Another half month passed, and Liu Qianer gradually realized that something was wrong.
The people sent to monitor the Qi family brought back the same news every day. Even if Qi Surong had nothing to do, he couldn't give up and find another way. She only knows how to buy embroidery thread every day. How much time does she have to waste
Liu Qian'er didn't think Qi Surong could be so stupid. She also sent people to inquire about the situation in the Qi family's house. A few days later, she found something fishy. The Qi family has been reclusive and low-key in recent days. Apart from sending people to buy embroidery thread as usual, there is no other abnormality every day. There was no trace of anxiety on the servant's face, and he was even a little careless.
Liu Qian'er wondered, could it be that Qi Surong had already bought all the embroidery thread? Soon, she denied this speculation. This embroidery was embroidered for foreign envoys. It was related to national prestige and there was no room for error. With Qi Surong's character, she would never take it lightly and embroider a simple little picture. In this case, the amount of embroidery thread she needs is not a small amount.
How could she buy all the materials in such a short time
Or maybe she doesn’t need blue, green, and purple embroidery threads at all? But she had been acquiring these kinds of embroidery threads before, and it was unlikely that she would suddenly no longer need them.
She has studied her double-sided embroidery. To achieve unity and seamlessness on both sides, the color of the embroidery thread must be consistent from beginning to end. There is no shortage of one color, but there is no shortage of three colors
"There is no need to monitor those servants." Just when Liu Qian'er was puzzled, Luo Yanyi told her, "Qi Surong is not at Qi's house at all."
"What?" Liu Qian'er looked surprised.
Luo Yanyi said angrily: "We were all deceived by her. She left the Qi family at some point and hid somewhere else."
"How did you know?" Liu Qian'er asked doubtfully.
"I asked someone to arrest a girl from the Qi family and asked her about it."
"Then did she say where Qi Surong is now?"
"No." Luo Yanyi murmured, "I'm afraid no one in the Qi family knows her whereabouts."
Liu Qian'er frowned in thought.
Qi Surong was not at home, so where did she go? How did he disappear so mysteriously
Luo Yanyi looked at Liu Qian'er and said with some dissatisfaction: "I think your way of dealing with things is too gentle. If you ask me, it is better to find someone to break her fingers and see how she can embroider."
Liu Qian'er glanced at her lightly: "If you have a way to break her fingers without leaving any trace, I have no objection."
Luo Yanyi smiled and said: "We'll see. Qi Surong is powerless now, isn't it easy to deal with her? But the most important thing right now is to find her hiding place and destroy her embroidery. If she is allowed to embroider If it is done, we will just make wedding clothes for others."
They were the ones who spread rumors before, forcing Qi Surong to take this job.
Liu Qian'er pondered: "Even if she hides her whereabouts, how can she embroider without embroidery thread?"
"You underestimate Qi Surong." Luo Yanyi was wise for a rare moment, "She has never been a person willing to admit defeat. If she really had no choice, she wouldn't have deliberately hidden herself and sent people to pretend to be shopping around. The appearance of embroidery thread comes to confuse us.”
"What you said makes sense." Liu Qian'er said coldly, "Then we will find a way to find her!"
Liu Qian'er and others began to search for Qi Surong in the sky and on the earth, never expecting that she would hide in the backyard of Yingshu Pavilion.
Yingshu Pavilion has a quiet environment. Apart from Xu Chen's students, there are only a few loyal old servants in the pavilion. They were all Xu Chen's domestic servants and never heard what happened outside the window. Moreover, Qi Surong moved in as Zhuo Fan, and the person serving her was Yuan Xi, so outsiders would not suspect it at all.
Xu Chen was a person who was not afraid of trouble. He agreed to Qi Surong's request without saying a word.
No one would have thought that Qi Surong would hide in Yingshu Pavilion. Although his younger brother was Xu Chen's student, there were differences between men and women. Liu Qian'er and Luo Yanyi did not expect that she would be so bold.
The materials Qi Surong needed were provided by Gu Jinyun. He didn't step out of his room for more than a month, only concentrating on embroidery.
She knew better than anyone else that there was no room for error in this matter.
The first thing I do when I wake up every day is embroidery. Apart from eating, sleeping, bathing and going to the toilet, I have to stay in a private courtyard. This was absolutely impossible for Qi Surong in the past. This not only requires great patience and perseverance, but also must endure boredom and loneliness.
As she watched the embroidery being completed little by little, she felt neither joy nor sorrow. Like an old monk in trance, she poured all her heart into the embroidery needle.
During this period, only Yuan Xi accompanied her, but Yuan Xi was taciturn and spent most of his time reading.
It was rare to enter Yingshu Pavilion and see such a rich collection of books. How could he not be tempted
Gu Jinyun would occasionally come to deliver materials. Once he came, he would sit in Qi Surong's room for a long time and watch her embroidery quietly.
When Qi Surong embroidered, she was calm and focused, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away. Although he is only sixteen years old, he is so strong, wise and mature.
Gu Jinyun felt that he would never see enough of her in this life. He really wanted to marry her as soon as possible, take her under his wing, and prevent anyone from hurting her at all.
There are constant disputes outside. How much pressure can these small shoulders bear? The only thing Gu Jinyun could do was to help her silently and lighten her burden as much as possible.
On the other side, Liu Qian'er and others were angry that they could not find Qi Surong's whereabouts. Seeing that the deadline was approaching, they were completely powerless. Qi Surong was so completely hidden that even the Qi family didn't know her whereabouts, and there was no contact at all during the period.
Liu Qian'er checked all the people related to the Qi family, but still found no results.
Who else in the capital would spare no effort to help Qi Surong
From this point of view, the Qi family may be more difficult to deal with than she thought, and they still have hidden power.
Liu Qian'er's eyes flashed with a hint of sinisterness, and she sneered: "The Emperor should be somewhat interested in this."
She contacted a distant relative of the Liu family, and through him, she persuaded an official to vaguely mention the matter to the emperor. She laughed and said that the daughter of the Qi family was not only good at embroidery, but also cautious and thoughtful. No one had seen that painting so far. Embroidered pictures, even her whereabouts are unknown.
When the emperor heard this, he was naturally suspicious. How could the daughter of the Qi family escape the eyes and ears of the guards and hide her whereabouts
Despite his misgivings, he would not embarrass Qi's family while the foreign envoys were still in the capital.
Let's take a look at what this daughter of the Qi family is capable of. Can she embroider something that satisfies foreign envoys
A few days later, the day agreed to deliver the embroidery products finally arrived.
The foreign envoys were announced to the palace and were waiting for Qi Surong to bring the embroidery. However, Liu Qian'er and others wanted to intercept them midway, but they did not know who the person escorting the embroidery was and where they would start from. They had no choice but to hope that Qi Surong's embroidery could not meet the requirements of the envoys. Since the best opportunity had been missed, any further obstruction now would be in vain.
"Stop, pass." A carriage stopped at the entrance of the palace, and the palace attendant immediately stopped it.
"Yunrong Xiuzhuang has been ordered to escort the embroidery." An attendant beside the carriage cupped his hands and replied, "Please inform Mr. Feng."
"Wait a moment." The palace attendant immediately went to inform Feng Zhan.
Feng Zhan had already received a letter from Qi Surong, asking him to take care of him outside the palace.
Now when I heard that the stuff had arrived, my face not only showed a look of joy. At the same time, I was also a little worried, worried that Qi Surong's embroidery would not be favored by foreign envoys.
"Sir, please let me follow you." The attendant saluted while ordering someone to carry out the embroidery.
"You?" Feng Zhan said, "The important place of the palace does not allow outsiders to enter at will."
The attendant said: "This is to better display the embroidery, please forgive me."
To better display the embroidery, is there any mystery in it
Feng Zhan only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to his request and taking him into the palace with him.
The emperor and foreign envoys had been waiting in the palace for a long time. When the guards reported the news, they were immediately ushered in.
Feng Zhan was the first to enter the palace, followed by two attendants carrying an object covered in white brocade.
Several people saluted the emperor together.
The emperor waved his hand: "Without courtesy, let me and the envoys open their eyes now. What kind of embroidery can this 'Master Yun Rong' embroider?"
"I obey." Feng Zhan turned around and signaled to the people behind him.
The two attendants did not lift the embroidery to the center, but placed it on the dark side.
The emperor felt strange, but did not question it.
The brocade was lifted up, and the embroidery finally revealed its true appearance.
This is a single-leaf screen about half a person's height, with mahogany carvings and a simple and exquisite shape. In the center of the screen is the embroidery that everyone has been waiting for. However, unexpectedly, the pattern of this embroidery is extremely simple. It is a picture of winter snow and cold plum blossoms, with several plum blossoms blooming in the snow, with a little chill and elegant charm.
The embroidery work is so delicate that it almost looks fake, making people want to climb their hands and break branches.
If such an embroidered picture were placed elsewhere, it would naturally be considered a fine work, but if it were given to a foreign envoy, it would lose a bit of life and charm.
Foreign envoys also liked this embroidered picture, but they seemed not qualified enough to dedicate it to their queen.
"Look at the other side," one of the envoys said.
"Don't be anxious, envoy. The display has not been completed yet." An attendant said respectfully.
"Isn't the display finished yet?" The envoys looked carefully and found that there seemed to be nothing left to see.
The attendant smiled, took a palace lantern from the hand of the palace maid on the side, lit it, and slowly walked behind the screen.
With the input of light, the original picture of winter plum blossoms gradually changed.
Everyone stared at this incredible scene with wide eyes and bated breath.
The emperor couldn't help but step down from the throne and come closer.
This... what kind of strange embroidery is it