After the noon banquet, Wanyun had wanted to leave the palace for the Cotton Pavilion, but Lu Jingxing took her to Ganlu Palace instead.
"I've had a few too many cups. Keep me company while I take an afternoon nap."
So Wanyun accompanied Lu Jingxing into Ganlu Palace to rest.
"I was planning to go take a look at the Cotton Pavilion. I never expected it to be so popular today.
I was afraid that now that it's late autumn and early winter, this style of plain-collared top wouldn't sell well."
Lu Jingxing said, "On the contrary, they'll sell even better in the winter. Those ladies and young misses have carriages for travel and charcoal braziers indoors. The deeper it gets into winter, the more they enjoy wearing lighter clothing."
Wanyun smiled faintly. "That's true. But I'm afraid they'll only buy the ready-made plain-collared tops, not the cotton cloth...
