The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Chun Tao herself did not explicitly state, "If Miss takes me with her, I will naturally go with her. If Miss does not intend to take me, then I will not go."

"However, I've heard that there are many things to do at palace banquets, so I'm afraid that if we come across any medicine, I can remind you, Miss."

Du Mingxian sneered inwardly. She knew no one would poison her when she went to the palace for the trial, but in the Wen family, in this courtyard, Chun Tao was poisoning her every day.

"My silly Chuntao, we are mistress and servant on the surface, but we are actually sisters. It's such a big deal to go to the palace, of course I have to take you with me. What are you thinking? Are you worried that you won't have any new clothes when you go to the palace?"

"No," Chun Tao said softly, but her eyes betrayed her thoughts.

Du Mingxian thought about it carefully and understood. It turned out that this person wanted to go to the palace to see her lover, but was afraid that her clothes were not pretty enough and that the prince would not see her.

“I forgot just now. This matter is important. Since you are one of my people, you should naturally have new clothes. I was only looking after you then. Let’s do it tomorrow. It’s too late today. Tomorrow I will take you to my second aunt’s place and have her people make you a new set of clothes.”

Without any hesitation, Chun Tao said, "Thank you, Miss."

"Don't be so polite with me, we're sisters."

Du Mingxian did not lie to Chuntao; the next day, she immediately led people to find Madam Wen.

Madam Wen was quite surprised to see Du Mingxian arrive, as this woman never came to see her unless there was something wrong. "Is there anything wrong with yesterday's clothes, or is there something you'd like to alter?"

"No, Second Aunt arranged everything very well. It's just that she forgot to make a dress for Chun Tao, who is by my side, yesterday. I brought someone over today so that Second Aunt's people can take my measurements."

Madam Wen was stunned. She looked at Du Mingxian in astonishment, her lips trembling slightly.

Did she hear wrongly?

Miss Wen, would you like to hear what I'm saying?

She asked the person she invited to make clothes for a maid.

Is she worthy?

The Wen family also had their own embroiderers. Ordinary embroiderers in the mansion could make clothes for servants, while better embroiderers only made clothes for their masters. The embroiderers she specially brought from her maternal family were qualified to make clothes for the emperor in the palace.

Are we going to make clothes for the maid now?

So shocked was she that she couldn't control her facial expression and ended up with a blank face and no words.

Du Mingxian noticed her displeasure and hurriedly stepped forward to appease her, explaining, "Second Aunt, she and I grew up together. She has been with me for many years while I was away. On the surface, we are mistress and servant, but I have always regarded her as my own sister."

"I'm about to go to the palace for a banquet. If my maid is dressed too shabbily, people will definitely laugh at me."

Madam Wen forced a smile. "Alright, it's not a big problem. I'll have one of our embroiderers go to your courtyard to take her measurements in a bit."

Du Mingxian understood the implication in those words, "Second Aunt, the embroiderers in the mansion are definitely not as skilled as the people under your command."

Seeing that she was going to try to persuade her, Madam Wen explained directly, "Time is very tight. Even your clothes are in a rush. Now you're asking them to make another set of clothes for a maid. Isn't that making things difficult for them?"

"I'll skip making one outfit for myself, just a simple one, nothing too fancy, okay? That way, can I use the time saved to make an outfit for Chun Tao?"

“No.” Madam Wen refused directly, looking at Du Mingxian with a serious expression. “I know you and she are very close, Huan’er. No matter how good the relationship is, a master is a master and a servant is a servant. There are some things that can never be crossed.”

“These people are all experts I got from my family. If I let them make clothes for Chun Tao by your side, I’m afraid they would be unhappy. I plan to keep these people in the capital and use them for my own purposes in the future.”

"Don't force her back because of a maid's clothes, or I'll really come crying to you."

Having said all that, Du Mingxian could tell that Madam Wen wouldn't agree. In fact, she knew before she came that the other party wouldn't agree.

A master is a master, and a servant is a servant.

This is a concept ingrained in everyone's bones.

Besides, Madam Wen treasures these people very much; how could she possibly let them make clothes for a maid?

But she had to tell him, because Chuntao really wanted to.

She had been talking to Madam Wen for so long, and Madam Wen's rejection was very obvious, but Chun Tao didn't say a word, which showed that she really wanted to.

"Second aunt."

"Huan'er, this won't do." Madam Wen shook her head with a serious face.

Before Du Mingxian could say anything more, Chuntao stepped forward and said, "Miss, you don't need to beg the Second Madam for my sake. It doesn't matter what I wear, as long as I can stay by your side."

Du Mingxian turned around and took Chun Tao's hand with a touch of heartache, "But I want you to be beautiful too."

Madam Wen disliked Chun Tao very much. "Even if a maid is pretty, can she surpass her mistress? At the palace banquet, there are so many women, including many mistresses. Everyone is too busy to notice, so who would care about a maid?"

"One more thing, if Chun Tao, who is by your side, dresses up too well, it won't be good for the Wen family's reputation. So Huan'er, you should know when to stop."

Du Mingxian particularly admired Madam Wen, who was truly insightful; just look at what she said.

"Thank you for your guidance, Second Madam. I understand."

Feeling somewhat guilty, Du Mingxian pulled Chuntao along and hurriedly bid farewell to Madam Wen, intending to go directly to Lord Wen.

“I’ll take you to my father. Aunt Wen is unwilling. It must be because my father hasn’t given the order. As long as my father agrees and gives the order, even if Aunt Wen disagrees, it won’t matter.”

Chun Tao finally calmed down. The thought of entering the palace soon and seeing him made her very excited.

“Miss, no need. Please don’t upset Master because of me. It was only after you’ve managed to make him happy that you two got a little closer.”

Du Mingxian nodded gently, "That's true, but I really can't bear to see you suffer."

“This servant is not wronged. The Second Madam is right. This servant is just a servant. No matter how beautifully I dress up, those masters will not give me a second glance.”

"Chun Tao."

“Miss, I’ve figured it out. It doesn’t matter what I wear. The important thing is to stay by your side.”

Du Mingxian: "..." Yue, even though it's so disgusting.

"Alright then, how about I go find one of the embroiderers in the manor and find you a pretty one?"

"No, thank you, miss."

Du Mingxian thought that Chuntao had really come to terms with it, so she didn't bring it up again. She stayed in her own courtyard every day, and while she would pay attention to what was happening outside, all her attention was still on Lord Wen.