Jianzhang Palace.
The Empress's attire today is exceptionally intricate.
Not to mention beautiful or not, at first glance, it seems exhausting; it takes half a day to arrange, and half a day to dismantle.
"Lady looks truly beautiful today. I dare not look too long; if I do, my eyes will be dazzled."
"With nothing to do, one can indulge in grooming oneself."
The Empress replied indifferently.
The Longevity Festival was handled by Lady, Concubine Wei, and Concubine Feng together, but Wei and Feng were merely Lady's lackeys. They usually dared to gossip but would follow Lady's lead on major matters, not daring to utter a word before her. She, the dignified Empress, even had the Longevity Festival usurped from her; likely, she would not get to organize the New Year either. What was the point of being the Empress, just a mere ornament!
