I was flattered after crossing

I turned my head slightly and looked at Xiao Zhengxuan who was sitting next to me. I saw that the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhao Wanqing was as if he was looking at a dead person.

Zhao Wanqing felt confused and raised her eyebrows involuntarily and looked at him.

Xiao Zhengxuan said slowly, "Miss Zhao, it's better not to follow the princess's advice. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't stand watching the tragic scene of Lord Zhao sending his son to his grave~"

After Xiao Zhengxuan finished speaking, he leisurely picked up the tea and slowly tasted it.

At this moment, Zhao Wanqing was trembling all over. Her eyes were full of fear and anxiety. She looked straight at me, and her eyes suddenly widened as if she had figured out something. She stretched out her hand and gently stroked the neck that I had just pinched, and said in a trembling voice: "My Lord, Princess, please just pretend that Wanqing has never been here. Please, Princess, spare my life."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Wanqing kowtowed three times to the ground without hesitation.

Then, I also picked up the tea and said to her coldly: "If you appear in front of me again, or if I find out that you are doing something behind my back, then you and your father will never see each other again, understand?"

Hearing what I said, Zhao Wanqing couldn't help but pause, obviously wanting to hear how Xiao Zhengxuan would react.

However, Xiao Zhengxuan did not give any response.

So, she quickly responded: "Don't worry, Princess! Qing'er will follow Daddy out of the Imperial City and will never appear in front of Princess again."

After Zhao Wanqing left, Xiao Zhengxuan's deep eyes looked at me inquiringly and asked softly, "I thought the princess was going to kill her just now."

I turned my head sideways to look at him, raised the corner of my mouth slightly, and replied with a chuckle: "If you kill someone in your own house, you won't be able to sell the house at a high price in the future~" As I spoke, I looked up and looked around this beautifully decorated room, and couldn't help but sigh.

Then, I took out the heavy jade unicorn from the pouch on my waist, gently placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of him. Xiao Zhengxuan looked at me with confusion and asked, "Why, doesn't the princess like it?"

"How dare I compete with you for this hand-held gadget that you have loved since childhood. Besides, it is not easy to get it." I responded calmly.

In fact, the main reason is that I am not particularly fond of auspicious animals such as Qilin. In comparison, Pixiu is more to my liking.

"Besides, we are just dealing with such an insignificant person. There is no need to accept such a generous gift from the prince~" I said to Xiao Zhengxuan with a smile.

"By the way, Your Highness, I'm a little tired and want to go back to Haitang Garden to rest for a while. I still have to draw new clothing designs in the evening." After explaining things to Xiao Zhengxuan, I got up and went out, strolling towards Haitang Garden.

In the Begonia Garden, the sun was shining brightly, the breeze was blowing gently, and the green leaves were rustling, as if playing a wonderful concert. Xiao Cui sat alone in the corridor, looking up at the sky in boredom, her thoughts had already flown away.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and locked onto me as I entered the courtyard. She ran towards me like a light swallow.

"Princess, you are finally back! You went out so early today and came back just now. It must be very tiring for you." Xiao Cui said as she hurriedly took my arm and led me into the house.

I smiled and shook my head, comforting her, "It's okay, it's okay. We have made a great harvest today! Do you know? When I just came back, the scene in our silk shop was packed with people and red flags were waving!" I couldn't hide my excitement and patted Xiao Cui's hand hard.

After hearing this, Xiao Cui's eyes flashed with a hint of expectation, but then dimmed again, and she said softly: "Really? It's a pity that I didn't see it with my own eyes..."

I realized my negligence and quickly took Xiao Cui's hand and promised: "It's all my fault. I will definitely take you with me when I go out next time so that you can see the outside world. You can't stay in this small Begonia Garden every day!"

Before I finished speaking, I noticed that Xiao Cui's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, full of joy and gratitude. She nodded heavily and said with a little excitement: "Yes, thank you, Princess!"

At this moment, I remembered that there was one important thing I hadn’t done, so I turned to Xiao Cui and said, “Oh, Cui’er, please help me get the needle and thread. I want to embroider a purse for the prince…”

Before I could finish, Xiao Cui couldn't wait to interrupt me and responded happily: "Okay, I'll get it right away!" After that, she ran to get the needle and thread like a gust of wind.

I walked slowly into the room and went straight to the closet. I gently opened the closet and carefully took out the piece of fabric that had made me fall in love at first sight.

When I closed the door, my eyes fell on the suitcase next to me. I couldn't help but sigh, it's really unpredictable.

I put the fabric on the table beside me, picked up the brush, and began to outline the outline of the Qilin. Since Xiao Zhengxuan likes Qilin, it would be appropriate to embroider a Qilin on the purse.

Just as I was concentrating on painting, Xiao Cui came in with needle and thread, put them on the table and said to me: "Princess, the needle and thread are already here!"

I just whispered, "Okay." I continued to draw the image of the Qilin with my head down, and asked casually, "Xiao Cui, can you tell what I am drawing?"

Xiao Cui answered without hesitation: "Of course it's a Qilin!" I raised my head slightly, smiled at her, and continued to paint. At the same time, I said to myself: "Fortunately, I didn't paint it badly. In fact, I have always been worried that my painting is not realistic enough..."

Xiao Cui came forward to examine my painting carefully and praised: "The body of the Qilin looks like a musk deer, and its tail is like a dragon's tail. Its body is covered with dragon scales, and it has a single horn on its head. You drew it so realistically!" I was secretly delighted to hear her praise, but on the surface I pretended to be calm and said, "Haha, that's good."

I secretly thought: I hope that the embroidery result will be satisfactory in some days.

Xiao Cui sat quietly by the side, staring at me intently, watching me embroidering the pattern. She couldn't help but be curious and asked softly, "Princess, the embroidery method you are using is so unique. I have never seen it before. I wonder where it came from?"

I stopped what I was doing and patiently explained to her, "This is called seed embroidery, which belongs to the category of dot embroidery and is also called 'seed embroidery.' Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it uses silk thread to form small granular circles. Each stitch can form a delicate 'seed', hence the name."

Xiao Cui listened attentively, blinked her eyes, and nodded as if she understood.

Then, a shy blush appeared on her face, and she whispered, "Hehe, although I don't quite understand these complicated embroidery techniques, I remember my mother told me when I was a child that purses are regarded as tokens of affection between men and women, and are often used to express love and longing. If I am lucky enough to meet someone I like in the future, I can sew a beautiful purse for him or her."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Cui's cheeks became hotter and hotter, like ripe apples. After a short pause, she mustered up the courage to continue: "I'm sure the prince will be very happy to receive the purse personally presented by the princess."

I smiled slightly and responded, "Actually, it was the prince who took the initiative to ask me for this purse. Since I have already promised him, I naturally have to keep my promise!" As I spoke, my eyes were always on Xiao Cui, and my eyes revealed my admiration for her innocence and loveliness.

"My prince?" Xiao Cui looked at me puzzledly, then seemed to remember something and said, "It should be our prince! Princess, please continue embroidering. I'll go to the small kitchen to take a look. The prince just sent someone to tell me that you were tired today, so he specially stewed some bird's nest for you to replenish your body." After that, Xiao Cui trotted out.

I continued to embroider with my head down. Time passed by minute by minute, and before I knew it, the sky had gradually darkened.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from the yard: "Ah~ Xiaoxu~ I'm back~"

That was Leilei's voice, coming from far away and clearly reaching my ears.

I immediately put down the purse I was embroidering and hurried out to greet her. I saw Leilei walking unsteadily, her face full of fatigue.

The makeup that was so exquisite in the morning was now a little off, and the eye shadow and lipstick became blurred. Her hair was also a little messy, and she looked a little listless, as if she had been through a long battle.

I looked at Leilei distressedly, and quickly stepped forward to support her, and asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened today? Why are you so tired?"

Lei Lei smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying weakly: "Oh, don't mention it. I'm so busy today and there are so many things that I can't breathe." As she spoke, she walked towards the room with heavy steps.

I quickly helped her sit at the table, quickly poured her a cup of tea, and said anxiously, "Drink it quickly, it's not hot anymore!"

She picked up the cup without hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, I immediately filled her glass again and asked with concern, "Why are you so busy today?"

"Oh hey, this is the outfit that Ye Lan and I wore on display today, do you remember?" Lei Lei drank three cups of tea in a row before she looked up at me and said.

"Of course I remember!" I replied quickly. How could I forget this so easily?

"I didn't expect that someone would buy it this afternoon!" She grabbed the snacks on the table and ate them to replenish her energy while excitedly telling me the good news.

My eyes widened in surprise and I asked her again in disbelief.

"It's absolutely true! Why would I lie to you! Master Ye was almost scared to tears by that young lady! When he came out after changing his clothes, his eyes were still red!" Lei Lei said vaguely while chewing a snack.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work! How is the current situation of our silk shop?" I asked with a little guilt.

"You can't imagine the spectacular scene when we close the store at night! Especially for our latest batch of fabrics, we actually owe seven full pieces!

The shopkeeper's scissors were almost sparking! Uncle Li was busy taking measurements and cutting clothes the whole afternoon, and he didn't even have time to go back to the inner room to make clothes.

The most pitiful one was Ah Fu. He kept pouring tea and handing out candies to customers who came into the store, but he himself couldn't even drink a sip of water.

After closing the shop, he drank the remaining tea and claimed that he was finally alive! Hahahaha!" Lei Lei laughed again after she finished speaking.

I stared at her in disbelief. Leilei seemed to sense my uneasiness and quickly comforted me, "You are right. Things are developing in the direction you expected."

When I heard this, I was so surprised that I couldn't close my mouth: "Oh my God, I can't even think about it!" As I said this, I reached out and held her hand.

Just then, Xiao Cui came in with a bowl of steaming bird's nest, gently placed it in front of me, and said softly, "Princess, please enjoy it while it's hot."

I turned to look at Xiao Cui and asked, "Is there anything left?"

Xiao Cui quickly replied: "Yes, yes."

I immediately said to her: "Then give me two more bowls!"

"Okay, I'll be right there. Please wait a moment, Princess." After saying that, Xiao Cui stepped back.

I quickly pushed the bowl of steaming bird's nest on the table in front of Leilei and urged her, "Drink it quickly, this is the best bird's nest. You should replenish your body quickly. By the way, I ordered takeout for lunch. Did you receive it?"

"Got it, got it. We wolfed it down, but no one could remember what we ate in the end!" Lei Lei answered while drinking the bird's nest contentedly.

"I feel like we don't have enough manpower. It's really hard for me to see today." I looked at Leilei and expressed my concerns.

Lei Lei slowly drank a few mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge, then raised her delicate little face, looked at me seriously with her big watery eyes, and said softly: "You are right, there are indeed some things missing here, and the store is relatively small.

If Ye Lan, the shopkeeper and I were to stand in front to solicit customers, our shop would definitely be extremely crowded considering its current size.

In addition, we only have one fitting room, which is too small. As you can imagine, their clothing styles are extremely complicated. If there is no special person to serve and assist, it may take a quarter of an hour for customers to put on a whole set of clothes by themselves.

This will inevitably have a serious impact on our transaction volume." Leilei clearly pointed out the marketing flaws she noticed today one by one.

"Well, your analysis makes sense. Let's ask Manager Xu to help us recruit more employees tomorrow." I echoed Lei Lei.

"I have also thought about expanding the store, which will be very beneficial to our future development, but the earliest it can be done will have to wait until Xiao Zhengxuan and I get married..." I looked into Leilei's eyes and said very seriously.

Lei Lei nodded and said, "Well, this is indeed a big deal and needs to be carefully considered. But when is your wedding date?"