Mu Yunyao was suspicious. "I'm here to try on Madam's clothes, why don't you put them on and take a look?"
The expression on Madame Jin's face also became indifferent. "I like these clothes very much. You can follow the silver red down there to receive the reward. If there's a chance next time, I'll find you to make these clothes."
Mu Yunyao still had a smile on her face as she said, "Whether I'm boasting or not, Madame will know once you wear it."
"How can a girl like you not know the rules? Madam has already told you to go down, so follow me. The maid called Silver Red scolded.
Mu Yunyao stood there without moving, with a confident look on her face.
"In that case, I'll try it on." Lady Jin suddenly opened her mouth and gestured for Silver Red to take the clothes. Then, she turned around and went to the inner room.
Silver Red looked indignant. "Madam, you've really given that lady too much face. You should know that you're going to the patrol lady's banquet and can't afford to be careless in the slightest."
"What I did with great difficulty was just to try it on in my room. It's not like I can't do anything about it. How did you end up talking so much?" Lady Jin's expression did not change.
"Your servant spoke too much."
At first, Lady Jin didn't think so. However, after the clothes were put on, her face was filled with surprise and joy. The maid, Yin Hong, was also stunned and could not speak.
Her collar, shoulders, sleeves, waist, skirt, everything was extremely fitting. Lady Jin regretted so much that her intestines turned green. If she had known this would happen, no matter what, she wouldn't have let Lady Chen look at the clothes.
With that thought in mind, he walked towards the outside in large strides. Just as he took two steps, he heard Silver Red cry out in alarm, "F …" Madam, quickly look at the hem of her skirt! "
Madame Jin lowered her head as beams of golden light appeared on the hem of her skirt. "What was that just now?"
"It's the Golden Butterfly. As soon as you moved, it seemed as if the Golden Butterfly had flown out!"
Lady Jin quickly stood up and looked down at her dress as she walked. "What ingenious thoughts!" At this moment, she already understood why Mu Yunyao said that no one else could learn its essence. If she didn't walk around this Golden Butterfly, she wouldn't be able to tell at all, so who would be able to learn it?
Lady Jin carefully took off her clothes and ordered Silver Red to put them away. "Five days later, I will wear these to the banquet."
Seeing Lady Jin walk out with a face full of smiles, Mu Yunyao knew that she'd discovered the ingenuity within.
"Little girl, could it be that you guessed Lady Chen's intentions and purposely let her see it?" As Lady Jin spoke, she revealed an intimate expression while asking someone to serve Mu Yunyao tea.
Actually, there are only so many patterns on your clothes. I think that if you want to make them look the same, you would have to think of something similar to the others, but why not just work on them for a while? It took you a long time to come up with such a solution.
"Yes, yes, I'll definitely reward you a few more people." Lady Jin's smile was dazzling as she affectionately wanted her to stay in the Cao family for a meal. Mu Yunyao knew her limits and hurriedly refused.
When she left, Mrs. King was still smiling.
One of the maidservants at the side couldn't help but ask, "Madam, it's just a single piece of clothing, and yet you're only giving her five hundred liang? Isn't that too much?"
"Silver-red, have you grown interested after following me for so long?"
"This servant dares not." The silver red kneeled down with a thump, looking terrified. "Your servant has changed my mind. Seeing how much you like her, Madam, I'm afraid that you will accept her as your maid and take over my position."
"Don't worry. No matter how ingenious that girl's cooking is, it won't replace you." How could such a little girl be willing to be a servant girl?
Mu Yunyao brought five hundred taels of silver back to the inn. She happily handed the banknotes to Su Qing and said, "Mother, quickly take a look. I have to reward you."
"Why are there so many?" A single set of clothes was actually worth five hundred taels of silver?
"My daughter's cooking skills are priceless, five hundred silver taels are cheap! Just you wait, once my reputation spreads out, mother will count the number of banknotes every day until her hands start to cramp." In front of Su Qing, Mu Yunyao couldn't help but act coquettishly.
Su Qing couldn't help but point at the tip of her nose. "Alright, mother is waiting for the silver notes."
In the following few days, Mu Yunyao specially observed from the inn's entrance and saw that there were actually quite a few ladies whose dresses were embroidered with twigs and peonies. The styles were pretty much exactly the same as the ones she made for Lady Jin. She propped up her chin and revealed a crafty smile. The shopkeeper of the Rainbow Moon Pavilion had really helped her!
On the seventh day of the sixth month, the Madam Constable's banquet was held as scheduled. Today was also the Emperor's birthday. This banquet was a gathering of officials who had not entered the capital to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday, sincerely wishing him good luck. Following the written form, his loyalty was sent to the capital's Western Tomb.
Lady Chen had arrived early and was waiting to see Lady Jin's expression. It had not been a day or two since she and Lady Jin had become enemies. All the other madams here were aware that peonies had been popular in Ziling City for the past few days, and they had long since figured out the whole story. They had seen many jokes in the dark.
"Lady Jin is here." It was unknown who said this, but everyone turned to look.
Seeing that she was still wearing the same clothes, he couldn't help but gloat at her misfortune. Lady Chen stepped forward and said apologetically, "It's all my fault for being quick with my words. Seeing the unique patterns on your clothes, I told the others about it. Who knew that it would attract someone to try to imitate it in less than two days?"
"It's difficult to draw a tiger's skin or draw a bone. It only imitates some flowers, so it's not that surprising." Madame Jin's smile did not waver. Seeing her approach, she walked up to pay her respects.
Lady Chen sneered. Just as she was about to turn her head and gossip, she saw everyone's stupefied expressions.
It was a long while before Madam Ye remembered to call Madam Jin to her feet. She held her hand and scrutinized her body. "I've also heard about the imitation of your dress in Jinling City. Now that I've seen it, I know that it's not something an ordinary person can do."
As they walked, the peony branches lightly trembled, the golden butterflies flew up and down, the sun shone brightly, even if it was said to be the clothes worn by the fairies of the nine heavens, no one would be able to refute it.
"It is also because of my good luck that I met such an ingenious young lady. If Madam likes her, when you are free, I will bring her here and have her help make a set for you."
"That's good, of course."
Looking at it by herself, he didn't feel anything was wrong. When Lady Jin and the others stood together, the contrast immediately became clear.
On the other hand, Lady Jin's clothes had pinched the waist line, making the waist line even more tightly. Her waist was slender, and her sleeves were tight and wide, accentuating the outline of her chest, revealing a mature and noble charm. It could be said that she was unique in her style, pushing everyone else down.
Lady Chen had long since hidden herself behind the crowd, not daring to lift her head. She wore the new clothes that the Rainbow Moon Pavilion had sent over, and was said to be the most popular new style in the capital. However, compared to Lady Jin, she seemed to have aged ten years and was even somewhat reluctant to do anything.
At this time, no one paid any attention to her. Anyone who could talk to Lady Jin immediately went up to inquire about the origins of her clothes.
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