From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 34

It's rare that Shangguan Xinrou is very concerned about this matter, she can't let go of such a good opportunity to make things difficult for her.

In the previous life, I thought she hated Yuan Muqiu, and felt that I was too close to her, so that she mistakenly thought that Yuan Muqiu had separated the relationship between their mother and daughter.For this reason, she deliberately alienated her godmother after she left Liangzhou.Even in order to please her, once Su Yu'an had an accident at sea, she didn't help, nor did she write a letter to ask about it.

Thinking of the stupid things she did in her previous life to get her approval and a little sympathy, Mei Xin felt quite uncomfortable.She is full of passion and wishes to hold her in front of her, but she is as cold as iron.Such a mother-in-law, don't mind!
Even though she already knew it well, Yuan Muqiu was still very moved when she heard Mei Xin say this with her own ears.Feeling that she didn't love her in vain, she said with satisfaction: "Your mother knows what you want in your heart, and I believe that you will be filial to me. But, Miss, since the princess doesn't like it, it's better not to mention it. In a few days, you asked Yunluo to come over and give me the skins, and I prepared the clothes and headgear."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Muqiu looked towards the door and raised his voice to order: "Chunliu, hurry up, quickly bring the things in for the eldest lady to see. There are also more than a dozen cloaks and fox fur cloaks, all brought in."

She was stunned for a moment, Mei Xin blurted out and exclaimed: "A dozen pieces, so many, did you use all the leathers I gave you to make cloaks?"

"No, no, Xiao Anzi brought it for me when he came back. The color is bright, and it's best to wear it at your age. I'm old, and I don't dare to wear it anymore." Several wooden boxes were brought in.

Spread out one word, three rows in a row, Yuan Muqiu raised his hand to signal for people to open all the boxes and said: "You are in a hurry, I will let the embroidery room rush to work day and night to make yours first, and the general and the prince will have to wait a little longer." Life can be done well. But don’t worry, I will send someone to watch, the fox fur cloak and other winter clothes are all ordered.”

Standing up, she took Mei Xin's hand and walked to the first box to see that the box was full of clothes.The silk and satin are so colorful that Mei Xin's eyes are dazzled.

Knowing that she didn't know much about fabrics, Yuan Muqiu bent down and picked up a dress and said, "Look, this is Shu brocade. It's brightly colored and perfectly complements your complexion. Most ladies in Beijing like to wear this. Although your complexion is not white, you use it After raising the almond powder, it will definitely be very beautiful when you wear this dress in the capital."

The unique pattern is indeed beautiful, Mei Xin touched it with her hand and said: "Isn't the Shu brocade very expensive, where did the godmother get it?"

Mei Xin was full of doubts as she didn't remember that there was Shu brocade in her treasury.However, when she got married in the previous life, her father brought a lot of expensive cloth and spices, as well as a lot of jewelry.

Smiling without saying a word, Yuan Muqiu handed the clothes to Chunliu to put them back properly, then picked up the clothes in another box and said, "It's expensive, but it's not so expensive that the general can't afford it. Besides, here is Liangzhou, you can’t buy Shu brocade there. To tell you the truth, the general gave me this material when you celebrated your birthday last year. The general said that when you grow up, you can’t always wear bunts or soft armor. I should make several sets of dresses for my daughter’s house. So, this box contains not only Shu brocade but also Yun brocade, plain brocade, woven brocade, and Huanhua brocade.”

Concentrating on official duties, and being an old man, he is far less careful than a woman.And because he has raised a pair of children alone for more than ten years, he has not raised Mei Xin as a daughter.

If Yuan Muqiu hadn't been around to help take care of the two children these years, it is estimated that General Mei would not have remembered that he had a daughter, and thought that he was raising two sons by his side.

Speaking of it, Mei Xin is also very powerful. She never complained when she practiced martial arts at the age of three. She followed her brothers to practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer.Because the skirt was in the way, she basically wore men's clothes like her brothers, and her hair was tied up high, so that everyone forgot her gender after a long time.

She never knew that her father had prepared so much fabric for herself in private, Mei Xin was surprised but also moved.She couldn't help touching those clothes, she said: "Daddy has always been frugal, and he can't wait to eat bran and swallow vegetables to give the saved money to the children of Yiyingtang. How could he suddenly buy so many expensive fabrics?"

Puzzled in my heart, I couldn't help but recall what happened on my birthday last year.

Yuan Muqiu was also very surprised when he saw the boxes of fabrics. You must know that General Mei has never paid attention to his daughter's clothes in the past ten years.With a slight smile, he took out the radiant Fuguang brocade and said: "Compared to Fuguang brocade, those fabrics are considered more expensive. Besides, all the official ladies in the capital wear these, and the eldest lady is no worse than them. You should wear these. Miss, look, this floating brocade is really beautiful, especially when it shines under the sun, it is even more dazzling."

Hearing the sound, Mei Xin raised her head, and came to Yuan Muqiu, lowered her head and asked, "Isn't this a tribute? I heard that there are only a few bolts of cloth in a year, and they all go into the harem. How could Daddy have it?"

The concubines in the harem of the previous life also fought for the beautiful brocade, and it is said that only the favored concubines have it.

Putting the Fuguang brocade directly into Mei Xin's hands, Yuan Muqiu replied with a smile: "Since it is a tribute, it is naturally rewarded by the emperor. Miss, come and take a look at these heads. Yun Luo took all the gems on them. There are also little Anzi brought back from the sea."

Speaking of the things brought back from the sea, Yuan Muqiu got up and brought a black lacquered box, opened it directly and said: "This is Dongzhu, and the two boxes are filled with black pearls and gold pearls, both of which are good things. There are too many inlaid facets, you can't use them all up, you take them back to the princess. The princess likes Dongzhu the most, if you take..."

With a snap, Mei Xin said decisively: "Godmother forgot, I broke everything in Beijing. From now on, let alone a pearl, she will never get a grain of rice from me."

"Yunluo, divide the things into two, take one half to the capital as a gift, and keep the other half as a dowry for my younger sister." Plump and not small pearls are very rare and precious in the capital and Liangzhou, But it's not worth much at sea.On the contrary, there are many such things in the sea, and these are also brought back by Xiao Anzi.

Realizing that Mei Xin wasn't talking angry words, Yuan Muqiu didn't dare to say anything more, smiled awkwardly and said: "It's easy for people to get old when they get old, so let's not send it off if Missy says not to. Missy, come here Look, eight kinds of hairpins, hairpins, step Yaos, gold, silver, jade, gemstones, pearls, corals, and velvet flowers have been made, all of which are popular styles in the capital. The same is true for necklaces, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, eight of each kind, There are a little more bracelets, and I chose thirteen bracelets."

(End of this chapter)