Chapter 031 Meeting the Fake Prince Again

Chu Zhenxuan has been very busy recently, but he still insists on having meals with her every day.

Today, Xia Xue asked the catering team to add some black chicken soup.

"Since we're adding more dishes, let's call Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing up as well."

Although Xia Xue didn't say it, Chu Zhenxuan knew that when he was too busy to come back, Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing would dine with Xia Xue. In the eyes of this little woman, there was no special distinction between high and low, only who was his own people and who were outsiders.

"good."

After a while, Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing came. Fu Yuqing was still wearing a veil and looked a little reserved.

Xia Lu jumped up and sat down next to Xia Xue.

Fu Yuqing made a face and pulled her, but she still didn't respond.

"Yuqing, sit down."

Fu Yuqing pouted and sat down slowly.

Xia Xue looked at her and raised her eyebrows twice.

Fu Yuqing is also a beauty. If I ask her to help wake up the Prime Minister, will she be willing?

The moment Prince Lu saw Li Tingting, his face was filled with lust.

Chu Zhenxuan is like this

Alas, it’s hard for you, Prime Minister.

Chu Zhenxuan:......

Chu Zhenxuan: Xia Xue, has she stayed by the waterfall for too long and got water in her head?

Chu Zhenxuan: +40.

"Brother-in-law, besides Prince Lu, are there any other princes coming this time?"

Hearing Xia Lu call him "brother-in-law", Chu Zhenxuan was stunned for a moment, then turned and curled his lips lightly, "No."

Xia Lu frowned, "Really not?"

"Among the emperor's brothers, only Prince Lu was granted the title of prince. He has two younger brothers, Prince Li and Prince Jing. Prince Li is a bastard, so he usually has no right to go to the other courtyards. Prince Jing is the Queen Mother's most beloved son, and he is held captive by the Queen Mother and cannot leave."

"Then you don't know whether they came here secretly or not?" Xia Xue asked.

"No, after the incident with Concubine Rong, the Emperor thoroughly checked all the people who came this time, including their families. Besides, Prince Li has always been a peaceful person, so he would definitely not come here secretly to cause trouble for me. Prince Jing is a bit childish and likes to do this kind of thing, but the Queen Mother is keeping a close eye on him, so he probably won't have a chance to come out."

Xia Lu's eyes dimmed. If what the Prime Minister said was true, then who did she meet that day?

"Why are you asking this? Xia Lu wants to marry a prince?" Chu Zhenxuan asked jokingly.

"Of course not! Brother-in-law, you are so mean!"

Xia Xue raised her eyebrows when she heard this tune. If it happened in modern times, she would have suspected that her sister-in-law and brother-in-law were having an affair.

"By the way, recently the ladies have generally reported that the clothes sent by the Palace Bureau are not well made. They start to unravel after a few days of wearing. So the various prefectures are recruiting female officials. I remember you said Xia Lu is particularly good at sewing. Do you want to go and give it a try?"

When Xia Lu heard the word "needlework", her eyes lit up.

Fu Yuqing also became interested.

"What do you need to prepare?"

"First, prepare a work of your own sewing and submit it. Then, embroiderers with good embroidery skills will receive intensive training. Finally, all embroiderers will hand in a work that they are satisfied with to determine the winner."

"Xia Lu can give it a try. If she has the experience of being selected by the Yung Ting Bureau, as long as she is not too bad, it will be a good thing even if she is not selected. Besides, I have confidence in Xia Lu's embroidery skills." Xia Xue said.

"There are still a few pieces of ice silk material on the Chu family's carriage. Let Xia Lu practice with it."

Practicing embroidery with ice silk material, where is the low-key approach?

Besides, the materials used for practice will eventually be burned. Are you going to leave them there for others to copy?

Chu Zhenxuan: Your husband is rich, there is no need to be low-key.

Chu Zhenxuan: He has never considered burning the material. It would be a bit of a waste if the ice silk was burned.

"I can give Xia Lu some more ideas and see if we can come up with a more fashionable design." Fu Yuqing said.

"Great! With Sister Yuqing's help, we will definitely win."

They exchanged glances and chatted with each other, and after the meal, Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing were no longer so reserved towards Chu Zhenxuan. Chu Zhenxuan also patiently cooperated with the women to finish the meal.

Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing then started to get busy, some drawing and some embroidering.

Xia Xue still likes to set up a tea table next to the waterfall and drink tea.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and the work was due in one day.

Xia Lu put down the handkerchief in her hand and sighed.

Xia Xue, who was standing by, looked at the unhappy Xia Lu and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Look, sister, sister Yuqing's painting of two dragons playing with a pearl is so beautiful, but I can't embroider the charm of the dragons."

Xia Xue took it. She had never done needlework since she was a child, so she didn't know how to embroider. But judging from the neatness of the stitches and the treatment of the border threads, it should be of top quality. However, there was indeed some difference between looking at the handkerchief and looking at the picture. Fu Yuqing's picture was more vivid.

"Ice silk is delicate and not opaque, and Fu Yuqing's paintings are made of rice paper, which is better at wetting ink, so there is a natural sense of watery ink and thick and moist ink. But if it is soaked in alum water, her paintings will have the same effect as your embroidery. Can we reverse the process?"

When Xia Lu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across her bright eyes.

"My mother once said that if you soak ice silk in morning dew, it will become very soft. If I embroider it before the dew dries up, will it have the same effect?"

"You can give it a try."

Xia Lu quickly changed her clothes. Although it was already halfway through the evening, she still wanted to try her luck.

Xia Xue nodded and told her to be careful.

Xia Lu jogged all the way to the top of the mountain. The morning dew halfway up the mountain had basically disappeared. She sighed and continued walking to the top of the mountain.

The fog on the top of the mountain gradually increased.

Xia Lu could no longer see the road in the distance clearly, but she could still smell a faint scent of moisture on the leaves of the trees here.

Xia Lu gritted her teeth and continued walking forward.

Finally, there was enough dew on the big tree in front. Xia Lu took out a porcelain bottle and tapped the roots of the leaves bit by bit to fill it with dew.

There is a big leaf in the distance!

Xia Lu stepped onto the tree trunk and tapped her feet to catch it.

Suddenly, her feet slipped and her body fell backwards.

Just when she thought she was about to touch the ground, Xia Lu suddenly realized that there was nothing behind her.

Cliff!

"ah!"

The next second, a strong pulling force grabbed her feet, and she instinctively reached out, and the porcelain bottle in her hand flew out.

"No!"

Xia Lu looked at the porcelain vase that disappeared in an instant, her eyes a little dim.

If no one had caught her, would she have disappeared in the vast sea of ​​clouds just like the porcelain bottle?

Only then did Xia Lu remember that someone had saved her.

"Prince?"

Yang Junyi felt a little uncomfortable when he heard her call him "Master Wang", but he asked for it.

"Well, what are you doing here as a girl? If I hadn't passed by, there would be no such little flower as you in the world."

Xia Lu was stunned. Was he complimenting her?

But he lied to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life."

"Can you explain what you were doing?"

"I"

Xia Lu lowered her head, her eyes misty, "I am collecting dew."

"Dew makes tea extra sweet, but that's the work of servants. What are you doing here, little liar?"