Everyone watched her paint with bated breath, afraid to make a sound and disturb her, lest they ruin this masterpiece. At that moment, who remembered that before she began painting, someone had brazenly offered to give her pointers?
With their skill level, they're good enough to receive guidance!
It was an hour later before we finished work.
Setting down her paintbrush, she looked at the people in the room and said, “I call this pattern ‘Fragrance in the Cold’. Madam Xing’s new headdress is made of sapphire blue glass with rubies. Madam Xing showed me the design beforehand. The headdress is extremely gorgeous. The flowers are made of filigree in red gold, with rubies in the center as the stamens. The sapphire blue glass is carved into the shape of a butterfly about to take flight. It is exquisite and lively.”
"This headdress is named 'The Moon Does Not Understand,' taken from the line 'The moon does not understand the bitterness of parting, its slanting light shines through the red door until dawn.' It was Miss Xing's birthday gift to Madam Xing."
"Before I knew this, the embroidery pattern I drew for Madam Xing was a Spring River scene, with fragrant grass and goslings on the river, and greenery covering the banks in the gentle breeze; spring flowers on the riverbank seemed to be burning, and butterflies were seen deep within. It only focused on the mood, without any real skill."
Some people frowned upon hearing this, but Zhu Jiayu didn't give them time to think further and continued:
"But gentlemen, Miss Xing married far away in Yujing ten years ago. Is the birthday gift she gave to her mother really just for show, without any substance?"
"After much thought, I finally gleaned Miss Xing's intention from the name of this headdress. Mingyue doesn't understand the pain of parting, but Madam Xing does, and Miss Xing understands as well. She is using this headdress to express her longing for her mother."
"Therefore, I discarded the old draft and created this new one. There are three reasons for this: the butterfly symbolizes longevity, and among all flowers, only the chrysanthemum has this meaning. That is the first reason; on the Double Ninth Festival, people climb mountains and think of their hometown and loved ones, which is why they see autumn chrysanthemums. That is the second reason; the third reason is to teach Lady Song of Yaofang Pavilion that you can steal the pattern I drew, but you can't learn my thoughts."
She looked at Madam Song in the crowd, her smile captivating, but the words she uttered were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, catching everyone off guard!
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