Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 61
When Shen Shangshu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

"Ignorant woman! Stop talking nonsense!" Shen Shangshu scolded with staring eyes.

Zhu quickly covered her mouth.

But if he loses a piece of red jadeite, he almost loses his official position.If one gets a glimpse of some secret of the royal family, is there any chance of survival?
"Women love beauty, even if no one looks at it, isn't it pleasing to look in the mirror by yourself!" Shen Shangshu frowned and said, "Don't mention it just now! You can't mention it to anyone! That piece of red jade... really Can't find it?"

Mrs. Zhu shook her head, "The whole house has been searched, and no corners have been spared... Could it be that a thief has really entered the house? But the thief didn't steal anything, didn't make any noise, and just took away everything. A piece of red emerald?"

Shen Shangshu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It must be the head of the family."

"Then..." Mrs. Zhu hesitated, "The house has been searched all over..."

"I have already told the various pawnshops in the capital that once someone sells a red jadeite, and it is a red jadeite of extraordinary quality, they must let me know immediately. Now, we can only wait..." Shen Shangshu's face was ugly.

What can he do if the empress dowager doesn't let her go?
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Shen Xinniang's carriage stopped outside the back door of Bu Xing.

Jin Xiang knocked on the door, and the female shopkeeper had already explained that it was the owner who came.The female workers hurried to inform the female shopkeeper to welcome them.

Shen Xinniang didn't even go to the front yard, but stayed in the dyeing workshop in the backyard.

She took out a palm-sized piece of dried dye from her sleeve pocket.

"Prepare a jar of clean water." Shen Xinniang ordered.

"Is this the new dye that the lady found?" asked the female shopkeeper.

Shen Xinniang nodded slowly.

The female shopkeeper looked hesitant, "This... this is too small, a tank of water, I'm afraid this palm-sized piece is not enough, why don't you try it with a wooden basin?"

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes, this piece of dye was made by mixing white spring water, black spring water and ordinary dye.It's as big as a palm, and it melts a tank of water, and the color won't be too light.

"No, the tank is just right." Shen Xinniang said.

Disapproval was evident on the female shopkeeper's face.

Shopkeepers are generally the ones who can't get used to shopkeepers who clearly don't understand anything and have to point fingers.

But she is the owner after all, if you want to try, let her try!No, she naturally has nothing to say!

The female shopkeeper brought Shen Xinniang to a tank of clean water without much interest, "The well water that was dried yesterday."

Shen Xinniang raised her hand and threw a palm-sized piece of dry dye into the water tank.

The female worker immediately took a long bamboo pole and stirred it in the water tank.

This dye is very water-soluble, and the female worker stirred it a few times before the dye dispersed evenly.

The color in the tank is not dark, and it can be vaguely distinguished as a light emerald liquid.

"Bring white cotton cloth!" the female shopkeeper ordered.

Cotton cloth is cheap, and even if it is not dyed properly, the loss is not great.

Shen Xinniang didn't make a sound when she heard the words.

Two or three female workers cooperated to shake out the cotton cloth, slowly put it into the dyeing vat, soak it for a while, and then slowly pulled one end out of the dyeing vat.

Following the movement of the female worker slowly pulling out.

The female workers watching from the side widened their eyes.

"This... this is... spring green! Spring green!" the female worker said in surprise.

"It's a bit brighter than the spring green of Suzhou brocade!" The female worker carrying the cloth head stared at the starched and dyed cloth in her hand with wide eyes.

"The colors are too bright..."

"The coloring is fast and uniform! The color is bright! This is a good prescription!" the female workers exclaimed.

The female shopkeeper also widened her eyes.

His mouth couldn't close in surprise.

Jin Xiang helped Shen Xiniang, and heard the surprised yells from the female workers around, although she didn't know how to do it, she couldn't help but follow her heart.

But looking at Shen Xinniang again, she remained calm as usual, as if all this was within her expectation.

"Miss... madam, this dye... this dye..." The female shopkeeper couldn't speak smoothly when she was already surprised.

The boss who thought she didn't understand anything and came here to mess around, didn't want to give her such a big surprise.

"If this dye can be put into use in the dyeing workshop of our cloth shop, then the future of our cloth shop...is limitless! This, this color is really brighter than the best Suzhou brocade on the market! Not to mention the capital city, I'm afraid Even if you look at the big beams, there is nothing comparable to it!" The female shopkeeper said tremblingly, and stepped forward with trembling hands, as if she wanted to touch the bright and pleasing spring green cloth.But she cautiously withdrew her hand, for fear of damaging the color on the cloth.

Shen Xinniang nodded, "It's no problem to put it into use, but don't worry, first look at the color after drying, and try to see if it will fade after washing before making a decision."

Her light voice, without any surprise, was still flat, as if she was talking about insignificant things.

There was not even a look of happiness on the expressionless face.

The female shopkeeper couldn't help admiring the young shopkeeper. At her age, although she had experienced in the shop with her father, she already felt that she surpassed most girls.But there is no way that Xiaodong's family is so calm and stable, not surprised by favor or humiliation.

She nodded again and again, her tone and demeanor were much more respectful than at the beginning: "What the lady said is true! We are too impatient! But look at the condition of the coloring, drying is not bad. As for the decolorization... we really need to look at it again." Look."

Shen Xinniang looked at the spring green cotton cloth that was picked out of the dyeing vat and hung on the pole in the yard, and her heart couldn't help becoming lighter with the lovely spring green.

In fact, as for the problem of decolorization, she has already considered it when preparing the dye. With black spring water, the impurities are filtered out, and the remaining pure color must have the effect of fixing the color, and it should not fade.It's just a try, and it's safer to ask the female shopkeeper and female workers to know it well.

"I've never seen this kind of dye in the market. Did my lady buy it from a prescription, or did she buy the dye directly?" The female shopkeeper told the female worker to starch and dye the fabric, while she respectfully accompanied Shen Xiniang.

Shen Xinniang asked about the most fashionable colors on the market, and said slowly: "There are only ready-made dyes."

The female shopkeeper nodded again and again, yes, such a bright color, if you get a prescription, wouldn't it be even more valuable!It would be nice to have dye!

"Then another shop? Should we be the first to push this cloth to the market?" The female shopkeeper asked again.

While talking, several people had already walked to the back door of Bu Xing.

The carriage was parked just outside the back door, and the horse lowered its head and gnawed at the bark and grass leaves under the tree, kicking the horse's hooves from time to time.

Shen Xinniang suddenly felt strange, looked up to the end of the alley, but found nothing.

"Don't worry, you can't buy this dye in other shops. Try the color first, and pay attention to buying high-quality fabrics. This pigment is only for high-quality fabrics." Shen Xinniang confessed.

The female shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "Such a good color should only be made of high-quality fabrics! What the lady said is... just now is the small one who has no eyes..."

The female shopkeeper was blushing with shame, but Shen Xinniang interrupted her.

"Well, you are not wrong. It is reasonable to use cheap cotton cloth to test the color of new dyes."

Listening to Shen Xinniang's indifferent tone without reprimand.

The female shopkeeper felt even more admiration.

Jin Xiang helped Shen Xiniang into the carriage.

The carriage was heading towards Prince Qi's mansion, but before he had gone far, he heard someone outside stopping the driver with a very impatient tone.

"My lady... Is my lady here?" the boy outside the carriage asked out of breath.

The coachman was taken aback.

Jin Xiang in the car had already lifted the curtain, "My lady asked, what's the matter?"

"My lady, it's bad! Something happened in the restaurant!" The young man probably ran all the way, his face covered in sweat.

"What happened?" Shen Xinniang's voice came from inside the car, calm and indifferent.

With just one sound, it seems that people's impetuousness will settle down.

The boy also spoke much more fluently, "Reporting to my lady, someone was eaten to death in the restaurant! Someone reported to the official, I'm afraid the Jinwu Guard has arrived by now!"

Jin Xiang was shocked when she heard the words, "Why did you suddenly eat someone to death? Didn't the lady be fine when she left? Many diners came in looking for the scent?"

"That's right, when it's the busiest time, the restaurant has never been so lively as it is today, even the private room upstairs is full, but suddenly someone fell down after eating..." Xiao The man wiped off his sweat, and his tone became hurried again.

"Go to the restaurant." Shen Xinniang ordered.

The boy climbed into the carriage and sat next to the coachman. The coachman gave a "drive--" and turned his horse's head around, heading for the restaurant.

When Shen Xinniang arrived, there were many people inside and outside.

But the Jinwu Guard had already arrived, and the shopkeeper, Chef Hao, Dan Xin and others were all escorted away.

Even the boys in the running room, except for those who came to report the letter, were all guarded.

Dan Xin's face turned pale with fright, when she saw Shen Xiniang, she immediately wanted to call her.But thinking of her current situation and the crisis of the restaurant, she stuck the word "lady" in her throat.

It's fine if you are taken away, this matter is a trouble, you must not implicate your wife!

Dan Xin secretly shook her head at Shen Xiniang, telling her not to wade in.

Shen Xinniang glanced at Dan Xin, then turned her gaze away, and ignored her reminder even more.

She went directly to the diner lying on the ground.

The face of the diner turned black, the eyelids turned black, and there was black blood overflowing from the corner of the mouth. It was obvious at a glance that it was caused by poisoning.

After eating the food from their restaurant, they were poisoned and died. No matter who poisoned them, their restaurant would have to do with it!

(End of this chapter)