It is common for ladies to compete with each other for beauty at banquets.
But the prince already has a fiancée, and Princess Changping still sticks to him and wants to outdo him at the banquet. It seems a little wrong no matter how you look at it.
"If you have prettier clothes than hers, can you outdo her at the banquet?"
Shen Qingqiu asked.
Princess Changping replied: "Of course." After all, she was not inferior to her in appearance.
"It's a pity that in this huge capital, there is no one else as skilled as Chu Xiu Niang!"
Shen Qingqiu said: "Who said there isn't one? I have one at home!"
"Qiu'er, what nonsense are you talking about?" Liu scolded hurriedly. The people in the family were good at making embroidery and fans, but how could they make clothes?
"I'm not talking nonsense." Shen Qingqiu said, pretending to be mature and looking at Wang Qingluo, "If you believe me, give me your size, and wait until the eve of the banquet, I will sell you a dress that will satisfy you."
Who would believe what a seven or eight-year-old child said? Besides, Liu didn't say anything just now.
"How much does it cost?" Wang Qingluo asked.
She was not short of money, and the girl was cute, so she was willing to spend money.
The maidservant next to her glared at Liu. Their young lady looked unruly but was actually kind-hearted. They were willing to help save this woman once. If they were still not satisfied and wanted to cheat their young lady, she would go back and tell the Prime Minister. He might as well just close this broken embroidery building! Shen Qingqiu kept it a secret, "When the clothes are ready, you can take a look and see if you are satisfied. If you are not satisfied, I won't charge you."
The Prime Minister's Mansion is so big, she is not afraid of not being able to find it.
Wang Qingluo made the little girl in front of her laugh. After a moment, she stretched out her hand and said, "Okay, let's pinky promise."
Shen Qingqiu: ...
How childish. But she still stretched out her hand and hooked it with Wang Qingluo.
"Then let's make a deal. If I don't like your clothes, I won't pay for them."
Shen Qingqiu hummed, his expression cold, "No, if you want to impress at the banquet, you must wear my clothes."
I had never seen such a confident girl. After laughing for a long time, Wang Qingluo said goodbye to Liu and got on the carriage to go home.
"Miss, do you really listen to that little girl?" asked the maid next to her.
"How is that possible?" Wang Qingluo said with a smile, "I'm just teasing her because she's cute?" She then said to the maid, "If she comes to deliver clothes, don't stop her." What if such a cute little kid cries if she is stopped outside?
The maid was so moved that she had no choice but to agree.
"Ask someone to buy some good fabrics... The embroiderer's skills in the mansion are just so-so. Since I can't compare with her in making clothes, then I must make better fabrics than her." When Wang Qingluo said this, her mood became bad again.
One of them is a princess and the other is the daughter of a prime minister. She can naturally buy the same materials as she can. It is almost impossible for her to get an advantage over others in terms of materials.
"I see you've become tough again." Liu glared at her daughter. If she hadn't realized that Miss Wang was teasing her on purpose, she would have beaten her with a feather duster for agreeing to buy someone else's clothes today.
"Just because mom can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."
Among the family members, Liu's embroidery was not the best. The reason why their fans sold so well at that time was only because of Shen Qingqiu's ideas, and her embroidery skills did not take much credit. Shen Qingqiu had no other ideas, but she had a lot of ideas in her mind. Although she could not make clothes, she had too many pictures of beautiful clothes from later generations in her mind.
"Anyway, Miss Wang has agreed, so just wait and see."
After saying that, he jumped down from the chair. Liu called out to him a few times but he didn't come back.
"Madam, I think our daughter is not an ordinary child. She will not make promises rashly." Mother Chen advised.
Liu sighed, "I'm not afraid that she will make a promise to someone else, I'm afraid that she will get herself involved." The two girls are fighting, and their status is not ordinary, but they are ordinary people. What if they are involved? Miss Wang is okay. Although she is a little naughty, she is reasonable.
The scary thing is that Princess Changping looks like a kind person, but she can suddenly spit out her tongue from behind you, which is really scary.
"We have no say in this," Mother Chen sighed. "I said that once you enter the Marquis' Mansion, nothing will happen to you. No matter how arrogant the princess is, will she dare to act arrogantly in the Marquis' Mansion?"
Liu knew that Chen Madam was still thinking about marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, so she couldn't stand it anymore. She covered her ears and came out of the inner room. Chen Madam put down her teacup and said, "One by one, who is obedient..."
After coming out of the inner room, Liu saw the silks and fabrics of the Marquis' Mansion that Gu Yong had people move in. Since she wanted to cut off all ties with him, it would not be right for her to use his things at this time. She immediately ordered Jin Cai and Tu Jiu to pack all these things into boxes and load them onto the carriage, which then took them back to the Marquis' Mansion.
When Gu Yong first saw Tu Jiu, he heard that it was something that Liu had brought to him, and he thought that the woman had changed her mind and knew how to please him.
When he saw the boxes of things he had just delivered that morning being unloaded from the carriage, his face turned pale.
——
"How is it? Can you make it?" Shen Qingqiu didn't know how to make clothes, so he could only come up with ideas himself and ask Ah Xiu to do it.
Ah Xiu's embroidery skills were the best in the family. Her grandmother was the daughter of a large textile family in Jiangnan. Later, when her family fell into poverty, she married her grandfather. Ah Xiu learned all her needlework skills from her.
“It’s not difficult.”
Ah Xiu said, and took out a piece of white paper. She learned embroidery from her grandmother since she was a child. She might not be able to draw other things, but if she could draw the appearance, it would be very vivid. According to Shen Qingqiu's words, she drew the feeling she wanted, "Is that so?"
Shen Qingqiu nodded his head.
Ah Xiu added, "I've seen Miss Wang before. She is pretty, but her eyes are too lively, which makes people ignore the beauty of her facial features." As Ah Xiu spoke, she added another stroke to the drawing, and the already beautiful clothes suddenly looked gentler.
Thinking again about how Miss Wang looked when she put on the clothes, he immediately gave Ah Xiu a thumbs up.
Ah Xiu was a little embarrassed, "This dress is already beautiful, I just added the icing on the cake." Then he asked, "Where did you get such a good idea, this dress looks like something a fairy would wear."
Shen Qingqiu couldn't say that he got the inspiration from watching the show while lying on the quilt, "I dreamed about it."
——
The day of the palace banquet soon arrived.
Changping was wearing the skirt that Chu Xiu Niang had tailored for her in her mansion. She was already pretty, and with the gorgeous clothes and makeup, she looked even more radiant.
Seeing that the princess was in a good mood, the maid also said something nice, "The princess is born beautiful, and Chu Xiu Niang's dress makes her look like a fairy. Miss Wang is not as pretty as you, and she doesn't have a capable embroiderer like Chu Xiu Niang. When she waits tonight, she will definitely be overshadowed by you."
"That's true." Changping said. If she couldn't overshadow Wang Qingluo after all her efforts, why did she go to the banquet? Everyone knew that Wang Qingluo was going to be the crown prince's principal wife, and if she wanted to marry the crown prince's cousin, even if she was a princess, she could only be a concubine.
But she refused to give up. She wanted to let everyone see how the Crown Prince's wife was trampled under her feet! Moreover, nothing had been settled yet, and she might not be able to hold the position of wife!
"No matter how good-looking I am, I can't compare to those top beauties." Changping looked at himself in the mirror again.
She always knew that she was not a stunning beauty. Although she was a princess, her father was feared by the emperor and could not enter the capital. The most useful thing for her was her brain.
The beauty of Liu was originally very useful to her, but unfortunately this woman was too undisciplined and hooked up with Gu Hou. Now if she wants to find a way to use her for her own use, I am afraid it will take some effort. Thinking of this, Changping put on the earrings. With Liu's appearance, it is worth the effort.
"Let's go."
On the other side, Wang Qingluo was still standing in front of the mirror and refused to change clothes.
"Miss--"
"How can I wear this dress!" Wang Qingluo said angrily, "Does my father want me to embarrass myself in front of everyone? This dress is from last month! He wants me to marry the prince and become his consort, but he doesn't even want me to wear good clothes for such an important occasion. Does he want me to hang myself at the banquet?!"
"Girl...you gave all the silk in your home to the Liu family. This..."
"How expensive can it be to have a piece of clothing made in an embroidery shop outside? It's not like the Prime Minister's Mansion can't afford an embroiderer!" Wang Qingluo wiped away her tears.
"Princess Changping has recruited all the embroiderers in the city in one go. Where can we find them?" The maid also sighed.
It is impossible that the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot find an embroiderer, but Prime Minister Wang is known for his integrity. If he really goes out of his way to find an embroiderer for his daughter, he will be criticized.
"She did it on purpose. She wanted to embarrass me in such an occasion!"
"Miss, there is a girl outside who claims to be from the Liu family embroidery building and wants to see you."
Wang Qingluo originally didn't want to see her and was about to ask someone to send her away, but after thinking about it, she said, "Forget it, let her in." She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. She was already in a bad mood, so why should she make another girl feel bad too.
Anyway, no matter how ugly the little girl's clothes were, she would just say they were pretty, and then give her some little things and let her go home.
"Ms. Wang."
Shen Qingqiu was followed by Ah Xiu, who also bowed to Wang Qingluo.
Wang Qingluo tried hard to smile and glanced at Ah Xiu, "Let me see how amazing your clothes are."
Shen Qingqiu looked at her wet eyes and didn't ask any more questions. He just avoided her for a moment before Ah Xiu carefully took out the clothes. Wang Qingluo and the maid didn't take it seriously at first, but when the clothes were taken out, they couldn't look away as soon as they looked at them.
Every woman would want a skirt like this that makes you feel like you can transform into a fairy when you put it on!
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