There was only a small corner of the Guanyin statue left, and both of them were good at embroidery, so they finished it quickly. After that, Jin helped Huang cut the piece of sapphire blue brocade into the shape of a half-year-old baby, so that Huang could sew it.
As for herself, after the rain stopped, she rushed back to sew shoes and hats, and made an appointment to send them to Xianfu Palace together on September 17th.
After Jin returned to Yonghe Palace, she ordered Kang Delu to bring out all the brocades from the warehouse. There were more than a dozen brocades. She looked at them one by one. When she got to the ninth brocade, she paused and said with a smile:
"Sure enough, I remember it correctly."
Liu Mei came over to take a look, and said in surprise: "Hey, isn't this exactly the same as the piece that the master picked for Concubine Yi?"
Jin showed a strange smile and said coldly: "Yes, exactly the same, so I don't have to worry about looking for them anymore."
Liu Mei asked doubtfully: "Master, do you want to make a set of shoes and socks in the same color as the clothes? But this color seems inappropriate for shoes and hats."
Jin stroked the material as smooth as jade and said: "It is indeed inappropriate, but if it is used to make clothes, the same material, the same size, Liu Mei, if it were you, would you be able to tell which one belongs to Concubine Yi?"
Yes, which set was made by me?"
Liu Mei thought for a moment, shook her head and said: "Under normal circumstances, you can't tell the difference, unless the stitching workmanship is very different." After that, she added: "Master, please forgive me for being stupid, what on earth are you... going to do?"
"Didn't I ask you to wait for the opportunity to borrow the sword before? Now..." Jin's eyes flashed, and he said with a half-smile: "Now the time has finally come!"
Liu Mei and Kang Delu were both startled and glanced at each other. The latter asked tentatively: "The timing that the master mentioned, do you mean those materials?"
"Yes, it is this seemingly inconspicuous material." Speaking of which, Jin slowly revealed the plan in his heart, and Kang Delu suddenly said: "No wonder the master asked the slave to keep an eye on Chonghua Palace secretly. It turned out that he was waiting for this
opportunity."
Jin smiled and said: "Opportunities come and go. Now that they have appeared, they must be grasped firmly. It is also God's favor. When I saw the sapphire blue engraved silk cloud brocade with blessing patterns, I vaguely remembered that there happened to be one in the warehouse, otherwise I would still have to wait.
Let my father and brother go search outside the palace."
Liu Mei nodded and said: "The slave will leave the palace immediately and tell the master and young master of the master's plan, and ask them to immediately buy what the master needs."
"There is still more than half a month until September 17th. There is no need to rush in. It will not be too late to leave the palace in a few days." Saying this, Jin said coldly: "I am accompanying Concubine Yi to do the embroidery.
Having watched the Guanyin statue for such a long time, I am very familiar with her habit of using needles, so I believe there won’t be any flaws.”
Kang Delu said flatteringly: "Master's ingenious calculations and his ability to take advantage of the opportunities really make the slaves and others admire him!"
Mrs. Jin glanced at him and said: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get the scissors while I still remember the cutting size."
Hearing Jin's words, Kang Delu quickly fetched two pairs of scissors, and Liu Mei helped Jin cut the brocade one by one to the same size as Huang's.
As Jin said, with the same material, the same size, and even the same stitches, even the people making the clothes might not be able to tell them apart.
Two days later, Liu Mei left the palace and went to the Jin Mansion, lingered for a while and then left; seven days later, she left the palace again, took out a paper package in a secret place, and then hurried back to the palace.
On September 13th, Mrs. Jin came to Chonghua Palace with roughly finished shoes and hats. Mrs. Huang was sewing the small clothes that would be delivered in a few days. She saw Mrs. Jin and Liu Mei holding the small shoes and hats in their hands.
, smiled and said: "There are still four days before the fifth elder brother's half-year-old birthday. Is it necessary to urge him so early?"
Jin sat down with a smile and said: "How dare I urge my sister? On the contrary, I am here to ask my sister for help this time."
Huang stopped the needlework in her hand and said in surprise: "Xiangzhu? What happened? Is Concubine Yu making things difficult for you again?"
Jin quickly said: "Where did my sister go? It has nothing to do with this. I made the hat and tiger-head shoes, but I couldn't find the right hat and the pearls on the shoes to match, so I wanted to come to my sister's place to have a look."
, see if there is anything suitable.”
Mrs. Huang said funnyly: "You are a majestic concubine, can't you even take out this little thing?"
"There are some, but they are either too big or inappropriate. I have never found the one I like. After much thought, I have no choice but to ask my sister."
Huang shook her head and said, "You are so serious about everything you do. In fact, I suspect that after we send it, Concubine Yu will throw it directly into the warehouse without even trying it."
Jin said disapprovingly: "Let her go, I just do what I have to do. Unless...my sister doesn't want to help me with this, then there is nothing I can do."
"You!" Mr. Huang shook his head and chuckled, then said: "I will ask someone to bring the hats and pearls from the warehouse. You can take whichever one is suitable."
Jin turned his eyes and said, "I don't have anything to do right now, so I might as well go there with Jin Ping to save her the trouble of running back and forth."
Huang didn't think much about it and said casually: "You can just figure it out yourself."
Jin agreed and followed Jinping to the warehouse. There were many things piled in it, but they were all placed neatly. Jin glanced at them and quickly recognized the pieces of materials Xianyue gave to Huang.
While Jinping was looking for Maozheng, she winked at Kangdelu, who
Nodding knowingly, using the cover of Jin and Liu Mei, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured some transparent liquid into his hand, and then stroked the pieces of material. He repeated this action several times until Jin
He stopped when he found something on the screen and quietly stuffed the porcelain bottle back into his sleeve.
Jinping didn't know these things, so he presented the hat and pearls he had found to the Jin family and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please see if there are any suitable ones."
Seeing that the purpose of coming here had been achieved, Jin took a few things from Jin Ping's hand and said, "That's it. I think it looks good and the size is suitable. It's better for you to have all the things."
After talking to Mr. Huang for a while in Huinuan Pavilion, Mr. Jin stood up and left. As soon as he entered the Yonghe Palace, Kang Delu hurriedly went to clean his hands. After washing them with soap several times, he wiped his hands and went to see Jin.
Shi.
Jin glanced at him and said: "Although I have washed it, I still have to be careful and try not to touch anything that goes into my mouth. You should not take care of my meals for the time being."
"I know," Kang Dehai agreed, and said, "Next, we just need to wait for Concubine Yi to make the clothes and then drop them off."
Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly: "This is the last step and the most critical step. Whether my plan goes smoothly depends on that step."