Chapter 27 Swallow Learns Embroidery

Changshou disliked the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital, but it was better not to make him the chief imperial physician!

He wouldn't do something so dangerous!

In the desolate Imperial Pharmacy, at least you won't encounter any petty things like being forced to commit suicide!

"With these herbs, you can make what you need."

Chang Shou kindly told Xiao Yanzi how to operate it.

"But, little girl, do you know how to embroider purses?"

Little Swallow paused for a moment, then shook her head awkwardly, "I don't know how yet..."

"Then you'd better hurry up and learn, Consort Yu's birthday is just around the corner!"

After Changshou packed up all the medicinal herbs, he handed them to Xiaoyanzi.

"Make yourselves at home, I'm off to do my work."

Yongqi took the medicine box and said, "Let's go back first. I'll find an embroiderer to teach you tomorrow!"

Little Swallow shook her head, "No, if I'm the one who wants to learn, then I should be the one going to ask for help!"

"Besides, if you invite the embroiderer to Yonghe Palace, isn't that just making it clear that I want to learn embroidery? What kind of surprise is that?"

Upon hearing this, Yongqi felt that what she said made sense.

He looked up at the time and said, "It's still early, why don't we go now?"

Little Swallow asked, "Okay, but where are we going to find the embroiderer?"

"Well... just ask a palace maid!"

Yongqi had never been in contact with female workers before, so he couldn't think of where to go for a moment.

Just then, Rong Momo was on her way to the Imperial Pharmacy to get medicine when she ran into them. "Greetings, Fifth Prince."

"Granny Rong, do you know where I can get purses made?"

"???" Rong Momo looked at Yongqi with a puzzled expression, "Making purses?"

In her mind, the prince and the purse had absolutely no connection whatsoever!

Now the Fifth Prince is actually asking her where he can get a purse made?!

Rong Momo was a veteran of the palace, and although she was shocked, she kept her composure and dutifully replied, "If this old servant remembers correctly, this should be the responsibility of the sewing room in the Imperial Wardrobe..."

"Where is that place?" Yongqi was stunned when he heard this unfamiliar word.

Rong Momo then dutifully pointed him in a direction, and Yongqi roughly understood that the place was near Hongyi Pavilion and shouldn't be far.

Little Swallow's curiosity kicked in again: "Hongyi Pavilion? What's that place for?"

"To put it simply, it's a place to collect money; all the gold, silver, and jewels in the palace are kept there."

The two, or rather the four, continued walking forward. I almost forgot, Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Guizi were following behind them.

May the Fifth Prince be blessed!

The palace maids in the sewing room never dreamed that they would actually run into Yongqi here in their lifetime!

However, when they saw that Yongqi was accompanied by a woman, they were immediately displeased. Why did Yongqi take her everywhere he went?

"Fifth Prince, may I ask what brings you here?"

"Someone come and teach Little Swallow how to embroider a purse."

"..." Everyone fell silent. Why did they have to teach this brat of unknown origin how to embroider a purse?

But do they dare to say no?

Of course I wouldn't dare!

Therefore, no matter how much resentment they harbored, they dared not disobey, saying, "Yes!"

So the head maid of the sewing room sent the most skilled palace maid there to teach Xiao Yanzi how to make a purse. "Mei Zhu, come here, go and teach this young lady how to make a purse."

"Yes!" Mei Zhu was initially reluctant, but to her surprise, seeing Xiao Yanzi's serious attitude towards learning and the lack of impatience, her reluctance gradually disappeared.

What shocked Mei Zhu even more was that not only was Xiao Yanzi learning to embroider sachets, but Yong Qi was also learning from her!

Of course, it wasn't just Mei Zhu who was shocked, but also the palace maids in the needlework room.

They never imagined that the purse Xiao Yanzi embroidered was meant to be a birthday gift for Consort Yu, while the purse Yongqi made was meant to be a gift for Xiao Yanzi!

By the time Xiao Yanzi had learned the basic tattooing techniques, it was already completely dark.

Yongqi looked at Xiaoyanzi and said, "Xiaoyanzi, let's go back and come again tomorrow."

"Alright." Little Swallow reluctantly put down what she was holding, then looked at a booklet next to Meizhu. "Sister Meizhu, can I take that booklet back with me?"

Mei Zhu smiled and nodded, "Of course!"

The booklet contained various embroidery patterns and techniques. Little Swallow was so talented and willing to look at and learn more, so she wasn't unhappy at all. She was just worried about not having an apprentice!

Mei Zhu is twenty years old this year. In five years, she will leave the palace. However, if there is no successor to her embroidery skills, then there will be no point in her entering the palace!

Although she now has someone who is not exactly an apprentice but rather a follower who is learning from her, but whose talent is not as good as Xiao Yanzi's, that's why she has high hopes for Xiao Yanzi. She is now looking forward to seeing what kind of finished products Xiao Yanzi can embroider.

When Meizhu entered the palace, it was to pass on her skills so that more people could learn them!

However, she was of low status and her voice was weak. Because of her appearance, she was often schemed against and had to live a life of mere survival in the sewing room.

Now that she has met Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, Meizhu suddenly feels that perhaps her dawn is about to arrive and her bright future is about to appear.

At that moment, she could never have imagined that she would later become one of Xiao Yanzi's trusted and relied-upon assistants!

When Xiao Yanzi returned to Yonghe Palace with Yongqi, she naturally had no idea that she had unknowingly subdued a master!

As Xiao Yanzi walked, she asked, "Yongqi, my embroidery is settled, but what about your longevity noodles?"

"Are you going to learn to cook from the imperial kitchen?"

Speaking of noodles, he suddenly remembered the bowl of egg noodles with eggshells still on it that he made for Xiao Yanzi in Qing'an Town in his past life...

That bowl of noodles was so awful, but Little Swallow could still eat it!

That same night, he finally kissed Xiao Yanzi!

Thinking of this, Yongqi couldn't stop smiling.

Of course, the color of his face changed as well.

Little Swallow looked at him curiously, "Yongqi, what are you thinking about? I'm asking you a question!"

Yongqi then came to his senses and said, "After class tomorrow, I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen to learn how to make noodles from Chef Zhuang!"

He'll definitely learn better this time, so his mother won't have to eat such awful noodles again!

As for Xiao Yanzi, he certainly didn't want her to eat again. If she was going to eat, he wanted her to eat the best!

"Okay, I'll go with you. I want to learn too!"

Yongqi hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think you should stay in Yonghe Palace."

"Once I've learned it, I'll teach you in the small kitchen at Yonghe Palace, okay?"

"Okay, it's settled then!"

The two hurriedly returned to Yonghe Palace. After exchanging a few words with Consort Yu, Xiao Yanzi plunged into Yongqi's study, spending part of her time on Ji Xiaolan's lessons and the rest on embroidery.

Yongqi watched Xiaoyanzi from the side while taking care of his own affairs. The two of them were busy together, and there was a sense of peaceful tranquility in the scene!