Chapter 2151: Solar Terms, Twelve Flower Gods

Little did she know, with this question, she had already fallen into Nan Jiaojiao’s trap.

Nan Jiaojiao’s lips curled slightly, she pursed her lips a fraction, and calmly laid it out: “This outfit and the jewelry don’t use ink wash landscape painting, but instead feature wind, frost, rain, and snow as the main themes, supplemented by the twenty-four solar terms, with the Twelve Flower Gods as the palace, echoing one another, and interspersed with ink wash painting embellishments.”

“The models’ appearance order goes from spring to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter.”

“Spring winds correspond to the Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, and Awakening of Insects. Summer rains correspond to Qingming Festival, Grain Rain, and Grain Full. Autumn frosts correspond to End of Heat, White Dew, and Autumn Equinox. Winter snow corresponds to Cold Dew, Frost Descent, and Winter Solstice.”

“President Pei only mentioned on Weibo that I’m holding a special show, but never disclosed the name of each set. How about I share them with everyone now?”

The literary flourish at the beginning from Nan Jiaojiao left people bewildered, minds spinning, regarding seasons and solar terms, familiar concepts to everyone — wind, frost, rain, snow, spring, summer, autumn, winter, Twelve Flower Gods — always feeling like she was weaving around, yet the weaving felt somewhat intentional, lofty, and elegant. At this moment, whoever dares to say they don’t understand might fear being laughed at by those around, after all, haven’t you experienced the four seasons?

Already befuddled, she suddenly asked so warmly, sounding as if seeking everyone’s opinion; without starting to think, their mouths agreed first.

“Sure, let Miss Nan speak to everyone then.”

Pei Dongshi’s brow jumped slightly, lips curled in amusement, his downward glance fixed only on her, others couldn’t understand the helplessness and tease in his eyes.

His brow slightly furrowed, raising his eyes couldn’t hide the smile.

Alright then.

This let her boast magnificently.

Probably secretly delighted inside.

“Actually, it’s quite simple. The Twelve Flower Gods, I don’t quite understand either. I just think flowers are extremely beautiful, and using all the elements on one piece would seem crowded. Anyway, there are twelve pieces, why not be generous and make each correspond to a flower.”

“From beginning to end, January is plum blossoms, February is orchids, March is peach blossoms, April is peonies, May is peonyflowers, June is pomegranate flowers, July is lotus flowers, August is crepe myrtle flowers, September is osmanthus flowers, October is hibiscus flowers, November is chrysanthemum flowers, December is Narcissus.”

“Each dress corresponds to a flower; flowers and solar terms are linked by the same element, so it’s not jarring. As for the jewelry, in fact, not every model wore all of them. A dress only featured one or two new pieces; elsewhere, I took a shortcut using previous jewelry to pair them. Those that really couldn’t go together were left blank. By explaining this way, isn’t it much easier for everyone to understand?”

By this time, not many people remained seated anymore.

All twelve models were on stage.

The guests circled around, observing as Nan Jiaojiao introduced, following from the first piece to the last.

“Wow, the one in front of me is peonies, peonies should belong to spring, is it Awakening of Insects?”

“This one in front of me is plum blossoms, plum blossoms in January, should count as winter, is it Frost Descent.”

“This one in front of me is lotus flowers, the hairpin on the model’s head carved just so is lotus flowers, the hem is Grain Full, my goodness, this pairing, this color scheme, I’m in love, totally in love!”

“The one in front of me…”

“Heavens, it’s been so long since such stunning work appeared, although these are clothes and jewelry, truly, I can see the vibrant solar terms come alive from these lifeless items.”

“What about the ink wash painting?” Someone asked: “These lines on the dress are ink wash paintings, right? But some are rather faint, compared to other elements, it’s much more subdued.”

Nan Jiaojiao smiled softly and raised her hand to point in a certain direction, “The ink wash painting is over there.”