Chapter Thirty Kesi
Mei Niang's life is like wintersweet, blooming briefly in winter and then quickly withering in spring and summer.
No matter how hard others tried to persuade her, they could not keep her, and in the end, only a wisp of her lingering soul was left floating in the world.
Lin Chonghan lost a lot of weight during this period, but Mei Niang's words were firmly engraved in her heart and supported her spirit.
After Qiu Sanji came back, she took a break from her busy schedule and found some time to entertain Qiu Sanji in the front yard, and let him talk about her experiences along the way.
Qiu Sanji ignored what he had seen and heard in Anqing Mansion, and mainly told her about his experiences in Jiangnan.
"When I arrived at the military camp, the general happened to have to go on inspection elsewhere. Fortunately, I left early." After going out for a walk in Qiu Sanji, not only did he not lose weight, but he also gained weight. "Princess, you can rest assured.
, the general is still so wise and powerful!"
Since he said this, Lin Chonghan felt a lot more relieved.
Qiu Sanji changed the subject: "After watching the general, I went to Gusu Mansion. That place is really prosperous, and the silk and satin produced are equally fine."
His confidant stood behind him holding a piece of silk. As soon as Qiu Sanji waved, he quickly put the silk on the table.
"Look, Princess," Qiu Sanji spread out the silk and satin, "This is the latest silk and satin developed by an embroiderer from the south of the Yangtze River: Kesi."
Lin Chonghan picked up the silk and satin and looked at it carefully. The silk and satin had bright colors, and the birds and flowers embroidered on it were so lifelike that they looked as if someone had carved them with a knife.
Seeing the strange expression on Lin Chonghan's face, Qiu Sanji was very proud. He continued to talk eloquently: "When I came to Gusu Mansion, Kesi had not yet been circulated in the market. It was only by chance that I discovered that there was such a thing.
of satin.”
"After seeing this, the villain immediately left a group of people in Jiangnan and spent a lot of money to hire embroiderers."
"May I ask the princess, is there any tapestry for sale in the capital now?"
Lin Chonghan quickly understood what he meant, and she shook her head: "Unheard of." The two looked at each other and quickly understood the business opportunity.
"You have contributed to this matter." Lin Chonghan asked someone to put away the silk tapestry. "You go and rest for a few days. After a while, you will have something to be busy with."
Qiu Sanji was so happy that he hurriedly thanked her and stood up to say goodbye and leave.
After he left, everyone in the Lin Mansion finished organizing Lin Wushuang's funeral and began to discuss funeral arrangements during the funeral. She left too early and was young, so Lin Ziqiu insisted on returning home with her sister's coffin.
Lin Chonghan disagreed: "My cousin wrote in her letter that I don't want you to be so sad about her that it will affect the exam. What's more, cousin, where did you find the time to go to Jiangnan?"
After the palace examination, the results are released, followed by the Luming Banquet and the Appreciation Banquet, where a group of new scholars gather together to exchange feelings, forming a huge network of the same year, and then they are awarded the official title.
Lin Ziqiu also knew in his heart that he wanted to give up the imperial examination, but Lin Chonghan stopped him with his gentle voice.
"My cousin's home is in Gusu Mansion," she said. "Why don't I personally go to the south of the Yangtze River so that my cousin can return to her hometown."
Lin Shijing also agreed: "This is indeed a good idea. I will go with Chonghan. It just so happens that when we go this time, we can visit my brother and visit my grandfather."
This was indeed the best and safest method, and Lin Ziqiu no longer refused and chose to agree.
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Although they decided to go to Jiangnan, due to the complicated affairs, they unanimously decided to wait until the results of Lin Ziqiu's palace examination were known before leaving.
During this period, Lin Chonghan was not idle either. She took several pieces of silk tapestry sent by Qiu Sanji and went to the palace to ask for an audience with the queen.
When she arrived at the Queen Mother's Palace, everyone was sitting around the Queen Mother chatting.
"These dongzhu earrings," said the woman who spoke, twenty-eight years old, wearing a pink palace dress, her whole body was so tender that she could pinch water, "but they were given by the emperor himself. Queen, take a look, do they look good?"
The queen was sitting on the throne, her face was calm and calm, and she ignored the Qi nobleman's provocation. Instead, she smiled slightly and praised him generously.
Lin Chonghan saw that the atmosphere was going wrong, but the arrow was on the string and she had to shoot, so she could only bite the bullet and move forward.
"I have met the queen, I have met the virtuous concubine, and I have met the concubine Ning." She stepped forward one by one, but when it was the turn of the woman in pink, Lin Chonghan was a little stuck.
The queen smiled and helped her out: "This is the emperor's newly appointed noble, you can just call her Qi noble."
"Are you the Yongle Princess that His Majesty just made you?"
Qi Guiren stood next to the queen. She raised her head proudly and looked at her: "I think this is nothing more than this."
Concubine Ning, who was sitting next to her, covered her lips with a smile and said, "Qi Guiren has just arrived and is young. It is inevitable that there will be some people who are unclear about some things. This is normal."
Lin Chonghan did not dare to get involved in the affairs of these noble people, so she changed the topic with a calm face and asked Chunri to come forward with the tapestry in her arms for the concubines to enjoy.
Concubine Ning looked shocked when she saw the silk tapestry. Regardless of her age, the color was good, and she was now in the holy family. She had gained a lot of experience with Lian Jingzhi, but she had never seen such silk and satin.
"Princess, what is this?" Concubine Ning couldn't help but put her hands on it. She carefully stroked the silk and satin, "It seems that the silk and satin weaved in Jiangnan in the past years was not this kind of silk and satin."
Lin Chonghan replied: "This is Kesi, the latest style of silk and satin in the south of the Yangtze River. I have acquired a few new pieces, so I specially brought them to the ladies to have a look. Your Majesty, I have sent someone else to deliver them."
Concubine Ning and Concubine Xian looked at each other. They both disliked each other, but Lin Chonghan had no conflict of interest with them, so they unanimously began to praise the tapestry sent by Lin Chonghan.
Qi Guiren, who was left out in the cold, snorted softly and asked, "Why, does the princess look down on me?"
Lin Chonghan pursed his lips and apologized: "My dear, please forgive me. The tapestry is hard to come by. Even my daughter-in-law only got a few pieces, which is not my share."
"It's just a few pieces of broken silk and satin, and they were sent to the palace without mercy." Qi Guiren was humiliated, his expression was a little sulky, and his words were not polite, "I have a lot of good silk and satin in the palace, so I am not rare."
Lin Chonghan smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, and his words were very spicy.
Chapter completed!