Shang Baorong embroidering on knee pads and shoe insoles had been noticed by Lian Manman and Lady Zhang long ago. In the side courtyard, the young wives and girls were all engaged in tailoring tasks. When Shang Baorong was in the side courtyard, she acted the same as those wives and girls. But in the backyard, Lady Zhang and Lian Manman did sewing tasks. The special knee pads and other items they made for Shen Liu were not only of different materials but also extraordinarily delicate.
Shang Baorong had asked about it before, but of course, Lian Manman and Lady Zhang did not tell her it was specially made for Shen Liu, instead they pointed to something else to cover it up.
Besides helping with the cutting in the side courtyard daily, Shang Baorong also took some tasks home to do. Each time she came to the backyard, she would bring these tasks and work alongside Lian Manman and Lady Zhang.
Lian Manman and Lady Zhang had talked about this matter in private.
