Poor Lady

Qi Surong spread out the rice paper, took a pen and dipped in ink, and concentrated on drawing. She has been practicing calligraphy and painting since she was four years old. Although she is not called everyone, she has her own charm. In the past, I was arrogant and arrogant, and there was always a bit of coldness in the paintings and calligraphy. Today's state of mind is quite different, natural and peaceful, neither arrogant nor impetuous, quite the essence of "shapeless, imageless".

Lifting the brush, Qi Surong drew a dozen or so pictures in one breath. With the theme of the longevity flower, he drew a whole set of clothing patterns, including upper and lower skirts, waistbands, dangling belts, shoes, headdresses, earrings, bracelets, etc. They are all designed by Qi Surong for Zhuang Qiao'e. Zhuang Qiao'e has a cold face, and people who are not familiar with her will think that she is not easy to get along with. Therefore, Qi Surong specially chose the longevity flower, which is warm in color and beautiful in shape and means auspiciousness.

The longevity flower mainly grows in the warm and humid places in the southwest, and is relatively rare in the capital. Its petals are clustered, the shape is beautiful, the color is bright and shiny, which just eases Zhuang Qiao'e's cold temperament, making her look gentle and elegant.

The birthday banquet in the palace is quite particular, rich and gorgeous flowers such as peony and hibiscus, and unlucky flowers such as narcissus, oleander, and mandala are not suitable. Clothing can't be too gorgeous, too ostentatious. The longevity flower is neither coquettish nor conventional, and the word "longevity" fits the characteristics of the birthday banquet just right.

I believe that Aunt Qiao's dress will definitely win a good prize at the birthday banquet.

Qi Surong rolled up the drawn pattern and asked the maid to send it to Zhuang Qiao'e.

However, after a long time, Zhuang Qiao'e received a message that she was very satisfied with the pattern designed by Qi Surong and paid the deposit.

Qi Surong did not delay, and immediately began to prepare.

She knew the major silk and satin jewelry shops in the capital, and she knew which one had good quality goods, which one had fair prices, and which one had an honest boss. All thanks to the previous life...

Qi Surong lowered her eyes, forget it, it's useless to think too much, let's do the current thing first.

In order to make sure nothing goes wrong, she plans to go to the street to buy materials herself.

Qi Surong changed into a rather chic outfit, put on a veil, and went out with Ping'er.

Merchants are generally more practical. If they dress too shabby, they will be despised by them, thus affecting the smooth progress of the transaction.

Qi Surong went to the silk and satin village first, and rubbed the silk and satin fabrics one by one.

What she wants to choose is not the most expensive, but the most suitable match and the best quality.

After several comparisons, she chose two pieces of high-quality silk and satin. After negotiating the price, she said, "Boss, your price is quite fair. If you need it in the future, I will choose the cloth from you."

"Thank you, Miss, for taking care of our business. I don't know what to call Miss?" the boss asked humbly.

"You can just call me 'Miss Rong'."

"Okay, Miss Rong, do you need to send someone to help you deliver the fabric to your house?"

"No, no need." Qi Surong's eyes suddenly fell on the corner of the room and asked, "Boss Chen, what is that?"

The boss looked back and said with a smile, "That's the leftover scraps from the cutting of the cloth, and it will be thrown away later."

Qi Surong thought for a while and said, "Boss Chen, can you sell me these leftovers? The price can be calculated by weight, and I will pay as much as I have in the future."

The boss said stunned: "What's the use of Miss Rong for these things?"

"There are a few younger sisters in my family who are learning embroidery. It's too wasteful to use high-quality silk and satin. If you have these scraps, you don't have to worry about it."

"It turns out that Miss Rong is really good at home." The boss praised, and then asked the staff to bring over the leftovers from the frame, "If you don't dislike it, just take it and give it away for free."

"Thank you so much for that. I'll ask someone to pick it up later, I have to trouble Boss Chen to keep it for me first."

"no problem."

After the transaction was completed, Qi Surong took Ping'er to another family.

It wasn't until after they had gone so far that the boss of Buzhuang suddenly remembered: How did the lady just know that his surname was Chen? Have you ever done business with her before?

Qi Surong's master and servant strolled around all morning, and only bought things such as cloth, embroidery thread and spices.

As for gold and silver jewelry, you need to find another craftsman to customize.

"Qi Surong."

As soon as I walked into an alley, I heard someone calling my name.

Qi Surong subconsciously stopped, and then she screamed badly. That voice was all too familiar to her, it was her former "girlfriend" Luo Yanyi. I thought that if I avoided entering the embroidery workshop, I would never meet her again. Who knows if my fate is changed or not, the person who should come will still come.

"What? I thought I wouldn't recognize you if you put on a veil?" Luo Yanyi, who was wearing a fancy dress, walked slowly to Qi Surong, looked at her up and down, covered her mouth and smiled, "Sister, we have more than one. The moon is gone, right? Why didn't my sister invite us to the house for tea?"

Before Qi Surong could speak, Luo Yanyi said again: "Oh, I almost forgot, Qi's residence seems to have been sealed up by the emperor. Sister is...is she homeless now?"

Qi Surong looked at her coldly. There are only eight words to evaluate her: her face is like a hibiscus, her heart is like a snake and scorpion.

In her last life, she was cold and arrogant, but she never had the intention of harming others. However, this person is acting erratically, and he will report it. The death of my mother was due to her.

Qi Surong lowered her eyes slightly to hide the hatred in her eyes.

"My elder sister is in trouble, how can a younger sister just sit back and ignore it? How? Can I ask my younger sister to help out?" Luo Yanyi walked to Ping'er's side, reached out and touched the cloth on her hand, and smiled, "Yo, The material is good. My sister can still afford this kind of high-quality goods, so it can be seen that life is not bad, my sister seems to be a little nosy. "

"Have you said enough?" Qi Surong said coldly, "I'm still rushing home, please get out of the way."

"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Luo Yanyi stopped her. "My sister wants to treat her to dinner, and she wants her to appreciate her face."

"No need, Ping'er, let's go." Qi Surong didn't want to entangle with her, she knew very well what would happen next.

"Sister is always so arrogant." Luo Yanyi's faint voice came from behind her, and then she saw several servants rushing over and surrounded Qi Surong's master and servant.

"Sister, what do you think of my dress?" Luo Yanyi walked over slowly, spread her hands and said, "You used to say that I was dressed in tacky and tasteless, and the most expensive hairpin was worn on my head, and I would It looks very cheap."

She took off a gold hairpin from her head, made a gesture on Qi Surong's hair, and said with a sarcastic smile, "I'm afraid such a hairpin will become cheap if you wear it on your head now?"

Qi Surong continued to remain silent.

Luo Yanyi lifted the silk and satin in Ping'er's hand to the ground, stepped on it, raised her chin and said, "A pariah should look like a pariah. Do you think this kind of silk and satin is still suitable for you?"

Qi Surong was expressionless, looking at her as if looking at something dirty.

Luo Yanyi couldn't stand this kind of look the most. Even if Qi Surong became a pariah, she was still so proud. It made her feel like she was always inferior to her.

Why?

"Someone!" Luo Yanyi shouted, "Teach me a good lesson for this defiant pariah."

"Miss Luo, please be merciful." Ping'er knelt down and said, "My lady is a little unwell today, please forgive me if I offend you."

"Go away." Luo Yanyi kicked her away, took a few steps back, and said in a cold voice, "What are you still doing? Give it to me, just leave her a breath, and you can do whatever you want."

She wanted to see if she could be arrogant after being trampled on like mud.

"No, no." Ping'er stepped forward to protect Qi Surong, kicked heavily in the lower back, and fell to the ground.

"Ping'er." Qi Surong wanted to help her, but another person grabbed her by the hair and pulled her hard, knocking her whole body against the wall.

She cried out in pain and stared at Luo Yanyi with a pale face.

Luo Yanyi covered her mouth and pretended: "Oh, don't stare at me like that, I'll be scared."

"Ah!" Qi Surong was kicked in the stomach again, she bent down, her expression was painful, but her eyes were calm. She didn't resist, because she knew that the more she resisted, the more damage she would suffer. In the last life, she was too stubborn, even if she was beaten to the point of vomiting blood, she would not show weakness.

This time, after taking a few punches, Qi Surong pretended to be seriously injured and fell to the ground.

"Miss, Miss, what's the matter with you?" Ping'er rushed over, supported Qi Surong, and cried.

"Hmph, I really can't help but fight." Luo Yanyi came over and kicked her calf with her foot, "Let me see, is she seriously injured?"

Qi Surong hugged her stomach, her shoulders trembled slightly.

"Haha." Luo Yanyi laughed proudly, "Qi Surong, I'll give you two choices, one is to kneel down and kowtow ten times; the other is, let me leave something on your face."

She played with the golden hairpin and looked down at her.

Qi Surong knew that kowtow was actually the best choice at present, at least the body could suffer less. But whether it was before or now, she Qi Surong would never beg for pity humbly.

She raised her head and said firmly, "I won't kowtow to you."

"Oh?" Luo Yanyi snorted coldly, "Then you chose the second way?"

She bent down, lifted her chin, and gently stroked the golden hairpin beside her face, tsk tsk said, "What a pity, what a lovely face this is."

A flash of excitement flashed in Luo Yanyi's eyes, she raised the golden hairpin and swiped towards her face.

At this moment, Qi Surong suddenly reached out and grabbed Luo Yanyi's wrist, stopping her movement.

"What, what do you think..." Before she could finish her words, she saw Qi Surong holding her arm and moving down, so that the tip of the golden hairpin was aimed at her throat.

"Luo Yanyi," Qi Surong said coldly, "you shouldn't stab your face, you should stab here."

Luo Yanyi glared at her: "Me, why should I stab here?"

"As long as I stab in, I will definitely splatter blood on the spot, and I will die." Qi Surong slowly stood up along the wall, and even brought Luo Yanyi upright. The two faced each other, and they were so close that they could smell their breath.

Luo Yanyi could even clearly see her own reflection in Qi Surong's pupils.

"Your hand must be steady. If you only pierce it halfway, I'm afraid I won't die for a while. I can only hold you and look at you while bleeding until my blood dries up and I'm dead."

"You..." Luo Yanyi swallowed.

"Have you ever heard that if a person is full of resentment in life, he will turn into a ghost and linger in the world after death." A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Qi Surong's mouth, and she whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, you My good sister, I will find you."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Yanyi said angrily, "If you want to die, just die yourself, what does it have to do with me?"

"Yes." Qi Surong continued to laugh, "You just insulted me verbally, and then asked someone to beat me, and never thought of killing me. Yanyi, you know my character, and you can't stand grievances and insults. , If you want to relieve your anger, you have to use more means, this kind of petty trouble is really nothing. When you torture me to the point of mental breakdown, I will live to the end. "

"you you…"

"When I live to the end," Qi Surong let go of her hand, put her blood-stained fingers to her lips, and licked it with her tongue, but her eyes never took her eyes off Luo Yanyi's face, "I will go to Luo's residence. At the door, I personally took this life. Even if I die, I will die at the door of my good sister's house."

Luo Yanyi was short of breath, a little frightened, and scolded: "You, are you crazy?"

She had never seen such a Qi Surong, demonic and ghostly, with an aggressive aura, which made people shudder.

If Qi Surong really died in front of her house, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Luo Yanyi took a step back and scolded: "Forget it, you seem to be a little abnormal, I'll let you go today."

As she said that, she greeted the servant and went out. She found that the hairpin was still in her hand, and immediately threw it on the ground in disgust, and then walked away quickly without looking back.

"Miss, are you alright?" Ping'er patted her chest, "It really scared me to death just now."

Qi Surong took out her handkerchief, wiped her hands, and said calmly, "Let's go. Oh, by the way, pick up that hairpin and sell it back. It should be worth a few taels of silver."