Re-embroidering life

Chapter 133 By the way

Ji Zimo stepped forward, bowed to everyone and said, "Princess Dihua just said that my husband and I were disrespectful to her, which made her resentful. The so-called disrespect was just that the princess wanted to recruit my wife to work for her embroidery workshop, but was rejected by my wife. Is it a trivial matter, is it worth the princess to set up such a big plan as the dragon robe case to retaliate? It is obvious that the princess's target is not my husband and me, we are just incidental."

Ji Zimo naturally would not mention the fact that Princess Dihua had framed him, and Princess Dihua was even more ashamed to mention it.

After hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to the Third Prince. Just now, the Princess said with certainty that the Third Prince was extremely rebellious, and everyone had heard it.

Ji Zimo clasped his fists again and said solemnly: "This matter concerns the foundation of the country and is by no means a trivial matter. I ask Your Majesty to be vigilant and investigate thoroughly to ensure the stability of our government and the peace of our country."

The Third Prince immediately followed suit, "Aunt has always taken care of me, and we are a good match. I don't believe that Aunt would do this for no reason. She must have her own reasons! Your Majesty, please look carefully and find out who is behind this fabrication!"

Hearing the Third Prince's words, Princess Dihua's face flashed with a trace of loneliness, and her eyes involuntarily drifted to the Zhenyuan Marquis who was standing solemnly beside her. The Zhenyuan Marquis had a blank expression on his face and didn't even glance at her.

Princess Dihua immediately withdrew her eyes as if they were burned by fire. She did not defend herself anymore, but just knelt deeply on the ground.

The emperor waved his hand wearily and said, "Detain Princess Dihua in the clan residence and continue to investigate strictly."

Princess Dihua thanked him with all her might, without looking at anyone, and stood up and followed the two eunuchs out of the palace. When she passed by Shui Qinghua, she stared at her with hatred in her eyes.

"How do you know how to change the needle in advance?"

"Others may not recognize Yunjin, but I made a peacock skirt for the Third Prince's wife, so I can tell the difference just by touching it. What kind of opera troupe can use Yunjin? My embroidery workshop only does embroidery and painting business, but by chance a dragon robe made of Yunjin fell into my hands. How can I not be cautious?" Shui Qinghua smiled happily, making Princess Dihua want to scratch her face.

Shui Qinghua was able to see the opportunity first, thanks to two sentences that Shen Xin reminded her. One sentence was that the most difficult robe to make was the dragon robe. In the previous dynasty, an embroiderer lost her head because she accidentally exceeded the regulations when embroidering a dragon robe. The other sentence was that the costumes of the most advanced opera troupes were just made of brocade.

"Since you have a clear mind, why did you act dumb when you first arrived at the palace?"

Shui Qinghua laughed even more happily, and whispered to Princess Dihua, "If I wasn't playing dumb, why would the princess be so anxious to drag the Third Prince into the water and expose her intentions? If you only deal with my husband and me, even if you lose, you will only be lightly reprimanded by the Queen Mother. If you participate in the fight for the throne, it will be different."

"Princess, don't blame me. You are just tying yourself up in knots. If you had asked Meng Xiu Niang to embroider a dragon robe and give it to the Third Prince, you might have caused him some trouble. Unfortunately, you are too ambitious. You want to kill two birds with one stone, and you insist on dragging my husband and me into this. You have no choice but to blame me." Shui Qinghua added the final blow.

Princess Dihua looked dejected. Yes, if she let Meng Xiu Niang embroider and then disposed of her, wouldn't there be no evidence against her?

"Princess, you are not a smart person." Shui Qinghua put away her smile and said seriously.

Princess Dihua was about to explode in anger, but Shui Qinghua continued in a low voice: "You are not a smart person, so you are being used without knowing it. You may have hatred in your heart, but can the people who use you avenge you, or will they throw you away like a rag after the fact? Or maybe, they will get rid of you."

Princess Dihua shuddered suddenly.

Although Princess Dihua failed in her plan, she was not convicted and still held the title of princess. The two of them huddled together and talked in private, and the eunuchs did not dare to urge them too much.

Shui Qinghua glanced at the eunuch, straightened up and said loudly: "I hope the princess will take care of herself and not make mistakes again to disappoint the Queen Mother and His Majesty."

Princess Dihua looked at her viciously, turned around and walked away.

On the jade steps, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Everyone, disperse. If you have anything to say, we will discuss it in the morning court tomorrow."

When they got home, the guards had already left, but the children and servants were like frightened birds, with panic and tears on their faces. The couple hugged their three children tightly and cursed the person who planned this in their hearts.

"Master..."

"Jinlan?" Shui Qinghua looked at Jinlan, whose eyes were swollen like rotten peaches, in surprise. "When did you come?"

"I heard everything. It was because of a costume. It was the Chen family, it was the Chen family, right?" Jin Lan's tears kept falling like beads from a broken string. She didn't understand. She had worked so hard, why did the Chen family always hold her back? Now they turned her into a villain who repaid kindness with enmity. How could she face her master?

"Jinlan, this matter has nothing to do with you." Shui Qinghua said gently, "It must be your brother who was deceived by Princess Dihua."

All this is not difficult to guess. The eldest son of the Chen family, who had great ambitions but little talent, had learned medicine since childhood but had no achievements. He finally found a good job through his in-laws, the Zhao family, but because of his sister's divorce, he lost his job. Since then, he has been resentful of the Ji couple who facilitated the divorce. When someone promised him a large sum of money and asked him to find a way to deliver the costumes to Shui Qinghua, he agreed without hesitation.

Jin Lan was not surprised that her brother did this, but it was Han Qiu who made her heartbroken.

"Your sister-in-law probably doesn't know about this." Shui Qinghua comforted her: "She may be as sad as you are. We got through this incident without any danger. Don't mention it anymore and let it go."

Master said this because she was tolerant, generous and kind-hearted, but Jin Lan could not accept it with peace of mind. She wiped away her tears and left the Ji family.

Shui Qinghua thought of another thing: "Who exactly is Shen Yi? The owner of the embroidery shop, the captain of the Zhenbei Army, and the commander of the Gongwei Division? There is no connection between the three."

Ji Zimo had no idea about Shen Yi's appearance, but there was one person who might know, and that was his cousin Shen Xin.

So Shui Qinghua took the opportunity of inspecting Furong Garden to find Shen Xin to inquire.

"You mean, Yier is also in Beijing? I didn't know that." Shen Xin was surprised and happy, which shows that the relationship between the siblings has always been good.

"In fact, I don't know much about him." Shen Xin recalled their childhood. "He had no interest in weaving since he was young. He loved martial arts. After all, the Shen family is a big family and does not restrict the development of its children. The family hired the best martial arts master for him. He was also very competitive. At a young age, he was invincible in Jiangnan."

Shen Xin smiled, as if she had returned to those carefree days: "Although he is brave, he is shy and kind. When my sisters and I went shopping, we asked him to escort us and let him hold the flowers and powder we bought."

Shui Qinghua couldn't help but laugh when she imagined the tall and mighty Shen Yi holding rouge and powder.

Later, Shen Yi participated in the military examination arranged by his family. He won the first place in the military examination before he was 20. However, the dynasty valued civil service over military service, so his title as the first place did not attract much attention.