Chapter 752 - 746 Visiting Miss Du again
When Cuiya mentioned Concubine Du, her expression soured. She said, "Of course, she’s living well with people taking care of her, able to eat and sleep comfortably. I really don’t get what Miss Youyou was thinking. If I were her, I would’ve chased her out onto the streets long ago. But Miss turned out to be a good person, taking her back and even getting a doctor to see to her illness, and hired two additional servants just for her."
Gu Youyou smiled faintly without speaking, well aware that this little maid couldn’t possibly comprehend the true intent behind those actions.
After traveling for several days, Gu Youyou let Xiang Chun take Cuiya down to rest while she herself picked up the ledger to review it once again.
The recent income had exceeded Gu Youyou’s expectations, perhaps due to the upcoming elections. Many of Beijing’s nobles had placed orders at Manxiu Building. Although there were only a few of Gu Youyou’s designs, with Miss Du’s intelligence and wit, creating a few new styles that varied but did not stray from the original designs was certainly not a problem.
Gu Youyou had originally planned to release eight new designs each season, but with the current election trend, she decided to produce two more designs.
The climate was warmer in Qi Mountain, and at this time of year, wearing autumn attire was just right. Qingyang had said that the winters in Qi Mountain weren’t too cold and seldom rainy.
Gu Youyou thought to herself that spending a winter here might not be too bad.
The weather in the north, however, was different; it got cold quickly, with each gust of wind and rain bringing in colder air. When Gu Youyou had traveled here, she was still in autumn clothes, but according to Cuiya, both Beijing and Jinxiu City had already switched to thick winter attire by now.
So naturally, what she sketched were designs for winter clothing.
Cuiya needed to return promptly to report back, so she could only stay in Qi Mountain for a day. Gu Youyou worked through the night to draft two winter designs and, after finishing the ledger, handed it back to Cuiya, saying, "You’re in a hurry to return, and I’m also short on time, so I’ve drawn these two designs. Take these back with you first. In a few days, send someone over again, and I will have all the winter designs ready for you."