Poor Lady Chapter 6: College

Qi Surong spread out the rice paper, took a brush and dipped it in ink, and concentrated on sketching. She has been practicing calligraphy and painting since she was four years old. Although she is not a master, she has her own charm. In the past, I was proud of my talents, and there was always a bit of coldness in my paintings and calligraphy. Today's state of mind is quite different, natural and peaceful, without arrogance or impetuosity, quite the essence of "the appearance of nothing, the image of nothing".

Picking up the pen, Qi Surong drew a dozen or so sheets in one go. With the theme of longevity flower, he drew a complete set of clothing patterns, including upper and lower skirts, waistbands, hanging belts, shoes, headwear, earrings, bracelets, etc. Wait, these are specially designed by Qi Surong for Zhuang Qiao'e. Zhuang Qiao'e has a cold face, and people who don't know her well will find her difficult to get along with, so Qi Surong specially chose longevity flowers with warm colors, beautiful shapes and auspicious meanings.

Longevity flowers mainly grow in warm and humid places in the southwest, and are relatively rare in Beijing. Its petals are full of branches, its shape is beautiful, and its color is bright and shiny, which just eases Zhuang Qiao'e's cold temperament, making her look gentle and elegant.

The birthday banquet in the palace is quite particular, rich and colorful flowers such as peonies and hibiscus, as well as unlucky flowers such as narcissus, oleander and mandala are not suitable. Clothes should not be too gorgeous, too overwhelming. The longevity flower is neither flirtatious nor out of the ordinary, and the word "longevity" perfectly fits the characteristics of the birthday banquet.

I believe that Aunt Qiao's attire will definitely win a good prize at the birthday banquet.

Qi Surong rolled up the drawing and asked the maid to send it to Zhuang Qiao'e.

In less than half a day, Zhuang Qiao'e sent a message saying that she was very satisfied with Qi Surong's design and paid a deposit.

Qi Surong did not delay, and immediately started to prepare.

She knows all the major silk and satin jewelry shops in the capital, which ones have good quality goods, which ones have fair prices, and which ones have honest bosses, she knows by heart. All this is due to the previous life...

Qi Surong lowered her eyes, forget it, it's useless to think too much, it's better to finish the matter at hand first.

In order to be safe, she plans to go to the street to buy materials in person.

Qi Surong changed into a rather unique outfit, put on a veil, and went out with Ping'er.

Businessmen are generally more practical. If they dress too shabby, they will despise them, which will affect the smooth progress of the transaction.

Qi Surong went to the silk and satin shop first, and stroked the silk and satin fabrics one by one.

What she wants to choose is not the most expensive one, but the one that is most suitable for matching and of the highest quality.

After several comparisons, she chose two pieces of high-quality silk and satin, and after negotiating the price, she said: "Boss, your price is quite fair. If there is a need in the future, I will choose cloth exclusively from you. "

"Thank you, Miss, for taking care of our business. I don't know what to call Miss?" the boss asked humbly.

"You can call me 'Miss Rong'."

"Okay, Miss Rong, do you need to send someone to help you deliver the fabric to your house?"

"No, there's no need." Qi Surong's eyes suddenly fell on the corner of the room, and asked, "Boss Chen, what is that?"

The boss looked back and said with a smile: "It's the scraps left over from cutting the cloth, and it will be thrown away later."

Qi Surong thought for a while, and said: "Boss Chen, can you sell me these scraps? You can calculate the price by weight, and I will ask for as much as I have in the future."

The boss was stunned: "What is the use of these things, Miss Rong?"

"There are a few young girls in my family who are learning embroidery. It would be too wasteful to use high-quality silk and satin. If it is these scraps, don't worry about it."

"I see, Ms. Rong is really good at running the house." The boss praised, and then asked the man to bring over the leftovers of the frame, "If you don't mind, Miss, you can take it, and I will give it to you for free."

"Thank you so much. I will ask someone to pick it up later, so I have to trouble Boss Chen to keep it for me first."

"No problem."

After the transaction was completed, Qi Surong took Ping'er to another company.

It wasn't until they had walked a long way that the owner of the cloth shop suddenly remembered: How did the lady know his surname was Chen just now? Did you do business with her before?

Qi Surong's master and servant went shopping all morning, and only bought cloth, embroidery thread and spices.

As for gold and silver jewelry, you need to find another craftsman to customize.

"Qi Surong."

As soon as I walked into an alleyway, I heard someone calling my name.

Qi Surong subconsciously stopped, and then secretly yelled that it was not good. She was very familiar with that voice, it was her former "friend" Luo Yanyi. I thought that if I avoided entering the embroidery workshop, I would never meet her again, but if I changed my fate or my luck, what was supposed to come would still come.

"What? You thought I wouldn't recognize you if you put on a veil?" Luo Yanyi, dressed in fancy clothes, slowly walked up to Qi Surong, looked her up and down, covered her mouth and smiled, "Sister, let's Haven't you seen me for over a month? Why doesn't my sister invite us to the house for tea?"

Qi Surong hadn't spoken yet, Luo Yanyi said again: "Oh, I almost forgot, the Qi mansion seems to have been sealed up by the emperor. Sister... is she homeless now?"

Qi Surong looked at her coldly. There are only eight words for her evaluation: face like a lotus, heart like a snake.

Although she was cold and arrogant in her previous life, she never had the intention of harming others. This person is acting perversely, and he will take revenge. Mother's death was due to her.

Qi Surong lowered his eyes slightly to hide the hatred in his eyes.

"My sister is in trouble, how can a younger sister just ignore it? How about it? Can I ask my younger sister to help me?" Luo Yanyi walked up to Ping'er, touched the cloth in her hand, and said with a smile, "Hey, the material is good. My sister can still afford this kind of high-quality goods. It can be seen that life is not bad. My sister seems to be a little nosy."

"Have you said enough?" Qi Surong said coldly, "I'm still in a hurry to go home, please step aside."

"What are you in such a hurry for?" Luo Yanyi stopped her, "My sister wants to treat my sister to dinner, and I hope she will show her face."

"No need, Ping'er, let's go." Qi Surong didn't want to get entangled with her, she knew very well what would happen next.

"My sister is always so arrogant." Luo Yanyi's faint voice came from behind her, and immediately saw several servants rushing over, surrounding Qi Surong's master and servant.

"Sister, what do you think of my outfit?" Luo Yanyi walked over slowly, spread her hands and said, "You used to say that I was dressed in vulgar and tasteless clothes, and that the most expensive hairpin was on my head. , and it will look extraordinarily cheap.”

She took a golden hairpin from her head, stroked it on Qi Surong's hair, and said with a sarcasm: "If you wear a hairpin like this on your head now, it might become cheap, right?"

Qi Surong continued to remain silent.

Luo Yanyi threw the silk and satin in Ping'er's hand to the ground, stepped on it with one foot, raised her chin and said, "A pariah should look like a pariah, do you think this kind of silk and satin is suitable for you? "

Qi Surong was expressionless, looking at her as if looking at something filthy.

Luo Yanyi couldn't stand this kind of look the most, even if Qi Surong was reduced to a pariah, she was still so proud. It made her feel like she was always inferior to her.

Why?

"Come on!" Luo Yanyi yelled, "Teach me a lesson for this arrogant untouchable."

"Miss Luo, please be merciful." Ping'er knelt down and said, "My lady is feeling unwell today, please forgive me if I offend you."

"Go away." Luo Yanyi kicked her away, took a few steps back, and said in a cold voice, "What are you still doing in a daze? Let me do it, as long as you leave her alone, you can do whatever you want."

She wants to see if she can still be arrogant after being trampled like mud.

"No, don't." Ping'er stepped forward to protect Qi Surong, but was kicked heavily in the back and fell to the ground.

"Ping'er." Qi Surong wanted to help her, but another person grabbed her by the hair, pulled her hard, and knocked her whole body against the wall.

She let out a cry of pain, and stared at Luo Yanyi with a pale face.

Luo Yanyi covered her mouth and said hypocritically: "Oh, don't stare at me like that, I will be scared."

"Ah!" Qi Surong was kicked in the stomach again, she bent down, her expression was painful, but her eyes were calm. She didn't resist, because she knew that the more she resisted, the more she would suffer. In her previous life, she was just too stubborn, even if she was beaten until she vomited blood, she would not show weakness.

This time, after receiving a few punches, Qi Surong pretended to be seriously injured and fell to the ground.

"Miss, miss, what's wrong with you?" Ping'er rushed over, supported Qi Surong, crying.

"Hmph, I really can't help but hit." Luo Yanyi walked over and kicked her calf, "Let me see, is the injury serious?"

Qi Surong hugged her stomach, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"Haha." Luo Yanyi laughed triumphantly, "Qi Surong, I'll give you two choices, one is to kneel down and kowtow to me ten times; the other is to let me leave something on your face. "

She played with the golden hairpin and looked down at her.

Qi Surong knows that kowtow is actually the best choice at present, at least the body can suffer less. But whether it was before or now, she, Qi Surong, would never humblely beg for mercy.

She raised her head and said firmly, "I will not kowtow to you."

"Oh?" Luo Yanyi snorted coldly, "Then you chose the second path?"

She bent down, raised her chin, stroked the golden hairpin gently against her face, and said, "What a pity, what a lovely face."

A flash of excitement flashed in Luo Yanyi's eyes, she raised the golden hairpin and swiped it towards her face.

At this moment, Qi Surong suddenly reached out to hold Luo Yanyi's wrist, stopping her movement.

"Why, do you want..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Qi Surong holding her arm and moving it down, so that the tip of the golden hairpin was aimed at his throat.

"Luo Yanyi," Qi Surong said in a cold tone, "You shouldn't stab your face, you should stab here."

Luo Yanyi stared at her: "I, why did I stab here?"

"As long as I stab it in, I will definitely splatter blood on the spot, and I will die in peace." Qi Surong slowly stood up along the wall, and even Luo Yanyi straightened up.

Luo Yanyi could even clearly see her own reflection in Qi Surong's pupils.

"Your hand must be steady. If you only pierce halfway in, I'm afraid I won't be able to die for a while. I can only hold you, and look at you eagerly while bleeding, until my blood dries up and I die completely. .”

"You..." Luo Yanyi swallowed.

"Have you ever heard that if a person is full of resentment in life, he will turn into a ghost and linger in the world after death." A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Qi Surong's mouth, and whispered in her ear, "You Don't worry, you are my good sister, I will find you."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Yanyi said angrily, "If you want to die, you can die yourself, what does it matter to me?"

"That's right." Qi Surong continued to laugh, "You just insulted me verbally, and then asked someone to beat me. You never thought of killing me. Yanyi, you know my character, you can't bear it the most." For grievances and insults, if you want to relieve your anger, you have to use more means. This kind of petty trouble is really nothing. When you torture me to the point where I have a mental breakdown, I will die."

"You, you..."

"When I'm alive," Qi Surong let go of her hand, put her blood-stained finger to her lips, and licked it with her tongue, but her eyes never moved away from Luo Yanyi's face, "I will Go to the door of the Luo Mansion and personally live this remaining life. Even if I die, I will die at the door of my good sister."

Luo Yanyi was short of breath, a little frightened, and cursed: "You, are you crazy?"

She had never seen Qi Surong like this before. He was so strange and ghostly, with an aggressive aura that made people feel shuddering.

If Qi Surong really died in front of her house, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Luo Yanyi took a step back and angrily said: "Forget it, you seem to be a little abnormal, I will let you go today."

As she spoke, she beckoned to the servant and went out, and found that she was still holding the hairpin in her hand, she immediately threw it on the ground in disgust, and then walked away quickly without looking back.

"Miss, are you okay?" Ping'er patted his chest, "I was really scared to death just now."

Qi Surong took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands, and said calmly: "Let's go. Oh, by the way, pick up that hairpin and sell it later. It should be worth a few taels of silver."