Chapter Seventy-Three: Congratulatory Gifts
The queen's longevity dress is not simple, but it was embroidered by the Inner Court Mansion in the capital to find hundreds of Seiko embroiderers for more than half a year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The dress is red, and there are nine golden phoenixes embroidered on it, suggesting a long time. Although it doesn't look as solemn as a black dress, it is gorgeous.
The crown of the golden phoenix is crowned with six dragons and three phoenixes, which are made of gold silk and green feathers. The tail feathers of the golden phoenix are made of kingfisher feathers, and they are decorated with many pearls and gemstones, and now they are held by maids, and they are even more dazzling under the lamp.
Qi Guang came to the queen's Ciyuan Hall with a dress.
The queen was preparing a list of family members to be invited to the birthday banquet, and the maid at the door said, "Niangniang, Lord Qi is here."
The queen ordered someone to invite him in, only to see Qi Guang walking in with a dress, and seeing the clothes in the tray, the queen said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Lord Qi has worked hard these days."
The queen has always been good-tempered, and everyone in the palace knows it. But Qi Guang still didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed and said, "The queen mother has tormented the slaves." It is the duty of a slave to serve the queen, and it is not hard. Does the bride try a new dress that fits? If it is not agreeable, the slave will ask someone to revise it."
The queen mother looked at it and said, "Put it here first, this palace has tried to call someone to inform you"
Qi Guang hurriedly responded yes and retired.
The queen looked at the clothes in the tray and thought to herself: This dress is good-looking, but it is a little too luxurious and too extravagant. It's just that the minions at the bottom have always been like this in order to please their masters, and she doesn't bother to ask about some affairs in the harem, so she has to do this.
On the second day, Shen He and Song Wu's sister-in-law came to Lord Liu's house.
Lord Liu's name is Liu Chongming, who is thirty years old this year, and is appointed as the chief priest of the Chinese dynasty. Although it is a noble position, its benefits are not as good as a state and county magistrate, but its rank is not low, from the fourth grade. And can win the respect of Shilin, and his knowledge and conduct are at least stronger than that of ordinary officials.
Of course, there is the credit of Lord Liu for letting his wife visit the queen every once in a while.
Walking into Liu's mansion, a housekeeper came over and invited the two to the backyard, and Master Dao was waiting for the two in the side hall.
Shen He and Song Wu's sister-in-law followed the housekeeper into the side hall, and saw a person sitting on the top of the hall, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and blazing eyes, drinking tea soup.
The housekeeper walked in and said, "Master, someone is here."
Shen He and Song Wu's sister-in-law saluted, Liu Chongming stood up and walked in front of the two, arched his hand and said, "Please sit down", and instructed the housekeeper to make tea.
Song Wu's sister-in-law said: "Lord Liu, this is the Shen He Shen girl I told you, I came to discuss with you today about preparing embroidery."
Liu Chongming looked at Shen He and was secretly surprised: this woman looked like she was in her twenties, and she could embroider such a beautiful purse, and she was quite generous, and she didn't look like an ordinary woman.
It's just that I don't know if she has nothing to show for herself, or she still has to take a test, the birthday gift for the queen mother is not trivial, if it is not good, let alone carry him, maybe it will make the mother disgusted, and the entire Liu family will have a far-reaching impact in the future, so he must be cautious.
Thinking of this, Liu Chongming said to Shen He: "Miss Shen, I heard that those embroideries last time were all from the girl's hand, and now it is the queen's birthday. ā
Shen He thought for a while and said: "The queen is the head of the group of flowers, the mother of the world, of course, the embroidered things should also be beautiful but not lose the atmosphere, luxurious and solemn, the people want to embroider a picture of the rivers and mountains in ink."
Liu Chongming was a little interested: "Ink painting of rivers and mountains? Ink paintings made of weaving and embroidery? ā
"Exactly" Shen He thought for a long time last night, remembering that in his previous life, he had seen someone embroidering a huge floating ink picture on light yarn, and he was quite shocked to see it at that time, so he thought of taking this opportunity to embroider such an embroidery.
Liu Chongming said: "The idea is good, but I don't know how the embroidery effect is?" ā
Shen He said: "Don't worry, of course, the folk girl knows that the congratulatory gift to the queen is not trivial, so she will come up with the idea of using embroidery to show the magnificent scene of beautiful rivers and mountains, and the time will definitely not disappoint the adult." ā
Liu Chongming thought for a moment and said: "Okay, the official will believe in the girl for the time being, but there are still a few days before the mother is a thousand autumns, how many days will you embroider this embroidery?" ā
Shen He said: "If the adults prepare the screen frame and silk thread, the folk girl can embroider it for ten days."
Liu Chongming said: "It's too late, can the girl be faster?" ā
Shen He thought for a while and said: "The fastest is seven days, it can't be faster, if you only pursue speed, it will inevitably affect the fineness of the embroidery."
Liu Chongming said: "Okay, then according to what the girl said, the required materials will be sent to the girl's house tomorrow, and the girl must do what she says."
Shen He said: "I will live up to the trust of adults"
After the two walked out of Liu's mansion, Song Wu's sister-in-law said, "Miss Shen, are you really sure that you can embroider it within seven days?" ā
Shen He said: "Fifth sister-in-law, don't worry, since I promised Lord Liu, I must be sure in my heart."
Back at home, Xiaocui and Ah Niu were preparing lunch, since Ah Niu had earned silver on the riverbank, they wanted to go again, but they were stopped by Shen He and asked him to help Xiaocui cook at home, so that Xiaocui could have more time to continue to make purses, the two had a clear division of labor and had nothing to do with each other.
Now, seeing that the two of them were busy preparing meals, Shen He smiled: "It seems that Ah Niu has really grown a lot, and now he can help cook."
Xiaocui said: "Miss, don't praise him, clumsy, you can pick all the leaves when you help pick a vegetable, and you can't wash the vegetables."
A Niu said: "Cooking, it's not good, earning silver, it's good"
Shen He said helplessly: "Xiaocui, don't talk about him, it's good if he can help, don't ask too much of him, it's much better than before now."
He said to Ah Niu again: "Later, my sister will take you out to earn money, now stay at home obediently, don't run around"
Ah Niu nodded obediently.
After eating, Shen He began to draw the design drawings of the ink and river embroidery.
She had seen it in her previous life, but now it is not easy to draw it by impression, but she changed it several times before she drew the general outline, and then carefully revised it, drawing trees on some rocks, a few birds in the air, and water lines in the blank space below.
By the time she was almost done, it was already dark.
Early in the morning of the second day, Liu Chongming sent someone to send the silk silk and silk thread needed for embroidery.
Shen He began to embroider according to last night's design pattern.
According to the memory of her previous life, she embroidered with different stitches, and this picture required a variety of stitches, not only to use the same needle, grab the needle, single set, double set, loose set, and receive the needle, but also to use special techniques such as rolling needles, cutting needles, and locking needles.
All the lines, colors, light and shade, texture, composition, and aura are not fixed and unique in her eyes.
Shen He had to embroider day and night, and it took six days to embroider the embroidery, and Xiaocui and Ah Niu were stunned when they looked at the embroidery she embroidered.
I saw that those mountains and rivers seemed to be real, and it seemed that I could hear the singing of birds in the forest and the murmuring sound of the mountain stream, which was really amazing. (To be continued.) )