Mrs. Hu didn't expect that Concubine Yu would make such a request, and she was a little stunned for a moment. Mrs. Yehenara said with a half-smile, "What's the matter? Could it be that this request of mine has put my sister in trouble?"
Mrs. Hu came back to her senses and said quickly: "Of course not, my sister is just a little surprised." As soon as she finished speaking, Yehenala said: "So, my sister agreed?"
Although Mrs. Hu felt something was wrong, she couldn't say anything, so she nodded in agreement and ordered Qiu Ju to lead Chuntao in to look at the embroidered shoes stored in the cabinet. When Chuntao moved, the two palace maids behind her also moved. Mrs. Hu said in surprise :"they……"
Chuntao hurriedly said: "Qi Ying concubine, they are also quite prostitutes, so I want to go and have a look so that I can sew embroidered shoes for my master together."
Mrs. Hu looked at the two people carefully and said, "How come I have never seen them before?"
Yehenala said: "These two people have only served me in the past few days. My sister asked me this, is there something wrong?"
"Sister, that's not what I meant, it's just..." Before she could finish her words, Yehenara said, "It's okay if it's not." After saying that, he turned his face and said to Chuntao and others: "Why don't you hurry in. "
Mrs. Hu wanted to stop them, but couldn't find a suitable reason, so she had to let them in, but she was still uneasy in her heart. After finally seeing off the Yehenala family, she quickly called Qiu Ju and said: "Just now Going in, have they ever touched my embroidered shoes?"
Qiu Ju said firmly: "No, I have been watching from the side. Chuntao and the other three only looked closely at the uppers of the master's shoes and never touched them." After that, she said again: "Master, what happened?"
Mrs. Hu leaned on the back of the red sandalwood chair, shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I always feel that Concubine Shu is acting weird today, and something doesn't look right."
Qiu Ju nodded and said, "I feel this way too, but if I really want to tell you, I can't say it out loud."
Mrs. Hu thought for a while and said, "Go and check all the embroidered shoes, and then wash them in the water. That way, even if they did use hands or feet that we didn't notice, it doesn't matter."
Qiu Ju said with deep understanding: "Master said yes, I will do it now."
After some inspection, there was nothing wrong with the embroidered shoes, but to be cautious, Qiu Ju washed them all inside and out. However, their master and servant never imagined that Yehenara's real intention was not to make shoes, but to imitate them. Those shoes.
After Chuntao and the others returned to Jingren Palace with Yehenala, they immediately drew the patterns they had memorized on the paper exactly. After they finished drawing, there was dense sweat on their foreheads. Fortunately, there were only nine pairs of shoes, otherwise they might not have remembered to come.
After finishing the painting, Chuntao exclaimed: "Oh no, I was so busy remembering those embroidered shoes that I forgot about the pair that Concubine Ying wore on her feet. What if she happens to be wearing that pair that day?" ?" After that, she asked the two palace attendants again, but she didn't know that they had also forgotten.
Chuntao secretly complained, secretly glanced at the gloomy Yehenala, and whispered: "Master, do you want me to go to Changchun Palace again?"
Yehenala scolded coldly: "Thankfully you have been with me for so many years, but you are still so careless in doing things. Fortunately, I have written it down." After saying this, she ordered Li De to get a pen and paper and write down Hu's feet. After drawing the butterfly love flower pattern on the upper pair of embroidered shoes, she handed it to Chuntao, "Embroider these ten pairs of embroidered shoes as soon as possible without delay." After Chuntao agreed, she warned again: "Ms. Hu is now My feet are swollen, so when you make the embroidered shoes, make them a little larger so as not to let her notice."
Chuntao said confidently: "Master, don't worry, I just paid attention to the size of those embroidered shoes. Although I can't say they are exactly the same, I believe there won't be much difference."
Yehenara nodded with satisfaction, exempted them from all errands, and concentrated on making embroidered shoes. Chuntao and the others moved very quickly, and on the ninth day, they had finished embroidering the last pair of shoes.
After Li De saw the embroidered shoes, he said: "Master, now that the embroidered shoes have been imitated, can we start? I'm worried about the long nights and dreams."
Yehenara nodded slowly. She had the same idea as Li De. The sooner this matter was resolved, the better. Hu's child was already eight months old. If it continued to be delayed, even if the plan went smoothly, Hu's two
It was possible that the child would survive, and then her work would have been in vain.
The next day, she went to Jingren Palace again. After chatting with Mrs. Hu for a while, she said: "Sister, I see that the autumn weather is refreshing today. Why don't we go for a walk together and listen to what Chuntao and the others said about the osmanthus and silver in the imperial garden?"
The osmanthus is in bloom and there are all kinds of chrysanthemums, but they are very beautiful."
Although Mrs. Yehenala had been coming over to chat with her in the past few days, and there had never been anything strange, Mrs. Hu's wariness towards her had never gone away. When she heard what she said, she declined politely: "Sister, these days
I feel tired all the time and I'm afraid I can't spend time with my sister."
Yehenala said with a pleasant face: "I know that you are pregnant with twins, which is harder than me, but the more this happens, the more you have to move around, so that you can give birth smoothly, don't you think?"
"What my sister said is true, but..." Mrs. Hu was about to refuse again, but Mrs. Yehenala said: "Since you also think what I said is reasonable, then go with me for a walk. No matter what happens, it will be easier.
We'll stay in the house all day; if we feel really tired, we'll find a place to rest."
Seeing what she said, Mrs. Hu could only reluctantly agree, supported Qiu Ju's hand, and walked to the imperial garden with Mrs. Yehenara.
The weather today is indeed very good, the autumn sun is shining warmly on the body, and it is indescribably comfortable. The two of them walked while talking about the child in their belly, looking very happy, as if they were really a pair of wonderful sisters;
However, both of them knew in their hearts that they had never been real sisters, not before, and not now...even more so.
The paths in the Imperial Garden were all paved with bluestones, and the walk was very smooth. Hu looked at it as she walked. It was just as Yehenala said, with fragrant osmanthus, chrysanthemums in full bloom, and bright red.
The maple leaves and some of the beautiful scenery in the garden are no worse than those in spring and summer, but have a different charm.
Seeing that Mr. Hu couldn't stop looking at it, Mr. Yehenara smiled and said, "Well, I'm not lying to you. The imperial garden in autumn is even more beautiful than in spring and summer."
Mrs. Hu smiled and said: "When did my sister say that my sister was a liar? But when I came here a few days ago, the scenery in the imperial garden was not so good, so I was a little uninterested."
Chuntao interjected: "My dear concubine Qi, in early autumn, some flowers have not yet bloomed, so the scenery is not very good. Now, everything that should bloom has bloomed. It will look so beautiful before winter.