Chapter 23 Unexpected Explosion of Popularity
Chapter 23 Unexpected Explosion of Popularity
"That's easy. It might have been a bit more difficult before, but now I'm a princess. Just ask my subordinates, and someone will naturally come up with tribute!" Liu Mingyue replied with a hint of pride.
“That makes sense, your status is different now!” Lin Liuyi thought about it and realized it made sense. The fact that the people below were so quick to bring the goods up meant they believed that a princess wouldn’t compete with them for business.
While they were chatting about the shimmering gold brocade, the princess's residence was also discussing the matter.
"I heard that Changning asked someone for the method of making the shimmering gold brocade? They're not from a prominent family after all; their vision is too narrow!" Princess Yuanzhao was somewhat dissatisfied. Her biological daughter did inherit her and her husband's looks, but unfortunately, her perspective was too limited.
“Princess, the princess is probably just curious! She is your own daughter. You should teach her more in the future. These are all minor matters!” Song, the nanny beside the princess, comforted her.
"Granny, you're right. My daughter, Yuan Zhao's daughter, can't be inferior to others! By the way, how is Jia Yan? That child is very thoughtful. Now that she knows she's not my biological daughter, I wonder what she'll think. Granny, you know, with my health like this, Jia Yan has been sensible since she was little and has been with me for over ten years. How can I bear to let her go back to the Marquis's mansion!" How could the princess not know that Liu Mingyue resented her handling of the situation? But how could she bear to part with Jia Yan!
Such a small person, raised by her to adulthood, has been by her side for so many years. Moreover, she plans to arrange a marriage between Jia Yan and the Crown Prince's nephew. All these years of effort cannot be in vain!
"Princess, don't worry. Princess Jiayan is probably just having trouble accepting it right now. She's the most filial daughter to you! As for Princess Changning, you and she are mother and daughter, and that blood relationship can't be severed. As long as you show her more care in the future, she'll surely understand your good intentions!" Granny Song advised the princess.
In her heart, she felt that the princess's actions were unfair. After all, Princess Changning was the princess's only biological daughter. Now that she had been recognized, her position was still being occupied by Princess Jiayan. The princess showed her far too little care.
However, as a servant, she would never question her master's decision. But in the future, she felt she should still advise the princess to care more about Princess Changning. After all, a mother and daughter couldn't be estranged.
The princess listened to what Granny Song said, thinking that her daughter would understand her.
Grandma Liu and Yang Mingyue also saw the shimmering gold brocade and were extremely envious. Yang Mingyue was alright, since in their area, frugality and simplicity were the norm, and even if they had something like the shimmering gold brocade, they couldn't take it out now.
Grandma Liu had similar concerns. She was just an ordinary farm woman. Although she had earned some money selling tofu, she was still far from being able to afford brocade. Brocade was something only high-ranking officials and nobles could wear. Although she envied it, she didn't want to cause trouble for her family and just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Wu Mingyue was also envious. Before the apocalypse, she couldn't afford to wear this shimmering gold brocade; these were all displayed in museums.
Now that the apocalypse has arrived, there's even less chance of wearing it, but she still secretly kept it safe, thinking that maybe one day when the apocalypse ends, she'll have a chance to wear it!
Lin Liuyi, on a whim, directly added this shimmering gold brocade to the text and renamed it "Bright Moon Brocade," since it was brought out by her sister, Princess Bright Moon, so it was perfectly acceptable to use her name.
She even posted the relevant craftsmanship details at the end of the article, intending to educate readers. She didn't think this gold-flecked brocade was anything special, after all, there were four famous brocades in Chinese history, which were no less impressive than the gold-flecked brocade.
She never expected that this unintentional action would make her even more popular.
Here's what happened: a science blogger on the website was planning to create a piece of information about brocade.
While searching for information online, the blogger noticed that Lin Liuyi's popular science articles were among the results of her recent rise to fame. This piqued the blogger's interest.
Lin Liuyi's information was so detailed that she used it to find a loom and actually managed to weave the Bright Moon Brocade.
Even more coincidentally, the country is currently promoting Chinese culture, and brocade is one of the intangible cultural heritages. Naturally, this blogger's video was recommended by the live streaming platform, and the video went viral instantly.
The final brocade woven from the bright moon was simply too beautiful!
Therefore, without Lin Liuyi's knowledge, her novel gained another wave of readers, after all, the blogger specifically thanked her for providing the materials in the video.
Lin Liuyi's book is a huge hit again!
"What's going on? Did you secretly drive traffic to my book?" Lin Liuyi wondered, wondering why the number of readers of his book had suddenly increased so much!
"How could that be! Am I such a selfless leader?" Fa Cai firmly refused, it didn't have that much power to do such a thing.
"What's going on? I've looked at the comments, and everyone's asking me about the shimmering gold brocade. Was my ancestor from the Imperial Textile Bureau? Offering such a high price for shimmering gold brocade? Are there any other brocade making methods?" Lin Liuyi was a little confused. Why were all the questions about shimmering gold brocade?
Fortunately, a kind reader pointed her in the right direction and showed her a video by a science blogger, which helped her understand what was going on.
No, isn't this shimmering gold brocade not much different from cloud brocade? Why is it suddenly so popular?
Well, it's mainly because that blogger is so clever!
Family members, who would understand? That blogger wove a God of Wealth directly out of Mingyue Brocade, and with the gold threads inside, it sparkles so brightly in the sun, it's truly dazzling! Who wouldn't love it!
Lin Liuyi's mouth watered when she saw it. She also saw that many people left comments under the video, asking the blogger to name a price so they could bring the God of Wealth home.
However, Lin Liuyi also saw it. The blogger refused, saying that it was made using Lin Liuyi's information and that he wanted to give her this first piece of "Bright Moon Brocade"!
Upon seeing this, Lin Liuyi immediately contacted the other party; even a second's hesitation would be disrespectful to the God of Wealth.
The other party carefully confirmed her identity, and then immediately became very enthusiastic.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Lin, I used your weaving method without your permission!"
"It's alright, I posted it for everyone to see, I just didn't expect someone to actually knit it. I must say, your idea is really ingenious!" Lin Liuyi also praised the other party without reservation.
She had asked Liu Mingyue before posting it, but the other party didn't seem to care at all, since it wasn't being shared in her world anyway. She even asked Lin Liuyi if calling her "Mingyue Jin" was inappropriate.
Princess Mingyue immediately refuted this, saying that Lin Liuyi's suggested name was excellent. Once the brocade from their world was completed, "Mingyue Brocade" would represent her as the princess, so she wholeheartedly agreed with the name.
"Teacher Lin, you flatter me. I'm glad you like it!"
Lin Liuyi nodded vigorously, he liked it, who wouldn't like a golden and shiny God of Wealth!
She's even planning to order a glass frame to place at the entrance, so that she can see the God of Wealth as soon as she walks in every day, which will definitely put her in a great mood all day!
"But Teacher Lin, we have a question. The color of this brocade doesn't resemble its name, Bright Moon. Instead, it looks more like sunlight. Why is that?" When the blogger first received the information, they thought the Bright Moon brocade would be woven with a color as bright as moonlight. However, after it was finally woven, they found that it looked more like sunlight, which puzzled them.
Lin Liuyi explained the origin of the name, saying that the original name was indeed not Mingyue Jin, but the weaving method of this brocade was suggested by a friend named Mingyue, so she simply named it after her.
As for the question of whether there are other methods for weaving brocade, Lin Liuyi said she would ask her friends.
The other party expressed their understanding and even invited her to participate in a variety show about various intangible cultural heritages.
Lin Liuyi doesn't usually follow celebrities; she was too poor to afford it in the past. But that doesn't stop her from being curious about the entertainment industry. After confirming that the other party was genuinely inviting her to join, she agreed in the end, even though her pay wasn't much.
"Sisters, I've really made something of myself! I can even participate in variety shows now, all thanks to the information Liu Mei shared! Liu Mei, is there anything else you need? I'll share some more with you!" Lin Liuyi was so excited!
To be honest, she now truly feels that her life has changed and she is no longer that poor orphan!
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