The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

by Usui Takumii

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Since Xu Qian walked on the street in the wisteria skirt, Ling'an Prefecture suddenly became popular to make silk into artificial flowers and sew them into the dress. However, no matter how others imitated, they couldn't surpass the skills of Lin Dan. Instead, they felt that they were picking up people's wisdom and making fun of others.

On this day, after resting for a long time, Lin Dan finally picked up the needle and thread and was about to start working. Sitting opposite her, Du Ruyan told her in detail about the situation of the guest, "This order was made by Miss Zhou, the daughter of Chief Envoy. She wanted you to make a flower dress like that of Xu Qian, but I refused. I said the dresses in our shop are unique. There is only one in the world, and we won't repeat it. We will make a dress for her as we do to serve her. Only she wears the most beautiful dress, and no one can imitate her. She was very happy to hear that and gave me a deposit. It's funny. Now embroiderers are learning from you to sew the fake flowers on the dress, but they don't succeed. Instead, their dresses are very vulgar. Can you imagine what such a big artificial flower would look like on the hemline? It's even more exaggerated than the big red flower on the bridegroom's chest. The person who wears it is swollen several times!"

Du Ruyan laughed for a while, then picked up the order and said, "I'll read Miss Zhou's requirements for you. She wanted to wear a new dress to go up to the Double Ninth Festival, but she was thin and afraid of the cold. So she wanted you to make the dress thicker, but at the same time, she had to keep it light and elegant. It's a little difficult to be thick and light!"

Lin Dan shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter. I have a constitution in my heart. To make a thick dress elegant, one had to work on the material. What does she look like? What color does she like? Does she have a favorite pattern?"

"Although she is thin, her cheeks are plump, and her eyes are round and big. She is very cute. She likes pink and butterfly patterns."

"Then make a pink dress with hundreds of butterflies for her." Lin Dan said seriously.

"Wait, no, no. You can't." Du Ruyan hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I just got the news that Li Jiarong has also ordered a dress with hundreds of butterflies from Meng Si, and she is going to wear it to go up on the Double Ninth Festival. Both of them are Lin'an Prefecture's noble ladies. They will definitely be together on the day of mountain climbing. Isn't it a coincidence?"

"It doesn't matter. If I have the same idea as someone else, I will consider changing it. But Meng Si? I won't change it."

Thinking of the rumor released by Meng Clan Embroidery Shop recently that her embroidering skills were mediocre and could only be opportunistic, Lin Dan was a little unhappy. Although she had calmed down a little, she still had an unyielding spirit in her heart. If Meng Si didn't make things difficult for her, she wouldn't take the initiative to provoke her. But now, it was obvious that Meng Si was deliberately targeting her, so she would not escape.

Du Ruyan thumped the table heavily and agreed, "Okay, I won't change it. Let's have a face-to-face battle with Meng Si! If you make a better dress than Meng Si, will Li Jiarong, who wore the same dress as Miss Zhou that day, cry on the spot? Hee hee…"

If Meng Si was Lin Dan's sworn enemy, then Li Jiarong was her enemy. It would be great if the two of them could make a fool of themselves at the same time.

Lin Dan took the order and read it. She remembered Miss Zhou's size secretly and then asked her two aunts to take the silk cocoons stored in the warehouse to the kitchen to roast. Although the two women didn't know what she wanted to do, they went without asking. Since she started to make money, she had been the center of the family. No one else would object to what she wanted to do.

"It's too late for you to make cloth by yourself, isn't it?" Said Du Ruyan hesitantly.

"No, I'm going to blister the silk cocoon and pull it into a silk bag. Then I'll sew a separate layer and put it into the cloth so that I can make a warm and light dress. When the dress is dirty, you can take out the inner layer and clean the outer suit." Lin Dan explained briefly.

"You mean you want to make a cotton coat with soaked silk?" It suddenly dawned on Du Ruyan that silk could be stuffed in her clothes to keep warm like cotton. Silk was more delicate and thin than cotton. After layers of silk pockets were pulled together, the same thickness and weight were only 1/10 or even 1/20 of cotton. It looked very fluffy, but with a gentle press, it was as thin as a cicada's wings. In this way, the dress would be thick, light, and warm. If it was in spring, summer, and autumn, they could also take out the inner layer and wear it as a thin dress, which was very convenient.

"Dandan! People always say that you are not good at embroidery, but it's better than thinking. They are right! You are so clever! "

"Thank you. My brain is really working." Lin Dan nodded without shame. No matter who she had become or where she had fallen, the only weapon she could use to live in peace was this smart head.

After thinking for a while, Du Ruyan said, "If Miss Zhou feels comfortable in my clothes, we can make some silk cloth and sell it. This is also an income. By the way, isn't it troublesome to make silk cloth?"

"It's time and energy-consuming. There are six steps in total. If you want to make mass production, you have to ask more embroiderers for help. Let's talk about it after our embroidery shop opens. You can keep it in mind first." Lin Dan waved her hand calmly.

Du Ruyan nodded and wrote down this profitable project on a small notebook, full of admiration for Lin Dan. Lin Dan was not only good at embroidering but also smart. When she encountered difficulties, she was not afraid of difficulties and would not admit defeat. Following her, Du Ruyan had learned a lot and was full of hope for the future. If it weren't for her, she would still complain about the beautiful and muddled along, and how could she understand the joy of fighting.

"It's so good to be indifferent to you! Why are you so capable?" Du Ruyan's heart was touched. She walked to the embroidery rack and kissed Lin Dan with a smile.

As usual, Lin Dan worked, unmoved. Du Rusong, who had just jumped up to the wall, coughed awkwardly. He had found out the little girl first, but now she became his sister's apple of her eye?

"Yan'er, Aunt had a cold and felt unwell a few days ago. You go to the Taoist temple to see her. I've been very busy recently and can't come back. I'll leave everything to you." He urged, "I've packed your luggage. Come back and change your clothes. Uncle Sun sets up a carriage and sends you up the mountain."

Hearing that her aunt was sick, Du Ruyan didn't dare to delay and hurried back. Lin Dan opened the back door and watched her carriage leave. When she saw Du Rusong come out on his horse, she said in a hurry, "Young Master Du, the thing you want is ready. I'll go get it for you."

Du Rusong immediately tightened the reins and stopped at the roadside.

After a short while, Lin Dan handed him a huge package and seriously said, "Young Master Du, you must come back alive."

She had already known that the illness of the empress was fake, and it was true to send Du Ruoyan to the Taoist temple for proper treatment. The determination and cruelty in Du Rusong's eyes were undisguised, which only belonged to a soldier who was about to enter the battlefield.

Du Rusong was slightly stunned, but soon he smiled and replied seriously, "I will." He took the package, but his arm was pressed down by the unexpected weight. He was surprised.

"Hurry up. No one is waiting for us in the battle." Lin Dan said. Du Rusong suppressed his curiosity and left in a hurry.

—

At the same time, Li Jiarong was discussing with Meng Si about what to do with her new dress.

"A dress with hundreds of butterflies could be good, but it's a little monotonous. Why don't you cut the gauze into the shape of a butterfly and sew it to the dress? Isn't it more agile and outstanding?" Li Jiarong suggested excitedly.

"There are both butterflies and flowers in the pattern. Why is it so monotonous?" Meng Si protested. Even if everyone in Lin'an Prefecture was imitating what Lin Dan did, she wouldn't follow. She could lose to anyone, but she couldn't lose to Lin Dan. Although there were reasons for the family's hatred, it was because she had an inexplicable fear and rejection of her.

"The flower pattern has been out of date for a long time," Li Jiarong opened her suitcase and complained, "Look, every dress I pick out is a flower pattern. It's either butterfly dancing or flowers blooming. Can't you be as creative as Lin Dan? I also want to wear clothes different from others, and I want to be the object of everyone's imitation. If they sew fake flowers, let's sew butterflies. That's beautiful? Meng Si, if you keep acting like this, you will lose to Lin Dan sooner or later. Lin Dan just started to learn embroidery, and, indeed, she's not as good as you, but the embroidery skill can be improved through hard work. Not everyone can learn novel ideas and ingenious workmanship. You are not as talented as her in this respect. You should work harder since you are less talented than her!"

The last sentence seemed to be a heavy blow to Meng Si. Her eyes darkened. She struggled for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll do as you think."

Li Jiarong immediately became happy. She held Meng Si's hand and said, "That's right! There is no limit to any skill or knowledge. We should always learn from others' strengths to improve ourselves. This is the way to advance."

Although Meng Si seemed to agree with her, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

—

A few days later, Du Ruyan was still accompanying the empress on the mountain, but Du Rusong came at night and knocked on the back door of the Lin manor.

"You're back alive!" Lin Dan greeted with a wave of her hand.

What did she mean? Du Rusong shook his head and said in a gentle voice, "Yes, I'm back." He took out a small bag from his pocket and handed it to her. "This is my spoil of war. I'll give it to you."

As soon as Lin Dan opened the bag, she saw a golden doll as thick as a thumb lying inside, with a round head and a round belly. It was very cute. She immediately returned the bag and waved her hand. "This is too expensive. I can't take it. You can give it to Ruoyan."

Du Rusong grabbed her hand and stuffed the bag into her palm. He said word by word, "I have prepared another gift for her. This is yours. Look." He pointed at his leather armor and said, "You saved my life, but I just gave you a golden doll. I feel guilty in the end. If I can return to the capital city in the future, I will realize a wish for you. This is my promise."

It was not until then that Lin Dan found that his leather armor was cut by the enemy from the shoulder to the waist. His cowhide had been cut and rolled over, revealing the pure black iron in it. Without the protection of this layer of leather armor, he was very likely to have turned into a broken corpse.

Young Master Du's life was naturally more precious than a golden doll. Thinking of this, Lin Dan immediately closed her fingers and took the trophy with ease.

"Then you must work hard and come back to the capital city as soon as possible. I'm waiting for you to protect me." Du Rusong was amused by her serious warning.

"Okay, I will remember what you said." He couldn't help but rub the little girl's head before striding away. The night slowly spread over, completely swallowing his back full of blood.

Since Xu Qian walked on the street in the wisteria skirt, Ling'an Prefecture suddenly became popular to make silk into artificial flowers and sew them into the dress. However, no matter how others imitated, they couldn't surpass the skills of Lin Dan. Instead, they felt that they were picking up people's wisdom and making fun of others.

On this day, after resting for a long time, Lin Dan finally picked up the needle and thread and was about to start working. Sitting opposite her, Du Ruyan told her in detail about the situation of the guest, "This order was made by Miss Zhou, the daughter of Chief Envoy. She wanted you to make a flower dress like that of Xu Qian, but I refused. I said the dresses in our shop are unique. There is only one in the world, and we won't repeat it. We will make a dress for her as we do to serve her. Only she wears the most beautiful dress, and no one can imitate her. She was very happy to hear that and gave me a deposit. It's funny. Now embroiderers are learning from you to sew the fake flowers on the dress, but they don't succeed. Instead, their dresses are very vulgar. Can you imagine what such a big artificial flower would look like on the hemline? It's even more exaggerated than the big red flower on the bridegroom's chest. The person who wears it is swollen several times!"

Du Ruyan laughed for a while, then picked up the order and said, "I'll read Miss Zhou's requirements for you. She wanted to wear a new dress to go up to the Double Ninth Festival, but she was thin and afraid of the cold. So she wanted you to make the dress thicker, but at the same time, she had to keep it light and elegant. It's a little difficult to be thick and light!"

Lin Dan shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter. I have a constitution in my heart. To make a thick dress elegant, one had to work on the material. What does she look like? What color does she like? Does she have a favorite pattern?"

"Although she is thin, her cheeks are plump, and her eyes are round and big. She is very cute. She likes pink and butterfly patterns."

"Then make a pink dress with hundreds of butterflies for her." Lin Dan said seriously.

"Wait, no, no. You can't." Du Ruyan hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I just got the news that Li Jiarong has also ordered a dress with hundreds of butterflies from Meng Si, and she is going to wear it to go up on the Double Ninth Festival. Both of them are Lin'an Prefecture's noble ladies. They will definitely be together on the day of mountain climbing. Isn't it a coincidence?"

"It doesn't matter. If I have the same idea as someone else, I will consider changing it. But Meng Si? I won't change it."

Thinking of the rumor released by Meng Clan Embroidery Shop recently that her embroidering skills were mediocre and could only be opportunistic, Lin Dan was a little unhappy. Although she had calmed down a little, she still had an unyielding spirit in her heart. If Meng Si didn't make things difficult for her, she wouldn't take the initiative to provoke her. But now, it was obvious that Meng Si was deliberately targeting her, so she would not escape.

Du Ruyan thumped the table heavily and agreed, "Okay, I won't change it. Let's have a face-to-face battle with Meng Si! If you make a better dress than Meng Si, will Li Jiarong, who wore the same dress as Miss Zhou that day, cry on the spot? Hee hee…"

If Meng Si was Lin Dan's sworn enemy, then Li Jiarong was her enemy. It would be great if the two of them could make a fool of themselves at the same time.

Lin Dan took the order and read it. She remembered Miss Zhou's size secretly and then asked her two aunts to take the silk cocoons stored in the warehouse to the kitchen to roast. Although the two women didn't know what she wanted to do, they went without asking. Since she started to make money, she had been the center of the family. No one else would object to what she wanted to do.

"It's too late for you to make cloth by yourself, isn't it?" Said Du Ruyan hesitantly.

"No, I'm going to blister the silk cocoon and pull it into a silk bag. Then I'll sew a separate layer and put it into the cloth so that I can make a warm and light dress. When the dress is dirty, you can take out the inner layer and clean the outer suit." Lin Dan explained briefly.

"You mean you want to make a cotton coat with soaked silk?" It suddenly dawned on Du Ruyan that silk could be stuffed in her clothes to keep warm like cotton. Silk was more delicate and thin than cotton. After layers of silk pockets were pulled together, the same thickness and weight were only 1/10 or even 1/20 of cotton. It looked very fluffy, but with a gentle press, it was as thin as a cicada's wings. In this way, the dress would be thick, light, and warm. If it was in spring, summer, and autumn, they could also take out the inner layer and wear it as a thin dress, which was very convenient.

"Dandan! People always say that you are not good at embroidery, but it's better than thinking. They are right! You are so clever! "

"Thank you. My brain is really working." Lin Dan nodded without shame. No matter who she had become or where she had fallen, the only weapon she could use to live in peace was this smart head.

After thinking for a while, Du Ruyan said, "If Miss Zhou feels comfortable in my clothes, we can make some silk cloth and sell it. This is also an income. By the way, isn't it troublesome to make silk cloth?"

"It's time and energy-consuming. There are six steps in total. If you want to make mass production, you have to ask more embroiderers for help. Let's talk about it after our embroidery shop opens. You can keep it in mind first." Lin Dan waved her hand calmly.

Du Ruyan nodded and wrote down this profitable project on a small notebook, full of admiration for Lin Dan. Lin Dan was not only good at embroidering but also smart. When she encountered difficulties, she was not afraid of difficulties and would not admit defeat. Following her, Du Ruyan had learned a lot and was full of hope for the future. If it weren't for her, she would still complain about the beautiful and muddled along, and how could she understand the joy of fighting.

"It's so good to be indifferent to you! Why are you so capable?" Du Ruyan's heart was touched. She walked to the embroidery rack and kissed Lin Dan with a smile.

As usual, Lin Dan worked, unmoved. Du Rusong, who had just jumped up to the wall, coughed awkwardly. He had found out the little girl first, but now she became the apple of his sister's eye?

"Yan'er, Aunt had a cold and felt unwell a few days ago. You go to the Taoist temple to see her. I've been very busy recently and can't come back. I'll leave everything to you." He urged, "I've packed your luggage. Come back and change your clothes. Uncle Sun sets up a carriage and sends you up the mountain."

Hearing that her aunt was sick, Du Ruyan didn't dare to delay and hurried back. Lin Dan opened the back door and watched her carriage leave. When she saw Du Rusong come out on his horse, she said in a hurry, "Young Master Du, the thing you want is ready. I'll go get it for you."

Du Rusong immediately tightened the reins and stopped at the roadside.

After a short while, Lin Dan handed him a huge package and seriously said, "Young Master Du, you must come back alive."

She had already known that the illness of the empress was fake, and it was true to send Du Ruyan to the Taoist temple for proper treatment. The determination and cruelty in Du Rusong's eyes were undisguised, which only belonged to a soldier who was about to enter the battlefield.

Du Rusong was slightly stunned, but soon he smiled and replied seriously, "I will." He took the package, but his arm was pressed down by the unexpected weight. He was surprised.

"Hurry up. No one is waiting for us in the battle." Lin Dan said. Du Rusong suppressed his curiosity and left in a hurry.

—

At the same time, Li Jiarong was discussing with Meng Si about what to do with her new dress.

"A dress with hundreds of butterflies could be good, but it's a little monotonous. Why don't you cut the gauze into the shape of a butterfly and sew it to the dress? Isn't it more agile and outstanding?" Li Jiarong suggested excitedly.

"There are both butterflies and flowers in the pattern. Why is it so monotonous?" Meng Si protested. Even if everyone in Lin'an Prefecture was imitating what Lin Dan did, she wouldn't follow. She could lose to anyone, but she couldn't lose to Lin Dan. Although there were reasons for the family's hatred, it was because she had an inexplicable fear and rejection of her.

"The flower pattern has been out of date for a long time," Li Jiarong opened her suitcase and complained, "Look, every dress I pick out is a flower pattern. It's either butterfly dancing or flowers blooming. Can't you be as creative as Lin Dan? I also want to wear clothes different from others, and I want to be the object of everyone's imitation. If they sew fake flowers, let's sew butterflies. That's beautiful? Meng Si, if you keep acting like this, you will lose to Lin Dan sooner or later. Lin Dan just started to learn embroidery, and, indeed, she's not as good as you, but the embroidery skill can be improved through hard work. Not everyone can learn novel ideas and ingenious workmanship. You are not as talented as her in this respect. You should work harder since you are less talented than her!"

The last sentence seemed to be a heavy blow to Meng Si. Her eyes darkened. She struggled for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll do as you think."

Li Jiarong immediately became happy. She held Meng Si's hand and said, "That's right! There is no limit to any skill or knowledge. We should always learn from others' strengths to improve ourselves. This is the way to advance."

Although Meng Si seemed to agree with her, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

—

A few days later, Du Ruyan was still accompanying the empress on the mountain, but Du Rusong came at night and knocked on the back door of the Lin manor.

"You're back alive!" Lin Dan greeted with a wave of her hand.

What did she mean? Du Rusong shook his head and said in a gentle voice, "Yes, I'm back." He took out a small bag from his pocket and handed it to her. "This is my spoil of war. I'll give it to you."

As soon as Lin Dan opened the bag, she saw a golden doll as thick as a thumb lying inside, with a round head and a round belly. It was very cute. She immediately returned the bag and waved her hand. "This is too expensive. I can't take it. You can give it to Ruyan."

Du Rusong grabbed her hand and stuffed the bag into her palm. He said word by word, "I have prepared another gift for her. This is yours. Look." He pointed at his leather armor and said, "You saved my life, but I just gave you a golden doll. I feel guilty in the end. If I can return to the capital city in the future, I will realize a wish for you. This is my promise."

It was not until then that Lin Dan found that his leather armor was cut by the enemy from the shoulder to the waist. His cowhide had been cut and rolled over, revealing the pure black iron in it. Without the protection of this layer of leather armor, he was very likely to have turned into a broken corpse.

Young Master Du's life was naturally more precious than a golden doll. Thinking of this, Lin Dan immediately closed her fingers and took the trophy with ease.

"Then you must work hard and come back to the capital city as soon as possible. I'm waiting for you to protect me." Du Rusong was amused by her serious warning.

"Okay, I will remember what you said." He couldn't help but rub the little girl's head before striding away. The night slowly spread over, completely swallowing his back full of blood.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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On the day before the Double Ninth Festival, Lin Dan had made the dress and asked Third and Fourth Aunt to send it to Zhou Manor for Miss Zhou to try it on. If there was anything wrong, the two of them could modify it on the spot, so as not to cause trouble. Since Lin Dan didn't like to deal with people, she wouldn't serve the guests in person.

Miss Zhou didn't need to make any changes. After trying it on, she gave the money directly. Perhaps she was too satisfied, the concubines were given one or two taels of silver before they went out.

Du Ruyan came back a few days ago and brought a lot of gifts to Lin Dan. She kept talking as soon as they met, looking carefree and happy. She had no idea that when she and her aunt lived leisurely in the mountains, Du Rusong was bathed in blood to kill the enemy on the battlefield.

Lin Dan didn't intend to tell her this. After she finished speaking, she took out a huge package and said, "This is the leather armor I made for your brother. You can take it back."

"Okay. Did Brother give you the money?" Asked Du Ruyan out of habit. If she didn't give her money, she wouldn't allow her brother to do anything for her.

"Yes." Lin Dan nodded. "He gave me a golden doll."

"That's good." Du Ruyan didn't feel that her brother had given her too much. She was about to lift the package but found that it was incredibly heavy. Her hands were almost broken, but it was still clinging to the table.

"Dandan. How strong are you? I saw you carry it with one hand and put it on the table lightly. I thought it was not heavy at all!" Du Ruyan struggled for a while but failed to lift the package. Her face turned red and she was out of breath.

Then Cuilan happily walked over and helped her carry the parcel home. Du Rusong stopped practicing martial arts and listened attentively with a gentle smile on his face.

—

The next day, before dawn, many people had already walked up the mountain in groups. No matter how delicate the ladies were, they couldn't take carriages today. They had to walk to the top of the mountain with their own feet. One was to build their bodies and pray for long life, and the other was to make a good omen.

Since the three-dimensional flower cutting cloth invented by Lin Dan began to be popular in Lin'an Prefecture, many women fell in love with this style. Therefore, today's woods path was full of noblewomen with flowers and brocade. They gathered, talking, laughing, or playing, looking very beautiful and touching. But no matter how beautiful it was, it was still not as light and elegant as the wisteria flower dress. It was not strange to see too much.

Li Jiarong got off the carriage carefully with the help of a maid, followed by Meng Si. As soon as the two appeared, they attracted everyone's attention.

"Oh, it's a butterfly!" Someone shouted in surprise, which attracted more attention.

Li Jiarong stood gracefully in the forest, wearing a strapless dress. Butterflies of different shapes and colors flew on the satin, and flowers bloomed in the satin one after another, looking lifelike. A translucent robe outside isolated these gorgeous colors, forming a hazy feeling, and neutralized the brilliance of the flower pattern.

This strong and elegant style was something that Meng Si had never tried, but from the reaction of the crowd, it seemed to be very effective. However, this strapless dress was not the most eye-catching part of the entire dress. What was even more amazing was that the robe, with several butterflies on its shoulders, collar, waist, hem, and other places. A breeze blew, and the butterflies flapped their wings as if the next moment they would take advantage of the wind, but they would never stop.

Everyone was amazed. When they approached, they found that the butterflies were made of silk cloth and thin iron threads, lifelike and alive.

"Miss Li, you are so beautiful today!"

"This butterfly robe is really amazing!"

"Our floral dresses are the foil to Miss Li."

Everyone hurried to flatter Li Jiarong and fell out of the room. But if they looked into it carefully, they wouldn't lie. Today, Li Jiarong indeed dressed much better than others.

Li Jiarong listened with a smile. Then she took Meng Si's hand and pinched it gently. Meng Si relaxed immediately and stopped thinking about imitating the style of Lin Dan. At this moment, someone laughed and said, "I heard that Zhou Xin also ordered a dress with butterflies for embroidering Miss Lin. She liked it very much when it was sent to Zhou Manor yesterday."

"Oh? She will also wear a dress with hundreds of butterflies today?" Li Jiarong frowned and asked, "Do you know the style?"

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I heard from her sister that it was just an ordinary embroidery dress, far less outstanding than Miss Li's."

Li Jiarong breathed a sigh of relief. The three-dimensional flower cutting cloth was invented by Lin Dan. If she had a whim and made many fake butterflies embellishments on the cloth, Li Jiarong would really look like a clown. Meng Si was one of her best friends, she couldn't tell her the truth. But in her private heart, Li Jiarong admitted that Lin Dan's ability to appreciate beauty, design, and use colors was far better than hers.

When Meng Si was still trapped in the frame of the traditional pattern and couldn't make any progress, Lin Dan had broken through the shackles and found a new way out. Her cutting technique and aesthetic design were so strong that others could be sure that it was her work at a glance.

Thinking of this, Li Jiarong's heart was hanging high again. She immediately looked for Zhou Xin in the crowd.

As the saying goes, "If you talk about Cao Cao and he will arrive." Just as everyone finished speaking, they saw a carriage slowly coming over and stopping at the foot of the mountain. A tall girl jumped off the carriage without the help of a maid. She stretched herself and kicked her legs. She looked very lively. If it wasn't the little monkey of the Zhou family, who was she?

In terms of appearance, Zhou Xin could only be regarded as a middle rank. But today, for some reason, she looked so cute and charming. Her skin was delicate and white, like first-class porcelain, and she was wearing a pink white padded dress, which was more dazzling. The padded dress was made of some unknown material and looked very thick. It was wrapped with a pure white belt, but it seemed that it was not thick at all. Immediately, it outlined Zhou Xin's slender waist. The fluffy dress naturally spread around, and the way she walked was very light.

From a distance, it seemed that Zhou Xin was wearing a pink cloud. She looked gentle and lovely, but at the same time, she looked lively and lively. Compared with the ladies who wore a thin veil covering the cold weather, she was simply strange but miraculously had the beauty, lightness, and thermal effect.

When she approached, the clothes on her body became clearer, and the eyes of all the girls were almost unable to move. Her pink and white padded skirt was not pure but made of different white and gray, with a little bit of pink, embroidered into a dish of pink butterflies.

They flapped their wings and flew around, or closed their wings to have a rest. Each of them had a different shape and color. Some had a little powder on the tip of the wings, and some had a little powder on the root of the wings. The little powder sprinkled on the pure white cloth-like scales, and then perfectly mixed together.

The dark white, bright white, or light white silk threads outlined the wings of the pink butterflies. The fur embroidered with the light gray silk threads was all over their small bodies, ankles, and tentacles. The shadow drawn by the deep gray outline distinguished each of them, but it was too perfect.

From a distance, they would melt into white and pink silk. When they got closer, they made the cloth vivid in an instant. Zhou Xin stopped when she was tired. She patted her chest, and the lively little pink butterflies also trembled with her cloth, as if they would fly away in the next moment.

If they hadn't seen this dress, no matter how hard they tried, they wouldn't have thought that each color would be divided into more colors, including dark and light. And if these colors were perfectly mixed together, they would be able to form such a colorful picture. Who said that the embroidery work of Lin Dan was not good? She combined the colors in a very contradictory and perfect way, appearing to be neither mixed nor messy.

She casually sprinkled thick or light colors and freely played with the changeable light and shadow. Like a master with brilliant Taoist skills, she turned the illusion into reality with silver needles and embroidered threads. The vivid and powerful picture was enough to prove how skilled she was.

The ladies looked at this fresh and refined dress, and then looked at Li Jiarong's colorful butterfly dress, and suddenly showed an indescribable expression. No matter how beautiful the dress was, it would immediately become vulgar and gorgeous when it was set up by the fairy dress of Lin Dan.

"This dress must be Miss Lin's masterpiece, right? I can see it at a glance!" A girl said with a grievance, "Miss Lin is good at making fairy dresses. I asked my mother to book it for me. She asked for 75 taels as a reward, but my mother didn't want to. Now she looked at it again. What was wrong with 75? 75 taels are really worth it!"

"Oh, it's clearly a padded dress. It looks thick and fluffy. Why is it so thin when you touch it? Ah! The lining is made of pink satin. It turns out to be more beautiful when walking!"

"Each butterfly is different, but the color is very harmonious and almost integrated into one, but you can see clearly one by one. Miss Lin is really good at embroidery! I've never seen this style of embroidery before. It's so realistic and spiritual!"

The girls walked around Zhou Xin, their eyes full of envy.

Zhou Xin patted the fluffy hemline and said proudly, "This is the dress specially made for me by Miss Lin. This is the only one in the world. If you want to make the same dress as me, she won't agree. She said that there was only one style of each dress she made, and it would never be repeated. And only the one who made it would be the most beautiful!"

Hearing this, the ladies became more and more eager to go down the mountain at once to ask Miss Lin to make a unique dress for them.

Li Jiarong, who was completely overshadowed and gaudy, could do nothing to Zhou Xin even if she was so angry that her teeth trembled. Zhou Xin's father was the Chief Envoy of Ling'an Prefecture and had real power. The Li family was counting on the Zhou family to help them gain a firm foothold in Ling'an Prefecture.

No matter how much she liked Meng Zhong, Li Jiarong couldn't help but glare at Meng Si and said coldly, "Let's go climbing."

When they reached the top of the mountain, the cold wind in late autumn blew. The girls in tulle and slip dresses began to sneeze and have snot, shivering with cold. However, Zhou Xin's ruddy face and perfect manner made everyone jealous. If only they could have such a beautiful and warm dress!Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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After the Double Ninth Festival, Lin Dan's business was getting better. Many people came to buy clothes, and all of them were ladies from Lin'an Prefecture. However, only a few high-ranking people were selected to be ordered by Du Ruyan, and the rest were all canceled. It seemed that she was born to know how to communicate with others. The guests who were shut out by her were not annoyed at all, and they even admired the embroidery skill of Lin Dan more.

Since Lin Dan didn't have time to accept the order, the guests came to her two aunts to make clothes. The most popular ones were the silk padded dress, which cost more than twenty taels of silver for one dress, but there were still a lot of people ordering. Winter was coming. Everyone wanted to wear warm and light clothes. This silk dress skirt was almost a necessity in winter. It was a good deal that it could be opened in spring and continued to wear.

A month later, Lin Dan put the money box on the bed and called in Zhang Hui, her two aunts, and Cuilan. She said, "This is the money we earned last month. Since you have worked hard, let's split it up together."

"How much did you make?" Zhang Hui sat on the bed and asked expectantly.

"Let me make a calculation." Lin Dan opened the money box and poured it on the bed. With a crackling sound, a lot of silver rolled out and glittered in the candlelight. There were whole silver ingots, pieces of silver, silver beads, silver peanut-like rewards, which were almost countless.

"Oh, my God!" Even before the Lin family was destroyed, they hadn't seen so much money. They were stunned.

Cuilan covered her mouth in disbelief.

Zhang Hui was the calmest, but she couldn't help licking her dry lips and said in a hoarse voice, "I guess there are at least three or four hundred." Three or four hundred taels of silver were nothing at the peak of the Lin family, but it was only a month's income for her daughter. In other words, she could earn at least one thousand taels a year, which was a huge amount!

The Lin family was hopeful. Old Lin, have you seen it under the dwelling place of the dead? At the thought of this, Zhang Hui's eyes turned red with tears. But she didn't want her daughter to find out, so she turned around and wiped her eyes. Two concubines sat beside her, one on the left and the other on the right, and gently patted her on the back. All the difficulties had passed, and they had endured it. Everything would be fine.

Lin Dan was born to be less sentimental. She just handed Zhang Hui a handkerchief, and then took out a small notebook. She read carefully, "Last month, Third Aunt made five silk padded dresses and Fourth Aunt made six. Every day, Cuilan would help to cut the cloth, receive the guests and modify the size of the clothes. Mom and I made a set of iron armor together, and we also contacted a blacksmith to make twenty pounds of iron pieces… The profit of a silk padded dress is ten, and I will give each aunt 1/10 of the profit, which is 50 and 60 silver respectively; Cuilan's job is not a high-tech job, but it's hard for her. I'll give her 2 a month; although Mom only made a set of iron armor, it took a lot of time and energy, and she also took the risk. I will give her a reward of 20. And the rest of the money will be used to rent a shop, and then buy embroidery threads, cloth, dye, and so on. The budget is within two hundred. This is our revenue and expenditure from last month."

Closing the notebook, she asked, "Do you have any questions?"

"No problem." The two concubines shook their heads. They were used to following Eldest Miss's orders. They felt that if they followed Eldest Miss, they would have countless good days in the future. Even when Lin Dafu was alive, they only had 5 silver a month. However, things were different as long as they worked hard and didn't worry about losing money. Those concubines who stole the property of the Lin family and escaped at night would regret it if they knew that the Lin family could get back to life.

"No problem, no problem. Thank you, Miss!" Cuilan almost jumped up with joy. Before the Lin family was destroyed, she was just a rough girl who could get two hundred copper coins a month. Later, the Lin family was destroyed. She was afraid that her brother and sister-in-law would sell her to that kind of pickle place, so she stayed here in vain. She had never dreamed that she would be able to get 2 taels of silver a month! She was so generous!

Glancing at her, Lin Dan reminded her, "You can learn embroidery from my two aunts when you are free. When you improve your skills, you can make clothes alone and get more money. The profit of simple clothes and dresses are less, and the salary they get is also less. The profit of luxury clothes is more expensive, and the salary you would earn is more. If you want to make a lot of money, you have to practice hard."

The three of them nodded as if they were following Eldest Miss's lead.

Lin Dan was very satisfied with the enthusiasm and faith in their eyes. Noticing that Zhang Hui was a little unhappy, she pushed the rest of the money to her feet and said, "Mom, I earned all of these. I'll give them to you. When I find a suitable shop, you can give me the rent."

Frowning, Zhang Hui was happy at once. She held her daughter in her arms and screamed. Others laughed at her for not having a son and not being able to stand up to the Lin family. She had no one to rely on and would die sonless all her life. (Note: In ancient China, a daughter was not considered a child of her own family because she would one day marry out.) So what if she looked at it now? She had only one daughter, and she was more capable than ten sons!

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On the second day, when Du Ruyan heard that Lin Dan was going to rent a shop, she came over with a stack of land deeds. She said generously, "You can take whichever shop you like and count it as my cash gift. Although I'm not powerful, I have a lot of money to spend. Don't worry!"

Lin'an Prefecture was the hometown of the Du clan. When Madam Du and Empress Du married, they got many stores and fields of Lin'an Prefecture. Although the sisters were divorced in the end, their dowry was not embezzled. The emperor couldn't do such a thing. Even if he detested the empress, he gave her enough compensation, which was enough for her to live a rich life for the rest of her life. The emperor didn't kill them all, and he had arranged a backup plan for the Empress Du. It could be seen that he still had a glimmer of mercy in his heart. The An'ding Marquis didn't dare to bully the brother and sister. Instead, he not only returned Madam Du's dowry back as he had wished but also gave her a lot of money. This made the sons and daughters of the concubines who had settled down very angry, but they could do nothing.

Knowing what was going on with her, Lin Dan didn't hesitate at all. She took the land titles and looked through them one by one. Pointing at one of them, she said, "Phoenix Avenue? If my memory serves me right, Meng Clan Embroidery Shop is also on Phoenix Avenue, right?"

"Yes, my shop is right across from her shop, with the door facing the door."

"Then I want this shop." Lin Dan rubbed her hands unconsciously. She felt happy that she could open the shop in front of Meng Clan Embroidery Shop.

"Okay, I'll ask Uncle Sun to clean the shop immediately." Said Du Ruyan smilingly.

"By the way, make a board with the name of our shop on it. Our shop is called Danyan (Note: it means "light smoke," but it's also a combination of LinDanand Du Ruyan's names) Embroidery House. What do you think?" Lin Dan said slowly.

"What did you say?" Du Ruyan was stunned.

"Our embroidery shop is called Danyan Embroidery House. Do you think this name is appropriate?"

"Yes, of course!" It was not until then that she came back to her senses. She wanted to smile, but her eyes were red. It was not a big deal for her to help Lin Dan. She just liked her perseverance when facing difficulties. However, Lin Dan held her hand hard and pulled her out of the mud. Danyan Embroidery House was their name and also their career. How wonderful it was!

"Dandan. We must make Danyan Embroidery House the best one in Lin'an Prefecture!" Du Ruyan made a hearty vow.

Lin Dan shook her head and said calmly, "No, our goal is to make Danyan Embroidery House the best one in all of Great Zhou." She had no choice but to be the best.

Du Ruyan was stunned and then laughed happily. She liked the character of Lin Dan very much. It seemed that she didn't fight against the world, but when it was time to be serious, she would immediately become ambitious and advance forward.

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The two of them were action-oriented. It only took them half a month to decorate the shop and put the signboard on it.

Frowning, Meng Si looked at the opposite side and murmured, "Who owns Danyan Embroidery House?" As soon as she finished her words, the door of the store opposite opened. Then, Lin Dan and Du Ruyan walked out one after another, with two big flower baskets in their hands, and Zhang Hui lit a bunch of firecrackers in the deserted alley next to them.

The crackling sound attracted a lot of passers-by, but because the shop was too delicate and luxurious, every floor tile was specially made by craftsmen and looked smooth like jade. Although there were not many clothes on the shelf, they were all rare precious varieties in the market, which made ordinary people dare not to visit them.

Looking at the shop, Du Ruyan looked a little depressed.

However, Lin Dan didn't worry at all. She just put the needle, thread, and embroidery rack in order one by one.

At this moment, Du Rusong came in with a saber in his hand. He didn't take a day off today. He came in a hurry after changing the guard with his robe. He handed an exquisite small box to her and said softly, "Miss Lin, wish you a good start."

"Thank you." When Lin Dan opened the box, she found a folding fan lying inside. The fan was embroidered with a picture of flowers and birds. The use of colors and the change of needle techniques were completely different from the embroidery of the Great Zhou. It was a very gorgeous and simple style. The material of the embroidery was not limited to silk threads, but also added herbs, ribbons, bird feathers, cashmere, and so on.

"What a wonderful idea to use the real grass stem to embroider a praying mat!" Lin Dan said, "Isn't this the embroidery from the Great Zhou?"

"I captured them from the ship of the enemy. Japanese embroidery skills were inherited from the Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty several hundred years ago. Many of Tang needlework had been lost in the Great Zhou, but they were completely preserved." Du Rusong looked down at her and asked expectantly, "Do you like this gift?"

"I like it very much!" Lin Dan nodded, "Can I cut it? I want to learn needlework from the people of Japan."

Du Rusong's expression froze for a moment, and then he shook his head and chuckled. He said helplessly, "Cut it as you like." As a matter of fact, she was always practical. No wonder she could reopen Lin Family Embroidery Shop in just more than half a year.

No, now it was not Lin Family Embroidery Shop, but Danyan Embroidery House. Thinking of this, Du Rusong smiled more gently.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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After Du Rusong finished his flattery, Du Ruyan walked over with a smile and teased, "Brother, where is my gift? Why don't you just give me a ride? You are biased!"

"What do you want? I'll give you ten taels of silver and buy it yourself." Du Rusong took out a silver ingot and threw it to his sister.

Du Ruyan caught it in a hurry and complained, "Brother, look at our embroidery shop. Are you free? Look at the shelves next door. They are full of silk! We wanted to buy some fabric from a clothing store. But they refused to sell us the expensive clothes. All the clothes on the shelf are Dan's dowries. After we sell them out, her dowry will be gone. How can she get married in the future? Please find some goods for us. Otherwise, we can't do our business."

Fortunately, Lin Dan was only engaged in the clothes business now. The rich women and ladies who came to see her would usually bring the cloth themselves and let them embroider it. Although it was convenient, it was not much more than selling cloth and making clothes in her shop. Meng Clan Embroidery Shop was a one-stop service. It could make a lot of money and destroy it in one net.

Du Rusong frowned and nodded, "Okay, I'll figure it out." Then he added cautiously, "I won't let Miss Lin not be able to get married."

"There's no hurry. Finding the source of the goods can solve our temporary trouble, but we are controlled by others. If we can learn to make cloth by ourselves, or hire some women who are good at it to come back, we can guarantee the long-term supply of the cloth, and also greatly reduce the cost of transportation and sales." Lin Dan folded up her fan carefully.

Hearing that, Du Rusong chuckled and said firmly, "Miss Lin, just wait. I will find some women who are good at weaving for you in a few days." He found that she always liked to solve problems from the root. His sister only wanted him to find the source of the goods, but Lin Dan was already thinking about how to grasp the technique of weaving. She was always independent. She was more willing to enrich herself than rely on others.

"Thank you, Young Master Du." Lin Dan also returned the compliment. "I'll make some winter clothes for you some other day. By the way, if your leather armor is broken, I'll fix it for you."

"Okay, I have to change the defense later. I'll go first. If you need anything, you can go to the southern navy camp to find me. I have been a centurion now." Somehow, Du Rusong was eager to let Lin Dan know his achievements.

"A centurion? Young Master Du is so awesome!" Lin Dan praised sincerely.

Exhausted, Du Rusong became energetic in an instant. He couldn't help smiling, but he was afraid that he would laugh too silly. He could only gently cough with his fist against his lips, and then left gracefully.

Looking at her brother's retreating figure, Du Ruyan slowly covered her stomach with her hands and almost burst into laughter. There were not a few hundred or dozens of women who had been entangled with him, but he didn't like any of them. He was cold and vicious when they talked. No one knew how many women had been hurt. However, at this moment, he clearly wanted to curry favor with Lin Dan, but he didn't know where to start. His clumsy manner was so obvious that Du Ruyan didn't notice it. This was probably the tofu with salted water?

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Dan looked at her in confusion.

"Nothing, nothing. The guest is here. I'll entertain him." Du Ruyan found an excuse and slipped away.

At the same time, Meng Si was standing by the window, looking at Danyan Embroidery House with an anxious expression on her face.

"Five firecrackers were set off, but none of the guests came. It's so cold. I have ordered all the merchants in Lin'an Prefecture not to do business with the Lin family. There is no cloth for sale. I'll see how they open the embroidery shop." Meng Zhong teased.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Madam Xu and several sisters-in-law from the Admiral's Manor walk into Danyan Embroidery House with a group of young girls happily. After a while, two servants of the Xu clan came out and took out a lot of cloth from the carriage one after another. There were soft smoke silk, green cicada wings silk, cloud fog silk, and so on, which were all rare and precious varieties in the market.

The sneer on Meng Zhong's face froze in an instant. Before he could come back to his senses, the wife and daughters of Chief Envoy Zhou and the wife and daughters of Surveillance Commissioner Fang, came one after another. Danyan Embroidery House, which used to be a sparrow, was now full of carriages, one after another luxurious.

Only then did the passers-by notice the shop. When they pointed at it, they all showed an expression of admiration or envy. How powerful was it to capture so many powerful people? This shop was not simple!

The owners of several shops nearby were also standing at the door and watching. They were all ordered by Meng Clan Embroidery Shop, so they didn't dare to sell the cloth to Danyan Embroidery House. But what was going on now? Other than the family of the Inspector-General, all the important people of Lin'an Prefecture seemed to come to celebrate this new shop. Then why did they oppose Lin Dan? If they indirectly offended any noble person, Meng Clan Embroidery Shop would be able to protect itself. Could they? They didn't make much money but had to take such a big risk. Meng Zhong was taking them like idiots!

Back then, as the number one imperial merchant of Lin'an Prefecture, Lin Dafu had always followed the principle of "everyone makes money, and it's difficult for them to fight together." But now, they had to listen to Meng Zhong. The Meng clan was too domineering! Thinking of this, the bosses of the cloth store gave a fierce glance at Meng Clan Embroidery Shop before entering. In the future, when Lin Dan came back to purchase, they would only sell it, but not care whether the Meng clan was happy or not!

Gritting his teeth secretly, Meng Zhong said in a low voice, "Manager Qian, hang the horse picture embroidered by Sisi the other day at the door and let everyone have a look."

"Okay." The manager immediately left.

"Brother, didn't you say that you would give it to Master Li? Why are you hanging up now?" Meng Si asked.

"Let's hang it out so that everyone can see it clearly. When it comes to the embroidery skill, she is not qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as you. How many butterflies do you know are called exquisite embroidery? How ridiculous!"

Meng Si's knitted brows loosened and she didn't say anything more. Recently, she had been mocked by some people. The name of the No.1 embroiderer in the province had also been doubted. Fewer people were coming to her for embroidery. Even Li Jiarong hadn't been here for a long time. It was said that Li Jiarong had sent her maid to Lin's Embroidery house to make clothes. She had been there several times, but she had been shut out every time. Now she was sulking at home.

But no matter how angry she was, she couldn't do anything to Lin Dan. Because in Lin Dan's hands, there were orders from the Admiral's manor, the Surveillance Commissioner's manor, Academic Administrator's manor, and the manors of the local rich clans. If she intervened, it would be equal to having a hard time with these families' women. Not to mention getting benefits, she would even cause a lot of trouble for Master Li.

Even Li Jiarong had to endure Lin Dan, let alone Meng Si?

"Brother, what if someone bids for my horse picture?" She said after thinking for a while.

"When this picture is hung up, there will definitely be bidding. I will sell it to whoever offers the highest price. Let's hold an auction at the gate to kill Lin Dan. You can sell embroidery for thousands of taels of silver. Can she? Compared with you, she didn't pee to look at herself." A scornful smile spread across his face.

Meng Si covered her ears and complained, "Brother, be careful when you speak. Be careful not to pollute my ears."

Meng Zhong smiled. He rubbed his sister's head and strode out. At the door of the shop, Manager Qian had hung a huge embroidery of ten feet long on the face, carefully wiping the frame with a thin silk cloth.

The passers-by immediately stopped and looked at them, amazed. Some sensible people praised, "My god, this is the masterwork of the legendary painter, Jing Chuan, of the State of Liang, called the "stallion painting". It was engraved on the cliff of Mount Tai by him. Many people risked their lives to copy it, but they couldn't. Because the horse painting is too magnificent, there is not a large enough piece of paper in the world to copy it. There are only one or two copies, half of the painting was sold at a sky-high price. Of course, many painters copied the whole picture with their naked eyes and memory, but they only took the shape without being able to master it. But look at this work. It seems that it has a soul. It's almost completely the same as Legendary Painter Jing's original work! What's more, it's drawn with needlework, not ink. If it's preserved properly, it won't fade even after hundreds of years. It's a treasure more worth collecting than a painting scroll!"

"It's said that Miss Meng's embroidery is both exquisite and stylish. It can be called an art treasure. Today I have seen it and it really deserves the reputation!"

"She is so talented at such a young age!"

The scholars gathered here one after another, either giving fervent comments or expressing sincere admiration. They were really infatuated with each other. The customers in Danyan Embroidery House all went out to join in the fun. Even though they couldn't figure out where the painting was, they still felt that it was a marvelous work. It would be great if others agreed!

"Mr. Meng, do you want to sell this embroidery? I'll give you five hundred taels of silver!" Someone shouted.

"Five hundred? You're just a beggar! I'll give you one thousand!"

"I offer one thousand five hundred!"

"Two thousand!"

"Three thousand!"

"Stop arguing. I'll give you five thousand!" A wealthy businessman from the capital squeezed away from the crowd and said urgently.

Meng Zhong shook the teacup in his hand with a smile, as if he was sitting on a fishing platform. Seeing that the price had reached eight thousand and no one followed up for a long time, he slowly stood up and said, "I didn't intend to sell this work. Since this guest likes it so much, I will persuade my sister to give it up."

"Thank you, Mr. Meng. I don't have enough silver banknotes with me. I'll ask the servant to fetch them. Please wait a moment." As soon as the rich man finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several strong men like iron towers carried broadswords and squeezed out of the crowd. The hooligans who had planned to be sneaky with the banknotes immediately gave up the idea.

Seeing that her business had been messed up by Meng Zhong, Du Ruyan was furious.

Staring at the horse painting for a while, Lin Dan said slowly, "I happen to have embroidered a new one. When they finish the auction, we can hang it out so that we can have a good time."Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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To show that he was really rich, the wealthy businessman from the capital stayed in Meng Clan Embroidery Shop and waited for his servant to bring the silver banknotes here. Meng Zhong poured him a cup of tea. While chatting with him, he inquired about his background secretly.

Outside the shop, some people began to disperse. They seldom saw such huge embroidery, so they gathered around to have fun. But if you hold them and want to ask where this embroidery is good, they couldn't answer. What kind of art style and aesthetic will were too abstract for them to understand. In their eyes, this painting was just a picture of a horse. Several black silk embroidered horses were galloping on the road like ink paintings. At first glance, it was quite imposing, and then it was the same.

Many scholars still stood in front of the door for a long time, chanting, "骏骨千金产 (handsome bones produce a thousand gold)、名王万里归 (famous kings travel ten thousand miles home)。风烟辞大漠 (wind and smoke leave the great desert)，云电赴皇畿 (clouds and lightning pay a visit to the imperial capital)…" and so on.

(Note: this poem is called 胡马图 (Hu Horse Picture), from the Ming dynasty, written by 祝允明 (Zhu Yunming)

骏骨千金产，名王万里归。风烟辞大漠，云电赴皇畿。

立仗容陪舞，从龙敢假威。此来空地类，苜蓿近郊肥。

If you want to know more, please google it.)

"A long time ago, I heard that Miss Meng's embroidery was completely comparable to that of Master Wu (Note: 吴道子 (Wu Daozi)). At that time, I thought it was an exaggeration, but today I know that I am too ignorant. Miss Meng is the best embroiderer in the world. She is invincible." The wealthy businessmen in the capital city looked at the infatuated scholars and gave a thumbs up to Meng Zhong.

Meng Zhong waved his hand with a smile. Just as he was about to apologize, a loud shout came from outside, as if something big had happened. The two of them immediately went out to check.

Because her embroidery was sold at a high price of nearly ten thousand taels of silver, and it shocked so many scholars and won the first assessment in the world, Meng Si was in a good mood at the moment, so she opened the window with a smile, trying to see who was shocked by her embroidery again. However, in the next moment, the expression on her face froze. A deep sense of fear and powerlessness emerged from the bottom of her heart uncontrollably.

A huge painting with a width of ten feet and a height of ten feet was hung in Danyan Embroidery House. On the black cloth, there was a beast with scales, which looked like a lion, or a horse, roaring and roaring. It spat out flames, four-legged lotus, and golden threads all over its body. Its appearance was so intimidating that no one dared to look at it. On top of the ferocious beast sat a Bodhisattva in white gauze, twirling willows in one hand, and holding a jade bottle in the other. His eyelids were slightly closed, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. He looked sad and happy as if he was crying.

"This is the Guanyin and his golden-haired hou (Note: a mythical creature that looks like a wolf-dragon)!" The passer-by looked up at the embroidered work in horror.

They were all frightened by this lifelike beast. They saw flames burning in its black and red eyes as if it was going to choose a person to devour; the large bloody mouth was roaring, and the sharp teeth stood up one by one, making people chill; the mane on its neck was thick and thick, fluttering in the air as if one could touch it with one's hand; the scales that covered its body gradually turned from pure black too strong red, and golden threads were mixed, faintly flashing with light; when the golden and red two colors extended to the tail, they had turned into real flames. The four claws, which were like steel blades, stepped on the four blooming lotus flowers and spurted a blazing flame from their mouths and noses.

This beast was so ferocious as if it had the power to destroy heaven and earth. Just a glance at it would make people's legs and feet tremble, and their liver and gall were about to crack. However, on its back sat a peaceful and kind-looking Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva's robe fluttered in the air as if it had brought out a wisp of wind, extinguishing the flames all over the body of the fierce beast, making those shivering passers-by immediately feel safe. That was the so-called great mercy, taming the demon and subduing the demon?

The embroidery was divided into two parts, the lower part was a beast and the upper part was a Bodhisattva; the lower part was ferocious, and the upper part was mercy; the lower part was flame, and the upper part was the wind. The two totally different images and styles, however, were strangely and perfectly mixed together, forming a masterpiece with strong color, distinct style, and skillful operation of needles.

"This, this is the Guanyin and his golden-haired hou!" Someone called out in a trembling voice, and then several Buddhist believers knelt down devoutly, chanting, and their expressions were excited and impatient.

Before that, their knowledge of the Guanyin and the golden-haired hou was limited to the Buddhist statues in the temple, or the legends passed down from generation to generation. No one in the world knew exactly what the Guanyin and the golden-haired hou looked like. But now, when they looked at the embroidery, they understood. It turned out that the Guanyin was so kind and holy and the golden-haired hou, who was transformed from zombies, was so ferocious.

Those figures and beasts that only existed in fairy tales seemed to break through the clouds and come to reality, bringing them an unusual shock.

Another warrior asked in surprise, "Are they alive? No matter where I stood, his eyes were always staring at me as if he can see me!"

"Really? That's true!" Many people echoed. They had already discovered that there was a faint flow of spiritual light in the eyes of the Guanyin. No matter from which angle, his gaze could meet the gaze of the onlookers. This was simply a god!

There were more and more followers kneeling on the roadside, and even those scholars were standing quietly in the corner with solemn expressions on their faces. They didn't dare to comment on such a marvelous work at all, because the beasts and characters on the embroidered cloth were too real as if they would fly in the next moment and overlook the sky.

Phoenix Avenue was a famous street for embroidery in Lin'an Prefecture. On both sides of the avenue, there were many embroidery houses and cloth shops of various sizes. There were also 80%-90% of the Lin'an Prefecture's embroidery houses and cloth shops. As the saying goes, an outsider sees the fun, and an insider sees the way. They were all sensible people, so they naturally saw something different outside the lifelike embroidery.

Guanyin's face was lifelike. When his eyelids were slightly closed, there were some small wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and when the corners of his mouth were upward, there were some dimples on his cheeks, all of which had the same texture as his skin. To be able to do this with silk threads, it was impossible to achieve it without Embroiderer Fang's face stitches; the golden mane was fluffy and soft, with distinct roots, as if it was a real thing. It was clearly the unique and lost hairy needle method that was created by Embroiderer Su. There was a faint halo shining above the head of the Guanyin, and the embroidered lines were neat and smooth as a mirror. The golden hair was covered with scales all over his body, and the texture was uneven and the color was natural. This was the galaxy needle and the metal frowning skill. In addition, the raging lotus flowers and the blazing flames had used some other techniques, such as mixing needles, applying needles, rotating needles, and so on.

This embroidery work contained almost all the known techniques in the world. The colors were used boldly and warmly, and the figures were lifelike. The design was compact and there were white marks on the pattern. Among all the top embroiderers or painters in the world, no one's work could compare with it. Against its background, the horse painting in black and white looked so monotonous and ordinary. Meng Si's embroidery skill was nothing compared to that of Lin Dan's.

"I counted carefully and found three to forty kinds of needle methods! Tell me, did I make a mistake?" One embroiderer asked her companions.

"I'm also confused! I thought I was wrong!"

"We didn't see it wrong. Is that true?" The two looked at each other in shock.

"Oh my God! Take it seriously! Lin Dafu had a good daughter! With such extraordinary skill, sooner or later, the Lin family will be able to regain its former prosperity!" The several bosses gathered together and whispered. They made up their mind that they could not make things difficult for Lin Dan in the future.

After a long while, Meng Si staggered downstairs and looked up at the embroidery. Then she distinguished the needle techniques used by Lin Dan one by one. Her face turned paler and paler until she completely lost her color. The fear in her eyes had almost condensed into substance. Looking at the embroidery, she felt as if she were looking at a mountain, and her heart was filled with an insurmountable sense of powerlessness.

Meng Zhong pulled his sister behind him and wanted to say something to comfort her or to belittle Lin Dan, but he couldn't find a word to say. Even blind people could see that her painting skills and embroidery skills had already surpassed Meng Si's. When Meng Si was copying other people's paintings, Lin Dan had been able to create by herself. When Meng Si was still thinking about the Meng family's inherited skills, Lin Dan had even figured out the lost embroidery technique.

Two embroidered images were hung opposite each other. One was not cared about by anyone, while the other was surrounded by onlookers; only scholars could understand one painting, but everyone praised the other. Was it hard to tell which one was better?

Looking at his sister who was about to faint with red eyes, Meng Zhong hated himself for hanging her embroidery on the wall. If he didn't hang it up, his sister wouldn't have to suffer this kind of blow. What was the difference between the current situation and the public execution of her? Her painting and embroidery skills were compared with that of Lin Dan by passers-by one by one, and then they were belittled as useless. Could she take up the embroidery needle from now on? Did she still have the confidence to embroider in front of the embroidery rack? Without her, what should Meng Clan Embroidery Shop do?

For a moment, he had thought a lot. But before he could figure it out, the wealthy businessman from the capital who had taken a picture of Meng Si's embroidery smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Meng, I won't buy this embroidery. Keep it yourself." As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed to the other side and shouted, "Shopkeeper, I'll pay eight thousand silver to buy this picture!"

Hearing his bid, everyone finally came to their senses and then burst into an uproar. Who didn't want to take this work home for collection? It was said that the more realistic the portrait was, the more spiritual it was. This picture of Guanyin was moving even his eyeballs, and the golden hair of the steed shook as if it was about to come back to life. If it was hung at home, it would definitely produce a spiritual aura!

The horse picture could only be kept in the house. If one bought this picture back, it would be the treasure of the mansion. However, it was passed down from generation to generation, and the more it was passed down, the more bizarre it became!

The ladies who had just watched the fun before couldn't wait any longer. They ran out of Danyan Embroidery House and bid continuously. "Eight thousand is nothing. I'll offer twelve thousand!"

"I offer eleven thousand!"

"I'll pay twelve thousand!"

"……"

Du Ruyan was dumbfounded. Lin Dan couldn't help rubbing her hands to restrain her excitement.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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After round after round of bidding, the tapestry of Guanyin was finally bought by the Admiral's wife for 20,000 taels of silver. The ladies and merchants present are not richer than her, but her status is the most valuable, and the Japanese pirates have committed crimes in recent years, and it is only because the navy is in charge that the safety of Jiangsu and Zhejiang can be guaranteed. Who has the courage to offend her?

After taking the portrait home and hanging it in the Buddhist hall, all the female relatives of the Xu family gathered together and paid their respects to Master Guanyin with a reverent expression.

Suddenly, the door of the Buddhist hall was kicked open rudely, and Admiral Xu, who was tall and majestic, walked in angrily, and scolded: "Madam Wang, you stupid woman, I heard that you bought a picture for 20,000 taels of silver. Embroidery? I only earn this fortune by pinning my head on my trousers belt all day long, and you will spend 20,000 taels with a wave of your mother's hand! Where is the embroidery, return it to Laozi (Note: a crude and arrogant way to refer to oneself, meaning "old thing," which is slang for dad), or Laozi will let you immediately fuck off!"

"How dare you?" Before Madam Xu could react, Old Madam Xu couldn't sit still any longer. She pounded the table and stood up, shouting angrily, "If you dare to have this idea of embroidery, I won't let you go!"

When Admiral Xu was about to comfort the old madam, he suddenly saw the embroidery on the wall. He took a deep breath, reached his hand to his waist, and almost pulled out his knife to defend himself. It was all because the golden-haired hou was so realistic and horrible. He glanced around in the dark Buddhist prayer room as if he was about to pounce on someone to eat him. When he looked again, he was comforted by the amiable Guanyin and became calm.

"Is this… Is this the embroidery?" Admiral Xu was stunned for a long time before he opened his mouth in disbelief. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this embroidery was not like a painting, but more like a mirror. The mirror was a passageway to the divine world and inadvertently reflected the legendary figures.

"Exactly." Madam Xu didn't even look at him. She just held her two and a half year-old grandson in her arms, pointed at the embroidery, and coaxed, "Good grandson, look, that's Guanyin. He will bless you in the future."

When the cute child saw the lifelike golden hair hou, he was frightened to cry and quickly stabbed his head into Madam Xu's arms.

"Don't look at the monster, look at the Bodhisattva," Madam Xu turned around and let her grandson continue to look at the embroidery. She pointed at the face of the Guanyin and said, "Look, the Bodhisattva is smiling at you."

The little boy took a timid look at the embroidery and then was fascinated by the gentle and peaceful smile of Guanyin. After a short while, he reached out his hand and giggled, as if he wanted to be hugged by Guanyin. The child's perception was still in a state of ignorance, and it was impossible to tell that it was just an embroidery, not a real person. However, it was enough to prove how good the embroidery was.

Looking at his grandson's reaction, Admiral Xu couldn't help but be surprised. When he looked at Guanyin, he unexpectedly took a few steps back and circled around the hall. He said in surprise, "Guanyin and the golden-haired hou have been looking at me all the time. What's going on? The top of his head is still shining. Mother, have you seen it?" He rubbed his eyes, again and again, afraid that he would have an illusion.

When Lin Dan was embroidering the Buddha light on the back of the Guanyin, she combined more than a dozen kinds of needle techniques, such as mixing needles, willow needles, applying needles, horizontal swimming needles, and spraying needles. She cut the silk thread very thin and rubbed it smoothly to express the scattering and softness of the Buddha light. The flat and dense embroidered face looked like a mirror, not only making the golden silk threads more dazzling but also reflecting the light of nature.

Therefore, when others stared at him, they would have the illusion that Guanyin was really shining. Without extremely exquisite techniques, they would never be able to do this.

"We've seen it for a long time. Don't yell in the Buddhist hall. Be careful not to offend the Bodhisattva!" Old Madam Xu was very dissatisfied with her son.

Madam Xu chuckled, "Dear, I haven't given the embroiderer the twenty thousand taels of silver yet. I didn't bring enough money at that time. I brought the embroidery back on credit. If you think this embroidery is not good, I will ask the steward to return it immediately."

"Don't!" Admiral Xu quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't return! Send someone to give the money to her, in case she comes to ask for it." He climbed and rolled up in the military camp and had more than once escaped from death. The most dangerous time was when he fell into the sea and was swept away by the waves. He faintly saw a Buddhist light and heard Sanskrit words. Then he was carried ashore by a dolphin. He was carefully placed on the beach and was accidentally picked up by several subordinates, which saved his life.

After he came back, he knew that his mother had a premonition and knelt down in the Buddhist hall to recite the scriptures for three days and nights, hoping that the Buddha would bless him to come back safely. Mother and son sat together and thought that it was the Bodhisattva that had awakened, and the Bodhisattva was protecting the Xu family. From then on, he had changed from an atheist to a Buddhist believer, and Old Madam Xu was more convinced of the Bodhisattva. Today, Madam Xu brought back such a shining Guanyin figure with spiritual energy. How could they be willing to return it before worshiping it day and night?

"Really?" Madam Xu teased her husband.

"If anyone dares to touch this Guanyin figure, he will be against me!" said Old Madam Xu, standing with her walking stick, making a deafening sound.

Madam Xu smiled and said, "Mom, darling, shall I send the money to Danyan Embroidery House now?"

"Go ahead, in case they can't get the money and come to ask for a return," said Admiral Xu, waving his hands anxiously. It was not easy for him to get such a good thing, and he couldn't lose it again.

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Since the sale of the Guanyin picture, the name of Lin Dan had spread in Lin'an Prefecture. Now when it came to embroiderers, the first person that came to their mind must be her, then Meng Si, Yao Huiyun, Fang Wenqi, etc. if there was a list of embroiderers written on paper and black, Lin Dan must be the first, and no one dared to compete with her.

On its opening day, Danyan Embroidery House earned twenty-one thousand silver, which was a huge profit. Twenty thousand of them were earned from selling embroidery, and the rest one thousand were the deposit for the customized dresses of the ladies. After all, the end of the year was approaching, and all the families were eager to tailor new clothes to celebrate the new year. Taking this opportunity, Du Ruyan contacted the cloth merchants again, and they bought many clothes one after another and solved another problem.

On the other hand, life was not so good in Meng Clan Embroidery Shop. Eight out of ten customers were taken away by Lin Dan. Every day, Meng Zhong could only watch as many customers came from the opposite side, while his own embroidery house was very deserted. Fortunately, Danyan Embroidery House had just opened, and it was still small in scale, so she could not take too much work. Meng Zhong had picked up some leftovers from her. By the end of the year, the revenue had fallen by 70%. Well, it was not too much to say that business was bad.

In the past, there had been a constant stream of customers looking for Meng Si to customize embroidery screens. Now, they would rather spend several months waiting for Lin Dan. With the bead jade in front of them, who was willing to make do with the inferior products?

Being relegated as "inferior," Meng Si felt terrible and locked herself in the room, unwilling to come out. At last, Meng Zhong kicked the door open and walked in, pouring cold water on her. The brother and sister cheered up and went to the street to buy new year's goods. By the way, they took a walk, and their faces darkened when they saw Lin Dan and Du Ruyan walking towards them.

As if she hadn't seen the two of them, Lin Dan walked over without looking sideways.

With tears in her eyes, Meng Si shouted, "Wait a minute, Lin Dan. Your father killed my family, and all my brother did was to avenge my father. Since your father's death, the grudge between our two families has been cleared up, and my brother has no longer done anything to you. Why are you so aggressive and take revenge on me? I have never done anything wrong to you."

Du Ruyan raised her eyebrows and wanted to retort, but was gently pressed on her shoulder by Lin Dan.

"First, you can avenge your father, and I can also avenge my father. It's not clear." Lin Dan said, "Second, I didn't take revenge on you. I'm just reviving my family business, which is also in your way? Have I used the same method as your brother to steal your property? Have I used insidious methods to damage your reputation? Everything I obtained now is earned by my real strength, and my future is also embroidered by me step by step. I didn't do anything harmful to others or to yourself. Why did you accuse me? Did I do anything wrong when I was better than you? Look at the whole Lin'an City and even the entire Great Zhou. So many people are better than you. Are they wrong?"

Lin Dan turned around and waved her hand. "If that's what you think, Miss Meng, I advise you to go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Narcissism is a kind of disease, and I think you are seriously ill."

Du Ruyan tried hard to hold back her laughter. She didn't expect that Lin Dan's mouth was even more poisonous than her brother's. she turned around and rolled her eyes at Meng Si with a disdainful expression. What kind of person was she? She couldn't afford to lose when she came to scold others!

Meng Si was embarrassed. Noticing that the passers-by were looking at her, she quickly hid behind her brother and secretly wiped her tears with a handkerchief. She really shouldn't have rushed to question Lin Dan on the spur of the moment. Now she thought that it was true that Lin Dan hadn't used any dirty means to deal with her. Instead, she had always been dignified. Even if she deliberately aimed at her, it was obvious that she only relied on her own strength. She lost to her because of her strength. She was not as capable as her.

The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. Meng Si said: "Brother, let's go back. I don't want to go shopping anymore. I always feel that everyone is laughing at me. It's been a long time since Jiarong came to see me. She might think that a person like me doesn't deserve to talk with her. If I didn't fail, the business of the embroidery shop wouldn't have declined greatly. After the Spring Festival, the imperial business competition will be held again. What if you lose the qualification of the imperial business? It's all my fault. I'm the one to blame."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Meng Zhong's tone was gentle, but there was a hint of malice in his eyes, "The new year is coming, and all the families are busy preparing for the new year's gifts. Of course, Jiarong doesn't have time to come to see you. You can send her an invitation another day and ask her out. Next year's imperial business will definitely be me. Don't worry. Lin Dan is just a new embroiderer. If I want to kill her, it will be as easy as killing an ant. Look, after the new year, I will let her business fail again. I have an embroidered manual here, which was especially found by Li Xiudian to give to you. It's an antique from the previous dynasty. You should study it carefully. If you learn this, then who is Lin Dan?"

Meng Si took the manual from her brother and read it carefully. Her depressed expression was immediately replaced by ecstasy.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Today was New Year's Eve, Lin Dan and Du Ruyan bought a lot of things, so they hired a cow cart to pull them back. The two sat on the cart and chatted. Most of the time, it was Du Ruyan who was talking, and Lin Dan was listening, but the atmosphere was not stiff at all. Ruyan had too many things in her heart, and she needed a silent and serious listener.

"Dandan, You were so powerful just now! I thought you were not good at talking, but I didn't expect you to be more vicious than my brother. Look at what you have done to Meng Si. She is crying on the street. Don't she feel ashamed?"

"I am not vicious. I just like to tell the truth." Lin Dan said.

Du Ruyan seemed to think of something sad and sighed, "You know what? Truth is the most terrible thing. My aunt was too serious that she ended up like this. If she was ruthless, don't take that person too seriously, and her heart won't be broken to this point…" Speaking of this, she turned around and looked at the mountains in the distance, with tears in her eyes.

"Get out of the car. We're home," said Lin Dan, interrupting her thoughts.

"Okay. Don't forget to bring these gifts. I don't want to buy any gifts for your mom and the two aunts. I didn't buy anything for Cuilan. She has fallen into money. I will give her a golden melon seed directly to see how she will be happy. I have earned a lot of money this year, hahaha…" Du Ruyan stopped laughing abruptly because there were many carriages parked at the gate of her house. Several guards in tight clothes were carrying things out of the carriage, and soon the gate of the mansion was blocked.

Uncle Sun talked to several guards gratefully. When he saw Du Ruyan, he immediately raised his hand and shouted, "Miss, look, this is the annual gift from the eldest prince to us."

"Where is his highness?" asked Du Ruyan in a daze. Since she changed her surname and left the bustling circle of the capital city, it was the first time she heard the news of an old friend, and also the first time she received a gift from an old friend.

"His highness is still patrolling and defending at the coast. It's almost the end of the year. To prevent the enemy from attacking, the army should be more and more vigilant. If they work harder, we can only have a good year!" said Uncle Sun. His face was full of pity. He might think of Du Rusong, who was still on duty.

"Soldiers are the hardest and the greatest." Lin Dan deeply agreed with Uncle Sun's words. After that, she took her belongings and went home. There were noble guests in the Du Manor, so she couldn't stand outside and watch the fun.

However, as soon as she put down the things, Du Ruyan climbed up the wall on the tree trunk, tilted her head, and smiled: "Dandan. There are not all bad people in the palace. I thought that after my aunt was dismissed, the people in the palace would forget her, but I didn't expect that his highness still remembered her. His mom passed away a long time ago and was raised by my aunt. He and my brother are good friends and took good care of me. He could have come to see us or secretly so that he could have come to see us avoid angering the emperor. But he didn't. Instead, he sent many years of gifts in this way, which is to tell everyone in Lin'an that even if my brother and I are down and out, someone will take care of us. I don't know how his father will blame him after the news is spread back to the capital city, but this intention is rare."

"There are so many good people in the world." Lin Dan took out a lively and jumping fish from the bucket, knocked it out with the back of the knife, and then neatly cut off the fish scales, removed the internal organs, and cut it into thin pieces.

Du Ruyan said in surprise, "Dandan, you are good at dealing with fish!"

Without raising her head, Lin Dan asked, "Really?"

Zhang Hui walked out of the kitchen and invited with a smile, "Lin Dan is good at cooking. The dishes she made are even better than those made by the chef of Fish-Rice Restaurant. Yan'er, since your brother won't come back today, why don't you come to my house to celebrate New Year's Eve? Let's have fun together." If it weren't for her good at socializing and business, Danyan Embroidery House wouldn't have opened so smoothly. Zhang Hui treated her like her niece. If there was anything delicious or interesting, she wouldn't forget to leave some for her next door.

Du Ruyan immediately agreed and jumped off the wall with her hemline. She didn't look like a rich lady at all. She had thought that what Zhang Hui said was a little exaggerated, but two hours later, when she ate the soup cooked by Lin Dan, she was immediately conquered by the indescribable delicious taste.

"It's delicious! It's so delicious!" she praised as she waved her chopsticks. "You can embroider, cook, make money to support our family, and every skill is top. Why are you so good?"

"You know how to socialize, how to do business, and how to solve customer disputes. You are also very good." Lin Dan said.

Du Ruyan covered her mouth and snickered. She was very satisfied. In the past, she was often praised, but she didn't think it was a big deal. Now, just a few casual praises of her, she was very happy. After all, it was because in her heart, Lin Dan was different from others. Lin Dan was one of the most excellent people she had ever seen and could be said to be mentally strong, so the praise of her was so obvious. It was rare.

Zhang Hui knocked on the edge of the bowl and reminded, "Well, don't just flatter each other. Hurry up and eat. It's cold out. The dishes will be cold if you don't eat."

Du Ruyan took a few bites of rice in a hurry. Suddenly, she was in a low mood. "Let's have hot food here. What is my brother doing? He's getting thinner and thinner recently. Can you leave some food for him? I'll send him to the military camp later."

"The leftovers are not delicious," said Lin Dan, putting down her chopsticks. "I'll cook another meal for your brother."

What kind of life was a soldier's life? Even if Lin Dan didn't see it with her own eyes, she could imagine it. When they were in the front line, ordinary people enjoyed a family reunion at home. Without them, there was neither the prosperous great Zhou kingdom nor the prosperous Lin'an Prefecture.

Thinking of this, Lin Dan added, "I have made some winter clothes and leather armors for your brother. You can bring them with you later."

"You can go back to your work after dinner," said Du Ruyan, jumping off the chair in a hurry.

"Don't worry. It's getting dark after dinner. It's not safe to go back and forth. Send your brother's food first. We can have hot food at any time when we get home, but your brother can't." Lin Dan indifferently waved her hand. After entering the kitchen, she rolled up her sleeves to cook, without any impatience on her face.

At first, Du Ruyan wanted to help her, but she found that the more she helped, the more she could do. So she had to squat down by the stove and burn the fire. Looking at the busy figure of Lin Dan, smelling the strong and attractive smell of food, Du Ruyan sighed: "Lin Dan, why don't you marry my brother? If you marry him, you don't have to leave the Lins. Let's tear down the wall between our house into a family. Isn't that good?"

"My mother wants to find me a son-in-law to marry into our family, but your brother can't." Lin Dan said.

"It's okay to have a son-in-law. My brother has changed his surname once. It doesn't matter if he changes it again." Du Ruyan immediately sold her brother, which made the passing Cuilan laugh.

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Du Rusong, with a long halberd in his hand, led a line of soldiers and slowly walked past the river. The roaring sea wind lifted the hem of everyone's clothes, blowing the cold air into their bones. One of the soldiers' hands had already frozen, and he couldn't hold the heavy halberd at all. It fell several times, but he couldn't pick it up. His eyes were red on the spot. His fingers were all festered, not to mention taking weapons, and even couldn't hold chopsticks tightly.

"The weather is getting colder and colder every year, but our salary is getting lower and lower every year. This year's winter clothes are only stuffed with 2 taels cotton, and they are light and can't resist the cold at all. We are cold and hungry, and have to fight against the enemy, patrol all night, which is killing people to death!"

"Well, don't complain. We can go back as soon as we finish patrolling the river region."

"Why do we have to go back? There's no charcoal fire and no food to eat. There's only a bed as hard as a slate and a thin quilt with only a layer of cloth left. It's not much better to go back than here! We soldiers can't eat enough or dress warmly, and we have to risk our lives. Those officers deduct our military salary, and eat and drink in the back. Sometimes I don't want to go back, but I'm not reconciled.If we don't fight against them, who will protect the people behind us? Among these people, there are our wives, children, father, and mother!"

The soldiers held the halberds and cried silently, but the hot tears were blown by the salty sea wind and turned into ice, frozen on their red and dry faces.

Du Rusong licked his dry lips and waved his hand, "Hold on. I'll buy you drinks when we get back."

"Thank you, sir." Everyone wiped off the ice beads on their faces and raised their spirits to continued to patrol. With the strong alcohol to warm themselves up, tonight should be a little better. However, they did not expect that after returning to the military camp, what awaited them were dozens of jars of wine and hundreds of roast ducks. Under the protection of several guards, the two women were standing at the door of the camp, looking in this direction with eager expressions.

"Miss Lin, Yan'er, why are you here?" Du Rusong couldn't help but walk a few steps forward with a smile of surprise.

"Brother, we came to celebrate the New Year with you." Du Ruyan smiled and saluted the guards. "Thank you, guys. I've been waiting for Brother. You can go back and report to his highness." Then she gave a heavy bag to the guard.

They didn't accept Du Ruyan's salute and paid a visit to the An'ding Marquis heir, who used to be famous for his calmness. Then they left the military camp. Wherever they went, everyone looked at them, not daring to stop them. These people were the eldest prince's soldiers, and the martial clothes they wore were different from ordinary soldiers. Even if they were not at a high level, they could not afford to offend the generals outside the commander.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Du Rusong was still in a daze after he was dragged into the camp by Du Ruyan. He didn't expect that he could get what he wanted on New Year's Eve. He thought he was dreaming the moment he saw Lin Dan.

"Why are you here?" he asked in a trance and stared at her.

"We miss you so much. We are afraid that you can't eat or wear well, so we bring something to see you," said Du Ruyan, pointing at the boxes all over the ground, and then to the soldiers who were drinking and eating roast duck around the bonfire outside the window. "These are all prepared for you by Dandan. Although I'm a sociable person, I don't know anything about the military camp. I just planned to bring you a hot meal, but Lin Dan reminded me, so I bought so many things to reward those soldiers. I also asked me to borrow some guards from the eldest prince, so that we can come in smoothly."

"Luckily, you have contacted the eldest prince first, or you will come here in vain. The military camp is heavily guarded and no outsider is allowed to come in and out freely. The eldest prince came to visit me a few days ago. My superior has been very kind to me recently. Don't worry."

"That's good. The eldest prince went to our house to send a new year's gift today, saying that he would go to the mountain with me to celebrate the new year with his aunt on New Year's Eve. The eldest prince is a good man." Du Ruyan opened the food box and smiled, "Brother, come and have dinner. This is made by Lin Dan."

Du Rusong's eyes lit up. He immediately picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the stewed vegetables, sighing, "It's even better than all the food I've eaten!"

When Lin Dan heard his words, she looked up at him and smiled.

"How did you make this dish?" Du Rusong seized the opportunity to talk to her.

"I just put the ingredients and condiments into the crock to stew them. After they are done, it's the taste. I'm born to be a cook," added Lin Dan seriously. She didn't know why, as soon as she saw the ingredients, countless kinds of ideas popped up in her mind, and her hands would naturally pick up the kitchen knife or spoon, fried and stewed. She was born to be a cook. It was no exaggeration.

"Miss Lin is so smart. You can do anything." Du Rusong smiled more gently. He didn't realize that he had blind love and trust for her as if everything she said was right and everything she did was good.

A rare and lovely smile appeared on Lin Dan's face.

Du Rusong was in a daze. He didn't lower his head until his sister pretended to cough. He drank some soup in a hurry, and his ears were red as if they were going to bleed.

Lin Dan was still sorting out the things and didn't notice anything unusual.

Du Ruyan took out several clothes and quilts and said, "Brother, these clothes are made for you. They look very thin, but in fact, they are very warm. There is a silk bag inside as the lining. Remember to remove the lining when you wash it. Don't get wet. It will be deformed if it is stained with water, and you can't keep warm. These quilts are also made lightly. You leave two quilts for yourself, and the rest is for your leader. I didn't expect to give it to your leader. It was Lin Dan who reminded me. Don't you think that Dandan is very capable?"

Du Rusong nodded without hesitation, "Miss Lin is the most capable girl I've ever seen."

No matter how indifferent Lin Dan was, she was flattered by the two.

Seeing her slightly narrowed eyes and slightly raised lips, Du Rusong lowered his head and smiled silently, with indescribable tenderness in his heart. After a short while, he raised his head and said, "I'll try on the clothes first. If they don't fit me, Miss Lin can help me change them."

"Okay, I've brought some tools with me," said Lin Dan, patting the bag on her waist. As a qualified embroiderer, she always kept needle and thread on hand.

Du Rusong put the clothes on the screen and tried them on. It fit him very well, but when he came out, he asked Lin Dan to help him change the size. "I will move easier when it's bigger," he said.

Lin Dan took out a small scissor and cut off the thread on his waist, shoulder, armpit, and arms. When she made the clothes, she had prepared them. She only needed to remove a few of the creases without making too many changes.

Du Rusong raised his hands and turned his body to let Lin Dan revolve around him. When he looked down at her, his eyes were indescribably deep. Her movements were very careful. Even the smallest thread would be pulled out with a needle, and the slightly larger part would be stitched again. Looking at her serious and attentive expression, Du Rusong only felt satisfied and calm in his heart.

Du Ruyan winked at her brother and said in silence, "Is my Dandan a little virtuous?"

Du Rusong smiled gently.

After the clothes were changed, Du Rusong sent the two out of the military camp. It was getting darker and darker, and it was not safe if they didn't leave. When he returned to the camp, the soldiers who had received his kindness came over to him one after another to thank him, and several centurions and chiliarchs tried to be friendly to him. The military officer who had made things difficult for him turned around and left with a frightened expression on his face.

This was the effect of the eldest prince's visit, and also the deterrence of power. Without identity, status, and power, people were as weak as ants. Du Rusong had never been so deeply aware of this, but when he returned to the camp, he saw the dishes on the table, which were still steaming, and his cold and hard heart instantly collapsed in a corner. In this world, there were always some people who approached and warmed you and did that not for your power, identity, and status, but just because they wanted to do it.

He ate the stew quickly, took a shower, and changed into a new coat that looked light but warm. He lay on the bed and covered himself with the soft and fluffy silk quilt. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His stomach was warm, his body was warm, and even his heart was warm. From next year, the year after next year, till the end of his life, he wanted to have such a warm night and such a warm person.

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With a large amount of income, the Lin family had a very lively new year. After the Lantern Festival, Du Ruyan also came down from the mountain and Danyan Embroidery House began to open. However, half a month later, the business of the shop declined greatly, and few people came to order clothes and cloth. The luxury carriage that had been frequently paid attention to Danyan Embroidery House was now stopped at Meng Clan Embroidery Shop opposite.

"Dandan. I don't know where Meng Zhong got a batch of new Shujin. It's shining in the sun, as colorful as neon. It's very beautiful. Although there's only one red color now, it's very popular. All the ladies in Lin'an like it." said Du Ruyan worriedly, "I heard that Meng Zhong was urging his embroiderers to develop other colors as soon as possible. After he made it, how can we do business? That kind of cloth is sold for two hundred silver. It's a high-end line and completely overlapped our line. If we don't have better cloth, I'm afraid it's difficult to compete with him. Although your clothes are beautiful, you made them slowly. But they don't need to embroider any pattern to make a beautiful dress. As time goes by, they will all go to Meng Clan Embroidery Shop. We will lose a lot of clients."

Biting off a thread, Lin Dan raised her head and asked, "Is the new Shujin you mentioned the kind of cloth called Phoenix Fire?"

"Yes, that's right. I heard that Meng Zhong had poached a group of women from the state of Shu to make this kind of Shujin. After several months of research, she made it. He didn't sell the rest of the cloth shops if they wanted to buy it. People couldn't find any similar cloth in the state of Shu, and it was his exclusive production. With this kind of Shujin, he could control the supply channel of the cloth, as a hostage to other cloth shops, and then sell his own Shujin to the Imperial Palace. He will be only qualified to be an imperial businessman in a few years. If he goes on like this, he will monopolize the weaving market in the province sooner or later and become the local tyrant." Said Du Ruyan in a deep voice. "Our embroidery shop can live for at most two years in this situation."

Embroidery was a technical work, and due to artificial labor, it was very difficult to achieve large-scale development. However, spinning was different. As long as the weaving machine worked, it would be able to continuously produce cloth, and then earn a large amount of money. Whoever invented a new and precious cloth could instantly make money. With the help of the gold and silver, how many embroiderers could not be invited?

When Danyan Embroidery House was still slowly developing, Meng Clan Embroidery Shop had already taken big steps forward. When it was large enough, it would be able to trample Danyan Embroidery House to death. The more Du Ruyan thought about it, the more anxious she became. She felt a dull pain in her head.

However, Lin Dan didn't panic at all. She walked to the window and looked down. She happened to find Li Jiarong walking out of Meng Clan Embroidery Shop. She was wearing a red dress as red as fire. The flying dress was shining in the spring sun, which was very bright, but very gentle and beautiful.

"Is that the Phoenix Fire? It's really like the Phoenix bathing fire!" Lin Dan praised generously.

"Yes, I would like to buy one if you don't have a grudge against her!" said Du Ruyan dejectedly. She had to admit that as long as she was a woman, she couldn't resist the temptation of this kind of cloth. It was so beautiful!

Li Jiarong seemed to feel something and raised her head to meet the eyes of the two people. A proud and conceited smile immediately appeared on her face. She pulled the sleeve of Meng Si and pointed to the opposite window. Only then did Meng Si find that there was no expression on the faces of Lin Dan and Du Ruyan as if their hearts were as calm as water. After she thoroughly studied the embroidered manual, Lin Dan would never show up again. She couldn't be trapped by her.

"Humph, what are you proud of? I don't believe that there is no better cloth in the state of Shu. I'll ask Uncle Sun to look for goods in the state of Shu right now." Du Ruyan snorted coldly.

Lin Dan stared at Li Jiarong's clothes for a long time, lost in thought. The two of them went home together after work, enjoying the beautiful scenery on the road. The sky gradually darkened, and the setting sun sank into the mountains and valleys. The sunset sprinkled the sky, dying the layers of clouds into magnificent golden red.

Du Ruyan sighed and said, "Look, if you can absorb the clouds in the sky and make it into a cloud cloth, then the Phoenix Fire is nothing. The most beautiful thing in the world is about the moon except the sun, isn't it?"

Lin Dan's eyes lit up, and then she smiled gently. "Others can't make the cloud-cloth and the moon-cloth, but I can make them with my embroidery needle. They must be better than the Phoenix Fire."Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Having been with her for a long time, Du Ruyan knew that she was a very honest person. She would not say anything, not lie, nor promise anything she couldn't do. She said that she could embroider a cloth more beautiful than Phoenix Fire with embroidery needles, which was believed by Du Ruyan.

"How are you going to do it?" asked Du Ruyan excitedly after she got home. If Lin Dan could really make the cloud-cloth or the moon-cloth, no matter how good the brocade in Meng Clan Embroidery Shop was, it would not be able to occupy the weaving market in the province, nor the quota of imperial business. The nobles in the palace always used the most beautiful and expensive cloth. There were light cloud-cloth and moonlight pearl jade in front of them, so they would not make do with the inferior cloth. In this way, even if the scale of Danyan Embroidery House was not large and the yield was not high, it was not easy for Meng Zhong to touch them.

"I'll embroider it with silk directly," said Lin Dan as she walked into the backyard. As soon as she walked into the backyard, Cuilan, who was reeling, immediately stood up and happily called Young Lady. She was used to doing rough work, and her fingers were full of calluses. It was difficult to operate delicate embroidery work, so she came to learn how to make cloth. But up to now, she had only learned the first step of silk reeling, and she had to slowly think about the later steps.

Lin Dan nodded at her and encouraged her. Then she picked up a bunch of silk and carefully picked out one of them. She said to Du Ruyan, "Look, silk is made of these silk threads one by one. No matter how thin the silk threads are, they are made of dozens or even hundreds of silk threads. When you hang a silk thread in the air, it is almost invisible to the naked eye, but when the sun shines over, it will reflect a crystal light, making you discover its existence. That's what I want. In fact, there is a faint sense of light."

She raised her hand and dropped the silk in the air. The silk was so thin that it was hard to find it if you didn't observe it carefully. However, when you changed the angle to look at the sun, you would find a faint beam of light in the air. It was this silk with light that made up mirror-like smooth silk.

"Dandan, I know what you want to do. But how thin a needle is needed to go through this kind of silk? How much time and energy will it take to embroider the silk onto the cloth one by one to form a complicated pattern? Will it be too hard?" Du Ruyan asked. It was not until now that she realized why most embroiderers were blind before they reached fifty. Embroidery was too meticulous and vast!

"I have good eyes. Don't worry." Lin Dan waved her hand indifferently. Because of the secret practice of martial arts, her eyes could see things in the dark night, so she had no trouble in this respect.

After thinking for a while, she said firmly, "No matter how much time and energy it will take, we have to make better cloth, so that we can live in peace. Once a shop has the best selling product, when others attack us, we can give a heavy punch and smash their plot."

An attack was the best defense. She always believed in it.

"Dandan, you're right. We have to do something that no one else can't do to become an irreplaceable existence. Dandan, why are you so excellent? When you meet difficulties, you never panic, but actively think of ways to solve them. No wonder my brother always tells me to learn from you." Du Ruyan was moved.

After staying in the palace for five years, Du Ruyan learned nothing but intrigue and deception. Those things made her view of life more and more negative, but after she was together with Lin Dan, she suddenly found that the things that made her feel disgusted and even scared before were nothing at all! The real strength did not lie on the surface, but on the heart.

The cloud over her head immediately dissipated. She followed Lin Dan like a tail. She watched her dye the silk into various colors, watching her grind the thin embroidery needle with sand and stones more carefully. Her eyes were full of admiration.

Lin Dan was the firmest person she had ever seen.

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When Lin Dan was still embroidering the fabric, Meng Clan Embroidery Shop began to introduce the same series of cloth as the Phoenix Fire, including green, blue, purple, and so on. Because the yield was not high, only five pieces could be produced in a month. Therefore, the ladies and debutantes of Lin'an Prefecture were almost crazy about it.

There were fewer and fewer people going to Danyan Embroidery House to make clothes, and until two months later, they didn't receive an order in a row. Meng Clan Embroidery Shop would place a new Shujin on the shelf every six days, and the ladies and debutantes of Ling'an would go to their shop every six days. Even if they couldn't get the Shujin, they would also buy other cloth along the way. The new Shujin drove the sales of other cloth, and also allowed Meng Clan Embroidery Shop to take away the business of the nearby shops.

More and more cloth shops were looking for cooperation with Meng Zhong. If they could pay a price that satisfied him, the business would naturally go well. Therefore, gradually, Lin Dan found that her own shop couldn't get cloth, and even the newly recruited embroiderers had left one after another to find a new job. If it went on like this, Danyan Embroidery House would collapse sooner or later.

However, she was not in a hurry at all. She only cared about embroidery at home. Every day, Du Ruyan went to inspect the shop, either sitting in the empty hall to drink tea, or leaning against the window to watch the scenery, eating, drinking, and drinking. There was no panic as some people expected.

Standing on the second floor, Meng Zhong looked down with a malicious expression on his face.

Li Xiudian poured him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile, "After all, Du Ruyan was brought up by a former empress. She has a very good temperament. I'm afraid you can't see her in a state of distraction."

"It's none of my business whether she is down and out. My opponent has never been here." He felt a little uneasy, but he restrained himself. This time, he wanted to see how Lin Dan would turn the tables.

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Three months later, Lin Dan finally finished the embroidery of the cloud-cloth and the moon-cloth. When she was about to have a good rest for a few days, she heard a noise from next door. When she was about to climb up the wall to have a look, she saw Uncle Sun rush into the backyard of her house with red eyes.

"Miss Lin, something happened to Young Master. Please go to see him for the last time."

"What did you say?" Before she could ask more, Zhang Hui, who followed him into the room, was shocked. She didn't expect that Uncle Sun insisted on seeing her daughter for such a thing. How could he die for no reason?

"Where is he? I'm going to see him." Lin Dan took off her sleeves and walked out. No matter why Uncle Sun made such a strange request, she was willing to do it.

As soon as the two of them walked out of the door, they saw that Du Ruyan was already waiting for them in the carriage. Her eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had cried. Her hands were trembling as if she was about to collapse. "Let's go to see your brother first. Maybe the situation is not that bad. Crying is useless. The more dangerous the situation is, the calmer you have to be. Otherwise, how can you think of a way to save people?"

Du Ruyan quickly wiped her tears and nodded vigorously. She was not afraid as long as Lin Dan was there.

Uncle Sun explained while driving, "To save the eldest prince, Young Master was shot an arrow by the enemy, and the arrow pierced into his left chest, close to his heart. Now the eldest prince has taken Young Master back for treatment. Young Master said he wanted to see you and asked me to take you there." At last, he choked with sobs and could not continue.

Du Ruyan clenched her teeth to prevent herself from crying.

However, Lin Dan was the calmest. She said slowly, "It is very close to the heart, which means that it hasn't really hurt his heart. He is still alive. Don't worry. Go and see the situation first."

"All right, all right. We're not in a hurry. Someone who can be saved must be saved." said Du Ruyan, slowly regaining her composure. Looking at the calm side face of Lin Dan, she felt much relieved. Without her, she had no idea what to do now.

At the same time, Du Rusong was pointing at the arrows on his chest and said with all his strength, "Doctor, Miss Lin and my sister are coming. Please cut off the arrows and put on a robe for me. I'm afraid that they will be scared."

"Cut off the arrow. How can I pull it out later? I think you don't want to live." the doctor shook his head and refused, looking a little angry.

The eldest prince said with red eyes, "If you can pull out the arrowhead successfully, you can live. Don't think about those useless things now."

Du Rusong shook his head and smiled bitterly. He already knew what he was going to face. The arrow had a back hook, and when it was pulled out, it would cut a layer of flesh and blood, and his wound was only half an inch away from his heart. If he pulled it out, his heart would definitely break, and how could he live? Unless the doctor could not pull out the arrow, but directly inserted it into a deeper place, and then pierced the skin behind him, and pulled it out. However, this method of operation was more difficult than pulling it out. No one could guarantee that the strength and the stability of both hands could be maintained during the process of cutting the arrow. If the strength was strong or weak, the hands would shake left and right, and the arrow would also shake in the body, forming a bigger wound. As long as it was slightly wrong, if it touched the heart meridian or other blood vessels, it would also be a dead end.

At the thought of this, Du Rusong looked at the eldest prince and said remorsefully, "Am I too selfish? I shouldn't have let Ruyan and Miss Lin see me like this. Forget it. Send them back. If I die, please take good care of them."

The eldest prince gritted his teeth and said, "If you are dead, I won't care about them, so you'd better live! Since they are already here, why are you still sending them back? With them watching, are you willing to die? Cheer up!"

The doctor shook his head with regret. "If this arrow can be a little more powerful and directly pierce through Young Master Du's body, the wound will be much more beneficial. I see that this arrow did not hurt the heart, but if we forcefully pull out the arrow, it will speed up the worsening of the injury. Alas, I have been working for decades, and I have never seen such a difficult situation. It is not difficult to pull out the arrow."

Du Rusong wanted to wave his hand, but he found that he had no strength. He closed his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Then keep it. Let's talk about it when I meet Ruyan and Miss Lin." He shouldn't have found Lin Dan, but before he died, he was so eager to see her again. He was so thirsty that his heart could continue to beat as long as he thought of her.

He told himself in his heart, Well, just be selfish this time. Anyway, this is the last time.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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As soon as Lin Dan and Du Ruyan arrived at the temporary residence of the eldest prince, they smelled a strong smell of blood. The eldest prince's arms and legs were wrapped in gauze. Obviously, he was also injured. Du Rusong was lying on the couch, only wearing a robe, and an arrow was stabbed into his open chest.

Lin Dan stopped for a moment and dared not to go forward. She had never seen such a scene before, but an inexplicable sense of familiarity emerged from the bottom of her heart. It seemed that she had faced the same thing a long time ago, and the ending must be very tragic. That was why she was so resistant and timid now.

Du Ruyan was one step slower than her, but she had already seen the situation in the room. She immediately rushed over, but only knelt down by the bed and cried hysterically, not daring to touch her brother at all.

With red eyes, Du Rusong said word by word, "Yan'er, you have to be strong. When Brother is gone, you must listen to aunt and Miss Lin."

Hearing her brother's last words, Du Ruyan cried even harder and said out of breath "Brother, you broke your promise! When you left the capital city, you swore to take good care of me. When you entered the military camp, you also swore that you would take me back one day and let me live a good life. You are lying! I don't want to go back to the capital and I don't want a good life either. I just want you to live! Brother, now life is very good. We don't worry about food and clothing. We are a family. Can't we just be together? Brother, don't leave me alone. I'm afraid… Waah… Waah…"

Du Rusong closed his eyes, his heart filled with helplessness. He had never wanted to die. He had always wanted to be with the one he loved, but God didn't allow him to do so. What could he do?

The doctor saw that Du Rusong's body was shaking more and more violently, and it was obvious that his heart was unstable because of sadness. He quickly persuaded, "Don't cry, your brother's wound is too close to the meridians, and he needs to maintain a stable mood. The arrow hasn't been pulled out, and he will be fine for the time being."

Du Ruyan immediately wiped her tears and promised, "I won't cry. I won't cry anymore. Brother, don't cry!"

Du Rusong couldn't bear to see this, so he closed his eyes and tried to adjust his breath.

It was not until Lin Dan recovered from her trance that she stepped forward and called Young Master Du in a hoarse voice.

Du Rusong immediately opened his eyes and looked at her greedily. Then he forced a weak smile and said, "Miss Lin, don't call me Young Master Du in the future. Can you just call me Rusong?"

Du Ruyan lowered her head and clenched her fists, trying not to cry. Who knew whether her brother would have a future? This might be his last wish in his life.

"Okay," nodded Lin Dan. It seemed that this was not enough, so she added, "You can call me Lin Dan."

Du Rusong smiled more happily and said word by word, "But I want to call you Dan'er, is that okay?"

"Okay, you can call me whatever you want. Even if you want to call me Dandan, I won't object." Lin Dan agreed without hesitation. At this moment, no matter what unreasonable request Du Rusong made, she would nod.

Du Rusong put his hand on his chest and laughed happily. Although Miss Lin always looked serious and didn't have much sense of humor, every word she said could make him happy. At the first sight of her, he thought she was very cute, but after that, he was deeply obsessed with her day by day.

However, he could never talk to her about this extreme desire, because he could not take care of her. What else could he say except for bringing her trouble?

"Dan'er, later, ask the eldest prince to hand over the several women from Japan who were locked up in the woodshed to you. They are proficient in the techniques of imperial silk and can make more beautiful cloth than the Shujin. Take them back and study hard. In the future, you can develop the business of the embroidery shop. Sooner or later, you can open the embroidery shop in the capital, and you can also support the Lin family…"

The eldest prince's heart skipped a beat. Only then did he understand why Du Rusong insisted on saving those women from Japan and took them out of the prison at the risk of hiding the enemies. It turned out that he did it all for his beloved girl.

Seeing that Du Rusong's voice became lower and lower and his expression became more and more difficult. Lin Dan hurriedly stopped him, "Stop talking. Lie down and have a rest." Then she turned to the old doctor and asked, "Doctor, how is his injury? Can it be cured?"

"It can be cured, but it's difficult. If we can penetrate the arrow from this side of his chest at a very fast speed and a very stable force without hurting his heart, we can cure it."

"You want to stab the arrow into my brother's body again? Can't you pull it out?" asked Du Ruyan. She didn't understand the structure of the arrow at all, so she asked a silly question.

The old doctor took out an arrow, pointed at the triangular arrowhead with a hook, and said "Look, this is the structure of the arrowhead. If you pull it out, these barbs will pierce into Young Master Du's flesh. If you pull it out, it will also be equivalent to digging a blood hole in his body. I'm afraid that there is no way to protect the heart within an inch. If you stab it inside, it won't cause more injuries. If you are lucky, you can avoid bones and blood vessels. Therefore, the most feasible treatment is to pierce the body. I can cure the skin and flesh wound. As for heart and meridian damage, even if the Daluo Immortal comes, he can't cure it."

Only then did Du Ruyan understand her brother's situation. The cold sweat on her back soaked through her spring clothes.

"Then pull out the arrow as soon as possible. It's not good to leave the arrow in the wound." Lin Dan said.

The eldest prince had expected this, so he said immediately, "I've sent someone to look for the soldiers with great strength, steady hands, and good mentality in the army. Once we find them, we'll start to pull out the arrows."

He and Du Rusong were best friends, and he was saved by him. It was difficult for him to calm down and pull out an arrow for him. The old doctor was too old to do it, so he could only ask for help from an outsider.

"You can go out first. Don't worry." Du Rusong looked at Lin Dan and pleaded, "Dan'er, take Ruoyan out first. Don't be afraid. People will die sooner or later, which is inevitable. You are strong, but Ruoyan isn't. Can you take care of her for me?"

With the help of Lin Dan, he didn't need to worry about his sister's collapse at all. She was strong, rational, warm, and reliable. She would definitely help his sister out of the haze of death.

Du Ruyan was too weak to stand up. She wanted to cry but dared not. She could only hold her brother's hand tightly as if she could not bear it.

"I'll pull out the arrows. Let's start now," Lin Dan said firmly.

"What did you say?" Du Rusong was stunned.

"I said I'll pull out the arrows for you. We're starting now." Lin Dan slowly rolled up her sleeves.

Du Rusong gritted his teeth and said, "Dan'er, don't make fun of me. Get out now!" He would never let his beloved pull out the arrow. If he died, what kind of shadow would the person who killed him leave? Would she be trapped in the mud of killing him and never be able to get out?

He hoped that Lin Dan could live a peaceful and happy life for the rest of her life, even if she completely forgot him. Everyone could do it, except her. Thinking of this, he looked at the eldest prince and pleaded, "Your Highness, please take them out."

Just as the eldest prince was about to say yes, Lin Dan had crushed a teacup and said slowly, "Is that okay?" As long as she pulled out this arrow, she could save a person. There was a voice in her heart telling her to do so. What she wanted to pull out seemed not only this arrow but also a thorn. She didn't know where it came from, but it made her particularly sad.

No matter what, she wanted to save the man in front of her and pull out the arrow in front of her, no one could stop her.

Seeing the eldest prince staring at her blankly, she took out a silver ingot from her arms and kneaded it into various shapes. She asked calmly, "How about this?"

"Okay!" Before the eldest prince could speak, the old doctor had already clapped the board. "Let this girl pull out the arrow. I think she can do it!"

The eldest prince came to his senses and shouted, "Guards, catch Young Master Du. Don't let him move."

Poor Du Rusong was caught by several tall and strong guards before he could react. After climbing to the bed, she pressed the arrow tail with one hand and fumbled carefully on the back of the injured with the other hand. She thought about where to pull the arrow out so that it wouldn't hit the bone. If the arrow was stuck in the bone crack, she would be doomed.

Fortunately, she seemed to be very clear about the structure of the human body and knew more about how to deal with this kind of arrow injury. After exploring for a while, she had already had a constitution. She said slowly, "Rusong, I will count to three and then pull out the arrow. Bear it."

Du Rusong gritted his teeth and shook his head, "You shouldn't get involved in this matter. It has nothing to do with you whether I'm alive or dead."

"I won't get involved in some things, but I have to get involved in some things." She said decisively, "I'm counting, one…"

As soon as she finished speaking, she pressed her palm hard. The arrow passed through Du Rusong's chest with a fast speed and came out from his back. It was firmly grasped in her hand and pulled out neatly. The whole process was completed in the blink of an eye, which shocked everyone present.

The eldest prince was speechless.

Even Du Rusong himself was a little stunned. He felt a sharp pain suddenly rise and then ended in an instant so that he didn't even have time to groan.

The old doctor was the first to come to his senses. He craned his neck to look at the back of the injured person and said happily, "Okay, okay, okay. This arrow was pulled out too quickly. There is only a small hole in the back, which did not cause a great loss of blood. Hurry up and bring the hemostatic and cloth. I'll bind up the wound for the patient. If Young Master Du doesn't have a fever tonight, this barrier will be gone."

Du Ruyan collapsed on the ground and struggled to get up after a while. She hugged Lin Dan, crying and laughing. She said she loved her so much.

Du Rusong looked up at Lin Dan with a complicated expression. He didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. Lin Dan looked down at him with a brilliant smile. She pulled out this arrow and saved a person. The scar in her heart seemed to be slowly healing……Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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