Chapter 430: Epilogue..
The Mighty Little Peepstar: [Oh how quick time flies! At this time last year, Jun Meilin was fresh out of a divorce and this year, a little birdie told me that she has been visiting jewelry counters more than usual.
What is she cooking up?
Speaking of things being cooked, the Emperor Junjie is cooking something too. Not on gas and not on wood. In the oven.
But shush....keep the secret.
More importantly, who will win the battle of the crowns this year?]
The silent warfare of crowns was back. A full year had already passed and the National Liberation Day celebration had visited the empire once again. This year, a theme had been declared: Valor and courage.
So, the nobles and elite got to work, pulling out clothes and crowns of steel. Donning robes and gowns with ties to dragons and phoenixes. It should have ended there but it became a battle of feathers. Peacock, eagle, ostrich...most artificial and all exaggerated.
The crowns as always were works of art that were worth sitting in a museum. Gold, pearl, floral, feather, gem. And the air...it buzzed with anticipation and perfume.
It was the same old program and the guests prepared to yawn as Emperor Junjie stepped up on the grand stage to give his speech. The black mourning clothes were gone, replaced with a red and yellow dragon robe whose shine competed with the sun.
"Every year I begin my speech with the same words, today I will not be doing that." He started.
Those preparing to sleep opened their eyes and the press showed more interest.
"I will not bore you all by repeating the same old things. Instead, let me start by commending Viscount Huang on his stunning cape whose trail is so long that he required twenty attendants and an entire column to himself."