Early in the morning, a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the yamen, because today was the day when the result of the brocade dispute was announced. Over the years, the top three works have to be published for everyone to appreciate. This is also done so that the contestants can see the samples of their opponents, and even if they lose, they will be convinced.
"Miss Murong, good morning."
As soon as Murong Shuqing got off the carriage, she heard Fu Bowen's voice behind her. She turned around, saluted slightly, and smiled lightly, "You are very early too."
Fu Bowen was in a good mood today. After laughing twice, he started chatting with the people who came up to chat. He spent a lot of money to inquire about the samples of Murong's family. It turned out to be a lotus flower. It can be picky, but it is more than elegant and lacks momentum. Besides, the composition of the embroidery is too simple, and it pales in comparison with his "A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix". It turned out that he was very worried, and now it seems that the winner of this brocade battle should still be him.
Fu Bowen was in high spirits, and Murong Shuqing shook his head with a chuckle. The result was not out yet, and his aura was so exposed. It was no wonder that he had been competing with the An family for many years, but he still lost a lot.
It didn't take long for the attendants to take everyone into the hall. There were three large tables in the hall. After everyone was seated, Lin Hang and Rong Deren, who were dressed in official uniforms, walked into the hall. Many people who have been to the Fu family's birthday banquet have recognized this Lord Lin, who was standing next to Lord Rong at that time. Except for Murong Shuqing, Fu Bowen, and a few people who saw the clue at the time, they all kept their composure, and everyone else let out a surprised exclamation.
For a while, the tense atmosphere of waiting for the result was reduced a lot.
The master of the yamen took a step forward, coughed twice, and after seeing everyone gradually quiet down, he said loudly: "The ten-day review period has come, and I invite you to come here today to show you publicly what has been reviewed by Master Lin. of the top three samples, and announced who will be the winner of the royal brocade this time."
The six family members walked to the large table in the hall with three rolled up silk cloths. The master glanced around at everyone, and in anticipation, said: "The top three are Fu Jia Caiyunfang's "A Hundred Birds and Phoenix", Murong's Su Nishang's "Rainfall and Clear Lotus", Li Jia Linglong Pavilion's "Linglong Pavilion" Red Plum Pride in Snow"."
Following the Master's words, the six of them opened the silk silk in their hands one after another, and three embroidered pieces were presented in front of everyone.
The embroidery was displayed, and the people who were sitting all stood up one after another, appreciating the three embroidery carefully, and discussing it from time to time, and the hall became lively in an instant.
Murong Shuqing was still smiling faintly, joking with the girl beside him from time to time, not at all nervous about the result of the match. Lin Hang had noticed this woman from the very beginning. On the day of the birthday banquet, she left a deep impression on him. He had been looking forward to her samples until the last moment. After opening it, he carefully evaluated it for an hour. The embroidery work of this work is exquisite and meticulous, and the composition is elegant, like a fresh ink painting, using only different shades of green, it expresses the lotus leaves and lake water incisively and vividly. The interweaving of pink and white, embroidered into a new lotus in the beginning, and the dark green radiance, pink | tender and fresh. The whole embroidery uses more than five embroidery techniques, but it is not messy and blends well.
However, the reason that made him study for an hour was that the rain in the title was clearing the lotus, and there was no trace of rain in the picture, which made him puzzled. It stands to reason that since she dared to take this name, there must be a reason, is there something else in it
Furthermore, the embroidery handed over by the Fu family is one in ten thousand, so it is no wonder that they have won for three consecutive years. The whole embroidery is bright in color, exquisite in embroidery, rich in composition and natural in atmosphere. In this way, the embroidery is eye-catching and the momentum is amazing.
After watching the time for a stick of incense, everyone also studied and evaluated the same. Knowing that they had no hope of winning the championship, they began to speculate on whose embroidery might win.
"This painting of "A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" is really magnificent. Look at how delicately the phoenix is embroidered! I think the Fu family won the championship this year!"
"Yeah, the embroidery is so good, every bird is very expressive!"
"I think Murong's family is not bad either. It's fresh and elegant, and its character is refined. In terms of embroidery skills, the Murong family's raindrop lotus embroidery is slightly better."
"It's good or it's good, it's just ordinary, and then it's a lotus flower picture. Where is the rain, it obviously doesn't match the title."
Although the hall is large, there is still a lot of discussion among the people. Hongxiu was a little anxious after hearing that others said the Fu family's embroidery was good. She pulled Murong Shuqing's sleeve and asked softly, "Miss?"
Murong Shuqing patted Hong Xiu's hand and said with a smile, "It's okay, don't worry!"
Not in a hurry? Hongxiu rolled her eyes, the lady was not in a hurry, and the result was coming out soon.
The little girl's mouth was pouted, Murong Shuqing patted her face, and wanted to tease her a few more words, but Fu Bowen, who was not far away, came towards her.
"The things that Su Nishang came out of are really beautiful, but this old man is going to steal the beauty this time." Looking at everyone's reaction, and Lord He Lin's appreciation for "A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix", who will be the winner this year? Obvious thing. After all, Murong Shuqing was still a young woman. To prepare embroidery for the royal family, she should win with her aura. She was as small as she was, so she was a step ahead.
Faced with such a provocation, Murong Shuqing was not annoyed, but just said with a smile: "Promise, the winner is the one who has the last laugh."
Her indifferent response made Fu Bowen puzzled. The result was right in front of her eyes. How could she be so sure? Lin Hang, who had been observing them, was also curious, what made her full of confidence? Or, is she born to be so calm and calm
Seeing that everyone enjoyed the discussion, Lin Hang took another look at Murong Shuqing, she was still smiling and she had nothing to say, Lin Hang signaled that the master could announce the result.
The master walked to the middle of the table where the three embroidery pieces were placed, and said loudly: "The following announcement, the winner is..."
"Isn't it too early to announce the result before Xinhe has seen the rain?" The beautiful female voice interrupted the master's words and attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked at Murong Shuqing, only to see that she was still sitting on the chair, facing everyone's gaze, still leisurely, obviously it was not her who was talking.
The purple-clothed woman standing next to Murong Shuqing looked around, followed by everyone's gaze, and walked to the master.
This woman should be the maid of the Murong family. She looks very beautiful and looks smart. Although she didn't have the right to speak in this kind of situation, but seeing Murong Shuqing always smiling at her and giving her encouraging eyes from time to time, the two masters behind him didn't stop her, so the master asked, "What do you mean, girl? Yes, there is still rain hidden in this embroidery?"
Zi Yuan was a little nervous in her heart, but she still said firmly: "Of course there is!"
The master frowned and asked, "Then why didn't you say it just now?" Was she trying to make trouble? She didn't say anything when everyone was looking at the embroidery just now, but she did say it at the last moment!
Zi Yuan looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, walked to the front of the rain falling Xinhe, and said with a smile: "The time has not come, and the rain is still not seen."
After listening to her, everyone present looked at each other in dismay. What does it have to do with the timing of whether it is raining? Look at the bright sun outside, and then look at Murong Shuqing, who was smiling and said nothing. No one could guess the reason, so they had to turn their eyes back to the girl in purple. Even Lin Hang and Rong Deren looked at him curiously. Purple mandarin duck.
The master was also full of doubts in his heart, and he couldn't understand it, so he could only say to Ziyuan: "I would like to hear the details."
Ziyuan asked the two servants behind him to pick up the silk, walked to the door, unfolded it, and the sunlight immediately penetrated the silk.
"This... This is..." Master was too surprised to say.
Everyone in the hall was stunned by the sight in front of them. It turned out that the snow-white silk seemed to be transparent under the sunlight. The sunlight could penetrate in without any obstruction. There are dense rain threads like threads, and there are even small water droplets condensed on the lotus leaves and lotus petals. These raindrops and water droplets seem to glow, hazy shrouding the ink leaf lotus, and in an instant, I feel that the rain falls and the new lotus is opening in front of my eyes!
Lin Hang slowly approached the silk, the light pierced him so much that he could hardly open his eyes. Gently stroking the silk, he couldn't help being surprised. The fine rain silk was embroidered. When it was laid flat on the table, he didn't realize it, and he didn't see that there was something else on the snow-white silk. How fine needles and threads do you need to embroider such fine rain threads
Putting his hands down, Lin Hang sighed softly, "I never imagined that such an ingenious work would happen."
Fu Bowen's face was ashen, Murong Shuqing still had this trick at the end, no wonder she was so calm, he was afraid that he would lose the brocade battle. Fortunately, he had already prepared, and more than half of the royal brocades needed to be dyed by the seeds of the locust locust tree, and the seeds of the locust locust tree had already been bought by him, so the Murong family had to buy them from him. Out of brocade, that is the crime of deceiving the king! At that time, she would have to pay him ten times the price.
After some calculation in his heart, Fu Bowen's complexion slightly improved. Everyone also recovered from the initial shock, and they were all talking about this special embroidery. Tomorrow, this will definitely become the chatter after dinner for everyone in Huadu City.
Lin Hang walked back to the main seat and sat down, nodded slightly to the master, the master walked to the center of the hall again, and said loudly, "This year's victory is that the Murong family's embroidery is raining new lotus."
Zi Yuan finally let go of her dangling heart, and just now she was so nervous that her palms were sweating.
Murong Shuqing patted Zi Yuan's hand that was still tightly clasped. It wasn't that she didn't know that Zi Yuan was nervous, but she just had to have experience in order to exercise and grow. The housekeeper Xue Bo was very old. Since his grandfather's generation, he has served the Murong family. He has also been a housekeeper for more than 40 years. It is time to rest and retire. Ziyuan is calm and reserved, and with more training, he can succeed Xue Bo as the housekeeper of the Murong family, and can also assist Xinghun in the future.
The congratulations from the side interrupted Murong Shuqing's contemplation. She only smiled back one by one and didn't say anything more. At this time, the master took a brocade box, walked up to Murong Shuqing, delivered it respectfully, and said, "This is the list of fabrics and embroidery items needed this year, and they will be sent to the government office in March, and they will be sent to the capital after they are counted. Make no mistake. In addition, the emperor ordered the victorious embroidery workshop to embroider a birthday picture to congratulate the empress dowager on her birthday."
Murong Shuqing smiled bitterly, Qin Fu and Qiu Yu were really hurting her. She must get the name of the royal brocade, which plays a vital role in her possession of the silk and satin embroidery market, but they did not let them do their best, and the samples were done so well, the tribute used in the birthday banquet was even more hurt. Brain out. Furthermore, if the emperor and the empress dowager are dissatisfied, it is a crime of deceiving the king; if they are very satisfied and the reputation is too prosperous, it is not a good thing. When the moon is profitable, it is a loss, and when the water is full, it overflows. To accompany a king is like a tiger. In short, it is trouble.
Ziyuan next to him took the brocade box. After thanking his master, he took out the list and handed it to Murong Shuqing. Murong Shuqing was about to open it to take a look, but Fu Bowen had already walked up to her and said with a smile, "Congratulations, congratulations." A pair of small eyes narrowed with a smile, but it was a pity that the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.
Murong Shuqing bowed slightly and said with a light smile, "I accept it."
"Sure enough, a hero is a teenager. If Miss Murong needs help in the future, you might as well come to the old man." Murong Shuqing has always been so calm and unflappable, Fu Bowen felt suffocated in his heart, and wanted to break the calm and gentle expression. Face. He couldn't wait to see her anxiously asking him for help.
Just as Fu Bowen was about to turn around and leave, Murong Shuqing raised the list of brocades in her hands, handed it to Fu Bowen with a smile, and said, "Master Fu, don't you want to see the list of embroidery items?"
What does he want this list for? What I want every year is not those things, but Murong Shuqing specially showed him, is there something strange? Fu Bowen took it, opened it, his face turned pale instantly, a pair of slightly old hands trembled and tightly grabbed the corner of the list, his eyes stared at the words above, for a long time, his body staggered back after a few steps. , was caught by the domestic servant behind him, and he was relieved.
"You..." Fu Bowen's original smile and hidden smugness disappeared, and some were just unbelievable. He stared at Murong Shuqing's still elegant and unfamiliar face, unable to speak, he dropped the list and walked away.