After getting off the carriage at the hanging flower gate of the Zhongshan Marquis's mansion, the housekeeper had already gone to report to the fourth grandmother who was in charge of the Tang family's reception. She wore a bright red jacket with colorful brocade sleeves and was surrounded by maids and old women to greet her. From a distance, she greeted, "Madam, we've been waiting for you."

The lady smiled and said, "I knew that the person welcoming the guests would be you!"

The fourth madam of the Tang family bowed and said angrily, "You are saying that I talk too much!" As she spoke, her eyes fell on Eleventh Lady, "This is really a rare guest. I didn't expect that the fourth lady would also come."

The last time she went to the Xu family to watch an opera, Madam Tang also took her with her. The two knew each other, but at that time she was still the Eleventh Lady of the Luo family, and now she is the Fourth Lady of the Yongping Marquis' Mansion.

Eleventh Lady smiled and bowed to her, "Fourth Madam."

The fourth grandmother of the Tang family hurriedly returned the gift and looked at the Eleventh Lady in amazement: "She is so young and beautiful, how can we, who have pockmarked hair and yellow faces, be able to deal with her!"

Eleventh Lady just smiled.

The lady tapped the fourth grandmother of the Tang family on the forehead and said, "Just do something weird for me!"

The fourth grandmother of the Tang family said with a smile: "Who are you? I am the Monkey King, and I am still within your grasp!"

The lady laughed.

The fourth grandmother of the Tang family stepped forward and helped the old lady to the corridor beside her: "Our Madam is waiting for you! She was just wondering why you haven't come yet!" She turned around and called to the Eleventh Lady, "Our Madam lives not far from here, she will be here soon."

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded at her. Following behind them, she listened to the fourth grandmother of the Tang family chattering and telling jokes, went up the corridor, turned two corners, and entered a courtyard. The fourth grandmother of the Tang family ordered the little maid: "Go and tell the lady quickly, the Taifu and the fourth lady of the Yongping Marquis's mansion are here!"

The little maid ran off to report the news.

As the fourth grandmother of the Tang family walked in with the old lady, she smiled and said to her, "Madam Zheng of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, Madam Huang of the Marquis of Yongchang's Mansion, Madam Lin of the Marquis of Weibei's Mansion, and Madam Gan of the Earl of Zhongqin's House have all arrived a long time ago. Our lady is drinking tea with them now!"

The lady nodded.

Mrs. Tang, who was tall and thin, was wearing a bright red jacket with colorful gourds and phoenixes on the edges and flowers on the sleeves, surrounded by maids and old women, and hurried out. "I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!" She half-knelt and bowed to the lady.

The lady nodded in return and pointed at Eleventh Lady and said to Madam Tang, "You have also seen my fourth daughter-in-law, Luo."

Eleventh Lady bent her knees and saluted.

Madam Tang's gaze lingered on Eleventh Lady for a while before she smiled and said, "It's really rare! The Fourth Madam of the Xu Family is here too!"

Adhering to the principle of "speak less, make fewer mistakes", Eleventh Lady stood beside the Lady Dowager with a smile.

Madam Tang took Madam Tai's hand and went inside: "These are the old sisters who often get together. They specially invited me to sit in my room."

The fourth grandmother of the Tang family personally lifted the curtain, and Eleventh Lady followed the lady into the house.

The room was decorated in a festive atmosphere, with bright red curtains hung and scarlet carpets spread. The black lacquered armchair was covered with bright red cushions and backrests with multicolored cloud dragon patterns. In the middle of the room stood a large three-legged gilded enamel brazier, and in the corners were fresh green holly trees as tall as a person.

When they saw the lady come in, everyone sitting in the room stood up and came over to greet her.

Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Gan, Mrs. Huang, Madam Zheng, and the eldest grandmother of the Lin family and the third grandmother of the Huang family who I met last time when I went to the Xu family to watch the opera... they were all acquaintances.

It's just that this time is not that time.

The lady introduced Eleventh Lady to everyone: "This is my fourth daughter-in-law."

Eleventh Lady stepped forward and saluted everyone.

Mrs. Huang had participated in the recognition of relatives before, so she naturally had a different feeling. She immediately took her hand and said, "Your mother-in-law is the most idle. You must not learn from her. You should be more active in the future if there is anything."

Eleventh Lady smiled and replied respectfully, "Yes."

Perhaps because they were both successors and relatives, Mrs. Gan was very kind to her. Mrs. Lin and Madam Zheng just nodded politely.

The two grandmothers returned the greetings and called her "Fourth Madam" affectionately.

A little maid reported: "Mrs. Qiao from Duke Cheng's mansion is here!"

Everyone's eyes fell thoughtfully on Eleventh Lady.

Since she followed the Madam, she would definitely encounter various situations. Eleventh Lady was prepared. She stood behind the Madam gracefully and let them look at her.

"Madam!" Madam Qiao was like a punctured balloon. She no longer had the enthusiasm she had at the Xu family and looked a little unhappy.

The lady smiled and nodded to her, introducing Shiyi Niang to her: "This is my fourth daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Qiao forced a smile at Eleventh Lady, then greeted her.

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, the fourth grandmother of Tang hurriedly smiled and asked everyone to sit down. Then a little maid came to report: "The people who came to pick up the dowry are here."

Madam Tang smiled at Shiyi Niang and said, "You young people like to watch the fun - don't stay here, let Fourth Madam take you to have a look."

After hearing this, Fourth Lady Tang immediately came to invite Eleventh Lady with a smile.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Tomorrow Miss Tang will get married, I will go to see my husband and give out red envelopes! Today we are moving the dowry, I don't know whether I should feel sorry for Madam Tang or be happy for Miss Tang. I'd better not go."

Everyone laughed at this remark.

Madam Huang and Madam Xu were in love, and when Madam Huang came out, she brought along Third Lady Huang, who was naturally a character as well. She immediately praised Eleventh Lady and pulled her aside to talk: "Last time I saw a small double-sided landscape screen in your dowry, and they said you embroidered it yourself. Is that true?"

Eleventh Lady knew the good intentions of the Third Grandma of the Huang Family, and said with a smile: "I made it when I had nothing to do. It looked good, so I brought it here."

Grandma Huang San was amazed: "It is really a work of art beyond compare. I am afraid that even the nobles in the needlework department of the palace cannot embroider something like this. It seems to me that it is the unique skill of Xianling Pavilion. But I heard that the needlework method of Xianling Pavilion is not passed on to others, so I am not sure."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I am learning the unique skills of Xianling Pavilion, which emphasize freehand and elegant style. It is not like the nobles in the palace who emphasize grace and splendor. Madam Huang San is too kind to me." She first rejected Madam Huang San's excessive praise, lest someone make a fuss about it, and then explained, "The unique skills of Xianling Pavilion are indeed not passed on to outsiders. However, the person who taught me this skill is Master Jian of Xianling Pavilion, and the needlework of Xianling Pavilion was originally learned from her! It's just that she met the wrong person in her early years and had no way to make a living. Thanks to the care of the people from Xianling Pavilion, she has no way to repay them, so she passed on this needlework to Xianling Pavilion. I am learning from her, so naturally I am not subject to this restriction. However, because Xianling Pavilion has been very kind to Master Jian, it is not convenient for me to pass on this needlework to others." In order to prevent someone from coveting this needlework.

Everyone didn't take it seriously at first, but when she told the secrets of Xianling Pavilion, everyone listened attentively. Even the lady heard it for the first time, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"What a pity, what a pity!" Grandma Huang San listened with regret, "Otherwise, if we open a Lingxian Pavilion together, I'm afraid we will take away all the business of the Xianling Pavilion."

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but laugh and said, "Come to think of it, this needlework was invented by Master Jian himself, but it was not until he came to Xianling Pavilion that it was able to flourish. I think the Xianling Pavilion is today not just because of this needlework."

Grandma Lin had been sitting quietly by the side, but after listening to what Grandma Huang San and Shiyi Niang were saying, she couldn't help but say, "Fourth Madam is right. In addition to the double-sided embroidery, Xianling Pavilion is also famous for its silk embroidery thread. It is time-honored and I have never seen anything better than what they have in their store."

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked, "Grandma Lin is from the north, right?"

Grandma Lin nodded in confusion: "I'm from the north!"

"People in the north like to use the silk embroidery thread from Xianling Pavilion, but people in our Hangzhou area like to use the silk embroidery thread from Caixiufang." Shiyi Niang smiled, "The colors of their colored threads are very fine. There are seven kinds of white alone..."

She talked about everything from the quality of various embroidery threads to the use of colors, acting like an expert. At the end, Mrs. Lin actually said, "…Fourth Madam, I have an impolite request." Without waiting for Eleventh Lady to answer, she said, "My daughter Hui is twelve years old this year. She has hired several needlework masters, but none of them can do it right. I will send her to you tomorrow, and you can help me take a look. I don't have any other intentions, I just want to talk to her so that she can know something."

The situation took a sudden turn for the worse, shocking Eleventh Lady.

She couldn't help but glance at the lady.

The lady looked at her with a smile, as if to say, "You are the boss."

Eleventh Lady's heart moved.

She thought of Sister Zhen...

If she had a playmate of the right age, maybe she wouldn't be so lonely!

If anything doesn't work out, I'll invite Master Jian over. His salary is definitely higher than Luo's!

It's a win-win situation.

Eleventh Lady decided to teach the wise girl of the Lin family. But she couldn't agree too easily. What you can't get is often good.

She looked embarrassed: "I have never taught an apprentice... Besides, my skills come from Xianling Pavilion..."

Mrs. Lin became even more anxious when she heard this.

The embroidery of Xianling Pavilion is famous all over the world. If you can learn a little bit of it, you will be very proud in your husband's family when you tell others about it!

"Fourth Madam, how about you write a letter to ask Master Jian? If we learn it, will we be able to compete with Xianling Pavilion for business? Besides, even if Xianling Pavilion knew about it, a family like us would not only not humiliate him, but in fact, they would have taken advantage of us."

This grandma Lin has a really quick mind!

Eleventh Lady gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll write a letter and ask!" She smiled bitterly and said, "It just so happens that Grandma likes my embroidery skills. It would have been great if she had only liked the crabapple tree in my yard!"

Grandma Huang pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What's so good about your crabapple?"

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I will ask someone to send it to Grandma Lin's house right away, so we don't have to go through so much trouble!"

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Grandma Lin even said, "I do have a magnolia tree in my yard. If you don't mind, I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow."

After hearing this, Madam Huang pointed at Shiyi Niang and Grandma Lin and said to Madam Tai and Madam Lin, "See? You are all losers. You can't even keep two trees, and you are the only ones who are holding them like treasures."

At this point, everyone couldn't care less about being reserved and burst into laughter.

The little maid who came in to report was confused by her laughter: "...Mom said that it's time to eat!"