Chapter 4 Jin Ling 4
The assessment day soon arrived, and these little girls were busy completing the four assessment items.
With all of Yao Jinling's memories and skills, she was able to make these jewelry and embroidered handkerchiefs with ease.
In fact, after becoming a concubine, Jin Ling had also learned many skills on her own. Although not proficient, for a seven or eight-year-old, she could be considered a natural talent. However, since she wanted to join the Shanggong Bureau, it was best to go to the Sizhenfang.
Thinking of this, she skillfully twisted the golden lotus petals she had made together with her hands. Three golden lotuses of different sizes bloomed on the branches in an orderly and sparse manner. In the middle, there was a red agate core and green jade pieces for leaves. It looked lifelike, majestic and elegant.
"Wow, Jinling, your hairpin is so well made, so amazing!"
Sanhao, who was making hairpins with her, looked at the golden lotus in amazement. She did not feel jealous at all. Instead, she admired her friend's craftsmanship from the bottom of her heart.
During these days together, Yao Jinling also liked this young version of the heroine. It was not obvious from the TV series, but after really getting to know each other, it was not difficult to find that Liu Sanhao was actually very easy to get along with.
Especially as her best friend, Sanhao has no bottom line towards her. As long as she finds an excuse to occupy the moral high ground in everything she does, the heroine will not only not object, but may even help.
"Sanhao is really amazing. This hollow butterfly is so lifelike, it seems like it can really fly. Such excellent craftsmanship will definitely be accepted into the treasure room."
Jin Ling put away her work and waited outside the hall with Sanhao.
The four directors in the inner room were carefully selecting. Although Ruan Sizhen wanted to take care of the daughter of an old friend, she was always fair and did not want to be criticized, so she just carefully selected according to the order. Suddenly, her attention was attracted by an exquisitely crafted, novel and unique hairpin in front of her.
She couldn't help but hold up the golden hairpin. Unlike other hairpins that typically feature a single flower, this one features three thin branches wrapped with gold thread, arranging the golden lotus in various poses in a sparse and dense pattern.
The fully bloomed one is blooming brilliantly in the front, the next one is a little lower and shyly about to bloom, and the smallest one is still a bud, shyly hiding behind its two "sisters".
In addition, it is embellished with red agate and green jade pieces, making this hairpin not only elegant but also rich, which is in line with the aesthetic preferences of the people in the Tang Dynasty at that time.
If we only talk about the craftsmanship, it's still a bit immature; but this novelty even inspired Ruan Sizhen. She was overjoyed and quickly picked up the sign. There were three words written on it:
Yao Jinling.
I thought that such excellent craftsmanship and innovation must be from Liu Sanhao, but unexpectedly it was her former servant Yao Jinling.
But now that they have entered the palace, they are all palace maids. Moreover, this skill is really exciting for her. Such a person should be in their Sizhenfang.
Ruan Sizhen picked up the pair of cards and felt that he had finally turned bad luck around this year and had some good luck.
Continuing to walk forward, this time I saw Liu Sanhao's hollow butterfly. Although it was also quite skillfully made, it was still far inferior to Jin Ling's golden lotus in front of the Buddha.
Just as he was about to pick up the sign, Zhong Xuexia snatched it away...
Under the scorching sun, rows of young girls nervously awaited the decision that would determine their fate. Liu Sanhao and Yao Jinling, in the first row, were the most indifferent, standing out from the others.
Sanhao's dignity and Jinling's confidence gave them a unique temperament, which made the ladies who were secretly observing them nod secretly and had already guessed the winner of this session.
"Now let's announce the list of selected female historians from each department..."
When I heard that I was assigned to the Sizhen Room just like in the original drama, even though I had expected it, I still felt relieved.
Turning to look at Sanhao, the little girl was only eight years old. She had originally thought she had secured an offer for the Sizhen Department, but had instead been assigned to the Sizhi Department. The disappointment on her pretty face was unconcealable.
Walking back to their room, Jin Ling held San Hao's arm, her face full of indignation:
"Really? Sanhao's craftsmanship is so much better than others. How could Ruan Sizhen not choose you?"
"It's okay. There must be something I didn't do well. It's okay. The production room is also very good." Sanhao was busy comforting her, not caring about his own sadness.
Jin Ling poked her forehead with her finger, a look of disappointment on her face: "You, you, you've been wronged and yet you come to comfort me. Besides, don't I know you well? Even if the Sizhi room is good, I'm afraid you only want to go to the Sizhen room."
Sanhao didn't refute what she heard. She just leaned gently against Jinling: "I'm really fine. It doesn't matter whether I enter Sizhen's room or not. I just want to..."
"You just want to continue learning how to make hairpins." Jin Ling took over her words and patted her chest to assure:
"Don't worry, I'm here for you. When I join the Sizhen Room, I'll teach you everything I learn every day, and you can teach me the embroidery skills from the Sizhi Room. We can share what we have."
"Really? Thank you so much, Jinling!"
The little girl showed her sparkling eyes. If this broken system had a favorability reminder, she was confident that she could hear the heroine Liu Sanhao's favorability towards her at this moment, which must have been off the charts.
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