When Princess Huaichang saw Mr. Zhou's makeup, she realized that she had already worn it out, how could she see anyone else.
He immediately said: "The third lady messed up her makeup just now and needs to redress. Please wait a moment, madam."
"Yes." The voice came from outside, and not long after, someone knocked on the door again.
Mrs. Zhou was in a hurry, but Princess Huaichang was a little impatient: "Why are you so ignorant of the rules, girl?"
Xiaomi smiled and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me. My wife heard that the third lady needed to dress up again, and thought that Your Highness might also need to dress up again."
Therefore, I ordered my slave to bring a makeup box, jewelry, and a hot water towel to serve the noble man in dressing up."
Princess Huaichang laughed and said, "Thank you, my wife, for giving the things to them. When you return, tell us we will be here soon."
"Yes." Xiaomi responded, and the outside world returned to calm.
Yu'er brought the things in and quickly exited and closed the door without saying a word.
Princess Huaichang opened the makeup box, picked up a jade box inlaid with various colored gems with her slender jade fingers, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this rouge will cost no less than fifty taels of silver."
Zhou was surprised: "So expensive?"
Princess Huaichang said: "I use the wandering petals from Dashi. I only take the brightest and most plump petals in the early morning when the sun has not yet risen and the flowers are half-open.
Let the virgins pick them, and each person can pick less than half a catty in a day. Then the most outstanding ones are selected, which is only one or two.
Don't dip it in iron, put it in a jade bowl and use a jade pestle to grind it. Steam it nine times and dry it in the sun. Ten pounds of petals only costs half a penny of rouge. Do you think it's expensive?"
The jade box is as white as mutton fat, and the rouge inside is as bright as fire, as if it were alive, dyeing it and making people's hearts tremble.
Zhou's face was expressionless, her lips pursed tightly, and she stared at the rouge, with a wildfire burning in her heart.
Princess Huaichang took out another jasper box. The fragrant powder inside was slightly pink, slightly darker than the commonly used fragrant powder.
However, it is neat and smooth, and there is actually a blooming peony printed on it.
Looking again, it turns out that there is a peony carved on the inside of the upper cover of the jasper box. The cover is just enough to print the flower out of the fragrant powder.
It’s also a fantastic idea.
Princess Huaichang smiled again: "This fragrant powder is made from the seeds of purple jasmine and ground ten times finely.
Add some spices, pearl powder, coloring materials, and repeatedly test the color to get such a small box, which is also expensive.
Ordinary fragrance powders will make your face look too white, but this one won't. After applying it, it will make your face look white naturally, and it's also very delicate and nourishing.
I have never used such good things in the palace. I have only seen them used by the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother of the two palaces.
I didn’t expect that Sister Mu would actually use it to entertain guests. It shows that she treats us sincerely. Would you like to give it a try?"
Mrs. Zhou sat there, letting Princess Huaichang smear it on her face like a clay or wooden sculpture, her heart already full of holes.
The Zhou family is not very wealthy, but their life is pretty good.
Marrying into the Guhou Mansion certainly didn't lead to a very difficult life. Apart from having to suffer the anger of my sister-in-law and her husband, it was pretty manageable.
But no one knows as well as she does, what kind of unhappiness lies beneath the beautiful appearance.
She had seen Murong and Mrs. Gu use these things before, but she didn't have them, not even a box.
This is the difference between a long house and a three-bedroom house.
There was a "crash" sound, and it was Princess Huaichang who opened the jewelry box.
"Yeah, you really treat us as distinguished guests, but you have to have a rich family."