Chapter 445: Your Majesty, did I do the right thing?
Time passed by little by little, and the shadow on the sundial also moved slowly.
Yun Ran originally thought that an hour was a long time, but in their tense atmosphere, most of the time passed in the blink of an eye.
She glanced at the embroidery of the five people from afar. They were all colorful and it was hard to make out what they were.
She glanced sideways at the person next to her. Yunyue's expression was similar to hers. She probably didn't see any fame either, let alone Miao Yi.
And just then, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
She remembered that when the competition just started, the third sister was the fastest. She sewed needle and thread one by one, flying up and down with steady hands and smooth movements, and coordinated perfectly with Mu Jin who was helping her thread the needle.
But why did the third sister seem to have slowed down a lot in just a short while?
She looked around again and found that her third sister seemed to be the slowest now. Even the embroiderer who was previously at the end of the list had surpassed her third sister.
Looking at the patterns on each of their embroidery frames again, the third sister was obviously the last one to finish, having only finished about one-third of the work, but the fastest embroiderer had already finished most of it.
This is not right, very wrong!
She had seen her third sister's hand speed and needlework before, and it would definitely not be like today.
Yun Ran took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
The most urgent thing is to calm down, find the cause, and then think of a solution.
She secretly squeezed her hands, calming herself down and observing.
First, I carefully watched the third sister's movements, and then compared them with the embroiderer who embroidered the fastest and most smoothly.
Yun Ran stared at the two of them intently for a while, and his heart sank.
She found the problem!
At this time, Yunyue also pulled her sleeve and said anxiously, "Ranran, I see that Third Sister's hands are frozen red. No wonder her movements have slowed down. What should we do? Did you bring a hand warmer?"
Yun Ran patted Pao Yun Yue's hand and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Sister. I've noticed it too."
"Look at the four embroiderers competing with Third Sister. Do you notice anything wrong?"
After she reminded her, Yunyue also discovered that each of the four embroiderers covered their legs with their wide sleeves, seemingly to keep warm, but in fact there was a hand warmer hidden inside.
When your hands are cold, just put them on it and touch them to warm them up. This way, you don’t have to worry about your fingers getting frozen when you sit outside embroidering a handkerchief in the cold winter.
Yunyue was furious: "Why did all four of them bring hand warmers? This is so unfair!"
"Is it Queen Chu's deliberate arrangement?" Yun Ran sighed. "Or maybe we didn't think enough. Now think about it, in the dead of winter, who would stand in the back garden in the cold wind to watch their embroidery competition?"
"Your Queen Dakang has really gone to great lengths to make things difficult for you," Miao Yi also said, "You'd rather be left outside in the cold wind than want your third sister to win, right? Tsk tsk tsk."
"But what should we do now? The hand warmer we brought when we came here has not been warm for so long." Yunyue was a little anxious.
"This way she achieves her goal." Yun Ran's voice was a little cold.
This was Chu He's plan. She knew that Yun Ran and the others had come from far away from the palace. Even if they brought hand warmers, after wasting half a day, the hand warmers would have already cooled down and would be of no use at all.
As for the four embroiderers she selected, she would definitely take care of them secretly and provide them with a warm hand warmer.
Yun Ran guessed that the four embroiderers' hand warmers were probably hidden in the small baskets where they stored their embroidery tools before the competition, except for her third sister.
But now, I'm afraid I don't have the time to find a ready-made one.
Yun Ran gritted his teeth, stood up from his seat, walked in three or two steps to Chu He, and knelt down to salute her.
"Your Majesty, I have something I don't understand and would like to ask you for your advice."
Chu He was a little surprised: "What's the matter?"
Chu He only asked what was the matter, but did not mean to ask her to stand up and avoid the formalities. Yun Ran did not care and stood up straight after the formalities.
Looking at Chu He who was lazily leaning on the chaise longue, she said calmly, "While watching the five-player match, I suddenly remembered something interesting and wanted to tell you about it."
Chu He was also interested in her words and nodded, "Go ahead."
"I once raised five rabbits at home. One day, when the weather was just right, I let the rabbits out of their cages, letting them stretch their muscles and bones and have a race. The winning rabbit would be rewarded with a carrot.
But among these five rabbits, there is one with a black spot on its forehead, which I really don’t like, so I don’t want it to win.
But due to the superficial fairness, the servant girl could not do anything big, so she took the opportunity to pet the black rabbit and secretly tied a rope around her legs. Naturally, the black rabbit could not run fast, and finally lost the game and did not get the carrot.
"Your Majesty, is what I did right? Although it may not be fair to that black rabbit, at least it appears fair on the surface..."
Before Yun Ran could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chu He.
"What are you implying to me?" Chu He's face darkened instantly and she was very unhappy.
Yun Ran blinked, and her clear, watery eyes naturally revealed a sense of innocence and simplicity.
She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, I don't dare. This humble servant just suddenly remembered this interesting childhood story. It's not her intention at all!"
She said so, but the people sitting on the seats on the left and right, whether it was the dozen or so concubines or the classmates called by Yunyue, must have understood some of it.
Therefore, at this moment, all the people present looked at Chu He in unison, staring at her as if they were being stabbed in the back.
Chu He was holding back his anger, and his delicate white fingers were rubbing a string of walnuts on his bracelet, making a rustling sound.
She glared coldly at the little girl standing in front of her, but the little girl was not afraid at all and looked back at her with a firm gaze.
After a while, Chu He took a deep breath, and with a "pop", he threw the walnut bracelet on the table in front of him.
The voice was cold and gloomy, "It's cold today. Don't let these ancestors who are competing get frozen! Aunt Sun, go get five warm hand warmers!"
She was sure that if she didn't do this, Yun Ran would tell it on the spot. The story just now was just to save her face in front of so many people.
The nanny standing next to the sundial responded and quickly turned and left.
Yun Ran raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a big smile, and then saluted Chu He again, saying sweetly: "Thank you, Queen, for your consideration!"
Chu He:...!
Having achieved his goal, Yun Ran returned to his seat happily.
Chu He was so angry that she was shaking. For this plan, she had specially chosen the location in the back garden where the cold wind was blowing.
The most important thing is that she herself was freezing for a long time!
The result? The goal was not achieved.
This girl Yun Ran really looks innocent and harmless!
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