My eunuch An is a yandere

"I never thought this winter coat would come about by accident. The Emperor is wise enough to see that this duck down bag is very useful for keeping out the cold. God bless our dynasty!"

Nanny Qin looked at the atmosphere and saw that the Queen could no longer blame Lady Bai, so she quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

Bai Ningwei felt slightly relieved. Now that Nanny Qin had stepped forward, at least she was no longer suspected of taking credit for herself.

The Queen seemed to remember that Bai Ningwei was still standing at this moment, and spoke softly.

"Why are you still standing and answering? This is not my custom. Please sit down."

This is not to blame.

Bai Ningwei felt relieved and sat down waiting for the show to end.

After paying their respects, the concubines left one after another, but Bai Ningwei sat there without moving.

The Queen didn't want to see Bai Ningwei anymore, so she simply stood up and left the main hall. Nanny Qin stepped forward to chase her away.

"Beauty Bai, the Queen has been busy with winter clothes these past few days. Although she hasn't helped His Majesty relieve his worries, she is really overworked. Beauty Bai, why don't you come and accompany her later?"

Bai Ningwei stood up and smiled apologetically at Nanny Qin.

"Madame Qin, to be honest, I was terrified when I received the reward yesterday. I always felt that I was unworthy of my position. After all, I never thought about the life of the soldiers at the border. If this little thing I made casually had not caught the eye of Your Majesty, I would never have imagined that it would be of such great use."

Nanny Qin felt very comfortable with Bai Ningwei's words. Even if the duck down bag was made by you, Lady Bai, so what? The greatest credit went to the emperor who had a keen eye for talent.

Seeing that Nanny Qin was willing to continue listening to her, Bai Ningwei told her the most important thing.

"Because I deeply feel that I have failed the Emperor's grace, I have been thinking all night, and I always feel that I should come up with something more to be worthy of this grace. Now I have some new ideas, but I don't know if they will be useful, so I would like to ask the Empress for some guidance."

Nanny Qin was a bit incredulous after hearing this. This duck down bag had just been presented to her, so it was impossible for Lady Bai to have any more good ideas. But what if she did? Then she couldn't refuse such a good thing that was delivered to her door.

"Lady Bai, please sit down for a moment while I go and see if you have taken the medicine."

Bai Ningwei understood what she meant and sat for a while before being invited to the inner hall by Nanny Qin.

The queen had changed her clothes and pulled the person to sit next to her with a casual look on her face, as if she wanted to chat.

Bai Ningwei didn't put on airs and went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if what I'm thinking is right, but you must help me. When I was little, I was given a sheepskin coat that kept me warm in the winter. Unfortunately, fur coats are hard to come by, and I haven't worn one since I grew up. Back then, I wished the animals could shed their fur every year."

When Nanny Qin heard this, she covered her mouth and laughed.

"This sheep isn't a silkworm, how can it shed its skin? Bai Meiren was also very naive when she was young."

Bai Ningwei nodded embarrassedly.

"So I thought, if you can't shed the skin, why can't you collect the wool and make clothes?"

The queen said slightly disappointedly.

"Without the skin, how can we secure the wool? Wool is different from duck down; we can't sew it all into a cloth bag."

"But wool can be spun into thread. Why not use wool to make clothes?"

Nanny Qin was also disappointed.

"Wool yarn is coarse and can only be made into heavy blankets and the like, not clothes."

Although Nanny Qin worked within the palace, she also had days off and could often return to her home outside the palace. She knew the daily lives of ordinary people and also some interesting stories about foreign people, so she knew wool yarn.

"But if it's woven properly, it can be made into clothes."

Bai Ningwei finally brought up the topic of sweaters and took out a small, crooked square knitted with wool yarn.

"I was just messing around with it last night, and it looks a bit ugly. Your Majesty, could you help me take a look at it?"

The queen took the extremely ugly block, and accidentally hooked a section of the armor. She looked at the off-line block at a loss.

"How could this break so easily?"

"It's my fault. I didn't study it well enough and didn't know how to end it."

Knowing that it was not her problem, the Queen began to study the square seriously and asked Nanny Qin to come and consult with her.

"My Lady, although this handkerchief woven by Lady Bai is loose, it's much softer than a blanket. If it were larger, it could be made into clothing. But the seams are so large, will it keep you warm?"

The queen came from a prominent family and was not stupid. She came up with an idea after a little thought.

"Put it in the middle to keep warm. Wear a layer underneath to prevent the wool from getting uncomfortable on your skin, and put it on the outside to make washing easier."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Nanny Qin responded immediately with excitement, as if the method of making clothes with woolen yarn was all thanks to the Queen.

The queen nodded in satisfaction and then asked about the details of knitting the sweater.

Bai Ningwei had originally learned knitting from her cousin, who she had seen knitting a scarf for her boyfriend before she traveled through time. Out of curiosity, she pestered her cousin to teach her. Since it was still early to finish, she only learned the basics and the simplest flat stitch, and she wasn't going to learn anything more.

After she explained everything she knew, the Queen wasn't dissatisfied. Instead, she sent Nanny Qin to her private vault to fetch a pair of newly-delivered tribute earrings made of yellow sapphires, some new fabric sent by her family, and a snow-blue, round-patterned sable fur cloak, which she then gave to Bai Ningwei. She also had the head maid, Caiyun, personally deliver the gifts to Eve's Palace.

This was also announced to the entire harem, and the Queen still valued Bai Meiren.

After sending Lady Bai away, the Queen held the handkerchief and asked Nanny Qin absentmindedly.

"Madam, what do you think of this beautiful lady?"

Nanny Qin knew what the Queen meant and said after thinking for a while.

"Bai Meiren is intelligent. Although she is young, she knows her limits."

"Yes, it's rare to know one's limits in this palace."

Bai Ningwei took the rewards back to the side hall, looked at the table full of rewards, and smiled helplessly. She finally passed the Queen's test.

If the duck down bag had not been accidentally exposed, she would not have had to plan so hard.

Sweaters weren't even mentioned in textbooks or TV dramas. After traveling through time, she knew that even ancient people possessed great wisdom. So, if sweaters, a simple and easy-to-make item, hadn't developed, there must have been some reason that limited it.

This restriction, like the inability to mass-produce down jackets, is difficult to resolve. Therefore, my approach is unlikely to change any livelihood issues.

But at least it allows me to survive in the harem.

In Fengyi Palace, the Queen summoned the head of the Garment Bureau and others. Several craftsmen gathered together and studied the crooked square scarf for a few days. Then, they gave the Queen a complete tutorial on knitting a sweater.

"So a sweater can be made with just two needles and wool yarn, and different knitting methods can be used to create the desired shape. There's no need for cutting; one person and one thread can complete a piece of clothing."

The queen found it unbelievable after listening to what Liu Zhangsi said.

"Your Majesty, yes. And the Weaver Girl has even developed new patterns that can make this sweater even more beautiful."