Chapter 35 (1/2)

Chapter 35

Chapter: 035 out of 513 – He loves her (2)

“Did you know that the emperor had previously left Nie Clan alone because of his relations.h.i.+p with n.o.ble Consort Nie? Nie Clan has become a mature and powerful clan that has many dishonest members. The empress’s side had been unhappy with this for a long time. Why did you still act rashly and give the emperor an opportunity to penalize the n.o.ble consort?” Old madam was slightly angry. “Sometimes, 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 madame and n.o.ble Consort Nie were truly good friends. Old madame was thinking about Nie Clan in all respects.

“Now that I returned, no one in this household will be able to harm you.” Old madame returned her expression to normal and said, “But there are a lot of things that you have to learn for yourself. Don’t blame me when I don’t help you every time.”

The atmosphere was excessively serious. Ji Man solemnly nodded. Soon after, she checked old madame’s face and offered her treasure, “Old madame, you’re probably feeling tired from the carriage

ride. How about letting Sangyu give you a facial while you rest?”

Old madame glanced at her, “You’re pretending to be obedient again. Fine, this face is showing the hards.h.i.+p of travel. Shouwu, go outside and fetch water. Danggui, bring pearl powder over. Let Sangyu attend to me 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 madame thought Nie Sangyu was just feeling hungry and wanted to eat something, so she didn’t ask any questions. A nearby older servant stepped forward and unwounded her hair bun so that old madame could comfortably lie down on the wooden chaise lounge.

Ji Man first used the water to clean old madame’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 madame’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 pa.s.sed by

by Yongning Street, I heard many people talk about something 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 seemed that she had done her job well.

Shouwu and Danggui watched as Ji Man rubbed cold cream onto old madame’s face. Old madame seemed exhausted and was deeply asleep. When the light pink cream was applied to her face, it quickly disappeared and old madame’s face became 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 madame’s personal servants, they were still seventeen and eighteen year old young women 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 madame’s face. People that experienced this before would know that this felt very comfortable and also had a moistening effect.