Chapter 25: Making Clothes and Setting Up a Scheme
Jin Baobao was startled and controlled the urge to look back.
"What letter? Who is it for?"
"It was written to a gentleman named Lanting. I don't know what it was written about."
"Please show me the letter."
Jin Baobao subconsciously covered the secret pocket where the letter was placed: "This, is not good?"
Hao Mengye looked up at her: "Qi Mubai, whose courtesy name is Lanting, is a popular candidate for this year's imperial examination. He doesn't live here and has been invited to leave by Juxian Building."
Jin Baobao's eyes widened, he knew all this!
Hao Mengye ignored her astonishment and thought to himself that Qi Mubai, as a concubine's son, was driven to a farm in the countryside. The countryside he went to was the same one where the commander was injured and rescued. What's more coincidental is that the girl who rescued the commander also disappeared from there.
"Where's the letter?"
Jin Baobao held it tightly and said, "No, you can't open the lady's letter privately."
Hao Mengye's face darkened slightly: "Jin Baobao, have you forgotten your identity? Do you still want to prove your brother's innocence?"
Jin Baobao bit her lip and loosened her fingers, but then she tightened them again when she remembered Yu Shengsheng's words to "protect yourself first".
"What does it have to do with opening the young lady's letter for my brother?"
Hao Mengye: "..."
Isn't this to confirm whether Yu Shengsheng is the commander's savior? Perhaps there is a clue in the letter.
But this could not be said to Jin Baobao, so the commander only told him.
Before I could think of what to say, Jin Baobao said, "I saw that the young lady had that scar on her body, but Commander, the young lady is a good person. She was wronged. With so many wounds on her body, if it was another young lady, she would have died of pain long ago."
Hao Mengye suppressed his excitement: "There is a scar? Are you sure? Did you see it clearly?"
"Sure."
Hao Mengye's thoughts raced: "Give me the letter, I'll deliver it."
He added: “No demolition.”
The commander said that he could help her with a few things as a way of repaying her kindness. In this case, he let Jin Baobao take the risk to deliver the letter, which shows that the letter is very important.
This can be considered as helping her.
Jin Baobao seemed to be thinking about something and was hesitant.
"Hurry up, if you don't leave, the person following you will get suspicious. If he gets suspicious, I will kill him. If someone else dies, you can't stay in the Su Mansion anymore."
Jin Baobao made up his mind and handed over the letter.
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Jin Baobao returned to the courtyard safely. Yu Shengsheng was standing in the corridor. When she saw her come back, her eyes lit up slightly, but she didn't dare to ask.
"Miss, that young man has moved to Juxian Building. He is a popular candidate in this imperial examination. Juxian Building invited him to stay, with free food and lodging."
"The letter has been delivered, please be careful."
Yu Shengsheng's hand, which was tightly holding the handkerchief, loosened, and her tense heart became hot, spreading throughout her body.
"That's great, Baobao," Yu Shengsheng held her, her eyes slightly red, "Thank you."
Jin Baobao's face turned a little red, and he felt a little nervous.
Before she could say anything, Yu Shengsheng pulled her into the house and said, "I left some snacks for you. I see you like them very much. Come and eat them."
Yu Shengsheng went into the inner room, her excited heart difficult to calm down.
Qi Mubai is really going to be successful. After seeing the difficulties she described in the letter, he will definitely understand her difficulties. The two of them will work together, and when the results are announced, everything for the Su family will be over.
As for tomorrow's lotus viewing banquet, Yu Shengsheng calmed herself down. Su Yanshu was going to announce her marriage to the prince, which was a perfect opportunity for her to take advantage of the situation and spread her ominous reputation.
It is much better to use the mouths of these noble ladies and gentlemen than that of slaves.
Yu Shengsheng felt that everything was full of hope again.
At this moment, the voice of Nanny Zhao was heard in the yard.
"Is the lady here?"
Yu Shengsheng put away her thoughts, turned around and left the house.
Aunt Zhao's face was full of smiles that were reflected in the wrinkles on her skin. Her tone was gentle, but her voice was slightly sharp.
She pointed to a woman behind her and said, "This is the wonderful lady from Jinluoge. She is very good at sewing. The clothes from Jinluoge are famous. The old lady and the second young master specially invited her to measure you and let you choose some clothes."
It came as expected.
After Zhao Ma said this, she didn't wait for Yu Shengsheng to express her opinion: "Miao Madam, please come in."
He brought the person straight into the house without giving Yu Shengsheng any chance to refuse.
"Miss, please," Miao Niangzi bowed.
No matter how unwilling she was, she couldn't make things difficult for her, so Yu Shengsheng slowly walked into the house and let her measure her body.
As Madam Zhao flipped through the clothing album, she kept saying, "Oh, these are really beautiful. If I were twenty years younger, I would save up money to buy a set even if I didn't eat or drink for three months."
After taking the measurements and recording them, Miao Niangzi said, "Miss, please take a look. Once you pick one, I will go back and check if it fits according to your measurements. If it doesn't fit, I can modify it right away."
Yu Shengsheng was not interested in these, but she also knew that she shouldn't stand out too much tomorrow.
Just as she was about to randomly point to a plain-colored suit, Madam Zhao patted one of the colorful ones and said, "Let's go with this one. The color is beautiful and gorgeous. It's comparable to what the young lady wore when she returned home that day."
Yu Shengsheng clenched the handkerchief with her fingers, lowered her eyes and asked, "Madam, do you want me to choose for myself, or do you want me to choose for me?"
Nanny Zhao’s expression froze.
Yu Shengsheng pointed to a moon-white set and said, “This one.”
"No," Nanny Zhao objected.
Of course she knew what tomorrow's lotus viewing banquet meant. The Second Young Master had reported it to me. In front of the guests, people must know that the Su family treats Yu Shengsheng very well, and that Yu Shengsheng is a good match for the marriage with the Crown Prince.
After all, with this face, if you dress it up well, no one can find fault with it.
Lady Miao noticed that the atmosphere was not right and suggested with a smile, "How about this one? It's light yellow, which will suit your skin tone. It's made of top-quality flowing gauze, and it's both noble and not too gaudy."
Zhao Mama felt a toothache when she heard this. Flowing gauze, of the highest quality, how much does it cost? The second young master had obtained several feet before and made a shawl for the princess.
The princess doesn’t even have a piece of ready-made clothing, so why would a cheap girl like Yu Shengsheng have the right?
"Let's pick something else," Nanny Zhao had a sharp eye and could easily find something that looked gorgeous but was not particularly expensive.
Yu Shengsheng met Miao Niangzi's gaze and nodded firmly: "Just do as you say."
Nanny Zhao wanted to say something, but Yu Shengsheng lowered her eyes and said, "If Nanny can't make the decision, go and ask the old lady for instructions and then give us a reply."
Nanny Zhao smiled wryly and agreed through gritted teeth.
As soon as they left the courtyard, Madam Zhao said to Madam Miao, "Madam, please go to the princess's courtyard again. My princess also needs to make a few sets of summer clothes."
At this moment, Su Zhiyi was looking at Ru Jian, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and was filled with anger.
"Miss," Ru Jian knelt down, "this servant is useless."
"You are useless," Su Zhiyi's voice came out of his throat, wrapped in anger, "You can't even keep an eye on a maid, and you got beaten like this."
"She didn't hit me," Ru Jian explained quickly, "It was a scoundrel who insisted that I broke his bronze mirror."
"So what? The person was lost and beaten."
Ru Jian quickly stated: "I promise to catch her next time!"
There was a sound from the window, and Su Zhiyi suppressed his anger and said, "Get out."
Ru Jian stood up, lowered his head and walked out.
There was no one in the room, Su Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Come in."
The window was pushed open and a shadow fell in silently.
"Princess, the little maid went to an inn in the east of the city."
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