Nangong Yuanyi saw that the embroidery room was in a mess. The emperor's dragon robe had been sewn for a long time, and he didn't know how much manpower, financial and material resources it would cost to sew another one.
The floods in the south of the Yangtze River were a time when money was needed. The Northern Dynasty had been recuperating in the past few years, but natural disasters occurred frequently and the treasury was also very tight. However, the emperor spent a lot of money just to let Nangong Jin marry and take concubines.
So, Nangong Yuanyi put down the child and went to the imperial study room to argue with the emperor.
The emperor couldn't resist Nangong Yuanyi's verbal battle and finally gave up.
At the same time, the affairs of Si Xiu Fang also reached the ears of the emperor.
So, the emperor summoned Li Ying'er, An Xili and others to ask what was going on.
It also caused him to be scolded by King Nan.
Also coming with An Xili were An Xiyue, Gong Jin and others.
Seeing the emperor, everyone saluted and said, "See you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Nanjian just sent Nangong Yuanyi away, why is An Xiyue here too?
So, he said calmly: "Why did Princess Nan enter the palace?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I heard that my fifth sister is coming to the palace to sew a dragon robe for Your Majesty. I am afraid that Li'er will not understand the rules and will offend Your Majesty, so I want to give her a heads up." An Xiyue answered truthfully. .
"I didn't want to sew the dragon robe. The clothes for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony have been prepared long ago." Nangong Nan regretted on the spot and added: "I heard that An Xili's embroidery skills are the best and are spread throughout Kyoto. That’s why I asked An Xili to go to the embroidery workshop to guide the embroidery girls."
Eunuch Fu stood aside and quickly lowered his head. He was ashamed for the emperor. That was not what the emperor said at the beginning.
King Nan came in and settled an account for the emperor, and then talked about several major problems encountered by the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, all related to money, so he wanted the emperor to solve them, but how to solve them without money.
King Nan said again, half jokingly and half sarcastically: "It should cost a lot of money to embroider a dragon robe. The emperor also said that there is no money."
The emperor was also a little embarrassed. Before he could speak, Nangong Yuanyi said again: "In order to solve the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, it is better for the emperor to take the lead in making donations. The emperor donated a piece of silver to make a dragon robe. The ministers will definitely follow suit when they see it. Why worry about not having money to provide disaster relief?" .”
So, the emperor also muddleheadedly donated his dragon robe, and naturally the work stopped.
At this moment, An Xili suddenly said respectfully: "My lord, please be brave. If the emperor does not dislike the clothes sewn by my daughter, I will personally deliver the clothes to the palace for the emperor in two days. However, they are all It was worn by the emperor in his leisure time."
She was saying in disguise that they were just clothes worn by ordinary people, not dragon robes, so they were not worth much.
In an instant, An Xili solved the embarrassment for the emperor in an obedient and sensible manner. The emperor also smiled from ear to ear and said: "That's exactly what I meant. I heard that Lord An's fifth daughter's embroidery is one of the best in Beijing. I am too embarrassed to ask a little girl for clothes, so I want you to come into the palace and help the embroiderers give you some advice."
Everyone looked up suddenly. An Xili personally sewed the emperor's clothes. This was also an honor!
An Xiyue also lowered his head calmly. The emperor's sophistry was really reasonable. Who made him the emperor?
The blueprints for embroidering the dragon robe were obviously placed in the embroidery workshop, but she accepted them as soon as she saw the opportunity, as long as the emperor did not leave Li'er to make things difficult for her in the palace.
At this time, Gong Jin still knelt aside politely until Eunuch Fu invited Li Ying'er and other noble ladies out.
The emperor then asked Gong Jin to stand up.
