Chapter 164 Return to the Court Banquet (2)

Seeing Shen Miao lost in thought, Bai Lu was afraid of wasting time and reminded her, "Miss, this hairpin is beautiful. I will put it on for you."

Shen Miao finally came back to her senses and followed Bai Lu’s instructions.

Finally, Frost put a little rouge on her cheeks, and that was it. Guyu came over with a lotus green cloak trimmed with rabbit fur, put it on her, and said with a smile: "You are so beautiful, my lady, you will definitely like it when you see it."

Outside the door, Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin were waiting. Shen Qiu tore off a leaf and said, "Mother, why don't you let your sister find clothes and jewelry in the reward box? This would save a lot of trouble."

"What do you know?" Luo Xueyan said unhappily, "We've always given away materials, but I've never seen ready-made clothes given away. Even if there were ready-made clothes, who knows if they were worn by a concubine? I wouldn't dare let Jiaojiao wear them. As for jewelry, forget it. Jiaojiao can wear whatever she likes. It's better not to interfere."

Shen Miao had always liked tacky clothes, a fact that even Luo Xueyan found vexing. No matter how much Luo Xueyan tried to persuade her, Shen Miao couldn't give up her love for gold and silver jewelry, so over time, Luo Xueyan herself grew accustomed to seeing them. Their appearances were all superficial, and couldn't be taken seriously. Luo Xueyan herself came from a family of military commanders, and while she was born with a fierce and beautiful temperament, her clothing leaned towards the heroic, giving off a certain heroic air.

Chen Qiu stuck out his tongue and whispered, "If my sister wears something shiny and golden again this time..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a creaky sound and the door was pushed open.

“Sister, sister…” Shen Qiu opened his mouth and stared at Shen Miao like a fool without saying a word.

The girl wore a purple gauze skirt with emerald patterns, topped by a lotus-green cloak trimmed with rabbit fur. The fluffy fur gathered at her neck, making her small face seem even smaller than a palm. She had naturally fair skin, and even in a dark shade like lotus-green, she looked not dull at all, but rather regal. Her bright eyes and white teeth conveyed a calm and relaxed demeanor. While the girl's demeanor was graceful, what caught the eye even more was her calm and dignified demeanor. Every movement seemed to exude a subtle dignity.

Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin stared blankly. For a moment, they seemed to see beyond the girl the noble Golden Phoenix behind the throne room and beneath the heavy palace walls. They were even inferior to the Golden Phoenix.

It was precisely because Shen Miao always wore gold and silver in the past that the simpler she was now, the more noble she looked. Her calm demeanor was something they had never seen before. Luo Xueyan unconsciously stroked her chest. Since she came from the northwest desert and married Chen Xin to Dingjing City, she had often been ridiculed by the noble ladies there for being vulgar and ignorant of etiquette. Luo Xueyan herself had secretly asked a nanny to teach her how to dress, but even though she could learn the appearance, she could not acquire the refined elegance of the noble family, so she gave up.

Now her daughter looked more noble and dignified than any other noble lady in Dingjing City. How could she not be surprised!

“Hahahaha,” it was still Shen Xin who broke the silence first. He raised his head and laughed a few times. When he looked at Shen Miao again, his eyes were full of pride and smiles: “The Shen family’s daughter has grown up. My Jiaojiao is now a great beauty!” His words were extremely rude, causing Luo Xueyan to glare at him fiercely. When she turned around, she saw the guards from the army that Shen Qiu brought back. They were staring at Shen Miao with their eyes fixed. She couldn’t help but feel a little proud, and then she said: “Forget it, let’s get on the carriage first. It’s not good to be late.” After that, she came over and took Shen Miao’s hand, talking to her intimately.

Shen Miao was not used to being treated like a child like this, but she paused when she saw the doting eyes of Shen Xin and Shen Qiu. After all, in the eyes of her parents and brother, she was still the same Shen Jiaojiao.

Ren Wanyun noticed the crabapple flower hairpin on Shen Miao's head and smiled, "Jiaojiao, this hairpin is really beautiful. Did you pick it yourself?"