Xiao Lingyue shook her head: "I can do it. Just prepare a copy as you see fit. You don't have to be too outstanding."
She didn't intend to show off at the banquet with her congratulatory gifts, as long as nothing went wrong and she could keep up with the situation, that would be fine.
Anyway, congratulatory gifts are not the point.
The point is people.
Uncle Zhou nodded: "Then I will prepare it first as usual, and then bring it over to Miss Shen for inspection later?"
Xiao Lingyue said: "Okay."
Uncle Zhou thought of something again: "By the way, if you want to attend a palace banquet, you will definitely need new clothes and jewelry. Is Miss Shen prepared?"
Xiao Lingyue: "...No."
She usually doesn't wear jewelry, and wears random outfits, whatever is convenient for her.
Where do you have time to bother with all this?
Uncle Zhou was surprised: "You don't even have a new set?"
Xiao Lingyue was helpless: "I usually don't pay attention to my clothes and rarely wear jewelry. Can't it be simpler?"
Before she went to the palace to meet the saint, or went to the East Palace, she didn't dress up very carefully.
Even His Majesty said nothing.
"This is not okay!"
Uncle Zhou shook his head solemnly: "Concubine Shu's birthday banquet must be attended by ladies and ladies from various families. It is different from ordinary occasions. Even if Miss Shen does not dress carefully, she cannot wear too simple clothes, otherwise she may attract attention. Cause unnecessary trouble."
Xiao Lingyue: "..."
She understands this.
Most people in the world respect clothes first and then respect people.
Especially on occasions like palace banquets, the noble ladies and young ladies in the capital gather together, ostensibly to celebrate the birthday of Concubine Shu, but in fact it is a stage for comparison with each other.
It’s as big as identity, status, and power.
As small as appearance, clothing, and jewelry.
Anything can be compared.
Even if you don't want to compete, in such a situation, someone will always come to compete with you.
You can't hide from it.
If you stand out too much, you may face hostility.
If you are too low-key, you may be looked down upon and despised by others.
Even the servants will instinctively flatter you and suppress others, which makes people feel very unhappy.
That's why Xiao Lingyue hates such occasions. Everyone wants to have a millionairess and compare trivial things, but they still enjoy talking about it.
Xiao Lingyue felt tired just thinking about it, so she simply refused: "No, I'm just going to attend a birthday banquet. After delivering the gifts, I'll find an excuse to leave. There's no need to make any more preparations."
Zhou Bodao: "You can't go there wearing old clothes, at least you have to change into a new one!"
The corners of Xiao Lingyue's mouth twitched: "There's really no need..."
Her clothes aren't very old, are they? Most of them have only been worn once or twice, and they are still 70% to 80% new.
As long as you can see through it.
By then, there would be so many people at the banquet that no one would be bored enough to stare at her, right?
Uncle Zhou said sincerely: "Miss Shen, you have never participated in a palace banquet and don't understand the ways here. Just trust me. The clothes and jewelry must be new. Even if they are not outstanding, they must be kept in the middle. Old slave It won't hurt you."
Xiao Lingyue: "..." Who said she hadn't participated?
She had attended many palace banquets in Nanyan. This chapter has been completed!