The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Chapter 423 The Golden Brand of Kexin Embroidery Workshop

Qin Chuyun nodded vigorously.

"I believe this is the best choice my daughter should make in her life. It's a hundred times better than sitting idly in this general's mansion every day, and then, after she gets married, sitting idly in another mansion every day!"

"It's not up to me to decide..."

Before Qin Shao could finish speaking, Qin Chuyun stood up with great joy, walked to Qin Shao's side, and hugged Qin Shao's arm, shaking it back and forth.

"Father! You've agreed?!"

Qin Shao pushed Qin Chuyun away impatiently.

“I’ve already said it! My decision doesn’t count! Ultimately, it depends on His Majesty’s will! If His Majesty believes you are capable, then your father… will say nothing more.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuyun was overjoyed and, ignoring Qin Shao's sour face, buried her face in Qin Shao's arms.

"Father! I knew you would support me!"

"You're mistaken. I didn't support you, so don't try to back out!"

Qin Shao tried to push Qin Chuyun away, but Qin Chuyun held on to him tightly and wouldn't let go.

In the end, Qin Shao could only reach out and hug his daughter, leaving behind only a sigh.

The next morning, Qin Shao went to the palace early to tell Emperor Gu Li, the Xia Emperor, Qin Chuyun's feelings.

Gu Li looked at Qin Shao with slight surprise.

He had always thought that the most difficult hurdle to overcome in arranging a marriage between Qin Chuyun and the Rongdi King would be Qin Shao, but he never expected that Qin Shao would take the initiative to come to the palace and bring up the matter with him.

Just two days ago, Consort Shu was complaining to him with a worried expression, saying that Qin Shao was stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason, and wouldn't even consider marrying Qin Chuyun to Ying Yang.

It's only been a few days? Less than twenty-four hours, right?

Has the sun risen in the west? They actually agreed?

"Have you thought it through? You won't back out?"

"What's the use of me not having thought it through?" Qin Shao said helplessly, speaking harshly, "I can break her legs and lock her up in the mansion for life, but can I lock up her heart? That girl Zhao Xuan has really done a lot of harm!"

Gu Li couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why are you clinging to Xuan'er now?"

Qin Shao pinched his throat and imitated what Qin Chuyun had said.

"Father, I want to live like my sister! With my own beliefs, my own goals, and my own responsibilities! I want to be the master of my own life, share His Majesty's burdens, and in the future, my daughter and I can guard the Northern Border together. Wouldn't that be better?"

After saying this, Qin Shao glared angrily at Gu Li.

"Your Majesty, listen to what Yun'er is saying. If it wasn't Zhao Xuan who taught her that, then who else could it be?"

While sitting upright in the mansion, a large black pot suddenly flew down from the sky and landed directly on Zhao Xuan's head.

Gu Li stroked his long beard and nodded repeatedly.

"I wholeheartedly agree! Xuan'er has taught a fine disciple!"

"Your Majesty, please don't say that in front of Zhao Xuan. If she hears you praising her, she'll be strutting around like crazy!"

Gu Li smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, she walked to the desk, picked up a test paper, and handed it to Qin Shao.

"Take a look for yourself. I gave Yun'er a perfect score on her test. There's no denying that you've raised a good daughter."

Qin Shao took the test paper, which was the same map fill-in-the-blank test paper that Ying Yang had sent to Qin Chuyun. The handwriting on it was familiar to Qin Shao.

He could picture Qin Chuyun hunched over his desk, carefully filling in the place names, stroke by stroke.

He also recalled how, when Qin Chuyun was a child, he would often hold his daughter, stand in front of a map, and teach her to recognize the characters on the map.

Then he would hold his daughter's little hand holding the pen and teach her how to write those words on the paper, stroke by stroke.

Qin Shao looked up at Gu Li, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, perhaps it was all destined!"

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On this day, Tian Xueyan's "Kexin Embroidery Workshop" finally opened for business.

The name "Kexin" was specially chosen by Gu Zhanghua for Tian Xueyan, meaning that as long as clothes are made in this embroidery workshop, every piece will be pleasing and everything will go smoothly.

Huang Shuo leaned against the door, watching Tian Xueyan bustling about in the embroidery workshop, and suddenly remembered the Wuwei Escort Agency many years ago.

Back then, Zhao Xiaoman was also busy and bustling around, and Tian Xueyan was somewhat similar to Zhao Xiaoman in this respect.

Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua came hand in hand to congratulate the embroidery workshop on its grand opening.

As soon as Zhao Xuan entered the embroidery workshop, she saw Huang Shuo leaning against the door frame, staring intently at Tian Xueyan. She quickly went over and tugged at Huang Shuo's sleeve.

"Father, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to stare at a young woman like that?"

Huang Shuo turned around and saw that it was Zhao Xuan, and smiled.

"The way she gets busy is a lot like your master. Back when your master was in charge of the Wuwei Escort Agency, he was just like that..."

Zhao Xuan gave a meaningful "Oh".

"I see!"

"What turns out to be that?"

Huang Shuo didn't understand what Zhao Xuan meant, and Zhao Xuan didn't explain either. She just stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the busy Tian Xueyan.

I thought to myself, does she resemble my master?

Tian Xueyan is petite and delicate, while her master is tall and slender, almost as tall as Huang Shuo, and his every move is dashing and dignified.

Tian Xueyan has a gentle and sweet personality, but her master is straightforward and cheerful.

However, they may be similar at heart; both are independent, self-loving, self-reliant, and indomitable women.

Seemingly noticing Zhao Xuan's gaze, Tian Xueyan, who was busy at work, turned around and saw Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua standing at the door. She immediately went to greet them with a joyful expression.

"You two are finally here! I've prepared gifts for you both!"

Gu Zhanghua was quite surprised to hear this.

"Shouldn't we be the ones giving you gifts for your embroidery shop opening? How come you're the one giving us gifts instead?"

Tian Xueyan smiled mysteriously and waved to the three people.

"Come, follow me."

The three followed Tian Xueyan to a clothes rack. Tian Xueyan pointed to three sets of outerwear displayed on the rack and said to the three of them:

“I’ve already prepared. These two sets of matching outfits are for the Prince and Princess, and this sky-blue one is for Brother Huang! Go to the fitting room now and let me see if they fit.”

Gu Zhanghua wanted to say a few more polite words, but he saw that Huang Shuo and Zhao Xuan had already taken off their own clothes and rushed towards the fitting room like they were in a race.

At the entrance to the fitting room, the father and daughter argued for a bit, but in the end Huang Shuo gave in to Zhao Xuan and waited at the entrance with his own outfit.

Tian Xueyan smiled as she looked at Gu Zhanghua's stunned expression.

"Look, that's the way they should be. If the prince had been even a little more polite to me, I might have regretted it..."

Gu Zhanghua hurriedly grabbed his clothes and ran over to line up behind Huang Shuo.

After the three of them changed their clothes and came out, Tian Xueyan looked them over one by one.

Both Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua wore lake green as the base color, but Gu Zhanghua's clothes were embroidered with green bamboo, while Zhao Xuan's clothes were embroidered with winter plum blossoms, making them both elegant and luxurious.

Huang Shuo's sky-blue coat was embroidered with orchid patterns.

Tian Xueyan nodded in satisfaction.

"Not only you have them! Everyone in the manor has one!"

So, that evening, everyone in the Prince Xian's mansion wore the new clothes that Tian Xueyan had sewn herself over the past few days, but they had to grant Tian Xueyan one request.

That is, if someone asks after you wear it out which embroidery shop made the clothes?

You must loudly proclaim: "Kexin Embroidery Workshop!"

Zhao Xuan exclaimed, "I admire you, I admire you, I admire you so much!"

Tian Xueyan's business acumen is no less than that of her third brother, Gu Jingfeng. Perhaps one day, Kexin Embroidery Workshop's reputation will spread far and wide, and its branches will even open in the distant Rongdi tribe!