usatvline Chapter 412 Dressing up
Chapter 412 Dressing up
The elixir Lingyu gave her was indeed somewhat useful. Although she had just taken one, she could already vaguely feel that the spiritual energy in her body was no longer just running around aimlessly like before.
Instead, they were able to control it to some extent, gathering the spiritual energy and guiding its direction with their own consciousness.
Before dawn, Jiuxiao returned.
"The steward has stayed in the mansion all day and hasn't left."
Jiu Xiao frowned: "And I'm not the only one watching the steward at night. I was thinking that what we can think of, many others can probably think of as well. Perhaps even that Emperor is thinking of tracking Ye Qinghao's most trusted steward to see if he can find Ye Qinghao's whereabouts."
"Under these circumstances, the butler probably wouldn't dare to make a move, would he?"
Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes: "Let's keep an eye on things and observe how things develop."
Jiuxiao nodded: "Alright, let's wait and see."
It was already late, so Ye Qing'an left the Dreamland of Clouds. After finishing breakfast and getting ready, a servant came to report that the carriage to the palace was ready.
"The steward said that Consort Lan wants the eldest young lady to arrive around 9:00 AM, so the eldest young lady should get ready to depart soon."
Ye Qing'an glanced at Shi Lou and nodded: "Then let's go."
Granny Wei responded, looking somewhat uneasy: "Young Miss, should we prepare some gifts?"
"No need." Ye Qing'an smiled. "Last time I gave a gift to Consort Lan, she mentioned it several times, saying that I was being too formal. She said that she likes Eleven the most, and if I have some free time, it would be best if I could bring Eleven to the palace to see her more often."
Granny Wei was taken aback: "Then shall we bring the Eleventh Young Master into the palace?"
Ye Qing'an nodded gently: "Take him with you. Father's accident has made things unstable in the manor. I'll worry if I leave Eleven alone in the manor."
Granny Wei replied, "Then this servant will go and tell the Eleventh Young Master."
Ye Qing'an responded and let Zi Xiao carefully change her clothes and jewelry.
Zixiao took out several pieces of clothing and showed them to Ye Qing'an one by one: "Miss, take a look, which one would you like to wear?"
Ye Qing'an raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her gaze sweeping over the few clothes: "They're too plain, how about we change into something more elegant?"
"Something more grandiose?"
Zi Xiao was somewhat surprised. Ye Qing'an hadn't seemed to like bright and flamboyant clothes before; she mostly preferred simple and elegant styles...
Ye Qing'an seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and simply smiled: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that because of my previous status in this mansion, I couldn't wear overly elaborate and grand clothes, it would be too eye-catching. Now that I'm temporarily assuming the position of head of this mansion, I naturally can't lose my imposing presence..."
Zixiao bit her lip: "But now that the master is in trouble and his life is uncertain, if Miss dresses too brightly... wouldn't that..."
Ye Qing'an smiled again: "Being elegant and dignified does not mean being flamboyant. Just avoid overly festive colors."
Zixiao nodded, somewhat understanding, and quickly turned back to fetch a garment: "Miss, what do you think of this one?"
This is a long black dress, with intricate patterns embroidered on the hem...
"It's fine, this one will do."
Zi Xiao nodded, helped Ye Qing'an put on her clothes, and then carefully examined Ye Qing'an's appearance: "If you're dressed like this, you should wear a flying phoenix bun."
Zixiao had an idea and quickly put it into her hands: "The headdress and hair ornament that Doctor Xu bought for the young lady before are a perfect match..."
Soon everything was arranged, and then Eleven's joyful voice came from outside: "Mother... I heard from the nanny that Mother is going to take me to the palace to see Consort Lan?"
As Shiyi was talking, she entered the house. Upon seeing Ye Qing'an, Shiyi couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"
"Mommy looks so beautiful today."
Granny Wei was also stunned for a moment: "I was used to seeing the young lady's elegant appearance before, but now that she's dressed up like this, she's really stunning."
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "Alright, stop praising me. If you keep praising me, I'll get arrogant. Let's go, it's getting late, we should go to the palace."
Eleven quickly responded and chattered, "The headdress on Mother's head, it must have been a gift from Uncle Xu, right? I remember it was Uncle Xu who gave it to her, I even praised it before."
"Mm," Ye Qing replied in a good mood.
"It's a pity Uncle Xu isn't here to see it. Uncle Xu should really see it. I wonder how happy he would be if he saw it."
Yi Moxu? Would he be happy just because she wore a headdress he gave her?
Ye Qing'an was both amused and exasperated, and simply raised her hand to ruffle Eleven's hair.
When they arrived at the carriage, the steward was already waiting.
Upon seeing Ye Qing'an's attire, the butler paused for a moment, but quickly guessed Ye Qing'an's intention.
The steward felt a sense of relief: "Miss is dressed very appropriately today. Consort Lan has invited many ladies and daughters of high-ranking officials and nobles in the city. Although Consort Lan's intention is to support Miss and the Ye family, but..."
"But not all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the city are on good terms with our Ye family. At this time, they are going there with the intention of seeing the young lady make a fool of herself and our family. At the very least, we can't lose in terms of momentum and let others look down on us."
Ye Qing'an nodded and took a deep breath: "Steward, please rest assured. My surname is Ye. Since I have this surname, my words and actions represent not only myself, but also the attitude of the Ye clan. I will definitely put on a good show today. I will not allow those people to look down on us because of Father's accident, and I will not let them laugh at us."
"Very well." The steward clapped his hands and sighed, "This old servant originally wanted to give Miss some instructions, but seeing how Miss looks, I'm afraid all the words I prepared beforehand will have been in vain. Miss, go ahead."
Ye Qing'an responded and, together with Eleven, stepped into the carriage.
They entered the palace and arrived at Yihe Palace.
When Ye Qing'an arrived, most of the guests invited by Consort Lan had not yet arrived, and the Summer Palace was still very quiet.
Ye Qing'an entered the main hall, and Eleven went straight to Consort Lan: "Greetings to Your Highness, Consort Lan."
When Consort Lan saw Eleven, her eyes lit up: "Oh my, it's my Eleven! It's been so long! I've missed you so much."
"I miss the Imperial Concubine during the National Day holiday."
Consort Lan laughed heartily, exchanged a few playful words with Eleven, and then looked up at Ye Qing'an: "Do you know why I invited you to the palace today?"
Ye Qing'an nodded: "I know."
"That's good. There's going to be a tough battle later." Consort Lan glanced at Ye Qing'an's attire: "This outfit is quite nice, but there are some gaps on your wrists. Let Rouxi take you to the back and pick out a pair of bracelets for you."
After a pause, he added, "Go put it on, it'll be useful later."