Hearing Wang Xiangyu utter such outrageous words, Zhou Yingying's eyes widened in shock. As a woman, she had never heard of such a thing before.
"Look at you, so useless. Let me tell you the story slowly."
Wang Xiangyu waved to Zhou Yingying, and the two whispered to each other for a while.
Just as Li Youran was lying on the bed in the most comfortable position, sleeping soundly, she was suddenly woken up by the maid who was on night watch.
"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"
Li Youran mumbled incoherently, rubbing her eyes as she spoke.
"Miss, the Second Prince's Consort hired a tailor to make clothes for you."
"Um?"
Li Youran squinted, her face full of doubt and confusion. Why would she suddenly think of making clothes in the middle of the night...?
Li Youran shook her head, thinking she must be dreaming. So she lay back down on the bed and remained silent no matter how the maid called her.
"You Ran, get up quickly, don't waste time."
The Second Prince's Consort waited and waited, but Li Youran did not appear. So she simply took the tailor to Li Youran's boudoir. Although it was against the rules, it was a last resort.
"Luckily you stayed tonight, otherwise we really wouldn't have made it in time."
The Second Prince's wife covered her mouth with a handkerchief and yawned as she spoke.
Li Youran closed her eyes, stretched out her arms, and let the tailor take her measurements.
"What happened to my sister that made her rush to make me new clothes in the middle of the night?"
After taking the measurements, Li Youran was no longer sleepy from all the fuss. She poured herself a cup of tea, sipped it slowly, and looked at the Second Prince's Consort while asking her questions.
"Just now, a eunuch suddenly came to the palace to deliver a message, saying that the Empress will be holding a flower viewing party tomorrow and has invited the ladies to the palace for a gathering. Hearing that I have found my long-lost sister, she specifically asked me to bring you along."
After the Second Prince's wife finished speaking, she rested her chin on her hand and said with a slight hint of doubt.
“In the past, the Empress was too busy disliking me to care about these things…”
Although the Second Prince's wife had her doubts, she didn't tell Li Youran much. She only told her to be careful in everything she did the next day and not to move around unnecessarily.
The next morning, before dawn, Li Youran was pulled up by her maids to get ready.
Today's makeup and hairstyle were much more elaborate than usual. Li Youran almost tripped while walking with her hair, which weighed about three pounds.
"There's no time to spare, so let's just do it haphazardly."
Even so, the Second Prince's wife still felt that Li Youran's makeup was not elaborate enough, but time was of the essence and they had no choice but to leave it at that. The two of them did not have time to eat breakfast and hurriedly boarded the carriage.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped, and Li Youran suddenly lurched forward, but fortunately, the Second Prince's Consort caught her.
"We can only walk the rest of the way."
Upon hearing the Second Prince's wife's words, Li Youran nearly collapsed. Wearing uncomfortable shoes, elaborate robes, and her hair piled high with knots, she had no idea how much further she had to walk…
This was Li Youran's first time entering the palace. As she walked, she looked around and sighed inwardly, thinking how incredibly luxurious the palace was, truly a place where power was concentrated.
The hall's columns are square, with dragon heads spouting water below the balusters, and the roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles with green trim. The hall's columns are round, with a carved dragon connecting the two columns. The dragon's head extends beyond the eaves, and its tail extends into the hall. Practicality and decoration are perfectly combined, enhancing the imperial grandeur of the hall.
The roof of the palace is covered with yellow glazed tiles with green trim. At the center is a flaming pearl-shaped finial, and around the finial are eight iron chains, each connected to a strongman.
The two pillars in front of the hall each have a golden dragon coiled around them. Inside the hall, there is a Sanskrit ceiling and a dragon-descending caisson ceiling with a front and rear corridor in the gable style. The roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles with green trim, and the ridge is decorated with colorful glazed dragon patterns and flame pearls.
"This is the emperor's sleeping quarters. Today we are going to the empress's Kunning Palace."
Looking at the maze-like palace, Li Youran could no longer tell which way was which. She just obediently followed the Second Prince's wife, afraid of getting lost.
Li Youran had read many novels about the imperial palace. It seemed magnificent and splendid, but in reality, it was a place where filth and corruption were rampant and many things could not be brought to light.
Putting aside everything else, just look at my older sister, who is usually incredibly shocked no matter what happens. She seemed quite flustered after learning that we were going to the palace.
Although the Second Prince's wife didn't say anything, Li Youran could sense that this journey would not be peaceful.
"Greetings to the Second Prince's Consort."
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