The skirt of the palace dress is layered, and the edges are delicately outlined with silver threads.
She wore a golden belt inlaid with jewel tassels around her waist, which further highlighted her slender waist and graceful figure.
Her black and shiny hair was tied up high, with a dazzling hollow carved gold hairpin inserted in the bun. A few small and exquisite pearl flowers were dotted on one side of the bun, adding a touch of softness.
She wore a tassel crown in the middle, and the beautiful tassels on her forehead made her even more beautiful.
She had put on careful makeup today, especially her eyes. Jun Zechen stared at her eyes for a long time.
"Come here." Jun Zechen said softly.
Su Jingyao obediently walked in front of him, moved closer, and winked at him playfully.
In order to match the dress, she deliberately made her eyes look more lively. She wrapped her entire eyes with eyeliner and added a little eyeliner to the end of her eyes, making her look particularly different.
When she smiles, she is charming; when she doesn't smile, she is cool and noble.
"Why are you dressed like this today?" Jun Zechen asked curiously.
"Your Majesty will be selecting the palace tomorrow. You'll be meeting so many sisters, so shouldn't I dress up nicely? I'm just trying it out today. Do you think I look good?"
Su Jingyao pouted slightly and spoke coquettishly with a hint of playfulness.
"Who in the world can compare to Yaoyao?"
Jun Zechen smiled, gently put his arm around her waist, and then with a slight force, he brought her into his arms.
"Your Majesty only knows how to say nice things to please me."
Su Jingyao said after making a joke: "The palace dress I am wearing was specially made by the Shangfu Bureau. The Shangfu Bureau did a great job under the care of the Imperial Concubine Sister. I like it very much."
"The Empress Dowager will have her birthday banquet soon, and I will ask the clothing bureau to make another one for me."
Su Jingyao leaned against him obediently, her small hand slowly playing with the jade pendant around his waist.
When Jun Zechen heard her mention the Shangfu Bureau, his thoughts seemed to be aroused.
"In the twenty days' time, it will be the Queen Mother's birthday. Her palace attire for that day will also be made by the Shangfu Bureau. The Imperial Concubine should select a style for her in advance and begin making it."
Jun Zechen frowned slightly, feeling a little worried.
Ling Yue had never dealt with these things before and was really afraid that something might go wrong.
Although the female officials of the Shangfu Bureau will arrange everything properly, they all act in accordance with the palace rules and ancestral regulations.
If Ling Yue had not asked his mother in advance but let the female official follow the rules, Jun Zechen was really worried that his mother would be dissatisfied.
Thinking of this, Jun Zechen sighed inwardly and decided to send someone to inform the imperial concubine.
When Su Jingyao heard Jun Zechen mention the palace dress for the Queen Mother's birthday, a deep meaning suddenly flashed in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, my sister is in charge of both the Shangfu Bureau and the Shangyi Bureau. The Shangyi Bureau is responsible for planning and organizing palace banquets."
"If Sister can not only present the Queen Mother with a palace dress that pleases her, but also host a successful birthday banquet for her, it will surely please her and change her mind about you."
Jun Zechen hugged her, his big hands stroking her waist.
Hearing her words that showed she was wholeheartedly thinking about Ling Yue, a feeling of unreality suddenly welled up in my heart.
"Last time on Yaoyao's birthday, I was angry with the Imperial Concubine for not accompanying her. Wasn't Yaoyao angry with the Imperial Concubine?"
Su Jingyao leaned on him and couldn't see his expression clearly, but Jun Zechen's voice was light, with a hint of temptation.
Su Jingyao's eyelashes drooped, and a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes.
Then she raised her little hand coquettishly and tapped Jun Zechen's chest gently.
"Why should I be angry with the Imperial Concubine? If I am angry, it is with Your Majesty!"
She twisted her body slightly as she spoke.
"Your Majesty broke your promise that day, and I was deeply distressed. So I felt sorry for my sister as well. I was selfish and wanted to take away the love that belonged to my sister, so I also wanted to compensate her in other ways."
"Although I'm not very smart, I know that the Queen Mother is dissatisfied with you. If you perform well at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the Queen Mother will definitely change her mind."
Jun Zechen's eyes became increasingly profound, and there always seemed to be a deep meaning in them that was difficult for others to understand.
He did not tell Yaoyao that Ping'er was the imperial concubine's spy in her palace, nor did he tell her that it was the imperial concubine who deliberately poisoned herself to prevent him from accompanying her out of the palace.
If she knew all this, would she still think so wholeheartedly about Ling Yue?
He wanted to protect her innocent heart and didn't want her to see the fickleness and ugliness of human hearts.
"Yaoyao, do you know that if the Queen Mother changes her mind about the Imperial Concubine, she might be crowned as the Empress?" Jun Zechen said with a blank expression and a flat voice.
"I know, Your Majesty has always reserved the position of Queen for my sister, hasn't he?"
"Your Majesty has also told me that my sister is your first wife, so the position of empress originally belonged to her."
Su Jingyao turned her head and looked at him puzzledly. Because of her makeup, her dark and bright eyes were particularly conspicuous, like a clear spring, crystal clear.
Jun Zechen's face remained calm, but there was a hint of hesitation in his heart.
Yes, when he ascended the throne, he always wanted to reserve the position of queen for Ling Yue.
But now, he doesn't seem so sure...
Jun Zechen looked into her eyes and even wanted to ask her in his heart, doesn't she want to be his queen?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Su Jingyao continued, "So I beg Your Majesty to send someone with experience to help Sister Noble Concubine."
Her expression was one of worry.
"After the palace selection tomorrow, the concubines will also enter the palace in five days. With more people in the palace, it will be easy for something to go wrong."
"Besides, the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is the first large-scale banquet held by the Imperial Palace since His Majesty ascended the throne, so it must be well prepared."
"Sister, you don't have much experience. What if something goes wrong?"
Jun Zechen looked at her seriously considering Ling Yue, with complicated thoughts in his mind.
Should he tell her that the imperial concubine whom she had always regarded as her sister had changed?
"Okay, I will send someone to help the concubine."
After hearing a satisfactory answer, Su Jingyao continued to lean on him.
Where Jun Zechen couldn't see, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She would let the people sent by Jun Zechen witness Ling Yue's incompetence with their own eyes.
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