Because Sheng Weiqiao really wanted to have a close relationship with the Meng family, she was preconceived and wanted to refuse Meng Guihuan's invitation. Then she heard that Sheng Weiqiao asked her to help her get rid of her palms, and she didn't even want to go. After all, she was a really popular actress. Not so good: How could the twenty-four filial parents be willing to let their only daughter do needlework? No matter how smooth the silk thread is, it will strangle your legs! What if the needle is so sharp that it pricks the tip of their heart? !
I beg you not, Sheng Weiqiao was told about it by Feng when he grew up. He was half coaxed and half persuaded to learn a little bit, but he still hasn't even taken a needle.
And since Meng Guihuan dared to embroider the "Nanshan Picture" as a New Year's Eve gift to the Queen Mother, it can be seen that her embroidery skills are at least outstanding, if not unparalleled.
Sheng Wei Qiao Xin said, what kind of eyes did he give me in the past? It’s good if you don’t feel embarrassed if you go!
Dangdong said sarcastically: "Miss Eleven's words really offended him. He is very bad at embroidery. Not to mention embroidering large items, only small things like handkerchiefs and belts. He has never made a few of them." Yeah, where can I get my eyes?"
Meng Guihan frowned when he heard this and said to himself that his sister is really stupid. What excuse can I find for not being good? Why do I mention embroidery? I have been told that Miss Sheng San is probably quite popular at home. A girl like that has no worries about food and clothing. When it is time to learn needlework, her family will probably not push her too hard. Unless she asks for it, To be strict, swimmers like their cousin Meng Shishi have a special interest in female celebrities. Otherwise, how can their leg skills be so good
He went to make up for it, coughed dryly, and said: "Sister Eleven, I know that I embroidered for a full year before I embroidered the "Nanshan Picture". I am very proud of it. I am eager to ask Miss Sheng San to appreciate it. I don't want to be too proud. You are proud, you must know that there are people outside the world, and my little needlework skills are nothing if left outside. This means that Miss Sheng San has a gentle nature. If Miss Zhao Er is as straightforward, I might not have asked for help earlier. You’re laughing at me!”
Meng Guihan said that, although Meng Guihuan was a little embarrassed, Sheng Weiqiao breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "Doesn't she really want to be looked at by someone, so does she hope to get some praise? That's fine. manage."
She may not know embroidery, but she has the perseverance to say a few nice words.
Moreover, the Meng brothers and sisters had reached their point of speaking, and if they refused, it would be as if they disliked Meng Guihuan's embroidery.
Sheng Weiqiao then said goodbye to Meng Guihan and Sheng Suihe, and went to her boudoir with Meng Guihuan.
Chongxin Bo Mansion, as a Bo Mansion, has smaller regulations than Ningwei Hou Mansion where Sheng Weiqiao lived.
In Bu Nao, because the head of the family, Meng Guiyu, had never been married, and one of Didong's second younger brothers and sisters had already married off, the uncle's residence, where three brothers and sisters lived, seemed very spacious.
Just walking along the way, the carved railings and painted buildings, and the blue bricks and green tiles, finally reveal the old and dilapidated atmosphere caused by years of poor maintenance and untimely repairs. Do you think it's because Meng Guiyu saved a fortune for his younger brothers and sisters and had no time to repair the mansion.
It can be seen that Meng Guiyu feels very sorry for his younger brother and sister, because from the details of the house, it is enough to see that the owner of the house is really in a tight situation. The front hall where he just entertained guests is also lacking all kinds of walking and sleeping facilities. Is it a more ordinary chicken wing wood.
But Meng Guihuan's boudoir is equipped with a complete set of golden nanmu furniture, especially the first golden nanmu ebony base with openwork carvings of spring moons, begonias, mountains and rivers and a screen inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell tourmaline. The craftsmanship is exquisite and the materials used are exquisite. Just look at it and it's worth a lot of money.
Golden ebony is one of the most precious woods. Just like its name, this kind of wood has naturally formed golden threads in the wood grain. It is not visible in the dark, but it shines brightly in the strong light. As you walk and look around, you can see the gold threads flowing like water patterns, which looks both luxurious and vivid. It is also insect-proof and moth-proof [note] and is naturally bright and shiny. Even if it is not painted, it will become brighter with use. Just because its place of origin is in the south, thousands of miles away, and the cost of transporting it to the north, its price is destined to be high.
Not to mention that the wood cannot be cut down directly for use, but the wood such as Zinan, Zhennan, and Runnan can be dug out after being buried in water or soil for thousands of years. They will have to be dried in the shade for another three or two years before they can be built. There is a folk saying that "a box of flint and jewels is not as precious as a piece of ebony", so the value of that room of golden ebony furniture is clearly known.
Even the Zhu Ying Xiaozhu, where Sheng Weiqiao had lived for more than ten years, only had a few pieces of furniture made of golden silk and ebony. Of course, this is not because the Sheng family cannot afford the money, but because golden ebony, also known as dark wood, has been the first choice for the coffins of the royal family and other dignitaries since ancient times. Although the royal family also uses it to make furniture, Sheng Lanci and his wife finally got it. As a daughter, there are naturally some taboos, so Zhu Ying used sandalwood in his small building.
However, the financial resources of Chongxin's residence cannot be compared with those of the Sheng family. After giving Meng Guihuai such a set, it is estimated that the entire residence may not have a second set... So it is no wonder that Meng Guiyu is famous for trying every means to make money. .
"Then the year before last, his sixth brother did an errand and the elders were very happy. He specially gave the set of furniture to his sixth brother for his wedding. It turned out that his sixth brother gave it to him as a dowry. Because his marriage has not been decided yet, I'm afraid that There are few people looking at it in the warehouse, and they don’t even know if it’s broken, so I let him use it first, and then put it away after the wedding date is decided." Meng Guihuan noticed Sheng Weiqiao's inspection and took the initiative to explain, "Master, please do you think so? When his sixth sister-in-law comes in, that set of furniture may not be used, and it would be better to use it than to gather dust in the warehouse."
She had to explain, after all, in her opinion, Sheng Weiqiao might be her future sixth sister-in-law, and the origin of her golden nanmu furniture was not a secret. Even if Sheng Weiqiao can be concealed now, what if Sheng Weiqiao comes through the door and people talk about it in the future
What if Sheng Weiqiao thinks that Meng Guiyu favors his sister, and both her husband and sister-in-law become resentful
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know what she was thinking. Hearing this, he said casually: "That's not true. According to Shidong's rules, before we girls leave the court, we are required to send someone to our husband's house to measure the dimensions and order the furniture for dowry. As your brother-in-law, How can I not afford to marry my future sister-in-law with a complete set of furniture? I don’t want that set, and I will be piling it up in the warehouse later.”
Meng Guihuan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing those words, saying in his heart that I can understand!
After solving the problem, Fang took Sheng Weiqiao to a separate room at the back.
That room was obviously used as an embroidery room. It was empty and empty. The most eye-catching thing was an embroidery bed in the middle. At the moment, the "Nanshan Picture" about half a foot long and about a foot wide was stretched out. It seemed that it had been completed. Well, maybe some finishing work has not been completed, so the east has not been taken.
Sheng Weiqiao looked at it and saw that the embroidery work was indeed exquisite. Although the mountains, rivers, pines and cypresses were not lifelike, they still looked similar.
Considering that Meng Guihuan was in a poor state at a young age and was still the niece of Empress Dowager Meng, it is difficult to ask whether she really put her heart and soul into having such skills at that age.
When she came here before, she was prepared to praise the girl. She would really feel good about it, let alone be full of praise.
Meng Guihuan listened with a smile and humility on his face, but felt a little sad in his heart: "Although Miss Sheng San praised him, she didn't say a word in layman's terms. It can be seen that she just said that she was a bad actress, which may not be a self-effacing statement. I’m afraid it’s true.”
Since ancient times, the standard for judging women has been nothing but De Rong Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Therefore, whether you are a lowly slave girl in the east or a golden branch and jade leaf in the east, you must learn the art of acupuncture. Of course, whether you learn it well or not is another matter.
For someone like Sheng Weiqiao who is an outsider to a certain extent, it would not be shameful to tell someone about it, but it also shows how favored she is at home. She probably has never touched a needle a few times in her life.
Meng Guihuan had always hated that kind of girl, but she had admitted it to Sheng Weiqiao before. Although she later took the initiative to reconcile with Sheng Weiqiao, yesterday she was told by Meng Guihan'er to get along well with Sheng Weiqiao. At this moment, she felt a little sour in her chest. Overflowing, he thought to himself: "If their parents had not died so early and immediately bowed their heads to their aunt to admit their mistakes after their grandfather's death, the Meng family had risen so rapidly in those years, and how could his family have fallen to such a low level? He was trying to keep up the facade, and Sixth Brother also took out the set of furniture that the elders rarely generously rewarded him with?"
She was originally from a poor family, so she just accepted it.
It happened that she came from a descendant family, and her biological aunt had been the Queen Mother for more than ten years before she was born. Because her biological father was young and ignorant, she offended her brothers and sisters many times and died early, resulting in her four wrong brothers and sisters turning a blind eye. As the nephew and niece of the Queen Mother, she lived a confinement period with plenty of food and hunger. It wasn't until Meng Guiyu became an elder and learned that he tried every means to get support from Aunt Jiaoyu that he reminded Zheng Guogong and Queen Mother Meng of the people in their house, and their situation changed.
But right now, it’s not that disappointing.
When it comes to actual life, it is not as good as the girl from the remote Nanfeng County. It makes me feel unwilling to do so just thinking about it.
Bu Nao then thought of Meng Guihan's advice, and the love and sympathy for his elder brother Meng Guiyu also came to his heart, and the dark jealousy disappeared. He turned a smile and shut up with Sheng Weiqiao: "Speaking of New Year's Eve The banquet, although the core is not in the East, and the quality is not yet high, but my aunt likes me and my eighth daughter very much, maybe she will invite us to come when the time comes?"
"How can they be so lucky?" Sheng Weiqiao changed her expression when she heard this. Because the Empress Dowager Meng asked the imperial doctor to diagnose the matter before, she was particularly conflicted when she mistakenly entered the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager Meng, but there was nothing to see. Occasion: New Year's Eve banquet. Is it an annual banquet? All the harems of the previous dynasties will be present. Even Emperor Xuan Jing, who is always drunk and dreaming, will show up with Er Shu, who is famous in Tiandong.
In such a situation, a small thing may have a lifelong impact.
Sheng Weiqiao naturally couldn't avoid it and immediately said, "They haven't learned any rules! In the Xinshou Palace before, the Queen Mother was kind and didn't care about them. Can we have a New Year's Eve banquet with so many noble people? To forgive them is too ridiculous!"
Meng Guihuan was surprised to see that she didn't seem to want to attend the New Year's Eve banquet. After all, their brother and sister had been working hard for several years to obtain this qualification. He was trying to persuade her that this was a rare opportunity to show her face and make a name for herself. It was a mistake to help Sheng Sheng. Is it of much use to accumulate connections in Sleeping Crane? At that time, a maid from outside came to report that Meng Guiyu was back.
[Note] All the information about golden ebony comes from Baidu. As for insect protection, some people say that it is not insect-proof. Some people say that because it is produced in the south, there are natural enemies in the south and it is not insect-proof. In the north, it is not insect-proof. Many people say that it is not insect-proof. After that, paint it to isolate the moisture and air, and prevent bugs from dying inside. He didn't know which one was wrong, because he had never seen the real thing of golden nanmu...