Finally, after a month, the silkworms grow and spin cocoons, then sent into the palace by the palace maids, led by Xia Ruqing to perform the silkworm ceremony.
It is only until this point that the first silkworm ceremony concludes.
The silkworm process means turning those plump, white cocoons into silk.
This procedure is the legendary silk reeling.
...
On the first day of March.
After returning from the palace's silking workshop, Xia Ruqing's hands were in bad shape, with several blisters from burns.
As soon as she entered her room, she lay down on the soft couch with a long sigh of relief.
"It's finally over!"
Zi Yue's heart ached and quickly fetched an ointment to apply for her.
"Madam, how could you be so careless!"
Xia Ruqing was listless.
"I did not know the water was so hot!"
She had never raised silkworms before, not even in two lifetimes, so it wasn't surprising she didn't know.
"Indeed, it's all my fault for being careless!"
