After breakfast on this day, Shu E heard Xiaoyingzi reply that the Queen Mother had already had breakfast, and went out to see the weather, and the wind was blowing in the slightest, as if it was going to rain. She got up and put on a collar of Lilac's newly made silk embroidered cold arrow bamboo pattern with a plain satin face and thin cotton cloud shoulders [Note 1], and Lilac also got up to help her tie the belt of the neckline, and tied a bow upright.

After lunch a few days ago, Shu E suddenly had to do a handicraft. The palace distributes clothes according to the season, and the needlework in Yong'an Hall on weekdays is made by Sister-in-law He with cloves, chrysanthemum beans, Zihao, Sumo, Caiyin, and Caiwei. Waffle is busy every day and has little time for needlework. Shu E saw Lilac cut cloth for her to make cloud shoulders, so she went up to ask Lilac to teach her.

At that time, no matter how small the family was, the girls were all needlework. Shu E doesn't know how to do it by hand, but Lilac knows how to do it.

"Tailoring and embroidery, I'm afraid even the queen has done it, even the queen mother has done it, but you won't. Your hands are delicate! Lilac asked Shu'e to help pull the cloth, and said while cutting.

"I just won't, so I let you teach me. Sister Lilac, good Sister Lilac......" Shu E was a little embarrassed and begged in a low voice.

"Don't call me me, why did I let you see Sister-in-law He draw tricks two days ago, and you just smiled and shook your head? Going to sit and read a book again? Want to learn it again now? Lilac asked her with a smile while holding the cut cloth on Shu E's shoulder.

Shu E took Lilac's hand and shook it around, just asking her to agree.

Suddenly, Cai Wei walked over from the side, saw Lilac and Shu E laughing, and saw Shu E looking scared, but she was surprised and funny. Cai Wei has a lively temperament, she is young, she has just entered the palace for two years, although she was sent to the Yong'an Palace, she only learned the rules from her grandmother, and has not served her master.

Because Shu E is young and gentle and amiable, she is not afraid of her. It's just that on weekdays, in front of Sister-in-law He and Hua Fu, I don't dare to laugh. At this time, seeing that the two of them were laughing interestingly, they also leaned forward and asked, "Sister Lilac, what are you and Mrs. laughing at?" ”

Lilac didn't know how to say it, things like Shu'e couldn't sew, so it was better to cover it up, so she just smiled and didn't speak. Shu E said: "I see your sister Lilac cutting clothes, and I want to learn from it." When I was a child, I learned to cut my fingers at home, and then I never used a needle and thread again. As he spoke, he raised his left index finger, and sure enough, there was a very thin and shallow scar on the belly of the finger to the outer knuckle.

Cai Wei didn't know what to do, staring at her finger for a while, but Lilac turned her head and laughed. This scar was obviously cut when Shu E was making clothes for the third young master when she was in the house a few years ago, and she asked her how many times she asked herself about a bed gown, and asked Luo Ying to teach her repeatedly, but she didn't let others help, and she had to cut it herself, so she cut her finger. At this time, it was hard for her to believe this old scar to fool Cai Yin.

"Then what is Sister Lilac laughing at?" Cai Wei asked.

"She laughed at me for being stupid and refused to teach me." Shu E said.

Cai Wei thought for a while, and suddenly clapped her hands lightly, "Madam, since you want to learn, why don't you ask Mrs. Sun." ”

Shu E and Lilac were both surprised, the high-grade palace maids were assigned ready-to-wear clothes for all seasons, and Hua Fu changed them all day long. But I never saw her do it herself. Could it be that she is a needlework?

Cai Wei saw that the two of them didn't believe it, and said: "I heard that Sun Niangzi was originally an embroiderer in the embroidery courtyard, and her handiwork is excellent. Later, I arrived at the Shangyi Bureau. ”

Although Lilac was a little afraid of Huafu, when she heard this, she couldn't help it anymore, "Then let's ask her to go." Anyway, she is a teaching lady, and she should also teach needlework! ”

Shu E was happy to see Lilac and became happy. Lilac looked at Cai Wei with an envious look, and pulled her to say, "Let's go, little ghost!" You've been here for a long time, but you're not motivated when it's time to study? Mrs. Sun Niangzi, are you still afraid that you are standing next to you and blocking the light? ”

All three of them laughed at one sentence.

[Note 1] Cloud shoulder: also called shawl.