Jiang Yong'an looked at the two laughing and joking, but felt a heaviness in his heart like never before.
"I'll have to trouble you to take good care of these children from now on."
He didn't know if Gu An'an had taken his words to heart. As he stumbled out of the kitchen, he saw the young master of Prefect Chen's family playing the zither in the courtyard.
This child is two years older than Mingyi and just celebrated his thirteenth birthday a while ago.
However, few people remember that the twin siblings' birthdays were also Chen Bei's birthday.
The boy had grown accustomed to this kind of life, and now he sat there playing the zither.
When the song ended, he turned his head but didn't find anyone there.
The young master of the Chen family continued playing the zither, waiting for lunch.
Gu An'an belatedly realized that Jiang Yong'an was leaving, but she did not try to stop him.
However, new confusion welled up in my mind—
Was her question not clear enough?
Jiang Yong'an did talk about the former dynasty princess, but he didn't say anything about the background of Jiang Mingzhu's birth mother.
Is there some secret that cannot be told to outsiders?
It's not surprising that they look alike. Gu An'an has seen plenty of character actors and stuntmen. It's not surprising that two people who have no relation to each other look somewhat similar in the vast sea of people.
Furthermore, Chen Bei's words made no sense.
Twelve years ago, Princess Jinse jumped off the city wall and died for her country.
Twelve years ago, Chen Bei was just one year old. How could a child who had no memory of her have ever seen Princess Jinse?
The young man from the Chen family may not be lying, but memories can sometimes be inaccurate.
However, when one firmly believes in a false claim and asserts it with absolute certainty, it can easily cause trouble for others.
Jiang Mingzhu's identity may be a bit strange, but it has nothing to do with that former dynasty princess.
Gu An'an didn't dwell on the topic with Chen Bei anymore. Hearing the kind-faced and sweet-talking young man's praise, she was in a good mood and felt very comfortable. "I'll do your makeup later."
"Really? Thank you, Sister Gu."
The young man was handsome, but being a boy, he was slightly larger and taller than his sister Chen Shu, and the clothes he was wearing made him appear somewhat clumsy.
With a little dressing up, one's beauty can outshine even the most beautiful lotus blossoms in spring.
Not to be outdone, Jiang Mingxu chimed in, "Mother, I want one too."
The two siblings always kept up with each other. With Jiang Mingxu pestering them, Bao'er also acted coquettishly towards Gu An'an, "Mom, Bao'er also wants to dress up like a little princess."
"Alright, alright, come on over."
Aside from Jiang Mingyi, who doesn't particularly like being dressed up by her, Gu An'an thinks that if she could ignore the shop, she could do makeup and cosplay for the other three children in the family, plus Chen Bei, who is a cross-dresser!
Where can you find such a beautiful young model?
However, the two kids in the family are just loud; in reality, after eating, they both take an afternoon nap.
This greatly reduced Gu An'an's workload.
Summer was getting hot, but sleeping on the kang (a heated brick bed) by the window could easily lead to catching a cold from the draft. Gu An'an found a thin quilt and covered the two siblings with it before taking Chen Bei and Jiang Mingzhu to get ready.
“Ah Bei, actually your eyebrows and facial features are very beautiful. When you dress up as a girl, you are a little too eye-catching.”
The young master of the Chen family blinked. "Really?"
The kid was pretending not to understand, but Gu An'an had a pretty good idea of what was going on. She knew that he wasn't actually that resistant to his original personality. It was just that she would have to have a heart-to-heart talk with the kid to get him to open up about how he developed this cross-dressing fetish.
"Of course, I'll make you a new outfit tomorrow and give you a makeover. You'll understand when you compare the two."
The young master of the prefectural government was well-mannered. "Then I'll thank you in advance, Sister Gu."
Gu An'an rubbed his head and grabbed a strand of slightly stiff, dark hair, saying, "No need to be so polite."
She has so much hair, she doesn't even need a hair pad to make a bun.
Gu An'an styled his hair into a very simple lily bun and inserted a few silver hairpins into it. "What do you think?"
"It looks much better than what I could have done myself."
Chen Bei felt a little awkward, mainly because this face seemed a bit too handsome.
"Then let's fix the face."
Even if a man's frame is slightly more robust, as long as the technique is appropriate, his eyes and brows can still be softened.
Jiang Mingzhu stared in disbelief. "Mom, you're amazing!"
She was initially fooled by Chen Bei's clothes, thinking that someone wearing a pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) must be a beautiful older sister.
But now, that's really...
Her eyebrows resembled distant mountains, her eyes were like amorous phoenixes, her lips were like cherries, and her nose was delicate and exquisite.
With a shy smile in her eyes, what else could she be but a young woman?
Gu An'an laughed, "Okay, okay, I think that's about right too."
Chen Bei looked at himself in the bronze mirror and could hardly believe it. He had always thought his older sister was the most beautiful woman, but now, he looked even more like a girl than his sister.
"Sister Gu, you're amazing! I definitely want to learn this from you someday."
What's so interesting about learning this?
Gu An'an laughed, "Go take a nap. I still need to check on the shop. I'll take you guys out for barbecue tonight."
Chen Bei readily agreed. He now obeyed Gu An'an's every word and would never go west if told to go east.
Holding the bronze mirror, Chen Bei lay on the bed and couldn't help but pick it up to look at himself. When he saw the person in the mirror, he couldn't help but laugh.
He's right. As long as he dresses up properly, he's definitely not less attractive than his sister.
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