Wealth and glory seek stability

The Minister of Revenue had long coveted the vast business empire of the Lou Company, and immediately won over court officials and put pressure on Emperor Xuanyuan.

There were even two censors who died by hitting their heads against pillars in the court.

Xuanyuan Zhan finally agreed to Lou Muran's request and let her go to the cold palace, and all the shares of Lou's Trading Company were deposited into the national treasury.

This is the end of the book.

After reading it, Jian Xi was shocked. It was actually like this.

According to unofficial historical records, Lou Muran in the story should have traveled through time. She might have traveled through time with her body, so some people say that she was wearing strange clothes.

The Zhao Qingchen in it should be the most favored Concubine Zhao in the harem.

It is rumored that Lou Muran was a man of great literary talent and had created 300 Tang poems, which won him the admiration of many celebrities and officials.

It’s a pity that she was eventually stuck in the quagmire of the palace and couldn’t get out.

According to the calculation of time, the beauty should be old now.

The unofficial history also goes on to say that this story is purely fictitious and has no real evidence, simply because such a woman does not exist in the world.

Jian Xi disagreed. As a time traveler, she knew very well that what Lou Muran said was most likely true.

She originally planned to open a rice shop, and now it seems that this was indeed a very wise choice.

There are so many modern products that have been made by predecessors, and she doesn’t know the full picture now. If she intervenes rashly, she will end up making things worse.

Food is always hard currency, and she has some money in her hands now. Instead of buying some stillbirths and leaving them there, she might as well do some business.

When necessary, you can also have bargaining chips with others.

Hey!

Things are really becoming more and more complicated, but it's none of her business as a small person. She just needs to do her own thing and keep her mask well, and not worry about anything else.

Jian Xi's previous understanding of embroidery was limited to the original owner's memory. Now with Ding Xiang's instruction and her understanding, her embroidery skills have taken a step forward.

Dingxiang gave her a task, which was to complete a fan.

The essence of Suzhou embroidery lies in its beautiful patterns and elegant colors. Jian Xi plans to embroider a double-sided three-dimensional embroidery.

However, double-sided three-different embroidery requires perfect cooperation between two embroiderers, and the front and back of the embroidered surface have completely different colors and shapes.

Jian Xi turned her gaze to Caixia who was embroidering a handkerchief.

"Caixia, do you want to make money?"

"Yes I do."

Jian Xi slapped Caixia on the shoulder and said, "That's good. Now you have a golden opportunity in front of you. It depends on whether you can grasp it."

Caixia looked puzzled and asked, "Sister Jianxi, what's the matter?"

"My master asked me to embroider a fan. I plan to use Suzhou embroidery and combine it with what I have learned these days to embroider a double-sided embroidery. I just need your help." It's not impossible for one person to embroider, but it takes too much time.

Caixia was embarrassed, afraid that she would not be able to embroider well, "Ah? But my embroidery level is not at the same level as yours. If I embroider with you, it will hinder yours."

"Don't be afraid. I will teach you. Besides, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Haven't you always wanted to learn Su embroidery? Besides, I don't want you to embroider anything difficult. You only need to help me embroider the front and I'll be responsible for the back. When the fan is done, we'll split the money we get from selling it in half."

The temptation to learn Suzhou embroidery was too great. Caixia knew that she had no talent for embroidery and could only hope that hard work could make up for her shortcomings. She made up her mind and said, "Okay, I agree."

Suzhou embroidery emphasizes eight words: flat, bright, neat, uniform, harmonious, smooth, fine and dense, which respectively represent the flatness, brightness, neatness, uniformity, harmony, smoothness, fineness and density of the embroidery surface.

Double-sided embroidery requires the embroiderer to concentrate. Caixia embroiders the beauty covering her face on the front, while Jianxi embroiders the beauty's back.

After three months of hard work, the two finally completed an embroidered piece.

Caixia rubbed her hands, walked around the room and looked at it again and again, not daring to touch it at all for fear of dirtying the embroidery.

"Sister, did we really embroider this?"

"If it wasn't embroidered by us, could it be that we picked it up?" Jian Xi looked it up and down and felt very satisfied. This was the best work she could embroider with her current knowledge.

Caixia couldn't believe it and kept turning around, rubbing her eyes. "I can't believe it. It's obviously the same stitches, but the stitching on the front and back is different. The front is a beauty covering her face and laughing, and the back is a beauty walking away. Sister Jian Xi, you are so amazing. No wonder Sister Ding Xiang is willing to take you in as her apprentice." For the first time, she faced the gap between herself and Jian Xi.

Ding Xiang lifted the door curtain and came in. "I heard you two arguing outside, but is the embroidery done?"

Caixia and Rong Youyan puffed out their chests proudly, "Sister Dingxiang, come and see, this is what Sister Jianxi and I embroidered together. She said it is a double-sided three-dimensional embroidery."

Dingxiang took down the embroidery frame, opened the window, and looked at it repeatedly in the sunlight. The embroidery surface reflected a soft luster under the sunlight.

"What is your relationship with the Gu family in Jiangnan?"

Jian Xi was confused, "What do you mean by taking care of everyone?"

Ding Xiang turned the embroidery over and admired it carefully. "Gu Qian, the younger sister of former Jiangnan weaving master Gu Weisheng, is the inheritor of Suzhou embroidery. I heard that she is gifted. She could hold a needle and thread as soon as she could hold chopsticks. At such a young age, she is very skilled in Suzhou embroidery.

Gu Qian was able to split a strand of silk into 128 strands and use them for embroidery. He created this double-sided three-different embroidery, with the same embroidery surface but different drafts, different needles, and different colors. But I heard that this embroidery technique has long been lost..." Ding Xiang turned her gaze to Jian Xi, and the speculation in her eyes was self-evident.

Jian Xi felt a surge of emotions in her heart.

why!

She just saw this double-sided three-different embroidery when she was surfing the Internet in her previous life, and now it happened to be a chance for her to put it into practice.

Unexpectedly, it touched Dingxiang's heart.

What can she do?

Jian Xi smiled apologetically and said, "Sister Ding Xiang, you are exaggerating. I was just imagining things. I have never heard of the name Gu Qian." She really had never heard of him. As far as she could remember, the original owner's mother's surname was not Gu.

Ding Xiang looked at it for a moment, then gently put down the embroidery frame in her hand. "Of course you don't recognize it. Such a delicate idea, coupled with such embroidery skills, is really wasted. No one would believe you are the successor of the Gu family. I asked you to practice needlework diligently, but you just ignored me. It's really a waste of talent. As your master, I am also to blame. I must supervise you diligently in the future so as not to bury your talent."

Jian Xi complained bitterly, but she also knew that Ding Xiang was telling the truth, "Oh!"

Her embroidery skills are more flexible than steady.

Caixia was complacent before, but after hearing Dingxiang's scolding, she huddled aside like a quail and dared not say a word.

Dingxiang was afraid that the two people would ruin the embroidery, so she mounted it on the fan herself.

Jian Xi took out a white jade fan that Qian had given her as a reward and said, "Sister Dingxiang, this fan bone is just right for you." White jade looks best with beautiful women.

Ding Xiang rolled her eyes again, "I don't see you putting so much effort into embroidery normally. Go stand over there!"

Jian Xi tapped her toes on the ground in embarrassment, and stood in the corner with Caixia, reflecting on their mistakes.

She is such a grown-up, but she was punished to stand. It was really embarrassing.