The maid came in and placed a plate of green melon on the table.
"Third Young Master, please try it." She said, "It was given by Empress Xu."
There were not many people in the emperor's harem. He was just an unpopular prince at first, so the late emperor paid no attention to his marriage affairs. The eldest sister-in-law, the princess, had enough troubles taking care of the prince's harem, and she didn't care much about the inner affairs of her brother-in-law.
After the emperor ascended the throne, the two maids who had followed him when he was a prince were also made concubines. The favor remained the same. Everyone said that the emperor was a nostalgic person.
Concubine Xu was a maid at the time and gave birth to a little princess. The princess was deeply loved by the emperor. Knowing that Concubine Xu had a bad background, she invited Miss Xiahou, a noblewoman from a well-known family, to accompany her and educate her.
Concubine Xu also respected Miss Xiahou and constantly rewarded her with delicious food and drinks.
Miss Xiahou glanced at the maid: "You are so anxious to bring them over."
Previously, there was only a cup of tea on the table.
The maid smiled.
When the young master smiled, the whole room was filled with light. Miss Xiahou looked at him and said, "You can still laugh."
…
Lu Yizhi looked at her and nodded without hesitation: "Okay."
"It's my fault for frightening you."
Although it looks like normal, it is actually an apology.
She never cared about other people's comments. She was discussed by people on the street when she opened a shop before, and she was also being discussed at this moment when she was standing among a group of craftsmen.
So, it’s great to be an embroiderer An An, why do you want to be a craftsman? Did you get dizzy after seeing the word “royal”?
"She can't stay in the capital." Miss Xiahou took his words and said simply, looking at Lu Yizhi, "Now that I've made it clear, the break must be clean and stay in front of you. You can see it when you look up.
None of them are good.”
…
Lu Yizhi had already reached for it: "I just played chess with the teacher, and I didn't even drink any water."
After breaking up the matter, Miss Xiahou snorted softly: "It shows that I made the right gift to your sister."
Qixing didn't know that someone was discussing her coming and going behind her back.
After receiving the words from Master Liu of the Xiunei Department that day, she inspected the Stargazing Pavilion to be built the next day, and then began to modify the drawings. After the drawings were revised, it was not that she could do it. Master Liu took a look at it first and then reported it to the Xiunei Department.
, the Repair Department is reporting it to the Ministry of Works, and construction can only begin after all the superior officials have looked at it and approved it.
The other craftsmen were not used to the sudden addition of a woman.
She was only in a corner of the imperial city, and due to renovations, it was surrounded, covered with curtains, guarded by guards, and there were special passages for entry and exit. Not to mention seeing the emperor, she couldn't even see the palace where the emperor was.
Lu Yizhi smiled and said, "Yes, I shouldn't laugh."
"It sounds like my father is treating you harshly." Miss Xiahou snorted, knowing in her heart what he meant. He was not really as comfortable as before when he came to the house every day these days.
"You don't need to hide this kind of thing," she said. "If you had told me earlier, it wouldn't embarrass me."
"There was no need to say it earlier," Lu Yizhi said. "It was so sudden later that I didn't know what to say."
"Then she came here to follow you?" she asked.
"Then how do you want to place her?" she asked.
Qixing stood aside, drinking crude tea, and smiled when he heard this: "Our family is different from yours. Both men and women have to learn embroidery skills. The elders said that this is to practice craftsmanship. You can't even hold a needle. You are not worthy.
Get the saw."
The maid smiled and nodded: "Sent it away, the master and his wife are playing chess."
She tied up her skirt and sleeves and concentrated on measuring the wood with an ink line.
Miss Xiahou watched Lu Yizhi eat a piece of melon, and the little girls brought copper basins and brocade handkerchiefs to help Lu Yizhi wipe his hands.
However, Qixing is not idle either. She seems to be sure that her drawing will be approved and has already started to prepare the materials.
It was right for him to do this. If he really heard that she was not at home and stopped visiting and waited for her to come back, that would be rude and rude.
This girl looks as calm as a craftsman, but no one can take advantage of her when she speaks.
Miss Xiahou's face softened a bit, she stopped joking, and asked the maid: "Did you send it to your father and mother?"
It's a little embarrassing when I think about it.
Lu Yizhi said: "My family took her in because they cared about her being lonely and helpless. My parents are very unhappy that she has such thoughts. Our family can no longer accommodate her. We are looking for any relatives in her clan."
If you are really cold-hearted, you are not a true gentleman. Miss Xiahou held the teacup in silence for a moment.
Lu Yizhi nodded: "My family made it clear to her that she was unwilling to come to the capital, and I made it clear to her, so she didn't mess around these days, knowing that it would be useless. She met my sister that day...
.My sister has a bad temper. I will beat her when I see her. She is afraid and that’s why she comes running over..."
I don’t know what that woman thinks of herself.
Lu Yizhi thought about it, looked at her and said, "Next, she..."
Especially when he thought that he had taken Lu Yizhi to Linglongfang.
Lu Yizhi nodded and said sincerely: "She ran away privately. She is an orphan with nowhere to go. We can't really ignore her."
Being frightened is not a big deal, Miss Xiahou thought to herself, she would not be frightened by such a thing.
"Now that you've made it clear," she said, "what are you going to do next?"
She has arrived at the imperial city.
Qixing quietly did what he wanted to do, and during his rest, he raised his head and looked around.
The craftsman smacked his lips and chattered, but he made himself unworthy of holding a saw.
He can be an arrogant and ambitious young man, but his arrogance cannot be used to treat his teacher and his wife.
The craftsman stopped talking. Sometimes he had to be supported by his apprentice when using the big saw.
He didn't do anything wrong, so he could laugh. Miss Xiahou glanced at him, picked up the tea and took a sip.
Just don't pursue this matter anymore. It's just a human being and it's easy to handle.
She is not the kind of woman who loses her reason and dignity because of love.
But the imperial city is really too big.
"How can any woman learn this and have the strength to hold a saw?" a craftsman muttered.
Miss Xiahou glanced at him: "Have you made it clear to her?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the woman holding a big saw and steadily untying a log, her slender wrists not even shaking.
The words have been spoken, but things cannot just be said and done with laughter, there must be consequences.
No wonder the maid and Miss Qixing reacted so strangely.
Qixing did not argue too much with the craftsmen. Craftsmen do not rely on words. In the past, the Mohists competed with the public losers. Although the sages were good at talking, it was their craftsmanship that finally convinced the public losers.
Lu Yizhi chuckled and nodded: "That's right."
Saying this, he bowed to Miss Xiahou.
Some people also knew the origin of Qixing and said through chatting: "Outstanding embroidery skills? Girls' families should learn this. Sitting indoors will keep them out of the wind and out of the rain. Your parents must also care about it."
However, as long as you are here, you can always see it.
Qixing raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and continued to trim the wood.
Every five days, Qixing can leave Xiunesi and go home to rest. When he came back this day, Qingzhi was happy but unhappy.
"Miss, I finally came back to rest." She said, "But the unlucky one is that someone wants to see you."