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Chapter 134 Don’t stop

In Qingning Palace, Chen Xinxin stood in front of the clothes rack, looking at the bright red wedding dress, with a surge of emotion in her heart.

Without the Queen Mother, she would never have the chance to wear bright red in her life, let alone this wedding dress made by a palace embroiderer.

The embroidery and tailoring are exquisite, and the style is different from those I have seen before. I wonder how beautiful it will be when worn.

The palace maid Huaying who was serving beside her could see that Miss Chen liked this wedding dress very much, and she spoke with envy.

"Miss Chen, this wedding dress was designed by the Empress Dowager herself. Especially the wedding crown. I heard that when the manufacturing office finished it the day before yesterday, there was a Jinlou outside the palace making a copy the next day."

Chen Xinxin looked at the wedding crown beside her. It was the first time she had seen a veil with pearls and tassels. No wonder it was imitated by the Golden Tower outside the palace.

However, this was designed by the Empress Dowager herself, and it was too bold for people outside the palace to copy it so blatantly so soon.

Chen Xinxin couldn't help but think deeply about the information channels inside and outside the palace. At this time, Bai Ningwei also arrived.

"Xinxin, do you like the wedding dress?"

"I have seen the Queen Mother."

Bai Ningwei helped her up.

"You'll be my sister-in-law in a few days, so there's no need to be so formal."

Chen Xinxin's face turned red, and the shyness of a new bride was clearly visible.

"I like the wedding dress very much."

"If you like it, try it on. If there's anything that doesn't fit, you can ask the embroiderer to make some changes for you."

After Bai Ningwei gave the order, the palace maids got busy, carefully taking the wedding dress off the rack and helping Chen Xinxin change her clothes.

The outer robe of the wedding gown was quite ordinary, with only two ribbons added to the cloud shoulders at the back, and some jewel tassels at the end.

There is a hidden trick in it. The high-waisted design of the tube top infinitely lengthens the body length proportion, making it look like the legs are all below the chest.

Looking at the envious eyes of the palace maids, Chen Xinxin tried her best to ignore the prickling sensation on her collar.

"Go to the dressing table and look at yourself."

Chen Xinxin lifted her skirt and walked to the huge bronze mirror. Although she could only see half of her body, she could imagine how beautiful her whole body was.

"It's really good. The embroiderers will take it as a reward."

When Bai Ningwei said she wanted a reward, Liu Sijian from the Weaving Department, who was waiting nearby, and the four embroiderers who came with her immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.

"I should draw this so I can look at it from time to time. My brother is so lucky to have married such a beautiful woman."

Bai Ningwei held Chen Xinxin's hand, and she couldn't get enough of it. This was the real-life version of Miracle Nikki. Dressing up your own daughter yourself was a great sense of accomplishment.

When Chen Xinxin heard that she wanted to draw a portrait, she felt the pricking sensation on the back of her neck become even stronger, and she had to speak.

"Your Majesty, I feel some discomfort in the back of my neck."

Bai Ningwei's joyful expression gradually turned cold.

She personally helped Chen Xinxin take off her outer robe and turned up the collar. At first glance, there was nothing different, but when she touched it, she could feel that there was something inside the clothes.

"Liu Sijian, is this the clothing made by your embroidery room?"

Liu Sijian, who had been beaming with joy in his heart just now, now felt that his head was in danger, and he knelt down again with the four embroiderers.

"What are you kneeling for? Come over and see what's going on."

Liu Sijian, waking up from his dream, knew he still had a chance to make amends. He scrambled to take the wedding dress. He felt around and immediately realized what the problem was. He picked up the embroidery thread with a pair of scissors and shook out the dried cocklebur bark hidden inside.

When Bai Ningwei saw the thing, she immediately understood the intrigue behind it.

Some people don't want the Bai and Chen families to get married, so they use this trick to make Chen Xinxin look bad at the wedding.

Even if Chen Xinxin could endure the pain in her neck and hold on until she got back to her room, she would definitely check what was wrong with her clothes. And there was a high probability that Chen Xinxin would conceal the matter, causing an unresolved misunderstanding.

Whether she made a fool of herself at the wedding or endured the discomfort, any unhappiness Chen Xinxin encountered in her marriage in the future might be magnified infinitely because of this misunderstanding at the wedding.

The marital discord and family discord, the relationship between the Bai and Chen families directly affected the attitude of Censor Chen.

The Censor was a censor and the mouthpiece of the imperial court, so this was to prevent him from having too close a connection with the previous dynasty.

This tactic may seem petty, but it's actually quite clever. If I hadn't suggested that Chen Xinxin try it on, I wouldn't have noticed this today. Once the Ministry of Rites had delivered the wedding dress directly to the Chen residence, Chen Xinxin would most likely only wear it on her wedding day.

Then everything will happen as they wish.

However, what they didn't expect was that he would ask Chen Xinxin to try it on in advance, so this work could only have been done by someone in the embroidery room.

"Liu Sijian, do you think I should reward or punish you?"

"Queen Dowager, please spare me, Queen Dowager, please spare me."

Seeing the empress dowager's gloomy face, Liu Sijian was so scared that he no longer dared to think about the reward and just hoped not to be punished.

"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. This wedding dress was made by the joint efforts of everyone in the Weaving Department. There is no reason to implicate the entire department because of one person. Rewards should still be given, but there is a black sheep in the Weaving Department. Shouldn't you, Director Liu, find the person?"

Knowing that she was fine and that there would be a reward as long as the culprit was found, Liu Sijian just wanted to shout to the Empress Dowager, "God is above, I am sure you will find this little traitor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely find this person and will never betray your Majesty's trust."

Chen Xinxin watched from the side, deeply impressed. Bai Ningwei's move was simple, winning hearts and minds while also dealing with the scoundrels. Most importantly, she didn't have to get involved from start to finish; she could just sit back and wait for the outcome.

When the maidservants from Qingning Palace appeared at the weaving office with the reward silver, Wang Xiu Niang thought that what she had done was flawless and had not been discovered. She felt relieved and waited for the reward.

Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Supervisor Liu lifted the tray covered with red cloth, revealing the neatly arranged silver ingots underneath.

The embroiderers couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although they were the imperial embroiderers, which sounded impressive, they actually didn't earn much money throughout the year, and the rewards from the nobles were negligible. Therefore, receiving rewards was not only a recognition of their hard work, but also a token of their gratitude.

Supervisor Liu looked at the reactions of his men with satisfaction, but under everyone's eager gazes, he covered the red cloth again.

"The Queen Mother is very pleased with the wedding dress, and the reward is here. However, can anyone tell me who sewed the thing in my hand into the collar of the wedding dress?"

When everyone saw clearly what was in Liu Sijian's hand, and then remembered that the thing was sewn into the collar, they all looked at Wang Xiu Niang.

The reason is simple. The process of making wedding dresses is complicated. Each person is responsible for different parts, and the collar is the responsibility of Wang Xiu Niang.

Wang Xiu Niang was already sweating profusely when she saw what Liu Sijian was holding. The person who had asked her to do the work had agreed that if she did it, she would be given fifty taels of silver and released from the palace. Then she would be free, and with the money she had saved over the years, she could open a small embroidery workshop, find someone to marry, and live a happy life.

Everything was going smoothly, so why did it end up like this?

"What are you looking at me doing? I didn't do it. It wasn't me."

Seeing Wang Xiu Niang's guilty look, there must be something she doesn't know.

"Hey, why are you doing this?"

Supervisor Liu sighed and handed the person to Hezi who was waiting outside.