Chapter 35 (2/2)

When lunchtime came, old madame

old madame finally woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Danggui and Shouwu’s surprised and happy expressions.

Old madame looked serious as she asked, “What happened?”

Ji Man was smiling as she stood nearby. She brought a bronze mirror in front of old madame, “You had a really wonderful nap.”

The face in the mirror had significantly become 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 madame 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 madame is so fortunate. Master Sang is a person that knows filial piety.”

Old madame looked at Ji Man in astonishment.

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 Madame.”

Although she was already widowed, all women loved to beautiful.  Even though old madame’s mouth said, “There’s no need for me 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

in giving this bribe. Even if old madame 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 time, she finally said, “You were very thoughtful.”

During lunchtime, Ning Yuxuan and Wen Wan came to the main courtyard. Old madame 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 some surprised, he said, “Your complexion also looks much better.”

Receiving her son’s praise, old madame became 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 moment, then she followed Ning Yuxuan with flattering old madame, “Old madame isn’t old. You’re only called old to show the importance of your status. You’re still young.”

Last time, 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.