I am cultivating immortality in the Red Mansion

Chapter 4 Embroidery Art
The ordinary-looking shoes were inconspicuous among the weeds. If I hadn't known it was there from the beginning, no matter how good my eyesight was, I wouldn't have been able to spot it.

Jia Yue pulled it out, pried open the torn corner and looked at the double-sided embroidery inside. After confirming that its pattern and color were consistent with the screen described by Lin Daiyu, he quietly put it in his arms and moved it towards the small broken wood. Go to the room.

The maids and women were in a hurry on the road, probably busy with the cousin who arrived home today.

A maid in a bean green hat saw Jia He and said, "Which courtyard do you work in? I have a plate of crystal cakes here that I need to bring to my cousin. Please help me."

Seeing that there was no one else around, Jia He knew that he had been mistaken, so he did not defend himself. He walked over and smiled sweetly: "Sister, are you going to take this plate to the old lady's courtyard?"

"No." Doulu Bijia's maid said, "It was brought to Second Grandma Lian's house. Today, after my cousin met the old lady, she went to each room to say hello. Second Grandma Lian said she saw Miss Lin's delicate body and was eating. I don’t want snacks that are too milky, so I specially asked someone to make this crystal cake, saying that it is ready to serve Miss Lin.”

She changed her words at this moment because she remembered that Second Mistress Lian had given such instructions.I had forgotten about it before and kept calling her "cousin girl".Then he looked at the little maid in front of him. Although she was very young, she was well-born, even more beautiful than the dolls in the New Year pictures, and asked, "Which yard are you serving?"

Jia He secretly thought that since he was the person in front of Wang Xifeng, he would probably see him again in the future, so he said, "It's over there at the black oil gate." He was referring to Jia She's residence.

Wang Xifeng is Jia She's daughter-in-law, and those who serve her naturally know that Jia She lives in another courtyard across the garden.Wang Xifeng, on the other hand, lived with the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion with the people from the second room, but she was not with her parents-in-law.

The maid saw that she was from the master's parents-in-law's side, so she was very polite: "You carry this plate to the second grandma, and just say that I sent you because I was busy and couldn't get away."

She stuffed a plate of things into Jia He's hands and went off to join in the fun.

Jia He was planning to look around and look for some clues, so he happily accepted the errand and went straight to Wang Xifeng's residence.

After wandering around, we came to the front of a small courtyard.In front of the courtyard gate, a few talented young men stood waiting with their hands down. When they heard that they were bringing food to the second mistress, they turned aside to let Jia He pass.

Wang Xifeng accompanied the old lady to a banquet with Miss Lin, who has not yet returned. There are only a few women and maids standing guard here.Seeing that Jia He was still young and did not need to avoid entering the second mistress's house, they did not get up. They pointed to the table in the room and said, "Just leave it over there. We will figure it out later." Put it properly.”

The hanging scarlet felt curtain was a bit heavy for a child.Jia He squeezed past the door and could still feel the weight of the felt curtain pressing on him.She was small, so she walked to the table and stood on tiptoe before putting her things down.When I came out, I saw everyone chatting and gossiping. No one was doing anything serious, so I glanced at everyone's feet.

There was a woman wearing shoes that were somewhat similar to the ones she was carrying in her arms. She was surprised, pointed at the upper of the woman's shoes and asked, "This looks familiar to you. I've seen it on a sister's feet." It’s almost the same, with the same thread arrangement and method, but her shoes are embroidered with a gray bird announcing good news, while yours is embroidered with a black bird announcing good news, and the colors are different.”

She was just a child, and no one took her seriously, let alone the intention of what she said.What's more, this child looks a little silly and silly, and no one is watching her, and they say whatever they want.

The old lady who was asked said, "You're talking about Huoxiang, right? She embroidered both of our shoes. I paid her two hundred dollars to ask her to do this for me."

After hearing this, a woman wearing plain shoes said, "When did you find Huoxiang? If you can get a pair of good shoes from her for only two hundred dollars, I'll let her go."

"Why do a pair of shoes only cost two hundred? She is the one close to the eldest lady. I can't let her do things for only two hundred." The old woman said: "The two hundred is just for her to embroider for me. The magpie on the shoe, I made the sole myself, and even the upper, I sewed it stitch by stitch myself."

The man in plain shoes said nothing, and only glanced at the black sparrow with sideways eyes and envy.

Jia He then asked: "Is Sister Huoxiang here today? When Miss Lin arrived at the house, even the eldest wife came, and later she took Miss Lin to go shopping there. I think Sister Huoxiang must follow the eldest lady today. Madam's." "Over there" refers to the courtyard at the Heiyou Gate, where Jia She and Mrs. Xing live.

The two women looked at each other for a long time, and both shook their heads hesitantly: "I have never seen Miss Huoxiang today. She has a good relationship with us on weekdays. If the eldest lady comes and she is idle, she will definitely come to us to chat."

Jia He thanked the two of them and secretly said that the deceased was probably Huo Xiang.I just don’t know how she, who lives in the black throttle yard, would let the mother-in-law and maids from Rongguo Mansion come to visit her after she dies.

Those two people were able to leave the Rongguo Mansion and enter the Black Throttle Courtyard openly. They must have spent a lot of effort and deliberately found excuses. They then looked around to find Huo Xiang's body and took a closer look. It took another lot of effort.

Such a painstaking effort cannot be accomplished by the two of them alone. At least there must be a master to help behind it to make it so smooth.I just don't know who the person behind is, whether he lives in Rongguo Mansion or from the Black Throttle Courtyard.

(End of this chapter)