Chapter 410 Expectation
The next day, Li Zhenbao came to Fushengju at the invitation of Jiang Yixi.
She first hugged Cuncun and Yin'er and called them "godson" and "goddaughter" a few times, then put them down and put her face close to Jiang Yixi.
Asked, "How is it? Is it more beautiful?"
Li Zhenbao is indeed more beautiful today.
Jiang Yixi looked at Li Zhenbao carefully and praised them one by one, "It seems that the eyes are bigger, the nose is taller, the face is thinner, and the lips are fuller and moister." She was a little puzzled, "It's easy to explain the big eyes and moist lips.
Eyebrow pencil and paste. But what’s going on with the nose and face?”
Li Zhenbao proudly placed seven or eight boxes of powder, several large and small powder puffs, and more than twenty small brushes on the table, almost filling the table. Finally, he placed a set of women's riding clothes and a silver inlaid with jasper.
The plum blossom hoop is placed next to it.
These items were all prepared for Meng Xiu, designed by Li Zhenbao herself, and made by her workshop.
Noble ladies of this era also liked to ride horses and play Cuju. There were women's riding clothes. They were modified Hu people's clothes, with narrow-sleeved shorts, long trousers, and long boots.
Li Zhenbao changed the popular cross-collar and round collar into a stand-up collar, and added some modern elements to the embroidery and color matching. The decoration of the boots is not embroidery, but a row of beautiful buckles on the side, which not only looks good but is also easy to put on and take off.
Li Zhenbao didn't know much about cosmetics. She just reformed the makeup and powder pastes of this era. She had a complete set of makeup tools, and anything she thought of could be made by others.
Li Zhenbao also wanted to take advantage of the Peach Blossom Banquet to promote these things and was looking for a model. Jiang Yixi recommended Meng Xiu to her half a month ago.
In Li Zhenbao's view, it is not a skill to package beauties like Meng Yue and Jiang Yixi into top beauties. They are already famous for their beauty. It is a big skill to package a girl like Meng Xiu into a beauty that attracts everyone's attention.
There is something she cannot tell outsiders. Meng Xiu was a clothes rack in her previous life. She was 1.75 meters tall, had good proportions, and had an average-to-upper appearance. She was exactly the model she wanted.
Jiang Yixi liked what Li Zhenbao said about the beauty of these things and sent people to invite Liu, Meng Xiu and Huang Xin to Fusheng Residence.
Huang Xin pointed to something on the table and asked with a smile, "Such a small brush, used for writing? It's hard to hold."
She picked up a small brush and gestured.
Jiang Yixi smiled and said, "It's for makeup. Sister Xiu, sit down and let Zhenbao set your makeup today. Tomorrow she will go to the Grand Duke's Mansion to do your makeup in person."
"Setting the makeup" is what Jiang Yixi heard Li Zhenbao say. It should be a word from her previous life. As the name suggests, it means setting the makeup.
Mrs. Liu and Meng Xiu knew that Li Zhenbao had a unique aesthetic. Before she returned to secular life, many people described her as the most ugly woman. But now, I dare not say that she has become a great beauty, but she is also eye-catching, better than some
The beauty is also eye-catching.
The girl brought the copper basin, Meng Xiu cleaned her face and sat down.
Li Zhenbao first asked a woman to comb Meng Xiu's hair. This woman was specialized in combing Li Zhenbao's hair. She had previously combed the princess's hair in the palace. The princess married the consort out of the palace, but Li Zhenbao begged her to come over.
After combing several hairstyles, she finally decided on the twisted style. She applied a lot of osmanthus oil and put on the plum blossom hoop. Meng Xiu's hair was thick and fine. The top hair was in a bun and the hair at the back hung down naturally.
Li Zhenbao personally put on Meng Xiu's makeup. He kept changing the brushes, powder puffs and eyebrow pencils, and it took nearly three-quarters of an hour.
Putting on the riding clothes again, Meng Xiu seemed to have become a different person. She had a clear face, beautiful eyes, a dashing and heroic posture, and she was shining brightly in red clothes.
Huang Xin smiled and said, "Aunt Xiu is so beautiful."
Several girls also praised him in disbelief.
Mrs. Liu didn't say anything, but looked at her daughter Le with bright eyes.
Meng Xiu looked at the mirror in a daze, unable to react.
Li Zhenbao smiled and said, "These things are given to you." Then he said to Jiang Yixi and Huang Xin, "There are some for you too."
Meng Xiu danced the sword and Huang Xin played the piano. The two performed a live performance.
Li Zhenbao also asked Meng Xiu how to make her black hair more elegant when she danced with the sword...
Huang Xin knew that Meng Xiu would be the main show tomorrow, and she would not compete for the limelight. Not only did she have to dress low-key, but she also had to find an inconspicuous place to sit.
It was the same today. Meng Xiu was dancing with her sword in the center of the yard, and Huang Xin asked the girl to put the piano far away from her.
Seeing Huang Xin like this, Jiang Yixi felt even more pity for her. Her father and mother were unreliable. She was well versed in human relations at a young age and knew how to please people and how to avoid sharp edges.
When Li Zhenbao was instructing Meng Xiu, Jiang Yixi whispered to Huang Xin, "When you are thirteen, we will make plans for you, and like your mother, we will evaluate the 'Four Beauties' of the capital."
Huang Xin smiled and said, "I know uncle and auntie feel sorry for me. However, it doesn't matter whether I am a 'four beauties' or not. It's good to be like auntie."
She had been a mother and was once known as the most beautiful woman, but her fate was still bad.
At the beginning of noon, Zheng Tingting also came. Before tomorrow's talent show, Li Zhenbao will do makeup for Meng Xiu in Zheng Tingting's yard.
Zheng Tingting also has another task, which is to sell new riding clothes and makeup tools to noble ladies.
Jiang Yixi, Zheng Tingting, and Cui Wenjun have all taken shares in Li Zhenbao's factory, and they also want to do something.
After noon, several people gave Meng Xiu some pointers before Li Zhenbao and Zheng Tingting left.
On the tenth day of March, except for Jiang Yixi's mother-in-law, the widowed Mrs. Meng San, and the pregnant grandma Meng San, all the mistresses of the Chengguo Palace went to the Princess Dachang's Mansion in Yichang to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet.
The eldest princess of Yichang didn't sleep well at night, hoping that Jiang Yixi could bring her children to the Peach Blossom Banquet. She knew it was unlikely, but she always had a glimmer of hope.
Before his son left Beijing, he repeatedly asked them not to disturb Jiang Yixi and not to take the initiative to go to the Duke Cheng's mansion.
The eldest princess felt as uncomfortable and anxious as a cat scratching her head. However, she did not dare to disobey the advice for fear that her son would be angry and not return to the capital.
Fast forward twenty years, and the son finally gave up his complaints and wanted to join the capital. He could no longer push him away.
Today, Mrs. He is not here, and Mrs. Xie and Zheng Tingting are helping to entertain the guests in the inner courtyard.
When Mrs. Meng came to the main hall with a group of juniors, the eldest princess saw Jiang Yixi and her great-grandson, and her great-granddaughter really didn't come. She felt angry and disappointed, but she didn't dare to show it.
She waved and asked Brother Yi to be put into her arms, and she was also rewarded with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study.
He smiled at Old Mrs. Meng and said, "I am very interested in your great-grandchildren. They are beautiful and smart. Why didn't those two come?"
Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "Cimo's daughter-in-law had two accidents at the flower banquet. She was frightened and did not dare to come. The two children were still young and could not leave their mother, so they were not allowed to come."
The eldest princess pursed her lips and was speechless. At the beginning, Jiang Yixi was pushed into the lake at the Peach Blossom Banquet. She sent her nanny to scold her and poked her in the spine for a long time. If you like Chunmanjinghua, please collect it.
Chapter completed!