Xiangsheng prosperous

Chapter 11
Later, Qiu Mo learned the whole story from Shuang Han.

"My maidservant also heard from the maidservant who was sweeping in the wing room that Mrs. Du and Mrs. Su did not get along because of Mrs. Yin, the embroiderer."

Master Yin is the wife of Yan Shigu, Yan Zhen, who lives in the house.She is a well-known embroidery artist in Chang'an 108 Workshop, especially good at the embroidery method that has been loved since the Sui Dynasty: Jinxiu embroidery.

Knit gold embroidery uses gold thread as the bone and silk as the flesh, showing an elegant and luxurious atmosphere between the flying stitches.Its embroidery is exquisite and complicated, and each stitch is full of ingenuity.Therefore, Lady Yin’s embroidery works are highly sought after even by the royal family and nobles. If she can study in her embroidery room, it will not only mean that she can get close to the ceiling-level embroidery techniques of contemporary times, but also very likely to know the princes and nobles, and get close to the imperial power and wealth. .

Originally, as the Qiu family, it was impossible to invite someone like Mrs. Yin to teach embroidery for their daughters.But fate is always so magical. Mrs. Yin's only son accidentally fell off a horse during a spring outing, and was rescued by Qiu Qianqing, the boss of the Qiu family.Mrs. Yin had no repayment, so she proposed to set aside two days a month to go to the Qiu Mansion to teach women how to embroider.

Mrs. Yin came to the Qiu Mansion to teach, just to repay the favor, and she never thought that she could find any good seedlings from these young ladies from aristocratic families.But things were beyond her expectation. There were not only good seedlings, but more than one.

"This lady Du's empress was also a female celebrity back then, and she was well-known in the capital before she got married. Madam Du was influenced by her since she was a child, and her female red embroidery skills are naturally good. But no matter how good she is, if she meets a talented player, she can only do it. I can sigh: since Shengyu, why Shengliang?" Shuanghan shook her head and sighed.

Later in the story, Mrs. Su was selected by Mrs. Yin, and she could go to Mrs. Yin's embroidery room to study embroidery skills every week.And Mrs. Du could only take the human relationship class twice a month in the Qiu Mansion.When the two daughters of the Qiu family get married in the future, it is estimated that they will not even be able to attend the Human Relations class.

Since then, the two people who were able to live in peace have frequently clashed.Because Mrs. Du is a distant relative of the Tian family, and she was defeated in the selection, everyone seemed to be partial to Mrs. Du.As for Mrs. Su, they all advised her to keep a low profile, be patient, be more considerate, and less fussy.

Qiu Mo snorted, isn't this proper bullying?As long as you look like a weakling on the surface, you can occupy the highest moral ground.How is this different from those burly old ladies on the bus in her previous life who forced migrant workers to give up their seats?
"Does Mrs. Su's family know about it? What's their attitude?"

Shuanghan curled her lips: "How dare Miss Su tell the family! She is the concubine of the family, and the mistress is kind and treats the children equally, and she feels sorry for Miss Su's talent in embroidery. When she heard that Mrs. Yin was The Qiu family was teaching, so they used their brains to send Mrs. Su to the Qiu family to study. If Mrs. Su finds out about this, the Qiu family, the Su family and the Tian family will not look good."

Qiu Mo's heart sank.No wonder Mrs. Su has been holding back all this time, even if it's not her fault, she still keeps silent.

A girl with talent, just because of her excellence, was squeezed out and bullied by others, and had nowhere to tell, so she could only suffer in silence.

Qiu Mo closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her little justice, who had nowhere to rest, told her that she had to do something.

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Lady Yin has been sitting in front of the embroidery frame for two full hours. Her brows are slightly wrinkled and sweat is dripping from her forehead, but she is still embroidering every stitch seriously.

This coral-red gauze-faced color-embroidered large-sleeved Luo Shanru skirt was ordered by Princess Xiangyang of the Tang Dynasty to paint the portraits of the donors in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.Mrs. Yin has been closing the door to thank guests for two months because of this skirt, and she can't even find time to go to Qiu's house to give lectures.

When it was almost lunch time, Mrs. Yin finally stopped the needles in her hand.She slowly straightened her back, her neck sore from years of long bending over embroidery.Lady Yin raised her hand and rubbed the back of her neck, ready to move her muscles and bones left and right, but a sharp pain attacked her shoulders and cervical spine violently.

Lady Yin snorted and dared not move.It was not until a long time later that the pain gradually eased.

No pain No gain.If it is said that her current astonishing accomplishments in embroidery are at the price of physical pain, Lady Yin feels that she is willing.

I only hope that she can train Jinxiu's successor well in her lifetime, then her merits and virtues will be complete and she will have no regrets in this life.

Thinking of the little lady Su Qiansu she met when she was teaching at the Qiu family, Lady Yin felt in a good mood.Su Niangzi is a very talented embroidery seedling. She holds the needle steadily, lays the needle accurately, and has a strong sense of color.

What is rare is that she has an extraordinary love for embroidery, and as a family of pharmaceuticals for generations, not only does she not object to Susie's learning embroidery, she even supports it.

Lady Yin stood up, stretched her limbs, turned around and walked outside the house.As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he heard his handmaiden approaching and telling: "Mistress, please see the third lady and fifth lady of the Qiu family. They said they brought you and the young master some fragrant medicine to relieve the pain in the cervical spine and waist."

The daughter of the Qiu family?Lady Yin finally remembered that she hadn't gone to Qiu's house to teach for two months.Now that the female relatives of the benefactor's family came to visit and brought fragrant medicine, she really had no reason to refuse.

"Please come to the main hall quickly, I will be there soon."

Lady Yin adjusted her makeup a little, then walked towards the main hall.As soon as I entered the entrance of the main hall, I saw two young ladies sitting on the two guest seats on the right side of the main hall.

She recognized the lady sitting on the right hand near the main seat, she was Qiu Li, the second daughter of the third lady of the Qiu family, Qiu Wu, and the other lady wearing a stone blue skirt, although she had never met, she guessed that it should be Qiu Mo, the third wife of Qiu, who was absent from private school due to her mother's new funeral.

As soon as the two girls saw Mrs. Yin stepping into the main hall, they immediately stood up and saluted, with a respectful and modest attitude.

Lady Yin stepped forward to give her a little support, and asked softly, "Third Lady and Fifth Lady don't need to be polite, sit down quickly. Herring, make another pot of tea."

　Xiangsheng little knowledge:

　　Knit Gold Embroidery:
　　"This technique first appeared in the documents of the Sui Dynasty, and became the main needle method of court embroidery in the Tang Dynasty: the tightly twisted gold thread was used as the embroidery thread material, and the gold thread was nailed horizontally on the embroidery ground with cross-threads, forming a similar Wrinkle-like linear embroidery structure element technology."

　　——Ma Qian, the only intangible heritage inheritor of Jinxiu embroidery in Shaanxi

　　Du Fu's "Beauty Walk" has such a verse: "The weather is fresh on March [-], and there are many beautiful people by the water in Chang'an. The appearance is thick and the meaning is far and gentle, and the texture is delicate and even. .”

　　
　
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