Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

Under normal circumstances, Princess Jing'an would not talk about things like bellybands, and even when she was being honest with Chu Wuji, she would not talk about such embarrassing topics.

Princess Jing'an explained unhappily:

"What obscene talk! This sealed embroidery box must contain your clothes, the Queen. The Holy Queen wouldn't allow you to take the phoenix robe out. If it's not underwear, what else could it be?"

There is nothing wrong with this logic. It is unlikely that Empress Wen would take out clothes of formal specifications that symbolize noble status and wear them as daily wear.

Queen Wen opened the seal to check, and was stunned for a moment. She turned to the beautiful princess and said:

"Come and see what it is~"

The dignified and elegant Princess Jing'an leaned over and blinked, suspecting that the palace had sent the wrong thing.

Inside was not only a new gilded phoenix-patterned robe, but also brocade bedding exclusive to the Queen's bedroom, and next to it was a set of the Princess's ceremonial robe, the fabric and embroidery of which were impeccable.

Every stitch and thread is made with the finest contemporary embroidery craftsmanship.

There is a story behind this set of ceremonial robes for the princess. According to the normal pace of the crown prince's succession, this robe was originally intended for the crown princess, that is, the future new queen.

However, the royal family of Lihuo Country was in such a situation that it was difficult to find a candidate for the Crown Princess, so they changed it into a princess's ceremonial robe and gave it to Princess Jing'an for use.

Princess Jing'an stroked the brocade quilt in disbelief and said:

"The Empress actually agreed to take the imperial family's belongings and use them in the palace... We can't let outsiders know about this, otherwise it would be an act of usurpation!"

"Pavilion Master Fan personally delivered it, and the Holy Empress personally gave the nod. There's no need to worry. Perhaps it's for Wuji to enjoy."

It was understandable that the brocade bedding was sent to Prince Jing'an's Mansion, but Empress Wen did not expect that the phoenix robe would be sent out as well.

This really wants Chu Wuji to enjoy the feeling of being an emperor...

Princess Jing'an recalled the message from Pavilion Master Fan and said:

"I have to pass the information on to Wuji later. Pavilion Master Fan said it's not a major matter, but since it's related to demons, how can it be a trivial matter?"

Queen Wen took out the bellyband with the phoenix pattern, placed it in front of the princess, gestured, and said:

"I have to ask Wuji to stay over tonight. I hope Yao'er won't come over and get in the way again~!"

Princess Jing'an knew she didn't mean to be disgusted, but she still complained:

"You used to think about Yao'er coming to the palace to accompany you every day, but now you say that Yao'er is a hindrance. How can you be an aunt like this?"

"I am also thinking about Xiao Yao'er. What if she wakes up from a nightmare at night? What should I do then?"

Not only Xiao Yaoer was awakened, but the two elders were also very frightened.

Once, Princess Jing'an's heart almost jumped out of her throat. She was holding her daughter in her arms and coaxing her to sleep, while she had to endure Wu Ji's rude and aggressive behavior behind her. She was always afraid that Wen Yaoer would see the bad scene.

Princess Jing'an's heart began to beat faster just thinking back to her feelings at that time. Her face was slightly unnatural, and she forced herself to remain calm and said:

"Alright, Queen, please arrange for the maid to make the bed and change the bedding. I'll go talk to Wu Ji."

......

Princess Jing'an moved to the courtyard and found Chu Wuji who had just returned.

The elegant, intellectual and noble young woman saw his condition and couldn't help laughing, revealing a bright and generous smile.

Chu Wuji was wearing a handsome and capable black robe, with a strong and tall posture, but he was wearing a big red tiger-head hat on his head, which was a conflict of style!

This scene was like a famous and powerful general who suddenly took off his scarred armor, revealing his burly chest and a red pig bellyband.

"Wu Ji, why are you dressed like this?" Princess Jing'an's beautiful eyes were filled with smiles, and her appearance was stunning.

"...Uh, wear it with the girls."

After Chu Wuzhi finished speaking, the little girls held hands and ran into the palace gate one after another, laughing and talking.

Yaoer and Xiaotu, two white-haired foxes, and the sheep-horse twins, all wore tiger-head hats and were running and jumping around, having a bit of fun.

Yun Qingying was also a member of this army, but she was thin-skinned, and she happened to meet members of the Yun family on the way, so she made an excuse to slip back, and now she is probably hiding in the room.

"King Xiaotu, take your friends out to play. I'm going to talk to my mother."

"King Xiaotu heard it!"

Chu Wuji could see that Princess Jing'an came to see him specifically, so he sent the maids away.

To make Xiaotu work, besides the temptation of delicious food, the only thing left is flattery. She has recently taken a liking to the title of "King Xiaotu". Just call her that and she will happily go to work.

"Mother, what's the matter?"

Princess Jing'an explained things very swiftly, especially the important matters. As a mother, she acted like Chu Wuji's personal secretary. She said concisely and clearly:

"Pavilion Master Fan, I've passed on a message saying that a powerful mermaid is causing trouble in the Sea Country. Their voices can confuse people, and even the experts we've summoned are ineffective. This is just a rumor, not a request for your assistance."

Even after asking an expert, it doesn’t work?

Chu Wuji didn't have a strong desire to help, but it would be okay to practice, since it wasn't far away anyway.

"Okay, I'll tell the seniors in the Immortal Family and see what their attitude is."

Princess Jing'an nodded, her eyes dodging for a moment, then lowered her voice and discussed:

"Also... the Queen wants you to come over and chat with us while Yao'er is with Senior Xianhe. What do you think?"

Chu Wuji understood what he meant and immediately agreed:

"Okay, I'll come find you guys later!"

"...No, come back in the evening. The house is still being cleaned up and the bedding is being replaced."

Although it couldn't be called a surprise, Princess Jing'an wanted to prepare it at night and show it to her adopted son. If she let him know in advance, there would be one less little surprise.

"Okay then, I'll go find you later, Mother~"

Chu Wuzhi asked the princess again if there was any affairs in the palace that he could help with. Although the princess did not want to trouble him, seeing that her adopted son was determined, she looked at the account books and the like with him.

During this period, Chu Wuji also felt a little ashamed.

Although it seemed that he had some free time recently after returning to his old nest, there were still many things that required his focus. Unconsciously, he felt that he spent more time with the little girls than with the princess and Queen Wen.

But there is no other way, unless we get a big bed and sleep together with the same quilt, otherwise there will be a long gap between taking turns, not to mention that there are some things outside that need to be dealt with regularly.

Chapter 531: Mother Dresses for Those Who Please Her

From the window of the princess's boudoir, the anxious conversations of two women could be heard from time to time, sounding anxious and nervous.

"Queen, is this makeup correct? Don't make a mistake and make a fool of yourself."

"What are you talking about? When I called myself 'this palace' every day in the palace, I wore this makeup. How could it be wrong?"

"But you don't do your makeup by yourself in the palace. It's always the maids who do it."

"That's true... but I've been watching it for so many years, I've already learned it!"

Princess Jing'an and Queen Wen were hurriedly dressing up. Different costumes corresponded to different makeup styles, and dressing up was a big project.

But it would be inconvenient to ask the maids in the palace for help with dressing up tonight. If the maids saw them wearing ceremonial robes and dressing up late at night, they would definitely know what was going on, which would have a bad impact!

So the two ladies had no choice but to help each other.

They sat side by side, looking at themselves in the bronze mirror, checking if there were any details that were missed.

Although it doesn't matter if there are some flaws, Chu Wuji will definitely not notice it, but they don't want to dress up so rarely and not be able to do it perfectly.

From the makeup to the hairpin, and then to the perfect waist tie of the dress, the whole process has to be timed according to the "hours".

Big project!

Princess Jing'an suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask about etiquette and said:

"Empress, if the emperor calls upon the concubines and nobles in the harem, are there any rules for their behavior while waiting in the room?"

Empress Wen had been a widow for many years, but she had learned these etiquette and rules from the maids when she entered the palace, but she had almost forgotten them.

It hasn't been used for more than ten years, so how could I remember so much clearly? I guess few of the concubines in the harem remember it either.

She didn't want to expose this embarrassing situation, so she joked:

"Just sit there straight and proper. Do you really need to treat your son with the proper etiquette of an emperor?"

Princess Jing'an rolled her eyes at the Queen. She patted the bed, which was decorated like the emperor's bedroom, and said:

"Who brought this damask quilt?"

"The Holy Queen asked Pavilion Master Fan to bring it here!" Queen Wen said confidently.

As they were chatting, Empress Wen heard footsteps in the yard and hurriedly lifted up her skirt. The skirt was too long and she would trip over it if she wasn't careful. She hurriedly and carefully returned to the bed and sat down. Subconsciously, she adjusted her sitting posture to be proper and solemn. If anyone didn't know, they would think she was attending court.

"Wu Ji is here!" she reminded, urging Princess Jing'an not to stand there stupidly.

"..."

Princess Jing'an looked at her sitting posture and was too lazy to criticize her. She said that it was okay to be casual, but in the end she showed the manners of attending court!

dong dong dong.

Chu Wuji knocked lightly on the door and asked:

"Mother, Queen Mother, can I come in?"

Empress Wen wanted to correct it, how could "Mother" come first?

But Princess Jing'an had already responded, her voice inexplicably tense, saying:

"Wu Ji, come in... Remember to close the door."

Chu Wuji wondered what the two beautiful ladies were doing. After dinner, they rested for a while, went to take a bath, and never came out since they returned to the yard. They also asked him not to go to see them too early.

This made Chu Wuji nervous and cautious.

As soon as he entered the princess's boudoir, what caught his eye was the bed that had changed its appearance. Queen Wen and Princess Jing'an were kneeling on it "fully armed", waiting for him.

Chu Wuji paused, blinked, and took some time to understand the situation in front of him.

After a while, he finally squeezed out a few words:

"Such a grand ceremony...?"

This reaction caused dissatisfaction and resentment from the two beautiful women. They had put a lot of effort into their current makeup, and they had put in this effort just for him.

It would be fine if there wasn't even a word of praise or exclamation, but this is still the reaction.

The beautiful and elegant Queen Wen pursed her red lips, her phoenix eyes filled with resentment, and asked seriously:

"Anything else you think?"

Chu Wuji caught a glimpse of the dressing table from the corner of his eye. The cosmetics and flowers on it had not been cleaned up in time. It was obvious that they had been busy for a long time.

He understood this and immediately knew what to do. No one likes to see their efforts being ignored.

Chu Wuji was embarrassed. He walked over nervously and sat in front of the bed. He looked at the two elegant and beautiful women and said,

"I haven't learned the royal etiquette. You're all dressed so formally, I don't know what etiquette is appropriate for the occasion!"

......It turned out that Wu Ji was in a daze because of this matter.

The Queen and the Princess both realized something and were wondering why he had such a calm reaction and just stood there blinking. It turned out that he was thinking about etiquette.

Princess Jing'an pulled him onto the bed. There was no reason for Chu Wuji to sit on the small stool beside the bed, as that was the place where the palace maids kept watch at night. She explained:

"There's no need for formalities. The Holy Queen sent us some unused gowns. It's a rare opportunity to wear them, so we dressed up."

"It took quite a while, didn't it?" Chu Wuzhi sat closer and looked at the two people's makeup face to face.

He thought that the ladies' daily attire was complicated enough, but he didn't expect that this was the real formal attire.

Empress Wen nodded gently, and the golden hairpin on her head swayed, gleaming with gold and pearls. She said:

"After we washed up, I was busy with my makeup, I never stopped. I dressed up late at night just for you, Wuji. I spent more than a month just for a look from you!"

Chu Wuji listened to the explanations of his mother and his mother's concubine. Just taking off this noble maternal robe was like peeling an onion. He had to untie three layers, and there were still three layers.

Queen Wen talked about interesting things again and said:

"This robe of yours was originally made for the new queen, but now it's been given to you to wear for fun. Tonight, she should be considered my daughter-in-law~"

Princess Jing'an rolled her eyes in a charming way and scolded:

"Don't let the Holy Queen hear you, or she'll think you want to take the Holy Queen's place!"

The queen wanted to take advantage of the princess's seniority. Although it was a joke, Chu Wuji didn't dare to accept the joke rashly, as he might start a fight with her eyes.