Qin Se and Xiling Yue came here, and walked straight through the front yard to the middle courtyard, the former introduced as he walked: "The 'six bureaus' have a clear division of labor, and all the tribute and homemade colored silk are under the management of the Cai Division of the Shanggong Bureau. And the finished clothes will not be under the control of the Shanggong Bureau, and will be sent to the Clothing Division of the Shangfu Bureau. ”

"So complicated?" Xilingyue was troubled by several "divisions", and she couldn't tell the difference at all.

Qin Se saw her distress and smiled to reassure: "Don't be nervous, I'm just talking casually, you just need to follow me these days." ”

Xilingyue breathed a sigh of relief: "County Lord, where are we going now?" ”

"Go to Si Caisi's treasury, where all the clothes in the palace are stored, you can go and see if it can be used."

"Okay."

The two of them were talking like this, during which people kept saluting Qin Se, and some people came forward to ask about the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Xiling Yue saw that everyone was respectful to Qin Se, and she had to ask her for instructions on everything, and she had already found that she was very authoritative here.

The two of them stopped and walked like this, and finally came to the door of the hall of the Si Cai Division of the Intermediate Court, where Du Shanggong and Sun Sicai were already waiting, and after a brief greeting, several people immediately went to the warehouse.

With a "squeak", Sun Sicai opened the warehouse with a key, and there were all kinds of silk and satin in various colors, spread out on the shelves, and there was no end in sight. Even if Xiling Yue was born in a Shu Jin family, he had never seen such a large number of clothes with such a complete variety, and he was stunned outside the door for a while.

Qin Se led her in: "Well, the clothes in the palace are all here, and the Shu brocade is placed in the southeast corner." ”

Xiling Yue then walked to the southeast corner, and asked as she walked along the way: "Isn't it a pity to put so many materials together?" ”

"When the good materials enter the palace, the palaces will choose to make clothes, and the rest will be stored here." Sun Sicai explained her confusion, "But we only store it for three years, and after three years, we will return it to each family for disposal." ”

Xiling Yue remembered that in the past, clothes were returned from the palace every year, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a luxury." ”

"Yes," Sun Sicai also sighed, "Xiling Lady is an expert, and she will also help us see how to store these materials." Our company takes out the material every ten days to dry, and even so, there are many materials that are moldy and damp. ”

While speaking, several people have already walked to the ten shelves where Shu brocade is stored, and Xilingyue took a look, and the materials were very familiar, and they were from their Jinxiuzhuang. Every piece of fabric here had been carefully selected by her and her father-in-law, and it was the best of the best, and she could not imagine that it had been left untouched and left in the ashes of this storehouse.

She felt very distressed: "Didn't the Queen Mother look at these brocades?" ”

"Don't you know, when the new material enters the palace, her old man is the first to choose, and then sends it to the palaces, so these are all leftovers." Qin Se frowned slightly, "We don't dare to use these to disturb her old man again, so we have to ask you to come here to think about ideas." ”

"That's going to be tough." Xiling Yue tilted her head and thought for a while, "Isn't it okay to use other materials?" ”

"It's really a last resort, and I have to persuade the Queen Mother to change her mind." Qin Se replied frankly, "But as a vassal, it is natural to try your best to satisfy your heart, even if there is still a slight possibility, you have to give it a try first." ”

Qin Se said very frankly, and this intention also moved Xiling Yue, and she pondered for a moment: "Why don't you find some other silk silks and make a splicing with these old styles of brocade, maybe you can make a good-looking Zhai Yi?" ”

Qin Se listened to this idea and did not say anything. However, Du Shanggong answered: "This method you said, we have also thought about it, but the county lord said that the queen mother and her old man want Shu Jin Zhai clothes, we are opportunistic, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating." ”

Sun Sicai also echoed: "Yes, the county lord has been by the Queen Mother's side for ten years, and he can best understand her old man's thoughts, since she said so, it must be right." ”

Xiling Yue couldn't help but look at Qin Se, and saw her nodding slightly: "With my understanding of the Queen Mother, this method really doesn't work." ”

Xilingyue was a little deflated, raised her eyes and looked at all the brocades on the shelf, and she didn't have a clue for a while.

Qin Se was anxious, but he didn't dare to urge her: "Xiling lady, don't worry, I'm just here to see the material today, and it's not too late to go back and think about it slowly." She looked around and said, "It's dull in the storeroom, let's go out first." ”

That's the only way, Xilingyue had to follow the three out of the warehouse. The sun was shining outside the door, it was a rare sunny day, Qin Se looked up at the sky, and said, "Since you have come to the Shanggong Bureau, why don't you go around?" ”

Xilingyue nodded: "I listen to the county lord." ”

Du Shanggong immediately smiled and said: "If we talk about the four divisions of the Shanggong Bureau, the most interesting should be the division department." In the palace, from the Son of Heaven to the concubines of the palace, the clothes are made by the tailors, and the female workers are skillful, and the embroiderers are a must. ”

She said this with caution, the fourth division of the Shanggong Bureau, and the Si Cai Division had already seen it; The Accounting Department is responsible for liquidating and distributing supplies, not to mention that those accounts are not easy for outsiders to pass; Si Zhenji is the most attractive and wealthy, and is in charge of all the treasures and money in the palace. But that's why outsiders can't be allowed in, and if something is lost, no one can afford to take the responsibility.

Thinking about it, only the most suitable thing is to go to the division department, and girls also like female workers, embroidery and other work, which must be an eye-opener for Xilingyue. Thinking about it like this, Du Shanggong felt that his proposal was very safe.

And when Xiling Yue heard her introduce the division division, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in her mind: "Dare to ask Du Shanggong, is the embroidery of the division really a must?" ”

"Of course, all of them are female workers selected from all over the country, and we have been tested separately by the Shanggong Bureau." Du Shanggong said proudly, "They are not only good at needlework and color matching, but also have well-proportioned fingers, slender joints, and first-class eyesight, so that they can embroider the most exquisite patterns." ”

Xiling Yue was overjoyed when she heard this: "That's great! County Lord, I know what the Queen Mother's Zhai Yi should do! ”

"Tell me about it!" Qin Se showed an expectant gaze and couldn't wait to urge.

Xilingyue smiled: "The reason why we are distressed is because there is no new Shu brocade tribute this year, and the queen mother of the inventory style has not looked at it." But to make Zhai clothes, you don't have to look for Shu brocade with patterns! ”

"What do you mean......" Qin Se seemed to guess her intentions.

"I mean, we can find a monochrome, lustrous brocade and embroider it all over the place!" Xiling Yue pointed to the skirt on Qin Se's body, "It's like your Tianxia brocade is the best in monochrome silk, and it looks like it's shining from a distance and up close." If you let the delicate female embroider the pattern, what phoenix, peony and the like, cover the original style of the brocade, it must be extraordinary! Who can tell if it's a new brocade or an old brocade? ”

"That's right! How we didn't expect that! Duchamp Power first agreed, "This Shu brocade is not easy to find, is the embroidery still difficult to find?" What kind of patterns can't be embroidered by the division! ”

"Yes, yes," Sun Sicai also agreed, "The clothes of these palaces, no one has used the whole embroidery, if Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother wears such a Zhai clothes, why can't you be admired!" ”

(End of chapter)