newbobooks Chapter 500 A tacit understanding
Chapter 500 A tacit understanding
After they settled in and rested for a day, Xie Ci'an's imperial edict was delivered to Sifang Pavilion.
The imperial edict was not to summon them into the palace, but the Ministry of Rites was preparing a palace banquet in the palace to welcome them.
The Crown Prince and the Princess of Yelan Kingdom naturally could not resist Xie Ci'an's kindness. Moreover, they came to the capital this time to have contact with Xie Ci'an, and this palace banquet was the best opportunity for them to test each other.
The eldest princess and the crown prince naturally would not refuse.
The banquet is in the evening.
After Gu Jianchu woke up from her nap, Zhu Xia brought people in to help her wash and dress up.
The Princess and the Crown Princess of Yelan Kingdom were both here, so naturally she, the Empress of the Central Palace, had to attend as well. Not only her, she also summoned the Grand Princess and Xie Qingzhi to the palace. As for Xie Qingrou, Gu Jianchu did not send anyone to deliver a letter. After all, she still had to take care of Prince Dongli, so she was afraid she didn't have time to come.
Although this was a welcoming banquet, it involved two countries and they might be trying to test each other's intentions. It was not appropriate to let the ladies from the palace accompany them. So, apart from her and the two princesses, the only guests at the banquet were the emperor and the ministers.
Qiutou came forward with a few new clothes and said, "Your Majesty, which one do you want to wear? Or the phoenix robe? But I'm worried that it's a little small. You're pregnant now, and I'm afraid it will hurt your belly."
Gu Jianchu's pregnant belly is now very obvious, and it looks a circle bigger than that of ordinary pregnant women. A few days ago, when Imperial Physician Lin took her pulse, he mentioned this matter. Imperial Physician Lin said that she should be pregnant with twins. Such an important matter, Gu Jianchu asked Imperial Physician Lin and the palace servants of Kunning Palace to keep it a secret until now. Now, the only people who know that she is pregnant with twins are Imperial Physician Lin, the emperor, and everyone in Kunning Palace.
When the news of her pregnancy was known, everyone was staring at her belly with eager eyes. If they knew now that she was carrying twins, who knows how wary they would be. So there was no need to make some people unhappy too early, nor was there any need to make people happy too early. After she discussed it with the emperor, the emperor also agreed that she should keep the matter secret. After all, people's hearts are hidden, and no one knows what others are thinking. It would not be too late to let them know until the baby is born.
The phoenix robe has been handed over to the Shangyi Bureau for urgent production. After all, clothes still need to be worn on some important festivals, but it has not been completed yet.
Gu Jianchu glanced at the clothes in Qiutou's hand and pointed casually, "The one with irises."
The moon-white fabric is embroidered with delicate irises, and the upper body is matched with a jacket of the same color, but this time the color of the irises is lighter, and the hem of the clothes is made of milky white fox fur.
As Gu Jianchu picked out the clothes, Zhu Xia immediately picked out the matching red hairpin from Gu Jianchu's jewelry box.
After Gu Jianchu finished dressing up, Xie Ci'an's imperial carriage arrived.
Today, Xie Ci'an was wearing a dark robe embroidered with a golden dragon and a cloak. After he took off the cloak, everyone noticed that the cuffs of Xie Ci'an's dragon robe were also embroidered with a lifelike iris, which complemented Gu Jianchu's clothes.
Xie Ci'an simply asked Cheng Song to instruct the Shangyi Bureau to make him some clothes that would match the ones worn by the queen.
Xie Ci'an's order stumped everyone in the previous round. After several days of thinking, an embroiderer finally came up with the idea of embroidering the patterns on the Queen's clothes on the cuffs of the dragon robe, so that the robe could be considered a match.
After all, the dragon robe worn by the emperor cannot be embroidered with any other patterns all over, and it must be mainly embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon. What's more, the emperor stays in the palace all day and it is impossible for him to wear casual clothes often, so he still needs to put some thought into this dragon robe.
The aunt from the Shangyi Bureau could not think of any other solution. She could only try her best to make a piece of iris and send it to the emperor for his review. After he agreed, they would make something else.
They never thought that the emperor would be satisfied. They thought all day long that they would be punished by the emperor. Unexpectedly, when the clothes were delivered, the emperor was extremely satisfied with the idea and immediately gave them rewards.
Ming and others also reworked other clothes in this way, and embroidered the clothes on the cuffs so that they could be seen every day and it would give people a fresh look. Not only the dragon robe, but also the underwear he wore were made by them.
Gu Jianchu didn't notice the iris on Xie Ci'an's sleeve. She just said, "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs. I will be there soon. Why did Your Majesty make another trip?"
"I can't sit at the desk dealing with those things every day. I have to go out and walk around. I'll come and pick you up by the way." Xie Ci'an said, shaking his wrist constantly to show the iris on his cuff in front of Gu Jianchu.
Cheng Song, Yunhe, Zhuxi, Zhuxia and other little maids beside them all saw it. If the Queen didn't notice it quickly, the Emperor's wrist would probably be in pain from shaking.
Xie Ci'an swayed for a long time, and Gu Jianchu finally noticed the iris on Xie Ci'an's cuffs. Xie Ci'an's dragon robe was black, and the blue iris embroidered on it was more conspicuous and more beautiful. It was even more obvious than what she was wearing today. "The clothes that the emperor is wearing today are the same as the ones I am wearing. Both are embroidered with irises."
Now the Shangyi Bureau only made this one for him, but the queen's various embroidered clothes were very slippery. When he put them on, he never thought that the queen would wear iris clothes. He did not expect that the two of them had such a tacit understanding.
"It just means that we are in sync with each other." Xie Ci'an said, and took the cloak handed to him by Zhu Xia.
Xie Ci'an skillfully wrapped the cloak around Gu Jianchu. "It's even colder today than when it snowed before, and it's windy outside. You should dress warmly. It would be troublesome if you get sick."
Xie Ci'an did not forget to put a hot water bottle in Gu Jianchu's hand, and personally supported her waist and got on the imperial sedan chair.
When they arrived at the Chuigong Hall, court officials entered the palace one after another.
However, Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an huddled in the Chuigong Hall to eat for a while. After Cheng Song came in to report that the eldest princess and the crown prince of Yelan Kingdom were coming, Xie Ci'an and Gu Jianchu went to the main hall.
In the main hall, the eldest princess, the crown prince and the crown princess sat on the right side of Xie Ci'an, and below them were the generals and the prime minister who accompanied them.
The eldest princess was wearing a red dress, as red as blood, with various tassels hanging around her waist, her hair was high in the bun, and her back was straight, exuding a majestic aura.
The prince beside her was wearing a dark robe embroidered with dark patterns. He was a bit burly. Although he had a gentle smile on his face, there was a cruel look in his eyes. It seemed that this prince was not a good person.
The Crown Princess is indeed beautiful, but there is always an indescribable temperament about her.
During the days they were trapped in the inn outside the city, Wen Zhu sent people to sneak into the inn. Although they did not find out the purpose of their visit to Jin State, they did gain something.