Red Mansion: Taming the Overlord

It was a coincidence that Xue Pan had just received the fabric sent by Bo Yang, and someone from the weaving house came to ask him about the ice green cloth.

At that time, Jiangning Weaving, as the royal fabric supply department, had a whole production line from sericulture to weaving and dyeing. The fabrics produced were exquisite and unusual, so they were loved by the palace.Not only that, but they also have to recruit craftsmen from time to time to improve and innovate the fabric.One is to please the nobles in the palace, and the other is to compete with Suzhou Weaving, which is not far away.

But even so, not all the good fabrics in the world are only produced here.After all, talented folks come forth in large numbers, and there is always someone who can make better fabrics, but it is impossible for the Weaving Mansion to have all the craftsmen in their hands.Therefore, they also buy some fabrics from outside every year, mainly for novelty and uniqueness.

So in fact, even if the weaving mansion doesn't open the door, if a big merchant like the Xue family gets high-quality fabrics, they will take the initiative to send them over.But it doesn't have to be done.The Xue family was forcibly allocated such a job by the Zhizao Mansion because of the disaster that Xue Pan caused before.

Although the mission was given to him, in fact, Zhizao Mansion didn't think Xue Pan could find the ice green cloth.If it could be found, Suzhou Weaving would have found it long ago, and it was not their turn.So even though they routinely sent people to urge them at this moment, they didn't hold much hope.

Unexpectedly, after the meeting, there was indeed no ice green cloth, but Xue Pan said that he had another kind of cloth that was not inferior at all.It's just that he refused the other party's request to take a look, but hoped to directly donate the fabric to Mr. Liu, the weaving doctor in Jiangning.

The structures of Jiangning Weaving Mansion and Suzhou Weaving Mansion are very special. Although they are yamen under the name of the inner mansion, they are actually directly responsible to the emperor.The emperors of this dynasty all have a hobby of appointing private individuals. Mr. Liu from the Jiangning Weaving Mansion, when he was still the crown prince today, served as a student for the crown prince.

——The status of the prince's servant is lower than that of the companion. He is selected from the homes of the ministers in the inner palace. Except for the work of serving tea and pouring water, the prince is precious. If the requirements are not met, they cannot be punished directly, and the servants will be punished instead.But it is precisely because of this that the prince can pay attention to him and regard him as a confidant.

After going to Yuji today, these confidantes naturally followed suit, and this Mr. Liu was also sent to Jiangning Weaving.

Although there is no actual evidence, it is said that in addition to being in charge of weaving, he was also responsible for being the emperor's eyes and ears, supervising officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and reporting various trends.Therefore, although the Jiangning Weaving Mansion is just an idle yamen, its status in the south of the Yangtze River is almost equal to that of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.

And because of the particularity of this errand, it can be said that the Liu family is the Weaving Mansion, and the Weaving Mansion is the Liu family, and all affairs in the mansion are also in charge of the Liu family, but it is just called a yamen.

Therefore, if he could establish a relationship with the Liu family, it would be of great benefit and harmless to the Xue family.Whether it is business in Jinling or errands in the inner mansion, they can all benefit.

If it was Xue Pan in the past, I am afraid he would not have considered these things.But now this cloth is sent to him by Bo Yang.Xue Pan didn't know how he got it, but it must not be too easy, so Xue Pan was not willing to just hand over the fabric to someone.In that case, the credit will be credited to others, and his Xue family can at most be given a few errands.

In addition, he wanted to solve the troubles of the Xue family, and then he went to Bo Yang, and he said such words as if he had suddenly opened his eyes.

The Liu family was naturally unhappy, but they had to agree to Xue Pan's request.The Xue family is also a big family, so there is no need to cheat on this matter.And if this thing is really good, then I will naturally have credit as the recommender.

So Xue Pan quickly had someone carry the box, and went to Zhizao Mansion with the people.Speaking of which, the things that Bo Yang gave him were about to be sent out before they were warmed up, and Bo Yang was also very reluctant to part with them.It's a pity that the situation is stronger than people, so it has to be like this.

However, this strengthened his belief that one day, he would no longer be subject to such restrictions and no need to compromise with reality. At that time, no one could take away everything he had.

Before going out, Xue Pan had someone call Xue Biao.Now Xue Biao is the head of the family on the bright side, so naturally he cannot be left out in such a matter.What's more, Xue Pan's family knows his own family affairs, Xue Biao is more likable than him in dealing with people, especially I heard that Mr. Liu likes to reward the underachievers and support young people.

Hearing that there is another kind of cloth that can compete with Bingqing cloth, Master Liu readily agreed to meet them.A group of people were invited to the flower hall and waited for about a quarter of an hour before Mrs. Liu came late.

He is a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a refined face, a graceful temperament, and a few wisps of beard. He looks like a literati and scholar.When Xue Pan saw such a person, he was terrified from the bottom of his heart, and thought that it was a good thing he brought Xue Biao here, so he just brought him back and let him deal with it.

"I'm sorry, I've been burdened with chores and neglected all distinguished guests." Master Liu said with a smile after taking his seat.

"Where am I supposed to be a distinguished guest?" Xue Biao said, "Master Liu's official business is important, we just wait a little longer, it's okay. Besides, the garden of Zhizao Mansion is very well maintained, even if you can only see a corner of the view from the house, It's also good enough to enjoy, but I don't feel like waiting for a long time?"

These words were right in the heart of Mr. Liu.After he came to Jinling, he built this garden painstakingly for decades, and it is the proudest work of his life.Therefore, since the completion of the garden, he has invited well-known literati from the south of the Yangtze River to his garden almost every month. At that time, there will be a collection of poems and essays, intoxicating scenery, and a feast of wine and singing.Up to now, it has become a scene of Jinling.

However, no one in the Xue family has a literary name, and naturally he has not been invited.Now Master Liu heard Xue Biao say this, but gave him a high look.

He had only heard about Xue Pan's reputation as a bastard before, but he didn't know that Xue's family had such a child who was like a Zhilan Yushu—yes, Mr. Liu came to this conclusion purely because of his face.But in front of Xue Pan, it was hard for him to say this, he just nodded to Xue Biao and said, "You are very good, I will send you a post later, and then I will let you take a closer look at my garden .”

"Thank you for your love, my lord." On the way here, Xue Biao had already learned about his plan from Xue Pan, and it could be said that it was exactly what Master Liu said.However, because he had been prepared for a long time, he did not lose his composure, which made Mr. Liu praise him even more.

However, after all, Mr. Liu was busy with his affairs, so he couldn't stay here to chat with them all the time, so after finishing the gossip, he started to ask where the fabric was, but he had to check it himself.

Xue Pan hurriedly ordered someone to present the box.Master Liu walked over, but he didn't rush to open the lid of the box. Instead, he looked at it carefully for a while, nodded slightly, and then ordered someone to open the lid.Waiting to see that pleasing touch of green, I couldn't help but say, "What a bright color!"

"It's fine for me to watch." This was the first time Xue Biao saw it. Seeing the expression of emotion and admiration on Mr. Liu's face, he said, "I'm just a vulgar person, but I can't tell what's so good about it. Mr. Liu is I am afraid that there is no material color and pattern in the world that you have never seen before. You also said yes, it must be excellent. I just don’t know where the good is. My lord can tell me, so that I can grow a little bit later. I got to know you a lot."

"Where does this fabric come from?" Mr. Liu stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then asked.

Xue Pan stepped forward and said, "It was received from outside, but the seller didn't want to reveal his possession. I saw that it was good, so I kept it."

Mr. Liu didn't care too much, and said, "I see that although the box for the cloth is crudely made, the four characters 'after the rain and the sky' are engraved on it are quite strong. I don't think it is for making a living. Such cloth will never be used again." shot."

"Is that the word engraved on the box?" Xue Pan quickly walked over and turned it over, looking at it once.However, with the few ink in his belly, he couldn't recognize it at all.Xue Biao whispered from the side, "Brother, this is seal script."

Seeing this, Mr. Liu had a deeper understanding of Xue Panzhi's stay, and he also believed that he bought the fabric from other places.Otherwise, you won't even know the words on the box.

But Xue Biao asked from the side, "Master Liu, is this blue after the rain?"

"No." Mr. Liu said, "I don't know where the other party got the fabric, and they mistook it for the color of the sky after the rain. In fact, the color is lighter, lighter, and more transparent. It doesn't seem to be dyed." The color came out." He said as he asked someone to bring over a piece of fabric that was azure after rain.Sure enough, looking at it alone, the blue color of the rainy sky is very gratifying, but comparing it together, it looks much gloomy.

Xue Pan only cares about one question now, "Lord Liu, is this cloth comparable to that ice green cloth?"

"Hahaha, of course it can be compared! This time you have made a contribution, if you want anything, just ask." Master Liu stroked his beard.