Chen Shangfu has more seniority and is a calm and experienced person, she said after she stood up.
"Your Majesty, the Shangfu Bureau has prepared four sets of auspicious clothing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. This humble official and Li Shangfu will be in charge of two of them respectively."
The reason why four sets of auspicious costumes are prepared is that the Queen Mother will wear one set at the birthday banquet, and then His Majesty will change into another set when His Majesty prepares a large-scale court performance for the Queen Mother in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Just in case, each set of auspicious clothes has a backup, so a total of four sets are prepared.
The craftsmanship of each set of auspicious clothes worn by the Empress Dowager is extremely sophisticated and luxurious, and the production process is time-consuming, labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Chen Shangfu paused and continued.
"It's just that... In addition to being responsible for the empress dowager's auspicious attire, the Shangfu Bureau also has to prepare banquet attire for you and the first palace's main concubines, Consort Chun Shufei and An Zhaorong. I think it's okay..."
When the imperial concubine heard this, her beautiful eyebrows frowned involuntarily and she interrupted Chen Shangfu.
"For the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the most important thing is her auspicious attire. The palace attire for everyone else can be made as usual."
Chen Shangfu had a serious expression on his face. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the imperial concubine's casualness, he still spoke calmly.
"Your Majesty, the Clothing Bureau will do its best to dress every master, whether it is Concubine Chun Shu or An Zhaorong. I think the clothing department can be responsible for the dresses of Concubine Chun Shu and An Zhaorong."
When the imperial concubine heard the names of Concubine Chun Shu and An Zhaorong, she couldn't help but feel angry.
Concubine Chun Shu stole her husband's heart, and An Zhaorong framed her, causing her to lose her position as queen.
The imperial concubine interrupted Chen Shangfu impatiently.
"Chen Shangfu, I know you are always striving for perfection, but the most important thing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is the Queen Mother's auspicious clothes. I have other arrangements, you just need to prepare the Queen Mother's auspicious clothes."
"I will continue to arrange for someone else to take care of the concubines' palace attire. Please step down."
Chen Shangfu frowned slightly, feeling somewhat helpless, but still replied respectfully: "Yes, Madam."
After Chen Shangfu left, the imperial concubine turned to face Li Shangfu who was standing beside her.
Li Shangfu stood respectfully with a fawning smile on his face.
"Li Shangfu, just tell someone to make the palace costumes for Concubine Chun Shu and An Zhaorong. Don't worry too much about it."
After that, she continued, "I remember that Concubine Chun Shu chose amaryllis for her embroidery pattern this time. You should add some other colors to it so that the red is not too eye-catching."
"The pattern on my palace dress is peony, which is most similar to peony. It doesn't matter if I embroider it more like peony."
Li Shangfu nodded quickly, with an even more flattering smile on his face: "Yes, Madam."
"The palace dress I make for you will definitely be the most luxurious, and I will not let the empress dowager's wedding dress go wrong."
The imperial concubine nodded with satisfaction, "Well, very good, you can leave now."
Li Shangfu bowed respectfully, turned around and walked out.
Zhaochun Palace.
After Miaoxia cooked the calming medicine that Imperial Physician Jin had carefully prepared for her master, she carefully held the still slightly steaming medicine in both hands and slowly walked into the hall.
"Master, Nanny Lin has been taking good care of your health, but why do you have to drink medicine to recuperate recently? Didn't you hate this bitter medicine the most?"
Miaoxia frowned slightly, her face full of confusion.
"You are not unaware of the superb medical skills of Imperial Doctor Jin. I will drink this medicine only because it is good for my health."
Su Jingyao looked calm and simply responded without further explanation.
The formula of the medicine she has been taking recently: 15 grams of Angelica sinensis, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Red Peony Root, 8 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Peach Kernel, 8 grams of Safflower, 15 grams of Leonurus japonicus, and 10 grams of Cyperus rotundus.
Then added some of Li Jing’s secret recipes.
Anyone who has a little knowledge of medicine can tell at a glance that most of these medicinal herbs have the effect of activating blood circulation.
This is the recipe that Su Jingyao specially asked Li Jin to prepare to help her menstrual period come earlier.
She has been taking this prescription for several days, and on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she will give herself another bowl of medicine.
According to Li Jin's familiarity with her body, on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she would most likely suffer heavy bleeding due to her period arriving early, after all, she had taken so many blood-activating herbs.
Jun Zechen has been on the throne for more than three months. This time, she must make Jun Zechen completely disappointed in Ling Yue.
Of course we have to do something big.
She planned to pretend to be pregnant and then have a miscarriage on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
If the Empress Dowager had her period on her birthday, it would be seven days earlier than her normal period.
Besides, she had also calculated the time for sexual intercourse with Jun Zechen. If she miscarried after only half a month of pregnancy, even the imperial physician would find it difficult to determine whether she was pregnant by taking her pulse.
Moreover, the blood from miscarriage half a month into pregnancy is almost impossible to distinguish from menstrual blood. After all, even in modern times, it requires tests such as human chorionic gonadotropin to make a judgment.
Ancient doctors were basically unable to tell the difference in the blood with the naked eye.
She did not tell Miaoxia and the others about this plan. Although they were smart and steady, they were still a little lacking in acting skills.
If they knew it in advance, Su Jingyao was worried that they would not be able to cry.
It’s better to keep it a secret from them.
Su Jingyao frowned slightly, endured the bitterness, closed her eyes, tilted her head back and drank the medicine.
After drinking it, there was a trace of pain on his face, and there were still some medicine stains at the corners of his mouth.
Miaoxia hurriedly took the medicine bowl from her, brought her a bowl of scented tea, and then put the medicine bowl aside.
After Su Jingyao finished drinking the scented tea and suppressed the bitterness in her mouth, her eyes fell on the palace dress sent by the Fashion Bureau.
There was a hint of disdain in his eyes.
If it weren't for the plan in her mind, Su Jingyao really didn't want to wear a palace dress like this from the bottom of her heart.
The embroidery of the palace dress appears gorgeous and elegant on the surface, but if you look closely at the stitches you can see how rough they are.
Even the rare brocade that she had previously sent to the Shangfu Bureau had been replaced. I don't know if the imperial concubine condoned her subordinates' corruption.
Miaoxia also looked at the palace costume with disgust and couldn't help but complain.
"Master, please take a look at this palace dress. The stitching inside is so messy. It only looks okay at first glance."
"Let's not talk about how bad the embroidery is. The most important thing is that the material is not right. We clearly sent the best brocade."
Miaoxia shook her head slightly as she spoke.
"Your skin is delicate, and this material will definitely make you uncomfortable. Why don't you tell His Majesty? I'll change your palace dress for you."
"It's okay. I have other plans."
A mysterious look flashed across Su Jingyao's face, and she said lightly.
After hearing this, Miaoxia was confused, but she knew in her heart that her master must have her own plans, so she stopped asking questions.
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