Transmigrated Female Official

"What did you say?! Repeat it again!"

Chu Qingluo and Gongsun Yu had just returned to the Chu family home after watching the show when they heard Chu's mother exclaim in surprise as soon as they entered the main hall. Chu Qingluo assumed Chu Yinuo had been scolded again, so she told Gongsun Yu to return to Ningxiang Courtyard first, while she rushed to the inner courtyard to put out the fire.

As it turned out, the person being scolded was not Chu Yinuo, but her dashing second brother, Chu Yilin.

Chu's mother looked utterly bewildered and exclaimed, "I simply can't believe my ears!"

When Chu's mother saw Chu Qingluo return, she quickly pulled her aside and said, "Come here and listen carefully, did I just hear wrong?!"

"..." Chu Yilin stood still, without saying a word.

Chu Qingluo had a pretty good idea of ​​why he would appear at the Chu family at this hour. She quickly glanced at Chu Yilin and found that he didn't seem to be acting strangely. He just shrugged helplessly, indicating that he was also helpless.

Chu Qingluo then calmly asked, "Mother, what happened?"

"Your second brother said he was kicked out of the palace by Princess Anyang!" Mother Chu said, almost in tears! "Never before in this world has a palace maid been kicked out! And in such a short time!"

As Chu Qingluo listened, she stole another glance at Chu Yilin, only to see him deliberately giving her a cross-eyed look that was utterly ridiculous! It almost made her burst out laughing!

She tried her best to suppress her laughter and comforted Chu's mother, saying, "Fortunately, my second brother is also fine and didn't cause any major trouble. This is a blessing in disguise, isn't it?"

After hearing her explanation, Chu's mother felt there was some truth to it. Fortunately, Chu Yilin wasn't held accountable or punished. However, his sudden return truly shocked Chu's mother, and she couldn't quite process it all at once.

"But what exactly did you do? How did you get so easily and cleanly kicked out of the palace by the princess?"

At this moment, Chu Yilin pouted and said innocently, "Princess Anyang said that my chess skills are amazing and that she can never beat me, so she told me to leave quickly."

"What?! Are you out of your mind?!" Chu's mother was furious at this reasoning, wishing she could throw a shoe at him immediately. "What normal person could win a game of chess against a princess?! Not only did you win, you always won?!"

"Hahaha—" Chu Qingluo couldn't help but laugh out loud at Chu Yilin's reason for being expelled from the palace!

The reason the Sixth Princess came up with was just too casual, wasn't it?! So willful, but she likes it!

"To kick you out of the palace like this, Princess, is too reckless. You've made a complete disgrace. How will you ever be able to enter the palace again?" Mother Chu was heartbroken at the thought of Chu Yilin's future.

Chu Qinglu laughed so hard she almost choked, saying, "Mother, serving the royal family is not an easy task. One wrong word and someone can be gone. It's good that Second Brother has returned safely, so please don't worry too much."

“That’s right, I’m perfectly fine.” Chu Yilin added from the side.

"You're the most troublesome one!" Now that he was back, Chu's mother could do nothing but pinch his ear. She could only sigh and say, "What are you standing there for?! Go and burn incense to apologize to the Chu family ancestors! You'll be kneeling there tonight as punishment!"

"Yes, sir." Chu Yilin nodded slightly, responding in a sarcastic tone, then winked at Chu Qingluo before following his mother into the inner hall...

"Tsk tsk tsk." Chu Qingluo couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

The only person who got away scot-free after being expelled from the palace is probably Chu Yilin; he is truly unprecedented and will likely never be seen again.

Chu Yilin's departure from the palace was undoubtedly fantastic news for Luo Lifei. But she had just given him a suggestion to leave Chu Yilin out of the picture for now… and here he was, leaving the palace!

Sigh, I hope that Luo Lifei can hold on after hearing this news and not let all her previous efforts go to waste.

……

Imperial Room.

It took Jiang Hua a week to finally prepare all the white goose down that Chu Qingluo needed.

"Lord Chu, this thing you ordered almost killed my men." Jiang Hua couldn't help but complain to Chu Qingluo as soon as they met. "Your Excellency, this bedding must be a success, otherwise all the efforts of our Imperial Kitchen these past few days will have been wasted. I still smell like goose!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Jiang! I will definitely make it happen." Chu Qingluo smiled and bowed to her.

Even if we don't say it's for the Empress's sake, just so she can keep warm during the winter, we absolutely have to make down comforters.

"Alright, then I'll wait for Lord Chu's good news." Jiang Hua gestured to two attendants to carry the white goose down in the large wooden box out for Chu Qingluo.

Chu Qingluo had them move the large wooden box to the palace gate, where Jiuwei and Tongmu took it and placed it on the carriage. She planned to take the down feathers back to the Chu family, wash them clean, and then, on a few sunny days, spread them out in the courtyard to dry…

But the down feathers were too light and too brittle. Chu Qingluo had no choice but to find a few bamboo baskets to put the washed down feathers in, in order to prevent them from flying around after they dried.

Fortunately, the weather cooperated, and the sun shone brightly for several days in a row. After being dried, the white goose down not only had a much milder smell, but also gradually became fluffier.

Although Chu Qingluo had never made a down comforter herself, she had at least used one. She knew that the duvet cover for a down comforter was quite particular and should be made of a fabric that wouldn't let down escape. Moreover, to prevent the down from scattering, the duvet cover had to be divided into many equal squares before the down was evenly filled into each square.

So she chose two fabrics to make a double-layered duvet cover for her down comforter. The inner layer would be a checkered down-filled duvet cover, made of a fabric that wouldn't shed feathers; the outer layer would be the most common type of duvet cover, made of a soft and comfortable fabric.

More importantly, she cleverly entrusted the arduous task of making the duvet cover to Tongmu.

Tongmu was a genius; in no time at all, he made the checkered duvet cover that Chu Qingluo had mentioned. He first sewed the four corners of each square, then sewed the two symmetrical sides of each square closed, leaving the other half unsewn to be filled with fluff.

Looking at the newly finished, semi-finished duvet cover, Chu Qingluo was filled with excitement. "I can't even find the words to praise you."

"It was nothing." Tongmu remained expressionless, which made Chu Qinglu think he was kind of cool.

Next, simply fill each small square with the dried white goose down evenly, sew the filling opening closed, put on the outer duvet cover, and pat the goose down until fluffy. That should complete the task.

Chu Qinglu felt incredibly excited just thinking about it. Before she transmigrated, she had no idea that she was so capable!