048 Makeup
Mrs. Gu's brows relaxed slightly as she listened.
She also knew that the Murong family might not be good enough to attract the attention of the Queen Mother, but they were finally a capable in-law, which would at least make the Queen Mother feel that this marriage would be beneficial to Prince Kang.
Mrs. Gu calmed down, rubbed the smooth wax beads with her fingertips, and said: "Xinwen, later, go and comfort Sister Kuang and tell her not to think too much."
"She is young and has not experienced much. I am worried that she is worried."
As she said that, Mrs. Gu's eyes were filled with a little gloom, which became thicker and thicker: That girl Gu Yanfei is really heartless, ungrateful, and doesn't know what to say!
At this moment, Mrs. Gu regretted it. She really shouldn't have been soft-hearted and took this girl back, thus wronging her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Wang immediately agreed: "My daughter-in-law will go to Cailing Courtyard to see Sister Kui later."
"This child has always been broad-minded and blessed with great fortune. Mother, don't worry too much."
Mrs. Wang's words could be said to have touched the heart of Mrs. Gu. Mrs. Gu nodded slightly and thought deeply in her heart: Yes, her sister-in-law is a lucky person.
Gu Jian and his wife persuaded the wife to take a good rest and then left.
Gu Jian hurried out the door again, and after Wang came out of Cihe Hall, she went straight to Gu Yunkuang's Cailing Courtyard, and ordered her servants to deliver the post to Murong Mansion, so busy that her feet did not touch the floor.
Gu Yunzhen's marriage was decided three years ago. This year, the Murong family has come to the Hou Mansion twice to apply for marriage. According to the rules, the woman will not solemnly accept the marriage until the third application.
Now that Murong Yong has returned with military success, the two families are now discussing the wedding date, which is the icing on the cake.
Both parties were sincere, so in just ten days, Gu Yunzhen's wedding date was officially set.
The Gu family had not held any happy events for several years. Gu Yunzhen was the eldest daughter and the first of her generation to talk about marriage. For a time, everyone in the Hou family was beaming with joy.
As cousins, after Gu Yanfei got the news, she made a special trip to Jiahui Courtyard to add makeup to Gu Yunzhen.
"Thank you, second sister." Gu Yunzhen smiled and took the box from Gu Yanfei, with a hint of shyness unique to a girl.
She wore a bright red embroidered begonia flower skirt, her skin was as delicate and clear as a pearl, and her pair of autumn-cut eyes were gentle and moving. The wound on her forehead had scabbed over and was hidden under the thick sea of currents.
Looking at the radiant Gu Yunzhen, Gu Yanfei's eyes softened by three points.
In this life, Gu Yunzhen got married several months earlier than in his previous life.
Also, Gu Yunzhen's face was seriously injured in his last life, and it would take time for the wound to heal, so the wedding date would naturally not be so urgent.
It has rained several times in the past ten days, one rainy and the other cold. The weather has turned cold rapidly. It feels like winter in Beijing in November. The rain finally stopped today, and the wind blowing in through the window still carries a little moisture.
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"Sister, look at the gift I prepared for you." Gu Yanfei opened the wooden box on the coffee table and revealed the contents.
She had just returned home, and the jewelry on hand was provided by the government. They were ordinary things and not suitable for adding makeup to Gu Yunzhen.
All her makeup gifts were prepared by herself.
"What's in this purse is the amulet." Gu Yanfei pointed to the items in the box one by one, "And this is the incense I made myself, which can calm the mind and nourish the energy."
Gu Yunzhen held the small and delicate purse in his hand, with a peach blossom blush on his face, and said shyly: "I will keep it well."
Ever since they had a frank conversation on that day at Prince Jing's Mansion, Gu Yunzhen felt as if they shared a secret, and they were much closer to Gu Yanfei than before.
"Even if I get married, I will still be your sister. You can often visit me at Murong's house."
The blush on her face deepened a little deeper, and there was a little longing for the future between her eyebrows.
Gu Yanfei stared at Gu Yunzhen blankly, and suddenly she remembered her previous life. Gu Yunzhen returned to her parents' home once a month after getting married. At that time, Gu Yunzhen's face was covered with scars that could not be covered up by makeup, and he had lost a lot of weight.
He was very haggard and looked completely different from his current delicate and beautiful appearance.
"Right." Gu Yunzhen thought of something, and took out a small red dress with a ring of white mink fur as if it were a treasure, "Look at this, does it look good?"
Gu Yanfei: "..."
This little piece of clothing is obviously for Qingguang.
Gu Yunzhen took the little clothes and looked around. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became. He said happily: "The winter in the capital is cold. If you put this on, it won't be cold in the sunny weather."
"I also made matching bibs and collars..."
While he was talking, there was a sound of curtain lifting, and Gu Yunzhen's maid came over with a smile on her face and said: "Girl, the third girl is here."
Gu Yunzhen smiled and asked the maid to bring him over.
After a while, Gu Yunkuang, who was wearing a lilac cross-collared long coat and a white long skirt with high threads, walked slowly towards the two sisters. Her fair oval face was unpainted, and her smile was shallow, making people feel like spring breeze as usual.
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Gu Yunzhuang noticed the wooden box between the two of them at a glance, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, like the second sister, I am also here to add makeup to the eldest sister."
As he spoke, Gu Yunkuang nodded politely to Gu Yanfei as a greeting. He seemed to have completely let go of the matter in Prince Jing's Mansion as he talked and laughed freely.
Gu Yanfei was also looking at Gu Yunkuang, his eyes darkening slightly.
What she saw was Gu Yunkuang's "qi".
Originally, after the incident at Prince Jing's Mansion, Gu Yun's "purple energy" seemed to be declining, but after ten days of absence, there were actually signs of resurgence.
Gu Yanfei tilted her head and thought, these days, Gu Yunchuang did not go out, and nothing special happened in the Gu family. The only big thing was...
While thinking, Gu Yanfei turned to look at Gu Yunzhen, who was only two feet away from her.
The only major event in the house is that Gu Yunzhen's wedding date has been set.
That is to say...
Gu Yanfei narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and said goodbye: "Sister, I have to go out, so I'll leave first. I'll come find you when I have time."
Gu Yunzhen didn't keep her, and ordered the maid to send Gu Yanfei out.
"Second sister, walk slowly." Gu Yunkuang said with a generous smile, thinking that Gu Yanfei was avoiding her intentionally and didn't care.
"Sister," she affectionately held Gu Yunzhen's arm and sat down on the Arhat bed, "see if you like this hairpin. I drew it with my own hands and asked someone to make it..."
Gu Yanfei didn't hear the next words.
Gu Yanfei really had something to do. After leaving Jiahui Courtyard, she left the Hou Mansion and asked the driver to take her to Qiongfangzhai.
Qiongfangzhai is located in Zhenhua Street, the liveliest and most prosperous street in the south of the city. There are many shops on both sides of the street, including restaurants, cloth shops, rouge shops, and food stores... almost every shop is a famous old store in Beijing.
On the street, pedestrians, cars and horses were coming and going in a constant stream, bustling with people and making a lot of noise.
Qiongfangzhai is at the end of the street. It is a two-story restaurant. There are not many drinkers in the restaurant now, and there are only two or three tables in the lobby on the first floor.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the token presented by Gu Yanfei, he warmly greeted her personally and went up to the second floor, all the way to Tusu's private seat at the end of the corridor.
"Girl, please." The shopkeeper first knocked twice on the door of the private room, and then diligently opened the door for Gu Yanfei.
Chapter completed!