Cheng Yujin's good marriage plan was interrupted. After returning to the room, Lian Qiao helped Cheng Yujin change into casual clothes and asked, "Miss, do you want to practice writing?"
Whenever Cheng Yujin mentioned this, she hated it. However, she was a very rational person and never lost her temper. She only cared about how to solve the problem and how to maximize the benefits. In any case, it was inevitable that she would not be able to connect with Xu Zhixian tonight. If she was angry, wouldn't she gain nothing?
It was better to practice writing. Marrying a good husband was about casting a wide net to catch fish. She could not relax with Xu Zhixian. She also had to follow up with the birthday gift for the Emperor. Who knows which one of them would be rewarded.
Cheng Yujin said, "Prepare the brush and ink. I'll go practice writing in a while."
When Lian Qiao heard this, she was secretly speechless. She got up before the sun rose and first went to pay respects to Old Lady Cheng. Then she went to the Ninth Masters to practice writing for the whole day. It was not easy for her to go home at night, but she still wanted to write. This kind of perseverance, many students rushing to take the exam could not compare, right?
Lian Qiao was very impressed. The Dugeaux had already laid out the rice paper and put water in the ink slab. She quietly retreated.
Cheng Yujin did not like to have people next to her when she was reading. The servants knew Cheng Yujin's rules and quietly retreated outside. Ever since Cheng Yujin was sensible, she had lived in a courtyard by herself. When Qingfu raised her, she was not pregnant yet. When she smelled the milk smell on a child, she was disgusted. When Cheng Yujin could move on her own, she hurriedly threw Cheng Yujin outside. This was also good. Cheng Yujin had been in charge of her servants and property since she was young. Her temperament was much more mature than other young ladies.
Her courtyard wasn't as big as Cheng Yuanz's, but it had all the essentials. The main building faced south, with two side rooms to the east and west. The south side was the main entrance, and on each side of the main entrance were two upside-down rooms. The entire courtyard was connected by a corridor. From the door to the main room, there was a cross-shaped bluestone corridor. A tall flowering tree was planted in the flowerbed. It was particularly lively in the spring. Corner doors were opened at all four corners. Opening the door and going out would lead to the Marquis Household deep in the courtyard. Closing the door would lead to self-sufficiency.
Her main house also had five rooms, but it wasn't as spacious as Old Lady Cheng's and Cheng Yuanz's. Cheng Yujin had set up the westernmost room as a bedroom, separated by a wooden lattice moon gate. Colorful curtains were hung on the wooden partition according to the solar terms, blocking the view from the outside. There are arhat beds and exquisite mahogany chairs in the Xici room to receive close guests. The room in the middle was the main hall, where visitors were received and servants kowtowed during the New Year. The east side was Cheng Yujin's own space. The innermost room was the study room, and the other room was where she did embroidery.
Cheng Yujin had set the rules. The sweeping women and the maids could only move around in the courtyard. Only the second-class maids could enter the main room, but they could only wipe the chairs in the main hall and run errands. Her study room and bedroom could only be entered by her personal first-class maids.
Cheng Yujin sat at the table for a while. She suddenly remembered that Cheng Yuanz gave her a bottle of ointment today.
She remembered that she had asked the Dugeaux to put it away at noon. Where did she put it?
Cheng Yujin went to the Multi-Treasure Pavilion and rummaged through it. Sure enough, she found a porcelain bottle in a small drawer. What she said today was originally a joke. Who knew that Cheng Yuanz actually prepared something, and it was even medicine for injuries.
Medicine for injuries couldn't be given randomly. It was usually prepared in advance. Cheng Yujin was a little curious and a little skeptical. Would a person like Cheng Yuanz prepare medicine for others in advance?
She didn't believe it. Cheng Yujin opened the medicine stopper and gently sniffed it. Cheng Yujin originally had the intention to guard against people. She didn't expect that after sniffing it, she would be even more confused.
Why did she feel that this bottle of medicine smelled the same as the one Cheng Min gave her before? Cheng Yujin found Cheng Min's bottle and sniffed it. Cheng Min was a Duke's Furen, so she wouldn't lie to her. This was clearly the medicine given by Imperial Concubine Shu. How could it be so similar to the one Cheng Min gave her?
The next day, Cheng Yujin went to copy it as usual. She looked at Cheng Yuanz with an inquisitive gaze. Cheng Yuanz didn't talk much. Cheng Yujin also never said anything useless. The two of them often stayed in the room for the whole afternoon. They didn't disturb each other and did their own things.
Cheng Yujin thought that this person was quiet and self-disciplined. It was comfortable to get along with him. However, when night came, Cheng Yujin felt a little helpless.
For the next few days, whenever she was free, Cheng Yujin would calmly call her "Cheng Yujin". After that, she would have to bite the bullet and go back to practice calligraphy. In the days that Cheng Min stayed in the Marquis Household, Cheng Yujin didn't find a chance to be alone with Xu Zhixian.
Cheng Yujin suspected that Cheng Yuanz was deliberately messing with her. However, she thought about it again. First, she didn't offend Cheng Yuanz. Second, she didn't have any conflicts of interest with him. He wouldn't be so bored, right? Maybe he was in a hurry to make the birthday embroidery screen, so he urged her to practice calligraphy.
Maybe she was gauging the heart of a gentleman with her own mean measure.
Today, Cheng Yumo and Xu Zhixian were playing together. Cheng Yujin consciously stood at the door and waited for Cheng Yuanz.
There was no need for him to call her. She would do it herself.
After playing for a while, Xu Zhixian realized that Cheng Yujin wasn't there. He shouted across the room, "Sister Jin, where are you going?"
Cheng Yujin had already put on her cloak and moccasins. She said, "It's getting late. I have to go back and practice calligraphy."
"Oh." Xu Zhixian replied blankly. At this time, Cheng Yuanz had already walked up to them. Cheng Yujin hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Zhixian and chased after Cheng Yuanz.
Xu Zhixian watched the two people leave one after the other. After a long time, he scratched his head and muttered, "Sister Jin is really diligent. I'm leaving tomorrow. I thought I could talk to Sister Jin tonight. "
The next day, Cheng Min took a ride back to the Duke House of Chang. The servants of the Duke House personally came to the second gate to welcome her. Cheng Yujin stood behind the Chuihua Gate with her grandmother and quietly watched the Duke House's carriage leave.
It was really good to have money and power. Even the carriage was more impressive than the Marquis Household. Cheng Yujin was even more determined to marry into a noble family. Marrying was a second reincarnation. She couldn't decide her own parents, so she could only try her best to find a noble husband. She had enough of the feeling of living under someone else's roof. No one could stop her from climbing higher.
Old Lady Cheng was reluctant to part with Great Aunt when she went home, but the rest of the Cheng Family let out a collective sigh of relief. With Great Aunt around, they had to be careful no matter what they did. They had to carefully support their sister-in-law and the two children of the Xu Family. When the Nguyễn Clan returned to the courtyard, she sat on the couch and let out a long sigh of relief.
"She's finally gone. It's really tiring to accompany her these past few days. Old Madame only moved her mouth, but the mother and daughter were happy. We're the ones who suffered. "
Cheng Yumo climbed onto the couch and massaged the Nguyễn Clan's shoulders. "Mother, you've worked hard. Daughter will help you loosen your muscles."
The Nguyễn Clan was moved by her daughter's actions. Tears welled up in her eyes. "Daughter has grown up and knows how to dote on others. Mother really didn't raise you in vain."
The maidservant on the side saw an opening and said, "Daughters are mother's intimate little cotton-padded jackets. Second Young Lady is already fourteen. In the future, there will be many opportunities to be filial to Madame."
The Nguyễn Clan nodded. "Yes, Mo'er will marry a good husband in the future. Not only can you be filial to your parents, but you can also support your younger brother. It's much easier than raising a son."
Cheng Yumo's face flushed red. She turned her body and said coquettishly, "Mother, I'm just massaging your back, but you're saying these things. If you keep talking, I'll ignore you. "
The Nguyễn Clan and the dowry maidservant laughed. Cheng Yumo blushed and climbed off the couch to run out. The laughter inside became even louder. Cheng Yumo let the wind blow away the heat on her face. Although she was embarrassed, she couldn't help thinking that it had already been a month. Why hadn't Brother Zhang Yuan come to propose?
At the beginning, he had clearly said that after breaking off the engagement with her sister, he would marry her.
Even if Cheng Yumo believed in Huo Changyuan, she was now a little anxious. Her grandmother and mother were both looking for candidates for her. Most importantly, she had heard from Xu Nianchun that some people were also inquiring about Huo Changyuan's marriage from the Huo family. If they didn't hurry up and settle down, wouldn't she and Huo Changyuan walk down the same path as in her previous life?
While Cheng Yumo was restless, in the Marquis Jingyong, the Huxue Clan was perfunctorily entertaining Huo Changyuan while looking at the daughters of the other families.
In this world, the Cheng Family wasn't the only family with daughters. Only the most outstanding girls were worthy of her son. Cheng Yumo wasn't the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yichun. When Old Marquis died, the title went to her uncle, so what did it have to do with her family? Moreover, Cheng Yumo's father's official position wasn't high, and her own talent was mediocre. In order to seduce Zhang Yuan, she had done such a thing, so the Huxue Clan wasn't willing to choose her as their daughter-in-law.
When Huo Changyuan occasionally asked about it, the Huxue Clan would say it would be soon, but in private, she had already chosen someone else.
Cheng Yujin wasn't in the mood to pay attention to the Huo family and Cheng Yumo. In her mind, Huo Changyuan was already a dead man. She had her next husband in mind, and she also had the task of embroidering a screen in her hands. She had been copying Cheng Yujin's handwriting for half a month. Yesterday, Cheng Yujin had finally said that she had a bit of an impression. Cheng Yujin asked the maidservants to bring out her embroidery frame. In a few days, she would start embroidering.
This screen was no small matter. Cheng Yujin's embroidery skills were excellent, but she still practiced for several days. After ensuring that she could copy Cheng Yujin's handwriting completely, she carefully inserted the needle.
The screen for the Emperor's birthday was not a large piece, but a small screen. Cheng Yujin brought a corner of the screen to Cheng Yujin. When Cheng Yujin saw it, she raised her eyebrows in surprise, "You actually embroidered it yourself?"
"Of course." Cheng Yujin understood why Cheng Yujin said this. In a noble courtyard, the master's "personally embroidery" was just moving her mouth. In reality, it was all done by the maidservants below. Needlework was boring and difficult. Delicate young ladies couldn't bear this hardship. Even when it was a meeting gift for the in-laws, the maidservants would embroider it. The master would pick two needles and it would be considered as embroidery.
Marquis Cheng also had the same idea. But Cheng Yujin actually did the embroidery herself. No wonder Cheng Yujin was surprised.
Cheng Yujin said with a smile, "Since I took on this role, I must do my best. The embroiderers outside are not assured, so it's better for me to do it myself. "
Cheng Yuanz chuckled. She was really confident. He more or less gave Cheng Yujin face and casually opened the half-finished product to take a look. He originally didn't take it to heart. Cheng Yujin was very young, and she learned a variety of skills. She wanted to try almost everything. In this kind of situation, how good could needlework be?
But when Cheng Yuanz saw the embroidery on it, he was surprised, "Double-sided embroidery?"
"Yes." Cheng Yujin smiled and added, "To be precise, it's double-sided special embroidery."
Cheng Yuanz had heard a little about double-sided embroidery. The embroiderer would embroider both sides at the same time without any thread. It was called double-sided embroidery. Double-sided special embroidery was even more amazing. When both sides were embroidered at the same time, the pattern on both sides was different.
Cheng Yuanz had a whole new level of respect for Cheng Yujin. Double-sided embroidery required an embroiderer with at least a few decades of embroidery to carefully arrange the needles. It was very difficult, so there were very few double-sided embroidery products on the market. Most of them were sent to the palace as tributes. There were very few that were circulated outside. Double-sided special embroidery was even more difficult. It was called the highest embroidery technique. It was purely dependent on talent. No matter how many years of experience one had, if one said they couldn't do it, then they couldn't. Cheng Yujin was so young, but she could do double-sided special embroidery. It was simply unbelievable.
Cheng Yuanz looked at Cheng Yujin carefully and said, "No wonder."
No wonder she dared to say that if she wanted to embroider, she would embroider the best. Sure enough, she had the confidence.
Cheng Yujin didn't understand. "What?"
Cheng Yuanz never repeated himself. He didn't answer. Suddenly, he became curious. "Why do you know double-sided embroidery?"
"Ninth Uncle probably forgot. My grandfather's fief is in Jiangnan. This was the dowry that my grandfather carefully selected when my mother married into the capital. "
Cheng Yuanz had an impression of Prince Ning. Prince Ning had been in Jiangnan for many years. The dowry that he gave to his first wife's daughter must be the best embroiderer in the area. Cheng Yujin had learned the skill that the best embroiderers relied on to make a living at the age of 14. Looking at her appearance, he was afraid that she was even better than her needlework master.
Cheng Yuanz asked, "Why have I never heard of you knowing double-sided embroidery?"
With Cheng Yujin's scheming nature, she should have been able to operate until everyone knew about it.
"That won't do. If they all know that I know how to embroider, won't everyone come looking for me? I don't have a mother to stop them for me. Why would I do something that harms myself and benefits others? "
Cheng Yuanz paused for a moment and couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, she was still herself. It wasn't that she didn't scheme, but that she was very calculative.
A person like her, no matter who she married in the future, would be able to live very well. He had seen many tributes and was surprised. If her future husband saw that she knew double-sided embroidery, wouldn't he be as happy as if he had found a treasure?
Cheng Yuanz didn't know why he felt unhappy.
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