The Eldest Princess arrived in a graceful, rhythmic gait, wearing a gold-thread, smoke-gauze long gown. Her bodice was embroidered with red cinnabar thread depicting a green bird facing a phoenix, while her skirt flowed in layers of gold-stitched clouds and butterflies. Over this, she wore a crimson, gossamer silk mantle. She radiated such nobility and elegance that the mere sight of her—the glittering hairpins, the intricate, stylish makeup currently trending in the Capital—left everyone standing there stunned and speechless.
"Is that the Eldest Princess?"
No sooner had someone whispered the question than every guard inside and outside the estate dropped to their knees. "Welcome, Eldest Princess!"
Chapter 168