The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 117 Inquiring about the Basic Crafts of Shu Embroidery
Qiao Jiuxiu hurried away, and it was almost past the curfew. According to the regulations of the Lin family, as long as the curfew is over, no one can enter or leave.Although Qiao Jiuxiu is not from the Lin family, she has to do as the Romans do, so she can only try to find Ye Duanyi before the curfew.

She has two things to tell her. The first thing is of course to discuss the basic skills of Shu embroidery, and the second thing is what Hongyu just said.

Hongyu said that Yuzhi went out with a note that day, but when the body was finally found, the note was gone.So Yuzhi must have met someone that day, and it should be someone very important and whom she trusted, otherwise she wouldn't have met him by the lake.

Qiao Shaotang once said that Yuzhi would stay away from any place she thought was dangerous. For her who can't swim, the lakeside is undoubtedly a dangerous place, and the reason why she was willing to go to that place was because the person who invited her, Let her rest assured that she will not be on guard at all.

Who could this person be.

After thinking all the way, I finally arrived at Ye Duanyi's room. Because she is a distinguished guest of the Lin Mansion, Ye Duanyi can enjoy a courtyard alone, and even the maids can use their own.Qiao Jiuxiu gently knocked on the door, and Ye Duanyi's voice was a little lazy, "Who is it?"

"Sister Duanyi, it's me. I have something to tell you." Qiao Jiuxiu pushed the door in while speaking, but Ye Duanyi was more active, and she had already moved to the door and pushed Qiao Jiuxiu in.

"Ninth Sister, I thought you wouldn't come over today, but I'm so bored." Ye Duanyi flattened her mouth helplessly, "This Lin Mansion is so boring, there is even a curfew habit, I am Night owls, I like nightlife the most. At night, I drink wine with my second brother, not to mention how happy I am."

General Ye is bold by nature, so even if Ye Duanyi is a lady of everyone, she still has the arrogance of a gold and iron horse.

"Okay, don't talk about drinking under the moon. If you let your wife know that this future eldest young lady will drink, she will be shocked." Qiao Jiuxiu thinks that his wife has always been old-fashioned, and thinks that drinking is a It is definitely something that only men can do. If she is told that women can drink, she will be terrified.

"Madam doesn't like women drinking?" Ye Duanyi asked hesitantly.Well, in order to be a virtuous daughter-in-law, she decided to quit drinking.It's just that this is a habit from childhood to adulthood, and determination is far from enough.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, that's all she said, she didn't expect Ye Duanyi to really take this matter to heart.She smiled quickly, "Sister Duanyi, don't take this matter to heart. I came to you today because I have two things to tell you. They are very important things. You must help me."

"Huh?" Ye Duanyi looked at Qiao Jiuxiu suspiciously, she wanted to know what Qiao Jiuxiu needed her help with.Qiao Jiuxiu thought that the matter of Yuzhi was more important, so let's delay and ask about Shu embroidery first.Moreover, there are only clues and no clues about Yuzhi's matter. It should not be too late to tell Ye Duanyi after I know more about the inside story.

"Today Suxiu Niang took me to buy fabric for the wedding dress. I chose golden silkworm embroidered cloth. It's just that this kind of embroidered cloth needs to use Shu embroidery. I don't know how to do it. I heard that sister Duanyi is very good at it, so I came here to ask." , my good sister, you must save me, if Sister Su asks tomorrow and I don’t know anything, I will make a fool of myself.” Qiao Jiuxiu pulled Ye Duanyi’s sleeve and said pitifully.

"Shu embroidery," Ye Duanyi pondered in her heart, "Golden silkworm embroidery cloth is indeed the most suitable for embroidering Shu embroidery, but Shu embroidery needs a certain foundation, otherwise you won't be able to make it beautiful just by narrowing the needles. No matter how good the work is, it can only be destroyed. But Jiumei has the foundation, so it shouldn't be difficult."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded. It turns out that the most important thing in Shu embroidery is to narrow the needle, and she has to remember this.But she found that Ye Duanyi looked at her strangely, and she hid back a little embarrassedly, "Sister Duanyi, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No." Ye Duanyi shook her head, and walked up to Qiao Jiuxiu, "Tell me, how did you know that I know how to embroider in Shu? Not many people know about it. If you don't tell me, don't blame me for guessing."

"That... that..." Qiao Jiuxiu blushed, and felt extremely embarrassed when she thought of running away in the afternoon.But I was afraid that Ye Duanyi would really think wildly, so I could only recruit honestly. "I happened to meet your second brother when I was shopping in the afternoon. He told me that you can embroider in Shu, so I thought of coming over to ask you for advice at night."

"Hehe." Ye Duanyi chuckled, "Ninth Sister, this is similar to what I just thought. Since you have met Second Brother, you should know what he thinks."

"He! What can he have in mind." Qiao Jiuxiu turned her head to the side in a panic. If she didn't think that she and Ye Duanyi were under the same roof now, and there would be many opportunities to meet each other in the future, she would want to run away now. up.

"You know it, right?" Ye Duanyi put her hand on Qiao Jiuxiu's shoulder, "Second sister-in-law in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you, my second elder brother is a peerless good man, and the girl who wants to marry him can buy it from the capital. Don't miss it. Otherwise, you will regret it."

Qiao Jiuxiu knocked Ye Duanyi's hand off, but it was an eye for an eye, "In the future, the eldest mistress of the Qiao family, don't blame me for not reminding you, there are many women who like my elder brother, you have to be careful and take care of my elder brother."

When Qiao Shaotang was mentioned, Ye Duanyi's eyes suddenly dimmed, and she sat down on the chair, "Ninth Sister, tell me the truth, does Shaotang not like me?"

Um?Qiao Jiuxiu was slightly taken aback, how did Ye Duanyi come to this conclusion?
"Sister Duanyi, have you heard something that you shouldn't have heard?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked carefully, knowing that women before marriage are a little sensitive, but Ye Duanyi will soon be the young mistress of the Qiao family, and everyone It's too late to please her, who else would gossip?

"I didn't hear anything." Ye Duanyi sighed, "Ninth Sister, but I just have this feeling that Shaotang is getting farther and farther away from me, he seems to be deliberately keeping a distance from me .I met him by the lake today, but before I could say hello, he turned and left."

Ye Duanyi buried her head lower, "I'm sure he saw me at that time, but he avoided me. If he liked me, could he avoid me?"

"Sister Duanyi, you really misunderstood." Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh of relief. It turns out that the matter is just like this, so it is easy to explain. "Sister Duanyi, don't you know? Unmarried men and women can't meet before marriage. That's why elder brother avoids you. Don't worry, you are such a good girl, how could he not like you. "

"Really?" Ye Duanyi was still a little uncertain.His heart was still up and down, and he always felt that Qiao Shaotang seemed to be avoiding himself recently.She didn't know what to do.

"Of course it is." Qiao Jiuxiu quickly comforted her.And turned the topic back to Shu embroidery. Ye Duanyi is in a bad mood today, so let's talk about something that makes her happy. "By the way, you haven't told me the key to Shu embroidery. I'm afraid you plan to hide it, so you don't say anything."

"How could it be?" Ye Duanyi sighed, anyway, she simply didn't think about those things.She is still suitable for heartless, happy life. "The biggest feature of Shu embroidery is its gorgeousness and extreme luxury. It is the best to use needles to pay attention to every stitch and thread, which is full and surplus."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, seeing needles, thread and fabric on Ye Duanyi's bed, she simply hooked two stitches, "Sister Duanyi, do you think I have the shadow of Sichuan embroidery?"

"No." Ye Duanyi said matter-of-factly, snatched the fabric, then held the needle in her right hand, first sketched an outline three times, five times and two times, and then stitched three or five times along the outline, and a bird jumped onto the fabric , because the corners are hooked in advance, so it seems that the line is fuller than the general situation.

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, Ye Duanyi demonstrated that she understood.Suzhou-Hangzhou embroidery is generally conceived in the mind. After the conception is completed, the needle is used directly, and there is no step of outlining the outline. The reason why Shu embroidery is fuller is because of the action of delineating in advance.Can't tell the pros and cons, I can only say that each has its own strengths.

After Ye Duanyi demonstrated, she handed the fabric to Qiao Jiuxiu again, "Ninth sister, you can see clearly now. However, the silk thread used for the border of Shu embroidery must be the best and best silk thread. Gold or silver thread, otherwise it would be impossible to imagine luxury and beauty."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded. Although it is said that crocheting first and then embroidering will reduce the difficulty of embroidery to a certain extent, it will be different if expensive fabrics are used. You need to have a rough idea of ​​the pattern first, and you must not miss a single bit.This is probably a big test.

"Yeah. I've made a note of it." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded. Fortunately, Ye Duanyi had a certain understanding of Shu embroidery, otherwise she would have to make a fool of herself tomorrow.It's a small matter to make a fool of yourself. If Su Xiuniang is not interested in her and is unwilling to teach her embroidery, that is a very difficult thing.

"Sister Nine, take a look at the characteristics of the narrowing of the Shu embroidery." Ye Duanyi saw that Qiao Jiuxiu had already understood the key points of the crochet, so she brought the topic to the narrowing of the stitches.Qiao Jiuxiu observed carefully, "It turns out that Shu embroidery uses two-thread narrowing, which is different from Suzhou and Hangzhou embroidery."

"Ninth Sister is really smart, she can tell at a glance." Ye Duanyi sighed slightly, "I have studied Shu embroidery for three years, and you have comprehended the essence of it in just one night."

"That's because sister Duanyi taught her well." Qiao Jiuxiu also half-joked with Ye Duanyi.It turns out that Shu embroidery is not as difficult as he thought, so there is hope that the task can be completed as scheduled.

(End of this chapter)