her. She apologized repeatedly and stayed up all night before finally getting the clothes ready. Looking at Cui Lan's back as she hurriedly left, she finally breathed out a breath of turbid air.

The Admiral's Mansion is located in the center of the city, a distance from the suburbs. Cui Lan hired a ox cart for money, and then she sent her clothes before sunset. At the same time, Xu Qian was greeting groups of sisters who came to watch the show.

"Sister Six, are your clothes not ready yet?"

"Sister Six, why are you so uneasy that you handed over your clothes to an unknown little embroiderer to do it?"

"Sister Six, if you really don't have clothes to wear, I have a new one to lend you. Why don't I ask the maid to send it here immediately?"

Xu Qian had long been accustomed to the open and secret struggles between her sisters, and she patiently dealt with them one by one. When everyone saw that she was not anxious at all, they suddenly felt bored and left quickly.

Kou ran in with a package in a hurry, "Hurry, this is the clothes I asked the embroiderer of Meng's embroidery shop to make for you. I had expected that Lin Dan was unreliable. I also spent another money to make one for you. You can change it quickly, and the distinguished guest is coming soon!" As he said, he unfolded the package and took out his clothes, shoes and socks.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer." Xu Qian waved her hand with a firm expression. For some reason, she felt that Lin Dan was not like the kind of person who was irresponsible and irresponsible, and she was willing to give her some more time.

"You damn girl, what are you waiting for? From noon to now, Xu Ling has been dressed in the room, and your other sisters have also put on their newly made clothes and prepared them. Only you, your face has not been wiped, your makeup has not been put on, and there is not even a decent piece of clothing. Do you really want to marry that old man and be beaten to death?" Kou began to wipe away tears as he said. Who is she for? Why is her daughter not grateful?

Xu Qian was moved, so she put down the book in her hand and went to read the newly made clothes. The water-red skirt and a white blouse were embroidered with a few hibiscus flowers on the hem of the skirt. The style was average and not outstanding, but it was never ugly.

"Change your clothes quickly, I can comb your hair." Kou urged again.

Xu Qian stood up and was about to take off her clothes when she saw her close maid hurried in and said, "Miss, Lin Xiuniang has brought the clothes, look."

"What do you think? She doesn't want that one anymore. Go back and wear this one! It took me more than half a month to finish the clothes, and I almost missed our big business. I will definitely get the five taels of deposit back..." Kou said as he said, and he silenced, stared at the skirt in the maid's hand for a long time, and then let out a low cry of shock.

Xu Qian also held her breath and looked obsessed.

"Miss, please change your clothes quickly!" The maid reminded anxiously, and the mother and daughter came back to their senses from the surprise.

Kou threw the clothes in his hand to the ground and hurriedly picked up the clothes made by Lin Dan. He remembered that he seemed to have not washed his hands and stood there and dared not move forward. The clothes were too delicate and beautiful, so she didn't dare to touch them at all.

Xu Qian immediately took off her clothes and carefully changed into a new skirt.

Two quarters of an hour later, the eldest prince and his party arrived at the Admiral's Mansion as scheduled and sat in the garden. The stage had already been set up, and the male guests and the female guests sat at the east and west ends, watching the show and having meals. When the moon was in the middle of the sky, they could watch the moon when they looked up. The old lady, who had just recovered from illness, also came and was talking to her granddaughters with a smile. Mrs. Xu and a few sisters-in-law sat aside, and were behaving elegantly.

The eldest prince looked handsome and had a cold temperament. He almost didn't look at the girl's guest at all. However, the ladies looked at him from time to time, and didn't know what he thought of, and his face was flushed with shame.

"Why didn't Liu Yatou come?" the old lady looked around and asked in a low voice.

"My daughter-in-law will send someone to see it now. Maybe it's delayed something," said Mrs. Xu.

"Sister Six's new clothes are not ready, so she is in a hurry now." Lao Ba said with a smile.

"How come the day of the banquet, but I didn't even prepare my clothes?" The old lady glanced at her daughter-in-law deeply.

Mrs. Xu explained in a delicate voice: "I have already ordered the embroiderer of Meng's embroidery shop to work overtime to make clothes for the girls in the mansion. Liu Yatou didn't want it, so he insisted on finding the embroiderer outside to make it for her. The embroiderer is the dilapidated Lin family. He just learned embroidery for a while, and his hands were very long, delaying the construction period. I have already prepared the clothes without telling Liu Yatou, and asked Aunt Kou to send them over. Mother, don't worry, Liu Yatou will come soon."

The old lady was slightly sarcastic and sighed, "I didn't expect that Lao Liu was also worried." After speaking, she looked at Xu Ling and couldn't help but praise, "The Seventh Girl is so beautiful today, and she is about to make my old eyes blurry!"

Xu Ling lowered her eyes and covered her mouth, looking shy, then quickly glanced at the eldest prince, but found that the other party was also looking at her.

The eldest prince has always been not very concerned about women's colors. The reason why he pays attention to Xu Ling is because the other party's clothes are too dazzling. Today she wore a double-breasted half-arm skirt. The upper shirt is made of white tulle, with wide and large cuffs, which are very elegant and soft. A belt covered with pearls and jade outlines her slender waist so that it is not enough to hold it. The lower skirt is crimson satin, and the satin is embroidered with large blooming peonies. The stamens of each peony flower are made of small rice pearls. The petals are woven with silver-red silk thread wrapped in ponytail hair. They are shining under the sunset, elegant and luxurious. The large and small jade sheets form peony leaves. The jade color is bright and moist, and it has a very texture.

This technique of embroidery of a Guangdong Province embroiderer was the original creation of a Guangdong Provincial Embroiderer. Later, she was brought to Zhejiang Province by Meng Si and promoted it. She rarely used this embroidery method, one because it was too expensive and most people could not afford it; the other was because it was too gorgeous and ordinary people could not suppress it.

But Xu Ling didn't need to worry about these two things at all. She was already very gorgeous, and now she was wearing this skirt tailor-made for her by Meng Si. She was really beautiful and domineering. Even if she was as cold as a prince, she was still sucked away from her eyes.

Mrs. Xu was very satisfied with this and thought to herself that she would definitely give Meng Xiuniang a generous gift later.
Chapter completed!