Chapter 63
"The empress dowager praised her, but the mirror looked terrified."

Looking at the eldest grandson Jingrong who knelt down again, the Empress Dowager nodded and said: "It is also a person who understands etiquette. You should know why you are invited to enter the palace this time, right?"

"Folk girls know that they should make a glorious and dazzling Chinese dress for the nobleman."

"That's right. This matter seems simple, but we found you without using the royal clothes master in the palace. Do you know why?"

Changsun Jingrong thought of something, but she didn't say it, she just looked at the Empress Dowager with innocent eyes, shook her head and said, "Ministers don't know."

"Because the people in the palace, as far as those methods are concerned, even Aijia is tired of seeing them, let alone attracting the emperor's interest. Aijia heard that your embroidery skills are very good, and you once I have made a fancy dress for the official wife, which is quite eye-catching, so Aijia wants you to make a special fancy dress for the queen, which is luxurious and at the same time refreshing and new. You, can you Do you have the confidence to do well?"

"Ministers don't dare to boast about going to Haikou. They need to meet the empress first, so they can know for sure."

Seeing that the eldest grandson Jingrong did not talk nonsense, but looked steady, the Empress Dowager smiled slightly behind her and said, "Alright, the Empress will be here in a while, and you should take a closer look."

While speaking, Han Wanxin Pingting walked into the palace, first greeted the Empress Dowager, and when she saw the eldest grandson's mirror, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows, raised her jaw, and asked arrogantly: "This girl who is it?"

"Go back to Empress Dowager, this is the dressmaker that the Empress Dowager found for you."

Han Wanxin didn't seem to believe that such a beautiful woman could be a tailor, so she looked closely and said, "Grandmother, isn't there a dressmaker in our palace? Why did you find a girl from outside?"

The Empress Dowager naturally knew where Han Wanxin's hostility came from, so she said pointedly: "If you still want to be compared with those restless women in the palace, you can naturally go to the Imperial Clothes Master to make some decent clothes .”

Hearing this, Han Wanxin pursed her lips unwillingly, and said, "Is she really capable?"

"Whether you have the ability or not depends on your strength. This girl can do double-sided embroidery with both hands that has been lost for a long time. Don't you think this can explain something?"

Looking suspiciously at the eldest grandson Jingrong with both eyes, Han Wanxin asked, "Who did you learn from for such a unique skill?"

Bending her body, Changsun Jingrong said in a low voice, "It's an old friend of Minnv's aunt. Ever since that aunt married to another place, she has lost contact with her."

Raising her eyebrows and looking at the Empress Dowager, Han Wanxin saw that her gaze was persistent, so she could only say casually: "Okay, okay, then I will listen to the arrangement of the emperor's grandmother and let her make clothes for me. But let's talk first." Well, if I am not satisfied with what you do, I will punish you!"

"Heh, it's good that you still think about it. They haven't said that they will agree to make clothes for you."

Hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Han Wanxin couldn't help being dumbfounded, and said displeasedly: "It's such a big tone, I ordered you, don't you dare not obey?"

"Okay, in front of Ai's family, I will put away your temper. Don't you know that because of your temper, the emperor doesn't want to go to you!"

Hearing this, Han Wanxin grabbed her veil aggrievedly, and said, "Even if my son swallows his anger, the emperor may not be willing to come a few more times."

"That's because you are not good enough. When you become a unique woman in the world, even if the emperor has a grudge in his heart, he will still regard you as a treasure." The Empress Dowager said earnestly, "If you don't want to die alone in the cold palace , just listen to Aijia's words, and change your temper well so that the emperor will accept you again."

Han Wanxin lowered her eyes, accepting the matter.

Turning her gaze, the Empress Dowager waved to Changsun Jingrong and said, "Changsun Jingrong, come and see, what kind of finery suits the empress?"

Looking up at Han Wanxin neither humble nor overbearing, Changsun Jingrong said: "Daughter of the people is bold, can I take a closer look?"

"Go."

After receiving the order, Changsun Jingrong took a few steps forward, walked around Han Wanxin, and then stood in front of the Empress Dowager, and said: "The Empress Dowager has an exquisite figure, but the clothes now cover the Empress Dowager. Niangniang's advantages, perhaps, can increase the position of the belt around the waist to show Niangniang's slender waist and long legs."

This statement was very innovative, and Han Wanxin was also interested, and hurriedly asked: "What do you mean by raising the belt around the waist?"

Raising a pair of smiling eyes, the eldest grandson Jingrong looked at Han Wanxin and said, "If the empress doesn't think the minnv is bold, the minnv can give it a try for the empress now."

After hearing this, Han Wanxin immediately stood up, looked at her eldest grandson Jingrong expectantly, and said, "Why is this so difficult? Come here quickly, and let me see what you are capable of."

Silently looking at Aunt Chang, the latter nodded to her, and Changsun Jingrong walked to Han Wanxin's side unhurriedly, stretched out his hand to untie her belt, and then pulled her left and right respectively, making a A loose buckle, and then put the belt through the top, immediately outlines Han Wanxin's slender waist, which looks unique.

Han Wanxin was quite tempted by this peculiar dress, looked up at the Empress Dowager, and asked, "What do you think, Grandmother?"

"It's different," said the Empress Dowager in a calm voice, with no hint of joy or anger on her face, "However, the final result can only be determined after the finished product is produced."

Casting her eyes on Changsun Jingrong, the Empress Dowager asked, "Changsun Jingrong, do you dare to accept this job?"

She bent her body, and Changsun Jingrong said: "Minnv, please give it a try."

The sharp eyes kept falling on the eldest grandson Jingrong, and the Empress Dowager said: "If you succeed, rewards will naturally be indispensable, and the Ai family will also agree to your request. But if you fail, not only will the empress's important event be delayed, You yourself will also be affected, ranging from being imprisoned to being imprisoned, and at worst...death, are you sure, do you still want to persevere?"

"It's an honor for a girl to be able to serve the Empress Dowager and the Empress, and she should go all out. If she can't please the nobles, it's because the girls are not capable enough, no one else's fault."

Seeing Changsun Jing standing there neither humble nor overbearing, the Empress Dowager nodded to Aunt Chang.Receiving hints from the empress dowager's eyes, Aunt Chang stretched out her hand to her eldest grandson Jingrong and said, "There is less than a month before Wan'an Festival, and the empress needs to wear dazzling costumes to attend. The clothes are ready and submitted, understand?"

"Minnv knows." Changsun Jingrong nodded obediently, and said, "Now, can the minnv be measured for the empress?"

"Go."

Han Wanxin got up first, and after going to the screen, Changsun Jingrong walked over, took out a ruler, and stood in front of Han Wanxin to measure carefully.

Looking at the busy woman in front of her, Han Wanxin said, "What material are you going to use to make a fancy dress for me?"

"Hui Niangniang, the folk girls plan to use silk silk to make clothes. The silk fabric is soft and drapes, and the clothes made have a sense of gorgeousness and elegance. And the silk fabric is close to the body, which can better outline your graceful figure."

Hearing such compliments, Han Wanxin couldn't help laughing and said: "If it's really as beautiful as you said, I will definitely reward you!"

After the measurement, Changsun Jingrong put away the ruler, looked at Han Wanxin and said, "Your Majesty, it's best to ask a skilled craftsman to create some new hair accessories for you, mainly light golden hair accessories. Among them, it is best to have a peony The shape of the step shakes, the flower spikes hang down, and it can wave and fluctuate when walking."

"Hurry up and write down what she said, and then go to the House of Internal Affairs and find a craftsman to remake some hairpins for me!" Han Wanxin repeatedly ordered to the maid beside her, "Remember to tell them that if they don't do well , I will punish them heavily!"

"Yes."

Turning her gaze back to her eldest grandson Jingrong, Han Wanxin felt that this meek and docile woman became more and more special the more she looked at her, so she couldn't help asking: "I heard from them that you run the store by yourself? A woman who takes on such a heavy burden , it’s really impressive.”

"It's just making a living, so it's not worthy of my empress's praise."

With her arm supporting her chin, Han Wanxin asked, "That's what you said, but your life must not be boring at all, right?"

"That's true," Changsun Jingrong looked at Han Wanxin with a smile, and said slowly, "I take my buddies to discuss business all day long, confirm the color and shape of the fabric, and deal with customers who are always finding fault. When I have nothing to do, I go to the teahouse Sit down, listen to books, or go back to the house to eat the soup made by mother, the days will pass like this."

Before entering the palace, Han Wanxin was also the daughter of a rich family, and she knew that people in the family were very concerned about women showing their heads in public, so after hearing the description of the eldest grandson Jingrong, she couldn't help but ask: "Your family Do you agree to leave the house all day?"

Shaking his head with a smile, the eldest grandson Jingrong said: "How could it be? The elders in the clan feel that Minnv's actions are indecent and despise them. But there is no way. Among the Minnv branch, there is only one younger brother. Dad can't take care of the business by himself, so I can only bite the bullet and take on this burden. People in the clan were against it at first, but after the daughter of the people bet on her future marriage, she stopped intervening."

"Using marriage as a bet?" Han Wanxin looked at her eldest grandson Jingrong inexplicably, not understanding what the words meant.

With a bitter smile, Changsun Jingrong said: "The daughter of the people once said in public that if you don't marry in this life, you will always be a member of the eldest grandson's family!"

With her eyes fixed, Han Wanxin murmured: "In this way, they won't worry that the money you earn will become your husband's family's property."

"Yes. At that time, women still felt sad, but after a long time, they got used to this kind of life," Changsun Jingrong said with a smile, "Although this life is doomed to be lonely, but it is also very free and easy. You can't have both in the world. One, it’s also lucky.”

(End of this chapter)

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