novelraw Chapter 241: slap in the face
Chapter 241: slap in the face
Chapter 241 Slap in the face
Princess Wanping frowned: "Meng Xiaojiu, you can do something convincing, embroidery, or double-sided embroidery, what do you think?"
There was only Mrs. Xing between Meng Qianqian and her.
Her voice was not loud and she only spoke to Meng Qianqian.
Mrs. Xing pretended not to hear anything.
Meng Qianqian sighed softly: "Princess, you don't believe me that much?"
Princess Wanping glared at her: "Can anyone believe what you do?"
Mrs. Xing, sandwiched between the two: I believe it!
"Why does Lu Yuan fall in love with you?"
Princess Wanping really couldn't understand. Apart from being good-looking, good at fighting, knowing medicine, being able to coax people, and knowing how to make money, what was the best thing about this girl?
"Princess…"
"How much money did you buy it for?"
"Um?"
Without waiting for Meng Qianqian to answer, Princess Wanping raised her hand and signaled Meng Qianqian to stop talking.
The things in Yanyu Pavilion are very expensive, especially the rare embroidery with double-sided embroidery, which is probably worth hundreds of gold.
Given her father's express prohibition, giving the Queen such valuable items was tantamount to blatant bribery.
Princess Wanping said angrily: "I'll just tell you that the fan was given to you by my princess, and you don't know its price."
No one really believes this... However, Princess Wanping actually wanted to help her out, which was really beyond Meng Qianqian's expectation.
Princess Wanping's idea is very simple. Doesn't Lu Yuan like Meng Qianqian? Since she couldn't drive her away, she used her best to protect Meng Qianqian and let Lu Yuan know that she could get along with Meng Qianqian.
Who doesn't like a princess who is tolerant?
Meng Qianqian smiled and asked: "Princess, why are you helping me?"
Princess Wanping said bluntly: "Of course it's because I want to have a big house."
Meng Qianqian thought for a while: "Is it to make Lu Yuan a child?"
Princess Wanping: "..."
Mrs. Chang Ningbo said: "Mrs. Lu, what you did is wrong. By taking the embroidery from Yanyu Pavilion as your own, you not only deceived the queen, but also violated the order of the Supreme Emperor. If the little girl hadn't discovered it in time, what would happen in the future? If the Supreme Emperor is held accountable, wouldn’t it mean that the Queen has also been harmed by you?”
Meng Qianqian said: "You are so good at hating, but you knit straw hats?"
Princess Wanping frowned: "It's just a round fan. How poor is your Chang Ningbo Mansion? Even a fan can be considered a bribe!"
Tao Shiyu did not dare to speak ill of the princess, and explained in a gentle tone: "Princess Wanping, you don't know something. Double-sided embroidery is the unique craft of the owner of Yanyu Pavilion. Even her direct disciples are not necessarily qualified to learn it. . So I can be sure that this round fan must be the embroidery of the owner of Yanyu Pavilion."
As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped.
The embroidery from the owner of Yanyu Pavilion is hard to come by, much more valuable than gold, silver and jewels. How can you say that this is not a bribe?
It’s so easy to sit down!
Meng Qianqian smiled: "Are you sure? How much do you know about the big boss of Yanyu Pavilion?"
Tao Shiyu said confidently: "As I said just now, my master is a direct disciple of the great master of Yanyu Pavilion—"
Meng Qianqian interrupted her: "Are you Wu Xiu Niang's apprentice? I also said that I am the apprentice of the master of Yanyu Pavilion! She taught me how to embroider! What? No way? Anyway, if you open your mouth, I will say what you say!"
Mrs. Xing said: "Miss Tao, anything without evidence is slander."
After hearing what the two of them said, Tao Shiyu not only did not lose her composure, but showed a determined smile: "What a coincidence, my master Wu Xiu Niang also entered the palace today. It is in the Kunning Palace. Please send someone to send my master to see me. You will know for yourself what is right and wrong!”
Meng Qianqian said calmly: "Okay, go and invite me."
Mrs. Chang Ningbo smiled and said: "There is no point in bluffing. If you are wise, admit your mistake to the Queen as soon as possible. I believe that the Queen is magnanimous and will not argue with you."
"Auntie, in my opinion, let's forget about this matter."
Yao Qingluan didn't want to make the matter a big deal.
Meng Qianqian stood up and said seriously: "The Queen, you are upright and not afraid of the shadow. Please summon Wu Xiu Niang. I also want to know whether this Miss Tao is really Wu Xiu Niang's apprentice!"
Yao Qingluan was very distressed. Meng Qianqian was a member of the Twelve Guards, with a special status and her ability to quell the epidemic. If she was found guilty in her own Jingren Palace, she would probably make the Supreme Emperor unhappy.
But it was Meng Qianqian who asked for it herself.
Are all the generals who go to the battlefield like this?
Yao Qingluan had no choice but to ask someone to go to Kunning Palace to invite someone.
Wu Xiu Niang arrived quickly.
Many ladies and daughters in the palace are regular visitors to Yanyu Pavilion. They have met Wu Xiu Niang and know that she is indeed a direct disciple of the great master of Yanyu Pavilion.
"My slave, please give my regards to the Queen. The Queen may live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
Everyone secretly marveled that a little embroiderer's etiquette was no weaker than that of women from aristocratic families. This shows that Lady Yun is an extraordinary person.
Yao Qingluan did not ask her to get up immediately, but asked: "You are Miss Tao's master, does this matter?"
Wu Xiu Niang lowered her eyes, not daring to take a random look: "It's true. I accidentally discovered Miss Tao's talent as a prostitute, so I accepted her as my apprentice. It's been two years."
Mrs. Chang Ningbo's face showed a proud look: "Mrs. Lu, now you should believe that my daughter didn't lie, right?"
Meng Qianqian: "I didn't lie either!"
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When Wu Xiuniang heard the familiar voice, she couldn't help but pause slightly and looked at Meng Qianqian with her peripheral vision.
Meng Qianqian smiled at her.
Wu Xiu Niang was surprised.
But what was even more shocking was yet to come.
Yao Qingluan asked the palace maid to bring the double-sided embroidered fan in front of her: "Do you recognize this fan?"
Wu Xiu Niang held the folding fan, looked at both sides, and her face changed: "Double-sided embroidery? This is -"
Tao Shiyu said: "Master, is this fan embroidery from Dadong family? I remember you mentioned to me that Dadong family's double-sided embroidery has never been spread to other people. It is her unique craft."
Wu Xiu Niang stared at the round fan in her hand, tightened her grip on the fan handle and said, "Double-sided embroidery is too difficult. I have been following the master for ten years and I have only scratched the surface."
Tao Shiyu said to Meng Qianqian: "Did you hear that Mrs. Yun is the only one in the whole capital who can do double-sided embroidery? How dare you say that you embroidered it yourself?"
Wu Xiu Niang looked at Meng Qianqian in disbelief.
Meng Qianqian looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile: "Wu Xiu Niang, you see clearly, is it really your master's embroidery? You have been with her for ten years, you can't even tell hers from other people's embroidery, right? ?”
Wu Xiu Niang composed herself: "This piece of embroidery... really looks like Master's craftsmanship."
No, it is not Master's embroidery. Master's embroidery is more ingenious than it.
But didn’t Master say that?
Before they could learn double-sided embroidery, the master refused to teach them the essence, but taught it to a little novice girl!
How much effort did the master put into allowing her to learn double-sided embroidery in such a short period of time?
Obviously the master is impatient to teach his disciples!
The deep jealousy in her heart made Wu Xiu Niang say what she just said.
Anyway, she was right, it does look like it.
They were masters and apprentices, so of course the embroidery they made looked similar, but the queen didn't ask, right?
Then you don’t have to say it yourself.
Furthermore, maybe this is really the master's embroidery. The master broke the embroidery and gave it to Meng Qianqian.
She couldn't accept that she had been a disciple for ten years, but she lost to a junior sister who had just entered the school.
Obviously, she is Master's most valued disciple, and she is the one most qualified to inherit Master's mantle.
Meng Qianqian saw the other party's thoughts at a glance and smiled lightly: "Senior Sister Wu, you don't think you are the only one entering the palace today, do you?"
Before Wu Xiu Niang could understand what Meng Qianqian meant, the eunuch's report sounded outside the palace:
"Ms. Yanyu Pavilion, please see me!"
Qianqian: Master is everywhere in the world, and he is not afraid of cows, ghosts, and snakes!