Chapter 225: Crowns and myths.
After the title ceremony was finished, there was a brief moment for entertainment. It included a a troupe of dancers performing a traditional ribbon dance. As great as it was, the nobles were more interested in gossiping about each other.
This was because there was always a classical dance performed every year. It had become a bit of an expected bore.
One of the things that nearly everyone was discussing was the crowns. Who was wearing the best crown? Princess Chi Lian as always, had one of the most outstanding crowns and this year she had taken it a step further. Her crown was orbiting slowly around her skull like a holy sun.
The glittering eye catching gems could generate the greed of every thief at home or in the crowd.
Lady Rong Anqi’s gold crown had a pair of Buddhist palm at the back and a large Buddha shaped green jade in the center at the front.
Lady Ai Wenwen [Mei Mei’s maternal aunt] had hired three blind monks to chant while she walked. [This had happened when she was arriving.] Her crown was looked like the goddess of justice. One minute she was eight inches tall and the next, she was four inches tall and pointing a sword at someone. It was like she was moving around in different directions.
Great great great grandpa Jun had donned a cape wind a hologram system and every other minute it would project images of himself and his wife, ballroom dancing. The only time it was not active was when the Emperor was giving speech and during the singing of empire’s anthem.
Lord Tao Zihan’s cloak had a wind system and it was heroically billowed, disturbing the peace of those around him. His wife had decided to gather as much of it as she could and sit on it.
Lady Wen Meirong’s crown was something crafted out of shattered mirrors. In the mirrors were faces of all the people she did not like. [She was eighty three years old and petty so, it was not a shock.] Still, the crown was beautiful, shiny and worth discussing.
Jun Muyang was the only man with a crown worth discussing. He had opted for a floral crown and a plain white traditional robes. On top of the robes was a long white fur cloak. He was also holding an oil paper umbrella.