Chapter 117: Again on the road
Since Jiang Zhonghan and his wife entered Beijing, it has been a while, and as the New Year is approaching, it is not good for them to continue to stay in the capital, so they plan to leave in the near future and return to Nanling for the New Year.
In addition, Su Wanqing had something to ask Xiao Jiang, and after lunch on the second day, Su Wanqing asked Bi Wu to order her to go down and prepare a carriage to go back to the Taiwei Mansion.
It's just that Bi Wu hasn't walked out of the door after responding, and a slightly chaotic footsteps have come from outside, and then I heard Lan Shu say outside: "Master Qiqi, someone has sent something." ”
Su Wanqing glanced at Biwu when she heard this, and Biwu immediately stepped forward to raise the curtain and welcome people in.
The maids and servants waiting outside the door rushed in, and judging from the clothes of the visitors, they were all ordinary servants and maids in the inner courtyard. Except for the maid who walked at the forefront, none of them were empty-handed, either carrying a suitcase or holding a jewelry box.
"The slave and maid greet the side concubine." The maid headed by Su Wanqing saluted, and said respectfully with her eyes: "Concubine Qiyu, the slaves and maids came here today to give you New Year's clothes and head jewelry. ”
"Well, it's hard work to carry these." Su Wanqing smiled, signaling Biwu and Lan Shu to step forward and instruct the maid to put down the things, and without Su Wanqing opening her mouth on the other side, Hongfu took some loose silver from her sleeve pocket and rewarded it to everyone in the house.
"Thank you for the reward." The maid was overjoyed, her tone was a lot more enthusiastic, and she said with a smile: "Concubine Fang, you go to the inner room to try on the new clothes first, the slaves and maids are waiting outside, if there is anything that doesn't fit, the slaves and maids can send someone to send it in time, so that Tailor Li can change it." ”
Su Wanqing smiled slightly. Nodding his head, "It's okay." ”
When the servants present saw this, they saluted and withdrew, while the maidservants opened the lid of the suitcase. showed the stack of clothes inside in front of Su Wanqing.
Su Wanqing approached and glanced at it, the two sets on the top, Jiqing Mingyan was dignified, obviously made for her Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, although the lower two sets also had strong colors, but they were mixed with Qingli, suitable for wearing when meeting guests in the first month.
It's not tight to wear it all over the place. It's just that the clothes that entered the palace were not sloppy at all, Su Wanqing thought about it and took the top two sets. The red fu waited to go to the inner room to change.
The first set is true purple with peach, which looks luxurious and beautiful, and as soon as it is put on her, Hongfu's eyes show a touch of approval. However, Su Wanqing knew that her complexion was pale. I have always not picked my eyes, but I didn't care about these, I just felt that the lines of this dress were good, and the waist was extremely suitable.
But as soon as this set of clothes was put on, their master and servant were in a heartbeat!
This-
A section of the exposed cuffs of the middle jacket and the white trouser legs that are faintly exposed on the ankles are impressively reflected in the eyes of the two!
"Master, could this dress be delivered by mistake?" Hongfu was stunned for a moment. Said with some confusion.
Su Wanqing glanced at her, and then stared firmly at the cuffs. Silent and did not speak.
Hongfu's lips were pursed, her eyes swept around her master, and she didn't ask anymore, judging from the waist and size of this dress, everything fits very well, obviously according to Su Wanqing's size.
But why are its sleeves and skirt so short?
Hongfu really can't believe it, you must know that tailors will pay attention to these when making clothes, in order to avoid similar situations, they usually only have to relax the ruler, and there is never a shortage of reason...... What's more, Tailor Li can serve in King Yi's Mansion, so he shouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
Hongfu thought about it, her face couldn't help but tense, and she hurriedly pulled the sleeves of another set of new clothes and made a gesture on Su Wanqing's body, this comparison didn't matter, Hongfu's face was even more ugly, not to mention, and even the whole person was in shock, motionless.
Su Wanqing looked at Hongfu's reaction, her eyes were a little heavy, she raised her hand and took the other set into her hand, compared it to the body on her body, and stared at the cuffs carefully.
As far as the eye can see, the embroidery thread on the cuffs is quite different from the embroidery thread at the other joints of the clothes, and there are traces of new ties at the piping!
Su Wanqing's heart froze, and she clenched the clothes she was holding in her hand fiercely.
She understood, it seems, her new clothes have been tampered with!
Someone took these clothes in advance, cut off the cuffs and skirts, and re-locked the edges!
Su Wanqing's lips were pursed tightly, no matter what moths came out in the past, she could make changes in advance, but this time, she really didn't expect that person to work this.
In thought, she seemed to blame herself and seemed to be depressed, and said in a low voice: "This time I was negligent, and I actually caught her again." ”
Who this "she" refers to, the two people present knew in their hearts.
Hongfu has always been transparent, and she doesn't need Su Wanqing to explain more, and she knows what is happening now. Her calm face couldn't help but show a worried look, her lips moved, and she asked in a low voice, "Master, what are we going to do now?" ”
"What should I do?" Su Wanqing repeated, as if she was asking Hongfu, and as if she was asking herself, her calm eyes narrowed slightly, and she stared at her cuffs quietly.
What else could she do?
Tailor Li is an old man who has made clothes for Su Yuanyi and Shen Qingyi for many years, and the two of them who can serve are satisfied, and their craftsmanship is very good on the stage, and they are not easy to make clothes for outsiders. This year, Su Wanqing was able to wear the clothes made by Tailor Li, but Su Yuanyi spoke, saying that it was too troublesome to find another tailor, so Tailor Li made Su Wanqing together.
The clothes of these three masters, Tailor Li made them in turn, and when it was Su Wanqing's turn, it was inevitably a little late, and the time was in a hurry, and it was definitely too late to redo it.
And the clothes for the palace banquet, although there is no limit to the style, the pattern on the material must be Zhai pattern, that is, she does not want to fit outstandingly, and it will not work if she wants to buy ready-to-wear clothes.
Su Wanqing thought about it, and said quietly: "I think the only way is to decorate the cuffs and skirt with another piece of material." ”
Hongfu thought for a while and hesitated: "What the master said is feasible, but I am afraid that it will be unsightly." ”
"Where else can you take care of this?" Su Wanqing glanced at her with a smile, and shook her head helplessly, "I don't want to attract any attention, I just hope that this dress can be passed on decently, so that I don't lose face in front of everyone." ”
Hongfu thought about it, but couldn't come up with any better way, and thought deeply, "The slave asked them to call the tailor and measure you in person, and by the way, they also beat and knocked, so that nothing would go wrong again." ”
Su Wanqing groaned slightly and nodded at her. (To be continued......)