Five machines, horizontal stripes weave Shen Lang's poem, no one knows the middle line.
Don't talk about sorrow and hate, don't talk about haggardness, just send yearning.
Under Bu Qingquan's insistence, Zhangsun Xun moved into the Bu residence the next day. While Bu Feiyan was busy rushing goods to the embroidery pavilion, the six sisters of the Bu family seized the opportunity to pester Bu Qingquan and question him.
Bu Feiying was the first to attack. "Father, what is your intention in doing this? Why do you want Young Master Zhangsun to live in our house? There must be something fishy going on."
Bu Feiyu was the second to speak." That's right, that's right. You're so cunning. You must have some kind of evil plan in your heart. I advise you to confess honestly!"”
When Bu Qingquan heard that, he blew his beard and glared at her angrily.
"You darn girl, you're really bold. You actually dare to call your own father a crafty old man!”
Bu Feiyu did not care about his anger. Instead, he snorted.
"Dad, stop it! After being your daughter for more than ten years, do you think we don't know your tricks? Every time you feel guilty, you will deliberately lose your temper at us. Can you please change to a new trick? Too old-fashioned!"
Bu Qingquan's eyes widened in embarrassment, and he almost couldn't speak. "Father…Father didn't!"
Bu Feiwu pointed at him with a wicked smile and said,""You still say you didn't? Your tongue is tied.”
Seeing Bu Qingquan's embarrassed face turn red, Bu Feiyue could not help but laugh.
"Alright, alright. You three girls, stop forcing your father. Father, we don't mean anything. We just want to know what's going on.”
"It's not good for you to know so much," Bu Qingquan mumbled with a red face.”
"That's not necessarily true." Bu Feixue immediately replied. If you tell us everything, perhaps we can help you.”
Bu Qingquan could not help but complain," Just don't mess things up for me. I don't expect you to help."”
Bu Feiyun smiled. "Father, you want to matchmake Zhangsun gongzi and Yan 'er, right?”
"Since you all know, why are you still asking me?”Bu Qingquan complained again.
" But…" Bu Feiyue couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought. "Didn't you say before that you couldn't bear to let us get married so early? Why did he suddenly change his mind?”
Bu Feiyu nodded his head vigorously. "Yeah! Fourth Sister said that you actually can't bear to part with those embroidery workshops. If we get married, no one will take care of the embroidery workshops for you, so you don't want us to get married.”
As soon as Bu Feiyu finished speaking, Bu Feixue immediately moaned.
"Yu 'er, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute.”
Bu Feiyu looked innocent. "I'm telling the truth! You said those words before.”
"Shut up!"
Bu Feiyu quickly stuck out his tongue and shut his mouth.
Seeing her father's face turn from red to white, then from white to green, Bu Feixue felt cold sweat rolling down her forehead. She quickly changed the topic,""Father, why did you suddenly want to matchmake Young Master Zhangsun and Third Sister?”
Bu Qingquan glared at her fiercely and then said,""It's not sudden. I've been thinking about it for a long time.”
The six sisters looked at each other in confusion and asked,"What exactly happened?"
Knowing that he couldn't hide it from them, Bu Qingquan said slowly,""Actually, Zhangsun Xun's grandfather and I are best friends. A few years ago, we became friends because of business, so we gradually became good friends. Last year, he came to Suzhou to visit me and happened to mention that he was preparing to find wives for his twelve grandsons. He knew that I had seven daughters, so he asked me if I was willing to be his granddaughter-in-law. I agreed without hesitation on the spot.
At that time, you were all busy in the embroidery pavilion, and he was in a hurry to return to Luoyang, so he didn't have time to meet you personally. Who knew that Yan 'er would coincidentally come back to get something and coincidentally meet Minister Zhangsun. When he saw Yan' er, he was extremely satisfied, so we decided to make Yan 'er Zhangsun Xun's wife. Immediately, he found a painter to secretly draw Yan 'Er's portrait, and then rushed back to Luoyang overnight.”
After hearing the whole story, everyone finally understood.
"So that's what happened. No wonder you're so good to Young Master Zhangsun. We thought you were in a hurry to sell Third Sister because you were greedy for money!”
As soon as Bu Feiwu finished speaking, he was immediately scolded by Bu Qingquan.
"What nonsense are you talking about! No matter how much I love money, I won't sell my daughters!”
After a long while, he finally calmed down a little and said,"A few months ago, Minister Zhangsun suddenly sent someone to inform me that he had given Yan 'Er's portrait to his grandson. His grandson might come to Suzhou to look for Yan' Er in a while, so he asked me to prepare.”
"So you colluded with his grandfather to deceive Third Sister?" Bu Feiyu couldn't help but shout.”
" What lie?" Bu Qingquan said unhappily." Zhangsun Xun is the most obedient of the 12 grandsons of Minister Zhangsun. Yan 'er will definitely be happy if she marries him."”
Bu Feiying didn't think so at all. "No way! I think he's really bad, and he's very glib. How is he obedient? Father, don't be deceived by his grandfather. He's in a hurry to find a wife for his grandson, so of course he'll say that.”
Bu Qingquan was so angry that smoke almost came out of his head. "You…"
Bu Feiyue quickly came out to smooth things over." Alright, Ying 'er, don't talk back to Father anymore." Father, so you've decided to matchmake Zhangsun Gongzi and Yan 'er, right?”
"That's right," he said proudly.”
She frowned. "But Yan 'Er doesn't know anything about it!”
Bu Feiyu immediately said,""Yeah! Father, you're going too far. Third Sister is completely in the dark! I'm going to tell her."
She had only taken a step forward when she was immediately shouted back by Bu Qingquan.
"If you dare to tell Yan 'Er, I will break your legs immediately. Don't call me father in the future. I don't have an unfilial daughter like you.”
"Father…"
"Go if you have the guts!"
Seeing that she did not dare to act rashly despite pouting angrily, Bu Qingquan warned,""I'm warning you in advance. Don't think about ruining my plan. I've already decided on something, so don't think about ruining it.”
The six sisters sighed and said in unison,""I heard you."
"That's more like it. Also, none of you can say a word, or I won't forgive you, understand?”
"Yes." After being threatened by their father, the six sisters could only look at each other resentfully. They had no choice.
At this moment, Bu Feiyan, who was busy in the Smoke Pavilion, did not know Bu Qingquan's plan at all. She only wanted to hurry up and get the 1,000 rolls of smoke embroidery out within three months.
"Yanchen, how much have we made?”
Yanchen, who had always been shrewd, immediately picked up the abacus and began to calculate.
"Hmm……Logically speaking, our Embroidery Pavilion has a total of fifty embroiderers, and each of us can finish one in five days. Moreover, with the few of us, it shouldn't be a problem for us to finish one thousand smoky embroidery in three months. However, Zhang satin and Zhang velvet are the most complicated. It has been ten days, but we still can't make a hundred bolts!”
When Bu Feiyan heard this, she immediately became worried. "What should we do?"
Yan Ning thought for a while and suddenly said,"Why don't we do this? Since Zhang satin and Zhang velvet are the most complicated, why don't we just skip these two? In any case, Young Master Zhangsun was an outsider and would not know at all.”
After Yan Shuang heard this, she also felt that this was a good idea.
"Yeah! Since Young Master Zhangsun didn't specifically emphasize which embroidery he wants, as long as we gather enough, we should be able to pass.”
Bu Feiyan frowned. "But…"
Yan Die also joined the ranks of persuasion,"I think we should do it this way!" Anyway, we don't have any other choice. If we really can't rush them out, won't the Bu family's embroidery workshop's reputation be ruined?”
Bu Feiyan thought about it and felt that it was inappropriate. "Is this a good idea? Aren't we cheating the customers?”
Yan Ning raised her head from the embroidery in her hand and looked at her." When did we cheat the customers?!" Indeed, Young Master Zhangsun did not specify what kind of embroidery he wanted.”
The other three nodded.”
Seeing them try to persuade her, Bu Fei Yan couldn't help but waver. "You're right to say that, but I still feel a little guilty.”
Yan Shuang patted her shoulder." Don't worry about it. Master forced you to take this business. He didn't feel guilty about it, so why should you?”
Bu Feiyan smiled helplessly. She didn't want to argue with them about her father's love for money. "Alright then! Let's do this."
Once Bu Feiyan made her decision, the four of them immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"That's great. We don't have to worry about not being able to get the goods out.”
Yanchen lowered her head and began to embroider. Then she looked up as if she suddenly thought of something. "Oh right, I heard that Old Master has already agreed to let Young Master Zhangsun live in the residence. Is that true?”
At the mention of this, Bu Feiyan couldn't help but blush. "Yeah! His father said that he couldn't live without a man. He was already old and sometimes he couldn't manage the family at all. That was why he wanted Zhangsun to live in the house temporarily.”
Yan Die immediately saw through Bu Qingquan's plan. "How do you feel about Young Master Zhangsun?”
Bu Feiyan was caught off guard by the question and couldn't say anything. "I…"
Yan Shuang put down the embroidery in her hand and started to think seriously. "Actually, I think Young Master Zhangsun is not bad. He has good character and looks. It's hard not to be moved by such a dragon among men.”
Yan Ning also stopped joking and said seriously,"Yeah! Now I can finally understand Old Master's thoughts, because Young Master Zhangsun is indeed a good candidate.”
Bu Feiyan's face turned red from their words. "Don't spout nonsense. Father only wants Young Master Zhangsun to stay in the residence out of love for us. It's not what you think at all.”
The four of them looked at each other and said in unison,"I think only you think so!”
Bu Feiyan frowned in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Yan Die sighed helplessly. "I say, you're really too naive. You don't even know what Old Master is thinking. Be careful not to be sold out.”
She did not understand what he meant. I don't understand what you mean."
The four of them looked at each other again and finally lowered their heads in unison to seriously weave the embroidery.
"Forget it, it's better for you to know less.”
The innocent Bu Fei Yan could only look at them with her big eyes full of confusion, speechless.
After finishing his work at the Smoke Pavilion, Bu Fei Yan returned home with a heart full of doubts. In her heart, she was thinking about the meaningful conversation between Butterfly, Ning, Shuang, and Chen in the morning. Because no matter how she thought about it, she still could not figure out what other intentions her father had for Zhangsun Xun to live in the manor.
The moment she returned to her room, Yanhong immediately came over with a basin of water. "Miss, you must be tired after working in the smoking pavilion for a day. Wash your face first!”
Bu Feiyan took the towel from her and asked with a frown,""Why didn't I see Father when I came back just now? Why was the young miss and the others nowhere to be seen?”
Yanhong scratched her head in confusion. "I don't know. This morning, after you left, Master and the six young ladies hid in the inner room and discussed something. Then they all went out and haven't returned yet.”
She bit her lip, feeling extremely confused. "Then…what about Young Master Zhangsun?"
"Young Master Zhangsun also left early in the morning. He heard from the servants that he had come to Suzhou partly for business matters, so he had not returned yet!”
The more Bu Feiyan listened, the weirder she felt. However, no matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't think of anything.
"Forget it. Since no one is back yet, let's eat later. I want to take a shower first.”
"Miss, please wait a moment. I'll go boil water right away.”
"Yes."
After Yanhong left, she picked up the hairpin and coiled her long hair on her head. She always felt that something was strange, but no matter how she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out what was strange.
Just as she was still troubled, she moved the bathtub in.
"Miss, the water has been boiled. You can prepare to take a bath.”
She quickly came back to her senses and asked Yanhong to take off her clothes. Then, she stepped into the bathtub that was already filled with hot water barefooted. The comfortable feeling made her sigh softly.
"Miss, turn around. I'll help you wash your back.”
She turned her body slightly and Yanhong immediately helped her brush her back with all her might. She kept saying,"Miss, I say, Young Master Zhangsun is really a good person! The moment he moved into our Bu Residence, he helped Old Master deal with many things that he couldn't solve in the past.”
Bu Feiyan couldn't help but blush when he was mentioned. "Oh?"
Seeing that Miss wanted to hear it, Yanhong immediately said,"Just like yesterday, Wang Dafu from West Street came to our residence to propose marriage again. He hoped that Master would agree to let Second Miss be his mistress. Naturally, Master would not agree even if he died! She didn't expect him to want to use force. If it wasn't for Young Master Zhangsun stepping in to stop him in time and giving that shameless Wang Dafu some food, Old Master might have been beaten black and blue by now.”
Bu Feiyan frowned." That Wang Dafu still hasn't given up on Second Sister?"”
"That's right. He relies on his father being an official in the county government to bully others everywhere. He loves every girl he sees. How can a person like him be worthy of our gentle and beautiful Second Miss?”
Bu Feiyan sighed. "It's good that you're fine."
Yanhong continued," Also, the East Street's 'Fumei Embroidery Workshop' said that our Bu Family's Embroidery Workshop was too ostentatious and robbed all their business. The day before yesterday, they brought a large group of people to our residence to cause a ruckus. Fortunately, Young Master Zhangsun took care of them.”
Bu Feiyan's heart tightened." Are you alright?”
She smiled smugly. "Of course I'm fine. He didn't expect Young Master Zhangsun to be so skilled. He beat away those people who were deliberately causing trouble in a few moves.”
Bu Fei Yan couldn't help but smile. "Is that so?"
"Yeah! Miss, the water is a little cold. I'll go to the kitchen to boil another bucket. Please wait a moment.”
"Alright."
After Yanhong left, her face was still red.
Ever since he moved into the residence, for some reason, every time she saw him staring at her with a gaze that seemed to be able to see through her, her heart could not help but beat wildly. Therefore, she had always tried her best to avoid him these few days. Because she realized that she couldn't control her own thoughts. Every time she closed her eyes, his handsome but evil face would appear in her mind, just like now.
She bit her lower lip tightly, and her heart began to beat faster again. "Enough, stop thinking, stop thinking.”She panted as she caressed her reddened cheeks, trying to calm her wildly beating heart. However, after trying a few times, her heart beat faster and faster.
When a familiar palpitation swept across her chest, her face instantly turned pale.
"Oh, no." Just as she finished speaking, a deadly fear had fiercely stabbed her chest. She desperately grabbed the edge of the bathtub, and cold sweat began to drip from her forehead.
" No, Yanhong, Yanhong…" A sharp pain pierced her heart mercilessly. She bit her lip in pain. She could not believe that her illness had acted up again just because she was thinking about him.
"Yanhong, Yanhong, come…come quickly!”She clung onto the edge of the bathtub and tried to stand up, but she had no strength at all. She slipped and fell back into the bathtub, causing the water to splash all over the ground.
This was what Yanhong saw the moment she entered.
"Miss!" She was so frightened that she let go of the bucket in her hand and rushed towards Bu Feiyan.
"Miss, Miss, you…you're not acting up again, are you?”
Bu Feiyan tightly gripped her chest, which was throbbing more and more painfully. She opened her small mouth, wanting to breathe, but found that she seemed to be unable to breathe. "Yanhong, I…I can't breathe…I can't breathe…"
Her pained look made Yanhong scream in fear, and tears flowed out.
"Help! Someone, come quickly! Miss is sick, help, help…"
Bu Feiyan tried to open her eyes wide to see her clearly, but her vision became more and more blurry. At this time, a sharp pain passed through her chest. Just as she was about to faint, she seemed to see a tall figure quickly flashing into the room.
She could no longer withstand the fear that was enough to kill her. She tilted her head and fainted.#
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