Chapter 120 Qiao Niannian guessed it all
The third prince walked in and saw Qiao Niannian. He was stunned. He was surprised that Qiao Niannian appeared here.
However, his expression changed quickly and soon returned to normal.
The third prince saluted the queen mother, and the queen mother asked him to stand up.
Qiao Niannian bowed to the third prince: "Your servant has seen the third prince."
The third prince asked Qiao Niannian to stand up, and then spoke.
"Grandmother, why is Miss Qiao here?"
The third prince of Mingyuan Marquis knew Qiao Niannian and had seen her several times at the banquet.
Before that, he even took Mrs. Huo away personally.
It can be regarded as a feud with the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion. Now that Qiao Niannian appeared in the queen mother's place, he had to pay attention.
The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly: "It was Little Ten who was clamoring to see Nian-ya, and she insisted on going with me to the Marquis Mingyuan's Mansion."
"In the end, she was caught by Rong Yu to make up for her lessons. At that time, I promised Little Ten to bring Nian-ya into the palace."
Xia Muyan and Qiao Niannian have a good relationship, and it is no secret in the palace.
Privately, some people asked how Qiao Niannian flattered the Tenth Princess, and they wanted to learn!
But no matter whether it was the maids or the palace maids, they couldn't explain it.
It can only be said that the two of them have a good impression.
Xia Muyan was very close to Qiao Niannian when they met for the first time.
The third prince naturally heard about it.
He breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly.
He didn't want the person he had to deal with to become more and more favored.
The Queen Mother did not let Xia Zeqi think for too long and took the initiative to mention his purpose.
Xia Zeqi immediately opened the box she brought, revealing the bundle inside. When she opened the bundle, she found a piece of top-quality silk inside. It was different from ordinary silk and was embroidered with exquisite patterns. The
Queen Mother could not help but take another look.
The Third Prince asked someone to open the cloth.
It turned out to be an embroidered screen, and it was double-sided.
One side was a picture of mountains and rivers, and the other side was a night of flowers and full moon.
The Queen Mother was slightly shocked. She could not help but get up from the couch and, with the help of the palace maid, came to the embroidered screen.
She stroked the pattern on it with her fingers.
This painting of mountains and rivers is so lifelike that it seems to include the mountains and rivers, and each mountain seems to be real in front of you.
Looking from a distance, it is really amazing.
Qiao Niannian was also amazed.
She knew that the embroiderer not only used the skills of double-sided embroidery, but also processed the visual effect into 3D mode.
Whether from the side or the front, you can see the three-dimensional painting of mountains and rivers.
The moment you see it, you will feel a sense of grandeur.
That's not all.
The other side of this double-sided embroidery is a scene of a full moon night with flowers in full bloom.
Blooming lotus, pouring moonlight, cool lake surface, and an open window on the side.
It was as if someone was attracted by the night scenery, opened the window, faced the evening breeze and moonlight, and admired the lake and the blooming lotus.
This embroidery skill is really outstanding.
It takes an ordinary embroiderer one or two years to complete a painting of rivers and mountains several meters long.
If it is changed to ordinary double-sided embroidery, the time will at least double.
If it is changed to a double-sided all-different embroidery like this, at least two top-level embroiderers will spend ten years to embroider such a treasure.
Not to mention that such embroiderers are hard to find, even the time cost is almost impossible.
The Queen Mother looked at the screen in front of her, and her love was beyond words.
When the Third Prince saw the Queen Mother like this, he knew that this thing must be given to her to please her.
He chuckled and spoke.
"When I saw this double-sided embroidery, I thought that the Empress Dowager would like it. Now it seems that I did not send it to the wrong person."
"However, I did not know what kind of screen the Empress Dowager liked, so I did not make it on my own initiative and sent it to her. Instead, I brought it to the Empress Dowager for her to see first. When the Empress Dowager chose the style, I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make it and send it to her." The Empress Dowager
shook her head.
"It would be a pity to make such a good thing into a screen and put it here."
The third prince hurriedly said: "Grandma, it doesn't matter whether it is valuable or not. As long as the Empress Dowager likes it, it is its greatest value."
Qiao Niannian, who was watching from the side, could not help but praise him.
[The third prince is really amazing. No wonder he is the only prince who is favored by the Empress Dowager besides the Crown Prince. I am afraid that no one can refuse this coaxing idea. 】
A person, after spending manpower, material resources, and time, got something good, whoever he gave it to would be tempted.
Not to mention that this thing is in short supply.
【However, if he doesn't make the Empress Dowager happy, he won't be able to bring up the matter of changing the imperial merchant later! 】The Empress Dowager
was originally very happy, thinking that Xia Zeqi was thoughtful, and for a moment she forgot the thoughts she had heard before.
Now that Qiao Niannian reminded her, the Empress Dowager remembered that Xia Zeqi gave her something for a purpose. She
couldn't help but slightly retract her smile.
Xia Zeqi on the side was good at observing words and expressions. She frowned when she saw the Imperial Grandmother's smile retract.
According to his understanding of the Imperial Grandmother, the Imperial Grandmother should like this screen very much.
How come she was happy for only a short while and then returned to normal.
Although the Third Prince felt strange, he felt calm again because the Empress Dowager was so happy.
He asked someone to put away the screen and gave it to the maid beside the Empress Dowager. He then talked to the Empress Dowager for a few words before mentioning the embroidery.
"Grandmother, my grandson got this embroidery from a cloth merchant in Jiangnan. He said it was embroidered by his own embroiderer. There are many people who can do such exquisite embroidery skills."
The Queen Mother was slightly surprised: "So many people with great embroidery skills?"
The Third Prince nodded: "Sun'er didn't believe it at first, but the cloth merchant showed several embroideries, all of which were very rare treasures. Unfortunately, they had already been reserved. Only this screen was expensive, and few people could afford it, so Sun'er brought it back."
Qiao Niannian listened to the Third Prince's bragging and couldn't help complaining in her heart.
[Why didn't I know that the Third Prince liked to brag so much before. ]
[This embroidery was obviously found by him at a high price, and he was going to use it himself. After all, it was a picture of mountains and rivers, and for the Third Prince, the meaning was extraordinary. ]
[If Du Heng's business hadn't failed, he would have been reluctant to give this screen to the Queen Mother! 】
【I remember that the third prince got this screen half a year ago. Even if it is well preserved, there will be some marks on the edge. 】
Because the edge of the screen is inlaid, most people don't care about the edge, but it will leave marks. The Queen Mother couldn't help
but take a closer look at the screen, and touched the edge deliberately, only to see that the color on it was slightly different in depth.
If it was delivered right after it was purchased, there would definitely be no such marks.
The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly cold.
All of this was said by Nian girl, so those words in the carriage were most likely true.