latelenovela Chapter 111 This palace outfit is so beautiful!
Chapter 111 This palace outfit is so beautiful!
With a mix of trepidation and anticipation, Su Nuannuan slowly began her life in the imperial palace.
In the beginning, she visited the Empress Dowager's palace every day to pay her respects morning and evening, without daring to slack off in the slightest. However, the Empress Dowager gradually grew tired of the daily greetings. Finally, the Empress Dowager spoke up, allowing Su Nuannuan to come to pay her respects once every ten days, but with one condition—she must bring her two adorable children with her when she came to pay her respects.
After receiving the Empress Dowager's instruction, Su Nuannuan finally relaxed a little. Recalling the morning and evening greetings she had endured over the past few days, she felt that her suffering had not been in vain.
Time flies, and September has arrived before we know it. At this time, Xiao Jingcheng is already five months old, and the little guy is growing stronger every day; while his younger sister Xiao Jingyao is already four months old.
This month, Xiao Jingcheng began trying to sit up on his own. Sometimes, he could do it smoothly, sitting there steadily with a proud smile on his face; but more often, because his body was not yet fully developed, he would accidentally lose his balance and fall down on the small tatami mat with a "thump". Even so, the little guy was not discouraged and persisted in practicing repeatedly.
Inspired and motivated by her brother's diligence, Xiao Jingyao was not to be outdone. After some arduous exploration, she finally mastered the skill of rolling over. However, she cannot maintain the head-up position for long, usually only for a few seconds, before her little face uncontrollably crashes heavily onto the small bed beneath her.
Fortunately, a thick, soft mat had been laid out on the small couch to prevent the children from getting hurt. So even if she accidentally hit her face, it wouldn't cause Xiao Jingyao unbearable pain. However, whenever this happened, someone had to step in immediately to help and quickly turn her over; otherwise, if it was delayed, an accident might really happen.
Even in her sleep, Honglian dared not relax for a moment. She was always in a half-awake state, and the slightest sound would startle her awake, and she would immediately get up to see what had happened.
No one expected that Jing Yao would be such a restless sleeper. Compared to her brother, her sleeping posture was completely different! At least Jing Cheng slept quietly and would never suddenly turn over and toss around like Jing Yao.
Because of this, Honglian often felt mentally exhausted. Fortunately, Tingxue was there to help take care of her, which allowed Honglian to occasionally find a chance to catch up on sleep.
Seeing Honglian's state, Su Nuannuan secretly rejoiced, thankful that she didn't have to take care of the child herself. Thinking back to her previous life, even when she was caring for her best friend's child, she had never encountered a similar situation. She truly couldn't understand why little Jingyao, at such a young age, insisted on turning over in her sleep.
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince is probably teething soon." Su Yueniang said, gently wiping the drool from the corner of the Fifth Prince's mouth with a handkerchief.
Su Nuannuan smiled as she looked at her drooling son, then gently reached out and picked him up.
Immediately afterwards, Su Nuannuan used her fair and slender hands, as delicate as tender shoots, to gently pry open her son's pink little mouth.
Then she was surprised to find that several tiny white spots had appeared on her son's lower front gums! These white spots, like newly blooming flower buds, were hidden in the tender pink gums, appearing and disappearing.
Su Nuannuan couldn't resist extending a slender, green finger and gently touching one of the small white dots. She felt a hard, unyielding sensation on her fingertip, as if she had touched a piece of hard jade.
"Sure enough, Cheng'er is teething!" Su Nuannuan said happily to herself.
"Quickly give him that pepperwood teething stick to chew on, that will relieve the itching in his gums." After saying that, she turned to Yaoqin beside her and instructed, "Go and get the pepperwood teething stick."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yaoqin responded and left.
After a brief pause, Su Nuannuan seemed to remember something and continued, "I'll have Tingxue make a new bib later. This child drools a lot, and he can't go without a bib, lest he get his clothes all wet. The weather is gradually getting cooler, and if we keep changing his clothes because of drooling, it's not only troublesome, but it's also easy for him to catch a cold."
Su Yueniang said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Tingxue has already started making bibs."
Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan, who was wiping her son's drool, was slightly taken aback, but in an instant, a relieved and happy smile appeared on her face: "In the end, it is Tingxue who is thoughtful and considerate. I like her."
Just then, a light footstep sound came from afar, and it turned out that Tingxue was gracefully entering, carrying clothes in her arms. She walked up to the front, then carefully placed the clothes on the other side of the small couch, and said softly, "Your Majesty, according to your carefully designed pattern, this palace dress is now complete."
Actually, Tingxue had planned to finish sewing it and present it to her master before the reunion festival, but her master told her not to rush and to take her time. So she obeyed the order and did not rush, because she knew that slow and steady wins the race.
Su Nuannuan stared at the sapphire blue horse-face skirt suit in front of her, her eyes instantly lighting up as brightly as twinkling stars in the night sky.
Unable to contain her excitement, she suddenly stood up and, like a joyful little deer, lightly ran towards the inner palace, eager to personally experience what it would be like to wear it.
At this moment, Su Nuannuan was filled with anticipation. If the production of this outfit was flawless and without any problems, then her long-cherished dream of wearing the horse-face skirt would finally come true! Thinking of this, she quickened her pace, eager to put on this beautiful dress as soon as possible.
Seeing Su Nuannuan's actions, Jinse quickly followed and entered the inner hall with Tingxue to help Su Nuannuan change into her new clothes. The three of them worked together, their movements skillful and swift, and in no time, Su Nuannuan had successfully changed into the gorgeous horse-face skirt suit.
When Su Nuannuan stood before the bronze mirror, she gazed at her reflection, momentarily lost in thought. The woman in the mirror possessed a graceful figure and beautiful face, her sapphire blue horse-face skirt making her appear even more noble and elegant, like a fairy stepping out of a painting. She couldn't help but gently turn her body, carefully admiring herself from every angle, a satisfied smile involuntarily spreading across her lips.
"Tingxue, your needlework is truly exquisite, simply beyond words!" Su Nuannuan exclaimed sincerely. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she turned to Tingxue and instructed, "And that piece of blue brocade, make me a set in the same style. From now on, all my daily palace attire will be this style!"
"Yes, Your Highness." Tingxue was filled with joy upon hearing her mistress's words. She knew that this meant her mistress highly recognized and appreciated her skills.
Then, Su Nuannuan, dressed in her brand-new horse-face skirt, walked out of the inner palace with graceful bearing. Su Yueniang, Honglian, and Yaoqin, who had been waiting outside, widened their eyes in amazement at their mistress's attire. They all felt that the sapphire blue horse-face skirt their mistress wore was far more beautiful than her usual elaborate palace dresses; it was simply breathtakingly beautiful.
"Your Majesty, this palace dress is so beautiful!" Yaoqin exclaimed.