The daily life of the concubine of the Prime Minister

Chapter 152 The previous Liu Yu

This condition was really a fatal attraction to Zhang Mengdie. You know, although her grandfather loved her, he loved more than just her. He also loved the eldest daughter of the second house.

In this situation, Zhang Mengdie couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Some time ago, she sent people to inquire whether there were any good porcelain repairmen outside the capital, hoping to gain more attention from her grandfather.

However, that sweet white-glazed porcelain was a top-grade product and was from the previous dynasty. Most porcelain repairers don’t know how to repair such a precious piece of porcelain, and they don’t dare to take the job. To this day, the porcelain has not been repaired.

If Liu Yu could really fix it, he would definitely be praised by his grandfather.

Even though she knew Liu Yu must have ulterior motives, Zhang Mengdie still couldn't resist the temptation and asked, "Can you really repair the sweet white glaze porcelain?"

Liu Yu put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his hands with a hot towel, and said with a faint smile: "I'm just talking nonsense like this, you can't believe me, why don't you just try to see if I can fix it?"

This does make sense, but before that, Zhang Mengdie decided to negotiate the terms first. That's what she thought and what she asked.

When Liu Yu mentioned the benefits, he showed a perfectly embarrassed expression, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Seeing Liu Yu's expression, Gu Yukui's mother-in-law thought that her wife wouldn't just want that thing directly!

Of course Liu Yu wouldn't. The reason why she had this series of reactions was just to lower Zhang Mengdie's vigilance and make her unable to guess her real purpose.

If she really said no, Zhang Mengdie would not believe it. Moreover, the item did not have to be too expensive, but it also could not be cheap. It certainly could not be something that could be bought casually on the street. It also had to be something that Zhang Mengdie could afford. The balance had to be just right.

Before Liu Yu showed up at the Chen Mansion, he had already determined in his mind that it was the Phalaenopsis that Zhang Mengdie had bought for a large sum of money at the last Garden Flower Banquet.

"I want that plate of Phalaenopsis orchids in your hand."

Liu Yu was right. Zhang Mengdie did think so. If it was something she couldn't produce or couldn't give, no matter how regrettable it was, Zhang Mengdie would never trade it.

When Zhang Mengdie heard that Liu Yu wanted the Phalaenopsis orchid in her hand, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had several kinds of orchids in her hands. To be honest, the Phalaenopsis orchid was not that precious. She just liked the shape of the flowers of Phalaenopsis orchid.

If I could really exchange it and repair my grandfather's sweet white glaze porcelain vase, it would be worth it.

Although she thought so in her heart, she would not agree easily. Zhang Mengdie made a difficult expression and asked tentatively: "Can I use gold or silver instead?"

Liu Yu sneered: "Miss Zhang, do you think I'm short of money?" Although she really is short of money, she still has to show it in this style.

"If it's not Phalaenopsis, then forget it! I've also eaten the meal at your Zhang Mansion. I'll leave first as I promised you last time." Without any hesitation, he stood up and walked out with Guyu and the others. He didn't want to negotiate, as if he really came for the plate of Phalaenopsis.

Liu Yu's eyes became deep, and he silently thought in his heart...

When they crossed the threshold, Zhang Mengdie called Liu Yu: "I promise you.

Liu Yu turned around and looked at Zhang Mengdie, with a nice smile on his face: "Okay, take me to see some Phalaenopsis orchids!"

Zhang Mengdie hesitated. Of course, the Phalaenopsis orchid was kept in her yard. If she took Liu Yu there, her grandfather would surely be furious if he found out.

But if she wanted to let the people below move in, not to mention the distance between the two courtyards, if the people from the second house found out, she would have nothing to do and would be reported to her grandfather.

Liu Yu saw her expression one by one. She thought for a moment and said, "Since it's inconvenient, we can have someone move here, but there can't be any mistakes, otherwise our agreement will be void."

She took Guyu and the others back to the house again. She did not hide the fact that her initial intention was not pure. She asked Aunt Kui to open the wooden box she was carrying. Inside was all the tools needed to repair porcelain, including pottery wheels, wire saws, sandpaper, etc. She sat down at the table:

"Give me the porcelain you want to repair!"

Zhang Mengdie said wait a moment and walked out.

Guyu looked at Liu Yu's professional appearance and whispered in her ear through a gap: "Madam, you really can repair porcelain?" She thought that her wife asked her to bring the porcelain repair tools just to fool her.

Liu Yu paused while playing with the pottery wheel and said with a smile, "What else? Do you really think Zhang Mengdie is so easy to fool?" Without any real skills, how could she come in with this excuse?

Repairing porcelain was the skill that her aunt relied on to make a living when she was not her father's concubine. In the Pingnan Marquis's mansion, after her father disappeared, when Mrs. Qiu deducted their money from time to time, her mother would rely on this skill to earn some money for food. But later, her mother's health deteriorated and she stopped doing it, and their lives became more and more difficult.

When Qiu came and said she wanted to send her to Prince Qi's mansion, she agreed without thinking much.

However, I have learned the craft of repairing porcelain to perfection through years of exposure.

Just as he finished speaking, Zhang Mengdie walked in again, holding two top-quality blue and white porcelain vases in his hands. However, they were still far from the sweet white glaze porcelain vases described by the porcelain sawyer.

Zhang Mengdie handed two broken blue and white porcelain vases to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu took it and, under the watchful eyes of several people, spent two hours skillfully repairing the two porcelain vases in front of them. With the naked eye, no signs of repair could be seen at all.

Admiration surged in Guyu's heart again. Who could have thought that the woman who was the least favored by everyone when she first entered the villa, who was thought to have nothing but beauty and was not competitive, would now be not only smart and courageous, but also able to gain the exclusive favor of the Third Master, and could also do double-sided embroidery and repair porcelain. She was simply too amazing.

She couldn't help but think that such a woman simply did not have the abilities that a concubine could have. In the Chen Mansion, no, not just the Chen Mansion, there were probably not many noble ladies in the entire Shangjing City who were better than her.

She had to serve her mistress well. She believed that with her mistress's abilities, she would definitely be able to do more than that. Maybe she could even get a job as a maid in the future.

Guyu would never have imagined that in the future, all her guesses would come true one by one. Not only did she become the third wife and mistress of the Chen Mansion, she also became the manager of the largest embroidery workshop in the Jin Dynasty. She was so grateful for the decision she made at that time.

Zhang Mengdie picked up the blue and white porcelain vase embroidered by Liu Yu and tried the feel of it. It was perfectly connected and smooth to the touch. She sincerely praised: "Your craftsmanship is amazing, really good."

"If you want to repair the white porcelain vase, I really suggest you go to another place. It's too simple here and the lighting is not good." Liu Yu looked at the backlit window and said seemingly unintentionally.