Re-embroidering life

Chapter 132 Comeback

Everyone in the hall was shocked.

The emperor looked at Shui Qinghua with burning eyes: "Tell me quickly."

"The evidence is on this dragon robe." Shui Qinghua said slowly, "Please help me take a closer look at the dragon claw, Mr. Qian."

In order to avoid suspicion, she did not touch the dragon robe at all.

"Mr. Qian just said that the dragon claws on the costumes are one less than the real ones, only four fingers. The dragon on this robe has five complete fingers. But I embroidered the costumes at the beginning, which clearly only had four fingers. Who embroidered the extra finger?"

Shui Qinghua walked a little closer and pointed at Mr. Qian: "Take another look, is there any difference between the fourth and fifth fingers?"

Old Qian looked at the dragon robe carefully, "It is completely natural, nothing different... Wait!"

Old Qian was so nervous that his hands began to tremble slightly. He looked at it over and over again and couldn't help but shouting in a low voice: "The needle closing of the first four fingers is different. I have never seen this needle method before!"

"Master Shui, what kind of acupuncture is this?" Old Qian took a step forward excitedly, as if he wanted to grab Shui Qinghua and ask for clarification. In his eyes, treason and court were not as attractive as the new acupuncture.

Shui Qinghua smiled and said: "Many people know that I learned Suzhou embroidery. My natural embroidery and random needle embroidery are innovations based on Suzhou embroidery. But few people know that in addition to Suzhou embroidery, I also learned Chu embroidery."

"Chu embroidery? What kind of embroidery is this?" Old Qian's voice trembled slightly, full of excitement.

"It is the local embroidery style of Jiangxia, my hometown. What I learned is the pearl of Chu embroidery, Jiang embroidery. But the rules of Jiang embroidery are very strict. I never show it in public, so no one knows about it." Shui Qinghua explained patiently, and the ministers listened quietly.

"A major feature of Jiang embroidery is its unique embroidery direction. It starts from the outside and moves inward layer by layer. I used the Jiang embroidery needlework when embroidering the dragon fingers. You can see, Mr. Qian, that the stitches on the four dragon fingers are all in the middle of the dragon fingers, except for the fifth finger, which is at the edge. This is because the person who added the fifth finger did not understand Jiang embroidery." Shui Qinghua said.

"Not bad!" Mr. Qian nodded repeatedly.

Shui Qinghua was confident, with a gleam of confidence in her eyes: "I once used Jiangxiu's special needle-closing technique to catch the traitor in the embroidery workshop, and today, I used this needle technique again to catch the villain who framed me."

"Mr. Shui, who is she?" Even Mr. Qian couldn't help but ask.

"Natural embroidery is very popular. It's not easy to imitate my needlework 100%, but 90% is not difficult. As for this person, she is very talented and has achieved 99%. It's a pity that her embroidery method was not taught by me personally, so there are some flaws and she lacks this point." Shui Qinghua gestured to Mr. Qian, "Mr. Qian, look, does the fifth finger show signs of weakness when it is halfway through the stitch?"

Mr. Qian took a closer look and exclaimed, "It's true! The water master has a keen eye."

By now, most people in the hall believed that the robe had been tampered with.

Shui Qinghua saluted the emperor again, "Your Majesty, if you send the Guards to look for Princess Dihua in her mansion, you will find an embroiderer named Meng, and she is the one who will fill in the fifth finger!"

"You are slandering me!" Princess Dihua's face flushed red, her eyes widened with anger, and she screamed at Shui Qinghua: "How dare you, you bitch, talk nonsense! How can this Meng Xiu Niang be related to me?"

Just as the two sides were on the verge of a fight, a eunuch suddenly shouted, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Everyone knelt down to greet him.

The Queen Mother was seen walking slowly into the palace with the help of Lady Lin, and behind her, several strong palace maids were escorting a woman. The woman was shaking like a sieve, her face was pale, and her eyes were terrified.

Seeing this woman, Princess Dihua's face turned pale instantly. Shui Qinghua had already recognized her, who else could it be but Meng Xiuniang?

The emperor respectfully invited the empress dowager to sit on the phoenix throne.

The Queen Mother said, "I heard you mention Meng Xiu Niang, and my female official recognized her, so I went to the Princess's Mansion and brought her here to confront you."

Princess Dihua looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief and cried out in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty!" There was infinite pleading in her voice.

The Queen Mother did not look at her, and said in a cold tone: "Xuan'er just said that those who are innocent are innocent. Dihua, I also give this sentence to you."

Dihua knew that the situation was hopeless and he felt weak all over.

"Ms. Meng, tell me what's going on." The Queen Mother said calmly.

Meng Xiu Niang cried and said intermittently, "I am a commoner named Meng from Jiangxia and an embroiderer. Last year, Princess Dihua knew that I had a feud with the Shui family and lured me to the capital, saying that she wanted to discredit the Shui family. I agreed in a fit of rage. Later, when the plan failed, Princess Dihua wanted to kill me, but for some reason she didn't. A few days ago, Princess Dihua suddenly brought back a dragon robe. Although it was called a dragon robe, the dragon on it actually only had four fingers. The princess forced me to add a fifth finger to the dragon to turn it into a real dragon robe."

"I didn't dare. She said it was a serious crime of treason, so the princess beat me severely. I couldn't bear it, so I had to agree. As soon as I got the robe, I knew the dragon on it was embroidered by Shui. I was very familiar with her needlework, so I imitated her and added a fifth finger. But I knew that Princess Dihua would definitely be exposed." said Meng Xiu Niang.

"Why is that?" asked the Queen Mother.

Meng Xiu Niang smiled a hint of despair: "Because I have never defeated her, never! Never before, and never in the future!"

She suddenly let out a weird laugh, as if she was mad, "No matter how hard I try, I can never imitate you 100%!"

The Queen Mother frowned, and the female official beside her hurriedly signaled the palace maid to drag Meng Xiu Niang away. Even after she was dragged out of the hall, the strange laughter still echoed in the air.

There was silence in the hall. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and Princess Dihua.

The Queen Mother finally sighed and said, "Dihua, you have been in poor spirits recently. Go back home and rest more. There is no need to go out for nothing."

This meant that Princess Dihua would be confined to her house, while at the same time being forgiven for her big mistake. Shui Qinghua sighed inwardly, after all, after raising her for so many years, the Queen Mother still showed some mercy.

"Wait!" The emperor interrupted the empress dowager, "Mother, although Dihua is your adopted daughter and your son's sister, this matter involves the court and even the lifeline of the country. It is better to investigate it thoroughly."

The Queen Mother looked conflicted and nodded.

The hope that had just ignited in Princess Dihua's eyes was instantly extinguished by a basin of water from the emperor.

"Dihua, why did you do this? Is it just to deal with the Shui family? Or do you have other plans?" The emperor's voice was not loud, but his imperial majesty was fully displayed.

Princess Dihua knelt down hastily, trembling, and could barely speak a complete sentence: "Your Majesty, it was your sister... I was confused for a moment... I was resentful of Doctor Ji and Shui for their disrespect to me... I only wanted to take revenge on them, and had no other intentions. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"

At this time, Ji Zimo, who had been quietly serving as a background, suddenly stepped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"