"This..." Qingrong hesitated. This lady seemed to have an extraordinary background. She probably had a suitable screen stand, but she didn't know her... But Si Niang thought it was a solution and whispered in a low voice: "Sister, I think this is a solution.
, maybe it’s feasible.”
The shopkeeper naturally knew the identity of this noble lady, and did not want to spoil her fun, so he earnestly persuaded Qingrong to agree. Besides, whether it was making screens or making valerian clips, both of them were in his shop.
The business was done. After thinking about it, Qingrong accepted Wei Xunyan.
Wei Xunyan heard this and asked, "Seriously, let's just say it."
Qingrong couldn't help but sigh, is this a natural beauty? Really, every frown and smile makes people's hearts flutter. She nodded, "Seriously, but I don't know what kind of tricks Madam wants? I just have free time today, why not?"
Shall I draw a picture here first so that Madam can take a look at it before making a decision?"
Wei Xunyan thought for a while, smiled and nodded, "That's fine, I'll just have nothing to do all day long, so I'll just follow your wishes."
Qingran could not help but secretly take a look at the lady. She saw that the maid accompanying her was also very elegantly dressed. She must have been a woman from a high-ranking family. While she was lost in thought, Qingrong had already asked
The shopkeeper asked for pens and ink, went into the private room, and prepared to paint.
After a while, she dipped a pen in paint and sketched on the paper, and a bright peony appeared on the paper. Wei Xunyan saw it and thought it was very good, "What you painted is really beautiful."
, which is actually slightly better than the painters here."
Qingrong smiled and said: "Madam, I really don't take it seriously, but the patterns I drew are quite impressive."
Wei Xunyan said: "Some time later, there will be a banquet for female guests at home, so I wanted to make some new clothes. But after picking them, I didn't find the valerian pattern that I liked. I just heard you say that you can draw. I originally wanted to make some new clothes.
I still don’t quite believe it, but now it seems like I’m just blind.”
Seeing her generous posture, Qingrong showed no sign of contempt, and she also had a good impression of her, "It's a small trick, as long as Madam doesn't dislike it." She paused and asked, "I don't know what kind of dress Madam wants to make.
?”
Wei Xunyan glanced at her and said with a sweet smile: "Of course the more beautiful the better."
Qingrong smiled knowingly. Although she didn't dress up like that, she knew it was fashionable nowadays. "In my opinion, Madam can also use this pattern to make a few shawls, using some brightly colored materials, and matching it with a high waist
The underskirt also looks rich and gorgeous."
Wei Xunyan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "You can give it a try." She took a look at Qingrong and praised: "I didn't expect you to compare with the palace..." She paused and quickly changed her words: "You are quite clever.
"
"Ma'am, you're welcome. I wonder what the rest of the ladies want, and when do they want it?"
"I wonder how long it will take to get ready-made clothes?"
Qingrong thought for a moment and said: "I asked the shopkeeper that this jiavalian is not ready-made. It will take a lot of work to make it. In addition, it takes time to tailor new clothes. I will have to ask for the specific time.
"After that, she called the shopkeeper into the private room to inquire. It would take more than a month, but the banquet time had already passed. Qingrong thought that she was making these clothes specifically for this banquet, so she
Asked Wei Xun if Yan still needed her to draw patterns.
Wei Xunyan disagreed and said with a smile: "Of course I do, don't worry, we have agreed on the screen stand, and I won't change my mind easily. Besides, these banquets are often held. If you want to count them down, there will always be some in the future.
Even if I don’t get it this time, I can wear it next time.”
Qingrong nodded and smiled. This lady was born with a charming personality. When she smiled, she had a coquettish and naive attitude. Seeing that her words and deeds were simple, she was really an innocent woman. "What the lady said is that after I finish drawing the picture,
I sent it to this store."
Several people discussed the time to deliver the garments and the deposit. Most of the time, Qingrong and the shopkeeper talked more, while Wei Xunyan just sat there and listened, as if she would cooperate as long as the people next to her made the decision.
After the agreement was reached, Wei Xunyan paid the deposit on the spot.
After the shopkeeper left the private room with a smile, Qingrong reported her home to Wei Xunyan in order to show her sincerity.
Wei Xunyan nodded and said: "I understand. After you finish the painting, you will come to Rongguo Duke's Mansion to look for me. You said you came to look for Mrs. Wei."
Qingrong nodded in agreement. Wei Xunyan looked at her and sighed with a smile: "You look elegant and quiet. You girl is also beautiful. I think she looks like a lady."
Qingrong and Siniang looked at each other and smiled, saying, "Madam, what you said is really ridiculous."
Wei Xunyan waved her hand, "Don't mention it, my daughter is very naughty. She just keeps getting into trouble everywhere, which makes people worry. She's not like me at all, but more like her aunt when she was a child."
Qingrong didn't know what to say, so she just followed her and said: "Now that the girl is still young, it is normal for her to like to play. When she is older, she won't need to worry like this."
Wei Xunyan was thoughtful, then smiled: "That's right, my girl used to be naughty, but now she is very different. She is much more dignified and dignified than me."
Qingrong joked with her for a few more words, and the dusk drum happened to sound. The two of them did not intend to stay longer, so they said goodbye. The Qingrong sisters also planned to go home, but Qingrong seemed to have remembered something, so she lowered her head and gave instructions.
After saying a few words to Azhen, he and Qingran got into the carriage first.
"Did you really hear that right?" Siniang was surprised for a moment, her eyes widened, and she looked at Qingrong again.
Azhen nodded with certainty, "It's absolutely true, the shopkeeper told me personally. He has been the shopkeeper of the Valerian shop in the West Market for decades, and he also knows some dignitaries, and Mrs. Wei loves
I came to the West Market for a stroll and saw him many times. Naturally, he would not admit his mistake. He also said that we were lucky..."
Qingrong also had a look of astonishment on her face. She had just come to Yongcheng and had not seen any official family members. Naturally, she had never heard of the Duke of Rongguo. Qingrong usually did not pay attention to these things, so naturally she did not know, so she arranged for Ah
Jane went to ask the shopkeeper about it. When she was in the shop that day, the shopkeeper was so considerate that she guessed that Mrs. Wei had an unusual identity, but she didn't expect that she was so valuable that she was the biological sister of the current queen!
Si Niang frowned and said worriedly: "This is too much of a coincidence! If the Queen's family knew that this screen was made for the Concubine Xian, how could they feel comfortable?"
This is not bad. The wife in the backyard may not be happy to see her concubine favored, let alone congratulate her on this happiness. It is impossible for them to get close to the Wei family from the beginning... Qingrong couldn't help but frowned, "But if
Now if you go back on your word and break your promise, you might offend Mrs. Wei, wouldn't it make matters worse?"
Siniang answered: "Then find an excuse? Or pretend to be sick and fool him?"
Qingrong shook her head, still feeling something was wrong. Mrs. Wei was just looking for entertainment when she had nothing to do. It’s okay to be sick for a while, but how could she still be sick for the rest of her life? "This is inappropriate after all. I think Mrs. Wei has a pure heart.
Maybe instead of having trouble with us over this matter, it would be better to just follow her wishes openly and take it one step at a time."
Si Niang felt that she had no choice but to do this, but she couldn't help but complain that this was too much of a coincidence, it seemed like a joke...
The early morning drums have been ringing for a long time. As soon as the gate of the square opens, pedestrians pour out towards the square road like water. Qingrong has already told Wang that he has prepared a carriage and is going to the Rongguo Palace. Lu
Wen Zhong and Mrs. Wang couldn't believe that she knew Mrs. Wei, but after listening to Qing Rong's words, they also knew that some things could not be avoided.
"Sister Four, did you really say you won't go?" Qingrong was dressing up in the room. In the past, she was in the mountains, and it was okay for her to be naked all day long. Now, she is still a guest, so it would be rude not to dress up.
She had made an agreement with Wei Xunyan before that after the painting was completed, she would show it to her for a look before sending it to the shop. So after finishing the painting yesterday, she paid her respects and went to the Duke's Mansion.
Songying nodded and said: "Fourth Niang asked me specifically to inform Sanniang that she felt unwell when she woke up this morning and would not go to the Duke's Mansion. I asked Sanniang to be more careful."
Qingrong: "That's strange. A few days ago, you told me that you wanted to come with me to see the grandeur of the Duke's Mansion." She stopped making hairpins and hairpins and thought: "She has been doing this for a few days.
Also, ever since I left the house that day, I have lost interest and always looked thoughtful, but could something have happened? Then I'll go check on her first?"
Songying hurriedly shook her head and said, "Sanniang, don't worry, Si Niang is fine. She just hasn't had a good rest these past few days. It's better not to miss the main business."
Azhen also said: "Yes, Sanniang, Siniang is really sensible, what can happen to her?"
Qingrong nodded and without thinking too much, she collected her things and took the maid out. "Then I'll go see her when I get back."
After leaving Kangningfang, the Lu family's carriage drove in the direction of Yongqingfang. Qingrong remembered that Siniang had said that Yongqingfang was where the princes and nobles gathered, and it was adjacent to the Imperial City and Naxi City.
The largest brothel was only one block away from each other, and it could be said that wealth and glamor were all at your feet. When she was about to pass the gate of Yongqingfang, she lifted the car curtain and could see the magnificent city gate, with red walls and black tiles, and high eaves and teeth.
, showing the atmosphere of heaven. If I hadn’t come to look for Mrs. Wei today, I don’t know when I would have seen such a scene.
The carriage slowly stopped, Qingrong was getting off the carriage, and Mrs. Wei had already ordered her maid to wait for her. At this time, a carriage with gilt moiré panels and heavy brocade and purple curtains drove up the road.
, full of luxury. Even the maids accompanying the carriage were dressed in noble and extraordinary clothes. Anyone could tell at a glance that the carriage was from a very wealthy family.
An accompanying maid said to the carriage: "Princess, this seems to be the Lu family's carriage."
After the maid finished speaking, there was an uproar of lifting the curtain, and a crisp voice came from inside, "She? Is she here?" After saying that, she got off the carriage and saw that the person who came was a face she had never seen before.
, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and signaled to the maid beside her, "You go."
The maid understood, and walked towards Qingrong, looked her up and down, and said arrogantly: "But she is the wife of the Lu family of Taishi Ling?"
Azhen stepped forward and replied: "Exactly, this is my third wife."
The maid was a little impatient and said, "I'm asking Sanniang of the Lu family, why did you, a maid, come out to interrupt?"
Azhen was angry, she didn't expect such an unreasonable maid to come, "You!"
However, Ayan, the maid next to Mrs. Wei, was sharp-eyed and quickly asked the maid next to her to go back and report the news. Then she came out to smooth things over and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Princess Ming's honour. You really missed her from afar." Then she turned around and introduced Qingrong.
: "Sanniang doesn't know that that person is Princess Ming from Prince Yong's Mansion."
Qingrong understood. Although she didn't know where the princess's inexplicable hostility towards her came from, she still politely bowed to Princess Ming and said, "I've met the princess. The princess is fine."