Xia Ruqing was stunned. "Your... Your Majesty... Th-these are just remnants, not whole bolts of fabric!"
Oh no, I'm in trouble now. The Emperor must think I'm too extravagant. He always values frugality and dislikes wastefulness.
Although these silks weren't whole bolts, most were half-bolts or smaller remnants. They couldn't be used to make large, reward-worthy garments, but they were perfectly fine for other things.
Thinking this, Xia Ruqing felt even more apprehensive.
Frightened by Zhao Junyao's expression, she immediately clamped her mouth shut, daring not to utter another word.
Zhao Junyao's face darkened further.
"Our Imperial household isn't so destitute that We'd have you patching together scraps just to make a lantern!"
With that, he gave a direct order.
"Li Shengan, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and procure some top-quality lantern fabric. Get some of every color, lest she covets every little thing!"
"Yes!"
