Just when Zeng Rong couldn't find a reason to get close to Qin Chuxue again, she finally waited for an opportunity.

At the end of the month, Liu Chunmiao called her out, saying that she had calculated her salary for the next month, and there were ten taels of silver, of which five taels of silver were given to her by Qin Chuxue, and she also said that it was a design fee for her.

Zeng Rong knew that the embroidery workshops in the palace were not as good as those outside, and those embroidery workshops outside could derive more than a dozen or even hundreds of similar patterns with a pattern, so a pattern could be sold for more than a dozen taels or even hundreds of taels of silver.

But the palace is different, the patterns in the palace can't be mixed, for example, peonies, it has to be for the queen mother or queen, and those concubines, I'm afraid that no one wants their clothes to be the same color as others, right? Even if it is similar, they will not be happy, not to mention, these concubines in the palace are highly hierarchical, and it will be troublesome if one accidentally exceeds the rules.

Therefore, the patterns in the palace are not valuable, and Qin Chuxue is the master of the embroidery workshop, and she takes the monthly money, no matter how many patterns she designs, her monthly money for a month is also a rule.

And the division system should be the lowest female official grade in the palace, and the monthly money will not be too high, so Zeng Rong concluded that these five taels of silver may be Qin Chuxue's rule for a month, no matter how bad it is, it will be half a month.

Therefore, she could not ask for these five taels of silver.

"Have you thought about it, these five taels of silver are enough for your whole family to live for a month or two, are you really willing to do it?" Liu Chunmiao was a little surprised.

It was the first time she had met someone who pushed the silver out of her hand, if she had a superior family background and no worries about food and clothing, she could still understand, but Zeng Rong came from the countryside, and she was afraid that those relatives in the countryside would still point to her for a few taels of silver.

Don't blame Liu Chunmiao for thinking too much, but if the family is more prosperous, who is willing to send their daughter out to earn money?

"If you are willing, if Aunt Liu feels embarrassed, it is better for me to return this silver to Aunt Qin in person, the last time I saw her when I painted the tricks, I felt that she seemed to be very lonely, I, I want to talk to her." Zeng Rong took the opportunity to make his own request.

Liu Chunmiao woke up suddenly, it was fake to dare to love Zeng Rong's return of silver, and it was true that he wanted to get close to Qin Chuxue.

But she looked left and right, Zeng Rong was obviously a child who was only twelve years old, and he really had such a heavy scheming?

"Lonely? Which woman in this palace is not lonely, why do you want to accompany her alone? Besides, you can accompany her for a while, but you can't accompany her for a lifetime. Liu Chunmiao politely refused.

It's not that she doesn't want to take Zeng Rong over, she really doesn't want Zeng Rong to get involved in these disputes in the harem, a rural girl with no roots and no foundation, she is young and young, she really wants to provoke people who shouldn't be messed with, but she is afraid that she won't even find the wreckage if she dies.

Instead of this, it is better to do her embroidery safely, save more money and wait until the age to go out of the palace to find a man to marry, and have another child to live your own small life, is it not better than worrying all day long?

"But I don't know any other woman, I only know her. Also, she sandwiched a big chicken leg for me at dinner that day, and if I'm not afraid of your jokes, this is the first and only chicken leg I've ever eaten when I've grown this big. After Zeng Rong finished speaking, he pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a wry smile.

She remembered Ah Hua, Ah Hua is the one who has never eaten chicken legs, right? And she was fortunate to meet Xu Jing in her previous life, and Xu Jing became the first person to clip chicken legs for her, and the only one who would clip chicken legs for her.

"You..." Liu Chunmiao opened her mouth and closed it again.

She said, this child must not be treated well by the family, otherwise how could he come all the way from the south to the capital, and it was easy to find a job in the embroidery workshop, but he was sent to the palace by the owner of the embroidery workshop.

It's not just a fool who bullies this kid who has no roots and no foundation, otherwise, with Zeng Rong's ability, the embroidery workshop outside must have earned a lot more than in the palace.

Speaking of having no roots and no foundation, Liu Chunmiao always felt that she seemed to have missed something, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

It's just that, this kid is one, it's better to take her to meet Qin Chuxue, it just so happens that she also wants to see if Qin Chuxue has anything special about Zeng Rong, otherwise, why would Zeng Rong be selected to paint the picture of the phoenix wearing a peony, and the embroidery workshop is not without other painters.

"Okay, I'll take you there, but only once." Liu Chunmiao said.

"Done." Zeng Rong happily agreed.

More on that later.

So, after a stick of incense, Zeng Rong and Liu Chunmiao sat in front of Qin Si System again, this time Xiao Cui was there, the kang was very hot, and there was also ready-made hot tea to drink.

Liu Chunmiao explained the reason for this visit for Zeng Rong, and took out the silver ingot of five taels.

"She deserves it, you deserve it." Qin Chuxue said lightly, just like before, there was no sadness and no joy.

"Aunt Hui, this is my own meaning, I drew that pattern from your own paintings, I dare not say that it is a gesture, but it is not enough to worry about, how can I ask you for half a month's share because of my half-day help, so what am I going to become?"

On the way here, Zeng Rong had already asked Liu Chunmiao for verification, Qin Chuxue's monthly case for a month was indeed only ten taels, which was quite high, of which five taels were the pattern design subsidies given to her by the embroidery department, and the normal share was only five taels of silver.

Liu Chunmiao is lower than her, only four taels, but fortunately, they have a set for food and clothing, and they basically don't have to spend their own money.

Of course, there are still daily favors and courtesies, plus filial piety, so they don't have much silver left over in a year.

This is also another reason why she agreed to accompany Zeng Rong on this trip, because she knew that the five taels of silver were not a small amount of money for Qin Chuxue.

Especially Qin Chuxue's body bones are relatively weak, and she has to take medicine for several months every year to regulate her body, and she is afraid of being very cold in winter, and that little charcoal is not enough to burn at all, so her days are much tighter than Liu Chunmiao.

As soon as Qin Chuxue heard Zeng Rong's words, she knew that Liu Chunmiao had said something to Zeng Rong, and her gaze at Liu Chunmiao was a little unkind, obviously blaming her for talking too much.

"Qin Siji, this matter really has nothing to do with me, it was Ah Rong who said, you sandwiched a chicken leg for her at dinner here that day, she said, this is the first chicken leg she has eaten so big, and it is also the only time. The child has said this, and if I don't take her, she will find it herself. Liu Chunmiao replied.

"Yes, Aunt Qin, after I went back from here that day, I suddenly thought of my mother, I can't remember her appearance, if she is still alive, I am afraid that I will not give up a chicken leg of my chicken, we are in the countryside, and the girl is cheap."

Zeng Rong's voice became smaller and smaller, and after the last three words were finished, a stream of heat surged into her eyes, not only for herself, but also for her own mother-in-law who had no chance to meet.