"Madam flatters me too much," said Lin Yue. "I haven't any talents apart from making some food and this embroidery skill, which has been passed down from my grandmother. I've practiced since I was young. Normally, I embroider some pieces and sell them at the Embroidery Store for silver coin to help support the family. If Madam likes them, once I have finished an embroidery, I'll send it to you."
Lin Yue was but a commoner, without grand sentiments. She had not previously fawned over the magistrate and his wife because she knew she couldn't curry favor, and would rather let things take their natural course. Now, seeing how much the magistrate's wife liked her embroidery, she followed the lady's remarks. If an embroidery piece could make the magistrate's wife happy and regard her more favorably, it would surely be advantageous to her, no matter what.