As soon as the imperial physician returned to the Imperial Hospital, Emperor Kangxi summoned him away, asked him a few questions, and then dismissed him.
Just after lunch, the wives of officials in the capital learned that the Crown Princess had dispatched physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy to examine Lady Ulanara's pulse. Many of the women were secretly delighted; Lady Ulanara had finally suffered a setback.
In the imperial court, Fei Yanggu and his two sons were loyal ministers of Emperor Kangxi, while in the inner court, Qingyan alone became the envy of the noble ladies, as if all good fortune had descended upon the Ulanara clan.
Several carriages moved slowly along the pipeline. Qingyan sat cross-legged in one of the carriages, looking at the prescriptions written by the doctors for Lady Jueluo. One or two of these imperial physicians were from the Crown Prince's faction. The Crown Princess should know very well whether Lady Jueluo was ill.
She propped her head up, thinking about how to trip her up.
At the banquet for the Golden Festival, Li Shi, despite her simple attire, attracted more attention than the Crown Princess. After the banquet, the Crown Prince stayed directly in the concubine's courtyard.
After a moment's hesitation, she picked up a paintbrush and personally designed a set of pomegranate blossom headdresses. The entire hairpin was made of the finest pink tourmaline, and the rest was made of the finest jadeite and gold wire. The set of headdresses consisted of 22 hairpins of various sizes, as well as three pairs of pomegranate blossom-shaped earrings.
Yin tilted his head and glanced at it; the headdress designed by Qingyan was intricately patterned.
"Little darling, it's too heavy and cumbersome, not suitable for you!" Yin often designs clothes and headdresses for Qingyan as his own way of relaxing.
Linglong Pavilion became the couple's processing base, and sometimes the shopkeeper discovered that the couple had to hide things from each other.
"For the Li family!" Qingyan gestured with her chin. The Li family was fond of luxurious jewelry, and a third of the exquisite jewelry from Linglong Pavilion was given as tribute to Yuqing Palace by the Li family.
Emperor Kangxi could roughly control the economic situation of his ministers by observing the sales of Linglong Pavilion. The women of the eight major families were generally not frugal.
He hooked his right index finger and flicked it against her little nose. By doing this, the little girl was undoubtedly trampling on the Crown Princess's dignity.
"If she dares to lay a hand on my family, I won't let her off easily." Qingyan stretched out her immature claws, striking her sister-in-law for the first time.
He took a sip of tea, picked up the brush she had put down with his right hand, placed the pomegranate hairpin aside, and then painted a set of magnolia hairpins. He liked water magnolias the most; the magnolia petals were elegant white, and the part near the calyx was a light purple.
Many of these plants were planted in the Yuanmingyuan Garden. If they were to be made into headdresses, it would take a lot of effort, and the selection of materials alone would be extremely difficult.
“I have some top-quality Hetian jade. By chance, there’s a faint, complementary color on the bottom of the jade, which is perfect for making this headdress.” Yin took a piece of raw stone, intending to make a nice headdress for her.
This year, two children were born, and the parents were a little overwhelmed. Qingyan wanted to do everything himself, and it was also his first time trying to take care of two children.
He derived a lot of enjoyment from it, which was quite different from his previous strict fatherly ideas.
"When are you going to wear it?" Yin wrote beside him. It was inlaid with platinum, which was brought by missionaries. It was more durable than silver, and few people in the royal family would use such a headdress.
"Offer sacrifices to our ancestors!" Yin said directly without looking up.
On the day of the Golden Offering Festival, the Crown Princess's set of three phoenix hairpins was astonishing. Apart from the Empress, even Consort Tong rarely wore phoenix hairpins. The Crown Princess's boldness made many ministers uneasy.
She smiled and said that every year, there were only a few sets of headdresses for ancestral worship, either silver or white jade, and very few other designs.
It was quite an innovation, as the two of them shared similar interests, and many of the decorations at Kyushu Qingyan were actually made by them.
Princes and their wives rarely paid as much attention to the quality of life as they did; they mostly spent their time mingling with court officials and their wives.
"Fourth Prince, this set of headdresses is quite nice. We should design another set for Mother!" Qingyan paid special attention to Consort Tong, as Yin usually gave him special treatment and would ask him to design another set for Consort Tong.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is closer, and Yin no longer has to put himself in a difficult position between them. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and Qingyan did a better job in this life.
"Mmm!" He hugged her tightly and focused on drawing the magnolia pattern.
He turned his head and took another piece of paper, and began to draw the pear blossom headdress. The pear trees in Chenggan Palace were basically transplanted there by Emperor Kangxi himself, and they were Consort Tong's favorite flowers and trees.
The servants in the Imperial Workshop often used pear blossoms as embroidery patterns to make everyday clothes for Consort Tong and to design pear blossom hairpins.
Yin had personally painted a set that was quite different in style from this one. This set of pear blossom headdresses, with its profusion of flowers, was based on blooming pear blossoms, with various colored gemstones used as embellishments at the pear blossom stamens.
Along the way, Qingyan and Yin kept discussing the headdresses. After the two of them finished designing three sets of headdresses, the carriage stopped, and she quickly folded the three design drawings and put them in her purse.
Su Lan respectfully lifted the carriage curtain, and Yin picked up Qing Yan and stepped off the carriage using a stool.
At this moment, the four members of the Feiyanggu family stood aside. Jue Luo Shi looked rather listless. Songgeliya snatched the headdress from her hand, and she was so angry that she collapsed to the ground.
"Mother!" Qingyan patted Yin's hand, stood up, and quickly went to Jue Luo's side. "Are you feeling alright?"
Qingyan never expected that her set of jewelry would cause Jue Luo to fall ill.
Jue Luo shook her head helplessly; her own family had gone too far.
"That headdress and jewelry set worn by Lady Jue Luo is somewhat excessive." The materials used in the banquet were basically those that only the princes' wives' families could use; even members of the imperial clan would have to avoid using three sets.
Jue Luo looked at Qing Yan with suspicion; the ingredients seemed quite ordinary.
"Mother-in-law, let's go to Xinghua Chun Pavilion first." Yin specially designed Xinghua Chun Pavilion so that Fei Yanggu's family could stay more comfortably. It was very close to the side gate, which led to a hutong (alleyway) that was not connected to Changchun Garden.
Jue Luo gave a wry smile and helped the maid walk into the hall. The place was decorated according to the original appearance of Ulanara's new residence, and this was the first time Jue Luo had moved in.
"Qingyan, what you mean by going overboard..." Fei Yanggu asked worriedly.
The Jueluo clan was, after all, related to the Ulanara clan by marriage, which would affect the Qingyan ceremony.
"Xiao Guai used it very skillfully. Outsiders couldn't tell the difference, but the censors could. Those were basically things that only the princes' in-laws could use. The ones used by the imperial relatives were all overstepping their bounds," Yin explained.
Pfft!
The two brothers, Saito and Jueluo, spat out their tea. Jueluo had taken many things from their residence; they certainly deserved to be taught a lesson. Her subtle actions were so discreet that those who suffered losses had no excuse.
As soon as she finished speaking, Jue Luo felt relieved. These minor flaws wouldn't lead to the complete annihilation of her family. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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