Mo Xiuyao nodded. His fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of the wheelchair a few times. A brown-clothed youth appeared at the door. "Prince."
"Send Young Master Xu out."
Xu Qingchen's handsome brows raised slightly. He didn't say anything else and followed the youth out.
Only the two of them were left in the study. Feng Zhiyao looked at his good friend with a puzzled expression. "Ah Yao, why do I feel that this Xu Qingchen is different from the rumors?"
"Are you, Young Master Feng, the same inside and outside?"
Feng Zhiyao was speechless. Who in this world did not live with a few masks on their faces?
"What does Xu Qingchen mean? Does that person in the palace really want to wipe out the Xu family and the Ding Royal Estate in one fell swoop? "Feng Zhiyao asked.
"The Xu family is the head of the literati in Da Chu State. The Ding Royal Estate has always held a large number of troops. They are indeed an eyesore to him. "
"But there's no need to pull the two families together, right? Isn't he afraid that you guys will work together to pull him down from the top? "Was he too confident or did the Emperor himself have a hidden trump card?
Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly. "The Xu family won't rebel. He only needs to implicate the Xu family when the Ding Royal Estate is unlucky. He is very clear in his heart that as long as Sir Qingyun is around, the Xu family will definitely not betray the Da Chu State. Even if they become in-laws, the Xu family won't provide much help to the Ding Royal Estate. "
Feng Zhiyao shrugged his shoulders. He secretly thought that he didn't see that Xu Qingchen as a subject who would pledge his loyalty to the Emperor.
"Get someone to keep a close eye on Mo Jingli." Mo Xiuyao picked up his brush again to finish the unfinished painting.
Feng Zhiyao lazily fanned himself. "Mo Jingli is very busy right now. Who do you think spread those rumors? " When he first heard those rumors, Feng Zhiyao felt that Mo Jingli was so unlucky this year because he didn't burn incense properly.
Mo Xiuyao did not even raise his head. "Xu family, Murong family, Duke Hua family, Liu family, Censorate, Chu Xiang Pavilion, and … I."
Feng Zhiyao was speechless. Fine, he shouldn't have asked. After offending so many people, if Mo Jingli wasn't unlucky, then who would be?
At the end of the fourth month, the Ye Residence sent someone to bring Ye Li back to the Ye Residence. Ye Ying's wedding was set to be held on the last day of April. It was said to be the only auspicious day in April. Xu Hongyu calmly dismissed the people sent by the Ye family to pick up Ye Li. He only asked Xu Qingbai and Xu Qingyan to personally send Ye Li back the day before Ye Ying's wedding. Although Minister Ye was very unhappy, he did not say much due to his inexplicable fear of his brother-in-law. He only asked Ye Li to return to Qing Yi Xuan to rest.
When Ye Li went to the Xu Residence, she only brought two maids, Qing Shuang and Qing Xia. When she returned, she brought Mother Lin, Mother Wei, and more than a dozen people. There were also two maids, Qing Luan and Qing Yu, personally chosen by her grandfather. Qing Yi Xuan, which was not big to begin with, seemed a little crowded. Mother Wei looked at the decorations of Qing Yi Xuan and wiped her tears. How was this a place for a rich young lady? Ye Li did not mind. She only smiled and advised, "No matter how gorgeous the decorations are, it will be taken advantage of by others when we leave." Mother Wei still did not agree. She only said that the young lady should not be wronged. Then she ordered the maids to redecorate Ye Li's room. Ye Li had no choice but to go. It seemed that everyone was dissatisfied with her room. Aunt also complained every time she came.
"Young miss, eldest young miss has come." The maid waiting outside the door reported.
Ye Li put down the needle and thread in her hand. She raised her head and said with a smile, "Invite Shizi cefei in."
After a while, a beautiful woman dressed in palace clothing stepped into the room. Seeing Ye Li sitting at the table, she couldn't help but smile, "Third sister."
Ye Li quickly rose to greet, "Greetings to Shizi cefei." This woman was the eldest young miss of the Ye Residence, Nan Marquis Shizi cefei Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen pulled her and said with a smile, "I don't dare. After third sister's wedding, I still have to give third sister a greeting. There are no outsiders now. Let's call each other sisters. "Ye Li nodded and said with a smile," Eldest sister, please sit. " Ye Zhen's birth mother was a personal maid who had grown up with Minister Ye. When Ye Zhen was five years old, she died of illness. Ye Zhen was raised by Xu shi since she was young. When Xu shi passed away, Ye Zhen was already thirteen years old. Because of this, Ye Li and Ye Zhen's relationship was not bad. When Ye Zhen was still at home, she would occasionally not take care of Ye Li. However, when she was not yet fifteen years old, she was engaged by Wang shi to be Nan Marquis Shizi cefei. It was said that Nan Marquis Shizi did not dote on Ye Zhen. After seven or eight years of marriage, they did not have a son or a daughter. Ye Zhen also rarely returned to the Ye family. The two sisters had not seen each other for nearly two years. This time, they came back to add to Ye Ying's dowry.
Ye Zhen lightly touched the red brocade on the table. Her heart skipped a beat, "This is … phoenix brocade? Third sister is making a wedding dress? "
Ye Li nodded. She was not too picky about wedding dresses. Therefore, she was not in a hurry to make one. Otherwise, she didn't know what to do with the phoenix brocade that eldest uncle had specially brought over. After all, Da Chu State's custom was that each woman could only have one wedding dress. It was very inauspicious to have another. Ye Zhen touched the soft red brocade in her hand with slight envy. She looked at Ye Li and said, "This wasn't prepared by Furen, right? I saw that fourth sister only used mandarin duck brocade. I heard that it was bestowed by the Empress Dowager. "Ye Li frowned slightly. She looked at the wedding dress in front of her with some hesitation. The Empress Dowager had bestowed mandarin duck brocade to Ye Ying. If she used the more precious phoenix brocade, the Empress Dowager's face would not look good. Ye Zhen had been the Shizi cefei for many years. She was not an ignorant person. She thought for a moment and said, "Phoenix brocade is a fabric used by the Dong Ling Kingdom's imperial family. Not only are the commoners unable to weave it, but it is also strictly forbidden to sell it. Originally, Dong Ling and Nan Zhao would send some as gifts to our Da Chu State's imperial family every year. However, it is said that when the late emperor was alive, the Dong Ling Kingdom's manufacturing process was accidentally lost. Third sister, this phoenix brocade should be one of the two bolts that the late emperor bestowed to the Xu family when mother was born, right? "
"Eldest sister has good eyesight. This was indeed sent to the capital by Grandfather's eldest uncle." Ye Li nodded and said. A wedding dress made of phoenix brocade was once the dream of all the noble young ladies in the capital. It was different from the gorgeous and dazzling mandarin duck brocade. The phoenix brocade did not look conspicuous and was more like a bolt of red ordinary satin. However, when it was exposed to light, a lifelike phoenix design would appear. If one were to walk around while wearing it, it would give others the illusion of a phoenix fluttering in the air with one's movements. Generally, the best way to make it was to embroider a hibiscus or peony pattern on the phoenix brocade. When it was motionless, it would be a wedding dress with hibiscus flowers blooming and peony blooming. Once it was exposed to sunlight or light, the exquisite phoenix piercing the peony was enough to make anyone gasp in amazement. Ye Li had already made the veil on her head. She had already discovered to her surprise that under sunlight and light, even the intensity of the light would change the phoenix's color and shape. The craftsmanship of this world truly made Ye Li, who could be said to be experienced and knowledgeable, very surprised. Moreover, unlike the mandarin duck brocade, which was rare but could still be found, the phoenix brocade was not only found in the Da Chu State. It was likely that there were only a few bolts of phoenix brocade in every country. It could even be said that it was the loss of phoenix brocade that created the current reputation of mandarin duck brocade in Nan Zhao.
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