Princess Jiayi reached out to the maid behind her, took a stack of drawings and handed them to Zhao Huayin.

"You have a good eye. Please help me choose which of these designs is the most beautiful. You can also check which of the rest can be used and made and put in the store."

Zhao Huayin took the drawing and flipped through it. She had to say that Princess Jiayi's design was really novel.

In addition to the same luxurious designs as before, this time there are also many simple styles suitable for daily wear.

In the past, Zhao Huayin would definitely be very happy to see these manuscripts. Adding so many styles to the store would definitely attract a large number of customers, but the situation is different now.

"County Master, your design is very good, but there is one thing you may not know.

Because of the influence of the last flower viewing garden party, the business in the shop is not good. I am afraid that the county lady and I will not make any profit if we cooperate together."

"What am I supposed to do!"

Princess Jiayi smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved.

"You don't have to worry. Remember the last time the King of Qin sent a national gift to Qi?

I heard from my father that the King of Qi was very pleased with our gift and sent an envoy to Wei."

King Cheng is in charge of the relations between Wei and its neighboring countries. No wonder Princess Jiayi was the first to get the news.

Princess Jiayi continued,

"Every time a foreign envoy comes, the palace has to hold a banquet, and so many ladies have to attend the banquet, how can we not make clothes?

The clothes you made for me last time were so beautiful, and everyone saw them. Yunshangfang has become famous, and you should worry about whether you can handle it."

This was something Zhao Huayin had not expected. Could it be that King Xuan had sent someone to notify Yan Qi to go to the palace just for this matter?

"But you promised me that no matter how busy you are, you must make my clothes first."

Princess Jiayi actually hugged Zhao Huayin's arm and acted coquettishly.

Even Liuyun and Dianxue couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Zhao Huayin laughed.

"Of course I have to do what I promised the county lady."

Zhao Huayin took out a piece of manuscripts from among the many manuscripts and handed it to Princess Jiayi.

"Why not just do this."

"How do you know I like this one best?"

Princess Jiayi was overjoyed.

Zhao Huayin chose a cloud satin skirt with a hundred golden butterflies and floral patterns, but Princess Jiayi's drawing changed the upper part of the skirt into a sloping shoulder style.

"Here I want a very light fabric like the gauze I wore last time, so that it looks vaguely beautiful when worn."

Princess Jiayi pointed at the top of her skirt and said.

"I understand what the county lady means. I will ask the embroiderer at Yunshangfang to cut the material for the county lady's dress and make the embroidery on the bottom first. When I am done, I will make the upper part for the county lady. Is that okay?"

Princess Jiayi smiled with great satisfaction.

"Sister Zhao, it's great to have you. I can have endless beautiful clothes to wear! You must get better soon. I brought you a lot of medicinal herbs. Just use them."

"Thank you for your kindness, I will get better soon."

Liuyun brought the dried medicine to Zhao Huayin to drink, and Princess Jiayi also stood up to say goodbye.

"Sister Zhao, take the medicine and rest. Take good care of yourself. I will come to see you another day."

"Go slowly, my Lord."

"Dianxue, go and see the county lady off."

After Princess Jiayi left, Zhao Huayin lay down and fell asleep.

When Dianxue woke me up again, it was already dinner time.

Although she was still very sleepy, Zhao Huayin forced herself to get up and have dinner with her family.

Seeing that Zhao Huayin was getting better, Shen Bi finally had a smile on his face after so many days.

In order to reassure the elders, Zhao Huayin stayed with them and talked for a while after dinner before returning to her own yard.

I originally thought that I had just woken up and was still weak, so I was listless and lacked energy.

Unexpectedly, after falling asleep at night, Zhao Huayin was trapped in a nightmare.

It was as if she was still in that vast white void. Zhao Huayin wanted to escape, but there was only a cold voice laughing eerily around her.

Zhao Huayin kept running forward desperately, feeling like she knew she was dreaming but couldn't wake up.

I don’t know how long I ran before a bloody face suddenly appeared in front of me and Zhao Huayin woke up screaming.

Liuyun and Dianxue, who were guarding outside, heard the sound and hurried in with the lights on. One of them gently stroked Zhao Huayin's back, and the other brought her some water.

"What time is it?"

Zhao Huayin was still in shock.

"Girl, it's already the hour of midnight."

Zhao Huayin, who was awakened, leaned weakly on the couch and could no longer fall asleep.

In the imperial palace, Yunxi Palace.

Yan Qi sat in the hall, looking at the person kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of coldness.

The favored concubine who once enjoyed unlimited glory was now kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair and lifeless eyes. She didn't even bother to care about the phoenix hairpin that was about to fall out of her hair.

"Why is Concubine Yun silent? Or should I call you 'Aunt'?"

There was a smile on Yan Qi's lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. He looked at her sharply, and Yun Fei couldn't help but shiver.

"You already know everything, how do you know?"

"Ah!"

Yan Qi sneered, and his eyes turned even colder when he looked at Concubine Yun.

"She wanted to do it herself! She is just an orphan. Being able to become a daughter of the Xie family and serve His Majesty is a great honor. No one forced her!"

"If I remember correctly, the decree that summoned her to the palace stated that the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Wanling, would enter the palace to serve His Majesty."

As he spoke, Yan Qi threw an imperial edict from many years ago at Concubine Yun's feet. Concubine Yun shuddered, picked up the edict with trembling hands, took only one look at it, and threw it away as if she had been scalded.

"I don't have that much time to waste with you here. If Madam Yun doesn't tell the truth, I will go back to the city defense camp to entertain my second brother. I don't know whether I should use a thin blade or a steel needle today."

Yan Qi was playing with a small knife that was no more than three inches long, and the blade was as thin as a cicada's wing.

Concubine Yun thought of the rumors about the city defense camp and how many dead souls had died under the hands of Yan Qi, the cold-faced evil god. The blood drained from her face and she fell to the ground completely exhausted.

"What do you want to know?"

"All."

Yan Qi spoke coldly,

"I want to know how you used her and how you killed her."

"When I met her, she was just a wandering beggar, but she looked a bit like me. I felt pity for her and brought her back to the Xie family. I really didn't want to harm her at the time!"

Concubine Yun looked at Yan Qi earnestly, and seeing that Yan Qi was unmoved, she had to continue speaking.

"After I brought her back to the Xie family, I treated her as my own sister and gave her a name similar to mine, Wanqing. For this, my father reprimanded me and said I had no rules."

There was a faint smile on Yun Fei's face.

"Believe it or not, I was sincere to her at that time."

"and after?"

"Later... Later, the imperial edict came down for me to enter the palace, but I had someone I loved, and I didn't want to enter the palace."

"So she became your victim!"

Yan Qi shouted angrily.

"No, that's not the case!"

Concubine Yun hastily pleaded.

"I never asked her to enter the palace in my place. She volunteered. She knew I had a childhood sweetheart and didn't want to enter the palace. She said she wanted to repay me for saving her life and was willing to enter the palace in my place.

I later found out that it was because my father did not agree with my second brother marrying her, and my second brother had a big fight with my father over her, and they almost turned against each other, so she wanted to leave the Xie family.

But my second brother is always stubborn and will definitely not let her go. She must have no other options, so she thought of entering the palace for me."

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