Chapter 10 Blank
In the sweltering summer, cicadas chirp incessantly.
Li Qu was grinding ink and picking up her brush at her desk, with Hong Guo fanning her from the side and an ice basin not far away.
After writing down what she wanted, Li Qu dried the list and handed it to Hong Guo: "You don't need to serve me. Just prepare everything I need."
After Hongguo left with the list written by Liqu, Liqu spread out another sheet of paper.
She needed to figure out why Zhou Jin had kept her around.
Only by knowing the cause can we solve the problem.
She picked up a pen and wrote the word "reason" on the paper.
Then another circle was drawn.
The circle represents Zhou Jin.
To find out the reason, one must understand what happened to Zhou Jin, his thoughts, and the person he is.
As it stands, Li Qu's understanding of Zhou Jin is limited to the various praises from the Zhou family, such as his handsome appearance, aloofness, and noble character, and his exceptional talent and early fame.
There were also the maids' unfounded speculations, such as impotence and homosexuality.
She put down her pen and stared at the circle.
What remains is what you see for yourself.
He was aloof and arrogant, a ruthless killer, lustful and greedy, and held immense power in the Zhou family.
Everything is mixed together and summarized, leaving almost nothing.
She didn't know him.
She put down her pen, got up to change the green fruit and tidy her desk, then went to the couch for a short rest.
Take it one step at a time, and one day we will figure out the enemy's true nature.
In a hazy dream, Li Qu seemed to return to her past life, to her warm home. She also seemed to return to the moment she opened her eyes at birth in this life, when a round-faced old woman, seeing she was a girl, instantly turned her joy into a cold glint.
"Another girl, drowning her means one less mouth to feed!"
A disastrous time-travel story.
The pungent smell of urine that filled her mouth and nose, along with the feeling of suffocation in her chest, instantly woke her up.
She sat up abruptly from the couch, and because the movement was so sudden, a warm flow rushed out of her lower abdomen.
"Is Madam awake?" Xu Mama smiled as she wrung out a handkerchief to wipe Li Qu's face.
Li Qu quickly wiped herself clean, then went to the bathroom and changed into a cotton pad filled with wood ash.
Unless one is a noblewoman or the eldest daughter of the principal wife, who has an inexhaustible supply of pure cotton cushions, concubines and other high-ranking women are given cushions made of cotton and wood ash.
As for what maids and the like used, it's unimaginable.
Of course, if you have money, you can use whatever you want.
Li Qu has money, but she is currently imprisoned and doesn't want to touch her bank account unless absolutely necessary.
She was worried that Xiao Cong was monitoring her bank account information and would find her whereabouts.
Although he had cash, he did not have it on him.
Even if I wanted to spend it, I couldn't.
As soon as Li Qu came out of the bathing room, Xu Mama came up to her again: "Everything that the concubine asked for has been prepared."
"Including the utensils that my aunt left in the side hall of Shou'an Hall, this old servant took it upon himself to go to Shou'an Hall to inquire and moved them all here."
"They're all in the adjacent side room."
Li Qu looked at Granny Xu seriously for the first time: "Really?"
"Please move, Aunt."
When Li Qu arrived at the side room, she indeed saw that all the things she had used to make skin-smoothing lotion, rouge, and lipstick had been moved there.
She looked at Granny Xu and gave her a thumbs up: "Thumbs up for you."
This set of tools is no ordinary tool; Xiao Cong went to great lengths to obtain the distillation flask.
This was the set of belongings she planned to use to start her business in Wanxian.
Seeing the smile on Li Qu's face, Granny Xu immediately felt that she had done the right thing and struck while the iron was hot.
“Isn’t Auntie planning to go to Shou’an Hall? This old servant has taken the liberty of preparing some materials for you. You might as well embroider a round fan for the Old Madam later. The Old Madam likes your double-sided embroidery.”
“A headband will do. Among the things Third Master sent this morning was an emerald. We can set it on the headband so that when the old lady wears it out, Auntie will also have face.”
Li Qu accepted Xu Mama's suggestion: "I will start embroidering tomorrow."
She's going to do a face mask first today.
If she doesn't have any trusted confidants, she can cultivate her own.
She learned this skincare technique by memorizing the books in the Prince of Yan's library after confirming her relationship with Xiao Cong.
Since leaving Lijia Village, that cannibalistic, closed-off, and backward place, she has been eagerly craving all the knowledge in the world that could sustain her.
Women have very few opportunities to establish themselves.
Being a makeup artist is one of the few professions where you can earn money without selling your body.
She had memorized how to make a woman beautiful, how to maintain a woman's beauty, and how to conceal a person's beauty.
I still remember how the princesses and young ladies of the Prince of Yan's mansion mocked me for taking the path of despicable flattery, and I still remember how Xiao Cong teased me, saying that I was already beautiful without needing to learn.
How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?
She can choose not to eat this bowl of rice.
But she needs to be able to eat it.
Even at dinner time, Li Qu's work continued uninterrupted.
Granny Xu couldn't help but advise, "Auntie, irregular meals can easily damage your spleen and stomach."
A concubine without a family background must have good health.
Otherwise, when the master wants to be intimate with you, you might have a stomachache, a toothache, or a herniated disc...
"It'll be ready soon, don't rush me." Li Qu said without looking up.
Xu Mama waited a while longer.
Seeing a patch of greenish-black stuff in Li Qu's mortar, she frowned: "Could this be something to eat?"
In the afternoon, my aunt asked for a lot of medicinal herbs and food.
"No, please prepare some writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone for me, Granny."
While Xu Mama was preparing things, Li Qu's face mask had already been jarred.
Then he picked up a pen and wrote down a prescription for both internal and external use.
After getting everything ready, she got up and stretched: "Sitting for too long is bad for your spine."
Xu Mama asked in confusion, "What is the mistress doing with all this?"
"These are gifts." Li Qu pointed to the small jars of rouge that had been prepared earlier. "Granny, open them and take a look. They should have solidified by now. The two blue jars are for you."
"I noticed that you usually like to wear dark-colored clothes, so I mixed out elegant light colors for you."
Granny Xu was flattered: "For, for this old servant?"
"We have both. The two small red jars are for hawthorn fruit, and the two small green jars are for jujube fruit. The quality is guaranteed to be just as good as the goods from Xianbaozhai."
The two head maids were also flattered.
“I see there are four maids in the courtyard. Give these four jars to them.”
“This pair is for the eldest young lady, this pair is for the second young lady, and this pair is for the third young lady.”
"Give the rest to the Second Madam, and let her choose what she likes."
"The plain purple jar that the second madam left behind should be sent to Aunt Xun, the Barbie pink jar to Aunt Zheng, and the golden jar to Aunt Hu."
Granny Xu asked, "What if the Second Madam chooses the Plain Purple, Eight-Pink, and Yellow jars?"
"The second madam likes sky blue, and these four cans of sky blue were prepared for her. She will understand immediately and will not choose these three colors."
"Is there a difference between the rouge used by the lady and the young lady?"
"certainly."
Married people are colorful and interesting, while unmarried people are colorful but tasteless.
The difference is huge.
There were two jars with color and flavor, which were originally intended for Miss Biao, who was staying at Shou'an Hall.
After thinking it over, Li Qu took the money and put it in his sleeve, deciding not to try to win someone's favor.
"I'm hungry, I'm going to eat," Li Qu said as she walked outside.
Hongguo stepped forward and said to Granny Xu, "This servant will go and deliver the things."
Xu Mama nodded: "There are many things. If you remember something wrong, just ask more questions. Don't make a mess of things and ruin the aunt's plans."
She could tell that this was her aunt returning the courtesy.
This is also a diplomatic signal sent out by Fanghua Garden.
Finally, the three households gained a new mistress.
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