Seeing that the princess was ready, Dora called in the other maidens to help get her ready. They rinsed her mouth, helped her brush her teeth, and bathed her afterward. Expensive and very fragrant body oils were rubbed into her skin. Her ears were cleaned, and they began doing her hair and makeup.
The next on the list was getting her in her white and yellow attire, which had a phoenix embroidered on it, inlaid with pearls, and more golden threads were intricately embroidered onto it.
When they finished getting her together, she looked breathtaking. She looked like a true queen in every sense of the word.
"The procedure is quite simple," the eunuch said to her.
"His Majesty and Her Grace will ride a carriage together through the streets; you can wave at the people through the window if you please, or you can ignore them. Lastly, when you get to the main palace, you will walk together with his imperial majesty on the stairs leading to the throne room," he added.
