Ye Dasao and others entered the palace very early. After being checked, they were taken to a hall to wait.
None of the ten people spoke, and the hall was filled with silence.
Some people sat with their eyes closed to rest, some kept pacing, and some fanned themselves desperately, but still continued to sweat.
Mrs. Ye found a seat by the window and sat down, waiting quietly for the cooking competition to begin.
The cooking competition started at noon. At three quarters past four, except for the emperor and the empress, everyone else had basically taken their seats.
Princess Rui and Madam Qin sat together. Both of them wore new summer clothes and new head ornaments today, which attracted praise from the officials and wives around them.
"Isn't this headdress, Princess, a new style from the south?
"I went to several jewelry stores the past two days and didn't see anything similar!
"Look at this threadwork, how fine it is!"
"It's true, this is obviously the work of a master craftsman from the south.
"The craftsmanship here in the capital is still not as good as in the south, except for those in the palace."
"Madam Qin's engraved headpiece is really beautiful!
“I got closer and saw that it was engraved with not only patterns but also auspicious words!
"Let's not talk about how good the craftsmanship is, this is so auspicious, it makes people like it just by looking at it!"
Everyone was talking about praising the two people's headdresses.
Mrs. Qin smiled but said nothing.
Princess Rui, however, did not have to worry so much. She was delighted by the compliment and said, "Oh, I don't know if this headpiece is a new style from the south.
"It was all thoughtful of Hexuan. He heard that his mother and I were going to the palace for a banquet, so he bought it for us.
"If you ask me, this kid has really good taste, don't you agree?"
When everyone heard this, they rushed forward to praise him.
"Young Master Qin is really thoughtful!"
"That's right! She's both attentive and discerning. The Princess and Madam Qin are truly blessed!"
After hearing this, Princess Rui suddenly felt a little sad.
But she still had a smile on her face and said, "My sister is so lucky that her son is so filial and thoughtful."
When Mrs. Qin heard this, she was worried that her sister would feel bad, so she quickly thought about how to change the subject.
Just at this moment, Queen Beatrice arrived at the scene with Martina and a group of maids.
Madam Qin quickly made small talk: "Sister, look, Queen Beatrice is here."
When everyone heard her words, they subconsciously looked up, and then everyone was stunned.
Queen Beatrice was seen wearing a lavender long jacket with narrow sleeves, a white long skirt, a light yellow shawl, a high bun, and a pearl hairpin in her hair.
No one present expected that Queen Beatrice did not choose the traditional costume of their country today, but dressed like a Da Qi person.
Plus, this outfit is just too stunning.
With her skin being whiter than that of the people of Da Qi, she looked like a fairy from an ancient painting, so beautiful beyond words.
At this time, the emperor and empress had not arrived yet, so Princess Rui stepped forward to greet Queen Beatrice.
Madam Lu naturally continued to serve as an interpreter and accompanied Queen Beatrice into the palace.
When everyone followed Princess Rui closer, they discovered that the embroidery on Queen Beatrice's dress were all Western-style patterns, not the patterns of the Great Qi Dynasty.
But the color matching is very harmonious and not abrupt at all.
If you don't look closely from a close distance, you may not notice this detail at first.
But once you notice it, the more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes.
"I never thought that changing the color scheme and embroidering these Western patterns would look so unique."
"That's right, my master has always liked Western things, but I always think that their things are too fancy and noisy.
"But the more I look at the pattern on Queen Beatrice, the more I like it!"
Everyone gathered around Queen Beatrice, whispering to each other at first, but then they stopped caring and gathered in groups of three or five to discuss things.
Everyone was too embarrassed to ask Queen Beatrice directly, so they had to ask Madam Lu where the queen's clothes were made.
Madam Lu naturally did her best to help Ye Ersao promote the restaurant, and gave everyone the address of Youji Dumpling Restaurant, saying that if they wanted to have clothes custom-made, they could go there to find Ye Ersao.
When Madam Qin heard that the dress was made by Mrs. Ye, she nodded repeatedly and said, "So it's her, then it's not surprising.
"Mrs. Ye's craftsmanship is really good, and she is very creative. She can always make clothes that are different from those in other shops and are unconventional.
"You knew that too?" Princess Rui asked. "I didn't expect you to have asked Second Sister Ye to make clothes for you without telling me."
"Sister, do you still remember that during the Chinese New Year, you praised Hexuan's clothes for being beautiful? They were made by this Second Sister Ye."
"So it's her." Princess Rui thought of Qin Hexuan's clothes and nodded. "There is indeed some ingenuity in it. It suits Hexuan's temperament very well."
The mother and daughter of the Duan family followed the crowd. Although they had been there once before, they were still shocked when they saw the finished dress on Queen Beatrice.
Then the mother and daughter became excited.
Mrs. Duan said excitedly: "Son, with such a set of clothes, there will be no problem in seeing each other in the future!"
Miss Duan was even more excited. No matter whether they were interested in each other or not, which young girl didn't like nice clothes?
Miss Duan felt happy just thinking about being able to wear such beautiful clothes, and being the first one in the capital besides Queen Beatrice.
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