Afterwards, he saw Qingluo with her injured leg leaning on the bed every day to sew clothes for him. He saw her stitching the clothes with his own eyes, and saw the unrelated pieces of cloth turn into close-fitting clothes.
That kind of feeling, just being happy was not enough to describe. When Luo Qingqi saw the first garment, he was simply overjoyed.
"Qingluo, your cooking skills are really good." Luo Qingqi touched the undergarment he was wearing and could not help but praise, "Of course!" Qingluo proudly raised her head.
Of course it's alright, my cooking skills are one of the best in the entire capital. It's just that my ranking is already from my previous life, but my cooking skills are still there.
"Princess, we have to hurry. Don't lose enough time, we still need to put on some makeup." Mo Li reminded the two flirtatious men that it was enough. If they wanted to tease him, they would have to decide which time and place to go.
They were going to participate in the national banquet, so they had to go by makeup. It would take a lot of time, but there was nothing they could do. After all, this was a national banquet, and no one dared to ignore it.
"Understood, housewife." Although he was not satisfied with the control of Mo Li, he still needed to wash up quickly. Then, he sat down obediently and let Mo Liu comb his hair.
Today, however, her hair was meticulously made. If it was to be made up with her imperial concubine attire, it would have to be combed into a bun. Although it was hard to comb, Qingluo wasn't worried in the slightest about Mo Liu's cooking skills.
When she entered the palace for the national banquet, Qingluo was very familiar with it. In her last life, she had attended two or three national banquets, so the timing she grasped was very ingenious. It wasn't too early, nor was it too late.
Of course, officials who were at the fourth stage were not qualified to enter the palace, which also meant that Master Zheng Zheng Mingrui had stepped on the line to not have the qualifications to enter the palace, and could only kowtow and express gratitude at home. This was because Zheng Mingrui did not have the qualifications to enter the palace.
As for the people of the royal family, they would arrive late when all the court officials arrived, indicating their identity as the royal family. However, it was not too late as it was impossible to delay the national banquet.
He was afraid that if he came too late, he would be reprimanded by his royal brother, but he was also afraid that if he came too early, he would lose face for the imperial family. Thus, he came early, and waited in a nearby alley.
and the others continued to check until it was time for them to show up. Then they pretended to have just arrived and drove the horse carriage out of the alley.
"Princess Yi has arrived!" Qingluo and Luo Qingqi got off the carriage at the palace gate. The girls were not allowed to enter, but Luo San was allowed to follow the Marquis into the palace.
Qingluo was carried directly to Tzu Ning Palace's palace gate. Today, the palace gate was not welcoming the Aunt Yan, but because there were too many people present today, so the empress dowager could not leave the Aunt Yan's side. At the door were two palace maids dressed in green.
One could tell how important the empress dowager was to the wives that had entered the palace today. As soon as Qing Luo stepped out of the palanquin, an attendant reported her into the palace.
Qingluo couldn't help but admire the palace ladies' eyesight. So many of them had come in the same palanquin in the palace. To be able to tell a person's identity at once, it was impossible for them to not be convinced.
"Princess Yi, please come in!" After reporting the grades, someone arranged for the palace maids to pick up the carriages. Just as the two pink-dressed palace maids were about to come, the maid at the entrance waved her hand.
Immediately, two more palace maids dressed in green walked over and helped Qingluo into the main hall. This was something the empress dowager had specifically instructed her to do.
"Little girl, you're here! Come here! I heard that your feet are injured. Are you all healed?" As soon as Qingluo was helped to the gates of the main hall, the empress dowager hastily beckoned to her.
The hall was originally quite noisy, but when the empress dowager raised her hand, there was complete silence. If the empress dowager had personally called for her, the identity of this person wouldn't be low.
Although the palace was large, because of the silence, the empress dowager's voice could clearly be heard. When the empress dowager called out to her, Qingluo hastened her steps and hurried over to stand in front of her.
She knelt on the cushions in front of her and kowtowed three times. "May the empress dowager rest in peace!"
The wives who had already arrived in the hall saw a small red woman walk in from the main hall. The empress dowager waved her hand at her, and her steps became a little swift.
However, to everyone's surprise, she was rather calm as she walked quickly. The phoenix tail steps on her head only moved slightly in a rhythmic manner. She did not seem impatient at all as she moved with her steps.
She was dressed in red, and her waist was a bit taller, making her seem taller than her breasts. Her waist was thin, and her legs were long. From her shoulders to the bottom of her skirt, there was only a three-tailed golden phoenix embroidered on her clothes.
The embroidery line was made of ink red with silver wire, but it was not grand. It was solemn and modest, and the belt at the waist was fused together with the entire design. Only the slender waist could be seen, but the location of the belt was nowhere to be seen.
The hem of her skirt had been embroidered with the golden thread of the auspicious cloud. She walked so quickly, but no one could see the rise and fall of her skirt. This skill was probably unmatched by the other madams in the hall.
"Greetings, Queen!" After kowtowing to the empress dowager, Qingluo kowtowed three times to the empress. Although they were of the same generation, in terms of status, the empress was clearly one level higher.
When Qingluo stood up again, the other madams in the hall recovered from their shock. They also noticed that from the moment Qingluo entered the hall, she kowtowed to get up, and after doing this series of movements, her dress pressing jade pendant, steps on her head, jade hairpin and accessories didn't make the slightest sound.
This sort of etiquette could be said to be a model. Even the palace's imperial mama would only be able to do this much. Just which imperial concubine was this? Seeing how the empress dowager liked it, everyone guessed correctly.
He should be ranked seventh, but he heard that the Seventh Princess came from a small official family of the fourth stage. Everyone once again felt that they had guessed wrongly.
"Qingluo, come to the empress's place." The empress dowager's address made everyone confirm that the little woman was Princess Yi, but her self-proclaimed name made everyone feel even more shocked.
"Muhou." Qingluo affectionately called out to the empress dowager, then very familiarly went to her side. As soon as the Aunt Yan signalled, a palace maid had already prepared a soft stool for her. She blessed the empress dowager once again, and sat down.
She wasn't surprised by the shocked expressions of the other wives. That was what she had called them the last time she had come. She didn't think anything of them, but they had all arrived earlier than her.
When the empress came in, she was the one who called the empress dowager. Although it was just a form of address, the empress was very distant from each other. These ladies were already considering who they should go closer to.
Perhaps, I should go home and discuss this with the master. The empress dowager and empress had a feud, and all the court officials knew of it. Now that there's a Seventh Princess by the empress dowager's side, which side should I lean towards?
Last time when Seventh Princess came to the palace to express his gratitude, he heard that the empress had sent a personal maid to welcome him. Then, where did this Seventh Princess come from?
"How is your leg? Does it still hurt?" [You said that you are already engaged. You can be considered to be a grown man. Why are you so careless?] "I was shocked when he told me about it." The Empress Dowager's face was filled with distress as she asked Qingluo.
"When did Qing Wen come to tell you? How come I didn't know? This fast talker worries you. " Qingluo spoke half truth and half falsehood against Luo Qingqi, but the empress dowager simply smiled.
This girl really knew how to talk. She had told him a lot of things that shouldn't have been said, and made him worry about her. However, Qing Wen had told him that it was to get close to him.
And when the girl called him "prince", it was to tell him that she was very close to him and had a good relationship with him. The empress dowager looked at Qingluo with satisfaction. She really was a clever girl.
It seemed like Qing Wen had chosen the right wife. She would definitely be of great help in the future. Recently, someone had started to stir up trouble. It seemed that everyone outside the residence would have to keep a close eye on her.
Last time I complained to Qing Wen that you didn't come to see me, he told me that you were injured because he didn't want to explain to me why you didn't come. You can't be anxious with him when you go back, he's also afraid that my old lady will complain to you, but for your own good.
The empress dowager had the attitude of someone close to a junior, but the people by her side all had their own thoughts, especially the empress. She didn't think that Zheng Qingluo would have such good relations with the empress dowager after only entering the palace once. This was beyond her expectations.
The empress dowager had been talking to Qingluo ever since she came in. The rest of the people in the palace also started whispering to each other. Qingluo, who was happily chatting with the empress dowager, felt a burning gaze pestering her.
She looked around but didn't see anyone looking at her. Although there were many people she knew, they didn't interact with her in this life, so she gave up on searching.
Just as she was about to speak to the empress dowager again, another beautiful woman walked in from outside. She was also wearing an imperial concubine attire, but the phoenix embroidery on her body made the phoenix head even higher, and the phoenix tail had to be unfurled.
"It's the Third Princess!" Qing Luo then understood that the rank reported at the entrance was not directly reported to the hall. Instead, it was reported to the hall's entrance so that it would be convenient for the palace maids to receive her.
It was no wonder that so many of the madams were puzzled when he entered. They didn't know which wangfei he was, and when Qingluo recalled carefully from her previous life, it was true that she had neglected to report all the way to the main hall.