The Rebirth of the Empress

Suturing

Regardless of what turmoil arises in the capital, or whatever undercurrents are formed, from the surface there will always be singing and dancing… The annual Chrysanthemum Banquet was getting closer and because the Guang Wen Tang academy exam was already very close to the Chrysanthemum banquet, the two events were done together.

Unlike previous years, with this, the academy examination had become a big event as all the noble families would attend the banquet.

Early in the morning, Grand Madam Shen sent her servant, Xi-er, to the Western courtyard saying that she had invited the tailor for the Chrysanthemum banquet attire and had also invited Shen Miao to vote.

Shen Miao nodded in agreement.

In the previous academy examinations, Shen Miao would wear normal clothes because he usually ended up under so that others would laugh if he wore something that stood out. Now with the combination of the academy examination and the Chrysanthemum banquet, it was illogical not to make new clothes.

During the Chrysanthemum banquet, many of their officials and furens would be there, mostly to search for their future daughter-in-law. So for families who have daughters, certainly not only present but also dress up to describe their beauty. Even though Grand Madam Shen disliked the First Household, she still had to do it on the surface. Moreover, for Grand Madam Shen, who would only pay attention to her own interests, would definitely use Shen Miao's marriage to exchange power and might even sell it.

Bai Lu looked rather pleased as he accompanied Shen Miao towards Rong Jing Tang, “ Didn't expect that the Chrysanthemum banquet would come this fast. Young Miss loves Chrysanthemum banquet and at that time, there will be a chance to enjoy the flowers.”

Shen Miao liked the Chrysanthemum banquet but not because he enjoyed the flower scene. Whenever there was such a banquet, he would be the one vaguely seen and would be exiled and it was of course encouraged by Shen Yue and Shen Qing. He is also stupid and boring and will not dress appropriately so he will be laughed at without even realizing it.

He liked the Chrysanthemum banquet but it was because of Fu Xiu Yi.

At the Chrysanthemum Banquet a year ago, Fu Xiu Yi was also present. On that day he was also laughed at and alone. The Chrysanthemum Garden was filled with beautiful purple and brilliant red so everyone had to look for the reddest and brightest as he walked to the corner where he saw the Chrysanthemum flower pot whites.

White chrysanthemums are most likely to be used during funerals and certainly not a joyous thing let alone these Chrysanthemums blooming so pitifully. Some petals withered and one would not know if it was rain or wind, as he stood alone in a corner without anyone's attention.

Most likely a fellow suffering from empathizing with each other, Shen Miao felt that he alone and the chrysanthemum were exactly the same. Only one person was alone, where no one would see. Just as his heart was wailing, he saw a formally dressed man walking in front of the chrysanthemum.

She reached out to the flower spray and gently stroked her petals. The person by his side asked, "Ninth Sister, this flower is pitiful, what is good to see?"

The man smiled, "It's a pity that it's subtle without relying on anything."

This 'unfortunately refined sentence without relying on anything' was what made Shen Miao have such a good impression of the man. When the man turned around, he was even more captivated by this handsome appearance.

After that Shen Miao learned from the women that it was His Ninth Prince Royal Highness, Fu Xiu Yi.

There is probably no reason why one admires others during his youth. Fu Xiu Yi's words were clear about chrysanthemums but she felt it empathized with her. He thought that if he married such a gentle person, he would also feel tenderness towards her like he did to that lonely flower.

Unfortunately, it was all just his wishful thinking. Fu Xiu Yi felt gentle towards the fragile flower, felt gentle towards the entire world, felt gentle towards Mei Furen but would never feel tenderness towards her. As for him who gives everything, from him that is the 'responsibility' of a wife. The days of mutual respect between the couple were an act of tolerance from Fu Xiu Yi.

He didn't really pity that Chrysanthemum but just made a casual comment that he later took for real.

Shen Yuan Bo was not present today and Grand Madam Shen was wearing a long green and white embroidered robe. She was already seventy years old and should not wear such a fresh green color and with that straight and serious face, she looked like a female ghost. But he himself did not realize it at all.

Shen Yue and Shen Qing stood beside their mother. There were two more Shu princesses in the Second House but Ren Wan Yun was too strong and arrogant so for such a banquet, he did not allow Shu's daughter to go to steal the limelight. As for the Third household, Shen Wan only had Tongfang other than Chen Rou Qiu so there was no need to mention Shu's son or daughter.

So in this way, only princess Di of every household received the invitation of the chrysanthemum banquet.

After Shen Miao greeted Big Lady Shen, Ren Wan Yun looked at Shen Miao and smiled, “little five is here. Quickly choose clothing materials. Li Liang will take measurements later.”

Shen Qing giggled, "Second Sister and I have made our choice and are now waiting for you to choose."

It was clear that it was Xi-er who arrived late but it seemed that it was his fault to make the entire crowd at Rong Jing Tang wait. Shen Miao did not want to be bothered to argue with him and walked over to the sofa where the clothing materials were placed.

Li Liang was a middle-aged woman over thirty years old. Shen's residence will buy all new clothes from his shop. When she was young she learned some embroidery techniques from the female officials who served in the Palace so her clothes were very nice.

There were about five or six torn clothes lying in front. One Begonia and one misty pink color had already been placed on the side, clearly chosen by the others. Needless to say it belonged to Shen Qing and Shen Yue.

The scene of his previous life flashed clearly in his eyes. That day during the Chrysanthemum banquet, Shen Qing wore a Begonia-colored dress and looked warm and generous which made her more beautiful than a flower. Shen Yue wore a pink dress with white pear flower embroidery which made her look soft and feminine. And she was wearing a light yellow dress and neckless jewelry and jewelry from Grand Madam Shen, looking like a joke she did not know.

And that light yellow cloth was the one that Shenshens and her older sister wanted her to choose.

Shen Yue smiled, “Fifth Brother's skin is brightly colored so it is suitable to choose light yellow color for clothes. It will look alive and beautiful to you.”

Shen Qing repeatedly nodded, "That's right, looking at the other materials, it seems that the light yellow color complements the little five more."

Chen Rou Xiu had a smile on his lips as he remained silent. There was also a trace of ridicule in Ren Wan Yun's eyes.

Shen Miao did not know how to choose clothes.

Shen Furen was not at the residence all year. When the mother is absent, the child will definitely have many flaws. The other people in the Shen residence all had ulterior motives and how would they teach this young girl how to match up sincerely? So in the long run, Shen Miao could only follow Shen Qing and Shen Que and choose what they said was good.

For example, the light yellow material did complement her skin but it looked too cheesy and somewhat childish. Coupled with those gold jewels, she looked like the daughter of a landlord.

Gu Yu and the others persuaded him to throw away the jewelry, but he was subconsciously stubborn and rushed to be humiliated.

This is funny.