MTCCP Chapter 6

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      Not only are there one-size-fits-all coats and jackets, but there are also one-size-fits-all puffy skirts for children.

　　Several key members of the royal family were all taken into consideration.

　　The gift for the Grand Empress Dowager was a string of phoenix eye bodhi beads, which were not ordinary at first glance. The gift for the Empress Dowager was an ice jade bracelet, which was probably also of collection level.

　　Yue Yiwan was the youngest in the family. He was spoiled by his father and brothers since he was a child, and he was quite generous.

　　In fact, according to the current status of the Yue family in the country, even the politicians had to give way to them, and the royal family was just on an equal footing with them.

　　He was able to put himself so humbly, which was considered to be a full courtesy.

　　"The gift for your majesty is a light suit. The size was asked in advance and it was altered to fit very well." Yue Yiwan took out the gifts one by one, just like Santa Claus: "The gift for the Empress is the trench coat I made, which can be worn during interviews."

　　He took out the gorgeous and elegant long skirt, and his expression was quite serious: "This is a one-size-fits-all evening dress, given to the eldest princess, and a bubble skirt was made for the little princess."

　　When Hua Muzhi heard that it was almost his turn, he suddenly felt like waiting in line for a gift.

　　He lowered his head and chuckled to hide his emotions, and asked, "What are you going to give me?"

　　"Actually, I'm such a handy guy. I can buy you a lot of clothes by practicing my hands," Yue Yiwan suddenly felt like a nagging little wife, and coughed hard, "No - I prepared a coat for you, you can wear it when the weather is colder."

　　As the dustproof plastic coat was peeled off, a dark gray Melton coat was revealed in front of them.

　　It is smooth and tight, with a smooth brushed surface and a very fine touch.

　　"This material is very delicate, and the surface is particularly easy to be damaged. You must pay attention to the occasion when you wear it," Yue Yiwan held the clothes, just like telling his own little cub, he was quite worried, and couldn't help but muttering again: "I used a super sharp round-head needle when I sewed it, and I almost pierced my hand."

　　Hua Muzhi didn't expect him to be so concerned, and took the coat in surprise and looked up and down.

　　The tailoring is no different from high-end luxury goods, and the stitches are also very careful, without any trademarks.

　　The Master Attendant beside him was very considerate and helped him take the clothes and put them on him.

　　Although the Crown Prince usually wears a long robe, he looks indescribably harmonious with a long British-style coat on the outside.

　　"Well, it looks good," Yue Yiwan said sincerely, "You have the figure of a male model."

　　Hua Muzhi carefully took off the coat, told the Master Attendant to keep it well, turned to look at him and said, "It fits very well, thank you."

　　"I also prepared one for your brother, a double-breasted tweed coat." Yue Yiwan was about to take out another one: "It should be a matching size."

　　"He is studying in France, I'm afraid he won't be back for a while." Hua Muzhi said gently: "You can give these gifts directly to Master Attendant Huo to help pass them on. They will know when they get up and change clothes today."

　　Yue Yiwan was stunned for a moment and whispered, "I have to wear the clogs when I'll go see them later?"

　　Why does it feel like he is saying something inappropriate?

　　"Well, go back and wash and change clothes first, they are almost here." Hua Muzhi glanced at the bright sky and gave a look to the attendant next to him: "Take Mr. Yue back."

　　In the night, he actually made him another robe.

　　The light blue satin was like a sudden rain and heavy clouds, and the silver thread and gold thread intertwined to embroider the plum blossom half robe. The color was heavy and light, and the fallen flowers seemed to have restrained their brilliance when turning around, which was quite beautiful. 

　　Yue Yiwan put on the pair of Tangmu clogs with a headache and almost sprained his ankle again.

　　He even wanted to walk the whole way barefoot. This design with the center of gravity at the back was simply anti-human.

　　The crown prince was waiting at the door, and he stretched out his hand as usual to help him go upstairs for dinner.

　　"I said..." Yue Yiwan walked up a little embarrassedly, holding his wrist to find a foothold, and couldn't help saying: "Do I have to wear these shoes when I stay in the palace in the future?"

　　Although he knew that he would definitely suffer a little when entering the palace, who knew that it would be so hard.

　　"You'd better get used to it." Hua Muzhi supported him and said, "In the future, you have to wear ancient costumes to attend annual celebrations and festivals. It's impossible to secretly wear a pair of sneakers."

　　Yue Yiwan whimpered and officially gave up resistance.

　　Today's breakfast is French cuisine.

　　When the two went downstairs, the jade sedan was already waiting outside, obviously ready to take them to Wenqing Palace.

　　Toto sat beside him, wagging his tail, and followed him slowly, completely treating this as a routine walk.

　　The Grand Empress Dowager is too old and is still recuperating in a sanatorium outside the palace, while the Empress Dowager lives alone in Wenqing Palace and receives greetings from the palace people every day.

　　Now the eldest princess has married another prince and usually lives in a villa in the rich area. Occasionally, she will bring her daughter back to stay for a short time. 

        In the huge Su Ming Court, except for the transfer student Yue Yiwan, there are only four of them.

　　Since polygamy was abolished a hundred years ago, many palaces in the harem have been continuously rebuilt and now have become places for the emperor and empress to rest and entertain, or places such as foreign affairs reception offices.

       The largest palace is Zhaohua Palace, which is now the permanent residence of the emperor and empress. It is said that the decoration is quite exquisite.

　　Yue Yiwan sat in a small carriage with the crown prince sitting next to him. He still had a strange feeling of awe.

　　Five kilometers north of here is Yunshan Avenue, where buses and off-road vehicles shuttle back and forth. Further back is the business district with many office buildings and shopping centers.

　　To the south is the zoo and the inner sea, as well as the largest landscape Ferris wheel in the country.

　　This palace is located in such a modern metropolis, it is really like a corner forgotten by time and space.

　　After arriving at the place, Hua Muzhi stepped on the velvet stool to get off the car first, and then reached out to help him get off.

　　Yue Yiwan had only held the hands of models before, so that he could teach them how to swing the tablecloth or to fix skirt. Today, he suddenly had to hold the hand of an adult male, and nominally his fiancé, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

　　He paused for a moment, but still reached out and held Hua Muzhi's palm, and got off the car smoothly.

　　Suddenly, a system voice followed in his mind.

　　Candidate Yue Yiwan, preparing to take the baseline test.

　　Although he knew some things about royal family, it was mostly what he learned from the books, he was still a little scared when he will met them in person.

　　The two of them let go of each other's hands and entered the Wenqing Palace in sync, then walked through the courtyard and into the inner hall.

　　The big white dog squatted outside the palace and remained quiet, just like an obedient little book boy.

　　The Empress Dowager had already finished dressing up, and she calmly performed a full set of etiquette for the two of them, and asked them to sit next to her.

　　It was exactly the same as what the etiquette teacher taught her.

　　When Yue Yiwan sat down, he didn't even dare to look up, and he felt that he had begun to sweat.

　　The Empress Dowager drank his tea slowly, without asking anything, and the room fell into silence.

　　After half a cup of tea was finished, the emperor and the empress came in together, and the two of them stood up and saluted again, performing various movements just like the skill reading bar in a stage play.

　　Yue Yiwan memorized the movements like a gymnast the whole time, thinking that it was a good thing that he only needed to do this because it was the first time they met. It would be really tiring to do a set of Tai Chi every day before sitting down.

　　"The world has really changed..." The Empress Dowager put down the teacup and said slowly, "When I was young, if a man wanted to marry another man, they’d send him to see a doctor."

　　The emperor heard this and laughed to smooth things over, "Xiao Yue is a very good child, you will like him."

　　"I specially dyed my hair black, so why did he dye his hair white?" The empress dowager studied him for a while. "Does this mean I won’t need to dye mine anymore?"

      "Of course, you can do whatever you like," the emperor reassured her with a smile. "I already have a lot of gray hairs myself."

　　Yue Yiwan did not dare to raise his eyes to interrupt, just listened to their casual chat.

　　It's not that he doesn't know the rules, it's better to be safe and not make mistakes.

　　If he makes a fool of himself here, the first impression of these elders might be that he is a rich bumpkin who has entered the palace.

　　Not at all, humph.

　　"Xiao Yue is quite shy, isn't he? Too embarrassed to speak." The Empress suddenly spoke up.

　　Her voice was warm and calm, and her kindness made people at ease.

　　Yue Yiwan raised his head and finally glanced at the emperor and the empress sitting opposite.

　　They were all gentle and friendly middle-aged people, and their faces looked solemn and noble.

　　They really looked exactly like the ones in the airport posters.

         He subconsciously glanced at the Emperor, primarily observing his hairline.

　　In case this father had a receding hairline, if genetics didn’t fail him, his son would likely face the same fate.

       However, the Emperor appeared vigorous and healthy, with thick hair and a very secure hairline.

        Yue Yiwan sighed in relief, thinking to himself that this time, he was safe.

　　They began to talk about some irrelevant topics and said a lot of auspicious words.

　　The old lady was a little suspicious at first, but later she was amused by Yue Yiwan several times and seemed to be easy to get along with.

　　If this were in school and at a show, everyone would want to speak at twice the speed, and the more information they could convey in a short period of time, the better.

　　But here, it seemed that everyone had adjusted the speed to 0.8 times, and everything was said slowly, trying to be as steady and dignified as possible.

　　Hua Muzhi was still a little worried at first, but seeing that he answered questions steadily, his body relaxed a lot.

　　"By the way," the old lady suddenly became curious and asked, "These two boys being together, will they still be able to have children in the future?"

          The room fell into an odd silence.

          After a moment's thought, the Empress Dowager spoke again, "After forty years, people haven’t changed so much that even their basic structure would be different, right?"

　　Yue Yiwan took a deep breath, looked at her seriously and said: "Yes."

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