Jiang Yimian picked out a few lipsticks from the box, chose one that matched Chen Feiyan's outfit today, and led her to the long cabinet. She opened the lipstick and gently applied it to Chen Feiyan's lips.
The little girl was already fair-skinned and pretty, a delicate beauty. Her original lipstick color was too dark and didn't suit her very well. Now, she wore a rose pink color, which made her lips look pink and tender, adding a touch of liveliness.
Jiang Yimian looked quite satisfied, then moved the bronze mirror on the long cabinet in front of her and said with a smile, "What do you think, Miss Chen?"
Chen Feiyan responded and glanced casually at herself in the bronze mirror. She didn't have much hope, after all, she had used Baoxiangfang's lip rouge before, and it wasn't anything special.
But now she was a little stunned, staring at herself in the bronze mirror, hardly believing that it was her.
The color of her lips wasn't as dark as she had used at first; it was a lovely pink, which looked quite beautiful. Even though she had only changed her lip color, she seemed to look completely different.
She gasped in surprise, "This...this is lip rouge?"
Aunt Yun, who was standing to the side, also stared wide-eyed at Chen Feiyan's lips in disbelief.
Others may not know, but she has worked at Baoxiangfang for many years and knows very well that such a clear color is very difficult to achieve, especially to achieve this kind of luster.
She had lived in the capital for many years and had never seen any cosmetic shop make such lip rouge.
Baoxiangfang's lip balm is already considered to be of high quality, but it still has many shortcomings. It makes the lips look dry when applied, and the colors are relatively monotonous, mostly dark red, which is not suitable for everyone.
But the colors of the ones Jiang Yimian took out just now were all different. Not only were the colors rich, but the types were also quite different.
She exclaimed in surprise, "Yimian, how did you make so many colors?"
Nowadays, in cosmetic shops, lipsticks are usually colored with flower petals of various colors or mineral pigments.
The petals have poor coloring ability, so they are usually only used for their fragrance. Most of the coloring is done with mineral pigments, but mineral pigments are expensive and have limited color range, resulting in lip balms that are all pretty much the same color.
Each shop could only focus on the fineness and flavor of the lip balm.
The lipstick that Jiang Yimian took out was not only rich in color, but also had a delicate and silky texture, which looked like a good product.
The rich colors don't look like they were made from mineral pigments at all.
Chen Feiyan stared at the lipstick in Jiang Yimian's hand with amazement and asked curiously, "What kind of lip rouge is this? I've never seen it before."
She had seen quite a few strange things, but this was the first time she had ever seen lip rouge.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "This is called lipstick, a new product from Baoxiangfang. Would Miss Chen like to try some other colors?"
Chen Feiyan nodded repeatedly, tried seven in a row, and liked them all. With a wave of her hand, she bought them all.
She originally came to Baoxiangfang just to support the business, but she didn't expect to fall in love with the lipsticks. From supporting the business, she has come to genuinely like them.
If she hadn't not brought too much money today, she would have liked to pick out a few more.
Ashu, standing to the side, was so shocked that his eyes widened. He never imagined that seven hundred taels of silver would be deposited into his account in such a short time.
She used to earn money at least once a day, but these past few days she hasn't made a single penny, and she's been so worried that she hasn't been able to sleep well.
But seeing the speed at which the money was coming in, her heart was filled with excitement. She knew that Manager Jiang was so handsome, he must have come to save Baoxiangfang.
Jiang Yimian wrapped up the lipstick for Chen Feiyan and handed her two boxes of fragrant pills, smiling as she said, "These are also newly made fragrant pills from Baoxiangfang, called 'Sorrow Relief Pills.' They have a calming and sleep-inducing effect, and are especially suitable for patients with headaches and insomnia."
She just ordered one at the shop to try; it has a pleasant, light fragrance with a very faint medicinal taste, and it blends very well with her prescription.
Since it hadn't been named yet, I just picked a name randomly.
Cut away sorrow, cut away worries.
Chen Feiyan simply smiled and responded, handing the items to the maid beside her before saying with a smile, "Miss Jiang, don't worry. Baoxiangfang's lipsticks are so good, I will definitely help you inform the other ladies and young women. I reckon Baoxiangfang's business should improve in the future."
Anyone with eyes could see the stunning lipstick on her lips. If she casually mentioned it, it would definitely boost Baoxiangfang's business. Even if it couldn't return to its former state, at least it wouldn't be completely empty of customers.
The maidservant beside her quickly said, "Miss, I remember that it's not the birthday of the Lady of Anding Marquis in a few days. I reckon that half of the ladies and young ladies in the capital will be there. If you wear this lipstick on that day, you'll definitely be able to attract a lot of customers to Baoxiangfang."
Chen Feiyan's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded with a smile, "That's right, I almost forgot. Recently, the most talked-about person in the capital is the heir of the Marquis of Anding. I wonder how many people want to meet this heir."
"The Lady of Anding's birthday is in a few days; I imagine it will be quite a lively celebration."
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "The heir of the Marquis of Anding?"
Chen Feiyan nodded repeatedly, and said excitedly, "Miss Jiang doesn't know yet, does she? The Marquis of Anding has a son who has been raised on the estate. He only recently returned and entered the Censorate. Although he is just a minor censor, he has been making quite a splash lately."
At first, everyone was just curious about what the heir of the Marquis of Anding looked like, and worried that he would be like Lu Lin, that playboy, and that he would probably just be a troublemaker in the Censorate.
It is lamentable that there is no successor to Marquis An Ding, a brave and skilled veteran who has been on the battlefield.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the Censorate, the young prince uncovered the Ministry of Works' embezzlement of military funds and disaster relief funds during the war a year prior. Many officials in the Ministry of Works have since been impeached, and now everyone in the Six Ministries is living in fear, lest the young prince's investigation find them.
When she heard the news, she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out. She couldn't believe that the young master had only been in the Censorate for a few days and had already cleared up a major case and brought down so many people, including the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. She heard that this vice minister had embezzled a lot of money from the Ministry of Works.
He's now in jail because of a mere censor; he's probably kicking himself for it.
Hearing this, Ashu quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, I heard a lot of people talking about this yesterday. I even heard storytellers in some teahouses and taverns telling this story!"
She was so curious about what the young master looked like. On the day of the Lady of Anding's birthday, most of the ladies and young misses in the capital would probably go to the Marquis of Anding's residence, probably all wanting to see the young master.
Chen Feiyan nodded quickly, "Yes, many storytellers in restaurants have probably been talking about this young master the most these days. However, I heard that the current Lady of the Marquis's Mansion is not Lord Lu's biological mother. I heard that Lord Lu's biological mother passed away when he was two years old."
If her mother hadn't confirmed it, she would have thought someone was making things up.
It's surprising that this young master is so capable, yet he lost his mother at a young age.
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