The gauze scarf on the celadon tray was removed, and Zhang Wanyin took a forehead wiping pattern with the Chinese character "Shou" and presented it to the Queen Mother.
The embroidery work is very delicate, with a big longevity character and many smaller longevity characters underneath. Although the forehead is not large, there are a lot of longevity patterns embroidered. Just such a forehead requires more work than ordinary embroidery.
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"Empress Dowager, can you see if it fits?" Zhang Wanyin went behind the Queen Mother and put it on for her to try on.
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "It's excellent. It's comfortable to wear. You kid, you said you don't have to worry about this. The most important thing now is your own business. There's no need to worry here in the Ai family."
"Your Majesty, Wanyin has been wiping her forehead for a while, and now it's just the finishing touch. Wanyin was raised by the Queen Mother since she was a child, and the Queen Mother has shown her unparalleled kindness to Wanyin..." Zhang Wanyin's eyes turned red when she said this, and she was busy.
He lowered his head and wiped away the tears from his eyes.
A smile appeared on her lips: "It's just Wanyin's small kindness, but it can't compare to the Queen Mother's heavenly kindness to Wanyin."
"You kid..." the Queen Mother said with pity, her eyes fell on Yu Xijiao, and she warned again, "Wanyin's marriage is too urgent, please help her as much as you can, in the future...
...You two should also get along in harmony. If you two are doing well, Prince Duan and Prince Qi will also be doing well."
Yu Xijiao hurriedly stood up and responded: "My lord, please listen."
"Your Majesty, please listen." Zhang Wanyin also said softly. There was a profound meaning in the Queen Mother's words, so she could naturally understand them.
"Okay, you can go down now. Young girls have to talk to young girls. The Ai family is old and you don't feel comfortable here." The Queen Mother smiled and waved her hand.
"The Queen Mother is not old, and the Queen Mother will live a thousand years." Zhang Wanyin said sweetly, which made the Queen Mother burst into laughter again, "You kid, you are just a talker, okay, okay, you all can go down, the Ai family will not restrict you.
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The two people saluted and stepped back.
Zhang Wanyin took two steps forward and gently held Yu Xijiao's arm. After Yu Xijiao's arm stiffened slightly, she didn't break free, and the two of them walked out of the main hall door together.
Seeing the two people leaving affectionately, the smile on the Queen Mother's face became more and more satisfied, and she nodded slightly.
Wanyin is indeed a sensible child. Seeing that Yu Xijiao was a little nervous, she took the initiative to step forward and take her arm with her.
"The Queen Mother, Princess Mingqing is very nice." The old nanny who was following her said jokingly as soon as she saw the Queen Mother's expression.
"Wanyin is a sensible, dignified, decent, kind to others, and very broad-minded." The Queen Mother sighed softly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Then she didn't know what she thought of, and the smile on her face slowly faded away.
, his eyes became heavy.
"Empress Dowager, don't worry, Prince Qi knows that you dote on him the most." The old nanny guessed the Queen Mother's thoughts as soon as she saw her face, and advised her carefully.
"This child...will he also doubt the Ai family this time?" The Queen Mother frowned, "He left in such a hurry, and left as soon as he said he was leaving. He didn't go into the palace to see the Ai family again."
What the Queen Mother was talking about was that on the day she left Beijing, the Queen Mother had been expecting Feng Yu to enter the palace to say goodbye to her.
"How could it be? The Prince of Qi is the most filial to you. It was the Emperor's will to go out that day. I heard that the Jade Prime Minister was sent to see him off. Naturally, it is not convenient for the Prince of Qi to let the Jade Prime Minister wait. The Jade Prime Minister's status is not ordinary." The old mama tried her best.
He spoke in line with the Queen Mother's wishes.
On the surface it seems that the Queen Mother is reprimanding Prince Qi, but in fact the Queen Mother is now very dissatisfied with the Queen and the Seventh Princess.
"The identity of the Prime Minister is unusual. He is also the biological uncle of the Seventh Princess." The Queen Mother said angrily.
The old nanny didn't know how to answer this, so she could only persuade with a smile: "The Queen Mother, what happened this time... maybe it was really an accident."
"Accident? Let Nan Tang take the blame again. I don't know what the emperor was thinking. If he blindly let Nan Tang take the blame, how can we negotiate peace in the future?" The Queen Mother said angrily, feeling upset.
The grandson she loved most returned to her fiefdom, and the Queen Mother felt that a piece of her heart was missing.
The seventh princess is blamed, the queen is blamed. The queen can't even teach her daughter well, so how can she be a mother to the world? This is really... a joke.
The seventh princess is far inferior to Wanyin, and even the queen's niece, Yu Liyue, who is about to marry King Yong, cannot compare to Zhang Wanyin.
With the Jade Queen in front, the Queen Mother felt that Jade Liyue was just superficially glamorous.
We should tell the emperor that it is not a good thing for the prince to be undecided for a long time. There are too many thoughtful people...
In the side hall, Yu Xijiao helped Zhang Wanyin separate the threads.
The silk thread in her hand was not easy to separate. Yu Xijiao frowned. As far as silk threads are concerned, this thread is excellent, but it is not easy to separate.
If you don't divide it finely enough, it will be rough when embroidered.
"Miss Yu, aren't you careful?" Zhang Wanyin also saw it and asked, holding the embroidery in her hand.
"It's not easy to tell." Yu Xijiao nodded, looked at the thread in her hand, and then fell silent.
"Is there anything wrong?" Zhang Wanyin keenly sensed Yu Xijiao's pause, put down the embroidery in her hand, and walked over.
"It doesn't look good." Yu Xijiao rubbed it with her fingers and looked at the traces of lines on her fingers.
"How could this happen?" Zhang Wanyin understood, her face changed slightly, she stood up straight and asked the maid next to her, "Go and ask, are there any other good silk threads?"
The maid left in response and soon brought a maid over, a big maid.
After entering the door, he bowed deeply to Zhang Wanyin and said, "I have met Princess Mingqing."
"What's going on with this needle and thread? Couldn't the previous needle and thread be divided into strands properly?" Zhang Wanyin had already taken the thread from Yu Xijiao's hand and placed it on the table.
"Princess, can you let me take a look at this?" the palace maid said respectfully.
Zhang Wanyin nodded. The palace maid went to the table to check. After picking up the silk thread and rubbing it in her hands, she carefully examined the color and frowned slowly.
"Princess, this silk thread is not the best batch." After reading it, the palace maid affirmed.
"Where did the best batch... go?" Zhang Wanyin asked displeasedly, "The Queen Mother used to use the best silk thread to wipe her forehead, right? Why is it different now?"
The embroidery is her dowry, and if the thread is not good, no one will feel comfortable.
"Princess Mingqing, the silk thread used before was indeed the best, but now I'm afraid... it's not enough for the time being," the palace maid said.
"Why is this happening?" Zhang Wanyin asked.
"When Princess Mingqing was looking for silk threads, there were many good ones in the palace. Princess Mingqing can choose any kind, especially the colors Princess Mingqing picked before. There is no shortage in the palace."
The palace maid said.
Yu Xijiao's eyes were silent for a moment, and she understood the meaning of the palace maid's words. She had just seen the Queen Mother's forehead wiping. The colors used were darker, suitable for the Queen Mother's current age. Such colors were not used in the palace.
There are so many, and Zhang Wanyin can always get the best ones whenever she wants.
Looking at the silk thread just now, the color is much brighter. It is a color that people like more and more people use it.
Her long eyelashes fluttered, and a glimmer of light flashed across her eyes.
But this is the palace, no matter how little Zhang Wanyin is spared, she will be getting married in a month, and now is the time when she needs it most...
This thing looks like... someone is in trouble!
What Yu Xijiao didn't know was how it was related to herself...
"This kind of good silk thread is in short supply in the palace now?" Zhang Wanyin's expression was not very good. No one would be happy to be told that the thing they used to get married was bad and defective.
"The sixth princess and the seventh princess are making preparations now. The two princesses took a lot from them before, and some of them have been sent to the embroiderer." The palace maid lowered her head and whispered.
"Before... didn't you always say that you should hold on to me first?" Zhang Wanyin's expression changed greatly in anger. No matter how good-tempered she was, she was still angry at this slight.
"The sixth princess and the seventh princess are both injured. It's the palace's wish again... I dare not disobey it." The palace maid lowered her head and said.
Zhang Wanyin opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word. The two princesses were indeed about to get married, and it shouldn't take more than a few months. But she kept mentioning the marriage this time, and she was the one who should be busy now.
But she was told that there was not enough silk thread and she could only use defective products.
But she is just a princess, and those over there are princesses. There are not only the sixth princess, but also the seventh princess.
There was no one she could offend.
After thinking about this, Zhang Wanyin felt extremely aggrieved.
"Princess Mingqing, what the Empress wants is that the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess are currently recuperating in the palace. If they can't go anywhere, they can relax by embroidering their dowry. If Princess Mingqing feels that the silk thread is not good, I will report it to the Queen in a moment.
My dear, please bring in some good leads to enter the palace."
Seeing that Zhang Wanyin didn't speak, the palace maid said again.
Therefore, this is still the intention of the Queen. Zhang Wanyin felt a tightness in her chest. Now it is true that the two princesses are recovering from their injuries in the palace. It is inconvenient for both of them to appear in front of others. In addition, the marriage of the two of them has been arranged. Now they can feel at ease.
It is also appropriate to embroider dowry in the palace.
How could she, the princess of Mingqing who was fostered in the palace, dare to steal the silk threads of the two princesses?
How would this make others see her, and how would the queen and other concubines treat her?
Shaking his hand, Zhang Wanjian said: "Go back, I know this."
"Princess Mingqing, new silk threads will be coming in soon. When the time comes, I will inform your people to come and choose, okay?" the palace maid, who is also a capable person, suggested.
The Princess Mingqing in front of her must be a popular person in front of the Queen Mother. If it weren't for the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess who wanted a lot, she really had no choice, otherwise she would never dare to offend the Princess Mingqing.
At that time, I thought that the silk thread was not bad, but it could not be divided too finely.
But I heard that Princess Mingqing didn’t divide things so finely before. As long as she didn’t want to divide a few more strands, she was good in other aspects. Those who could divide a few more strands were all famous embroidery experts. Princess Mingqing shouldn’t be that good, right?
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"Go down!" Zhang Wanyin had a sullen face and had no intention of talking anymore.
"Princess Mingqing, actually there are some, but I don't know... do you need them?" The palace maid was about to leave when she suddenly stopped, as if she thought of something, her eyes lit up.