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Chapter 37 Embroidery Mother

"When are you going to pick her up? I will send a few people to follow you. After all, she is my princess and cannot be detained by others," King Jin said.

Zhou Chengcheng's eyes showed a hint of joy, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

With the support of King Jin, you will have a better chance of winning if you pick up the girl.

But even so, Zhou Chengcheng still went to see Jiang Nan.

He didn't know Jiang Nan before, but now the girl trusts him and asks him to contact Jiang Nan, then he will join forces with Jiang Nan.

He told Jiang Nan that the banker had brought five girls into the house with the intention of marrying them off. "Uncle Nan, the girls can no longer stay in the banker's house. We must take the girls out as soon as possible."

Jiang Nan said angrily: "The banker's behavior is becoming more and more despicable."

"We need to arrange more people to pick up girls," Zhou Chengcheng said.

"Don't worry, I will mobilize all the leopard team to cooperate with you. We must take the girl out of the banker, even if it is a robbery, we have to snatch the girl out." Jiang Nan said in a deep voice.

Jiang Changning's life at the banker was not as dangerous as Zhou Chengcheng and the others imagined.

Mrs. Zhuang hasn't made it clear yet, but she still treats her with flattery.

Except for Zhuang Miaolian, the five of them came to her from time to time to talk about heaven and earth, drink tea and play chess, which disturbed her greatly.

After the Ghost Festival, Jiang Changning and others came to the Palace Knitting Department.

The Ministry of Rites arranged for people from the Knitting Department to tailor Jiang Changning's clothes.

The wedding dresses of the beautiful girls who marry into the palace are all made by people from the Knitting Department, which saves Jiang Changning a lot of trouble.

After the three embroiderers took the measurements, Jiang Changning asked the maid to bring the prepared cakes and tea, "Thank you for your hard work, please use some as you like."

"Thank you, miss." The three embroiderers saluted.

The three embroiderers drank tea and pastries and were about to leave.

Jiang Changning said: "The wedding dress is ready, please send it to Jiang's house on Nanmen Street for me to try on."

"Nanmen Street?" One of the embroiderers was puzzled.

"Yes, Jiang House on Nanmen Street." Jiang Changning said with a serious expression, "My surname is Jiang, and this is the banker."

"I know, when the time comes, the slave will send the clothes to Jiang's house for the girl to try on." The embroiderer was also smart.

"Thank you." Jiang Changning smiled lightly.

Xiulan sent the three of them out, and gave each of them a purse, "Please pay more attention."

As soon as the purse was received, the embroiderers weighed it, at least ten taels, and the smiles on their faces increased.

Back in the palace, the round-faced one among the embroiders went to Fushou Palace to report to the Queen Mother about going to the banker.

The Queen Mother listened and tapped her fingers gently on the armrest.

After a long time, she laughed inexplicably and said: "Use this size to make a county chief's uniform."

"Yes, empress." The embroiderer secretly rejoiced, this was a good opportunity to make acquaintance with Princess Jin.

Although the embroiderer wanted to sell it in person, she couldn't find a reason why the wedding dress hadn't been embroidered yet.

Fortunately, snakes have their own way, and mice have their own way. The embroiderer still sold this good thing to Jiang Changning through her friends.

Knowing that the Queen Mother intended to make him the county head, Jiang Changning was not overly happy and calmly took his maid to visit the sick Zhuang Qingchan.

When he entered the room, he saw Zhuang Qingchan's eyes were red and knew that she had just shed tears.

Zhuang Qingyu said: "Sister Ning, please come and persuade fourth sister."

Jiang Changning sat down on the chair next to Zhuang Qingchan, "Fourth sister, are you worried that Miss Song will be difficult to get along with?"

Zhuang Qingchan twisted the tassels on her fan without saying a word.

Is this the default?

Jiang Changning smiled slightly and said: "Fourth sister, there is no need to be so worried. Although there is a difference in status between you and her, you are not weaker than her."

"I am a concubine and a concubine, how can I compare to her?" Zhuang Qingchan said with self-pity.

Jiang Changning smiled, "Fourth sister, there is no need to be so self-deprecating. You are the concubine of a third-rank official, but she is only the legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official."

If Song Yirou had not had a good uncle and her cousin was a noble concubine, she would not be much better than Zhuang Qingchan in terms of her father's official position.

Jiang Changning continued: "Although you are a concubine, you were pointed out to the King of Ningxia by the palace and are of high rank. If Song Yirou wants to deal with you, she must weigh it carefully. You should not go against her, but there is no need to be afraid of her."

"Sister Ning is right, fourth sister, don't always think of the worst." Zhuang Qingyu smiled bitterly, "Being a concubine is not good, but how good can it be to marry into a merchant's wife?"

"Second sister." Zhuang Qingchan held Zhuang Qingyu's hand.

"After you enter the palace, as long as you can survive, your aunt's life in this palace will not be too difficult, but I will be manipulated by the palace my whole life." Zhuang Qingyu said.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants have money but no power, so they have to rely on the banker.

Zhuang Qingchan was persuaded by the two men and stopped trying to get into trouble. She calmed down and concentrated on embroidering her wedding dress, waiting to be carried into the palace.

July 26th is an auspicious day for moving house.

Brothers Zhou Chengxin and Zhou Shouxin brought people to the banker.

When Mrs. Zhuang heard that the two men were here to pick up Jiang Changning, she asked sternly: "You are just old servants of the Jiang family, what qualifications do you have to pick up Ning Yatou?"

"The girl is from the Jiang family. An old servant of the Jiang family welcomes the girl from the Jiang family to Jiang's house. Why not?" Zhou Chengxin said righteously.

"Girl Ning will marry into the prince's palace in October, how can she return to Hangzhou?" Mrs. Zhuang asked with a frown.

"Instead of returning to Hangzhou, there is a house in Beijing." Zhou Chengcheng said.

"Why didn't I know that the Jiang family has a house in Beijing?" Mrs. Zhuang asked questioningly.

"This was the master's arrangement during his lifetime. When the girl is old, she should go home and get married." Zhou Chengcheng told the truth.

Father Jiang did buy a house in Beijing during his lifetime, but it was not on Nanmen Street.

Old Mrs. Zhuang was blocked by these words and could not answer the question for a moment.

It is natural for a girl from the Jiang family to return to the Jiang family to serve as a bride.

Jiang Changning rushed over after hearing the news. When Mrs. Zhuang saw her, she asked anxiously: "Girl Ning, aren't you happy living here? Isn't your great-aunt treating you badly?"

As long as Jiang Changning doesn't want to leave, Zhou Chengxin can't pick him up.

"The old lady treats Chang Ning well, but Chang Ning's surname is Jiang." Jiang Chang Ning could not do as she wished.

"How can a girl live alone outside? It will cause gossip." Old Mrs. Zhuang said.

Zhou Shouxin asked back: "My old lady is too worried. I made all the arrangements before my death. Besides, if the girl goes back to live in my own house, what kind of gossip will it cause?"

Mrs. Zhuang glared at Zhou Shouxin fiercely, "Girl Ning, my aunt is doing this for your own good. Don't be stupid and listen to those villains who encourage you to do stupid things."

Jiang Changning is so smart, she heard the hidden meaning of Zhou Shouxin's words, "I dare not disobey my late father's orders."

Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhuang shouldn't have kept anyone else.

But how could Mrs. Zhuang let the cooked duck fly?

"Girl Ning, I've raised you for six years, are you so careless about my affection?" Old Mrs. Zhuang asked.

"What the old lady said, I moved back to my own home and it's not like I want to break off my relationship with the banker, so why don't I care about my feelings?" Jiang Changning asked in return.

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