Seeing her mother-in-law's question, Eleven Niang stood up and respectfully responded "yes", saying, "It's just that I've learned a little bit of skin." ”

Seeing her humble attitude, the eldest lady nodded almost invisibly.

"April 24 is the birthday of the Marquis of Yongping. I asked your fifth sister to write a hundred characters with different fonts of 'Shou', and you will embroider a screen with 'double-sided embroidery' and take it to Yanjing to make a birthday gift for Mrs. Tai. ”

Luo Yuanniang, the eldest lady of the Luo family, married Xu Lingyi, Marquis of Yongping.

The wife of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, that is, Luo Yuanniang's mother-in-law, and the eldest wife's in-laws.

The son of the Xu family died young, the second son died of illness, and the third son came out, and the title was unexpectedly inherited by the fourth son Xu Lingyi. With Xu Lingyi's sister canonized as the queen by the new emperor two years ago, the Xu family has become a hot meritorious family in the Great Zhou, and Luo Yuanniang, the wife of the Marquis of Yongping, has also risen in status, whether it is in the circle of noblewomen in Yanjing or the Luo family in the south of the Yangtze River, they have become pivotal. And Mrs. Tai's birthday gift has naturally become the first major event that needs to be undertaken by the eldest lady racking her brains.

Knowing the importance of the matter, Eleven Niang couldn't help but hesitate: "Although my daughter can embroider double-sided embroidery, her skills are not proficient. Yanjing Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, I'm afraid that I will lose the face of my eldest sister when the time comes......"

Before she could finish speaking, the eldest lady smiled and said, "If you want to talk about exquisite skills, who can compare to the people in the palace needlework bureau?" We sent a 'Baishou embroidered screen' to the past, but it was just a show of our hearts. ”

Also. No matter how good your skills are, they are no better than those embroiderers who are selected from all over the country to learn to survive; No matter how valuable the things sent by the Luo family are, they are no more valuable than the emperor's reward.

Eleven Niang was relieved, and asked the eldest lady with a smile: "I don't know what good day my mother chose to send someone to Yanjing to give a birthday gift?" ”

"The sixth day of the third month." The eldest lady smiled, "I looked at the yellow calendar. At the age of six, it is advisable to open a position and meet friends. No matter how early it is, there is no such good day, and no matter how late it is, I am afraid of delays on the road. ”

Eleven Niang pondered slightly, and her face showed hesitation.

The eldest lady looked at it and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Is there anything difficult about it?" ”

Shi Niang hesitated: "This double-sided embroidery is not more than single-sided embroidery, and the effort required is three times more than that of single-sided embroidery...... I'm counting the days are a little tight! ”

"How is this good?" The eldest lady frowned, "I thought about it for more than half a month before I came up with this good idea." In this way, wouldn't it be necessary to choose a new birthday gift? I don't know if it's too late. Even if it's too late, it's worrying to give something away! ”

The Luo family has been an official eunuch for generations, and the foundation is there. Even if there are nothing rare, it is not difficult to find something auspicious for a birthday gift, right? Or, what is special about the birthday of the lady of the Heian Hou Mansion this time......

Eleven Niang thought about it, raised her eyelids and glanced at Wu Niang quickly.

She sat beside the eldest lady with a teacup, and sat there with her eyes and nose and nose, ignoring her words.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but move in her heart.

Although it is not easy for the eldest lady to ask her to embroider 100 "Shou" characters with double-sided embroidery, it is equally difficult to make Wu Niang write 100 "Shou" characters with different fonts. Such a problem was in front of her, but Wu Niang, who had always been exquisite, suddenly became silent.

She thought of the eldest lady who walked in by Wu Niang just now.

In this way, Wu Niang either didn't feel embarrassed and responded very happily; Or maybe you feel embarrassed, but you think that it is more difficult to embroider 100 "Shou" characters than to write 100 "Shou" characters, and you are waiting for yourself to refuse. In this way, the eldest lady will only blame herself for the reason why this thing was not done.

Whatever the case may be, the current situation does not allow her to refuse.

What's more, she didn't mean to refuse the eldest lady at all.

It's just that she didn't want to be so refreshing as she agreed, so that the eldest lady thought that embroidering a hundred "longevity" characters was a simple thing, so she turned a blind eye to her hard work......

The thought came to me in a flash.

She had already groaned: "Or, let Master Jian help......"

"How can that work!" Without waiting for Shi Niang's words to finish, the eldest lady immediately rejected her proposal, "Sending this Baishou embroidered screen is to show the sincerity of our Luo family, let others embroider, what's the point?" ”

Eleven Niang's face turned crimson when she heard this, and she muttered: "It's my daughter who wants to deviate!" Don't blame Mother. ”

The eldest lady sighed when she heard this.

Shi Niang looked uneasy when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Or, let my daughter try ......"

The eldest lady's eyes lit up: "How sure are you?" ”

Eleven Niang pondered for a long time, and said in a low voice: "I'll get up early and go to bed late, and then let Holly help divide the thread and thread the needle...... It's always a little faster. "Not very sure.

The eldest lady thought about it for a long time, noncommittal.

Eleven Niang looked a little depressed.

Wu Niang smiled and said: "I also get up early and go to bed late, and I have written a hundred 'longevity' characters in two days." I don't know if the eleventh sister will be more sure. ”

Eleven Niang perked up and said with a smile: "I originally calculated that the fifth sister would take more than half a month. If it only takes two days, it will naturally be able to catch up. ”

She actually made up her mind that when the time came, she would draw two copies of the word "Shou" written by Wu Niang, and let Master Jian find someone to embroider a pair and embroider a pair herself, and whoever embroidered it first would hand it over. In case the eldest wife is suspicious and insists on not letting go, the eldest lady still finds someone to confront her? Even if she finds the right confront, can Master Jian still beat her mouth?

The eldest lady was also happy when she heard this: "Since this is the case, then you sisters will work together to complete this Baishou embroidery screen." I also have a long face for your eldest sister. Let the people of Yanjing see that the daughter of our Luo family not only knows the situation of the present and the ancient, but also serves the courtesy and righteousness of the sages. ”

The Luo family has a family motto written by the ancestor Jigong to the Luo daughter. Before the Luo family became literate, they first read the "Jigong Women's Training", and then read the "Women's Commandments" and "Internal Training". These two sentences are the content of the family motto. But the eldest lady is used at this time, in this kind of place, how awkward is Eleven Niang!

But who would be idiotic enough to question the eldest lady?

Eleven Niang and Wu Niang stood up and half-squatted to salute the eldest lady, and respectfully responded "yes".

The eldest lady was very satisfied with the attitude of the two and nodded slightly. As if thinking of something, he asked his daughter-in-law Wu Xiao's family: "I remember that the nurse in the eleventh mother's house was left in Fujian......

Wu Xiao's family hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "At that time, Miss Eleven's nurse was reluctant to leave her hometown, so she didn't follow. ”

"Hmm!" The eldest lady bowed slightly, "Then pull the amber into Miss Eleven's room and give her ......"

Eleven Niang was stunned.

Pluck amber into your house, but what about holly?

Could it be that Yao's mother really said that the eldest lady would match Holly to her nephew, so the eldest lady pulled out the amber first, so that they could be familiar with each other, and when they matched Holly, they would not be messed up in their own house.

Thinking of this, Eleven Niang's heart turned over like a river and a sea, and she actually had a faint resentment.

After three years of operation, she finally cultivated a relationship with the people around her, so that they could act according to their own wishes, but the eldest lady suddenly put her maid by her side...... It's like being on the side of a couch where someone else is snoring, and even if there is no malice, it's unsettling.

But she didn't dare to show anything on her face, and she didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. With a frightened expression, he said, "Mother, how can this work?" Sister Amber is your right-hand man. Given to me, what do you do? ”

The eldest lady smiled and waved her hand, motioning for her not to say anything more.

"The young lady in our house, the people who serve around us are all customized." She said to the maid and daughter-in-law beside her, "They are all equipped with two big maids, two little maids, a nurse, and two rough daughters-in-law." Now that the nurse of the eleventh mother has stayed in Fujian, I will add another big girl to her and fill the vacancy of the nurse...... It's not a violation. ”

The people around him either said, "What the eldest lady said", or "Zhou Xiang, whom the eldest lady considered". Wu Xiao's family even laughed and said, "It stands to reason that the eldest lady should have made up for this gap in Miss Eleven's house a long time ago." Now that I have only said it, I don't know if I want to save a few years of monthly money, or if I really haven't thought of it? ”

Everyone laughed.

The eldest lady laughed too.

Wu Xiaoquan is the head of the Luo family, the son of the Xu family, and the companion of the eldest wife.

She has always been very tolerant of these people!

Everyone laughed for a while, and the eldest lady looked at Eleven Niang: "As for the holly ...... in your house," she paused.

Or maybe it was because of Amber's arrival that she had come to her senses completely, and knew how weak the castle she had built with all her might was in front of the eldest lady, no, or rather, how weak it was in the hands of the superiors. She has always been able to calm her breath, and suddenly became impetuous. The short stay made her suddenly sweat through her back and her heart "thump".

It turns out that this is the feeling of "I am for fish and meat, and people are for knives"!

Eleven Niang's hand on the side of her skirt was tightly clenched into a fist, and her nails didn't hurt when she pinched her flesh.

I have to find a way to change my situation...... This feeling of entrusting your destiny to someone else is so uncomfortable!

“…… It also exempts her from errands, and allows her to serve by your side wholeheartedly, so that you can embroider Baishou screens with peace of mind. The eldest lady's voice seemed to be far away in the sky, and it seemed to be close to her ears, making her brain "buzz". "Amber is a capable person, and I'm relieved to have her by your side. Leave the affairs of your house to her in the future! ”

At this point, she had no ability to resist, so she didn't want to refute something.

Eleven Niang forced herself to clean up her mood.

Her immediate priority is to cope with everything in front of her.

Eleven Niang showed a guilty expression, and half-squatted to give the eldest lady a blessing gift: "Thank you, mother!" ”

"That's it!" The eldest lady showed a little tiredness on her face, and instructed Wu Xiaoquan: "I will tell the two young ladies the size and style of the screen, so as not to blacken their eyes." When the sisters have discussed it, you can come back to me again. ”

Wu Xiao's family responded with a smile.

The eldest lady brought the tea: "Go down!" ”

There is no mention of Holly's marriage at all.

Did you forget?

Or is it because now is not the time?

Eleven Niang couldn't help but glance at Mother Yao, who was standing far behind the eldest lady.

Yao's mother also looked over.

The eyes of the two collided in the air. Shi Niang saw the other party's unyielding eyes.

She suddenly mourned for herself.

Now she can only fight with people like Yao's mother!