Poor Lady

What kind of peculiar embroidery is this...

With the reflection of the palace lanterns, a pair of unfolded wings faintly appeared between the cold snow and plum blossoms, and two agile white cranes jumped into view, with their heads raised, feathers fluttering, and graceful gestures.

The coldness of winter snow, the pride of red plums, and the shadow of white cranes form a vivid picture with a long artistic conception.

At this time, the attendant removed the palace lantern, and the embroidered picture returned to its original appearance. Then they turned the screen around, embroidered on this side were two white cranes, standing proudly in the snow, facing the cold wind, spreading their wings. The white snow and the white cranes seem to merge into one. The picture is cold and cold.

However, when the attendant raised the palace lantern again, behind the white crane, the red plum blossoms immediately bloomed, the white snow reflected red, and the faint fragrance lingered in the nose. The amazing moment was unforgettable.

The whole embroidery only uses three tones of red, black and white, but it makes people feel that the picture is full and the layers are clear, reaching the realm of simplicity.

This embroidery seems to use only three colors, but in fact, eighteen colors are used. Embroidery threads of the same color are smudged in different ways, and there will be differences in shades. Qi Surong used this skillfully, using different shades of red, black, and white to create this picture of cold plum and snow.

And she uses the thinnest embroidery thread, usually only ten stitches of the pattern, she has to sew hundreds more stitches, combined with the shading of the fabric and the composition of the double-sided pattern, to achieve a real seamless, leaving no traces , its superb embroidery can be seen.

Compared with the colorful and complex pattern, the "simple" of this embroidery pattern highlights its difficulty. Embroidering on such a thin silk cloth, using only three colors, makes the picture come alive. In the blank part, there is no trace of embroidery at all, but it can reflect different scenery, which is really incredible.

"Okay, it's really amazing!" the envoy exclaimed, "Your country is really full of talents and extraordinary."

The emperor said modestly: "The envoy is too honorable." But he was shocked and inexplicable. He didn't expect the Qi family daughter to have such superb skills. Hi, I want her to embroider one.

"I really want to thank this embroiderer in person, I wonder if I can come to the house for the meeting?" the envoy asked.

The emperor looked at Feng Zhan, who immediately replied: "I'm very sorry, this embroiderer doesn't like seeing guests, and I hope the envoy will forgive me."

The envoy looked rather disappointed, but when he saw this screen, his mood became clear again.

The next day, the emperor's decree of rewarding the embroidery came down. The embroiderer "Yunrong" was awarded one hundred taels of gold, one plum wreath, one luminous pearl, and a golden plaque from the royal family. The rest of Xiuzhuang also had their own rewards.

The emperor praised it: "The fragrance of plums and peanuts, the fairy trail of crane shadows, the needles are like awns, and the skills are amazing."

Since then, Yunrong Xiuzhuang has become famous in one fell swoop.

The people of Weiguo all know that there is a national embroidery master Yunrong who is unparalleled in the world.

The cold plum snow shadow picture presented to the envoy also became a topic that everyone talked about. It is a pity that the embroidery has been collected by the envoys and has no chance to be seen. Everyone who has seen it praised it. Rumors about this embroidered picture were quickly spread.

The nobles who placed orders with Yunrong Xiuzhuang came one after another, and the orders quickly piled up, and the price of double-sided embroidery continued to soar, with a minimum of thousands of taels. However, Qi Surong's manpower was limited, and he only embroidered one picture in two months.

Yunrong Xiu Zhuang has become the smallest, best business and most prestigious store in the capital, and Qi Surong has no plans to expand the store. On the one hand, the risk is too great, and it is easy to attract jealousy and speculation; on the other hand, the Qi family is weak and does not have enough reliable personnel. The current scale is sufficient.

Qi Surong's biggest bargaining chip is in Gu Jinyun's hands, and he is also the back road reserved for Qi's family.

Qi Surong was in the limelight here, but Liu Qianer and Luo Yanyi were heartbroken. I wanted to use this to smack her, but I didn't want her to save her life from danger, and her reputation spread far and wide. Although very few people know that "Yunrong" is Qi Surong, it is no longer a secret among noble families.

"Yanyi, follow your plan from now on." Liu Qianer's hatred for Qi Surong had reached its peak, and she could no longer bear it.

Luo Yanyi smiled and said, "It should have been this way."

She still broods about being scared away by Qi Surong before, and regards it as a lifelong shame. Later, after thinking about it, Qi Surong had accumulated power for a long time, and she always acted according to her face. When the Qi family was defeated, although she was delighted, she was still fascinated by her residual power and feared. Now that his mentality has changed, the next time he faces her, he will never show mercy.

No matter how high the embroidery art is, there is not enough strength, let's see who can keep those hands!

There was a cold light in Luo Yanyi's eyes.

Qi Surong, who didn't know the danger was coming, was sharing her joy with her family.

With the title of National Embroidery Master, the Qi family re-entered the attention of the family in the capital. It can be said that Qi Surong alone made the Qi family regain a firm footing. At least for a short period of time, the emperor would not dispose of the Qi family at will, and the number of nobles who interacted with the Qi family gradually increased.

Qi Surong took advantage of Xiu Zhuang to be like a duck to water in the noble circle. In the past, she had high self-esteem and bad popularity. Later, when the Qi family was defeated, she did not dare to show her face easily. Now that she has the title of National Embroidery Master, even if the ladies look down on her in their hearts, they will treat her with courtesy at least on the surface.

Qi Surong used her advantages in clothing and embroidery to establish a lot of popularity among the nobles. By the way, she also brought Zhuang Qiao'e and Miss Zhang (wife of Zhang Zhihuai, a four-door doctor) into the circle. , expand their contacts without a trace.

Different from the arrogance before, after the rebirth, Qi Surong can keep her face unchanged in the face of ridicule and sarcasm.

Many noble girls are virgins with pure hearts, and they may be a little spoiled or arrogant because of their family background, but as long as they go with their hearts and do what they like, it is not difficult to make friends.

The reason why Qi Surong dared to be so high-profile is because she is only a woman, and no matter how famous she is, she cannot enter the court or hold real power.

The more high-profile she is, the more low-key Qi's father is; she keeps making friends with nobles, but Qi's father rarely interacts with people.

In this way, some villains with bad intentions can't find the fault of the Qi family.

A month later, a new wine from Gu Jinyun's wine cellar came out. There are three kinds, white wine, rice wine and wine. Liquor has a relatively high degree of content, belongs to moderate spirits, and is most popular with northerners. The yellow rice wine has a low degree of content and a warm taste, which is in line with the preferences of ordinary literati. And wine is an unheard of new wine. Many people taste it out of curiosity, but they are quite disappointed. Except for the aroma and color, they are not very suitable for this kind of taste.

However, the effect of wine is eye-catching, nourishing the body, and helping sleep. This is undoubtedly very seductive for women.

The purchasing power of noble ladies in the capital is even higher than that of men, and they can do everything for their appearance.

Although these effects have yet to be proven, they can't wait to try it out.

To Gu Jinyun's surprise, wine became the first famous new wine.

"Rong'er," Mother Qi handed over an invitation, "this is an invitation sent by Miss Luo from the Sima family."

Qi Surong opened it, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Mother, Miss Luo celebrates her birthday tomorrow, and would like to ask me to come over to the residence to help her with counseling."

"Then you go, remember to act cautiously." Qi mother urged.

"Well, my daughter will send someone to reply." She interacts with noble ladies on a daily basis, and generally does not refuse such gatherings.

It was night, Qi Surong quietly came to the next yard, found Yuan Xi, and asked, "Do you know the birthday of Miss Sima's family tomorrow, who will attend?"

Yuan Xi took out a list and handed it to her: "You can see for yourself."

Qi Surong opened the list and listed the names of more than 20 people, one of which caught her attention.

Luo Yanyi? Will she go too?

Qi Surong frowned and scanned the list again. There is Luo Yanyi, but no Liu Qianer?

Although she has been walking around the expensive circle a lot lately, she has always avoided meeting people she once had a deep grudge against. Even if it was unavoidable, she would find an excuse to leave as soon as possible. It's not the fear of being embarrassed, but the fear of being calculated.

In the last life, she suffered a lot of losses, and her mother was also bullied and died in depression. In this life, she had to guard against it.

At present, the most alarming thing is Luo Yanyi. This woman is jealous, she will retaliate, and her methods are vicious and even reckless.

Qi Surong thought for a moment, but decided to take a risk, not only because it was hard to offend the Sima family's young lady, but also wanted to see what means Luo Yanyi would use.

She returned home and prepared some chili powder, a few bottles of ointment, and a small willow dagger.

Then, she took out another ring. This was specially made by her craftsmen, the ring face can be twisted, and there is a poison inside. With this poison, a red rash will appear on the body immediately, as if infected with an infectious disease. But there is no harm to the human body, and the rash will subside in two days.

Although I don't know if it can be used, it is always good to be prepared.

No matter how tough Luo Yanyi is, she will not persecute her in public, and most will be sarcastic.

Qi Surong narrowed her eyes, but even if she didn't deal with herself, she didn't want her to feel better.

The death of her mother in the last life had nothing to do with her, and she hadn't recovered the debt from her yet.

The next day, Qi Surong dressed neatly and took Ping'er to the carriage and headed to Sima Mansion.

The birthday banquet of Miss Sima's family was relatively low-key, and only some noble ladies in the capital who had not left the cabinet were invited, while other officials and wives were entertained by Mrs. Sima.

Qi Surong did not participate as a guest, and now she does not have the qualifications. She just went to dress up Miss Sima's family and provide some advice on what to wear.

Although she was not popular in the past, her taste is well-known in the circle.

When he came to Sima Mansion, Qi Surong entered through the back door and was led into Miss Luo's boudoir.

At this time, there were no other outsiders in the room, only Miss Luo and two girls.

Seeing her come in, Miss Luo smiled slightly and greeted: "Surong, you are here, come here quickly and help me see how this dress looks like?"

Qi Surong bowed slightly and walked towards her slowly.

The author has something to say: there is a follow-up to this cold plum snow shadow map, and I will talk about it in a few chapters...