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Chapter 25 Untitled
Chang Luoyao was holding a greased paper bag in her hand, "Fourth Sister, these are cakes that Aunt made a special trip to Yuan's house to buy. I know you like them, so I specially asked me to bring them to you."

She smiled brightly and held the oiled paper bag in front of Chang Luoyun, "Aniang originally wanted to come in person, but you were punished by your father, she was afraid that you would anger her, so she didn't dare to come."

It's really heart-wrenching.

Chang Luoyun looked at her with a half-smile, "How could I get angry with Mrs. Pei? It's too late for me to thank her."

"Bi Yan, Fifth Younger Sister's hands are sore from holding this pastry, so you can throw it away! I'm afraid it will smoke the girls if you take the pastry after a few days in."

Bi Yan took the pastry and threw the oiled paper bag in her hand into the slop bucket in the corner without any hesitation.

Bi Yan is good at this point, no matter what, as long as Chang Luoyun tells her to, she will do it, and there will never be a redundant word.

Seeing that Bi Yan really threw the pastry into the slop bucket, Chang Luoyao's face turned the color of a pig's liver.

Chang Pu stood behind with a very ugly expression on his face.

"Daddy," Chang Luoyun looked at Chang Pu, obviously smiling, but his eyes were full of alienation and coldness, "Ms. You go back and thank her for me, so that she won't have to worry about me in the future."

Having said that, there is still something that other people don't understand.

It's nothing more than a scene where the stepmother abuses the first wife and children.

All kinds of strange eyes looked over, Chang Pu was like a light on his back, and he couldn't help wiping his forehead with his hand.

"Chang Shaocheng, it's getting late, let's go in first." As soon as Kong Shaoling said, everyone's attention immediately turned to the embroidery competition.

The princess of the county came to supervise this embroidery competition in person. It seems that the importance of the county prince's mansion to this competition is indeed unprecedented.

Although the family affairs were seen as a joke, Chang Pu is also a person who has seen the world after all.He took a breath, turned around and said to Chang Luoyun and Chang Luoyao, "Hurry up, it's late, let's see if you can still get in."

Chang Luoyao originally wanted to see Chang Luoyun's jokes, but she didn't expect the jokes to be realized, and made her angry.She stomped her feet and snorted, turned and walked inside.

Chang Luoyun smiled slightly, and brought Bi Yan into the gate of the Weaving Department without haste.

In the yard, more than [-] girls who came to participate in the embroidery competition lined up neatly in two rows.Chang Luoyun came late, so he found a seat at the back and stood by the side.

This embroidery competition lasted for ten days, mainly because the Empress Dowager's birthday is in June, if it takes too long, I'm afraid that no matter how good the winning girl's craftsmanship is, because of the time, she won't be able to embroider the best hanging screen.

In order for the girls to participate in the competition with peace of mind, the weaving department prepared rooms according to the number of heads, and the weaving department was responsible for arranging all the girls' board and lodging.

The concubine of the county came here in person to eat and live with the girls, hoping to select a girl with outstanding embroidery skills.

"The princess of the county is here!"

With a loud announcement, the girls who had been whispering in the yard immediately shut up, leaving only the rustling of dresses.The girls standing in the middle bowed their heads and moved out of the way on both sides.

The princess of the county is more than 30 years old, with a handsome face and a slender figure.She was wearing a big red shirt embroidered with clouds and clouds, and a seven-zhai crown on her head. She raised her hands and threw her feet, and she was so magnificent and so beautiful that people dared not look directly at her.

She walked up to the girls and stood in the middle, her eyes slowly swept across the crowd, her expression not angry but mighty.

After her eyes swept over everyone, Fang lightly opened her red lips, and her clear voice was like flowing water, "I am honored to meet all the ingenious girls today, and to study embroidery skills with you. It is my honor."

"The beginning of etiquette lies in correct attire. The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in correct appearance, uniform color, and obedient speech. Therefore, female red is by no means a skill for women in the boudoir."

"Thinking of my magnificent Daqi, the country has been peaceful and peaceful for seventy years, the etiquette is friendly, and the world is peaceful. I have never been able to do without female needleworkers. What's more, when I was last year, a neighboring country sent [-] smart girls to Daqi to learn embroidery. skills, and there are countless others who rent my embroidery with gold, silk and jewelry."

"The so-called skills are formed by the accumulation of etiquette and wisdom in our Daqi country. Every flower, grass, branch, and leaf on silk and silk is the strength of our Daqi people. And our Daqi has been prosperous for decades, and it will benefit from it." here."

"The so-called needlewomen, if you talk about it in a small way, it's about basic necessities of life, but if you talk about it in a big way, it's the country's most important thing!"

The two girls next to Chang Luoyun bowed their heads and whispered, "The princess princess is really brave."

"The concubine of the county is the younger sister of the empress, and this time she is here to represent the empress."

"No wonder," said the petite girl, "from now on, no man will dare to underestimate the woman who is waiting for me to twist the needle and get money."

The girl who was a few years older covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "Men don't care about twisting needles to get money. What men want is to fight in the battlefield."

"What's the big deal, a woman can fight on the battlefield even if she puts down her needle and thread."

"This girl is really brave!" Chang Luoyun thought to himself.She pursed her lips and smiled, looking intently at the princess.

"Although this embroidery competition is for the winners to embroider the birthday gift for the empress dowager, in fact, it is to encourage the women in my boudoir to have a strong heart, weave more exquisite embroidery, and carry forward Qi embroidery."

"Kong Shaoling!" Princess Princess said.

"Chen is here!"

"Every girl participating today, no matter whether she wins or not, will be rewarded with a jade hairpin."

"Princess Xiejun!"

The girls below looked at each other with joyful expressions.

"I don't have any questions for this embroidery competition. You girls can embroider whatever you are good at. Bring your own embroidery thread, but! If you don't bring your own embroidery thread, you can get it from the Weaving Department."

There was no designated topic, and the girls began to bow their heads and whisper.

The princess of the county smiled and looked around, "From this moment today, we will officially enter the competition, and at this moment ten days later, the competition will end. During this period, you don't have to worry about anything, the girls can concentrate on embroidery."

The embroidery competition does not specify the content, which is too unexpected.

The girls started discussing excitedly, the impatient ones had already started discussing the embroidery content with others, and the calmer ones were also starting to plan in their hearts.

After all, it takes ten days to produce a piece of embroidery, even for Fengniang who has more than 20 years of embroidery experience, it is very difficult.

After the princess of the county left, the ladies of the weaving department began to arrange rooms for the girls.

Chang Luoyun was arranged in the Huansha Pavilion near the courtyard wall, Kong Linger was next to her in Xiexiu, and Chang Luoyao was arranged in the Liuyun Pavilion which separated the two rooms from them.

After Biyan put away her things, she saw Chang Luoyun sitting in front of the window looking at the big tree outside thoughtfully, she was stunned, and asked: "Girl, have you decided what to embroider?"

Chang Luoyun put his hands on his chin and answered irrelevant questions, "Biyan, what do you think my grandmother wrote in the letter to me?"

It was then that Bi Yan saw the kit that Qian Hong gave her was placed on the table where she was sitting.

Bi Yan was relieved, and quickly arranged the dressing box, "Young lady, open it and take a look, so you'll know?"

"Forget it," Chang Luoyun sighed lightly, carefully put away the letter kit and put it in his arms, "I still don't read it, I'm worried that I won't be interested in participating in the embroidery competition after reading it."

She took a deep breath, turned around, and ordered: "Bi Yan, take out all the peach-colored embroidery thread and subdivide it, the thinner the better."

"Girl, have you decided what to embroider?"

"The peach blossoms are shining brightly," Chang Luoyun squinted his eyes slightly, and a peach forest like clouds and rosy clouds appeared in his mind, with gentle wind and colorful falling flowers.

Since spring is infinite and all the flowers are competing for beauty, what better interpretation of spring than the entire peach blossom forest in spring?

Bi Yan's eyes lit up, peach blossoms, that naturally meant to embroider a continuous peach forest.To embroider the peach forest alive, you must use stitches, trocars, rotating needles, virtual and real needles and other stitches, but to make the peach forest lifelike, God!Is the girl going to show off her skills again?
(End of this chapter)