Chapter 411: Late Night Investigation
Luo Qingluan was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with a faint smile: "Yes, Miss, it's okay for you to call me Xiaoqing." ”
"Xiaoqing?" Du Qianqian snorted lightly, with a look of contempt: "Well, since Wu Fangji sent you, then Miss Ben will put the ugly words in front first, if you can't get a wedding dress that satisfies Miss Ben tonight, don't blame me for letting my father seal your Wu Fangji's shop." ”
The girl Dong'er also said quickly: "No, our young lady is going to marry the fifth prince, and if the young lady's major event is delayed, our lord will put you all in prison." ”
I have seen barbarism and ignorance, I have never seen such barbarism and ignorance, Luo Qingluan was disdainful, but his face did not show half a point. I really thought that I was going to marry Nangong Chen and be proud, is it a good thing? I'm afraid that no matter how big the price is paid by this county guard, in the end, this county guard will only end up miserable.
Don't say anything else, just look at Nangong Chen's flowery character.
Before coming, Luo Qingluan was prepared, and said unhurriedly: "Our shopkeeper naturally knows about Miss's big things, so we don't dare to be a little lazy." The first set of wedding dresses failed to satisfy you, Miss, and our shopkeeper was very uneasy, so today I was going to send Miss a second set that had just been made, but it turned out to be ......."
Du Qianqian frowned, and said unhappily: "What is the result?" Are you making a mess again? ”
"That's right."
Luo Qingluan's face was indifferent, he raised his head directly, and stared at Du Qianqian: "Our shopkeeper suddenly received a new pattern from the Beijing head office Jinxiuzhuang today, and found that this set is much better, not only the style is novel, but also extremely compatible with your temperament, Miss." As soon as the shopkeeper saw it, he felt that such a wedding dress was worthy of Miss Shang's flower appearance and noble identity, if you wore this wedding dress to marry the Five Princes' Mansion, I was afraid that everyone would envy Miss. ”
"Oh, really?" Du Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she immediately became suspicious again: "Is it so good what you say?" It's not like I haven't seen the shopkeeper of your Wu Fangji, a stinky man, do you still know this? ”
"If you dare to deceive our young lady, you don't have enough to pay for ten heads." The girl Dong'er glared at Luo Qingluan fiercely.
didn't care about this level of threat at all, Luo Qingluan directly took out the design of the wedding dress from his arms and handed it over: "Our shopkeeper specially asked me to bring it, let's take a look at it first, if Miss thinks it's good, then it's not too late for us to change this." ”
Dong'er immediately took the design drawing, returned and handed it to Du Qianqian, who looked at it and didn't understand it too much. The drawings are painted in the style of charcoal sketches, which are not as bright as the colors, but Luo Qingluan's painting skills have far surpassed those of ordinary painters, even if they are a few strokes, they can also show the entire Xia Phi where they are brilliant.
After frowning and looking at it for a long time, Du Qianqian nodded as if she didn't understand: "Well, it looks like it's good...... Well, it's a little interesting, this pattern is okay, at least it's much better than the one I showed me last time. ”
The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and she could almost imagine how amazing it would be if the ready-to-wear was cut according to this drawing. Du Qianqian finally nodded: "Okay, just change this set for Miss Ben, when can you do well?" ”
Dong'er said quickly: "Miss is going to get married in half a month, you must do it within three days!" ”
Ignoring the girl, Luo Qingluan smiled lightly: "If we go back to the Wufangji workshop to embroider slowly, it is estimated that it will take five days at the earliest, after all, the pattern of this set of wedding dresses is the most complicated, if you have to modify something halfway, it will be delayed back and forth, and it is estimated that it will take about seven days." ”
The more she listened, the more she frowned, and when Luo Qingluan finally said that it would take seven days, Du Qianqian's face almost sank: "It takes so long?" Do you Wu Fangji still want to open it? If you can't hand it over in three days, you know the consequences. ”
"Yes, I understand what Miss Du means, but I'm just an embroiderer, and I know best when I will be able to make this wedding dress perfectly. If Miss doesn't dislike the rough embroidery and is not afraid of losing face in front of those dignitaries and nobles in the capital, then we will hand it over to Miss Du in three days. Luo Qingluan said lightly.
As soon as she heard this, Dong'er directly changed her face, and said in a sharp voice: "What, you lowly woman, actually threatened our young lady?" Let me tell you, you Wu Fangji must do it if you do it, and you must do it if you can't do it, otherwise our adults will directly seal your shop. ”
Miss Du slapped the table even more, her face turned pale with anger, and she couldn't say a word when she stared at Luo Qingluan and gritted her teeth. She has been pampered since she was a child, and she is spoiled like a jewel, and now she is going to marry the noble five princes and become the princess's concubine, how can she not be proud? I didn't expect to be threatened by an inferior person, and I was so angry.
Unexpectedly, Luo Qingluan looked at the actions of the master and servant, and there was no expression on his face for a long time, but smiled slightly: "Miss Du is also too anxious, I haven't spoken yet, why are I angry?" I mean, it takes six or seven days to go back and forth to embroider slowly, and it takes six or seven days. However, if Miss Du can give us a room and temporarily live in the county guard mansion to embroider, if there are any problems, we can modify them in time, and Miss can also see the progress of each day, and we can point out at any time what needlework color and inlaid gems we like, and it only takes three days. I just don't know if it's inconvenient for us to stay in the county guard? ”
These words turned too fast, and Du Qianqian didn't even come back to her senses.
Three days? Can it really be done in three days?
Dong'er also pointed at Luo Qingluan and looked her up and down: "Can it really be done in three days?" This is what you said personally, if you don't do it well, the adults will close your shop. ”
Hehe, Nangong Yukai's branch shop, is it a small county guard? Luo Qingluan was amused, but nodded solemnly: "Yes, as long as the young lady agrees, I promise to do it in three days." ”
"It's just a room, what's so hard about that?" Du Qianqian said indifferently: "Dong'er, prepare a room for her immediately." ”
Finally the anger in her heart was a little less, Du Qianqian glanced at Luo Qingluan, and said arrogantly: "Miss Ben has prepared the room for you, and if you can't hand over the satisfactory wedding dress after three days, then don't blame me for being ruthless." ”
After Du Qianqian left, Dong'er immediately took Luo Qingluan and asked the housekeeper to find her a random room. Halfway through, Luo Qingluan took a detour to find Aunt Fang, and after settling down, it was almost dark.
Maybe it's because of their task, they want to make a wedding dress for Miss Du, and the food sent by the steward is not bad. Aunt Fang didn't know that Luo Qingluan had just said something to Miss Du, but everything in front of her was Luo Qingluan's usual life.
After the two of them finished the meal satisfied, Luo Qingluan naturally handed over the artwork of the wedding dress to Aunt Fang, and started to work overnight with the fabrics, needlework and thread sent by the county guard. Although he knew that he was pretending, Luo Qingluan also had to pretend, otherwise Aunt Fang would be in trouble if she was idle.
Embroidering these things is naturally not Luo Qingluan's strong point, and even if she knows these things, she doesn't have the heart to touch them. After pretending casually twice, Luo Qingluan explained everything to Aunt Fang, told her that she had something, and then went out.
This is Luo Qingluan's real purpose, if she didn't want to sneak into the county guard mansion to find out the situation, how could she spend so much trouble?
The place where Luo Qingluan and them lived temporarily was next to the northernmost subordinate house in the county capital. Next door is a warehouse, stacked with some things that are not commonly used, so it seems very deserted.
The storehouse used to be a small garden, although people pruned and watered the flowers and plants every day, but Du Qianqian never came here, so it was also regarded as a good place for trysts by some girls.
Such a quiet environment is just right for Luo Qingluan to go out, and she has already made an appointment with Xu Wei and Xu Lian. When Luo Qingluan came to the small garden, he saw the two people who had been waiting in the corner for a long time.
"Miss, you're finally here, are you alright?" Xu Wei said as he looked around and was relieved to find that there was no one. The three of them carefully discussed with the help of the dense flowers and trees around them.
Xu Wei said: "Miss, I have been following behind the housekeeper of the outer courtyard of the county guard mansion today, and I really found that they acted a little sneaky, but I was afraid that they would find out, and my subordinates did not dare to get too close." He told Luo Qingluan about today's tracking results.
"You mean, they went to the blacksmith while handling the dowry?" Luo Qingluan's heart moved, if Xu Wei said just now that the housekeeper of the outer courtyard of the county guard mansion stayed a lot in the firecracker shop, it can also be said that Du Qianqian's marriage is to be celebrated, and these things are indispensable, but now that he has gone to the blacksmith shop, he can't say that the necessities for marriage and swords are like this, right?
If it is said that it is equipped for the guards of the palace, it is even more impossible.
The county guards include all the government soldiers, and the weapons they need are provided by the unified court, and it is impossible to forge them privately, which is equivalent to rebellion. And Jiangbei County Shoudu Ji'an sent people to such a strange place as the blacksmith shop, is it worth thinking about?
Although the housekeeper of the outer courtyard went during the day, it seemed that he was above board and did not hide, but if there was really a problem, this was the smart place. It is easier for people to ignore some dirty things when they are put on the bright side, and even if someone sees them, they will not think much about it, which is the truth of darkness under the lamp.
Nodding, Xu Wei also looked solemn: "Originally, I wanted to follow up and take a look, but the guy in the blacksmith shop also seemed to be a little wrong, he looked like an ordinary person, but his subordinates found that they were all very vigilant, and if his subordinates asked a little more, they refused to say anything, just afraid that they knew something." ”
Xu Lian said in a deep voice: "Miss, there must be something wrong with the county guard's mansion, this Lord Du must be planning something with the opportunity of the county guard's marriage." Moreover, it is very likely that the object of his cooperation is the fifth prince Nangong Chen. ”
I felt more and more that it was very likely to be the case, but what exactly this county shou Du Ji'an and Nangong Chen were planning, Luo Qingluan had to find out thoroughly before he could be sure. Therefore, she looked at Xu Lian and the others, and said softly: "Take advantage of tonight, let's quickly check the treasury of the entire county guard mansion, how much can be checked, and see if we can find anything." ”