Imperial Capital 11. Girl Embroidery

Aunt Zhao went back angrily, and sure enough, there was another commotion. In less than half a day, the whole Ye Mansion knew that Aunt Zhao went to Third Miss's Qingyixuan to please Third Miss, but was ridiculed and driven out of the yard by Qingshuang, the maid beside Third Miss. Even though Aunt Zhao is now in favor, the Minister only reminded Third Miss lightly when paying respects. It seems that Aunt Zhao is not as favored as the legend says. After such an incident, the concubines in the backyard naturally took the opportunity to gloat over the misfortune and said a few sarcastic words. Aunt Zhao was not to be outdone and retorted sharply. Wang was confined to her own yard to teach Ye Ying. Without the supervision of these concubines, the backyard was quite lively.

Wang Shi suffered a great loss at Ye Li's hands this time. Not only did she lose tens of thousands of taels of silver, but she was also confined by the old lady. Ye Li was not interested in how many porcelains Wang Shi smashed in her yard. He just thought that the so-called confinement of Ye Old Lady this time might have a lot of water in it. Because the Li Wang Mansion would be engaged in a few days, Wang Shi was the mistress of the Ye family, and Ye Ying's biological mother naturally couldn't not go out to see people.

When Prince Li's Mansion came to propose marriage, Ye Li was sitting in her own yard with a leisurely look on her face, selecting people. The mansion was obedient, and the people who were busy receiving Prince Li's Mansion in the front hall did not forget what the Third Miss had instructed. In the morning, she asked the housekeeper to bring the people over so that Ye Li could choose. Ye Li sat upright in a chair under the eaves, looking calmly at the dozen or so maids standing in the yard. Seeing that Ye Li did not speak for a long time, the housekeeper looked at her uneasily, thinking that the Third Miss was not satisfied with these people. She was thinking about asking for another group of people to come in, only to hear Ye Li say lightly: "Qingshuang, take a look. Keep the ones who are suitable." Qingshuang was very touched by the trust of her young lady, and quickly responded loudly: "As you command."

Walking among the maids and looking at the maids with different expressions, Qingshuang felt a little uncomfortable. In the past, her young lady was not welcomed, and she was also excluded among the maids. But now these people are standing here and letting her choose. Qingshuang carefully selected a few pretty girls and brought the obedient maids to Ye Li. Ye Li took a look and smiled in his heart. Qingshuang was too worried. She even spent so much time on choosing maids. The housekeeper smiled and said to Ye Li: "Did the third young lady choose these ones? Should she choose two more in case there are not enough?"

Ye Li looked at her with a smile, "In that case, choose two more."

The housekeeper met Ye Li's clear gaze, and somehow she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and quickly moved away.

This time, Ye Li didn't even look at them. She just pointed and said, "Just those two."

Qingshuang looked in the direction of her hand. One of the two girls standing in the front row was plain and unremarkable, while the other was gorgeous and charming. It was obvious that she was not content. Moreover, the girl looked at her mistress with a haughty expression. She really didn't know how to live or die!

After waving his hand and asking the housekeeper to take the rest away, Ye Li carefully looked at the six girls standing in front of him and asked in a low voice, "What are your names?"

"My servant Yun'er, my servant Xiao Cui."

"My maidservant is Jing'er, my maidservant is Tian'er."

"Your servant Xueyan, your servant... is affectionate."

Ye Li nodded. There was nothing indecent about the names. Ye Li had no interest in changing people's names. She set her eyes on the last two people she ordered. "Xueyan, where did you serve before? I don't think I've seen you before." The maid named Xueyan looked calm and unhurried. She bowed to Ye Li and said, "Miss Third, I was originally a second-class maid in the old lady's yard. Miss Third has never seen someone who is not presentable." Ye Li smiled and said, "You don't look like someone who is not presentable. In that case, you can serve me like Qingshuang."

The maidservant serving the master was Xueyan, who was slightly surprised by Ye Li's promotion, but was not surprised to the point of being rude. "Thank you for the promotion, Miss Third. I will serve you wholeheartedly. Please give me a name." Generally, the maidservants serving the master will be given a name by the master himself. Even Enren said that after changing her name, she would no longer have any relationship with the previous people and would only be loyal to the current master. Ye Li raised her eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's call her Qingxia."

"Qingxia thanks the young lady for her grace." After paying her respects, Qingxia stood aside with her hands lowered politely.

"Hanqing...can you embroider?" Ye Li asked.

A hint of arrogance flashed across her affectionate eyes, and she said crisply, "Of course I will. My embroidery is one of the best in this mansion."

Ye Li seemed very satisfied with her answer and nodded, "Very good, in that case, you can serve me with needlework."

"My lady, I am your maid all the time!" Hanqing's expression changed, and she stared at Ye Li unwillingly and said with gritted teeth.

"How dare you! You have no right to refute what the young lady said!" Qingshuang scolded angrily.

Ye Li was not angry, she nodded and smiled, "I know you are not an embroiderer, if there is any important embroidery I will not let you do it." Being an embroiderer is not that easy, which excellent embroiderer does not have at least ten years or even several decades of experience? This girl called Hanqing does not look like someone who can be content with needlework.

Hanqing's pretty face turned red with anger, staring at Ye Li. Ye Li didn't take her seriously, she stood up and said to her with a smile: "You may be busy these days, if you are not busy, go to the steward. When you go to Dingguo Palace, there will be more people to help you. Also... change your name. Just call yourself... Jingwen."

"Thank you, Miss Third. I am very satisfied with my name!" she said with a blushing face.

Qingshuang sneered and said, "How dare you! What's the point of being satisfied? Our lady is not satisfied." This girl has a seductive face and chooses such an indecent name. Does she think Qingyixuan is a brothel or a wine shop? Qingshuang still couldn't understand why the lady would choose such a person.

"Change your name, or turn around and leave Qing Yi Xuan. Or... you should go back and ask your former master?"

Hanqing's expression changed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you very much, young lady, for giving me this name."

Ye Li's eyes swept over her calmly, and she turned her head away from her. "Since you have entered my Qingyixuan, just behave yourself. I am not the kind of person who likes to make things difficult for you. If you have any other thoughts, you'd better leave as soon as possible, otherwise... the people who were beaten with sticks outside Rongle Hall a few days ago are your role models. Qingshuang and Qingxia will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the rest of you will be rewarded with five taels each."

"Yes, miss."

"Thank you, young lady!" Everyone hurriedly thanked her. Five taels of silver was a ridiculous amount for these little girls whose monthly salary was less than one tael. Although Jingwen had some disdain in her eyes, she knew that she couldn't provoke Ye Li and thanked her too.

Leaving Qingshuang to deal with the aftermath, Ye Li turned around and was about to return to her room when she heard the housekeeper's voice outside, asking for a meeting, "Miss Third, Concubine Xianzhao is calling for you."