After deliberating over the design blueprints in the room for quite a while, Su Zhen still felt something was not quite right. Lowering her gaze to inspect the robe she was currently wearing, she pointed at it and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, I wonder if it would be possible to have a new set made based on this one of mine?"
Zhang Maoze's gaze fell upon the scarlet Zhaiyi Su Zhen was wearing. It was fashioned to the rank of a Lady of the Fifth Class, and the five-pheasant motifs on the lapels were embroidered with silver thread. Though lacking the luxurious sheen of gold thread, it made her complexion look as white as snow. He stroked his beard, a troubled look crossing his face:
"Lady Su, to be frank with you, according to ritual propriety, a Lady of the Third Class should wear a purple Zhaiyi, and the twelve-symbol phoenix patterns must be embroidered with gold thread..."
Chapter 387