With the personal praise from the eunuch's wife and the reward personally sent by the nun in the mansion, Xiuxiu immediately became the one who was praised in the embroidery workshop.
Several Xiuzhang didn't notice anything wrong, they just looked pleased.
In terms of skills alone, any girl who can enter an embroidery workshop is not bad. The foundation is there, all she needs is more attentiveness.
Only Xin Xiu, with sharp eyes, became suspicious of this thoughtful niece.
Those embroideries have been twirled in her hands. Xiu Xiu's skills are not top-notch, and the styles are not novel. At most, they are just ordinary and should not be valued so much.
But now, the prefect's wife actually asked her to arrange the spring clothes for the eldest girl in the mansion.
To be on the safe side, Xin Xiuzhang called the person out.
When she turned around, she happened to catch sight of Song Jinyin, who was carefully stroking the thin thread with lowered eyes. She was neither impatient nor impatient, and seemed out of place among the people who were talking in low voices.
Such silence made her nod frequently in her heart.
What an embroiderer wants is to be calm and attentive.
Xiuxiu walked out of the room amid a bunch of compliments and stopped next to Xin Xiuzhang. She raised her chin slightly and faced the people in the room with a proud profile.
"aunt."
"I told you not to call me that in the embroidery workshop."
Xin Xiuzhang came back to his senses, his face darkened, and his face was serious, "Why on earth did the prefect's wife suddenly value you so much today?"
"Xiuxiu doesn't understand my aunt... I don't understand what Xin Xiuzhang said. The prefect's wife just thinks that the style of my embroidery is pleasing to the eye. It happened that the eldest girl also asked me a few questions, and she seemed to be talking to me. We hit it off, so the prefect’s wife changed her mind and ordered an extra spring shirt in private.”
"Then why didn't I hear you mention it when you sent me new clothes yesterday?"
"It was just delivered yesterday, how can the nobles be in a hurry to pick and choose? It's not like Xin Xiuzhang doesn't know that no matter how good the new clothes we sent are, in the eyes of the nobles, they are just ordinary things. Naturally, they will think about it after they think about it. Take a bite."
Even though she was suspected by Xin Xiuzhang, the joy in Xiuxiu's eyes could not be concealed. Even the initial panic in her eyes was suppressed by the compliments of the girls just now.
It was as if the prefect's wife was praising her, not some unknown Song Ci.
"You'd better not have any thoughts that you shouldn't have. As long as you stay in the embroidery workshop with peace of mind and learn from the embroiderers above, in a few years, for your mother's sake, I will definitely not Make you a dwarf."
Xin Xiuzhang glanced at Xiuxiu, and his voice was a bit colder: "But if you don't listen to the advice, and only think about the benefits without suffering, and damage the reputation of the embroidery workshop, I will not tolerate you."
"I know, Xin Xiuzhang."
Xiuxiu curled her lips, suppressed the displeasure in her heart, and said flatteringly: "Of course I will be thinking about the embroidery palm and our embroidery workshop."
There was someone secretly observing someone through the cracks in the wooden window. Xiu Xiu noticed it and immediately changed her smile, making people look at her and think she was being intimate with someone else.
"Although this spring shirt is not in a hurry, the things sent to the prefect's mansion must be arranged early to be safe. However, I don't have much contact with other embroiderers. Xin Xiuzhang has to divide the girls we know well into one. Department, yes, there is also Song Ci."
Mentioning Song Ci, Xin Xiuzhang looked over with inquiry in his eyes, which made Xiu Xiu suddenly startled and her heart trembled, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
"Song Ci is new here, and she always has to get along well with everyone. But she is not very close to other people, and others don't have much patience with her. Why not let her follow me, so that we can get to know each other earlier, and can help the embroidery workshop more in the future. Do some work.”
Song Jinyin was actually sitting not far from the wooden window.
If you turn your head and look up, you can see the two people whispering outside.
It's just that she is circling the thread, not wanting to be distracted and not wanting to hear the news related to the dignitaries.
But she had no intention, but Lianxiang in front seemed to be sulking. When she turned to look at her, there was reproach in her eyes.
"You are pretending to be at ease here now, but you are probably so angry that you are vomiting blood, right? If you had told Xiuxiu's name yesterday and asked Xin Xiuzhang to punish her, now it would be her turn to stand out in front of the nobles! "
It took Song Jinyin a while to react.
She glanced at the furious man in front of her and tilted her head, "Why should I say that? What will I do if she hates me?"
"You have so much courage. Do you think she won't hold a grudge against you if you stopped mid-sentence yesterday? What a big joke!"
Lianxiang sneered, and then there was uncontrollable anger in her eyes, "So many people have seen her ordering you to go out, and you are still cowering there, even if you can't complain! In the future, you don't want to be taken seriously, and you don't want to show your face? "
"Sister Lianxiang is complaining for me? Then if I said it yesterday, would sister speak up and testify for me?"
"Why should I speak for you about your matter?"
"Yes, it's my business."
Song Jinyin smiled, wound the last loop of thread, and didn't look up at her again.
Lianxiang only thought that she had said half of what she said. After waiting for a long time without hearing any movement behind her, she realized what she meant.
Whether or not she files a lawsuit is her business.
"You are really sharp-tongued and ignorant of good people's hearts!"
With a cold snort, Lianxiang lost her patience and turned back to the front.
I thought there was a powerful one here, and when I couldn't stand it anymore, I would confront Xiuxiu, but now I realized that Song Ci had nothing to take advantage of, and he wasn't very smart either.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have complained half of it yesterday, which not only aroused Xiuxiu's jealousy but also prevented Xiuzhang from punishing her, thus wasting an opportunity.
Just having a good-looking face is not a good thing.
Thinking about this, Lianxiang couldn't help but want to turn around and take another look, but remembering Song Ci's unsatisfied look just now, she endured it again.
In the blink of an eye, another stick of incense passed by.
When Xiuxiu came in, her chin seemed to be lifted to the sky.
She stopped in front of Song Jinyin, looking bossy, as if the job of making clothes for the girl in the prefecture was a kind donation from her.
Song Jinyin didn't want to refuse the job where she could get a reward, but she was suspicious.
Xiuxiu would never share the good things related to a noble person to her even if she tried to support herself to death, especially since the two of them had such a fight yesterday.
There must be something wrong with this.
After hesitating, Song Jinyin shook her head. Now that she was not in the Duke's Mansion, she would not just keep her head down and work.
And today Wu Xiuzhang looked for her. Perhaps after hearing Xin Xiuzhang's praise, he wanted to get a feel for her and asked her to embroider the original landscape painting of entering the city for her to see.
Song Jinyin was able to reject Xiuxiu's words just because of this.
Just as she shook her head, Xiuxiu suddenly became anxious. Without waiting for her to speak, she immediately used the reputation of the entire embroidery workshop to suppress her.
At this moment, Song Jinyin was sure that she would not be able to take this job.
"Song Ci, you are just a newcomer right now, and you can work in the governor's house. I advise you not to be ignorant of good and evil. Besides, Xin Xiuzhang has opened her mouth. If you don't accept it, you don't take her seriously!"
"Sister Xiuxiu's words made me very frightened."
Song Jinyin blinked, her tone was obedient, but there was no trace of panic on her face.
"Wu Xiuzhang gave me the task early in the morning, my sister said so, but Xin Xiuzhang is better than Wu Xiuzhang, so I have to work with my sister first? If so, I will go and talk to Wu Xiuzhang and tell her Xiu Xiu Sister has other instructions."
"You... wait!"
Xiu Xiu glared at the person in front of her fiercely. Remembering Xin Xiuzhang's increasingly distant attitude just now, she had to suppress her anger first.
None of the embroidery masters could be offended. If Song Ci just went to Wu Xiu Zhang to show her off, it would be increasingly difficult for her to get ahead in this embroidery workshop.
"I'll just ask someone else!"
Xiuxiu gritted her teeth and spoke, writing down a few more people.
But she also knew that no matter what, Song Ci had to take over this job.
It's just that it's not easy to push too hard in the embroidery workshop. She has to wait for the sunset.
When the time comes to stop people outside and threaten them with a few words, an unaccompanied stinky girl will have no choice but to obey her orders!
...
Song Jinyin finally found some peace, but as soon as the gold embroidery thread passed through the fine needle, her heart started to beat hard for no reason.
Accompanied by the discomfort in her stomach, she frowned slightly, had to stop her movements, and raised her hand to cover her lower abdomen.
At this time, Pei Yanzhou had just woken up.
After getting the news that Song Jinyin was working, he turned his attention to the post.
"Master, the prefect has been waiting downstairs and said he must see the master again."
Pei Yanzhou turned over casually. When he stood up, he touched the wound on his back and frowned slightly for a moment.
"I sent this post today for today's lunch. I don't know if he is polite or rude."
"Master, be careful about the injury. According to my subordinates, this prefect is also eager to establish connections with Kyoto and has some thoughts on his mind. I will go and invite him away now."
"No need."
The man stopped him with words and put on his robe.
"This trip to Luo City should take a long time. Since he knows that I am here to find someone, I will definitely go to the prefect's mansion to prevent him from having any thoughts that he shouldn't have."
The jade pendant and purse around her waist were still carefully protected.
Pei Yanzhou's fingertips rested on the jade pendant, his eyes darkening.
He always has to appear in front of Song Jinyin.
He will wait here as long as Song Jinyin stays in this city.
As for the prefect, he was just doing things for the people honestly. If he went to find out the news about Song Ci regardless of life and death, then he would definitely not be merciful.
