Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 302 Phoenix Crown
"Is this a problem with the rabbits?!"

Song Yi struggled angrily for a moment, but he simply tightened his grip around her waist, pressing her entire back against his chest.

"If you don't make any sudden movements, I won't make any sudden movements either."

"But if you continue to struggle..."

Someone has started acting like a scoundrel.

Song Yi rolled her eyes helplessly, ignoring his mischievous hands: "Look at these two patterns, which one looks better?"

"The one on the left."

"But I think the one on the right looks better."

"Then let's go with the one on the right."

Song Yi chuckled: "Jiang Lanye, you have no opinions of your own at all."

Jiang Lanye: "Then the one on the left."

Song Yi nodded seriously: "Then I'll make the one on the right."

Jiang Lanye: "."

"Alright, you can let go now."

Jiang Lanye struggled for a while before reluctantly extending his hand.

Her skin was smooth and she had a faint, pleasant fragrance. Jiang Lanye casually raised his hand, sniffed the scent lingering on his fingers, and smiled slightly.

Song Yi ignored him, carried the fabric over, picked up the scissors and began to cut it in a serious manner.

"Don't sit for too long, your eyes will feel uncomfortable."

"understood."

"I'll show you something in a moment."

Upon hearing this, Song Yi immediately looked up at him curiously: "What is it?"

He feigned mystery: "I won't tell you yet."

She pouted and said, "I don't care to know."

Jiang Lanye calmly went to read the memorials, while Song Yi was initially scratching her head in frustration, but later forgot about it because she was so focused on embroidering.

The dragon pattern was really difficult to embroider, and it was not easy to embroider it with a sense of majesty. She pondered for a long time, and the moment she embroidered the eyes, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It's so silly, but it's kind of cute. I wonder if the palace servants will laugh at Jiang Lanye when he wears this kind of nightgown.

An hour later.

A shadow fell over Song Yi's eyes. Before she could even look up, Jiang Lanye reached out and took the things away, his tone forceful: "Rest for a while. It's been a long time."

"Give it to me first, and I'll show you this pattern."

She pointed.

Jiang Lanye lowered his eyes to look at the nightgown in his hand. He saw that the majestic five-clawed golden dragon was embroidered with a pair of big, round eyes, making it look like a bewildered young dragon.

The dragon's whiskers were still sticking up crookedly, giving it a somewhat comical and cute appearance.

"How is it?" Song Yi sat on the low couch and swung her legs smugly. "I embroidered it in a cute and endearing way on purpose, so that when you're tired from reviewing memorials, you can look down at it and relax."

Jiang Lanye's fingertips traced the pair of longan fruits, and he suddenly chuckled, "Your craftsmanship..." He paused deliberately, "is quite unique."

"If you don't like it, then don't wear it!"

"I never said I disliked it."

"After I finish embroidering it, will you wear it?"

Jiang Lanye said helplessly, "Wear it. Can I wear it out and show it off?"

Song Yi laughed so hard she almost fell over, but Jiang Lanye caught her and said, "If you don't mind the embarrassment, then go ahead. I'm not going with you anyway."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sound came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the person has arrived."

"Hmm, come in." Song Yi was taken aback, and then saw two palace maids carrying a wooden box together, slowly walking in and carefully placing it on the table.

"What's in this?"

Jiang Lanye smiled and said, "Go and open it."

Song Yi was inexplicably excited and quickly walked over, carefully opening the box.

The moment the lid was lifted, a dazzling array of jewels and precious stones burst forth.

Song Yi gasped.

A phoenix crown lay quietly on the brocade, made entirely of pure gold. Phoenixes coiled around the crown, each phoenix's wings as thin as cicada wings, with intricate patterns sculpted from gold thread.

A pearl is set in the center of the crown, and delicate pearl tassels hang down around it. Each lustrous pearl is strung together with a slender gold chain.

Gold tassels hung down from both sides of the phoenix crown, and two golden phoenix hairpins with pearls in their mouths were attached to the back of the crown.

"This"

She choked a little and couldn't help coughing twice.

Two palace maids stood by, smiling as they introduced the situation:

"Your Majesty, this phoenix crown is made of pure gold. The craftsmanship on it is exceptionally exquisite. The pearls used are all from the South China Sea, each one worth a thousand gold pieces."

Besides the magnificent phoenix crown, the box also contained several matching pieces of jewelry, each one exquisite.

Now Song Yi finally understood why the two palace maids had been so cautious when they entered.

Seeing Song Yi standing there dumbfounded, Jiang Lanye said gently, "You can pick it up and take a look. It's all yours anyway."

Song Yi shook her head: "I dare not touch Jiang Lanye."

If these things were brought into her world, she'd probably be invited in for tea and thoroughly questioned about whether she stole them.

Seeing that she didn't move, Jiang Lanye reached inside and took out the item.

"This is a pearl waist chain, which replaces the ordinary belt. When you wear the bright red phoenix robe, this waist chain will be just right."

Song Yi asked with difficulty, "Is this your idea?"

"Ah."

"So many pearls of the same size, this is incredible!"

Jiang Lanye held up a pair of gold-embroidered shoes, the shoes adorned with gemstones and the embroidery on them was exceptionally exquisite.

He knelt down on one knee, holding the shoes in front of the two palace maids, and said, "Come, try them on to see if they fit. These were made to your size."

His dark robe trailed on the ground as he reached out and grasped Song Yi's slender ankle.

Song Yi felt a little awkward as he watched him take off his shoes and then gently put them back on.

Does it fit?

".Um."

Jiang Lanye stood up: "Take a few steps and see if it's comfortable. I specially ordered people to use the best materials because the day of the coronation ceremony was particularly tiring, and I had to stand for almost the whole day. If you feel uncomfortable, I will order people to redo it."

Song Yi took a couple of steps casually, then nodded rapidly like a chick pecking at rice:
"It's very comfortable, I don't need to do anything else."

"Yes, here's a pair of earrings, a gold choker, and a bracelet. The bracelet is a bit small because I thought your wrists were quite slender."

"Also, you don't usually wear armor, but you'll need to wear it on that day. You might feel a little uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it after a day."

The six armor plates are engraved with intricate peony patterns, which are also wrapped with gold thread.

Song Yi was dazzled by what she saw, and first took off her shoes: "Stop, stop, stop, Jiang Lanye, I'm a little confused right now."

Jiang Lanye looked at her with a smile: "There are a lot of things, don't be nervous, palace maids will serve you."

Seeing this, the palace maid standing nearby revealed an expression of envy in her eyes.

The Empress of a nation—what a noble status she holds, not to mention how considerate His Majesty is towards her.

(End of this chapter)