Northern Embroidery Long Song

In the Qing Dynasty, Manchu embroidery in Shengjing was designated as imperial embroidery for the imperial court, and the embroidery department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs produced royal embroidery, which has been flourishing for hundreds of years. Chu Erjun, the legitimate daughter of the Chu family, grew up in a family of embroidery artists. His father was an embroidery treasurer, an official, and a businessman from far away; his mother opened the Jingxian Hall to worship embroidery skills, hiding the palace's northern embroidery in the marketplace. She has been immersed in needlework since she was a child, and has learned the true inheritance of northern embroidery. She is familiar with the regulations of royal patterns, and her gold and ice flower needlework skills are the best in Beijing flags. But in the last days, Jiangnan embroidery was popular, shoddy fake embroidery was rampant everywhere, and orthodox Manchu embroidery was gradually declining. Xiao Jingqian, who was in charge of the embroidery affairs of the inner court, felt regretful when he saw that the ancient methods were withering and the craftsmanship was covered in dust. The two bonded over embroidery and protected each other amidst the turmoil of the world. Chu Erjun, as a woman, kept her family's learning, distinguished authenticity, and passed down ancient methods. She continued to write an endless song of Northern embroidery with her meticulous needlework.