The bronze bell of the General’s Mansion chimed for the third time. Lu Jingyuan stared at the mountains of silk piled high in the storeroom, his brow furrowing deeper with every passing moment. He brushed his fingertips over the cloud brocade brought as tribute from the south, then picked up the gold-woven silk brought by Persian merchants, only to shake his head and put them all aside.
"Heir Lu, this is already the tenth batch of fabrics," the old Steward said, wiping sweat from his forehead. "Perhaps..."
"No," Lu Jingyuan said, turning abruptly and making the Steward jump back half a step. "Miss Jiang prefers simple moon-white. These are all too garish." His gaze landed on a camphor wood chest in the corner. "Fetch the Blue After Rain satin from my mother’s dowry. Then find the embroiderers from the Su Workshop and have them stitch Twin Lotuses into it overnight."
Chapter 204