Sixi agreed quite readily this time, which allowed Wu Caiyun to heave a sigh of relief. She would finally be able to see Li Ya'er. She had to find a way to stay and discover what secret the Cai Yi Que really held.
As the shopkeeper had said, if one wanted to learn the garment-making techniques of Cai Yi Que, one only had to wait for the custom-made set to be retrieved; once their own tailor got a hold of it and examined it for a moment, they would have a rough idea. If one wanted to cut the fabric with absolute precision, they could simply take the garment apart and draft a paper pattern for every piece, ensuring there would be no room for error. But to steal the essence, one had to infiltrate the enemy camp.
When they had studied the craft together, Li Ya'er had always been ingenious. It was shocking that after being taken back by her parents-in-law for so long, spending her days pushing a cart to sell sundries, her skills had not only failed to wither but remained quite formidable.
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