The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 165

The two men's eyes met, and they were stunned for a moment.

Qin Niangzi bit her lip and swallowed her throat, and then saluted politely, "Uncle Lian Shi."

Even the eunuch waved his hand, walked to Seventh Lady's side, and watched the gorgeous embroidery together with her.

"This pair of embroidered screens was a gift from your father He Xiandi's [-]th birthday." His voice finally contained a hint of the eunuch's peculiar treble. "When the late emperor was alive, every birthday, he had to take it out and enjoy it for himself. It wasn't until after Longyu became a guest that I went through a lot of trouble to get it out of the inner treasury, and it took only three years to get it."

The eunuchs are poor, and not many have clean hands and feet, but if they want to steal, they usually pick up small items that are easy to get rid of. For such a big item, I am afraid that even a capable eunuch like the eunuch can find a way to get it out. Private collection.

Seventh Lady walked to the edge of the wooden wall again, looking at each piece of embroidery, it was indeed Jiu Yiniang's handwriting.Although the protruding embroidery method was obtained by Xianxiufang later, it is obviously different from the finished product embroidered by Jiu Yiniang herself. People like Qi Niangzi who accompany Jiu Yiniang and have a bit of her true knowledge naturally know it at a glance. Can tell.

It's just that there are no less than a hundred pieces of embroidery in this room.

Qiniangzi only felt a constriction in her throat and a lump in her chest, which gradually intensified with each look she took: looking at this room was like looking at Jiu Yiniang's life.Although she has been buried in the earth for many years, in this room, among all the works of her life, the girl who is rarely seen, who has absolute confidence in her craft, holds infinite hopes and calculations, seems to be Come back to life, smiling at every visitor behind these delicate works.

She quickly walked back to the front of the golden dragon breaking the sea screen, her breath was even a little disordered.

"This is the last large piece she embroidered in Suzhou." Seventh Lady stared at the light yellow brocade in front of her eyes, and said shyly. "Not long after, she became pregnant...and then went to the northwest."

All the embroidery in this house was made by Jiu Yiniang before giving birth.Those were the best times of her life, and because of this, behind every stitch and thread, there emerged a happy young girl and even a young wife...

But what Qinianzi is familiar with is a loser who has been crushed by life.

She never knew that recalling the sweetness of Jiu Yiniang back then would make her heart so bitter.

Even the eunuch sighed softly.

"The works of your mother in the northwest were sold at the price of ordinary embroidered handkerchiefs, and those who got them didn't cherish them too much. I searched hard for these years, but I got very little... I don't know why, but I also don't want to Put them on display."

The middle-aged man's tone was a bit more bitter, "After all, I am old. Even though I have made a big mistake, when I look back, I always want to think of her at her best."

For the first time, Qin Niangzi didn't turn her head, and looked straight into Eunuch Lian's eyes.

Even the eunuch is looking at her, but his eyes are empty, he seems to want to look through Qin Niangzi's face to find another person who is no longer in this world, the sorrow in these eyes is so thick that it can no longer be melted open.

Seventh Lady felt a little suffocated.

"Uncle Shi sees me." She turned around abruptly, not daring to look at the exquisite handicraft again. "It's not just to show me these..."

She flusteredly waved her hand at the living memories that filled the room. "These scars from the past."

Even the eunuch's gaze still didn't relax, but Lady Qi knew that she was not born with Jiu Yiniang and the elder. When she was in the northwest, Jiu Yiniang often said——

"You only have eyes like mine!" Jiu Yiniang's demeanor was joyful, she kept working non-stop, but she had a rare smile on her face. "My eyes have been bright since I was a child. If it weren't for the embroidery work I've done all these years, my eyes would have turned yellow when they were dry. Otherwise, they would be dripping with water. People say that they look like two Lu Yujings!"

"You only have eyes like her." Eunuch Lian stretched out his hand, but the finger didn't touch Qiniangzi's cheek, so he put it down again. He pushed back a few steps, as if this unfinished touch had already burned his own fingertip. "It's like well water...clear..."

There was already a tremor in his voice. "It takes so many years before I realize that I was too ignorant when I was young."

The elegant middle-aged man took a deep breath, and seemed to have calmed down again. He turned around, stood in front of the wooden wall, touched the smooth glass lightly, and then asked Qin Niangzi in a low voice. "Where is your mother buried?"

"There is a place for her in the ancestral grave of the Yang Family Village in the northwest." Seventh Lady lowered her eyes and calmly breathed evenly.

Just looking at Eunuch Lian's performance, one can tell that he has not forgotten his love for Jiu Yiniang.

The love is so deep, but why did it end up like this?

She really wants to know, she really wants to know the details of what happened to Jiu Yiniang back then, ever since she got her so-called "truth" from Liang's mother, Qi Niangzi can't wait to travel back in time and space to experience Jiu Yiniang's life to judge who Right and wrong.

She used to think that the eldest wife was the chief culprit who ruined Jiu Yiniang's life, so revenge was just a simple matter. All her sorrows could be found on the eldest wife.She had thought of so many ways to get back at her, some would take decades, and some would even appear as repayment.

However, when she heard the 'truth', Qiniangzi realized how good at self-deception she was.

Elder Master, Lian Eunuch, Huang Xiuniang, Uncle Feng, are these people also responsible for Jiu Yiniang's tragedy?And who is she, what qualifications does she have to decide who is right and who is wrong on behalf of Jiu Yiniang, who should bear the revenge, and who can get away with her revenge?Is she so sure that the eldest wife is the culprit, is it just because the eldest wife is the weakest of all of them, the one who is within her ability?
But how should she pursue the truth?
Qin Niangzi took a deep breath, raised her eyes, and met Eunuch Lian's gaze, adjusted her state, and raised her airs as much as possible.

This elderly man works beside the most powerful man in the empire. Although he has a gentle attitude, he always has an indescribable aura that makes people feel a little more careful around him.

And Seventh Lady just looked into his eyes, she asked slowly, "Uncle Lian Shi, what happened back then, I... really want to know."

Even the eunuch's pupils tightened, he suddenly woke up from his obsession with Jiu Yiniang, and looked sharply and coldly at Qiniangzi.

Seventh Lady's question actually violated the unwritten rules in the social arena: eunuchs are also called monks when they purify themselves, and the past events before becoming a monk are never discussed in front of the person.After all, if there is another way to go, who would be willing to swing a knife from the palace?Even the eunuch can miss him, but Qin Niangzi wants to ask about the past, it can be said that he has touched the most painful scar in his heart.

At this moment, even the eunuch was no longer that modest middle-aged man, his expression turned cold, and there was an imperceptible aura of coercion. I am afraid that even when the elder is angry, he is just so scary.

Qin Niangzi was unmoved, she just looked at Eunuch Lian calmly, despite the eunuch Lian's angry face being reflected in those pair of water-cut pupils.She also remained as still as water.

Even the eunuch suddenly softened like a deflated ball.

He took the lead to look away, as if admitting his failure, turned his back, walked to the corner of the room, and carefully admired a pair of flowers and birds with silver thread stitches there.

"The story back then is actually very simple to tell." The sharp tone in his words seemed to come from the physical structure of an eunuch, and also seemed to come from his agitated mood. "It was nothing more than an ignorant young man named Zheng Lianji. After doing all the heartless and unrighteous things, he died happily. The one who survived was the nameless eunuch Lian."

Seventh Lady remained silent, she didn't move, she just quietly faced Eunuch Lian's back in the beautiful room.

"Your mother and I grew up together, and the Zheng family and the Feng family can be regarded as close relatives, living close together. From childhood to adulthood, I often went to the Feng family. At first, it was just because I was talking to your uncle. Come on, later on, your mother was eleven or twelve years old, and she came from a very beautiful family... The family background of the two families is not far apart, when your mother is 13 years old, I will ask someone to come and say goodbye."

The beginning of the story was of course ordinary, even the eunuch took a deep breath, and continued in a slightly broken tone.

"But your mother learned convex embroidery, which is a unique skill of the Feng family. Your grandfather had passed away at that time, and your grandmother was also sick. The family has already fallen. It all depends on your aunt who is good at managing the house, and your mother can find ways to support the family. Only in this way can the business be continued year by year. Your eldest uncle is determined to keep your mother for a few more years, and then find a good family for her to marry. With her skills, ordinary people can only come to hire her."

"When I came to propose marriage, your mother herself agreed, but your uncle thinks that the Zheng family is too poor. In the future, after your mother passes through the family, I'm afraid he will take away the proboscis method... He offered a dowry gift of 1000 taels to make me Get out of trouble."

(End of this chapter)