Zi Yue took the shoe pattern and looked it over carefully, adjusting the size in several places.
"This should do it!"
Xia Ruqing, who could not understand it, said, "I don't understand either. Just make it as you see fit—the appearance doesn't matter; warmth is what's most important!"
Zi Yue thought for a moment. "Then we should still fill it with cotton; that's the warmest!"
"Make sure to use this year's freshly harvested cotton. As soon as the sun shines on it, it will fluff right up!"
With that, she called over Xiao Xizi. "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs this afternoon to get some cotton. Make sure it's the good stuff!"
Xiao Xizi said, "Certainly! It's such a trivial matter! I'll go now! I'll be back in just half an hour!"
Having said that, he left.
Zi Yue couldn't help but smile wryly.
Xia Ruqing, however, teased, "Looks like this fellow is quite well-regarded now!"
Zi Yue said, "When the master is favored, we servants have better days..."
