Chapter 379: Hibiscus's Creation
"It's rare for the Third Miss to come to the palace, so I will be the cook for lunch." Yun Lu said with a smile.
Except for the month when she was injured and could not enter the palace, she only went into the palace a few times in that month. Even the married palace maids were not as diligent as her. This was considered rare.
Lu Xiang himself was embarrassed to admit it.
Queen Song echoed: "You haven't come to see me for more than ten days."
Lu Xiang stuck out his tongue.
It rained for five of the past ten days.
"Your Highness, Furong Pavilion has some new fabrics. I made a dress for you and your four aunts. I hope you won't dislike it."
"Quick, show it to me." Queen Song said impatiently.
Wu Yueyou and A Man carried trays and walked up to Queen Song.
"There are also some for me." Yunlu said in surprise and joy, smiling so hard that she could hardly close her mouth.
The palace maid in the hall came forward and gently unfolded the clothes made for Queen Song.
The queen's phoenix robes were all made by the needlework bureau. She was the mother of a country and had a noble status, so no one dared to make clothes for her casually.
After all, the craftsmanship of the needlework bureau is absolutely first-class. How much better can the ones made outside be than those made by the needlework bureau? Besides, the queen still needs a piece of clothing from others?
Lu Xiang made a casual dress for Queen Song.
The robe is embroidered with eight colorful phoenixes in bright blue. Among the phoenixes, there are several peonies. The color of the peonies is pure and elegant. The edge of the robe is embroidered with auspicious clouds with gold and silver threads.
Queen Song touched the soft material, and her eyes suddenly flashed with deep amazement: "This embroidery skill is obviously from your hand, and this material..."
"Your Majesty, you have a discerning eye. The fabric is woven gold brocade. Your Majesty, is it not inferior to the brocade in the palace?"
The most commonly used material by the concubines in the harem is diamond brocade, the more precious one is cloud brocade, and as for the best soft smoke gauze, it is tribute from other countries, just for the sake of rarity. Lu Xiang feels that it is incomparable.
"This material is better than Yunjin, Furong Pavilion?" Queen Song looked at Lu Xiang with burning eyes, and suddenly had a guess: "Is it your property?"
Lu Xiang smiled: "Your Majesty is wise. This is the result of our research for several months. We immediately brought the first batch of finished products to your Majesty for review. I wonder if it is qualified to compete with Yunjin."
Her purpose is very clear, which is to become a royal item.
In her previous life, she first made a name for herself among the wives of officials, and then brought her to Concubine Shu through Lu Mingzhu. Even so, Concubine Shu had to work hard to bring this imperial merchant to the Xiao family.
But now, Lu Xiang has ready-made backers and connections.
The Queen Mother is in charge of the harem, and her gold brocade has an absolute advantage, making it easier to send it into the palace than in her previous life.
Queen Song immediately understood what Lu Xiang meant and nodded without hesitation: "Why compare it with Yunjin? This Zhijin brocade is obviously better. From now on, all the Zhijin brocade produced by Furong Pavilion every month will be sent to the palace for exclusive supply to the imperial palace."
Lu Xiang's face lit up, and she stood up and bowed deeply to Queen Song: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your kindness."
Queen Song smiled and pulled her up: "Don't be polite, if you have the ability, I can just say a word."
If Lu Xiang had taken out ordinary material, Queen Song would not have made such a hasty decision no matter how much she liked her.
However, Queen Song believed more in Lu Xiang's character. He would only do things that were sure to help her, and would not take advantage of his favor to do things that would embarrass her.
Yunlu happily took the clothes and went downstairs.
She kept one for herself, and shared the rest with Shaohua and others.
This is the material that only the masters in the palace will be qualified to wear in the future, but the third young lady actually made clothes for them as soon as possible.
Woohoo, I’m so touched!
"Your embroidery skills are even more exquisite than those of the Needlework Bureau. If it were not against the rules, I would like you to embroider all the clothes." Queen Song said with a smile.
Lu Xiang smiled faintly: "Your Majesty likes it. I will embroider for you often in the future."
"That won't do." Queen Song said, "I can't bear to see you work so hard. By the way, last time you gave me an embroidery painting, I don't think it looks like your workmanship."
"It was embroidered by a maid in my courtyard. I thought the phoenix was so lifelike, so I gave it to Your Majesty for her enjoyment." Lu Xiang said.
"The embroidery is also rare and exquisite. I like it very much. Are you willing to let her join the needlework department?" Queen Song said.
"It is Mu Jin's blessing to be liked by Her Majesty. Thank you, Her Majesty." Lu Xiang said with a smile.
If Mu Jin could enter the needlework department of the palace, it would undoubtedly be a great fortune for her.
Even if the Queen allowed Mu Jin to enter the palace for her sake, Mu Jin's embroidery skills are definitely worthy of the Queen's respect.
There is a rare aura in every painting she embroiders.
"You should arrange for her to come to the palace in two days."
"Yes, madam."
In the Imperial Garden, when the Thirteenth Princess saw the people in the pavilion, she jumped over happily and said, "Ninth Sister, what are you doing?"
Chu Pan'er turned her head and saw Chu Ying'er, she smiled and said, "It's the Thirteenth Imperial Sister."
Chu Ying'er entered the pavilion and sat down opposite Chu Pan'er. She looked at the chessboard on the table and looked around: "Ninth Sister, who are you playing chess with?"
"There's no one else here, I'm just playing by myself." Chu Paner said.
Chu Ying'er widened her eyes and said, "Is it so boring?"
As he said this, he seemed to realize that what he said was wrong and quickly covered his mouth.
A ten-year-old girl, with a pair of black eyes as shiny as obsidian, wearing a snow-white chest-length skirt with dark silver lotus engraved on it, and a graceful and charming little face.
Chu Paner smiled indifferently: "It's not boring. You haven't tried it, so you don't know the fun of it."
Chu Ying'er blinked and was quite confused!
There are so many interesting things to do, why do you have to play chess with yourself?
Is it better for the white piece to win, or for the black piece to win?
I really don’t understand the Ninth Princess.
Isn't it fun to scare people with a centipede spider?
Chu Ying'er expressed that she didn't understand, but it didn't stop her from watching.
So she leaned on the stone table with her hands on her cheeks, watching Chu Pan'er play chess with her left and right hands.
Because I couldn't understand it, I fell asleep after watching it for a while.
Suddenly, a palace maid hurried into the pavilion, bowed to the two of them, and then glanced at Chu Pan'er.
Since Yanzhi's death, she has been promoted to the senior palace maid and now serves Chu Paner personally.
Yuchai didn't say anything, and then she saw Chu Pan'er put down the chess piece and said to Chu Ying'er, "Thirteenth sister, do you want to come to my palace and sit for a while?"
Although Concubine Xian was demoted to Concubine Xian, she was not allowed to move out of Changchun Palace because she gave birth to the Ninth Princess and raised the Fifth Prince to adulthood. However, all expenses were paid according to the standards of a Concubine.
Chu Pan'er still lives with Concubine Xian, and the princess's treatment remains unchanged.
After sitting on the throne of a concubine for a long time, she was suddenly demoted to a concubine. Her food, clothing and other expenses were greatly reduced, which made Concubine Xian feel as if she had fallen from heaven to earth.
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