Today is the day when the Ministry of Internal Affairs selects and announces the Imperial Merchants of the Inner Court.

Early in the morning, the eight imperial merchants were all waiting at the entrance of the streets and alleys outside the noon gate.

Just waiting for the official who issued the announcement to come out, the candidates of the eight imperial merchants, including the Yang family, will immediately abandon the car and run in the direction of Wumen.

Due to the cold weather, everyone had to sit in their own carriages, holding the curtains, stretching their necks, and looking far in the direction of the noon gate.

As for the Yang family, the broken lotus sat on the wheel and stared.

Broken Lotus was staring at it, a whistle sounded, and he instinctively looked at the chess cards on the top floor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and his face changed instantly.

Broken Lotus jumped out of the carriage, walked to the curtain of the carriage, and whispered, "Big lady,"

Yan Fangxiang excitedly lifted the curtain: "Is it an announcement?" ”

Shahe shook his head again and again, and eagerly explained: "Madam, no announcement was made. It was the uncle who passed on the chess language, and our family has abandoned the election of the imperial merchant in the inner court. No matter how good the embroidery you send is, if you make an announcement in a while, it will not be possible to have Lan Guifang's name. ”

Voted out? Why?

Broken lotus could not answer, the information transmitted by chess and cards was limited, and only told the abandonment of the election, but did not tell the reason.

Broken Lotus said worriedly: "Madam, what are we going to do next?" Do you want to go home and wait for your uncle? ”

Yan Fangxiang shook her head decisively, if she left early, the other imperial businessmen would definitely suspect that someone had leaked the inside information to the Yang family, and the impact would not be good.

In case it is found out that Yang Qicheng has left the dark guard, but he still uses the secret guard chess language to deliver the news, he will definitely be guilty of a serious crime.

Yang Fangxiang didn't leave, waiting for the announcement as just now.

More than an hour later, the announcement finally came out.

The royal merchant was selected as the Beijing Wangjia Embroidery Workshop, which has been the old embroidery workshop of the Imperial Merchant in the past few years, which is expected and unexpected.

You must know that several competitors were menacing at that time, but in the end they ended dismally.

Looking at the content of the announcement, the selection of the imperial merchants in the inner court was the final decision of the concubine.

After listening to Broken Lotus's explanation, Yan Fangxiang oozed a layer of cold sweat all over her body, and she finally knew why Yang Qicheng stole Lan Guifang's campaign embroidery in advance and chose to abandon the election.

Yan Fangxiang's new silk painting is the "Picture of Flowers Blooming and Wealth" given to the queen by Long Live Lord.

Among the flowers, a cluster of peony Kao is the most conspicuous.

If the queen has the right to speak, with Yan Fangxiang's skills and the love painting of Long Live Lord, Lan Guifang will definitely be able to impress the queen and win the championship in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that the queen had something to do temporarily and was replaced by the lady concubine, and the original "Flowers Blooming and Rich Picture" changed from a "escort charm" to a "life-killing charm".

Who is the lady concubine, that is a generation of favorite concubines, the aunt of the Han prince, and the sworn enemy of the queen.

Lan Guifang's campaign embroidery, if it is a love painting from Long Live Lord to the queen, the painting is still the flower king peony, and the lady will definitely think that Lan Guifang deliberately humiliated her, then it can be regarded as a big basket.

The carriage had to run home.

When she got out of the carriage, Yan Fangxiang's legs were twisted.

Lin Fangfei hurriedly helped Yan Fangxiang to walk to the bedroom, and as she walked, she thought in her mouth: "Madam, don't get too angry." Wang's embroidery workshop, the ancestor was a female official of the Good Embroidery Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; You are an embroidery girl who became a monk halfway, and you are not ashamed to lose to them. It is strange to defeat them; ”

"Moreover, I think it's a good thing that we don't get selected, you don't have to be dragged away by the embroidery workshop. To put it mildly, the uncle is the poor master of Jinyiwei, and he has to be looked down upon everywhere. Women, running like water. Some are shy of flowers, and some are good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting...... I haven't heard of a man who has been spoiled by her husband because she makes good clothes. ”

"Madam, listen to my advice, don't think about embroidery and weaving all day in the future, you have to think about how to tie the uncle's heart, especially if we are from a bad background, with an average appearance and a soft temperament, only by giving birth to a son can we be close to ...... You've been married for nearly two years and you haven't conceived yet...... I think it's too old......"

"It takes twelve years to be too old to give birth to a baby; It takes six years to have a baby if you commit a little Tai Sui......"

If Yan Fangxiang hadn't known in advance, her non-pregnancy was caused by Yang Qicheng's eating of cotton seed powder, and at first glance, hearing what Lin Fangfei just said about "committing Tai Sui" was enough to crush her.

This Lin Fangfei doesn't necessarily have a bad mind, but this pessimistic attitude everywhere really makes Yan Fangxiang not like it.