Consort Lan entered and politely curtsied to Sang Ruo before speaking in a familiar tone, "I was wondering why the Fourth Miss wasn't with the Empress Dowager; it turns out she came to see you, elder sister."
Sang Ruo smiled and said, "We sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's chat. Please sit down."
Consort Lan sat down and looked Sang Ruo up and down for more than ten seconds before smiling and saying, "I was just wondering how I came in when I saw that something seemed off about you, sister. But upon closer inspection, I realized that it was the Fourth Miss who did your makeup. You look so beautiful."
Sang Ruo smiled and handed her a glass of water.
Consort Lan took the cup and continued, "Fourth Miss's skills are truly superb. I wonder when I might be able to ask Fourth Miss for some pointers? Hehe!"
After saying that, she covered her mouth and laughed.
Consort Lan loved to laugh and was very talkative.
If you think she's easygoing and easy to talk to, you're wrong.
She was raised by the Lan family as their empress, but the current empress, Liang Qingge, beat her to it, and she ended up with the title of a concubine.
Moreover, the emperor didn't like her. To be frank, she and the emperor were just cousins who often played together when they were young.
Sang Jiang smiled and curtsied, saying, "This humble woman is clumsy; Your Majesty, please forgive my clumsiness."
Although she likes it, she doesn't have the habit of doing other people's makeup every day. That would be too tiring, and everyone's skin type is different. What if she gets an allergic reaction?
One should always be wary of others; who knows what kind of people live in this palace?
Consort Lan laughed heartily, "Fourth Miss is too modest. If you keep saying you're clumsy, then what about us?"
Sang Jiang smiled but did not reply.
Sang Ruo spoke up: "Did you come to me today to find Fourth Sister?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan looked remorseful and said, "Oh dear, look at my memory! I just went to the Empress Dowager's place, and she gave me two bolts of cloud brocade. I was thinking of giving one to my sister so that we could make two sets of clothes."
As she spoke, she instructed her maid to bring the items over.
Sang Jiang raised her phoenix eyes slightly when she saw the blue brocade.
The fabric was very shiny, and you could tell it was a good quality item just by looking at it. Moreover, Sang Ruo liked blue, so Lan Fei must have done this on purpose. I just don't know what she's planning to do.
Is it really just because he wants to learn makeup from her? That's a bit too much of a stunt.
Sang Ruo's eyes lit up slightly when she saw the cloth.
She loved medicine and embroidery, and was extremely fond of fine fabrics.
Judging from their reactions, Consort Lan knew that the gifts had indeed been the right ones this time.
In truth, she didn't care about makeup at all; it was only for the Lan family that she had to do this.
The Empress Dowager summoned her today and gave her two bolts of brocade, telling her to come to Sangruo.
How could she not know what the Empress Dowager meant?
The Empress Dowager had always hoped that she would befriend Sang Ruo and then work together to confront the Empress, but Sang Ruo was too aloof.
She seems to have no conflicts with anyone and appears to be submissive, but in reality, she just doesn't take anyone seriously.
She had always considered herself aloof and proud. She knew that Long Jingchen did not like her, and she would never have entered the palace as a concubine if it weren't for the Lan family.
In the past two years, the Liang family has become increasingly arrogant because of the Empress. Her Lan family has been loyal and virtuous for generations. Her father and grandfather were all generals, but the number of people in her generation is relatively small.
Lan Ren is still young, so only she can enter the palace to safeguard the peace of the Lan family and the royal family.
If Sang Ruo were on her side, the Empress would definitely not dare to be so arrogant.
Sang Ruo had always been unresponsive, pretending to be ignorant no matter what the Empress Dowager said. Now, however, she has Sang Jiang, and according to the Empress Dowager, Sang Jiang…
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