Re-embroidering life

Chapter 140 Return to Roots

Mr. Yu had a sarcastic smile on his face. "My good nephew's rivals used the Yu family as a pretext to attack him. The current emperor knew what was going on, but he didn't want to break up with the noble group, so he watched the Yu family fall. That's fine, but so many innocent Yu family students were implicated, and they didn't even try to protect them. Where do you think those daughters in distress came from? They were all wives and daughters of my students' old friends. Some of them were divorced by their husbands, some sold themselves into slavery, and some even fell into prostitution. I was able to save only a few of them, and who knows where the rest are?"

Mr. Yu's usually calm and gentle face showed rare anger and sorrow.

Shui Minghua was silent for a moment: "My second sister's apprentice opened an embroidery school, which specifically takes in women who have been abandoned by their husbands and are helpless, teaches them skills, and helps them make a living. Perhaps, we can follow her example and open such girls' schools all over the country, so that those women who are stranded outside can find a place to stay."

Mr. Yu's eyes were full of admiration: "Mrs. Shui, this is a great idea. You and your second sister are both amazing women."

"Every woman in our Shui family is amazing." Shui Minghua took over the conversation, looking serious.

Mr. Yu couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.

After Dong Yajing was appointed as the Crown Princess, her house was crowded with people who came to congratulate her. As she was about to give birth, she declined most of the visitors, except for Xuan Shuiqinghua, who came to her house to meet her. This move made people reconsider this fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.

After the meeting, the two talked about Ji Zimo's refusal to serve as the Crown Prince's Junior Secretary, and Shui Qinghua showed a trace of apology on her face. Dong Yajing has no brothers, and Ji Zimo, as a senior brother, is half of her family. If he becomes the Crown Prince's right-hand man, it will be a great support to Dong Yajing.

Dong Yajing waved her hand, not taking it seriously: "Brother is a man of clear edges and corners, and he is loyal to his heart. It's good that he is doing practical things outside. If he can really curb the flood, it will be a great achievement that will go down in history and benefit the country and the people. I will also be proud of it."

Shui Qinghua secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that Ji Zimo's refusal would anger the prince, just like it had angered Princess Dihua before. With Yajing's statement, she could finally rest assured.

Speaking of Princess Dihua, Dong Yajing said, "You may not know yet, but Princess Dihua was given a white silk by His Majesty. It was only because the Queen Mother could not bear it and stepped forward to protect her that she was sent to the Royal Temple for training. She probably won't be able to leave in this lifetime."

Shui Qinghua was shocked: "How could it be so serious?"

It turned out that His Majesty had investigated the "dragon robe case" without much trouble. As many people expected, the case was committed by Zhenyuan Hou in collusion with Princess Dihua, intending to accuse the third prince of treason and push the eldest prince to become the crown prince. After that, Zhenyuan Hou could manipulate the eldest prince and control the government legitimately.

As for Princess Dihua, she had nothing to do with the dispute over the throne, but she was full of resentment towards the empress dowager and her son. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so she willingly became a sharp weapon in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. It is said that when she was tried in the clan court, she still did not restrain herself and shouted loudly that her father, the former crown prince, died at the hands of the previous emperor, and she should have been a precious princess. This remark made the emperor furious, and he immediately wanted to grant her a white silk. Fortunately, the empress dowager spared her life because she had raised her for many years.

After hearing the twists and turns, Shui Qinghua couldn't help but recall the gentle and graceful Madam Li when she first met her. She sighed and said, "Princess Dihua is really not a smart person. She has no wisdom and is not kind. She has ended up like this. She can't blame anyone else."

Knowing that Shui Qinghua was about to leave for Jiangnan, Dong Yajing repeated her old words: "When you come back from Jiangnan, the baby in my belly will be able to walk and talk, so it's a good time to let Wei'er come in to keep her company. I promise to treat Wei'er as my own child."

Shui Qinghua forced herself to keep smiling, she really didn't want to send her daughter to the palace, but her daughter had promised the empress herself, which was really worrying.

Shui Qinghua arranged the manpower for the business in the capital. Ye Jincheng was in charge of Furong Garden, and the embroidery school was handed over to Chen Jinlan.

After the fall of Zhenyuan Hou, the nobles were severely punished. There is always someone who will take advantage of someone's misfortune. When the Zhao family was arrogant in the past, they made many enemies. Now, they were punished together again. The master of the Zhao family completely became a commoner. When Zhao Jun was drinking wine, he was beaten into a pig's head by several young masters because he competed with others for a prostitute. He was thrown into the gutter outside the door. He was fished out the next day. He was covered with blood and black mud and had already died.

When Chen Jinlan heard the news, the depression in her heart was swept away, and her face was vaguely lively and charming. After the dragon robe case, she hid the scissors in her arms and ran back to the Chen family to make a scene. She slapped her brother twice and made her mother faint immediately. Her father threatened to sue her for disobedience. She hit back: "If you want to sue, sue. I will expose your true face of selling your daughter for fame in court! If your grandmother knew that you treated her beloved granddaughter like this, she would also go to the government to sue you for disobedience! Let outsiders have a good look at the joke of three generations of the Chen family!"

Her father was furious and said he would sever all ties with her, but she said proudly, "Haven't we severed all ties since the day you sold me?"

After saying that, she put the scissors in her pocket and walked out of Chen's house slowly, feeling extremely happy.

Now that Zhao Jun is dead, Jin Lan feels like she has been reborn. "Master, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the embroidery school. Madam Shui said that she wants to run the school with me. When you come back, we may have already opened the embroidery school in Cangzhou."

Shui Qinghua was naturally relieved. She decided to take Xiao Hulu with her. In the past few months, Xiao Hulu has shown extraordinary comprehension in embroidery, and her talent has shocked her. Facing such a piece of unpolished jade, Shui Qinghua dared not slack off, for fear that she would waste this good material if she was not dedicated. She had a hunch that Xiao Hulu's achievements in the future might surpass hers.

When everything was arranged, someone from Furong Garden came with a message that Shen Xin wanted to see her.

Shen Xin had been closed to visitors for a while, and Shui Qinghua did not dare to disturb her while she was compiling her embroidery pattern, so the two had not seen each other for a while. When they suddenly met, Shui Qinghua was shocked: "Sister Shen, how did you become like this?"

Shen Xin had lost a lot of weight, her face was pale, and her body was as thin as paper, as if she could fly with a blow.

Shen Xin smiled gently: "Since the miscarriage, my health has been getting worse. You know your own business. Sister Shui, I'm afraid I won't get better. I want to go back to Jiangnan with you. Is it convenient?"

Shui Qinghua couldn't believe that she was talking about a matter of life and death in the calmest tone. "This is impossible, Sister Shen, you must be mistaken!"

Shui Qinghua immediately asked someone to call a doctor, but Shen Xin stopped her. "It's true, Sister Shui, the doctor has already examined me. I have been suffering from long-term depression and my liver has been damaged."

Shui Qinghua found it hard to accept this fact: "Where is Yu Hui? What did he say?"

Shen Xin said calmly: "He doesn't care, he only asks me for money. In my heart, he has nothing to do with me anymore."

Shui Qinghua tearfully agreed to Shen Xin's request to go to Jiangnan. She ran into the embroidery school and went straight to Axiao: "Axiao! Can your father find someone to pick Tianshan snow lotus? I will pay any price!"

A Xiao opened his eyes wide and looked at her in surprise.

She took a step back and covered her face with her hands. Snow Lotus Pill was not a panacea, so how could she let the herbalist die for a glimmer of hope?

She turned around, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say that."

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