Chapter 13: Ill-fitting Clothes
Time flies.
Soon, the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet arrived.
On this day, Chu Qianlan brought newly cut clothes and headwear to Gu Jingchun early in the morning.
Gu Jingchun also had to get up early and wash up.
But Lan Xin looked at the clothes that Chu Qianlan sent that were obviously ill-fitting, and couldn't help muttering while she was dressing up Gu Jingchun who was still asleep.
"What's going on with Madam Hou?"
"Since she wants you to be the center of attention at the birthday party, she should also serve you some snacks.
If I wear the clothes she sent me, I will be laughed at.”
Gu Jingchun smiled.
She no longer has any expectations of herself as a mother.
How can a person who doesn't love herself care about her size and details?
I'm afraid the size of this dress is still made according to Gu Yunjin's size!
"Forget it, there's no time left, let's just change into the clothes we prepared!"
Lan Xin hurried to look for it, thinking that it was thanks to her young lady's foresight that she had prepared a piece of clothing in advance.
Otherwise, entering the palace today would be a problem.
Outside the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Chu Qianlan and Gu Yunjin were dressed up and waiting for Gu Jingchun's arrival.
But as time passed, it would be too late if they didn't set off now, and Chu Qianlan's expression gradually changed.
"It's already so late, why haven't you come yet?"
Gu Yunjin rolled his eyes and immediately went over to comfort her;
"Mother, please don't worry. There's still time. This is my sister's first time in the palace, so she must be a little nervous. It's understandable that she's late."
"Since this is her first time entering the palace, she needs to prepare in advance. Does she think that entering the palace is the same as entering the city, where she can go whenever she wants?"
"You don't even have any sense of time. What are we going to do if we're late?"
"If she didn't have to go, I would never have brought her to the banquet today. She doesn't know the rules so well, it would be embarrassing for her to go."
She said this and gave instructions to the housekeeper.
"Why don't you find someone to hurry up and urge them."
"Why are you so anxious, mother? Isn't your daughter here?"
After he finished speaking, Gu Jingchun slowly walked out wearing a light blue gauze robe with wide sleeves and a bird-patterned skirt.
Chu Qianlan paused slightly, his eyes lit up at first, but when he saw her clothes clearly, he sighed in disdain.
Although her outer robe was flowing and light, it was too plain.
It would be ok to see it at other times, but today all the people present at the birthday banquet were ladies from aristocratic families, and they were all wearing gold brocade, which was extremely luxurious.
It would be hard for Gu Jingchun to attract attention when he was dressed like that among the rich people.
When Gu Yunjin saw Gu Jingchun's outfit, she knew she was doing it on purpose, so she exclaimed:
"Sister, your dress today is so beautiful, flowing and elegant, it really suits you. But why don't you wear the clothes mother prepared for you?"
"Don't you like it?"
"Sister, do you know that this dress was specially made by the best embroiderer in Tiandu, and the material from her dowry was also used. Its preciousness cannot be measured by money."
Gu Jingchun complained inwardly when he heard this. No wonder the pattern was so tacky. It turned out to be a pattern from many years ago!
As soon as Gu Yunjin finished speaking, Chu Qianlan frowned and said with a reproachful look:
"Jingchun, where are the clothes I prepared for you? Why aren't you wearing them?"
Gu Jingchun opened his mouth and was about to explain when he heard Chu Qianlan continue to shout:
"Jingchun, I told you very clearly that day that as a girl from an aristocratic family, you should always put the overall situation first. Do you think that changing your clothes secretly can change anything?"
"The Third Prince is attracted to you because of your origins in the Yong'an Marquisate, not because of this dress."
She muttered something under her breath as she spoke.
“No wonder he came out at this hour, he must have calculated that he hadn’t changed his clothes yet!
What a petty and mean-spirited way of doing things! "
Gu Yunjin immediately stepped forward and took Chu Qianlan's arm and said:
"Mother, please don't talk about my sister like that.
After all, my sister just came to Tiandu and doesn’t understand any of this.
She just thought that replacing me was a bad thing, but that's not the case.
The Third Prince's power and status are beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Chu Qianlan looked at Gu Yunjin with admiration and poked her forehead in an angry manner.
"You are kind-hearted, but you are still making excuses for her at this time. In her eyes, we are harming her!"
After saying that, he looked at Gu Jingchun with disgust.
"Don't you see what your situation is like now?
You are a widow now, how can you find a good marriage?"
"If you marry into another aristocratic family, you will inevitably be looked down upon and wasted.
I let you marry the Third Prince for your own good.
As long as you marry the Third Prince, you will be the high and mighty Prince Consort. Who can look down on you?"
Gu Jingchun snorted softly when he heard this.
"In that case, my daughter will go back."
As he said this, he bowed slightly and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Chu Qianlan quickly called her.
"Stop, what are you going back for?"
"I've said so much, but you didn't listen to a word I said!"
Gu Jingchun looked innocent.
"I've heard your advice, but I think that even with such a good marriage, it's better to let Yunjin marry him, so that people outside won't think that I've come back to snatch my sister's marriage away and think that I'm a jealous person."
After saying this, Chu Qianlan and Gu Yunjin were stunned. Seeing that Gu Jingchun was about to leave, they gritted their teeth and shouted:
"If you come back, how can Yunjin marry the Third Prince?"
"Why not?" Gu Jingchun asked, "Mother also said that with the Third Prince's power and status, ordinary people simply can't marry him. But my sister no longer has the status of a legitimate daughter of the Marquisate, so marrying the Third Prince would be like flying up a tree and becoming a phoenix."
"Such a good thing, my daughter will naturally give it to her younger sister."
Chu Qianlan looked at Gu Jingchun's innocent look and wanted to refute, but these words came from her own mouth and she had no way to refute. She could only smile with gritted teeth.
"What are you talking about? Since it's your marriage, it's naturally yours. There's no way you can give it up."
"Besides, didn't I already tell you the seriousness of this matter?"
As she spoke, she took another step forward, seemingly holding Gu Jingchun's hand lovingly, and softly soothingly said, "Look at you, why are you so angry? Mother just saw that you were late and said a few words to you, and you're unhappy now?"
Gu Jingchun shook off Chu Qianlan's hand and said coldly:
"Why didn't mother ask me why I changed my clothes, but just assumed I changed my clothes to avoid marriage?
My mother's idea made me feel that there was something fishy about this marriage.
Otherwise, according to what my mother said, how could I not want such a good marriage?"
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