Chapter 394: Puzzle Clearing
Qian Qian was indeed troubled by Zhu Heng, so much so that she was still a little absent-minded after leading Zeng Rong into her boudoir, and even pricked her finger when she was distracted when demonstrating the needlework.
Seeing this, Zeng Rong took the embroidered bandage from the other party's hand and put it aside, picked up the herbal tea that the maid had just sent, and took the initiative to ask, "Does Miss Qian have anything to ask?" ”
Qian Qian seemed to be startled when he heard this, raised his head and glanced at Zeng Rong quickly and lowered his head, Zeng Rong couldn't see her face, but saw that the other party's ears and neck were pink.
"You must be curious about my identity, right?" Zeng Rong asked again.
Qian Qian raised his head again, his eyes widened slightly, his mouth opened slightly, and he just nodded, as if he felt that something was wrong, and smiled apologetically.
"It doesn't matter, I am a female historian beside the emperor, and I have been entrusted by the queen mother and the emperor to accompany the second highness for a period of time." After speaking, Zeng Rong explained the duties and daily life of the female historian.
"What about the people around His Royal Highness?" Qian Qian didn't understand what Zeng Rong meant by the word "accompaniment".
According to her understanding, she is a boudoir lady, there are two maids in her body, and there are two maids who specialize in daily chores, in addition to a nurturing mother, Zhu Heng is the prince, and there must be many more people around her than her, why do the queen mother and the emperor have to entrust someone to accompany the second prince? And it's still a little girl?
"The people around His Second Highness will only serve his daily life, and they can't enter his inner world, I have read a little book, I have a hearty temperament and love to laugh, and I am better with Sister Amei, the palace maid next to His Second Highness." Zeng Rong talked about her and Zhu Heng's acquaintance.
In order to avoid trouble, the first time she said that the two of them met was the time in the back garden of Cining Palace, not the time when she rescued people in the snow, and then the two met again on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday.
"Maybe because I persuaded His Royal Highness to return to the Queen Mother in time that day, the Queen Mother will find an excuse for me to accompany Her Royal Highness to talk to Her Second Highness after she knows about it. Therefore, I gradually became acquainted with His Royal Highness and spoke more than ordinary people. Zeng Rong saw that the other party didn't seem to understand, so he explained a few more words.
"But, but you are, you... Qian Qian finally didn't have the courage to ask this, and halfway through speaking, he bit his mouth again.
"You're saying I'm a woman, he's a man, right? But don't forget, I'm a female official, similar to a palace maid, I also do things for my master. The difference is that the palace maid can apply to leave the palace at the age of twenty-five, while the female official is basically not possible, unless it is sick or wrong and other special circumstances, otherwise, she may have to stay in the palace for the rest of her life until she can't do it for a day. Isn't Aunt Qin an example? Zeng Rong guessed what the other party was struggling with and said.
Although Qian Qian had never seen Qin Chuxue, he had heard of this name in the past few days, and knew that this person was Uncle Qin's sister, and she was also the dowry maid brought into the palace by the dead queen's aunt, and she still stayed in the palace.
"Yes, yes, yes..." Qian Qian still had doubts, what she wanted to ask was that Zhu Heng didn't look like a master to Zeng Rong, that kind of doting eyes and tone, no matter how she looked at it, she still didn't have the courage to ask.
Zeng Rong didn't have the courage to answer her.
Although the relationship between them does subvert the normal relationship between men and women, they also have a special reason, but this reason can't be put on the surface, this loss Zeng Rong is decided, who told her to provoke him in the first place?
"Okay, do you have a thicker embroidery thread?" Zeng Rong put down the water cup, picked up the embroidered bandage, and got down to business.
Zeng Rong first used a thicker embroidery thread to Qian Qian to demonstrate his hollow stitching, Qian Qian was surprised when he saw it, and after thinking for a while, she turned out a purse from the cabinet, and a peony flower embroidered on the purse, the difference is that this peony flower is also embroidered with thick thread, it is a flower that protrudes, as if a flower is specially embroidered and sewn on the purse.
Zeng Rong was also quite pleasantly surprised when he saw it, this kind of stitching is different from her hollow stitching, and there is no need for gold foil and silver foil thread, but she can embroider a flower like a real flower, this skill is more superb than her.
Qian Qian did not hide his selfishness, and demonstrated it to Zeng Rong with stitching, Zeng Rong found that her stitching method was very special, not the traditional embroidery with one needle, but two needles at the same time shuttling and embroidering, and could also use different embroidery threads to embroider the difference.
"I learned this stitching method from an old grandmother in my family, who used to be a fisherman and weaved nets since elementary school." Qian Qian explained.
"Thank you, speaking of which, my stitching method is also collected for Aunt Qin, she is now in charge of the embroidery department of the Shang Gong Bureau, every time there is a major celebration in the palace, she should be worried, for fear that the things that come out are not new, and the masters are not satisfied, can you keep this stitch secret for the time being, at least this year, don't teach others." Zeng Rong was worried that the palace had not yet come out, and a lot of them had come out outside the palace first, and Qin Chuxue had to have it not only in vain.
"But there are a few cousins in my hometown, and we also have an embroidery workshop." Qian Qian replied with embarrassment.
"It's okay, as long as the capital doesn't appear in large numbers for the time being, I'll tell Aunt Qin that it's embroidery from your hometown." Zeng Rong replied.
Before she could learn this stitch, the maid came in and replied, saying that she had set up a meal in front.
According to Zeng Rong's meaning, he wanted to stay and eat alone with Qian Qian, but he was worried that Xiao Luzi and Xiao Haizi ran outside the second door and didn't come in, and there was no one around Zhu Heng to serve the meal, so he had to follow Qian Qian to the front hall.
Sure enough, Zhu Heng and Qian Yi had already sat down in the front hall, and when they saw Zeng Rong and Qian Qian coming in, Zhu Heng said first: "How about it, can there be a harvest?" ”
"Yes, Miss Qian is worthy of coming from Jiangnan, where the humanities gather, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Zeng Rong boasted.
In Qian Qian's boudoir, she paid attention to the furnishings in the other party's room, not only on the desk in the middle of the room there were unfinished text panels, but also a pile of books and two pen holders, there were also half of the books she saw on the kang table, and there was a yaoqin and a chessboard under the wall by the window.
In addition, Zeng Rong also noticed that Qian Qian's purse, silk handkerchief, pillow, pillow towel and the clothes she was wearing, etc., the color and pattern were indeed very elegant.
"Daddy, I, I..." Qian Qian was embarrassed by Zeng Rong's words, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he had to look at his father.
"Haha, your great-sister is an out-and-out talented woman, she is a female historian next to the emperor, and she can't do this job without a certain amount of knowledge." Qian Yi snorted and said, and brought out Zeng Rong's identity by the way.
"Okay, uncle, don't tease her, and Ah Rong don't be naughty, come and sit down to eat." Zhu Heng spoke first.
As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent instantly.