As the gilded tiles of the Daming Palace in Chang'an reflected the blue glow of the abacus beads, the Sage Emperor's fingertips brushed against the Heaven-grade Dragon-patterned Brocade. The beads bounced onto the dragon's eyes, spelling out the character "Auspice." "This dragon scale actually conceals the 'Six Lines of the Qian Trigram'," the Emperor mused. "Could it be that these abacus beads are a mandate from the heavens?" Zhang Yifan suppressed a smile and bowed. "Your Majesty is wise. The abacus beads know the will of heaven, and thus embroider the imperial dragon with divination hexagrams." The beads immediately hopped onto his official hat, spelling out "Support," while stitching a hidden pattern of Huwa flying a kite along the brim.
Moli presented the Earth-grade Flower and Bird Brocade in audience, and the beads bounced across the High Tang Note to spell out "Quaint"—turning the poem for Noble Consort Shu into: "Abacus beads tease powdery butterflies, paired and circling flower branches." Noble Consort Shu chuckled. "How did Lady Xiao know this palace loves butterflies?" The beads immediately jumped onto her hairpin, spelling out "Sniff," and the butterfly ornament at the tip of the pin actually took on the fragrance of the abacus beads, attracting real butterflies to flutter close.
Huwa held up a bolt of Human-grade Coarse Cloth to enter the palace and express gratitude, the beads bouncing into the "Qingniu Protects Agriculture" label to spell out "Child." "Grand…
Chapter 213