Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Wei Ruo goes to the feast_1

“Enough of all of this, I don’t ask for much, only that Prince Yu does not turn me away. This opportunity was hard-fought for me by Master Qi, I can’t be with him in this life, but at least I can’t lose to Wei Qingruo.”

Wei Qingwan’s gaze was firm, she told herself when she chose this path that, if she could not have love, she would strive for power, and make Wei Qingruo pay the price!

“Miss, don’t worry. Even though the eldest miss is now the Queen Rui, with a high status, her glory is only temporary. Everyone knows about the condition of King Rui, who knows how many good days she can actually enjoy. She would never be able to outshine you, Miss. Judging from the way things are today, she might not even be able to attend the Lu family’s banquet, and might have to stay in Wang Residence to take care of Prince Rui.” Cuihe said, giggling.

Wei Qingwan stood up and walked out of the room, where Bai Family has been waiting for her early on.

In the past few days, the Bai Family have been treating her more warmly than her mother, Yun Family, which made her doubt whether Yun Family still had a place for her in her heart.

“Wanwan, you’re here. Your Aunt Bai knew that it would take some time for you to get dressed, so she didn’t dare disturb you.” Bai Family greeted Wei Qingwan with a broad smile and warmth, clasping her hands.

“I’ve made Aunt Bai wait.”

“It doesn’t matter, our Wanwan is the most important. Even if I had to wait a while longer, I don’t mind!”

As Bai Family and Wei Qingwan reached the entrance, Yun Family and Mo Family were already waiting there.

Seeing Wei Qingwan and Bai Family join hands, Yun Family’s gaze was slightly heavy, but she said nothing.

Wei Qingwan couldn’t help but sneer in her heart at Yun Family’s cold gaze. It seemed true that her own birth daughter, who could become the principal wife, was more important than her adopted daughter whose best future was that of a concubine.

Yun Family withdrew her gaze, then she and Mo Family boarded the carriage together.

Seeing this, Bai Family, under the pretense that she had something for Wei Qingwan to appraise, pulled Wei Qingwan onto the second carriage.

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Since Master Lu was celebrating his birthday, the King Rui Residence naturally received an invitation.

Normally, the couple of King Rui would also go to congratulate him. Other Wang Residences were going, so the King Rui Residence had no reason not to go.

However, no one held out much hope for King Rui and Wang Residence to attend, because it was well known throughout the Capital City that King Rui was unwell.

Wei Ruo planned to attend and she had made exceptionally beautiful arrangements for herself.

Not only did she put on an exquisite makeup, she even changed into a set of purple dress.

This dress was newly made. It was made of light purple brocade, and a slightly deeper purple silk thread was used to embroider some simple patterns on it.

The outer layer covered a gauze with big sleeves, as thin as cicada wings, light as nothing.

The color was a bit lighter than the purple layer underneath, which added a sense of layering, making the whole dress look fuller and softer.

Xiumei couldn’t help but laugh: “Miss, are you really going to congratulate Master Lu or are you simply advertising your product?”

The term “advertising” was taught by her mistress. She said that wearing products from her own store, showing the benefits to outsiders, was called advertising.

Wei Ruo was not a person to rise early without reason, she would not have groomed herself so carefully without an ulterior motive.

Look at her today, she is exquisite from head to toe, and even her lipstick is redder than usual.

She hadn’t worked this hard to groom herself even on her wedding day.

“Exactly, those who can attend Master Lu’s birthday banquet are all the most prestigious people in the Capital City. They have the deepest pockets; if I don’t sell my premium products to them, who else would I sell to?” Wei Ruo smiled, crafty and cunning.

Xiumei: “Miss is right! I completely agree!”

Wei Ruo: “I’d like to see you trying to agree with both hands and feet.”

Xiumei: “Miss, it’s just a metaphor!”

Wei Ruo: “But I want to see you do it.”

Xiumei: “Alright, Miss, you’re comparing me to a turtle!”

Wei Ruo: “Did I? I don’t recall saying that, you said it yourself, oh!”

Xiumei: “Miss, you’re bad!”

After playing and laughing for a while, seeing that it was almost time, they set off.

Upon exiting the door, Lin Fang, upon seeing Wei Ruo’s dress, could not help but say, “Miss, this outfit is really beautiful. This shade of purple is brighter and more elegant than the usual purple. I have never seen a dye made in this color before, and the craftsman who made it must be truly extraordinary!”

Upon hearing this, Xiumei suddenly burst into laughter: “Sister Lin, it’s not that the craftsman is good, but that the dyestuff is different.”

“The dyestuff is different? Isn’t it dyed with purple grass?” Lin Fang asked uncertainly.

“The common purple-colored fabric is indeed extracted from the root of the purple grass, but the one Miss is wearing is different, it’s made with murex.” Xiumei replied.

“Murex? A kind of snail?” Lin Fang became more confused.

“Yes, it’s a type of sea snail. It’s distributed in both the East Sea and the South Sea. If a fisherman catches one, Miss will buy it.” Xiumei explained.

“But how can a snail be made into a dye?” Lin Fang continued to inquire.

“Take out the gland of the murex, put it into a bottle filled with cold water to ferment for a few hours, then filter it. Dry the filtered material in the sun and wind for several days, and a purple dye can be obtained. This dye is rarer than the one from purple grass, but the color it produces is brighter and it does not fade over time. It doesn’t just color silk like purple grass does; it only taske one dye to display a good purple color.” Xiumei explained.

“Is that so?” Lin Fang was astonished.

Wei Ruo smiled faintly and said, “What Meimei said is true, but the production method is quite difficult, so I don’t have much of this purple dye obtained from murex. In addition, it can also be extracted from coal. That method has common raw materials, but the production procedure is rather harsh.”

“Coal? Can the black thing produce purple?” Lin Fang voiced her doubt again.

“Yes, put the coal into a furnace, isolate it from air and burn it at high temperature to get a combustible gas and black coal tar. A variety of colors can be extracted from this tar. However, due to limited conditions, the production process has a high failure rate. But once it is successful, a large amount of purple dye can be obtained.” Wei Ruo answered.

Lin Fang was in a daze, “This is really amazing. I have never heard of such things in all my years traveling jianghu.”

Wei Ruo chuckled, “Experts in different fields have different areas of knowledge. It’s quite normal for Sister Lin not to know.”

Then the three of them headed towards the entrance to meet Wei Jinyi, who was already waiting there.