Chapter 150 Surveillance
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanqiong pondered for a moment, then lowered her head to look through the pages.
This book of farming and weaving illustrations is authentic, not a forgery.
She turned to look at Ye Yunyi and nodded slightly.
The ferocity on Ye Yunyi's face had not completely faded, and she was now frozen in shock, her face half surprised and half in disbelief.
Has this heartless thing really changed its nature?
She pursed her lips and said awkwardly, "Then I'll take it?"
"no."
Just as Ye Yunyi was about to jump up in anger, she heard Shen Yuanzhu say again, "I'm leaving the original manuscript with my husband. You can make a copy and take it with you."
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ye Yunyi was tormented by the Shenyuan Pearl to the point of being unable to get better, and she was extremely frustrated.
But she had no choice and insisted that Shen Yuanqiong take the pen and ink and copy the entire book down.
Fortunately, the Shen family already had the loom pattern, so copying the rest was not difficult.
Half a day passed, and the Shen family sisters-in-law finished copying the document. Luo then saw them off.
Shen Yuanzhu lay on the small couch, swinging her tender legs, flipping through the pages of the fire-avoidance diagram that Xie Qi had secretly hidden under the couch, which she had secretly found.
Ling'er hesitated for a long time before finally stepping forward and saying, "Miss, should Ye Yunyi copy the farming and weaving picture?"
"OK."
Shen Yuanzhu didn't care and turned the page.
"Is it a genuine copy? Aren't there any fabricated fakes in it?"
"Yes, it's all true."
Ling'er was puzzled and asked softly, "Why?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu slapped the fire-avoidance diagram down and revealed a gentle smile: "Silly Ling'er, only the farming and weaving diagram that was handed over is real, and the stolen 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual' is real."
"Miss, I still don't understand."
Shen Yuanzhu got up, wrapped up the things Xie Qi occasionally took out to examine, and hid them back in their original place.
She said, "As long as Ye Yunyi doesn't get the dyeing manual, she will find it hard to get rid of the demons in her heart."
"I couldn't stand getting entangled with her, so if she wanted to get her family's genealogy in the future, she would have to go to the Xie family."
In Ye Yunyi's eyes, it was perfectly legitimate for Shen Yanhuai to inherit the "Shen Family Dyeing Manual".
With the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Picture", she would not be content with just allowing the Shen family's brocade weaving to advance further, but would instead develop even greater ambitions.
This ambition was given to Ye Yunyi by the Gengzhi Tu (a book on farming and weaving), and it was also planted by her own hands.
"Oh, then I understand."
Ling'er whispered, "The Xie family doesn't have the real dyeing recipe, so how could they give it to us? That's why even though Ye Yunyi kept pestering them, they could only give us a fake one."
"But Ye Yunyi doesn't believe that the Xie family doesn't have genuine products. She just thinks that the Xie family wants to dominate and doesn't want the two families to share technology."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu clapped her hands and said, "Ling'er, you've become so much smarter now."
Ling'er pouted: "Miss, I am very intelligent, okay?"
Shen Yuanzhu said, "Yes, yes, you are the most intelligent."
Ling'er chuckled: "But Miss, that's all I can think of."
Shen Yuanzhu chuckled: "That's pretty much it. Ye Yunyi has the farming and weaving chart and the dyeing manual held by the Xie family. Now the two families are roughly evenly matched."
"The Suzhou Prefecture is only so big. If these two don't fight tooth and nail, how can Xiecuifang stand out?"
She possessed dyeing manuals and farming and weaving diagrams; even if the diagrams were incomplete, they were enough for her to surpass the Xie and Shen families.
Now that the waters are already muddied, all she has to do is wait for the snipe and the clam to fight it out.
"By the way, have the goods been delivered to Xiecui Workshop? Let the craftsmen there work hard for a few days. If they win the sample fabric competition for the Prince's Mansion, I will give everyone a big red envelope."
Upon hearing this, Ling'er beamed with joy and said, "Don't worry, Miss, it was sent over first thing this morning."
After saying that, Ling'er covered her lips and laughed, "Then this servant won't disturb you any longer, Miss. Why don't you take that thing out again and continue reading..."
Shen Yuanzhu chuckled and went barefoot to put on her pearl earrings.
Shen Yuanzhu stayed home with her family's guests, while Xie Qi went to Jixia Manor.
He didn't have any important business at Jixia Manor; he simply wanted to find a room to leisurely enjoy tea. However, he wasn't exactly a man of refined tastes, and after a while, he began to miss Yuanzhu and longed to go home and be with her.
After finishing his work, Yun Zheng had to come and keep his employer company, so he casually made a few sarcastic remarks to him.
The two of them were used to bickering, so they didn't think much of it. After a few rounds of this, they finally started talking about serious matters.
Yun Zheng said, "The Xie family sent people to Taihu and Shu a few days ago, probably to collect raw silk to prepare for the large shipment to be delivered to the Prince's Mansion."
Xie Qi hummed in response, but his interest was not high.
He held a white jade cup between two fingers, turning the empty cup upside down between his fingertips and playing with it incessantly.
Yun Zheng and Xie Qi had known each other for a long time, and seeing Xie Qi's half-dead appearance, Yun Zheng knew that the man had something on his mind.
"So, what are you thinking about now?"
Yun Zheng said, "Since there's no thief's glint in his eyes, he shouldn't be plotting against others. But his eyebrows and eyes are drooping like a stray dog, which is a sign that he's having trouble making a decision."
"Tell me, what kind of trouble has the Xie family gotten into this time?"
Xie Qi clicked his tongue, a smile appearing in his eyes.
Yun Zheng sighed inwardly. Men who have married are different. Now, Xie Qi is everywhere, and every move he makes exudes a visible joy.
This has never happened before.
He raised his hand and touched his chin, wondering if he should also find a wife.
Xie Qi, unaware of his thoughts, traced circles on the bottom of the cup with his fingertips, and after a long while said, "Something has happened to the Xie family."
"What's up?"
"Xie Chengzhi had Mianhe steal my wife's dyeing recipe..."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Xie Qi's brows furrowed sharply: "What good news? That dyeing manual is my wife's mother's keepsake. She was very worried about it and wanted to keep it with her as a memento, but now..."
Yun Zheng interrupted him: "Although Xie Chengzhi's actions are disgusting, the fact that the Xie family stole the dyeing manual and won the first place in the sample cloth competition at the Prince's Mansion is not a bad thing for you."
"After you submitted the Xie family's brocade sample to the cloth competition, all the weaving and dyeing workshops in the city put in their best efforts, not wanting to fall too far behind us."
"I heard that Eunuch Yuan is very satisfied. What you've done can be considered as giving him an explanation."
After thinking for a moment, Yun Zheng said, "Actually, it's not so bad that the Xie family won the championship. Now that you have your father-in-law as your backer, he will definitely find a way to let you take over the Xie family in the future."
"How could he possibly care about our little Jixia Village?"
Although Yun Zheng was saved by Yuan Xu, placing him with Xie Qi was somewhat of a way of checking and monitoring him.
However, he and Xie Qi were kindred spirits, so he couldn't help but offer some advice.
"You should know why your father-in-law was willing to befriend you, right?"
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