Title: The Drear in the Spring Boudoir
Chapter: 035 out of 513 – He loves her (2)
“Did you know that the emperor had previously left Nie Clan alone because of his relationship with Noble Consort Nie? Nie Clan has beco a mature and powerful clan that has many dishonest mbers. The empress’s side had been unhappy with this for a long ti. Why did you still act rashly and give the emperor an opportunity to penalize the noble consort?” Old madam was slightly angry. “Sotis, you really act too outrageously and without regard for protocol. No wonder Xuan-er held grudges against you for your actions during the past several years.”
Ji Man could only obediently listen to her lecture while thinking that she wasn’t responsible for any of those actions. But, she could see that old mada and Noble Consort Nie were truly good friends. Old mada was thinking about Nie Clan in all respects.
“Now that I returned, no one in this household will be able to harm you.” Old mada returned her expression to normal and said, “But there are a lot of things that you have to learn for yourself. Don’t bla when I don’t help you every ti.”
The atmosphere was excessively serious. Ji Man solemnly nodded. Soon after, she checked old mada’s face and offered her treasure, “Old mada, you’re probably feeling tired from the carriage ride. How about letting Sangyu give you a facial while you rest?”
Old mada glanced at her, “You’re pretending to be obedient again. Fine, this face is showing the hardship of travel. Shouwu, go outside and fetch water. Danggui, bring pearl powder over. Let Sangyu attend to while I nap.”
The two servant girls acknowledged her order. Just as they were about to leave, Ji Man hurriedly said, “Dangui, I’ll have to inconvenience you with a request to bring back boiled eggs.”
Old mada thought Nie Sangyu was just feeling hungry and wanted to eat sothing, so she didn’t ask any questions. A nearby older servant stepped forward and unwounded her hair bun so that old mada could comfortably lie down on the wooden chaise lounge.
Ji Man first used the water to clean old mada’s face, then she peeled the eggs that Dangui had brought back and set them aside to cool down a bit. Then, she took out the cold cream and slowly rubbed the lotion onto old mada’s face.
“What’s this?” Shouwu curiously looked at the box in Ji Man’s hand.
“This is cold cream.” Ji Man scooped out a lump of cold cream, then she hand the rest of the cold cream to Danggui. “The two of you can try it.”
“Was this purchased from Yongning Street?” Shouwu whispered, “When the carriage passed by Yongning Street, I heard many people talk about sothing called cold cream and saw a rouge shop’s entrance almost being broken by so many people crowding around it.”
Ji Man lightly smiled and nodded. She had told Miss Shui that on the first day she released the cold cream for sale, she had to hire a group of people to stand outside in a line and fall over each other in their eagerness to discuss about cold cream in order to achieve excellent publicity. It seed that she had done her job well.
Shouwu and Danggui watched as Ji Man rubbed cold cream onto old mada’s face. Old mada seed exhausted and was deeply asleep. When the light pink cream was applied to her face, it quickly disappeared and old mada’s face beca beautifully dewy.
Shouwu was very surprised. She hurriedly pulled Dangui out of the room with her to try the cold cream in private. Although the two servant girls were old mada’s personal servants, they were still seventeen and eighteen year old young won that loved to be beautiful.
After Ji Man patiently finished applying the cold cream, she washed her hands and gently rolled the boiled eggs over old mada’s face. People that experienced this before would know that this felt very comfortable and also had a moistening effect.
When lunchti ca, old mada finally woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Danggui and Shouwu’s surprised and happy expressions.
Old mada looked serious as she asked, “What happened?”
Ji Man was smiling as she stood nearby. She brought a bronze mirror in front of old mada, “You had a really wonderful nap.”
The face in the mirror had significantly beco fairer and smoother. Although there were still branching wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and a slight puffiness under her eyes, her skin looked at least five years younger.
“This...” Old mada was shocked. She hurriedly reached out and touched her face. It was smooth without being oily. It felt clean and fresh.
“Master Sang applied cold cream and also rolled boiled eggs over your face for an hour.” Shouwu smiled and said, “Old mada is so fortunate. Master Sang is a person that knows filial piety.”
Old mada looked at Ji Man in astonishnt.
Ji Man gently smiled, “I bought this cream a few days ago. The shopkeeper said it was a rare item, so I saved a box for Old Mada.”
Although she was already widowed, all won loved to beautiful. Even though old mada’s mouth said, “There’s no need for to appear good-looking,” the joyful expression in her eyes showed her true feelings.
Ji Man knew that she had made the right decision in giving this bribe. Even if old mada had been secretly unhappy with Nie Sangyu before, she was definitely completely happy with her right now.
After looking at herself in the mirror for a long ti, she finally said, “You were very thoughtful.”
During lunchti, Ning Yuxuan and Wen Wan ca to the main courtyard. Old mada made an exception for Ji Man. She allowed her sit down at the table instead of standing at the side to add food to her personal plate.
“Mother, why are you in such a good mood?” Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows and looked at her. With so surprised, he said, “Your complexion also looks much better.”
Receiving her son’s praise, old mada beca even happier. “Sangyu showed filial peity. She rubbed cold cream and boiled eggs on my face. My old face feels new from her efforts.”
Wen Wan froze for a mont, then she followed Ning Yuxuan with flattering old mada, “Old mada isn’t old. You’re only called old to show the importance of your status. You’re still young.”
Last ti, Nie Sangyu had told her that she had given her all of the cold cream that she bought. Unexpectedly, she had kept a box for herself. Wen Wan carefully looked at the person quietly sitting next to her. She finally started to have a sense of vigilance towards Nie Sangyu.
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