The next day, before Su Shuiche had the time to investigate whether Chun Lan and Bodyguard Xiao had developed any ambiguous feelings for each other, Jiang Yingyun came. Furthermore, under the instructions of her eldest sister, Jiang Yingyue, she brought along the salary for the second half of the year and a carriage full of gifts for the delivery.
This included a loose sleeping robe made of fine white cotton that Su Shuiche would use after the delivery, as well as a full set of underwear, underwear, and stockings for the babies.
"Tell me honestly, how do you take care of yourself?"
Jiang Yingyun carefully sized up Su Shuiche, who was leaning against the soft couch opposite her and nibbling on the jujubes that she had just harvested, and couldn't help but ask with jealousy.
This was too unreasonable. They were both pregnant, but the wife of the owner of the teahouse next door had a similar delivery date as Su Shuiche. However, she wasn't as lucky as Su Shuiche. She had yellowish-brown age spots, and her hands and feet were swollen.
How could she compare to this woman who was almost eight months pregnant? Her skin was as white as snow, and her skin was soft and supple.
Sigh … it was simply infuriating to compare with others!
Su Shuiche saw Jiang Yingyun's exaggerated reaction, but she smiled without saying anything.
How could she explain it?
Lin Siyao had protected her too well?
Or was the Jade Heart Immortal Marrow's effect too good?
"Speaking of which, you're actually the Fourth Miss of the Prince Jing Palace in the imperial capital …" Jiang Yingyun sighed softly when she saw Chun Lan, who had handed over the fruit tea and snacks, quietly leave.
Her eldest sister's wishful thinking was probably going to fall through.
She originally thought that after Su Shuiche finished her confinement, she would be able to take on embroidery work. Moreover, she would be able to renew her contract as the chief embroiderer next year.
She didn't expect …
Knowing that she was the Fourth Miss of the Palace, how would she dare to sign a contract with her?
"I didn't mean to hide it …" Su Shuiche heard this and looked at Jiang Yingyun awkwardly.
She didn't know that her predecessor's background was so complicated.
"Don't worry, I'm not blaming you."
Jiang Yingyun waved her hand. "As long as the Prince Jing Palace doesn't pursue Yueyun," said Ah Sha.
"Yingyun!"
Su Shuiche called out to Jiang Yingyun apologetically. After pondering for a moment, she slowly said, "Yingyun, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to have a long-term cooperation with Yueyun in the future.
As you know, the two children … I'm afraid they won't have time to do embroidery. "
"I know." Jiang Yingyun nodded. Anyone would have a headache if they had two children.
Su Shuiche didn't have any in-laws to rely on.
Fortunately, Jiang Yingyun glanced at Chun Lan, who was obediently waiting a few steps away from Su Shuiche. She still had the support of the Prince Jing Palace, so she definitely didn't lack any wet nurses or mamas.
Otherwise, with her frosty husband who loved and protected her so much, it would be strange if she was too busy.
"Chun Lan, bring me the brocade bundle from the closet in the bedroom." Su Shuiche called out to Chun Lan.
After a while, Chun Lan came out with a brocade bundle. "Miss, is this it?"
"Yes."
Su Shuiche took the bundle and nodded to Chun Lan. "Chun Lan, go to the kitchen and see if the mung bean lily soup is ready.
If it's ready, get a bowl for Miss Jiang to taste. It's good to cool down. "
"Yes, Chun Lan will go now.
Miss, you should drink honey bean and red date soup. The mung bean lily soup is too cold, it's not suitable for Miss to drink now. "Chun Lan smiled at the two and went to the kitchen.
"You're sending her away?"
Jiang Yingyun glanced at Su Shuiche with a smile that wasn't a smile. She needed to find such a reasonable excuse to send away a servant girl. She was indeed a young miss from the Palace.
"I really want you to taste their craftsmanship." Su Shuiche added with a smile.
She sent away Chun Lan because she didn't want her to see her almost perfect embroidery.
Although she didn't know if the former Fourth Miss was skilled in needlework and how skilled she was.
However, just based on the two sets of clothes she wore before and left in the bundle, her level of needlework was only average. In other words, it was flashy but not practical.
The fabric of the clothes was very expensive and the embroidery stitches were very ordinary.
Therefore, Su Shuiche didn't want to tell the nannies and servant girls from the Prince Jing Palace how good her embroidery was.
Even if it was very likely that they had already guessed something based on the embroidery on her and Lin Siyao's clothes.
However, she just didn't want to say it publicly.
"Yingyun, what do you think of this embroidery?"
Su Shuiche shook out the embroidery that was one meter long and half a meter high. It was a miniature version of the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that she had prepared to use in the international competition.
Although it was small, it was extremely delicate.
If it was framed, it would be suitable to hang in any hall or bookstore.
"Oh my god!"
Jiang Yingyun, who was originally leaning leisurely on the wooden chair, straightened her body with a "swoosh". Her eyes widened and her hands couldn't help but cover her mouth. Her voice trembled, "Shuiche … this …"
"This is what I wanted to embroider after I signed the chief embroiderer.
However, because I was pregnant, Ah Yao kept a close eye on it, so it was only completed at the beginning of August.
I originally wanted to ask Yun to bring it to you when he entered the city, but he has been busy with the residence and didn't plan to enter the city, so I didn't bother him.
I thought that you would come on the third day of the children's bath, but I didn't expect you to come today.
Just in time to bring it. "
"Shuiche …" Jiang Yingyun stared at Su Shuiche in disbelief. She stared blankly for a long time before she understood the meaning of Su Shuiche's words. She pointed at the embroidery that would definitely be appraised as a first-class top quality embroidery and confirmed in disbelief, "You mean, this embroidery is …"
"It's for the Yueyun Embroidery House. As the chief embroiderer, I should pay for the embroidery.
It should be worth the one tael per month that you give me, right? "
Su Shuiche mischievously winked. She meant that this embroidery was worth 24 taels of silver, so it should be enough.
"It's worth it, of course it's worth it.
Uh … I didn't mean that, I mean … Aiyo, Shuiche, your embroidery is confusing me.
What I mean is that the chief embroiderer has already agreed to give you one tael per month. You don't need to pay for the embroidery at all.
Really, Eldest Sister and I still have this bit of credibility.
As for this embroidery, Shuiche, I can only say that this is simply the masterpiece of the God of Embroidery.
Don't worry, when I go back, I'll let the appraiser assess how much it should be. I definitely won't shortchange you. "Jiang Yingyun was so happy that she almost patted her chest and promised.
Originally, she thought that it would be difficult for the Yueyun Embroidery House to produce another first-class embroidery this year. She never thought that she would be able to get a top-quality embroidery from just a simple visit.
"Yingyun, this embroidery is a gift from the chief embroiderer as an apology. I'm very sorry that I signed the contract and received the monthly payment, but I can't get the corresponding embroidery work, causing you to spend so much money and make things difficult for you.
If you still want to pay me, then I'll take it back and not give it to you. "Su Shuiche pretended to be unhappy as she spoke.
It was because she was apologetic that she drew this similar "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" from memory and embroidered it on the brocade.
It should be said that it was closer to the festive atmosphere of Dahui's streets and the lives of ordinary people.
"Shuiche …" Jiang Yingyun was speechless.
At that time, the reason why her elder sister waved her hand and signed the contract with Su Shuiche as the chief embroiderer was that she didn't want her to accept work from other embroidery houses. As the saying goes, spend less money and compete less.
She didn't expect that this gentle and graceful woman in front of her would embroider such a top-quality embroidery out of apology and give it to the embroidery house as a gift in return.
God, didn't she know that such an exquisite and flawless embroidery with vivid figures and still objects could be easily sold for fifty taels of silver if it was sold at market price?
If it was sent to an auction house, it could be sold for hundreds or thousands of taels of silver.
However, she just gave it away as a gift and didn't feel any heartache at all.
Jiang Yingyun was full of comforting words, but she didn't know where to start.
She could only look at Su Shuiche with a complicated expression.
"Alright, put it away.
Chun Lan is coming out soon. "
Su Shuiche glanced at the kitchen door and motioned for Jiang Yingyun to roll up the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival Painting" that she had been working on for nearly three to five months and put it away in a cloth bundle.
"Alright.
However, after I go back and check, if there is an excess, I will definitely send it to you.
Although I believe that the Fourth Miss of the Prince Jing Palace doesn't lack money to spend.
However, this is my insistence. "Jiang Yingyun sighed softly and accepted Su Shuiche's good intentions.
She carefully put the embroidery into a brocade bundle and placed it beside her.
"Yingyun, you don't have to be like this." Su Shuiche shook her head and laughed.
However, when she saw Jiang Yingyun's "I insist" expression and turned around to see that Chun Lan had already come out of the kitchen with two bowls of sweet soup and was walking towards the cherry tree, the two tacitly stopped talking about this topic.
… …
At night, Lin Siyao opened the large closet to take out a change of clothes. As expected, the brocade bundle was no longer in its original position.
The corners of his mouth rose slightly.
He restrained the smile in his eyes.
Although he didn't say anything, he was displeased that his beloved little woman had spent more than four months on this embroidery.
However, since the second manager of the Joyous Cloud Embroidery House had taken away the embroidery today, it also meant that Shui Yue didn't have to brood over the fact that she had signed a contract with the head embroiderer but didn't take on any embroidery work.
He took off his dirty clothes that were covered in dust and wood shavings and took a bath in the courtyard. He quickly changed into a comfortable cotton nightgown and got into bed.
"How do you feel today?"
He hugged the little woman who was one step ahead of him and laid down in the soft blanket cushioned by a thick bear skin as he asked in a low voice.
"Pretty good.
How about you?
You must be tired these past few days. "Su Shuiche gently caressed his slightly tanned face and said with heartache.
In order to move into the new residence before she gave birth, Lin Siyao had been busy working with the bricklayers and carpenters these past few days.
Situ Yun and Dabao were also pulled in by him to help. The two little ones didn't forget to complain to her before they returned home in the evening. It wasn't until Chun Lan promised to make snacks for them the next day that they were satisfied and went home.
Situ Yun had also picked a small room in Si Chong's courtyard to stay on the day that the servants from the Prince Jing Palace moved into the four mu mansion. In his words, he had to ensure the safety of his master and martial uncles.
"I'm not tired." Lin Siyao sucked on her red lips and gently rubbed them together.
"Ah Yao …" Su Shuiche couldn't help but moan.
She couldn't help but wrap her hands around his neck and pull herself closer to him.
(To be continued.)
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