As soon as the New Year is over, the beginning of spring is coming soon.
There is also a new busyness in the palace, Queen Xu's birthday is coming soon.
Shangfu Bureau also received the first and most important arrangement of the new year.
Mi Xiayao and the other three officials have been busy in the Zhenyi Bureau for three days in a row, and they have not even stepped out of the palace gate in these three days.
Ordering jewels, sifting clothes and jewelry, applying ointment to the hands, preparing towels, and preparing feathers for honor guards, all perform their duties, but each has its own tedious inventory.
When these were almost finalized and each of them was delivered to the hands of the female officer Wang Shangfu, everyone could not hide the look of exhaustion on their faces.
Lin Sishi had the most complicated things to prepare, and she almost put the order in at the right time.
"Speaking of which, according to the shop you have in the Yuelai Building outside the palace, you should go to Shang Gong's side and be the clerk. How come you are assigned to be the clerk?"
Lin Sizhui felt relaxed now. After seeing Mi Xiayao, he couldn't help but start asking her gossip.
Mi Xiayao thought in her mind that after handing in the order today, she would go to Yuelai Building in the afternoon and collude with Gu Yun in advance to prepare the clothes and fabrics.
Her head was still a mess, and Lin Sishi's words were just a string of jitters in her ears.
"Ah?" She was still pulled by her sleeve by the female official behind her, and she realized that he was talking to her.
Lin Simei wasn't angry either. She gave a sullen laugh and said, "Oh, I understand. It's your first time to go on such a journey without anyone taking you. It's indeed much more difficult for you than us."
"I already have cloth materials, but I can't hold embroidery thread to make clothes." Mi Xiayao smiled slightly and explained politely.
Lin Sishi let out a thoughtful sigh.
After the four of them handed in their respective orders, they did not leave. Instead, they waited at the door of Shangfu for the adults inside to complete the review.
Sure enough, the nun at the door opened the door and said respectfully: "Please invite four adults."
After the four people entered the room one by one, Wang Shangfu, who was sitting in the main seat, put down the last order.
"Cui Sibao, the meaning of the four auspicious treasures here is unclear. Her Royal Highness the Queen has been very fond of children recently, so she planned it in a different direction;
"Liu Sishi, I told you last time, Her Royal Highness the Queen doesn't like to use copper basins. They look like gold color, but are actually broken copper basins.
"Mo Sizhan and Mi Siyi can continue to move forward according to the order...but Mi Siyi."
Wang Shangfu first talked about the critical things, and when she read the names of the last two people, she raised her head and looked at Mi Xiayao.
Mi Xiayao's hands hidden under her wide sleeves clenched tightly at this unexpected roll call.
"Although the list you have here complies with the rules, it lacks a little novelty. This is the birthday of Her Royal Highness the Queen, and it is not a grand occasion for ancestor worship. There is no need to be so rigid in some places."
"I will take it back later and adjust it a few times. Auntie, can you take a look at it later?"
Mi Xiayao's eyebrows twitched fiercely and she asked in a low voice.
Wang Shangfu waved his hand and sighed, "Forget it, Shang Gong's urging is just like urging someone to kill someone. You have almost prepared the raw materials for the cloth, so just transfer it to them."
"yes……"
After this busy rush to work, the other three people still looked sad when they walked out.
After Mi Xiayao packed up her things in the palace and just walked out of the palace of the Sixth Bureau and the First Division, she saw Pei Xingyuan standing at the door with his hands folded on his chest and a calm expression.
For those who didn’t know, they thought it was some sort of father-in-law who was guarding the gate.
She looked at this man with half-squinted eyes.
Because they were still in the imperial city, Mi Xiayao was wearing a green female official uniform, with a floor-length skirt, her hair tied high, and the corresponding turquoise crown from the Shangfu Bureau.
Pei Xingyuan was wearing a silver flying fish suit. He was supposed to have a long sword on his waist, but he took it off because he entered the palace.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Sir Si Yi, it's really hard to wait. I was too busy to schedule the date last time. This is the second time."
"Go and tell Her Majesty the Queen. If she says that I don't have to do anything this time, I will accompany you in official uniform to see the Minister of Dali Temple."
She rolled her eyes at the man angrily, turned around and walked out of the palace.
Seeing her rarely losing her temper, Pei Xingyuan thought it was so funny, and he followed closely behind Mi Xiayao.
"If I really ask the queen to borrow you, are you really willing?"
"Are you crazy?!" Mi Xiayao's eyebrows jumped.
Pei Xingyuan is a man who should never underestimate what he says.
Last time, when she was holding Xiaobao and basking in the sun in the courtyard, she casually muttered that there was too little sunshine in the courtyard and there were big trees all around.
At that time, Pei Xingyuan was sitting in the hall playing chess with Mi Hanhai.
Early the next morning, she came out of her room and saw that her yard was suddenly open, it could be said that it was completely bare.
When she was busy leaving the house and entering the palace, she could still see the traces of sawdust left by the divided trees on both sides of the yard.
Regarding this matter... besides Pei Xingyuan, who else can stay in the tree in the middle of the night!
From that moment on, Mi Xiayao was impressed by Pei Xingyuan's ability.
After they left the palace one after another, they returned to the mansion and changed out of their official uniforms. Mi Xiayao quickly got on the carriage and went to Yuelai Tower before Pei Xingyuan arrived.
Pei Xingyuan, who had just arrived at the Villa, heard the servants in the courtyard say that her master had just gone out to Yuelai Tower half a cup of tea ago.
He laughed angrily.
Although he knew that Mi Xiayao loved to deal with all kinds of things in Yuelai Tower before, he always thought that he went there because he had nothing to do.
But now, Mi Xiayao not only has the position of palace chief minister, but also can spare several days a month to go to Yuelai Tower.
Colleagues at Dali Temple sometimes joke that he is busy with his career, efficient at work and does not tolerate others being sloppy.
How would they react if they knew that Mi Xiayao was more enterprising than him?
When Pei Xingyuan turned around and rode to Yuelai Tower, he saw Mi Xiayao smiling like a flower and a dignified and noble lady standing at the door chatting about something.
"The fabrics here are much better looking than those from other stores."
"Both of our owners in Yuelai Building are women. Of course we know the ladies better than the other men who run the shop."
"Yes, yes."
The lady was very satisfied with what Mi Xiayao said. She patted the back of Mi Xiayao's hand, turned around, and left Yuelai Building with her servants.
After walking away, Pei Xingyuan finally saw clearly how many pieces of cloth the servants behind him were carrying.
Four or five sturdy servants came out one after another, each holding no less than three or four pieces of cloth.
He glanced at the huge team in astonishment, then dismounted neatly and came to Mi Xiayao's side.
He asked with a complicated expression: "Then Madam can wear forty or fifty pieces of clothes a year? Can her laundry maid faint when she sees these pieces of cloth?"