Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi was dragged to Jifang Garden by Ruyi before she had eaten breakfast in the morning. Not long after she started writing, her stomach started to protest.

“Gurgle…”

Ruyi slapped her head in annoyance and said, "I'm really confused today. You didn't eat breakfast this morning. Wait, I'll go to the kitchen and get you some food."

Aunt Qiao reminded her, "You can't eat in the embroidery room. This is the rule."

Ruyi hesitated for a moment and decided to take Jianxi to the small kitchen to eat.

Jian Xi said embarrassedly: "Sister, this is too troublesome."

"What's the trouble? You are from the Madam's room, and you come to work for the Second Madam. If it gets out that you are not even provided with meals when you are working in our Jifang Garden, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of our master?"

Jian Xi couldn't resist and had to agree. She picked up the paperweight on the table and pressed down the half-painted pattern. "Then I'd better obey your command."

Listening to the footsteps of the two people gradually moving away, Aunt Qiao stood up, walked to the table and took away the paperweight.

Jian Xi only painted the upper body, with a few pear blossoms on the front of the collar, and the belt was two inches wider than the usual one.

Aunt Qiao sneered and said, "I thought you had some ability, but you are nothing more than this."

Return the rice paper to its original shape and sit in front of the embroidery frame to continue the unfinished embroidery.

Jian Xi instantly regained her energy after finishing her meal. She returned to the embroidery room and finished the rest of the drawings in one breath. She picked up the drawings and blew on them gently, trying to make the ink dry faster.

Ruyi had been accompanying Jian Xi the whole time, and was amazed when she saw this, "You finished the painting so quickly?"

In the past, it would take Qiao Gu at least a whole day to draw a picture.

Jian Xi looked at her work with satisfaction and said to Ruyi, "Sister, come and see if my painting is good."

Ruyi walked around behind Jian Xi and looked over there, "This..." Ruyi couldn't think of an adjective for a long time and just stayed where she was.

"Sister, do you think something is wrong?"

That shouldn't be the case, right? This is the clothes that Zhao Yuwan wears in her mind.

Aunt Qiao had been waiting for Jian Xi to make a fool of herself. Upon hearing this, she could not wait to walk to Ruyi's side. The moment she saw the blueprint, she said, "This..."

It's not wrong, it's simply...

Too beautiful.

Aunt Qiao snatched the paper from Jian Xi's hand and looked at it carefully.

"I just looked at it. The upper body is plain. How did you make the skirt? The fabric is soft. Can such a big skirt be supported?"

Jian Xi kindly explained: "Of course fabric alone won't work. You can use gauze to layer under the hem, and add a crinoline to create this floating, fairy-like feeling."

In fact, according to Jian Xi's idea, she could just put a crinoline underneath, but Qian is rich!

The effect will be better if you use yarn to overlap. If you have money, you can do whatever you want.

Aunt Qiao put aside her previous negative impression of Jian Xi and kept asking questions while holding the drawings.

"So what material are you going to use for this coat?"

Jian Xi took the blueprint and explained her ideas to Aunt Qiao in detail.

Ruyi took the blueprints to ask Qian for his opinion.

The moment Qian saw the blueprint, her face was filled with excitement, her eyes widened, "Yes! This is what I want, you must make it for me! And the butterfly hairpin in the picture, go find the internal production department and have them make me an identical one, I must be the most beautiful girl at this Peony Banquet."

"Yes, ma'am."

Ruyi conveyed Qian's intention, and finally Qiao Gu changed the shape of the skirt according to Qian's figure and approved the final drawing.

When Qiao Gu gets serious, even nine oxen can’t pull her back.

By dinner time, Jane Xi was already starving.

But Aunt Qiao still looked unsatisfied and was concentrating on cutting the cloth, as if she was going to make the clothes today.

She finally understood why Aunt Qiao looked so frail. It was because she was hungry!

He is not active in eating and has problems with his thinking.

Jian Xi called Ruyi, "Sister Ruyi, let's go eat and bring it to Aunt Qiao later."

Ruyi knew Aunt Qiao's character very well, and was afraid that she would not be able to call her back for a while. She was also hungry, so she agreed immediately: "Okay."

You are not allowed to eat in the embroidery room, so Jian Xi asked Aunt Qiao to come out to eat.

Aunt Qiao took a few bites and then dragged Jian Xi into the embroidery room. "Don't leave. I still have some questions to ask you!"

"Hey, hey! Be gentle, or you'll tear my arm again."

Ruyi chuckled and shook her head, "It's really the same as before, it hasn't changed at all." After that, she cleaned up the mess and planned to send the plates back to the kitchen. It seemed that she didn't need to worry about this place anymore.

This little girl is really capable. She can win over the ambitious Aunt Qiao.

With the ruthless hands of Aunt Qiao, the new clothes for Qian had been cut and only needed to be embroidered with patterns before they could be worn.

It was almost evening, and Jian Xi couldn't stand it any longer. She begged for mercy, "Ms. Qiao, it's time to rest. Embroidering at night will hurt your eyes. Don't you want to have bad eyesight at such a young age?"

Aunt Qiao sorted the cut fabrics and put them away before she could think of a way to reply, "You little girl are full of crooked ideas, but you can't find any fault with them. Well, we've almost finished today. Do you want to embroider with me tomorrow?"

Jian Xi shook her head like a rattle, "No, the Second Madam has instructed that I am only responsible for drawing the pictures, and I don't have to do the rest of the embroidery work. Besides, my embroidery skills are not as good as yours, so it would be great if you could do it."

Aunt Qiao thought about it and it made sense. Embroidery skills need time to be honed. It is rare for such a young child to have such talent. If her embroidery skills are even better, it would be too incredible.

"Okay, when I'm done, you can help me take a look."

Jian Xi yawned and agreed: "Okay, I will definitely come and see it then."

My God, this was the day with the heaviest workload since she came to Wu'an Palace.

The drawing was a simple rendering, and the specific fabric selection and embroidery thread color were all decided by Aunt Qiao and her together.

They spent a whole day in Jifang Garden. Fortunately, Ruyi was conscientious and accompanied Jian Xi to the door when she came back.

"I'll come see you at the same hour tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you Sister Ruyi."

Jian Xi watched Ruyi walk away with the lantern, and couldn't help but sigh that everyone around Qian was as smart as she was!

She should stop thinking about it and go to bed quickly. She must not oversleep tomorrow.

The next day, Ruyi knocked on Jian Xi's door at the same time.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

"Is Jian Xi here?"

Creak...Jane Xi opened the door.

She had packed up early in the morning and said with a smile, "Sister Ruyi, I'm here."

Damn, it feels like going to work.

Ruyi nodded, "Then let's go."

"it is good."

This went on for three days.

Aunt Qiao finally finished the clothes!

Jane Xi's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. She finally didn't have to go to work on time every day!

She had never been so grateful for Qiao Gu's professionalism as she was now.

The butterfly gold hairpin that Qian ordered people to make was also completed.

Early in the morning, Aunt Qiao and Jian Xi went to the main courtyard together to pay their respects to Qian and present her with new clothes.

Aunt Qiao said respectfully, "Please try it on yourself, Madam. If you are not satisfied with it, I will make some changes."

Qian had been eager to change into new clothes, but she couldn't say it because of her face, so she readily agreed when she heard it.

In the inner room, the maid helped Qian bathe, change clothes, and dress up.