Chapter 147: Xiao Mama Sends a Dragon Robe

Han Fang's attitude was humble, and he spoke with great caution.

"Prince, as long as you can provide us with a humble room to stay in, that will suffice. As for food, anything that can fill our stomachs is enough."

Xiao Moting narrowed his eyes!

Mathematics?

And a mathematics teacher at that?

He remained calm and composed, "Mr. Han, may I ask if you understand geometry and algebra?"

Han Fang was taken aback, "Prince, are you referring to the study of shapes? This commoner is fairly proficient in it. These are things from the *Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art*. This commoner also understands Plane Figure Calculation, Proportional Algorithm, Cubic Calculation, Linear Equation, Pythagorean Theorem... I do not know much, I hope the Prince will forgive me."

Qin Zhan listened, completely bewildered, unable to understand a word of it.

"What you're saying, what kind of stuff is all that?"

Han Fang looked ashamed, "This commoner is untalented and only understands these things."

In his heart, however, Xiao Moting felt a surge of joy!

This was truly wonderful!

What he needed most was talent in mathematics!

For the soldiers of Beijiang, mathematics was the most difficult subject to learn in class!

The craftsmen could not grasp junior high school mathematics; especially the geometry and algebra textbooks sent by Bai Wei, which everyone looked at as if they were reading heavenly books.

But Shennü Daren had said that mathematics is the foundation of physics and chemistry! If one wants to install circuits or make chemical materials... one must understand advanced mathematics.

She also said—"Master mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and you can travel the world without fear."

Xiao Moting had been feeling overwhelmed, never expecting that such a talent would arrive!

He felt excited inside.

The mathematical talent that others would not accept was a treasure to him.

Suppressing his joy, he immediately stood up and personally helped Han Fang to his feet.

"Teacher Han, you are too modest. That you could come to join Beijiang is truly the fortune of Beijiang! I shall have someone arrange living quarters for you all right away."

Han Fang was stunned, never expecting that the noble Fourth Prince would address him as 'Teacher'.

His nose tingled, and he was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.

Han Fang had taken his students to join several other factions, but as soon as they heard he taught mathematics, they would shake their heads. He had hit walls everywhere, never expecting to receive such great courtesy from Xiao Moting.

He stammered, "We heard that the Prince was recruiting talented people far and wide, so we came specifically to join you."

Xiao Moting nodded.

"Beijiang is waiting to be rebuilt, and we are in dire need of talented people like you, sir."

"Someone, bring out wine and food to welcome our guests."

The soldiers brought out the food.

Braised chicken, roasted lamb chops, braised pig trotters, braised pork with preserved vegetables, scallion egg pancakes...

The dozens of Confucian scholars all stared with wide eyes.

Immediately after, the sound of swallowing saliva filled the air.

There was meat!

And there was chicken!

Xiao Moting nodded slightly.

"I did not know you were coming, so I only prepared some simple meals. The hospitality is lacking, please forgive me, sir."

Han Fang was too shocked to speak.

These were all substantial dishes; even during the New Year, wealthy families couldn't afford to eat several of these!

Xiao Moting had brought them all out at once and still called it "lacking hospitality."

This was simply the greatest sincerity.

Xiao Moting said, "Mr. Han, I hope you will stay in Beijiang and teach the soldiers to read and write."

Han Fang hurriedly bowed with his hands cupped.

"Please rest assured, Prince, this commoner will teach with all his might."

He was moved to tears, his voice slightly choked.

Xiao Moting ordered the soldiers to settle the dozens of Confucian scholars, providing them with good food and drink, while also arranging for them to serve as teachers in the school, responsible for teaching the Beijiang soldiers.

However, he still kept his guard up, having the soldiers keep a close watch on this group of scholars to prevent any spies from infiltrating.

The textbooks sent by Bai Wei were all confidential and could not be leaked.

Just then, an envoy arrived from Shengjing.

"Prince, these are the embroideries sent to you by Yunfei."

Bai Wei received the embroideries.

The embroideries were packed in a large red wooden chest; once opened, they were dazzling.

"How beautiful!"

Bai Wei gasped.

Even though she had seen so many exquisite garments in the modern world, she still couldn't help but exclaim in wonder!

The embroideries in the chest were crafted with such fine workmanship that each piece was like the most delicate work of art, with absolutely no flaws to be found!

These embroideries included some sent by the female soldiers of Beijiang, some embroidered in the palace embroidery workshop, and some items embroidered personally by Xiao Mama.

Bai Wei took out a bright yellow robe and shook it open, immediately letting out a cry of surprise.

"It's actually a Dragon Robe!"

The bright yellow Dragon Robe was embroidered with nine golden dragons, imposing and majestic, with bright pearls set as dragon eyes, looking vivid and lifelike!

She simply did not expect that Consort Yun would actually send her a Dragon Robe.

Bai Wei looked up and saw Xiao Moting's message.

"Shennü Daren, Mother heard you were participating in the exhibition, and the other party even brought an Empress's robe to display, so she secretly took a Dragon Robe to let you overwhelm them in terms of presence."

Overwhelm them in terms of presence!

Bai Wei could not help but give Consort Yun a mental thumbs-up!

Xiao Mama is truly amazing!

To think she even sent a Dragon Robe over to her!

Privately taking a Dragon Robe is a crime punishable by the execution of one's nine generations!

Xiao Mama is truly bold!

Bai Wei put down the Dragon Robe and picked up a bright red ancient-style women's dress.

"Huh, this piece is also..."

The craftsmanship of this dress was even more complex and exquisite than the Dragon Robe, and it was embroidered with patterns of a hundred flowers using gold and silver threads.

Moreover, this dress was surprisingly similar to her own body measurements.

"Xiao Moting, was this dress also sent by Xiao Mama for me to take to the exhibition?"

"Shennü Daren, this is a garment my mother made for you with her own hands; she asked me for your height and measurements to sew this dress for you."

"What?"

Bai Wei was truly taken aback, and immediately, an indescribable sense of being moved welled up in her heart.

She never expected that Xiao Mama would even make clothes for her.

This dress featured heavy-duty embroidery; Bai Wei looked it up online and discovered that the embroidery on it actually used two lost techniques.

One is Pi-zhen Embroidery, which involves splitting thin silk threads before embroidering; the patterns embroidered this way have richer color layers and are more three-dimensional.

The other is the also-lost Cu-jin Embroidery; this embroidery method is even more difficult and troublesome.

First, one must wrap gold foil around thin silk threads to make gold thread, then use a special stitching technique to embroider the gold thread onto the fabric, making it glisten with gold and appear vivid and lifelike.

Because these two embroidery methods are too complex, time-consuming, and expensive, they have been lost in the modern era.

She never expected that Xiao Mama would personally take action to embroider this dress for her.

Bai Wei opened her phone and glanced at the relevant news about the Antique Exhibition.

The Yinglun court embroidery brought by the Roth Family had already sparked a wave of hype online.

Many people were even desperately fawning over it, saying that foreign embroidery is just better.

Bai Wei gave a light snort.

Embroidery originated in Huaxia and has a long history!

It is just that many techniques have been lost in the modern era, which is why some foreign embroidery has gained the upper hand.

If she takes these embroidered pieces from the Daliang Dynasty of a thousand years ago to the Antique Exhibition, she will definitely be able to crush the court embroidery brought by the Roth Family.