C56 Gifts

"Mistress, these few days, Eldest Prince has been very close with Third Miss of the Mu family." Changxu stood by the side and looked at Yu Longchen who was drawing the green pill. He could not help but feel that he was strange. He had been drawing Mu Ruqing all along. The way he smiled, the way he cried, the way he looked angry... All kinds of actions and actions. He was puzzled in his heart, "Mistress, why don't you ask the Emperor for an Imperial Decree to bestow a marriage?"

"You don't understand." Yu Longchen said a meaningful sentence and put down his pen. "No matter who he is close to, as long as he is not close to Qing, it is enough. Recently, the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday, you should go and ask Qing what she wants. These few days, he has been keeping a close eye on me."

" Yes! " Changxu took a look at the paper when he left. There was a woman wearing a light green floral cape on it. He knew Mu Ruqing was in the painting, but he did not know why she did not draw her face.

Yu Longchen sat in front of the table and carefully looked at Danqing. Slowly, the corner of his mouth rose, and his eyes were loving Danqing.

At night, Changxu came back with a piece of paper. Yu Longchen looked at it and saw a picture drawn on the paper. A weapon with three edges marked the size. Yu Longchen frowned and said, "Did she say anything else?"

"She said she wanted this weapon to protect herself."

"Follow me to find Mingliang."

The master and servant walked out together.

"Little sister, it's not like we can go to the empress dowager's birthday banquet. It's fine as long as father chooses us." Mu Ruxuan's tone was lazy and somewhat unwilling.

"Big sister, no one can go. But if the Empress Dowager likes her father's congratulatory gift... Wouldn't that have something to do with you and me? " Mu Ruqing frowned and somewhat helplessly said, "If the Empress Dowager summons and sees that elder sister is dignified and proper, as beautiful as a flower. Furthermore, Eldest Prince does not have an official consort yet... "

Mu Ruxuan naturally knew what she meant and her face lit up. She immediately became energetic and concentrated on sewing.

Mu Ruqing looked at her side face and felt ashamed in her heart as she thought. So you used some confidence to fight with me? Looking at her happy appearance, she lowered her brows and thought of an old friend. Younger sister, if you are still here, are you as close as me to her?

Seven days later.

An exquisite embroidery was displayed in front of everyone. Mu Po and Mrs Miao sat in the main seat while Mistress Ling sat on the right. Mistress Duan sat below her while Mu Ruqing, Mu Jun, and Mu Quan sat on the left. The main hall was very large. There were tables and chairs made of yellow pear wood as soon as they entered. After that, there were four pillars with dark green curtains on them. There were a few bookshelves in the left side hall, and many documents were placed there. In the right side hall, there were a few shelves that were filled with dazzling jade artifacts.

Mu Ruxuan was in the middle, displaying the embroidery that the two had suffered for more than ten days.

The embroidery was 50 inches tall and 20 inches wide (1 inch = 3.333 centimeters). With the red as the base, the golden threads were embroidered.

The embroidery was not fancy. It was framed with sandalwood and there were exquisite patterns carved around it. This pattern was very unique and no one had seen it before. It was brought here by Mu Ruqing from another world, so they naturally had not seen it before.

On the embroidery, there was a huge golden word 'longevity' on it from afar. Looking at it from afar, one could see that it was made up of 100 words' longevity '. Each word was written in a different way, and it flickered with a dazzling light in the room. Not to mention what kind of light it would emit in the brightly lit palace.

There were all kinds of peony flowers decorating the sides, and each petal seemed to be real. It was three-dimensional and moist. If one didn't look closely, they would really think that it was a real flower. There were golden silk surrounding it, which was very interesting. At first glance, it looked very messy, but when one looked closely, there were actually rules. Mu Ruxuan used all her light to shine and actually printed it from top to bottom. "Wishing the Empress Dowager good fortune as the East Sea and as long as the South Sea is comparable to the South Mountain!"

Furthermore, this embroidery was double-sided embroidery. The two sides' longevity characters were the same. The difference was the color and posture of the flower. One had to know that double-sided embroidery was extremely difficult. Even the Imperial Palace was afraid that they would not be able to find two embroidery ladies that could be embroidered double-sided embroidery.

And Mu Ruxuan's specialty was female red. Ever since Yu Longzi gave her that fan, she had actually come up with it herself in her free time. This embroidery was mostly due to her contribution, and Mu Ruqing only used all her strength to help her.

Mu Po and the others were all praising. Even Mu Jun and Mu Quan, who were not interested in these things, stood up to admire and praise.

Mu Ruqing's focus was on Mistress Duan. She had only seen her three times ever since she came to the manor. The first time was when she just came back, the second day was the New Year, and this time was the third time.

She heard from Xiangyi that Mistress Duan had only seen her three daughters after they got married. She had started to believe in Buddha and was not involved in human affairs. Now, she was dressed plainly. Holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes could not hide her admiration but her expression did not show even the slightest bit. In this way, she had truly abandoned the secular world and entered Buddhism.

Mu Ruqing also did not fully hear what they had said. Her attention was all on Mistress Duan. At the end, she only heard Mu Po give her and Mu Ruxuan something. Mu Ruxuan also did not do well and only said that it was done by the two of them together. She smiled sweetly at Mu Ruqing and her heart warmed. She wanted to help Mu Ruxuan.

The next day was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. Mu Po packed his luggage and went out.

Mu Ruxuan had been pacing back and forth in Mu Ruqing's courtyard. She did not eat much for dinner and it could be seen that she was very nervous.

"Elder sister, you have been standing for so long. Sit down and have some tea first." Mu Ruqing looked at her indifferently and spoke with concern.

"If the Empress Dowager does not like it, what if she does not remember it? "Mu Ruxuan sat down and pulled Mu Ruqing's hand with a worried expression.

Her hands were sweating and Mu Ruqing patted her to comfort her. She poured a cup of tea and said, "Elder sister, if it was just a simple embroidery, naturally you would not have much confidence. But I asked Daoist Priest Yuan to add some small tricks. "

"What small tricks? How come I don't know?" Mu Ruxuan was surprised at first, then she blamed Mu Ruqing for not discussing with her.

" Elder sister, don't worry. I have also seen him play tricks before. She suddenly remembered that she begged him to add another one to the embroidery. I've also told father about this. When I give it to the empress dowager at night, all I need to do is light the lanterns in the palace. The embroidery will light up, and there will be a phoenix flying on it. As such, elder sister only needs to wait for the empress dowager to summon her."

" Then this matter will be settled? " Mu Ruxuan became excited and beamed with joy. She got up and left happily.

Mu Ruqing took out a set of butterfly play daffodil skirt from the cabinet and let Mu Ruxuan change into it.

Mu Ruxuan wore a water blue muslin skirt that dragged along the ground, her hand holding onto the creamy cloud soft muslin. The belt on her waist was of the same color and tied around her waist, highlighting her graceful and graceful figure. Her black hair was tied up, and there was a pair of bun that looked like an immortal bun in her hair. A sapphire blue butterfly jade hairpin was inserted diagonally from top to bottom and a broken jade pearl was inserted into the back, shaking continuously. Her cheeks were smeared with rouge and her eyebrows and red lips were drawn. The already delicate facial features added an enchanting and refreshing feeling to the young girl.

Mu Ruqing supported her shoulders and asked softly, "Big Sister, can you like it?"

Mu Ruxuan looked at herself in the mirror, her eyebrows curved. Her face was pretty and when she thought of Yu Longzi, her face turned red. She nodded her head in satisfaction and then thought about it. In terms of looks... Mu Ruqing was better than her by a few points. Even she could be like this. Then Mu Ruqing...

Mu Ruqing naturally did not know what she was thinking. She only looked at what she lacked.

When he finally arrived at Mu Po, he was naturally happy when he returned. That congratulatory gift was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, so she sent someone to place it in her chambers.

Mu Po gave some of the Empress Dowager's rewards to the two sisters and informed them that the Empress Dowager would be summoned in the future...

Mu Ruxuan laid on the bed, feeling both joy and worry in her heart. She was happy to be able to enter the Palace to meet the Empress Dowager, but she was also afraid that Mu Ruqing would steal her limelight, so she thought about it for the entire night.

The next day, Mu Ruqing gave her a few more pieces of jewelry. Seeing her appearance, Mu Ruqing smiled and said, "Big sister will enter the Palace tomorrow. If the Empress Dowager takes a fancy to you, then there will be hope for big sister's marriage."

"What does little sister mean?"

"I am not feeling well and will not be able to go tomorrow. Furthermore, the Empress Dowager only said that she is recruiting father and daughter and did not say who. If the Empress Dowager asks about the congratulatory gift, elder sister will say that elder sister embroidered it alone."

"But younger sister, this is too unfair to you!" Although Mu Ruxuan's expression was worried, she was secretly delighted in her heart.

"Why did I go? I might as well stay at home and rest. Older sister, prepare well." Mu Ruqing chatted with her for a while before leaving.

Mu Ruxuan held the jewelry that she sent over and could not help but be generous. If it was not for her, she was afraid that she would not have today. Her heart was filled with gratitude towards Mu Ruqing.