Although the latter was an embroiderer from Suzhou, she had no ability to sew sachets and was defeated by a young embroiderer.
Faced with everyone's doubts, Zhu Xiu Niang could not say much, because she did know Shen Xiu's Cantonese embroidery skills, and it was expected that she could mend the magistrate's wife's sachet.
She could only prepare an embroidery in silence despite the doubts of everyone and the censure of her employer. This embroidery was ordered by Mrs. Lu some time ago and asked her to help embroider a Guanyin so that it could be enshrined in the Buddhist hall.
Mrs. Lu had already forgotten this incident and was praising Shen Xiu's embroidery skills.
Ever since she knew that Shen Xiu had won the favor of the county magistrate's wife, and that the embroidered screen Shen Xiu had previously embroidered was really good, Mrs. Lu had the idea of meeting her.
In addition to Mrs. Lu, there was also Lu Yuhan, the seventh girl Shen Xiu had met, in the room.
Lu Yuhan was very curious about Shen Xiu's ability to sew the sachet, and immediately asked: "I heard that the sachet of the county magistrate's wife is made of Cantonese embroidery. Do you know how to do it?"
Shen Xiudao: "I learned Hunan embroidery, and I only have a rough understanding of Guangdong embroidery."
Lu Yuhan said: "You don't have to be humble. If you only know the surface, how can you win the favor of the county magistrate's wife?"
Everyone in the Lu family knows the temper of the county magistrate's wife. She is not only very visionary, but also very picky. She is a very difficult person to please.
Shen Xiu was a little embarrassed. In fact, she was rewarded by the county magistrate's wife because she recognized Musk. However, it was hard to say this, so she just smiled and said nothing.
Although Lu Yuhan has an arrogant temperament, he has always admired people who are capable. Now that he found out that Shen Xiu was indeed capable, he waited for Old Mrs. Lu to finish speaking and said that he would take Shen Xiu to play in the garden.
Mrs. Lu knew that Lu Yuhan was bored at home, so she gave Lu Yuhan some instructions, just to ask her to be more polite to Shen Xiu.
The Lu family's garden occupies a very large area. Lu Yuhan introduced Shen Xiu to the famous flowers and plants in the garden as he walked. He was in good spirits at first, but later became a little listless.
Shen Xiu didn't know how she, a young lady in a deep boudoir, could have so many worries, so she tentatively asked, "Is the seventh girl in a bad mood?"
Lu Yuhan sighed: "How do you know what's on my mind?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Let me think about it, what can you worry about at your age? It's just that you have a sweetheart, right?"
Lu Yuhan immediately blushed, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "This is really a three hundred taels of silver here. Since you don't have a sweetheart, why are you blushing?"
Lu Yuhan hesitated and said: "It's because the weather is too hot."
Shen Xiu covered her mouth and smiled. It seemed that no matter how arrogant this seventh girl was, she was still a young girl in love.
She stopped teasing and said with a smile, "It seems I guessed wrong."
Lu Yuhan glanced at her, bit her lip, and finally said hesitantly: "It's not a wrong guess."
She had buried her worries for too long and was eager to find someone to talk to. But who could she tell her worries to? It was hard to tell her in front of her parents and shy in front of her sisters.
Now that she met Shen Xiu, her worries were exposed. Perhaps because of the stranger, Lu Yuhan decided to confide in her, "I do have a sweetheart."
Shen Xiu listened to her words quietly.
Just listen to Lu Yuhan say: "It's a pity that my sweetheart is already married. I met him several times, and he always treated me politely, which shows that he doesn't have any affection for me."
This is what makes Lu Yuhan feel the most frustrated. As the seventh girl of the Lu family, she has been favored since she was a child and has always wanted to have the wind and rain, but she encountered a setback with her sweetheart.
The other party neither valued her family background nor was impressed by her appearance. It seemed that no matter how good her family background or beautiful appearance she was, it had nothing to do with him.
Lu Yuhan was still sad, but Shen Xiu had already spoken leisurely: "Miss Qi, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"What are you talking about?" Lu Yuhan said, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Shen Xiudao: "Since the other party is married, he already has a wife. If he rejects you in this situation, he can be said to be a gentleman. If he does not reject you, but hangs you and allows you to have an affair with him
Go down, and when word spreads about your entanglement with a married woman, will your reputation be lost?"
"So he is not hypocritical to you, and half of it is for your own good!" Shen Xiu sighed, "You have good taste, but it's a pity that you two are not destined!"
Lu Yuhan cried and said: "Of course I know he is good. If he hadn't been a good person and learned well, I wouldn't have fallen in love with him."
Only those with good character can learn well. It seems that this man is as good as Wei Yan, but I don't know which family he belongs to.
Shen Xiu thought of Wei Yan, and a sweet and complicated feeling suddenly flashed through her heart.
Compared to Lu Yuhan who couldn't get what she asked for, she was finally much luckier than him. She was already married, and her husband was good-looking, good-looking, and diligent in his studies.
She thought of the many benefits of Wei Yan and didn't even hear what Lu Yuhan said.
It wasn't until Lu Yuhan waved his hand in front of her that Shen Xiu came to his senses and smiled sheepishly: "What did you just say?"
Lu Yuhan's eyes were still a little red, and her nasal voice was a little thick, "What were you thinking just now? You weren't laughing at me, were you?"
Shen Xiu hurriedly said: "No way, I'm thinking of someone."
"Your sweetheart?" Lu Yuhan asked immediately.
Shen Xiu said vaguely: "That's right!"
Just as Lu Yuhan was about to ask more questions, the maid next to Mrs. Lu came and said that lunch had been set and invited them back to eat.
After the meal, Lu Yuhan took Shen Xiu to her boudoir. After the heart-to-heart talk just now, she seemed to regard Shen Xiu as her best friend.
Shen Xiu found a chair and sat down, and a maid came over with tea.
The life of this ancient lady was really nourishing. After Shen Xiu finished drinking her tea, she saw Lu Yuhan staring blankly at the window again.
Seeing that there was no one around, Shen Xiu walked over and whispered, "Are you thinking about your sweetheart again?"
Lu Yuhan glared at her and said, "Keep your voice down."
Shen Xiudao: "There is no one in this room. Is that person so nice that you can't forget him so much? I really want to meet him someday."
Lu Yuhan sighed: "It's not easy to meet him."
Shen Xiudao: "It's not an option for you to think about it day and night like this! Since the other party is already married, you should let it go."
"But I can't forget him!" Lu Yuhan said with a crying voice, "If I could forget him, I would have forgotten him."
Shen Xiu thought for a moment and said, "I have a way to make you forget about him as soon as possible."
"What can I do?" Lu Yuhan asked, wiping away her tears.