Chapter 749
The old lady nodded in satisfaction.
Although this granddaughter-in-law isn't a very good person, she's at least quite smart.
"I'm getting old now, and my eye for quality isn't what it used to be. Do you have any good quality here?"
“Yes, Grandmother,” Huo Zhao said, “Why don’t we go over together? Grandmother can choose and we can just have them make it.”
"good."
The old lady smiled and nodded, completely forgetting that she had just said she had a bad eye for choosing things.
Huo Zhao saw through it but didn't say anything, and led the old lady to the storeroom where the fabric was stored.
The material varies in quality, and Huo Zhao didn't have any ordinary material. However, the old lady looked left and right, sometimes saying the color was frivolous, sometimes saying it was too bright. In short, she looked around and said a lot of disparaging things, but still couldn't find a suitable material.
The old lady's tone was extremely subtle, making it impossible to tell whether she was disliking the fabric or Huo Zhao himself.
After going around the circle, Huo Zhao and Ji Xiang Le'an both looked rather unwell.
The old lady sighed and said, "There's really nothing good in your storeroom. I think the only decent thing is that autumn-colored fabric. Let's just make do with this for now. Tell them to finish it quickly so as not to delay the palace banquet."
After saying that, the old lady turned and left.
Huo Zhao saw the old lady to the door: "Grandmother, you came all this way for a piece of clothing and talked for a while. You must be tired. When you get back, you should have the maids take good care of you."
The old lady's face stiffened, and she couldn't help but glance at Huo Zhao again.
She wasn't stupid; she could tell that Huo Zhao's seemingly caring words were actually sarcastic, implying that she was working so hard for a piece of clothing!
Seeing the old lady leave with a sullen face, the mistress and servants returned to the courtyard. Le'an couldn't help but say, "That autumn-colored fabric is Yun brocade! Even you, young mistress, are reluctant to use it, but the old lady is quite different. And this isn't even a good thing. Does the old lady come from heaven and have seen the clothes of celestial beings?"
Jixiang was also furious: "That's right, there's not a single bad piece of fabric in that whole room. What do you mean by frivolous? The old lady came here to beg for money, and she still had to belittle us. That's too much!"
Huo Zhao sighed.
What can you do when they're your elders?
"Send the fabric to the embroiderers and tell them to hurry up, there are only a few days left until the palace banquet."
Huo Zhaodao.
Jixiang had no choice but to comply and leave.
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When Shen Rang returned in the evening, he vaguely sensed that the atmosphere in the courtyard was somewhat oppressive.
When asked, Huo Zhao only said that nothing was wrong, so Shen Rang turned to ask Ji Xiang and Le An.
These two weren't going to suffer in silence, so they immediately took turns telling the story of what had happened that day.
The two of them remembered that the old lady was Shen Rang's biological grandmother, so they didn't embellish what they said.
Even so, Shen Rang's expression grew increasingly gloomy.
"Have you told your mother about this?"
Huo Zhao shook his head: "How could I go to my mother and cause trouble over a piece of fabric... Never mind, it's just a piece of fabric. As a junior, I should indeed show respect to my elders."
Shen Rang sighed: "I'll go for a stroll in town another day and get you a new horse."
There's no reason to let Huo Zhao suffer a loss.
Huo Zhao raised an eyebrow: "That good?"
“There’s no reason for you to suffer injustice and lose things,” Shen Rang said. “If you want to vent your anger, I’m happy to let you whip me as you please.”
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