Chapter 288 The only thing I can show off is my face

Xie Mansion.

After Xie Zhuoning came out of Yufusi, he still couldn't let go of Old Madam Xie, so he brought Song Yuqiu to visit her.

When Mrs. Xie heard that she was coming, she turned over, turned her back to the crowd, and said angrily, "Since she doesn't care about me as her grandmother, why is she here? Let her go!"

After hearing the maid's reply, Xie Zhuoning paused for a moment, but was not entangled. "Then grandma, take good care of your health. I won't bother her anymore."

As a result, she had just turned around and walked a short distance when Si Xi hurriedly caught up with her, "Miss, please stay. The old lady invites you in!"

Xie Zhuoning raised an eyebrow at Song Yuqiu without any surprise. The two looked at each other and turned back to Ci'an Hall.

"grandmother."

"Oh, I'm not your grandmother." Old Madam Xie spoke in a bad tone, obviously still angry.

Xie Zhuoning hesitated for only a moment before changing his tone, "Thank you, Madam."

"You!" The anger in Mrs. Xie's heart rushed straight to her mind, her face flushed, and her breathing became rapid.

Obviously very angry.

Xie Zhuoning saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly called out, "Ah Yu!"

Song Yuqiu took three or two steps forward and immediately stuffed a pill into Madam Xie's mouth.

Madam Xie glared at Xie Zhuoning, "What did you let her feed me?"

That look was as if they were giving her poison.

Xie Zhuoning asked back, "Grandma, what do you think I would let people feed you?"

Old Madam Xie said disappointedly, "Why didn't I realize you were so vicious before? You don't intend to let any of the Xie family members go?"

Although she didn't get an answer, she had already made up her mind.

Song Yuqiu was speechless. "Oh, don't worry, old lady. It's just a pill to calm your mind and relieve your anger. It's not a poison. If Sister Zhuo Ning really wanted to kill you, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to call me back to save you when He Jinyun poisoned you. She wouldn't have brought me here to treat you today when she heard you fainted."

She complained that her sister Zhuoning didn't have her as a grandmother in her eyes. Then, as a grandmother, had she ever given her granddaughter an ounce of trust and love?

Old Madam Xie was shocked and muttered to herself, "Ning girl, that's not what grandma meant..."

"Since grandma is fine, I'll take my leave first." Xie Zhuoning interrupted her, bowed and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Old Madam Xie hurriedly stopped her and said anxiously, "Ning girl, if you still have me as your grandmother in your heart, can I be shameless and ask you for a favor?"

Although he had guessed what she was going to say, Xie Zhuoning still asked knowingly, "What does grandma want me to do?"

"Can you... forgive your eldest brother this time? After all, he is the root of the Xie family! You can't ruin his life just because he made a mistake in a moment of confusion, right?"

Song Yuqiu was so angry that she laughed.

Confused for a moment?

His momentary confusion almost turned Sister Zhuo Ning into a notorious slut despised by everyone, and ruined her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Xuan!

What? Ruining their sister Zhuo Ning's life is a small matter, but destroying Xie Mingyuan, the root of the Xie family, is a big matter?

Just because Xie Mingyuan is a man?

How can a man who gets scared whenever something happens and can't even control or protect his own wife and children be compared to even a finger of their Sister Zhuo Ning?

Xie Zhuoning's expression was surprisingly calm.

Perhaps because I have already experienced enough disappointment, I no longer have any expectations, and that is why I can listen to these words calmly.

She said calmly, "Grandma, my eldest brother has been arrested and taken to the police station. The police station is handling the case, and it is not my place to interfere."

Madam Xie spoke anxiously, "Didn't His Majesty restore Prince Xuan's authority to run the government? Given your relationship with Prince Xuan and your unrivaled beauty, it wouldn't be a big deal if you acted coquettishly towards him."

"To grandma, the only thing I can show off is my face, right?"

Last time, she used her beauty to win the prince's heart.

Now she had to go to Xiao Jinxuan with a smug face to plead for Xie Mingyuan.

Is it true that the only way a woman's value can be realized is to serve men with her beauty?

"Ning girl, just think of it as grandma begging you. Grandma will kneel down for you, okay?" Old Madam Xie said, and let Si Xi help her stand up.

Xie Zhuoning, however, stepped back a few steps and dodged, saying coldly, "Old Madam Xie should just take good care of your health!"

At this moment, she sincerely didn't even want to call her grandmother.

After saying that, she took Song Yuqiu and left directly, ignoring the calls for them to stay.

"How is it?" Xie Zhuoning asked after leaving the hospital.

Song Yuqiu replied, "I was a little impatient, but it's nothing serious."

"Well, then don't worry about it."

Visiting Mrs. Xie was not the main purpose of her trip. She came mainly to see what her uncle's attitude was.

As soon as they left Ci'an Hall, Xia Ju quietly appeared beside Xie Zhuoning and whispered a few words.

She immediately raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Uncle is not at home, but has gone to the palace?"

What are you going to do in the palace? To ask the prince for mercy?

It’s a pity that Xiao Bichen can’t even protect himself now, so he probably doesn’t have the time to take care of these trivial matters.

When they returned to the Zhenyang Marquis' Mansion, Fuling came over with a smile, "Miss, didn't you ask the Niyifang to send a skilled embroiderer to embroider your wedding dress? Guess who it is?"

"Huh? Who?" Xie Zhuoning really couldn't guess.

"You'll know when you see it."

After entering the door, Xie Zhuoning saw two familiar figures and immediately smiled, "Hongxiu, Qingyue, why are you here?"

Then she reacted and said in surprise, "The Xiuniang that Fuling was talking about, is it you?"

"It's Qingyue." Hongxiu smiled and pushed Qingyue out from beside her. "She is now the most powerful embroiderer in Niyifang!"

This was quite unexpected for Xie Zhuoning.

At first, she sent all the girls in Yihong Courtyard to work as prostitutes, so that they could climb up the social ladder if they had the ability.

Unexpectedly, the first one to climb up would be the youngest girl among them.

The little girl blushed and was a little shy. "Sister Hongxiu, don't say that. I'm not that great. I'm just popular."

"What am I saying? Are you the only one in the entire Niyifang who can do the double-pattern cloud embroidery?"

Xie Zhuoning asked curiously, "What is double-pattern cloud embroidery?"

Hongxiu explained, "It is a special needlework method that uses interlaced threads to create patterns that appear different when viewed from different directions or with different gloss."

In other words, the embroidery is no longer flat and rigid, but follows the person's swaying arc, presenting a lifelike movement.

As she spoke, Hongxiu took out a small piece of silk and handed it to Xie Zhuoning to look at. "Qingyue's embroidery is now sold at sky-high prices. This small piece of silk is worth hundreds of taels of silver."

Xie Zhuoning quickly took the handkerchief and took a closer look. On one corner of the handkerchief was embroidered a little cat playing with a ball of thread. When the wind blew, the little cat really seemed to come alive.

She exclaimed: "It's really a masterpiece! How could Qingyue know this?"

The embroiderers in Niyifang don't know how to embroider this way.

Moreover, special skills like this are usually passed down within a family or between master and apprentice, and will not be taught to outsiders at will.

Qingyue is so young, but her skills are so proficient, which shows that she did not just learn it, but has been practicing it since she was a child.

What is the identity of this little girl?