Xilan Garden.

Mama Lu is reporting the latest news of the Embroidery Tribute Society to the Ouyang clan.

Ouyang listened to the steward's report for a morning, and was already a little sleepy at this time, a big girl was rubbing her shoulders and neck for her, she took a sip of tea, raised her eyes and said, "The embroidery tribute meeting will start in three days, and the cloth for this year's royal competition should be announced according to the date?" ”

"Mrs. Hui," it was this matter that Mama Lu was going to say, "the Embroidery Tribute Association has just sent someone to spread the word, and the fabric for this year's royal competition is the congealed Huai Jin." ”

Ouyang's expression moved slightly, although it was not surprising to this result, but the embroidered tribute society was able to abandon the cloth of the royal family and not choose it, but chose the condensed Huai brocade, and there were many doorways during this period.

She squinted and thought for a long time, and sighed, "It seems that Concubine Shu has contributed a lot to Yulanfang." ”

Put the teacup aside, twist a fruit and chew it slowly, "Fortunately, Xue Tianqing came to teach the Ning Qing embroidery method, and now our four first-class embroiderers have made great progress in the embroidery art of Ning Fat Huai Jin, but they are also fearless." ”

Mama Lu nodded yes, and then said a little anxiously, "Concubine Shu is determined to hold the Ningqing embroidery method of Magnolia Fang, I'm afraid that there will be some bias in the competition." ”

"The competition of the embroidery tribute meeting is not only one aspect of embroidery," Ouyang smiled indifferently, "In terms of clothing style, we have many years of experience in Yingyue Building, but it is second to none." ”

The rules of the competition of the embroidery tribute meeting are that on the day of the competition, there will be a number of palace maids with the same body shape as a living model, and each embroidery workshop takes the size of the palace maids, and first carries out the style design and cutting and sewing of the clothing.

After the clothes are sewn, they are embroidered by the embroiderers who participated in the competition until the finished product is formed.

The finished product will be worn by the palace maid, and the top three will be selected by the judges of the conference, and the top three will receive orders for the royal embroidery tribute, which is also a supreme honor.

"Besides," Ouyang said slowly, "the judges of the Embroidered Tribute Society are determined by the Queen Mother, the Empress and the two noble concubines, even if the concubine favors Magnolia Fang, our Yingyue Building has enough strength, and it is not necessarily necessary to lose." ”

"Madame said this," Mama Lu's heart was relieved, and her expression eased a lot, "The slave maid is much more down-to-earth." ”

In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of the third day, the big day of the embroidery tribute competition.

Jiang Shuli came to Xilanyuan early in the morning, because today is the day of rest, she went back to the house last night to ask her grandmother, and wanted to participate in the meeting of the president of Xiugong, and got her grandmother's approval, so she came to her mother early in the morning to freshen up.

The Ouyang family also got up early, and the embroidered tribute meeting was a major event of the year, and as the owner of the Yingyue Building, she was naturally extremely concerned.

The mother and daughter chatted and had breakfast, and were about to go out, when they saw a mother-in-law hurrying in with a panicked look.

"Madam, something is wrong!"

The person who came was a housekeeper in the Yingyue Building, and she knelt down in a hurry and said, "The slave has seen Madame, Madame, the four first-class ladies of the Yingyue Building have been poisoned!" ”

"Poisoned?" Ouyang was startled, stood up and walked over, "What's the matter?" Wasn't it all okay yesterday? How could they all be poisoned? ”

The backyard of the Full Moon Building an hour ago.

Mama Lu was woken up by a sharp knock on the door, accompanied by Mei Niang's anxious shout, "Mama Lu! Mama Lu! Master, she's not good! ”

Mama Lu, who was in a daze, was so frightened that a spirit crawled up, put on her clothes and followed Mei Niang to An Niangzi's yard.

"An Niangzi began to say that she had abdominal pain in the middle of the night, and she relieved her hand many times," Mei Niang walked with her stomach but not slowly, reporting the situation all the way, "The whole person looked like she was about to collapse, and she was better when it was close to dawn. ”

When they hurried to An Niangzi's courtyard, the doctor had been invited by the housekeeper and was consulting An Niangzi.

"Doctor, how is Mrs. An's condition?"

The doctor is well-informed, is the most calm and calm in the room, he stroked his beard, "The spleen and stomach are weak, vomiting and diarrhea, I am afraid that it is caused by eating the wrong thing, now the spleen and abdomen are empty, take two prescriptions, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be fine, don't worry too much." ”

Mama Lu's face changed, as if she had thought of something, and while thanking the doctor and letting the housekeeper take it down to pay for the consultation, she pulled Mei Niang and asked An Niangzi what she had for dinner yesterday.

Mei Niang responded in an orderly manner, "Yesterday's dinner was no different from usual, it was all meals sent from the big kitchen. The amount of money used by the master is about the same as usual, because today is the embroidery tribute meeting, so I went to bed early after freshening up. ”

"Then how are you okay?" Mama Lu was puzzled.

"Mama Lu, Master uses a first-class meal," Mei Niang replied, "The slave maid is a big meal with other mothers-in-law in the big kitchen, but I don't feel uncomfortable." ”

The two of them were talking quietly outside the door, and suddenly they heard the sound of hurried footsteps again, and three mothers-in-law ran in one after another-

"Mama Lu, it's not good! The moon lady is sick! ”

"Mama Lu, it's not good! Snow Lady is sick! ”

"Mama Lu, it's not good! Qi Niangzi is sick! ”

Overnight, the four first-class ladies of Yingyue Lou all vomited and diarrhea, and they were so sick that they couldn't even get up from bed, let alone go to the embroidery tribute meeting.

On the eve of the embroidery tribute meeting, the four first-class ladies ate their stomachs at the same time, I am afraid that it is not just a coincidence.

Mama Lu had a gloomy face, and while arranging for someone to report to the Ouyang family, she instructed several capable mothers-in-law to check the big kitchen.

When Ouyang and Jiang Shuli rushed to Yingyue Building, they happened to meet the mother-in-law who came back and forth after searching the big kitchen.

"It's a new rough lady who came in a few days ago," said the housekeeper in a good voice, "The big kitchen is a heavy place, and no new people are allowed to enter or leave." Although the rough mother-in-law has just come in, she is diligent and willing to work, and often helps people to do things. When she made dinner yesterday, it was the tableware she helped the mother-in-law who packed the meals, and I am afraid that she smeared the medicine powder on the dinner plate at that time, so that the four ladies were poisoned. ”

"What about the rough mother-in-law?" Mama Lu trembled with anger, and the embroidered tribute meeting that she had been preparing for a long time was destroyed in her hands like this, and she felt bad in her heart, "What about the mother-in-law who packed the meals?" ”

The housekeeper's mother-in-law hurriedly bowed her head and replied, "The rough mother-in-law fled last night, and now the people are chasing after her." The mother-in-law who packed the meal waited outside. ”

Ouyang waved his hand, "Lock people up first, and then deal with them after today." ”

The four first-class ladies have been poisoned, and who will be sent to participate in today's embroidery is the most important thing at the moment, Ouyang tightened his eyebrows, and sat on the main seat without saying a word and thought.

"Mother," Jiang Shuli saw that everyone was waiting down, looked at Mei Niang who was waiting on the side, and said, "It's better to let Mei Niang go to the embroidery tribute meeting on behalf of Yingyue Tower." ”

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