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Chapter 5

The weather was slightly better this day, and the sun was blocked behind the clouds, not as hot as the previous two days.

Pingting had just washed the clothes she wanted to wash and wiped her sweat. She was about to go to the sun when her mother Chen came into the patio.

"Xiaohong, how busy?"

"Just just washed. Mom Chen is rushing to ask for it? I've already done it yesterday, but I haven't folded it yet..."

"No hurry." Chen's mother called out to Pingting, who had picked up the basin and walked towards the clothespin rod, and said with a smile, "Put down the clothes first and tell you if you have something to do."

So Pingting put down the basin, "What's the matter?"

"You repaired those two small mouths on my clothes two days ago?"

"I saw that it was a little broken, so I looked for needlework and thread. Mom Chen saw that it was still acceptable?"

Mother Chen said, "It's not just that I can't see any tricks. It's hard for you to have such a coincidence." She held Pingting's hand, sighed and looked at it for a moment, and looked up, "Xiaohong, why didn't you say this earlier if you have this skill? Let me tell you, the lady is about to make clothes. There are only a few needlework girls in the house, and I'm afraid I can't get through. From today on, don't do these heavy work, go to make clothes inside." She is Miss Hua's wet nurse, and she is more excited when talking about the lady's marriage.

"This..." Pingting has been in good health recently and is planning to escape at any time. It would be easier for the girl to escape when she is outside. If she is inside, it would be difficult to get inside.

"What? Do you just want to be a rough girl?" Chen's mother patted Pingting's hand, "That's it. I told him to go to the flower housekeeper. You can go inside today and work as a female worker, and you don't care about any other chores." Before Pingting could open her mouth, Chen's mother left happily.

Pingting had no choice but to pack up and go into the inner courtyard.

Hua Mansion is a famous business in Donglin Capital, specializing in silk business. Mr. Hua has only one daughter, so the more grand the marriage, the better. Just when preparing for the wedding, four or five girls who are good at female workers were designated.

From a rough girl to a female worker in the inner courtyard, the food and clothing cost much better. However, Pingting was spoiled by the young master in Prince Jing'an's mansion since she was a child, so she would not take these into consideration. Pingting had a temperament that was at ease and never cared about the gap in her living environment.

For some reason, the girls who were responsible for sewing the wedding dress were arranged in the side room of the courtyard where Miss Hua lived.

"What a beautiful silk, if I could wear such a piece of clothing when I got married, I wonder how beautiful it would be." In the hut, several girls sat in a corner, lowered their heads and pulled their needles. They were tired and spoke.

"Stop thinking, can you have such a good fortune?"

The first person to speak was Ruoer, who was selected to be a female worker with Pingting, who looked beautiful and saw Zihua laughing at her and snorted, "How do you know I don't have such a blessing?"

"Okay, OK, hurry up and work." Chen's mother was also busy threading in the house. When she looked up, she saw Pingting sitting quietly in the corner embroidering with concentration. She couldn't help but put down the work in her hand and walked over quietly.

"Yo! This is a good needle and thread!"

Chen's mother praised her loudly, which scared Pingting, and the needle in her hand almost pierced her.

"What a little red, you are so skillful." Chen's mother took the clothes from Pingting's hand and squinted her eyes carefully to look at the colorful phoenix embroidered on the fabric. She has been in charge of the Hua Mansion for many years and has studied embroidery, but suddenly she wondered, "I'm afraid we can't find a few of these skills in Donglin. Alas? Why do I see that your phoenix wings are not like Donglin's embroidery method, but a bit like..."

Pingting's heart was beating, and she smiled and took the clothes back and continued to embroider, "What kind of embroidery method is the same as that, but Mother Chen has a lot of knowledge. I just need to embroider it well."

Pingting's embroidery is also a masterpiece in Guile Kingdom. Although there have always been no public eyewear for the Prince Jing'an's Mansion, there are often officials who have close contact with the Prince's Mansion to ask people in the Prince's Mansion to ask for her embroidery.

Pingting is also a lazy person. Apart from being able to embroider one or two close-fitting items for the young master, he refused to do more. As a result, the embroidery of Pingting girl from Prince Jing'an's Mansion was hard to find.

While Chen's mother was not paying attention, Pingting picked all the embroidered phoenix wings in her hand and embroidered them with thread. Now she is in a dangerous place, so she must not reveal her identity carelessly.

Pingting finally embroidered the phoenix wings he picked. Just as she was about to take a break, she saw the curtain lifting and a young beauty walked in. She was slender, wearing a lilac embroidered dress, two watery eyes, a small nose, and a string of shiny pearl chains around her neck.

When Mom Chen saw this, she stood up quickly and smiled and shouted, "Why is Miss?"

The person who came was Miss Hua. Pingting had been doing hard work outside. This was the first time she saw the lady today. At this time, all the girls in the room immediately stood up.

"Wumbleman, are you here too?"

"Of course, how can I not keep an eye on the progress of the lady's wedding dress? Look at this piece of beads, it's me one by one..."

Miss Hua didn't seem to like Chen's nagging. Her eyes swept over the joyful red silk, but a hint of boredom flashed through her eyes. Then she turned her eyes to several girls in charge of female workers, as if she was looking for someone.

She looked at the girls one by one, and finally her eyes fell on Pingting.

"You, come with me." Miss Hua pointed at Pingting and said, then immediately turned around and walked out.

"Me?" Pingting pointed at herself in surprise and looked at Mother Chen again.

"Miss, why are you standing stupidly? Go." Mom Chen gently pushed her shoulder.

What did Miss Hua look for me? Could it be that I was showing some clues?

Pingting secretly speculated, lifted the curtain and walked out. As soon as Pingting entered the main house where the lady lived, she smelled a comfortable fragrance. Pingting took a deep breath and said to herself: Mr. Hua is really good to the lady. This ice fragrance produced in the cold area is extremely precious, and only princes and nobles can afford it. He actually bought it for his daughter.

When Miss Hua saw Pingting enter the house, she waved to her and said, "Come here."

Pingting walked up to her, Miss Hua personally covered the door, threw her a set of clothes, and ordered: "You change it."

The clothes are exquisitely crafted and have excellent fabric texture. You can tell at a glance that it is Miss Hua's own clothes.

Miss Hua saw Pingting with a confused look on her face, holding the clothes in the other hand, but there was a thoughtful expression on her face. The corner of her mouth curled up and showed a sly smile, "I looked at it. Only your figure looks the most like me. Alas, I didn't want to find someone else, but Dong'er's girl is sick today, so she had to find someone temporarily."

"So beautiful!" Miss Hua forced Pingting to change her clothes, and then turned around Pingting excitedly, with a light in her eyes. She said excitedly, "I didn't expect that your figure is really the same as mine. If I don't look at my face, others will definitely not suspect that you are a beauty." She was innocent and spoke without any scruples.

Pingting smiled slightly and didn't bother with her.

"May I have your name?"

"Little Red."

"Xiaohong, I want you to do something." Miss Hua's expression suddenly changed and she whispered, "If you do it, I will reward you heavily; if you do it, I will punish you severely. Also, you must not let others know about this matter. If you say it out, I will call Mr. Hua to whip you!" Although she spoke ruthlessly, she did not feel any threat.

Pingting couldn't help but feel funny and pretended to be cringeous, "Miss, I must not tell anyone, I must listen to the lady's words."

"Well, that's right. Don't be afraid, I'm not fierce." Miss Hua comforted Pingting in turn and explained, "I want you to accompany me to Banshan Temple outside the city gate to burn incense today. Just wait until you get to the temple, wearing my clothes and sitting obediently in Jingsi Building to play the piano. By the way, can you play the piano?" It's really rash, and it's only now that you remember this crucial issue.

Pingting saw Miss Hua looking at her nervously and nodded slightly, "You know how to...

"It's good." Miss Hua gave another command, reminding the key and important points three or four times, and finally said, "Don't be afraid, I'm in everything." She patted her chest and blinked her eyes, so cute.

Pingting knew that Miss Hua was going to meet her lover without asking her. Such a bold and straightforward woman really sighed for her future husband's family.

By noon, the sedan chair, the housekeeper Hua and the accompanying servants were waiting at the door. Miss Hua was born in a wealthy family. Although she was very favored by her father, she always had few opportunities to go out. Every time she went out, it was a rare day to meet her lover, so she was naturally excited and nervous.

"Xiaohong accompanied me to sit in the sedan chair." When she arrived at the gate, Miss Hua took Pingting's hand and got into the sedan chair. She was spoiled by nature and usually gave orders for no reason. She suddenly insisted that a girl in charge of a female worker accompany her to burn incense, so naturally no one dared to doubt it.

Pingting is still wearing her usual clothes, and Miss Hua asked her to change the clothes she had put in her bag. Pingting has been naughty and troubled with the young master in Prince Jing'an's Mansion since she was a child. Now she sees Miss Hua cute and innocent, and she is also interested, and she can't help her wholeheartedly.

Fortunately, the sedan chair was very large and the two girls were not crowded at all.

"I haven't seen you before."

Pingting plucked her hair, "I'm doing laundry in the outer yard, how could the lady see me?"
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