It has been three months since Empress Du returned to the capital, and Lin Dan's embroidery has also been selected as a tribute and shipped to the palace. It may have been worn on her by now. I heard that the emperor was very fond of her, and brought the best palace, the best jewelry, and the best brocade clothes to her.
But Empress Du remained unmoved. She set up a Taoist temple in the Qiwu Hall, and repaired it every day, without ever stepping out of the gate of the hall. The concubines who wanted to visit her were blocked by the guards sent by the emperor. Occasionally, she summoned Concubine Min, but Concubine Min mentioned in front of her that she had committed suicide and was demoted to the palace. Her slightly hot heart immediately froze into ice, and she did not eat, drink, or sleep for three consecutive days, just to force the emperor to send her away from this cannibalistic place.
The emperor was so angry that he almost lost his mind. He went to Concubine Min's palace to scold her, and scolded her as a foot-washing maid. If it wasn't for the queen's support back then, how could she be today? Empress embarrassed, she really is a slut, and once she gains power, she forgets her roots!
The ninth prince, who was pinched by the palace maid and cried a lot, could not calm the emperor. Immediately after he left, there was an imperial decree to demote Concubine Min as a concubine, and deprived her of her title, and she was confined in the palace from then on. What Li Jiarong said that day planted a seed called "doubt" in the emperor's heart. It would be fine if Concubine Min Gui was dormant, but she couldn't control her temper and ran to provoke Empress Du. This happened to hit the emperor's sore spot, and it also brought his suspicions about Concubine Min and the Li family to a climax.
Concubine Li's life was not easy, and Li Ran's life was even more difficult. The whole Lin'an Mansion was watching his jokes. No one implemented the decrees he issued, no one echoed the proposals he put forward, and he was completely a display.
On the other hand, Du Rusong was on the rise, from a hundred households to a thousand households, and then he was promoted to the chief soldier. If he thinks about it soon, I am afraid that even Admiral Xu will have to bow his head in front of him. But others couldn't catch his flaws, because he was literate and martial, and dared to fight. He is also very good at winning people's hearts. He has been with his soldiers, he remembers all the names, and from time to time he will go to the barracks to drink and chat with them, without putting on the air. For his own peak, he did not neglect in the slightest, and his style of conduct was truly impeccable.
"Isn't the golden scale a thing in the pond, it will turn into a dragon when it meets the wind and clouds", this sentence is really appropriate to describe Du Rusong. He was not a mortal at all, and he was able to get away with being maliciously suppressed by the Li family in the past. Now, with Empress Du and the emperor taking care of him, he was soaring into the sky and skyrocketing.
Under the leadership of Lin Dan, Du Ruyan made the silk and satin business prosperous. After the fame of the embroidery spread, not only the ladies and ladies from Lin'an Prefecture would come to Danyan Embroidery Village to buy cloth, but also people from several surrounding cities would come here and rush to buy it. The brocade is a tribute, they can't buy it, but it is not worse than the second-class silk brocade, which is enough to compare with the brocade produced by Mengshixiu Village.
"Dan, there are more and more people buying cloth recently, why don't we go back to find a few Weaver Girls and expand production?" Du Ruyan stood by the railing on the second floor and looked down, sighing all over her face. The downstairs is crowded with people, some people buy cloth, some buy embroidery, and some come to join in the fun. On the other hand, the Mengshi Embroidery Village on the opposite side, although it can’t be talked about, it can’t be compared with Danyan Embroidery Village. Compare.
"Bring a few more weaver girls back, can you guarantee that they won't spread the word after they learn the techniques of embroidery and Nishijin weaving?" Lin Dan waved his hand and said, "There is enough cloth to sell now. It's worth the money. We're taking the lesser-skilled route, not the bad street stuff."
In order to ensure that the technology is not leaked, Lin Dan always buys female slaves from Renyazi and returns to weave. The female slaves who signed the deed of prostitution generally did not run away. Even if they ran away, they could be reported to the officials to bring them back, and by the way, they could also convict the people who harboured them. There was Queen Du above, and these cloth merchants in Lin'an Prefecture would snatch Lin Dan's Weaver Girl unless they were full.
Du Ruyan thought about it too, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Dan, you said that I can do business, but in fact you are better than me, you are just impatient to take care of these trivial matters."
Lin Dan smiled and shook his head, then continued to embroider. At this moment, Xu Qian walked up to the second floor with a maid, followed by an attentive female shopkeeper. Miss Xu is a distinguished guest of Danyan Embroidery Village, and everyone in Lin'an House knows about this. Lin Dan rarely embroiders clothes for others now, but as long as Xu Qian asks her, she will agree. Whoever calls Xu Qian a loyal customer of Danyan Embroidery Village will never change her treatment of her because of Lin Dan's ups and downs. Attitude. They don't discriminate between superiors and inferiors, they don't talk about interests, and they are friends from the beginning.
"Yeah, Qianqian, you're here. Your clothes are ready, I'll go get them for you." Du Ruyan immediately dropped the abacus in his hand.
Lin Dan also put down the embroidery needle and said warmly, "Go to the back of the screen and try it out, I'll change it for you if it doesn't fit."
"Thank you lightly." Xu Qian covered her mouth with a smile, which was bright and moving. Although her appearance is only seven points, but because of her unique temperament, she will not look inferior when standing with a group of ladies. Now she wears the fairy dress made by Lin Dan all day long, which is really the most beautiful scenery in Lin'an Mansion. , wherever you go is the focus of the crowd. Although the eldest prince did not express his intention to accept her, he warned Admiral Xu and General Li before leaving, and temporarily resolved her crisis, so she is now living a very comfortable life.
After being watched many times, Xu Qian's self-confidence has also increased, and her temperament is still calm, but there is also a little more insidiousness. She walked slowly to Lin Dan's side, staring at her unfinished embroidery, her eyes full of admiration.
Xu Qian was looking at the embroidery, but the distinguished guests on the second floor gathered around, ready to see what kind of dress Lin Dan made for her today. Now she is the trend vane of Lin'an Prefecture. What kind of clothes she wears today can be seen all over the streets tomorrow.
It's not that the guys didn't want to pull her down and become Lin Dan's exclusive guest instead. But Lin Dan was taciturn and indifferent, and was by no means an easy object to please. If I had known that Lin Dan would be today, when the Lin family was in a downturn, these guests would have to reach out and give her a hand and form a good relationship.
Seeing Xu Qian on the second floor, more and more guests came to join in the fun. They need to see Lin Dan's new dress clearly at the first time, and then let the embroiderer of Danyan Embroidery Village copy it. Although what others do is far less immortal than what Lin Dan does, but the style is the same, and they will not be ridiculed and outdated by others.
Du Ruyan just turned around and grabbed something, and the inside and outside of the second floor were crowded with eager guests, causing her mouth to twitch for a while.
"Give it up, let it go." She squeezed out of the aisle with difficulty.
"What's the style of this dress today, and what kind of fabric is it made of?" a guest asked enthusiastically.
"The fabrics used are all available in the store. You can find them yourself later, but the patterns on the fabrics are lightly embroidered with your own hands. I'm afraid you won't be able to restore them." Du Ruyan said in a wicked way.
The guests suddenly let out a sigh. Now everyone knows that Lin Dan's embroidery skills are the most powerful in the entire Lin'an Prefecture, and it is impossible to restore her embroidery! Sure enough, when Xu Qian changed her clothes and walked out from behind the screen, the guests couldn't even let out a sigh and could only stare at her dumbfounded.
This is a set of chest-length skirts. A pink ribbon goes through the armpits and forms a rose flower shape on Xu Qian's chest, which completely outlines her plump breasts and complements her legs. slender. The pure white skirt was natural and fluffy. It fluttered when she walked, like a cloud. It seemed nothing out of the ordinary, but when Xu Qian walked to the window, she suddenly discovered that this pure white cloth I actually used a single silk to embroider pink roses. The silk is so thin that it is completely invisible in the backlight, and it only glitters faintly in the sun.
Every time Xu Qian took a step, the pink roses changed with the light and shadow, which was really dreamy. The inner shirt is made of pink cicada wing yarn, which is covered by the blouse, and only slightly exposed at the neckline, cuffs, and skirt tail, which has the finishing touch.
Everyone stared blankly at Xu Qian, who was immortal, holding their breaths and thinking: Lin Xiuniang never disappoints, the skirt embroidered by her hands can never be found in the world.
Lin Dan felt dissatisfied, and walked around Xu Qian twice, then took out a few feet of pink tulle, cut it into a drapery, and used the same color and texture of gauze to make a fake rose flower. Ask Xu Qian to put it on.
Xu Qian, who was wearing a shawl and silk flowers, was different from the elegant and plain look before, as if she had added a touch of color and made her a little more charming.
"Dan, your craftsmanship is getting better and better!" Xu Qian looked at the hem of her skirt for a while, and praised her sincerely.
Before Lin Dan could speak, the ladies and ladies who were watching the excitement around the door shouted with hope, "Miss Lin, are you free recently? Help me make a dress like this too! The price is up to you. !"
"My family is busy studying embroidery skills, and I don't have time to take orders. What's more, she never makes exactly the same skirt." Du Ruyan pushed these people out and said, "You can find someone else to do it. Don't get stuck here. , we still need to do business." Since her elder brother's official position has risen frequently and her aunt has returned to the imperial city, her arrogance in the past has returned. If anyone gets in the way of her eyes, she will fight when she goes up, and she will not save face at all. But these women in Lin'an Mansion did not dare to provoke her at all, and had to hold them carefully. Li Jiarong, her old enemy, has not appeared for a long time. I heard that Li Ran broke her calf and is raising her at home.
The crowd dispersed reluctantly under Du Ruyan's scolding, but at this moment, a line of officers and soldiers forced their way in, and they searched the store without saying a word. Du Ruyan and the shopkeeper joined forces to stop them but failed to stop them, so they hurriedly sent someone to find Du Rusong.
Lin Dan urged Xu Qian to leave quickly, and pulled Du Ruyan behind him, frowning fiercely.